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European Parliament this week: Cloning, capital markets, copyright

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thumbsupA possible ban on cloning farm animals, copyright protection and capital markets are only some of the topics being dealt with by Parliament this week. A European Parliament delegation is also participating in the ACP-EU Joint Assembly in Suva, while European Parliament President Martin Schulz is visiting London to meet UK Prime Minister David Cameron. In addition the international trade committee is meeting on Monday evening to decide what should happen regarding Parliament's recommendations on EU-US trade deal TTIP.

On Monday (15 June) Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, discusses with the economic committee the bank's views on economic and monetary developments and the current state of negotiations between Greece and its creditors.

The environment and agriculture committees vote on Wednesday (17 June) on two draft regulations proposing to ban the cloning of farm animals and the import of products from cloned animals because of human health and animal welfare reasons.

The legal affairs committee votes Tuesday on a draft resolution serving as Parliament's input on a major EU copyright reform coming up later this year. The draft addresses topics such as geo-blocking, harmonising copyright rules and authors' remuneration.

The economic committee votes Tuesday on a resolution on how to better integrate EU capital markets in order to strengthen cross-border capital flows and improve access to finance for businesses, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises.

On Tuesday (16 June), the legal affairs committee votes on a draft report on better protecting EU businesses against theft or misuse of trade secrets, while respecting the freedom of expression, particularly that of whistle-blowers.

A European Parliemnt delegation participates in the Suva ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Fiji, where from Monday to Wednesday MEPs and their counterparts from national parliaments will debate and vote on resolutions on education, financing of investment trade, cultural diversity and human rights.

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