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1 Commission for Constitutional Affairs, European Governance and the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice The Chairman EUROPEAN UNION Brussels, 12 September 2006 MEMO FOR CONST COMMISSION MEMBERS Subject: 5th meeting of the CONST Commission on 17 October 2006 and conferencedebate on Plan D on Wednesday 18 October 2006 Dear Colleague, Please find attached a notice for the next meeting of the CONST Commission, which, at the invitation of the Deputy Mayor of Vilnius, Mr Gediminas Paviržis, is to be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Vilnius (Lithuania) on Tuesday 17 October I should also like to invite you to take part in a conference-debate on Plan D, to be held in the same venue the day after the CONST Commission meeting, on Wednesday 18 October The programme for the conference-debate will be sent to you later, as will an with details of the cultural programme to be organised in connection with our meeting. Only CONST Commission members and their alternates appointed to attend the meeting and/or the conference-debate will be entitled to travel and subsistence payments. Yours faithfully. Enc.: Appendices António PAIVA Chairman of the CONST Commission CdR 253/2006 FR/RS/FP/KH/ym EN

2 EUROPEAN UNION CONST Brussels, 8 September 2006 NOTICE OF MEETING COMMISSION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS, EUROPEAN GOVERNANCE AND THE AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE The chairman, Mr António PAIVA, asks you to attend the CONST Commission's 5th meeting, to held in Vilnius (Lithuania) on Tuesday 17 October 2006 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Venue Crowne Plaza Hotel, Vilnius Sapphire Room M.K. Ciurlionio str Vilnius Lithuania From 9.15 a.m. to 9.45 a.m.: Meeting of the political coordinators, in camera. (Sapphire Room) The draft agenda is as follows: a.m. 1. Welcome speech by Mr Gediminas Paviržis (LT-PES), Deputy Mayor of Vilnius and Head of the Lithuanian delegation to the. 2. Adoption of the agenda (CdR 253/2006) 3. Approval of the minutes of the 4th meeting, held on 30 June 2006 (CdR 251/2006) 4. Statement by the chairman rue Belliard - B-1040 BRUSSELS - Tel. +32 (0)2/ Fax +32 (0)2/ Internet

3 Organisation of future commission work: for decision: Appointment of new rapporteurs Renunciations Programme of external activities for 2007 (CdR 284/2006) 2007 research programme (CdR DI 26/2006) for information: Ongoing work programme (CdR 25/2006 rev. 4) 2007 meetings schedule 11 a.m p.m. 6. Progress of the constitutional process Statement by the Chairman Statement by the Chair of the Working Party for Monitoring the Period of Reflection account of the meeting on 12 October Discussion on the CoR's contribution to the celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome 7. Topical debate: the role of local and regional authorities in implementing the priorities of the action programme on freedom, security and justice Statement by Mr Jonathan Faull, Director General of the European Commission's Justice, Freedom and Security DG (to be confirmed) Discussion 8. Opinion on the Communication from the European Commission on Implementing The Hague Programme: the way forward, the Communication from the European Commission on Evaluation of EU Policies on Freedom, Security and Justice, and the Communication from the European Commission, Report on the implementation of the Hague programme for 2005 COM(2006) 331final COM(2006) 332 final COM(2006) 333 final CdR 234/2006 CONST-IV-007 Rapporteur: Mr Ivo Opstelten (NL/ALDE) Presentation of the draft opinion by the rapporteur First discussion and adoption

4 - 3 - Opinion due to be adopted at the plenary session on 6-7 December Opinion on the Communication from the Commission - Policy Plan on Legal Migration - the Communication from the Commission on Policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration of third-country nationals and the Green Paper on the future of the European Migration Network COM(2005) 669 final COM(2006) 402 final COM(2005) 606 final CdR 233/2006 CONST-IV-006 Rapporteur: Ms Laura De Esteban Martin (ES/EPP) Presentation of the draft opinion by the rapporteur First discussion Second discussion and adoption due to take place on 29 November 2006 Opinion due to be adopted at the plenary session in February p.m. Pause p.m. Work resumes 10. Opinion on the Green Paper: European Transparency Initiative COM(2006) 194 final CdR 235/2006 CONST-IV-008 Rapporteur: Mr Per Bodker Andersen (DK/PES) Presentation of a working document by the rapporteur First discussion Second discussion and adoption due to take place on 29 November 2006 Opinion due to be adopted at the plenary session in February Opinion on the Communication from the European Commission: Towards an EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child COM(2006) 367 final CdR 236/2006 CONST-IV-009 Rapporteur: Ms Maria Corrigan (IE/UEN-EA) Presentation of the draft opinion by the rapporteur

5 - 4 - First discussion Second discussion and adoption due to take place on 29 November 2006 Opinion due to be adopted at the plenary session in February Any other business 13. Confirmation of the date of the next meeting: 29 November 2006 in Brussels 6 p.m.: Meeting ends. Working languages: 10 ES/DA/DE/EN/FR/IT/LT/NL/PL/PT Interpreting: 14 ES/CS/DA/DE/EN/FR/IT/LT/HU/NL/PL/PT/FI/SV Amendments must be submitted by (const@cor.europa.eu) to reach the secretariat no later than 10 October N.B.: Only members of this commission and their alternates formally appointed to attend the meeting will be entitled to travel and subsistence payments. Please return the attached form to the commission secretariat as soon as possible by fax ( ) so that interpreting arrangements can be made. This will also enable travel and subsistence payments to be made. * * *

6 - 5 - EUROPEAN UNION CONST APPENDIX ATTENDANCE FORM Meeting of the Commission for Constitutional Affairs, European Governance and the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice I, the undersigned... being a member of the the meeting on 17 October 2006 will attend will not attend will attend will not attend the conference-debate on 18 October 2006 My alternate: Mr/Ms:... will stand in for me at the meetings. Names of experts who will attend as observers: Date :... Signature:... Please return by fax to Ms Sylvie Toullec at the CONST secretariat ( ) by 2 October 2006 at the latest.

7 - 6 - EUROPEAN UNION CONST Meeting of the Commission for Constitutional Affairs, European Governance and the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Vilnius, October 2006 REGISTRATION FORM FOR EVENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MEETING Please return this form no later than 2 October 2006 to: Ms Sylvie Toullec: fax: const@cor.europa.eu Please type in the required information Surname: First name: Member of the Other (assistant, observer, expert, interpreter, etc.) Organisation: Postal address: Postcode: Town/city: Country: Telephone (with country code): Fax (with country code): Will be accompanied by:

8 - 7 - ARRIVIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF PARTICIPANTS Important: Transfers will be provided from Vilnius International Airport to the three hotels for participants arriving during the afternoon of 16 October and the morning of 17 October Transfers will also be provided from the hotels to Vilnius International Airport for participants departing on 18 October (after the seminar). If you require transfers, please fill in your arrival/departure dates and times below. Arrival date Flight arrival time Airline and flight number Departure date Flight departure time Airline and flight number REGISTRATION FOR DINNER AND LUNCH (please tick as applicable) I will attend the official dinner at 8 p.m. on 17 October I will attend the lunch on Tuesday 17 October CULTURAL ACTIVITIES I will take part in the guided tour of the city of Vilnius on 18 October at 3 p.m. (to be confirmed) Please return by fax to Ms Sylvie Toullec at the Commission secretariat ( ) by 2 October 2006 at the latest.

9 - 8 - EUROPEAN UNION CONST Meeting of the Commission for Constitutional Affairs, European Governance and the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Vilnius, October 2006 HOTEL RESERVATION FORM To take advantage of the discounted rates, participants should reserve their hotel rooms by via the travel agency "West Express": andre@1312.lt Code: (Please type in the required information) Surname: First name: Member of the Other (assistant, observer, expert, interpreter, etc.) Organisation: Postal address: Postcode: Town/city: Country: Telephone (with country code): Fax (with country code):

10 - 9 - HOTELS PROPOSED BY THE CO-ORGANISER Please tick Hotels proposed Hotel Crowne Plaza Vilnius **** (Conference Venue) M.K. Ciurlionio str. 84 LT Vilnius Website: Tel (5) Fax (5) (Near the city centre) Rate per night for a single room EUR Rate per night for a double room EUR Hotel Narutis ***** Pilies str.24 LT Vilnius Telephone: +370 (5) Fax: +370 (5) Website: (In the centre of the old city of Vilnius) 96 (standard room) 112 (deluxe room) 96 (standard room) 112 (deluxe room) City Park Hotel **** Stuokos Guceviciaus Str. 3, LT Vilnius Tel: 370 (5) Fax: 370 (5) Website: (In the city centre) Reservation date (please tick): from Monday 16 October 2006 to Wednesday 18 October 2006 (two nights) from Tuesday 17 October 2006 to Wednesday 18 October 2006 (one night) from to (please complete other option) Type of room (please tick) Single Double Name of the second person: The declines all responsibility for inaccuracies in the above information.

11 EUROPEAN UNION CONST PROGRAMME Meeting of the Commission for Constitutional Affairs, European Governance and the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Vilnius, October 2006 MONDAY 16 OCTOBER 2006 Arrival of participants evening Programme to be determined TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER to 9.45 a.m. Meeting of the CONST commission political coordinators Crowne Plaza Hotel Sapphire Room 10 a.m. 5th meeting of the CONST commission Crowne Plaza Hotel Sapphire Room 1.30 p.m. Lunch 3 p.m. Work resumes 6 p.m. Meeting ends 8 p.m. Official dinner (venue details to be sent later) WEDNESDAY 18 October a.m. CONST Commission Seminar 1 p.m. Work ends 3 p.m. Guided tour of the city of Vilnius (to be confirmed) Departure of participants for Vilnius International Airport CdR 253/2006 FR/RS/FP/KH/ym