17th Meeting of the EDUC Commission

The chair, Mr Anton Rombouts, invites you to attend the commission's 17th meeting, to be held at the Committee building, 101 rue Belliard/Belliardstraat, 1040 Bruxelles/Brussel (room JDE 52) on Monday 25 February 2013 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Website: http://cor.europa.eu/en/activities/commissions/educ/work-in-progress/.
10.30 a.m.–11 a.m. The political coordinators' meeting will be held in camera (room JDE 70).
The draft agenda is as follows:
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
1. Adoption of the draft agenda (CDR2382-2012_00_01_TRA_CONV-POJ)
2. Approval of the minutes of the 16th meeting (CDR2381-2012_00_00_TRA_PV), held on 22 November 2012 in Brussels
3. Statement by the chair
4. Organisation of future work
For decision:
- Appointment of rapporteurs
- Renunciations: Decisions not to issue an opinion
- Proposals for own-initiative opinions
For information:
- Ongoing work programme (CDR1674-2012_00_02_TRA_TCD)
- Follow-up of opinions (CDR244-2013_00_00_TRA_TCD)
- EDUC work programme for 2013 (CdR 2144/2012 rev. 1)
5. Opinion on Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe
COM(2012) 529 final
EDUC-V-026 – CDR1673-2012_00_01_TRA_PA
Rapporteur: Gábor Bihary (HU/PES)
- Presentation of the draft opinion by the rapporteur
- Statement by a representative of the European Commission (tbc)
- First discussion and adoption of the draft opinion
- Adoption foreseen for the plenary session of 11-12 April 2013
6. Opinion on Enhancing and Focusing International Cooperation in Research and Innovation
COM(2012) 497 final
EDUC-V-027 – CDR2076-2012_00_01_TRA_PA
Rapporteur: Paolo Valentini Puccitelli (IT/EPP)
- Presentation of the draft opinion by the rapporteur
- Statement by a representative of the European Commission (tbc)
- First discussion and adoption of the draft opinion
- Adoption foreseen for the plenary session of 11-12 April 2013
7. Opinion on Cultural and Creative Sectors for Growth and Jobs
COM(2012) 537 final
EDUC-V-029 – CDR2391-2012_00_00_TRA_PA
Rapporteur: Anton Rombouts (NL/EPP)
- Presentation of the draft opinion by the rapporteur
- Statement by Ms Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid, Member of the European Parliament and rapporteur for "Promoting cultural and creative sectors for growth and jobs in the EU"
- Statement by a representative of the European Commission (tbc)
- First discussion and adoption of the draft opinion
- Adoption foreseen for the plenary session of 30-31 May 2013
1–2.30 p.m.: Lunch buffet reception, hosted by EDUC chair Mr Anton Rombouts
2.30–4 p.m.
8. Opinion on Rethinking Education
COM(2012) 669 final
EDUC-V-030 – CDR2392-2012_00_00_TRA_PA
Rapporteur: Fiona O'Loughlin (IE/ALDE)
- Presentation of the draft opinion by the rapporteur
- Statement by a representative of the European Commission (tbc)
- First discussion and adoption of the draft opinion
- Adoption foreseen for the plenary session of 11-12 April 2013
9. Opinion on Closing the Innovation Divide
EDUC-V-031 – CDR2414-2012_00_00_TRA_DT
Rapporteur: Markku Markkula (FI/EPP)
- Presentation of the working document by the rapporteur
- Statement by a representative of the Council of the EU (tbc)
- First discussion and adoption of the draft opinion by EDUC on 25 April 2013
- Adoption foreseen for the plenary session of 30-31 May 2013
10. CoR conference "An agenda for new skills and jobs" (28 February-1 March 2013, Dublin). Preparation of the second CoR conference on the Europe 2020 flagship initiatives
- Presentation of preliminary findings of the Europe2020 platform survey
- Discussion
11. Any other business
Confirmation of the date of the next meeting: 25-26 April 2013 in Espoo, Finland.
Interpreting: 15/13 BG/DA/DE/ET/EL/EN/FR/IT/LT/HU/NL/PL/SK/FI/SV
(participants may speak in their own language) – to be confirmed
BG/DE/EL/EN/FR/IT/LT/HU/NL/PL/SK/FI/SV
(participants may listen in) – to be confirmed
Amendments must be submitted through the online tool for tabling amendments (available on the Members' Portal: http://cor.europa.eu/members) no later than midnight (Brussels time) on Wednesday 13 February 2013.
N.B.: Only members of this commission and alternates appointed to attend the meeting will be entitled to travel and subsistence payments.
Members are asked to use the online system for delegation of presence and voting rights in order to confirm their presence at the meeting or to notify the secretariat of any delegation of presence to another member or alternate under Rule 5(2) of the Rules of Procedure. The online system is accessible through the Members' Portal on the CoR main website. The deadline for submitting a delegation of presence is at midnight on 24 February 2013 (midnight before the meeting).
The Helpdesk (+32-2-546-9697; email: helpdesk@cor.europa.eu) is at your disposal to provide you with any assistance you may need.
Observers wishing to attend the meeting are asked to confirm their presence by sending an email to the commission secretariat at the following email address: educ@cor.europa.eu.