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Journeys organised by the Office for Foreign Relations to the EU in the second half of 2002

Journeys of the Speaker
June 7-9	Journey of Dr. Katalin Szili, Speaker of the Parliament to the Conference of the Speakers of Parliament of the EU and the EP in Madrid
October 12-16	Visit of a delegation led by Dr. Katalin Szili Speaker of the Parliament to Spain
November 25-26	Dr. Katalin Szili, Speaker of the Parliament attended the meeting of the President of the European Parliament and the Speakers of Parliament of the countries involved in the accession process, in Brussels
Journeys of the Deputy Speaker
May 26-28	Dr. József Szájer, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament attended the meeting of the President of the European Parliament and the Speakers of Parliament of the countries awaiting accession, in Riga
September 5-6	Mr. László Mandur, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament attended the 12^th Economic Forum in Poland
October 23-25	Mr. Péter Harrach, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament attended an event organised by the Council of Europe and the Mayor of Paris in Paris
October 30 - November 4	Dr. Ferenc Wekler, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament attended a conference in Esthonia and then a bilateral meeting in Lithuania
November 4-6	Mr. Péter Harrach, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament attended a conference on minorities in Copenhagen
November 13-14	Mr. László Mandur, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament attended the European Conference of Members of National Parliaments on Information and Communication Technologies (EPRI) in Brussels
Journeys of Committees
September 9-12	The Deputy Chairman of the Agricultural Committee attended a conference organised in Copenhagen
September 17-20	The Chairman of the Committee on Human Rights attended the 'European Conference on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings' organised in Brussels
October 10-11	Annual Meeting of the Chairmen of the Committees on Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen
November 14-15	The delegation of the Environmental Protection Committee attended the EU conference of parliamentary committees on environment protection in Copenhagen
November 18-20	Enlargement Debate in the European Parliament in Strasbourg
November 22-23	Conference on 'The Equality of Women and Peoples' in Copenhagen
November 28-29	The Chairman of the Constitution Committee attended the International Conference on the European Constitution organised in the Hague.
Other journeys:
November 7-8	Meeting of the European Convention in Brussels
December 4-6	Meeting of the European Convention in Brussels
December 19-20	Meeting of the European Convention in Brussels

Journeys organised by the Office for Foreign Relations from the EU in the second half of 2002

Visits to the Speaker
May 30-31	Mr. Pat Cox, President of the European Parliament paid a visit to Hungary
June 25	Dr. Katalin Szili Speaker of the Parliament met H.E. King Albert II of Belgium
July 1-2	Dr. Heinz Fischer, President of the Austrian Parliament paid a visit to Hungary
September 11	Dr. Katalin Szili, Speaker of the Parliament received a delegation led by the Speaker of the Romanian Chamber of Representatives
September 11	Dr. Katalin Szili, Speaker of the Parliament received the Lord-Chancellor of Britain
September 11	Dr. Katalin Szili, Speaker of the Parliament received the Lady President of the Republic of Esthonia
October 3	Dr. Katalin Szili received Mrs. Margot Wallström EU Commissioner for the Environment
November 6-10	A delegation led by the Speaker of the Portuguese Parliament paid a visit to Hungary
December 9-10	Mr. Borut Pahor, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia paid a visit to Hungary
Visits to the Deputy Speakers
October 8-10	Mr. László Mandur, Deputy Chairman of the Parliament received Mr. Andrew Miller, Representative of the British House of Commons and Rapporteur for Hungarian Relations
Committee Visits
July 1-2	The Italian Committee on Agriculture (a delegation comprising 9 members) paid a visit to Hungary
September 11-13	A delegation of the Cultural Committee of the European Parliament paid a visit to Hungary
September 12	A delegation of the Budget Committee of the Finnish Parliament paid a visit to Hungary
October 4	The delegation of the parliamentary group of the Bavarian CSU paid a visit to Hungary and met with the Committee on Tourism
November 11-13	A delegation of the Committee on Regional Development of the Czech Chamber of Representatives paid a visit to Hungary
November 27-29	A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Italian Parliament paid a visit to Hungary
Other visits
June 3-7	Study tour of a delegation of the French Senate in Hungary
June 13	Visit of members of the Meuze Foundation in Maastricht, The Netherlands, to the Parliament
June 15	Visit of the delegation consisting of members of the Government and Parliament of the Province of Upper-Austria to the Parliament
September 15-17	The Secretary General of the European Parliament paid a visit to Hungary
September 18-21	Romanian screening justices paid a visit to Hungary
Conferences:
September 25	The Parliament' NATO Club
October 17	NATO Conference on 'Hungary's Foreign and Security Policy in a Changing Euro-Atlantic Security System' in the Delegation Room of the Parliament
November 8	International Conference on the 'Prospects of the Economic, Foreign and Security Policy Cooperation of the Visegrád Countries' in the Delegation Room of the Parliament
November 11	"Together for a Single Europe" - tour of the parties represented in the parliament over the country for a successful accession to the European Union, opening event

Journeys organised by the Office for Foreign Relations to the EU in 2003

Journeys of the Speaker
January 15-18	Visit of a delegation led by Dr. Katalin Szili Speaker of the Parliament to France
February 27-March 1	Visit of a four-party delegation led by Dr. Katalin Szili Speaker of the Parliament to Romania
April 24-27.	Participation of Dr. Katalin Szili at the meeting of Speakers of candidate countries in Lisbon
April 29.	Participation of Dr. Katalin Szili at the 15^th meeting of Speakers of the countries involved in the Integration process, Brussels
May 7-9.	Visit of Dr. Katalin Szili in Germany
June 4-10.	Visit of the delegation led by Dr. Katalin Szili in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
September 23-25.	Visit of the delegation led by Dr. Katalin Szili in Portuguese
October 17-18.	Visit of Dr. Katalin Szili in Stockholm
October 29-31.	Visit of the delegation led by Dr. Katalin Szili in Poland
Journeys of Deputy Speakers
April 24-26.	Visit of the delegation led by Dr. Ibolya Dávid for promoting the ratification in Copenhagen
May 14-16.	Visit of the delegation led by Péter Harrach for promoting the ratification in Lisbon
May 14-17.	Visit of the delegation led by László Mandur for promoting the ratification in London
June 4-10.	Visit of the delegation led by Dr. Ferenc Wekler in Italy
September 17-20.	Visit of the delegation led by Dr. Ibolya Dávid for promoting the ratification in Stockholm
September 17-21.	Visit of the delegation led by Dr. Ferenc Wekler for promoting the ratification in Madrid




Journeys of Committees
January 12-13	Meeting of the Chairpersons of Committees on Foreign Affairs and Defence and Security and European Integration of the parliaments of the Visegrád Countries (V4) in Bratislava
January 13-16	Visit by the delegation of Statutes Committee of the Parliament in Germany
January 22-24	Visit by a delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs to London and Glasgow
April 3-4.	Meeting of the EP and Chairmen of Foreign Affairs Committees of the candidate and EU member countries in Athens
May 3-6.	COSAC meeting in Athens
May 5-6.	Meeting of the European Parliament and Chairmen of Foreign Affairs Committees of the candidate and EU member countries in Athens
May 19.	Meeting of the EP and Chairmen of Agricultural Affairs Committees of the candidate and EU member countries in Athens
October 2-3.	Meeting of the Chairmen of Agricultural Affairs Committees of the candidate and EU member countries in Athens
October 5-7.	COSAC meeting in Rome
October 9-10.	Meeting of the chairmen of Foreign, EU Integration and Defence Committees of the V4 countries in Prague
Other journeys
January 14-16	Seminar on the EU's budget organised by the TAIEX Office of the European Commission in Brussels
January 20-21	Meeting of the European Convention in Brussels
January 23-24	Seminar on consumer protection organised by the TAIEX Office of the European Commission in Brussels
February 6-7	Meeting of the European Convention in Brussels
February 6-8	The Delegation of the Environmental Protection Committee attended the GLOBE Environment Protection Conference in Ljubljana
February 16-21	Joint conference of the European Parliament and the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the WTO in Geneva
February 27-28	Meeting of the European Convention in Brussels
March 5.	European Convention, Bussels
April 7-8.	TAIEX Seminar in the Netherlands
May 26-27.	Seminar of the European Parliament about the state aid policy in Brussels
June 2-5.	EP plenary session in Strasbourg
June 4-6.	European Convention in Brussels
June 10-12.	EP week of committee meetings in Brussels
June 11-12.	TAIEX Seminar about financial services in Brussels
June 11-13.	European Convention in Brussels
June 16-19.	EP week of committee meetings in Brussels
June 18-19.	EP mini plenary in Brussels
June 27-28.	Participation of the chairman of the Committee on European Integration Affairs at the European Forum in Wachau
June 30- July 3.	EP plenary session in Strasbourg
July 1-2.	TAIEX Seminar about the personal data protection in Brussels
September 1-4.	EP plenary session in Strasbourg
September 8-11.	EP week of committee meetings in Brussels
September 22-25.	EP plenary session in Strasbourg
September 29- October 2.	EP week of committee meetings in Brussels
October 2-3.	TAIEX Seminar about the languages of minorities in Brussels
October 6-9.	EP week of committee meetings in Brussels
October 8-9.	EP plenary session in Brussels
October 8.	TAIEX Seminar about money laundering in Brussels
October 8-9.	EP Seminar about the CAP reform in Brussels
October 21.	TAIEX Seminar about tourism in Brussels
October 20-23.	EP plenary session in Strasbourg
October 28.	TAIEX Seminar about aviation matters in Brussels
October 29- November 2.	EP week of committee meetings in Brussels

Journeys organised by the Office for Foreign Relations from the EU in 2003

Visits to the Speaker
January 12-13	Meeting of the Speakers of Parliament of the Visegrád Countries (V4) in Budapest
January 30	Mr. Pat Cox, President of the European Parliament paid a visit to Hungary
February 17-18	The President of the Republic of Slovenia paid a visit to Hungary
March 13-15.	Mr. Pat Cox, President of the European Parliament paid a visit to Hungary
March 14.	Meeting of the Speakers of the neighbouring countries in Budapest
April 23.	Visit of the Speaker of Italian Chamber of Deputies in Hungary
May 25-26.	Visit of the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament in Hungary
September 4-5.	Visit of the Speaker of the Czech Parliament in Hungary
Committee Visits
February 6-7	A delegation of the Committee on Future of the Finnish Parliament paid a visit to Hungary
February 18-20	A delegation of the Committee on Agriculture and Food of the Irish Parliament paid a visit to Hungary
February 19-20	The Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Italian Parliament paid a visit to Hungary
February 24-25	Meeting of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men of the General Assembly of the Council of Europe in Budapest
March 19.	Meeting of the EU-Hungarian Joint Parliamentary Committee in Budapest
April 9-12.	Visit of the delegation of Italian Senate and Chamber of Deputies in Hungary
April 10-13.	Visit of the delegation of the Italian Committee of Agriculture in Hungary
June 23-25.	Visit of the delegation of the Italian Parliament, Committee on Budget
October 5-8.	Visit of the delegation of the Swedish Parliament, Committee on Financial and Tax Affairs
Other journeys
March 3-4.	Visit of Mr. Alojz Peterle in Hungary
March 30-April 2	Visit of the British Enlargement Group in Hungary
May 11-14.	Visit of the delegation of the Parliament Baden-Württenberg, Committee on Social Affairs
Conferences
June 5.	TAIEX Seminar in the Delegation Hall of the Hungarian Parliament
October 9-11.	Conference on ratification process in the Hungarian Parliament