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2007

• 12 December - Aviation Safety Agency
• 11 December - Subsidiarity in Taxation
• 11 December - Protection of the Marine Environment
• 11 December - Marketing of Fisheries Products
• 11 December - Health Implications of Air Pollution
• 11 December - Consular Protection for EU Citizens
• 29 November - Importance of the Tourism Industry
• 29 November - Control of GMOs
• 29 November - Control and Legitimate Use of Firearms
• 13 November - The Role of Sport in Education
• 13 November - Euratom Supply Agency
• 23 October - Results of the informal summit of heads of state and government
• 27 September - Equality of Treatment For All
• 27 September - Cross-Border Provision of Services
• 25 September - Rights and Obligations of Rail Passengers
• 25 September - EU Targets for Renewable Energy
• 25 September - Dangerous toys manufactured in China
• 5 September - Sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield
• 5 September - Security in Air Travel
• 3 September - Scottish Voluntary Scheme to Conserve Cod Stocks
• 10 July - Towards a future Maritime Policy for the Union
• 18 June - Definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks
• 24 April - Maritime Transport Safety and Control
• 28 March - Future of Professional Football in Europe
• 14 March - EU Red Tape, Energy and Road Transport
• 15 February - Effects of Rising oil Prices
• 31 January - Promoting healthy diets and physical activity

2006

• 13 December - Controls on Chemicals
• 12 December - Protection of groundwater
• 15 November - Services in the internal market
• 13 November - Community action in the field of marine environmental policy
• 27 September - Improving the economic situation in the fishing industry
• 26 September - Local Public Services
• 6 September - Simplification of the CFP
• 5 September - Taxation
• 5 September - Combating Domestic Violence
• 5 July - Presentation of the programme of the Finnish presidency
• 4 July - Maritime Transport
• 14 June - Inshore fishing
• 15 May - EC - Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement
• 14 March - More environmentally friendly fishing methods
• 16 February - Services Directive
• 14 February - Welfare of Chickens
• 14 February - The Shetland Box
• 14 February - Optical Radiation
• 18 January - Port Services Directive
• 18 January - The period of reflection: structure, subjects and context for an assessment of the debate on the EU

2005

• 1 December - VAT applied to labour-intensive services
• 16 November - Informal meeting of the European Council UK Presidency
• 16 November - Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants
• 15 November - Portability of Social Security Entitlements
• 15 November - CAP Reform
• 26 October - Preparation for the next informal European Council UK Presidency
• 25 October - Youth in Action
• 25 October - Education Programmes
• 8 September - Stem Cell Research
• 8 September - Solidarity Fund and Natural Disasters
• 7 September - Simplification of VAT
• 7 September - Protection of Workers from Optical Radiation
• 7 September - Medicines for Children
• 6 September - Imported Goods and Outsourcing
• 6 September - CFP Enforcement
• 6 September - Anti-discrimination measures
• 5 July - European Fisheries Fund
• 23 June - Direct Challenge to Blair re Scots' lnterests
• 7 June - Re-Insurance
• 7 June - Rural Economy
• 10 May - Value Added Tax
• 13 April - Meeting of the European Council (Brussels, 22 and 23 March 2005)
• 24 February - Tsunami - Aid to Fishing Communities
• 24 February - Transfers of vessels to countries hit by the tsunami in 2004
• 21 February - State aid in the form of public service compensation
• 26 January - Strategic guidelines/Legislative and work programme for 2005
• 12 January - EU Constitution - Explanation of vote
• 11 January - Constitution for Europe - Common Fisheries Policy

2004

• 14 December - Voting time - Reduced Rates of VAT
• 26 October - Statement by Mr Barroso, President-elect of the Commission
• 25 October - Consequences of the rise in oil prices for the European economy, agriculture and fisheries
• 25 October - ICES advice on Fish Quotas
• 13 October - Stocktaking of the Prodi Commission
• 21 July - European Council/Irish presidency
• 31 March - EC-Denmark/Greenland fisheries agreement
• 30 March - Food Hygiene
• 10 March - Enlargement / Candidate countries
• 11 February - Vote - Recovery Plan for Northern Hake
• 10 February - Agricultural incomes in the EU
• 10 February - Problems with salmon
• 9 February - Charleroi Airport and Ryanair
• 14 January - Programme of the Irish presidency
• 13 January - Vote - Nuclear Waste
• 13 January - Vote - EU Flag on ships
• 12 January - One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

2003

• 16 December - Vote - VAT on Postal Services
• 16 December - The European Council / IGC / Italian presidency
• 23 October - Recovery of cod stocks
• 21 October - 2004 budget procedure
• 8 October - One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
• 4 September - Asylum Seekers & Dungavel
• 3 September - Fisheries agreement with Greenland
• 5 June - Official controls on animal products intended for human consumption
• 4 June - Double Hulled Oil Tankers - (Explanations of Vote)
• 3 June - Fisheries, Technical Measures for Protection of Young Fish
• 14 May - Environmental Liability - (Explanations of Vote)
• 27 March - Combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in developing countries
• 10 March - Crisis in the Whitefish Sector - Proposed Additional EU Fund
• 16 January - European Aquaculture Strategy
• 14 January - Working Time in Road Transport

2002

• 5 December - SNP MEPs Vote Against CFP Reform Report
• 5 December - Forthcoming Council of Fisheries Ministers
• 4 December - CFP Reform & Cod Crisis, Appeal to Commission & Council
• 18 November - Cynical View of Common Fisheries Policy Reform
• 9 October - Fishing For Deep-Sea Stocks
• 4 July - Zonal Management of Fisheries - Access to the North Sea
• 12 June - Recovery of Cod & Hake Stocks
• 29 May - Common Fisheries Policy & the Threat of Relative Instability
• 14 May - CFP Reform Delay & Sacking of Fisheries Director General
• 25 April - Fishing Fleets, Sustainability & Devolved Parliaments
• 9 April - Tartan Army & 'National' Football Teams
• 14 March - Fish Processing Industry
• 12 March - EU Budget Guidelines 2003
• 7 February - Fisheries, Relative Stability & Hague Preferences
• 6 February - BSE, Scotland, and Natural Methods of Food Production
• 5 February - Workers Rights, Factory Closures & Redundancy
• 5 February - Working Time in Road Transport, Rural & Island Areas
• 17 January - Future of the CFP, Shetland Box & Relative Stability

2001

• 25 October - US FIsheries 1997-2001
• 5 July - Fishing Fleet Structure & Quota Penalties
• 3 July - European Central Bank & The Euro
• 13 June - Working Time in Road Transport
• 12 June - European Food Safety Authority
• 12 June - European Food Authority
• 5 April - Fishing Industry Accidents
• 14 February - Womens Rights in Afghanistan
• 12 February - Cod Stocks in the Irish Sea
• 16 January - CFP Review

2000

• 30 November - Maritime Safety & Oil Spills
• 5 October - Greek Ferry Disaster
• 5 October - Workers Rights & Discrimation
• 5 July - Beef Products & Labelling
• 5 July - European Monetary Union & The Euro
• 19 May - Fisheries & Conservation of Juveniles
• 16 May - Working Time in Fishing Industry
• 30 March - Human Cloning
• 2 March - Shipwreck of the Erika
• 1 March - Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA)
• 18 February - Postal Services
• 21 January - Consultation within the CFP
• 20 January - MAGP Move to Refer Back
• 20 January - MAGP Fishing fleet structure

1999

• 15 December - Beef Exports to France
• 15 December - Beef Exports (continuation)
• 2 December - Fisheries
• 3 November - Working Time for Seafarers
• 29 October - Beef Exports
• 5 October - Public Health & Food Safety
• 13 April - Working Time
• 22 March - Resignation of the Commission
• 24 February - CFP Regionalisation
• 12 February - Salmon
• 15 January - CFP Action Plan
• 15 January - Financial Crisis
• 13 January - Agenda

1998

• First Elected November 1998
• 17 December - Racism & Xenophobia
• 14 December - RTD programmes