THE HON. MR. SPEAKER ATTENDS MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WITH THE PRESIDENTS OF PARLIAMENTS OF COUNTRIES IN EU ENLARGEMENT PROCESS

The Hon Anton Tabone, Speaker of the House of Representatives, accompanied by Hon Victor Galea Pace, MP, the Hon Joe Mizzi, MP and the Clerk of the House, are attending the 10th Meeting of the President of the European Parliament with the Presidents of the Parliaments of the countries participating in the enlargement process, being held in Limassol, Cyprus, today 27^th and tomorrow, 28^th November 2000.

During this meeting, the following will be discussed:-

• the development of the enlargement process;

• the Intergovernmental Conference; and

• the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

This 10^th Meeting will be opened by statements delivered by Mr Guido Podesta', Vice-President of the European Parliament, and Mr Spyros Kyrianou, President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus.

The keynote speakers on the topic dealing with the Intergovernmental Conference will be Mr Elmar Brok, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Parliament and Mr Francois Loncle, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly, while the keynote speaker on the Charter of Fundamental Rights, will be Mr Luciano Violante, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.