MEPs face a packed May Strasbourg agenda after the official opening of the session on Monday afternoon.


At 4 pm Bulgarian time on Tuesday, the European Commission will announce its latest position on the progress made by Romania and Bulgaria towards accession. MEPs will debate whether the two countries are ready to join the EU on 1 January 2007 or which further monitoring clauses may be needed. The debate is expected to draw much attention.

Earlier in the week the EU Commission President Jose Barroso denied media reports that the decision on the accession date of Romania and Bulgaria will be delayed by up to five months.

The May session of the European Parliament will be officially opened Monday by its President Josep Borrell.

During the week the parliament will also hear from three Presidents - Bolivia, Palestinian Authority and Greece. The House will deal with a series of reports dealing with the consequences of natural disasters.

Parliament will also set out its final position on the agreed EU budget for 2007-2013.

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