FIRST EP SPEAKERS

1. Opening of  the 20th EU-Iceland Interparliamentary Meeting by
   
   
   
   
   • Mr Pat the Cope Gallagher, chair of the delegation of the European Parliament and 
   
   
   • Mr Árni Thór Sigurdsson, chair of the delegation of the Althingi Foreign Affairs Committee.
   
   
   
   


2. Adoption of the draft agenda.


3. Iceland's application for EU Membership - Future relations between Iceland and the European Union.
   Statements by
   
   
   
   
   • Mr Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Iceland;
   
   
   • Mr Olli Rehn, Commissioner, European Commission;
   
   
   • Ms Petra Lärke, Counsellor,Chair of the Council Working Group on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession, the Swedish Presidency;
   
   
   • EP speaker: Mr Cristian Dan Preda, Rapporteur of the Foreign Affairs Committee followed by an exchange of views.
   
   
   
   


4. Future parliamentary relations between the Althingi and the European Parliament.
   
   
   
   
   • Exchange of views.
   
   
   
   


5. The Lisbon Treaty and the enhanced role of the European Parliament and the EU national parliaments.
   
   
   
   
   • EP speaker: Mr Indrek Tarand.
   
   
   • Exchange of views.
   
   
   
   


6. Any other business.


7. Date and place of next meeting.