On Monday, the women's rights and legal affairs committees vote on a draft report that requires EU-listed companies to ensure that at least 40% of their non-executive board members are women by 2020. Last year, women made up only 15% of the non-executive boards at the EU's biggest companies.
On Thursday, the consumer protection committee votes on two draft reports that aim to improve product traceability and make it easier to detect unsafe products in the EU.
On Monday, the economic committee discuss a draft report on the proposal for a Single Resolution Mechanism that aims to establish a single authority and fund to deal with failing banks.
The civil liberties committee will continue its inquiry on NSA mass surveillance of Europeans with two more hearings this week. On Monday, MEPs focus on the legal situation with regard to surveillance activities. On Thursday, they discuss national surveillance systems and national investigations under way in Germany and the Netherlands.
Last week new tobacco rules were approved during the plenary. This week our Facebook fans will have a chance to chat about it with Linda McAvan, a British member of the S&D group who will be leading negotiations with the Council.
Meanwhile president Martin Schulz will present the 2013 Europeans Citizens' Prize in Brussels on Wednesday.
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