Luc Van den Brande, chair of the Commission for citizenship, governance, institutional and external affairs, has called the commission's 12th meeting for Thursday 9 February 2012, from 11 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Following a statement by Mr Stefano Sannino, Director-General, DG Enlargement, European Commission, the following opinions will be discussed:

Opinion on the Enlargement strategy and main challenges 2011-12
CdR 365/2011, CIVEX-V-026
Opinion due to be adopted at the plenary session of 3–4 May 2012

Opinion on the Green Paper on Family reunification
CdR 10/2012, CIVEX-V-028
Opinion due to be adopted at the plenary session of 3-4 May 2012

Opinion on the Migration and development – a global approach
Opinion due to be adopted at the plenary session of 18-19 July 2012


Opinion on the Enhanced intra-EU solidarity in Asylum Policy
Opinion due to be adopted at the plenary session of 18-19 July 2012

There will also be a discussion with chairs of the CoR's Joint Consultative Committees (JCC) and Working Groups (WG) including Franz Schausberger (AT/EPP), Chair of the WG Western Balkans and a round table on the European Citizens' Initiative.