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European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on International Trade INTA_PV(2017)0830_1 MINUTES Meeting of 30 August 2017, 9.00 - 12.30 and 15.00 - 18.30, and 31 August 2017, 9.00-11.00 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 9.00 on Wednesday, 30 August 2017, with Iuliu Winkler (Vice•Chair) presiding. 1. Adoption of agenda INTA_OJ (2017)0830_1 The draft agenda was adopted in the form shown in these minutes. 2. Approval of minutes of meetings 19-20 June 2017 PV – PE606.205v01-00 10-11 July 2017 PV – PE609.363v01-00 3. Chair’s announcements concerning coordinators’ decisions 4. Chair’s announcements 5. State of play of ongoing trilogue negotiations INTA/8/02083 Exchange of views 6. Rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers INTA/8/09308 ***I 2017/0035(COD) COM(2017)0085 – C8-0034/2017 Rapporteur Wim van de Camp (PPE) for the opinion: Responsible: JURI – József Szájer (PPE) Exchange of views PV\1133002EN.docx PE609.572v01-00 EN United in diversity EN Speakers: Wim van de Camp, Henning Klaus (EC, SG), Fabrice D’Aprile (EC, DG TRADE), Alessia Maria Mosca on behalf of Emmanuel Maurel, Godelieve Quisthoudt- Rowohl. Joint debate 7. Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part INTA/8/10457 Rapporteur David Borrelli (EFDD) PA – PE609.319v01-00 for the opinion: Consideration of draft opinion 8. Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part INTA/8/06812 *** 2016/0166(NLE) 12409/2016 – C8-0469/2016 Rapporteur David Borrelli (EFDD) PA – PE609.316v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: AFET – Liisa Jaakonsaari (S&D) PR – PE608.080v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion * * * Speakers: David Borrelli, Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, David Martin on behalf of Maria Arena, Helmut Scholz, Klaus Buchner, Petros Sourmelis (EC, DG TRADE). 9. Exchange of views with the Commission on the implementation of the Macro- financial assistance (MFA) Speakers: Dirk Lenaerts (EC, DG ECFIN), Patricia Lalonde, Alessia Maria Mosca, Helmut Scholz, Joachim Schuster, Iuliu Winkler. 30 August 2017, 11.00 – 12.30 10. Coordinators’ meeting 10.1 Chair’s announcements Decision: - To hold an exchange of views with Secretary of Trade and Industry and Special Envoy to the EU of the Republic of the Philippines during INTA meeting of 25 September 2017. - To support INTA rapporteur (Ms M. Schaake, ALDE) participating in a high-level event in New York to launch the Global Alliance (on anti-torture efforts) on 18 September 2017. PE609.572v01-00 2/14 PV\1133002EN.docx EN 10.2 Proposed calendar of Committee meetings for the year 2018 Decision: Calendar for 2018 is adopted. The need to hold meetings on weeks 45, 49 should be reassessed during the year. 10.3. Appointment of rapporteurs – decision on procedure REPORTS 10.3.1. Membership of the EU in the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) INTA/8/10528 *** 2017/0159(NLE) COM(2017)0378 Responsible: INTA Decision: To allocate the report to the EFDD group for 0 points. 10.4. Appointment of rapporteurs – decision on procedure OPINIONS 10.4.1. Annual Report on EU Competition Policy ECON/8/09763 Rapporteur: Ramon Tremosa i Balcells (ALDE) Responsible: ECON Decision: To allocate the opinion to the EPP group for 1 point. 10.4.2. Convention on the manipulation of sports competitions with regard to matters related to substantive criminal law and judicial cooperation in criminal matters INTA/8/10543 *** 2017/0165(NLE) COM(2017)0386 Responsible: LIBE Decision: Not to draft an opinion. 10.4.3. Convention on the manipulation of sports competitions with regard to matters not related to substantive criminal law and judicial cooperation in criminal matters INTA/8/10547 *** 2017/0166(NLE) COM(2017)0387 Responsible: CULT Decision: Not to draft an opinion. 10.4.4. Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the PV\1133002EN.docx 3/14 PE609.572v01-00 EN one part, and the Kyrgyz Republic, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union INTA/8/10566 *** 2017/0185(NLE) COM(2017)0413 Responsible: AFET Decision: Not to draft an opinion. 10.5 Hearings, Workshops & Studies 10.5.1. Hearings Decision: - To endorse the programme for the INTA Hearing on "Trade Related Aspects Of Global Economic Governance"; - To hold an in-camera exchange of views with the Commission and the Council on Turkey in October INTA meeting and to hold the hearing on Customs Union with Turkey in INTA November meeting; - To endorse the following programme of hearings (final titles tbd) for the first semester of 2018: - Trade aspects of Brexit, - Foreign investment screening, - Trade and Economic Relations with Latin America. - Pre-agreed (subject to formal confirmation) to organize a hearing in relation to Japan in the second semester of 2018. 10.6. Committee Missions Decision: - To endorse the following programme of missions for the first semester of 2018: - Colombia/Peru, - Sri Lanka, - China, - Vienna, Austria. - Pre-agreed (subject to formal confirmation) to organize a delegation in relation to Japan in the second semester of 2018, and to consider a mission to Turkey in the second semester. PE609.572v01-00 4/14 PV\1133002EN.docx EN 30 August 2017, 15.00 – 16.30 Tokia Saïfi (Vice•Chair) presiding. 11. Exchange of views with the International Labour Organization after ILO Committee on the Application of Standards Speakers: Karen Curtis (ILO), Fernando Ruas, David Martin, Helmut Scholz, Jude Kirton- Darling, Alessia Maria Mosca, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Rudi Delarue (EC, DG EMPL), Madelaine Tuininga (EC, DG TRADE). *** Electronic vote *** At 16.00 12. General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018 - all sections INTA/8/09506 2017/2044(BUD) Rapporteur Reimer Böge (PPE) PA – PE607.959v01-00 for the AM – PE609.290v01-00 opinion: AB – PE609.519v01-00 Responsible: BUDG – Siegfried Mureşan (PPE) Richard Ashworth (ECR) Adoption of draft opinion Adoption of budgetary amendments Deadline for tabling amendments:21 July 2017, 12.00 Amendments adopted: 1, CAM 1, CAM 2, CAM 3, CAM 4, CAM 5, 21, 22, 23, CAM 6. Amendments rejected: 6, 14 (2nd part). Amendments fallen: 9, 10, 14 (1st part), 16, 18. Amendments withdrawn: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 24. Decision: The draft opinion was adopted with 26 votes in favour, 1 against and 7 abstentions. The budgetary amendments have all been adopted. 13. Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union INTA/8/09343 *** 2017/0042(NLE) 06750/2017 – C8-0225/2017 Rapporteur: Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández PR – PE604.624v01-00 (S&D) Responsible: INTA Adoption of draft recommendation (consent) Deadline for tabling amendments:12 July 2017, 12.00 Decision: The draft recommendation was adopted with 33 votes in favour, 0 against and 0 abstentions. *** End of electronic vote *** PV\1133002EN.docx 5/14 PE609.572v01-00 EN 14. Monitoring Groups Activities INTA/8/01441 Reporting back to committee Speakers: Tokia Saïfi, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Maria Arena. 30 August 2017, 16.30 – 18.00 In camera 15. State of Play of International Trade Negotiations INTA/8/01120 Exchange of views with Jean-Luc Demarty, Director General of DG Trade, Commission Speakers: Jean-Luc Demarty (EC, DG TRADE), Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Alessia Maria Mosca, Emma McClarkin, Marietje Schaake, Helmut Scholz, Heidi Hautala, Tiziana Beghin, Iuliu Winkler, David Martin, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Gabriel Mato, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Anne-Marie Mineur, Christofer Fjellner, Costas Mavrides. * * * 30 August 2017, 18.00 – 18.30 Iuliu Winkler (Vice•Chair) presiding. 16. The EU-Africa Strategy: a boost for development INTA/8/10140 2017/2083(INI) Rapporteur Maria Arena (S&D) PA – PE608.031v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: DEVE – Maurice Ponga (PPE) PR – PE606.307v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion Speakers: Maria Arena, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Emma McClarkin, Patricia Lalonde, Helmut Scholz, Heidi Hautala, Tiziana Beghin, David Martin, Paul Renier (EC, DG DEVCO). 17. Any other business PE609.572v01-00 6/14 PV\1133002EN.docx EN 31 August 2017, 9.00 – 11.00 *** Room: Paul-Henri Spaak (5B001) *** Jointly with the Committee on Development 18. Joint DEVE-INTA Public Hearing on the revision of the EU Strategy on Aid for Trade INTA/8/10045 Hearing (see separate programme) Speakers: Iuliu Winkler, Paavo Väyrynen, Paul Rübig, Michael Roberts (WTO), Frans Lammersen (OECD), Kati Suominen (eTrade Development; Founder and CEO Nextrade group), Heidi Hautala, Marietje Schaake, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Jude Kirton-Darling, Joachim Schuster, Alessia Maria Mosca, Marjeta Jager (EC, DG DEVCO), Siegfried C. Leffler (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ), San Bilal (European Centre for Development Policy Management, ECDPM), Maria Arena, Maria Heubuch, Charles Goerens. 19. Next meetings 25 September 2017, 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels) PV\1133002EN.docx 7/14 PE609.572v01-00 EN Results of roll-call votes Contents 1. General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018 - all sections - 2017/2044(BUD) - Rapporteur for the opinion: Reimer Böge .................................................. 9 1.1. Final vote ................................................................................................................. 9 2. Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union - 2017/0042(NLE) - Rapporteur: Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández (S&D) ....