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Committee on Foreign Affairs
AFET_PV(2005)0425_1
MINUTES of the meeting of Monday, 25 April from 15:00 to 18:30, Brussels - Subcommittee on Human Rights Tuesday, 26 April 2005, from 9:00 to 12:30 and from 15:00 to 18:30 BRUSSELS
Meeting on 25 April 2005 of the Subcommittee on Human Rights - see separate minutes * * *
The meeting opened at 9:15 on Tuesday, 26 April 2005, with Mr. Elmar Brok, Chairperson, in the Chair.
1. Adoption of draft agenda PE AFET(2005)0425_1
The draft agenda was adopted in the form shown in these minutes.
2. Approval of minutes of the meetings of:
24 -25 January 2005 5 April 2005
3. Any other business: Report by Mrs. Beer, Chairperson of Iran delegation on the recent visit of the Bureau of the delegation to Teheran.
Speakers: Angelika Beer, Hannes Swoboda, Erik Meijer, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, Marek Maciej Siwiec
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Report on the activities of the Subcommittee on Human rights meeting of 25 April 2005. PV\565481EN.doc PE 357.771v01-00 EN EN Speakers: Charles Tannock
4. The European Union and Iraq - a framework for engagement
AFET/6/23669 DT - PE353.571v01-00 PR - PE355.521v02-00 Rapporteur: Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos (EPP-ED)
- Consideration of a draft report
Speakers: Rapporteur
* * * Mr Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Vice-Chairperson, in the Chair. * * *
Pasqualina Napoletano, Vytautas Landsbergis, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, Angelika Beer, Marek Maciej Siwiec, André Brie, Paweł Bartłomiej Piskorski, Philip Claeys, Ana Maria Gomes, Ioannis Kasoulides, Karl von Wogau, Simon Coveney, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Mr. Laurent (Comission DG-RELEX)
Decision: Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday, 10 May 2005, 12:00 noon
5. Access to Community external assistance
AFET/6/22086 PA - PE349.865v01-00 Draftperson: Monika Beňová (PES)
- Consideration of a draft opinion
Speakers: Draftperson, Michael Gahler
Decision: Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday, 10 May 2005, 12:00 noon
6. European neighbourhood policy
AFET/6/23666 PR - PE357.504v01-00 Rapporteur: Armin Laschet (EPP-ED)
- Consideration of a draft report
Speakers: Rapporteur, Pasqualina Napoletano, Paavo Väyrynen
* * * PE 357.771v01-00 2/8 PV\565481EN.doc EN Mr Elmar Brok, Chairperson, in the Chair. * * * Jan Marinus Wiersma, István Szent-Iványi, Cem Özdemir, Ioannis Kasoulides, Bogdan Klich, Konrad Szymański, Charles Tannock, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Ari Vatanen, Philip Claeys, Inese Vaidere, Hélène Flautre, Mr. Wissels (Commission DG-RELEX)
Decision: Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday, 12 May 2005, 12:00 noon
7. Promotion and protection of fundamental rights
AFET/6/26092 PA - PE355.623v01-00 AM - PE357.563v01-00 Draftperson: Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (ALDE)
- Vote and adoption of draft opinion
Amendments adopted: 1, 6(with an oral change), 10, 11(with an oral change), oral amendment by rapporteur (paragraph 5a new), 13, 14(with an oral change), oral amendment by rapporteur (paragraph 6a new)
Decision: The draft opinion, as amended, was adopted by 47 votes to 6 and with 2 abstentions.
8. CHINA ARMS EMBARGO *** IN CAMERA *** Exchange of views with Mrs Annalisa GIANELLA, Personal Representative for weapons of mass destruction of Mr SOLANA
Speakers: Mrs. Gianella (Council), Elmar Brok, Karl von Wogau, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Cecilia Malmström, Georg Jarzembowski, Hélène Flautre, Raül Romeva i Rueda
* * * The meeting adjourned at 12:45 and resumed at 3.10 pm. with Mr. Elmar Brok, Chairperson, in the Chair. * * *
9. Exchange of views with a Delegation of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress, People's Republic of China
Speakers: Mr. Lu (Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs), Jas Gawronski, Vytautas Landsbergis, Elmar Brok, Mr. Li (Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs), Mr. Zhang (Member of NPC Law Committee), Véronique De Keyser, Jelko Kacin, Raül Romeva i Rueda,
PV\565481EN.doc 3/8 PE 357.771v01-00 EN Antonio Tajani
10. Relations between the EU and Russia
AFET/6/23671 PR - PE353.483v02-00 AM - PE355.810v01-00 Rapporteur: Cecilia Malmström (ALDE)
- Vote and adoption of a draft report
Speakers: Rapporteur, Angelika Beer, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Armin Laschet, Vytautas Landsbergis, Hannes Swoboda, Helmut Kuhne
Amendments adopted: 1, 4, 6, COMP I, 15, 16, 22 (with ORAL I), 23, COMP II (modified), 34 (1st part), COMP III (modified), 41, 43, 50, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 64, 67, 62, 68 (modified), COMP IX, COMP X, COMP IV, 85, 90, 93, 94, 100, 102, 107, 111, 119, COMP V, COMP VI, COMP VII, 130, 135, 143, 145 (with ORAL V), 146, 147 (with ORAL VI), 148, 149, 153, 156-159, 161-164, 169-171, 173, 181, 185, 191, 200 (with ORAL VII), 203, INTA 4, INTA 8, INTA 14.
Decision: The draft report, as amended, was adopted by 60 votes to 0 and with 4 abstentions.
11. Institutional aspects of creating a European service for external action
AFET/6/24738 PA - PE353.440v01-00 AM - PE355.681v01-00 AM - PE357.513v01-00 Draftperson: Gerardo Galeote Quecedo (EPP-ED)
- Vote and adoption of draft opinion
Speakers: Draftperson
Amendments adopted: 2, 4, 6, COMP 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, COMP 2+ORAL AM 1, 14, 15, 16, COMP 3, COMP 4, COMP 5, COMP 6
Decision: The draft opinion, as amended, was adopted by 37 votes to 5 and with 2 abstentions.
12. An EU-India strategic partnership
AFET/6/23670 PR - PE355.729v02-00 PE 357.771v01-00 4/8 PV\565481EN.doc EN Rapporteur: Emilio Menéndez del Valle (PSE)
- Consideration of a draft report
Speakers: Rapporteur, Neena Gill, Charles Tannock, Cem Özdemir, Glyn Ford
Decision: Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday, 15 June 2005, 12:00 noon
13. EU-SYRIA RELATIONS Exchange of views with - Mr DARDARI, Minister, Head of the Planning Commission - Mr GHANEM, Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee, People's Assembly of Syria - Mrs BASHOUR, Member of the People's Assembly of Syria
Speakers: Mr. Dardari, Véronique De Keyser, Mr. Ghanem, Charles Tannock, Mrs. Bashour, Carlos Carnero González, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, Hélène Flautre, Béatrice Patrie, Cem Özdemir, Pasqualina Napoletano, Elmar Brok
14. Chairperson's announcements: AFET extraordinary meeting on 27 April 2005 - 14h00-15h00.
15. Date and place of next meeting
Thursday, 28 April 2005, 15:00 - 18:30 - Subcommittee on Human Rights Monday, 23 May 2005, 15:00 - 18:30 Tuesday, 24 May 2005, 09:00 - 10:45 Thursday, 26 May 2005, 15:00 - 18:30 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence
The meeting closed at 19.10
PV\565481EN.doc 5/8 PE 357.771v01-00 EN LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENCNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/LISTE DE PRÉSENCE/ELENCO DI PRESENZA/APMEKLĒJUMU REĢISTRS/DALYVIU SARAŠAS/JELENLÉTI ÍV/REĠISTRU TA' ATTENDENZA/PRESENTIELIJST/LISTA OBECNOŚCI/ LISTA DE PRESENÇAS/PREZENČNÁ LISTINA/SEZNAM NAVZOČIH/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DELTAGARLISTA
Mesa/Predsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/ Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*)
Elmar Brok (P), Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1st VP), Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (3rd VP)
Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/Képviselõk/ Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Jäsenet/Ledamöter
Vittorio Emanuele Agnoletto, Angelika Beer, Bastiaan Belder, Monika Beňová, André Brie, Philip Claeys, Simon Coveney, Véronique De Keyser, Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos, Camiel Eurlings, Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, Jas Gawronski, Maciej Marian Giertych, Ana Maria Gomes, Alfred Gomolka, Klaus Hänsch, Anna Ibrisagic, Jelko Kacin, Georgios Karatzaferis, Ioannis Kasoulides, Bogdan Klich, Helmut Kuhne, Joost Lagendijk, Vytautas Landsbergis, Armin Laschet, Cecilia Malmström, Emilio Menéndez del Valle, Francisco José Millán Mon, Philippe Morillon, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Raimon Obiols i Germà, Vural Öger, Cem Özdemir, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Tobias Pflüger, João de Deus Pinheiro, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Paweł Bartłomiej Piskorski, Lydie Polfer, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Michel Rocard, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Libor Rouček, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski, György Schöpflin, Gitte Seeberg, Marek Maciej Siwiec, Ursula Stenzel, Hannes Swoboda, István Szent-Iványi, Konrad Szymański, Antonio Tajani, Charles Tannock, Paavo Väyrynen, Inese Vaidere, Ari Vatanen, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Karl von Wogau, Luis Yañez- Barnuevo García, Josef Zieleniec
Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Supplenti/Aizstājēji/ Pavaduojantieji nariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Zástupcovia/Namestniki/Varajäsenet/ Suppleanter
Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Irena Belohorská, Philip Bushill-Matthews, Carlos Carnero González, Alexandra Dobolyi, Árpád Duka- Zólyomi, Hélène Flautre, Nicole Fontaine, Glyn Ford, Michael Gahler, Gerardo Galeote Quecedo, Milan Horáček, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Georg Jarzembowski, Jaromír Kohlíček, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Alexander Lambsdorff, Kurt Joachim Lauk, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Erik Meijer, Pasqualina Napoletano, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Doris Pack, Rihards Pīks, Józef Pinior, Dariusz Rosati, Aloyzas Sakalas, Anders Samuelsen, Pierre Schapira, Alexander Stubb, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi
178 (2)
183 (3)
Bronisław Geremek, Neena Gill, Yiannakis Matsis, Béatrice Patrie
46 (6) (Punto del orden del día/Porad jednání (PJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/Tagesordnungspunkt/Päevakorra punkt/Ημερήσια Διάταξη Σημείο/Agenda item/Point OJ/Punto all'ordine del giorno/Darba kārtības punkts/Darbotvarkes punktas/Napirendi pont/Punt Aġenda/ Agendapunt/Punkt porządku dziennego/Ponto OD/Bod programu schôdze/Točka UL/Esityslistan kohta/Föredragningslista punkt)
Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Bemærkninger/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Osservatori/Novērotāji/ Stebetojai/Megfigyelõk/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Pozorovatelia/Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer
PE 357.771v01-00 6/8 PV\565481EN.doc EN Por invitación del presidente/Na pozvání predsedy/Efter indbydelse fra formanden/Auf Einladung des Vorsitzenden/Esimehe kutsel/ Με πρόσκληση του Προέδρου/At the invitation of the Chair(wo)man/Sur l'invitation du président/Su invito del presidente/ Pēc priekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/Pirminikui pakvietus/Az elnök meghívására/Fuq stedina taċ-'Chairman'/Op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/Na zaproszenie Przewodniczącego/A convite do Presidente/Na pozvanie predsedu/Na povabilo predsednika/ Puheenjohtajan kutsusta/På ordförandens inbjudan
Mr. Lu, Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs; Mr. Li, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs; Mr. Zhang, Member of NPC Law Committee, Mr. Dardari, Minister, Head of the Planning Commission; Mr. Ghanem, Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee, People's Assembly of Syria; Mrs. Bashour, Member of the People's Assembly of Syria
Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συμβούλιο/Council/Conseil/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/Conselho/ Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*)
Garabello (F) Gianella (F)
Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Commissione/Komisija/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*)
Hack (F), Hester (F), Sommerschield (F), Laurent (F), Wissels (F)
Otras instituciones/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner/Andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/Άλλα θεσμικά όργανα/ Other institutions/Autres institutions/Altre istituzioni/Citas iestādes/Kitos institucijos/Más intézmények/Istituzzjonijiet ohra/ Andere instellingen/Inne instytucje/Outras Instituições/Iné inštitúcie/Druge institucije/Muut toimielimet/Andra institutioner/organ
Otros participantes/Ostatní úcastníci/Endvidere deltog/Andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/Επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/ Autres participants/Altri partecipanti/Citi klātesošie/Kiti dalyviai/Más résztvevõk/Parteċipanti ohra/Andere aanwezigen/ Inni uczestnicy/Outros participantes/Ostatní účastníci/Drugi udeleženci/Muut osallistujat/Övriga deltagare
Secretaría de los Grupos políticos/Sekretariát politických skupin/Gruppernes sekretariat/Sekretariat der Fraktionen/Fraktsioonide sekretariaat/Γραμματεία των Πολιτικών Ομάδων/Secretariats of political groups/Secrétariat des groupes politiques/Segreteria gruppi politici/Politisko grupu sekretariāts/Frakciju sekretoriai/Képviselõcsoportok titkársága/Segretarjat gruppi politiċi/Fractiesecretariaten/ Sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secr. dos grupos políticos/Sekretariát politických skupín/Sekretariat političnih skupin/Poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/Gruppernas sekretariat
PPE-DE Salafranca, Hartmann, Mazza PSE Reichert, Marasa ALDE Lecarte, Glasberg Verts/ALE Bergamaschi, Meyer GUE/NGL Schüttpeltz, Konnari IND/DEM Van Schothorst UEN Gulbe, Kostro NI Atzori
PV\565481EN.doc 7/8 PE 357.771v01-00 EN Gabinete del Presidente/Kamcelár predsedy/Formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/Γραφείο Προέδρου/ President's Office/Cabinet du Président/Gabinetto del Presidente/Priekšsēdētāja kabinets/Pirmininko kabinetas/Elnöki hivatal/ Kabinett tal-President/Kabinet van de Voorzitter/Gabinet Przewodniczącego/Gabinete do Presidente/Kancelária predsedu/ Urad predsednika/Puhemiehen kabinetti/Talmannens kansli
Gabinete del Secretario General/Kancelár generálního tajemníka/Generalsekretærens Kabinet/Kabinett des Generalsekretärs/ Peasekretäri büroo/Γραφείο Γενικού Γραμματέα/Secretary-General's Office/Cabinet du Secrétaire général/Gabinetto del Segretario generale/Ģenerālsekretāra kabinets/Generalinio sekretoriaus kabinetas/Fõtitkári hivatal/Kabinett tas-Segretarju Ġenerali/Kabinet van de secretaris-generaal/Gabinet Sekretarza Generalnego/Gabinete do Secretário-Geral/Kancelária generálneho tajomníka/ Urad generalnega sekretarja/Pääsihteerin kabinetti/Generalsekreterarens kansli
Dirección General/Generální reditelství/Generaldirektorat/Generaldirektion/Peadirektoraat/Γενική Διεύθυνση/Directorate-General/ Direction générale/Direzione generale/Ģenerāldirektorāts/Generalinis direktoratas/Fõigazgatóság/Direttorat Ġenerali/ Directoraten-generaal/Dyrekcja Generalna/Direcção-Geral/Generálne riaditeľstvo/Generalni direktorat/Pääosasto/Generaldirektorat
DG PRES DG IPOL Grunert DG EXPO Perillo, Pfitzner, Gonzato, Ducci, Bausch, Harris DG INFO Van Den Broeke DG PERS DG IFIN DG TRED DG FINS
Servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/Juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/Service juridique/ Servizio giuridico/Juridiskais dienests/Teises tarnyba/Jogi szolgálat/Servizz legali/Juridische Dienst/Wydział prawny/Serviço Jurídico/ Právny odbor/Pravna služba/Oikeudellinen yksikkö/Rättstjänsten
Lindahl
Secretaría de la comisión/Sekretariát výboru/Udvalgssekretariatet/Ausschusssekretariat/Komisjoni sekretariaat/Γραμματεία επιτροπής/ Committee secretariat/Secrétariat de la commission/Segreteria della commissione/Komitejas sekretariāts/Komiteto sekretoriatas/ A bizottság titkársága/Segretarjat tal-kumitat/Commissiesecretariaat/Sekretariat komisji/Secretariado da comissão/Sekretariat odbora/ Valiokunnan sihteeristö/Utskottssekretariatet
Huber, Fernandez, Opacic, Sourander, Stutzmann, Jarecka-Gomez, Viilup, Buzatu, Franjulien
Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padejejas/asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/Avustaja/ Assistenter
Nielsen, Pumm
* (P) = Presidente/Predseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair(wo)man/Président/Priekšsēdētājs/Pirmininkas/ Elnök/'Chairman'/Voorzitter/Przewodniczący/Predseda/Predsednik/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) = Vicepresidente/Místopredseda/Næstformand/Stellvertretender Vorsitzender/Aseesimees/Αντιπρόεδρος/Vice-Chair(wo)man/ Vice-Président/Priekšsēdētāja vietnieks/Pirmininko pavaduotojas/Alelnök/Viċi 'Chairman'/Ondervoorzitter/ Wiceprzewodniczący/Vice-Presidente/Podpredseda/Podpredsednik/Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande (M) = Miembro/Clen/Medlem./Mitglied/Parlamendiliige/Μέλος/Member/Membre/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Tag/képviselõ/Membru/ Lid/Członek/Membro/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) = Funcionario/Úredník/Tjenestemand/Beamter/Ametnik/Υπάλληλος/Official/Fonctionnaire/Funzionario/Ierēdnis/ Pareigunas/Tisztviselõ/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/Tjänsteman PE 357.771v01-00 8/8 PV\565481EN.doc EN