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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 - 2014 Committee on Regional Development REGI_PV(2013)0318_1 MINUTES Meeting of 18 March 2013, from 15.00 to 18.30, and 19 March 2013, from 9.00 to 12.30 and from 15.30 to 19.00 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 15.10 on Monday 18 March 2013, with Danuta Maria Hübner (Chair) in the chair. 1. Adoption of agenda The agenda was adopted as detailed below. 2. Approval of minutes of meeting of: 23-24 January 2013 PV – PE504.154v02-00 19 February 2013 PV – PE506.086v01-00 The minutes were approved. 3. Chair’s announcements The Chair presented the coordinators decisions which were taken at the February meeting and completed by written procedure. The decisions were approved by the Committee. I. ALLOCATION OF REPORTS AND OPINIONS BUDGET AND BUDGETARY CONTROL OPINIONS 2014 Budget - Mandate for the Trilogue allocated to Georgios Stavrakakis (S&D). LEGISLATIVE OPINIONS Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2011 Commission discharge: The date of adoption in the lead committee (18/01/2013) does not allow time to vote an opinion. PV\931011EN.doc PE507.988v01-00 EN United in diversity EN Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 concerning the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail. Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area, as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure. Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (Recast) Allocated to EPP. NON LEGISLATIVE OPINIONS How can the European Union contribute to creating a hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs? (EMPL) allocated to Karin Kadenbach (S&D). Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out (EMPL) allocated to S&D. II. INI AND IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS 1. At the coordinators meeting in February it was decided that the six political groups will each draft one INI report until the end of the legislature, in function of quota availability. It was agreed that authorisation will be requested for FOUR INI reports on the basis of the EPP, the S&D, the Greens, and the ECR proposals, respectively. However, following written procedure, it was agreed by the coordinators representing a majority of the committee, that the first block would be made of: 1. EPP: Smart Specialisation: networking excellence for a sound Cohesion Policy; 2. S&D: EU Member States preparedness to an effective and timely start of the new Cohesion Policy Programming period; 3. ECR: Regional and cohesion policy as a part of wider state support schemes; The request for authorisation for a fourth INI, that proposed by the Green/ALE on the " The smart grid: an economic factor of local and regional development will be requested in April, once the GEIER report is adopted. The ALDE and the GUE will provide revised proposals for their respective INIs. ALDE group objected from this agreement, stating that its proposal should be in the first block. PE507.988v01-00 2/11 PV\931011EN.doc EN 4. Regional strategies for industrial areas in the European Union REGI/7/09603 2012/2100(INI) Rapporteur: Jens Geier (S&D) PR – PE506.034v02-00 DT – PE504.194v01-00 Responsible: REGI – Opinions: ENVI Presentation of an external expertise by the author, Herta Tödtling-Schönhofer, director of Metis GmbH in Vienna Consideration of draft report The deadline was set on 21 March at 12:00 Speakers: Herta Tödtling-Schönhofer (Metis GmbH), Constanze Angela Krehl, Karima Delli, Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Oldřich Vlasák, Jolanta Emilia Hibner, Claus Schultze (European Commission, hereafter EC) 5. Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe REGI/7/11238 2012/2295(INI) COM(2012)0060 Rapporteur Riikka Manner (ALDE) PA – PE506.150v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: ENVI – Paolo Bartolozzi (PPE) PR – PE504.164v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion The deadline was set on 22 March at 12:00 Speakers: Riikka Manner, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Patrice Tirolien, Nikos Chrysogelos, Oldřich Vlasák, Szilvia Nemeth (EC) 6. Forward policy planning and long-term trends: budgetary implications for capacity-building REGI/7/11224 2012/2290(INI) Rapporteur Oldřich Vlasák (ECR) PA – PE506.192v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: BUDG – James Elles (ECR) Consideration of draft opinion The deadline was set on 22 March at 12:00 Speakers: Oldřich Vlasák, François Alfonsi, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Danuta Maria Hübner, Graeme Carter (EC), Vasco Cal (EC) 7. Blue Growth - Enhancing sustainable growth in the EU's marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors REGI/7/11246 2012/2297(INI) COM(2012)0491 PV\931011EN.doc 3/11 PE507.988v01-00 EN Rapporteur Seán Kelly (PPE) PA – PE506.188v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: TRAN – Spyros Danellis (S&D) Consideration of draft opinion The deadline was set on 22 March at 12:00 Speakers: Sean Kelly, Patrice Tirolien, Nikos Chrysogelos, François Alfonsi, Riikka Manner, Haitze Siemers (EC) 8. Coordinators' meeting * * * The meeting adjourned at 17.30 and resumed on Tuesday 19 March at 09.10, with Lambert van Nistelrooij (EPP Coordinator) in the chair. 9. The implementation and impact of the energy efficiency measures under Cohesion Policy REGI/7/12110 Rapporteur: Mojca Kleva Kekuš (S&D) Consideration of working document Speakers: Mojca Kleva Kekuš, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, Maud Skaringer (EC) Danuta Maria Hübner in the Chair at 10.00 10. Chair's announcements The Chair informed the Members about the outcome of the meeting of political coordinators held on the previous day. The committee gave its agreement to the following proposals: I. ALLOCATION OF REPORTS AND OPINIONS eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 - Innovative healthcare for the 21st century: allocated to EDF. II. INI AND IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS 1. Following extended debate, the coordinators decided to propose to the committee that ALDE and GUE will propose revised INI proposals for the coordinator's meeting of April or May. The coordinators will decide on these proposals on their own merits and a new INI report will be requested as soon as the VLASAK report on regional state aid is adopted (provided derogation is agreed). At the same time the coordinators will ask the rapporteurs of the ongoing INIs to try to speed up their works with a view to request one more INI before the end of the legislature. 2. An hors quota INI report on The future European Economic Governance and the role of the EU Cohesion Policy will also be requested with the Chair as rapporteur. An external study on this same topic will be requested to the Policy Department. In case the INI report PE507.988v01-00 4/11 PV\931011EN.doc EN is not authorised by the CoP, an OQ, with resolution, on this same topic could be tabled together with other interested committees. III. OPEN DAYS. Following the unfortunate coincidence of the OCTOBER I plenary session with the 2013 European Week of Regions and Cities, the OPEN DAYS, and the difficulties to change dates for any of these two events, the coordinators decided to request before summer to the President of the EP authorisation for the Chair to be present in Brussels during the Opening Session. At the same time, authorisation may also be requested for all those REGI Members wishing to participate in the opening or in any of the workshops. *** Voting time *** 11. Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived REGI/7/11060 ***I 2012/0295(COD) COM(2012)0617 – C7-0358/2012 Rapporteur Younous Omarjee (GUE/NGL) PA – PE505.979v02-00 for the AM – PE506.037v02-00 opinion: Responsible: EMPL – Emer Costello (S&D) PR – PE504.202v01-00 AM – PE506.148v01-00 AM – PE506.141v01-00 Before starting the vote, Ms Constanze Krehl raised a procedural issue related with the legal compliance with community law of several amendments presented, in particular those aiming at the deletion of Articles 28 to 34 of the draft regulation. In the debate that followed on this request the other groups argued supporting of a vote. The Chair ruled in favour of voting the amendments as it what proposed in the voting list. However, it was also decided to inform EMPL secretariat that these amendments, in case of adoption (as was the case), have to be revised. Amendments adopted: COMP 1 (AMs 26, 150, 149), COMP 2 (AMs 27, 151), AM 152, COMP 3 (AMs 29, 154, 155, 156), AM 158, AM 159, COMP 4 (AMs 31, 160, 161, 162, 163), AM 164, AM 165, COMP 5 (AMs 33, 166, 167), COMP 6 (AMs 34, 168, 169), COMP 7 (AMs 35, 170), COMP 8 (AMs 36, 171, 172, 173), AM 174, AM 38, AM 39, AM 40, AM 178, COMP 9 (AMs 42, 179), COMP 10 (AMs 43, 180, 181, 182), AM 183, AM 184, AM 186, AM 190, AM 191, AM 192, AM 193, AM 47, AM 194, AM 195, AM 48, AM 196, AM 49, AM 198, AM 199, AM 202, AM 203, COMP 11 (AMs 51, 205, 206), AM 207, AM 208, AM 209, COMP 12 (AMs 52, 210, 211), AM 53, AM 54, AM 55, AM 56, COMP 13 (AMs 57, 217), AM 58, AM 222, AM 223, AM 224, AM 225, AM 226, AM 227, AM 228, AM 229, AM 230, AM 231, AM 233, AM 234, AM 238, AM 239, AM 61, AM 241, COMP 14 (AMs 62, 243, 244, 245), COMP 15 (AMs 63, 246, 247), AM 248, AM 64, AM 66, AM 67, AM 251, AM 252, COMP 16 (AMs 253, 254), COMP 17 (AMs 69, 70, 256, 257), AM 72, AM 260, AM 261, COMP 18 (AMs 73, 262, 264), COMP 19 (AMs