European Parliament 2014 - 2019
Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
DLAT_PV(2015)0520_1
MINUTES of the meeting of 20 May 2015, from 16.30 to 18.00 Strasbourg
The meeting opened at 16.42 on Wednesday, 20 May 2015, with Ramón Jáuregui Atondo, Chair, in the chair.
1. Adoption of draft agenda PE506.918v01-00
The agenda was adopted as shown in these minutes.
2. Chair’s announcements
The Chair announced that on Monday, 18 May, Parliament's Bureau had turned down the request from the Chair of the Delegation (which had the support of President Schulz) to provide operational support for the EU-CELAC Academic Summit, to be held on Monday, 8 June at Parliament, by offering the use of the chamber for the inaugural session and a meeting room for a joint seminar of the Academic Summit and the EU-LAC Business Summit. The reasons cited by the Bureau were that the request had not been supported at least two Commissions, and security issues. However, since for reasons of its academic value and media profile it was of the utmost importance that the Academic Summit be included in preparations for the second EU-CELAC Summit of Heads of State and Government, to be held on 10 and 11 June in Brussels, the Chair would ask the Bureau to reconsider the decision (in writing if necessary) and asked for the support of the Members and political groups in the Delegation.
3. Appointment of EP Chair of the EuroLat Committee on Sustainable Development, Environment, Energy Policy, Research, Innovation and Technology
The Chair reminded members that at its meeting of 22 October 2014 the DLAT Delegation had appointed the following members to the Bureau of the Committee on Sustainable Development, Environment, Energy Policy, Research, Innovation and Technology: Tomislav Donchev (PPE), Chair, Seb Dance (S&D) First Vice-Chair and Nuno Melo (PPE) Second Vice-Chair. On 7 November 2014 Tomislav Donchev had,
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EN United in diversity EN however, been appointed a minister in the government of Bulgaria. Andrey Novakov (PPE, Bulgaria) had submitted an application to be his replacement. Mr Novakov had been approved and nominated as a candidate by the EPP Group and had submitted his declaration of financial interests. Since there were no other candidates, the Chair declared Mr Novakov elected by acclamation.
4. Follow-up of the recent meetings of the EuroLat Enlarged Bureau and Working Group on EU-LAC migration issues in Riga on 15-16 May 2015
The Chair stated that the meetings of the Enlarged Bureau and Working Group on EU- LAC migration issues had taken place as planned on 15 and 16 May in Riga, during the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the EU and at the invitation of the President of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament), Inara Murniece. Eight Members of the European Parliament (including substitutes) and five members of the Latin American component had taken part. After thanking Mr Pabriks (PPE) and the various political groups for their efforts and the support they had provided, the Chair stated that the meetings in Riga had been serious, rigorous, extremely interesting and productive. Among the meetings he referred to were the following:
1) Exchange of views with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia on behalf of the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the EU on EU-LAC relations in a globalised world and review of the priorities of the Latvian Presidency in terms of external action.
2) Meetings with Lolita Čigāne, President of the European Affairs Committee of the Latvian Parliament (Saeima), with the Deputy Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Seima, Rihards Kohls, and the Chairs of the groups for interparliamentary relations with Brazil and Colombia, on matters of mutual interest (foreign policy, energy, the digital agenda, migration, trade, etc.).
3) Presentation by the Director of the EU-LAC Foundation, Ambassador Jorge Valdéz, on the second EU-CELAC Summit as an opportunity to reinvigorate the Strategic Partnership, followed by a debate
4) Exchange of views with Andris Ozols, Director of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia on cooperation between Latvian companies and Latin America, the interests of potential investors in Latvia or the Baltic region and Latin America and the Latvian perspective on developments in international trade.
5) Exchange of views with the Ecuadorian Ambassador, María Gabriela Troya Rodríguez, Chair of the High-Level Group on the state of play and prospects for the EU-LAC structured dialogue on migration
The Chair stated that a draft political declaration or message for the second EU- CELAC Summit, to be held in Brussels on 10 and 11 June, was being drawn up on the basis of Article 17 of the Rules of Procedure with a view to informing the heads of state and government of the Assembly's views on the topics to be discussed at the event. Following intensive discussions at the Riga meeting, the Co-Chairs would present a joint draft message that encompassed the outcome of debates and the official
PE506.919v01-00 2/8 PV\1061731EN.doc EN positions taken by the Assembly at its most recent plenary sessions, in Santiago, Athens and Brussels, on all topics cited. An initial draft version would be sent to the Members of the Bureau so that a final draft message could be discussed for approval at the next meeting of the Bureau in Brussels and then presented at the Summit.
Speakers: Artis Pabriks.
5. State of play of the High-level seminar on EU and Latin America: Common Challenges and Opportunities on Thursday, 28 May 2015 in Brussels
The Chair announced that a high-level seminar on relations between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean would be held on Parliament's buildings in Brussels, with the support of the Delegation. The presence of President Schulz and various other dignitaries and speakers from the European External Action Service, the European Commission, the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the ambassadors of Colombia and Uruguay in Brussels, the University of Havana, and, in principle, some parliamentarians from Venezuela's ruling party and opposition.
The issues to be addressed included the state of political and trade relations in the run- up to the second EU-CELAC Summit, the probable impact of the TTIP, currently being negotiated between the EU and USA, the future of Cuba, the Colombian peace process, the current state and potential of the Latin American economy, the new realities in the Southern Cone, which would feature an interparliamentary dialogue on the situation in Venezuela with some Venezuelan ruling-party and opposition parliamentarians. The Chair invited the Members of the delegation to actively participate in the seminar.
Speakers: Javier Couso, Ernest Urtasun, Luis de Grandes, Ramón Jauregui
6. State of play of the preparations for the 8th Ordinary Plenary Session of the Assembly, and the meetings of the Standing Committees, the Executive Bureau and the Working Group on Migration on 3-5 June 2015 in Brussels The Chair stated that the joint programme included, in addition to the plenary session, meetings of the Assembly's four standing committees, the working group on migration an ordinary meeting of the Executive Bureau, meetings of various political groups and a meeting of the Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries
He then outlined the order of business of the Ordinary Plenary Session, which began with the presentation and discussion of, and vote in plenary on, two reports prepared by the Committee on Sustainable Development, Environment, Energy Policy, Research, Innovation and Technology, entitled: "21st century mining, based on responsible and sustainable development" and "Opportunities and challenges of shale gas in LAC countries and in the Member States of the EU."
The rapporteur of the latter report (Pilar Ayuso, PPE) had asked for it to be submitted, following approval in committee, at the following plenary session, to be held in 2016, given that it was technically impossible to hold a vote in committee, open a new
PV\1061731EN.doc 3/8 PE506.919v01-00 EN deadline for amendments in plenary, and hold negotiations on them, make the commitments and make the relevant translations in such a limited timeframe.
The Co-Chair informed Members that the deadline for urgent motions for resolution (Article 8(3) of the Rules of Procedure) was 12.00 on 12 May, and that no new motions had been tabled. He pointed out that at its most recent meeting on 17 March in Panama, pursuant to Article 8(2)(b) of the Rules of Procedure, the Executive Bureau had authorised the inclusion of an urgent motion for a resolution on the Euro- Latin American position on issues concerning climate and climate change in view of the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21) in the draft agenda of the plenary session in Brussels. The Bureau had therefore (pursuant to Article 8(5) and (6)) instructed the Committee on Sustainable Development to examine the motion in detail with a view to tabling and submitting it and voting on it submission, discussion and voting on it in the Assembly's plenary session in Brussels.
Speakers: Renate Weber, Ernest Urtasun, Artis Pabriks, Verónica Lope Fontane, Andrey Novakov, Molly Scott Cato, José Inazio Faria, Carlos Zorrihno, Jörg Leichtfried, Luis de Grandes, Ramón Jauregui
7. Other business
Teresa Becerril-Jiménez reported on the activities of the EU-Mexico and EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committees and asked the various political groups to support the proposed reform of their rules of procure that was currently being examined by the Conference of Presidents and the Bureau of Parliament.
Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea asked for the issue of violence and child abuse to be included in the Message to the Summit and to be given special consideration by the Subcommittee on Human Rights. The Members present, led by Jose Inazio Faria and Izaskun Bilbao, seconded the proposal.
8. Date and place of next meeting
The extraordinary meeting of the Delegation, the High-level seminar on EU and Latin America: Common Challenges and Opportunities, would be held at 8.30-12.30 on Thursday, 28 May 2015, in Brussels
The meeting closed at 17.55.
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Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Predsjedništvo/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/ Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*)
Ramón Jáuregui Atondo (P), Ernest Urtasun (2nd VP), Miroslav Mikolášik (3rd VP), Marina Albiol Guzmán (4th VP), Jörg Leichtfried (7th VP)
Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Zastupnici/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/ Képviselõk/Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter
Marie-Christine Arnautu, Francisco Assis, Pilar Ayuso, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Reimer Böge, Dita Charanzová, Nicola Danti, Luis de Grandes Pascual, José Inácio Faria, Evelyne Gebhardt, Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Verónica Lope Fontagné, Thomas Mann, Joëlle Mélin, Matthijs van Miltenburg, Andrey Novakov, Artis Pabriks, Ulrike Rodust, Molly Scott Cato, Renate Weber, Carlos Zorrinho
Excused: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (6th VP), Peter Liese, Tom Vandenkendelaere
Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Zamjenici/ Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Supleanţi/Náhradníci/ Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter
Javier Couso Permuy, Isabella De Monte, Fernando Maura Barandiarán, Stanislav Polčák, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Inese Vaidere
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206 (3)
53 (6) (Точка от дневния ред/Punto del orden del día/Bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/Tagesordnungspunkt/ Päevakorra punkt/Ημερήσια Διάταξη Σημείο/Agenda item/Point OJ/Točka dnevnog reda/Punto all'ordine del giorno/Darba kārtības punkts/Darbotvarkės punktas/Napirendi pont/Punt Aġenda/Agendapunt/Punkt porządku dziennego/Ponto OD/Punct de pe ordinea de zi/Bod programu schôdze/Točka UL/Esityslistan kohta/Föredragningslista punkt)
PV\1061731EN.doc 5/8 PE506.919v01-00 EN Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Promatrači/ Osservatori/Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/ Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer
По покана на председателя/Por invitación del presidente/Na pozvání předsedy/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/ Na poziv predsjednika/Su invito del presidente/Pēc priekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/Pirmininkui pakvietus/Az elnök meghívására/ Fuq stedina taċ-'Chairman'/Op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/Na zaproszenie Przewodniczącego/A convite do Presidente/La invitaţia preşedintelui/Na pozvanie predsedu/Na povabilo predsednika/Puheenjohtajan kutsusta/På ordförandens inbjudan
Съвет/Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συμβούλιο/Council/Conseil/Vijeće/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/ Conselho/Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*)
Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Komisija/Commissione/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*)
Европейска служба за външна дейност/Servicio Europeo de Acción Exterior/Evropská služba pro vnější činnost/ EU-Udenrigstjenesten/Europäischer Auswärtiger Dienst/Euroopa välisteenistus/Ευρωπαϊκή Υπηρεσία Εξωτερικής Δράσης/European External Action service/Service européen pour l'action extérieure/Europska služba za vanjsko djelovanje/Servizio europeo per l’azione esterna/Eiropas Ārējās darbības dienests/Europos išorės veiksmų tarnyba/Európai Külügyi Szolgálat/Servizz Ewropew għall-Azzjoni Esterna/Europese dienst voor extern optreden/Europejska Służba Działań Zewnętrznych/Serviço Europeu para a Acção Externa/ Serviciul european pentru acţiune externă/Európska služba pre vonkajšiu činnosť/Evropska služba za zunanje delovanje/Euroopan ulkosuhdehallinto/Europeiska utrikestjänsten (*)
Manfredo Fanti
Други институции/Otras instituciones/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner/Andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/ Άλλα θεσμικά όργανα/Other institutions/Autres institutions/Druge institucije/Altre istituzioni/Citas iestādes/Kitos institucijos/ Más intézmények/Istituzzjonijiet oħra/Andere instellingen/Inne instytucje/Outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/Iné inštitúcie/Muut toimielimet/Andra institutioner/organ
PE506.919v01-00 6/8 PV\1061731EN.doc EN Други участници/Otros participantes/Ostatní účastníci/Endvidere deltog/Andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/Επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/Autres participants/Drugi sudionici/Altri partecipanti/Citi klātesošie/Kiti dalyviai/Más résztvevők/Parteċipanti ohra/Andere aanwezigen/Inni uczestnicy/Outros participantes/Alţi participanţi/Iní účastníci/Drugi udeleženci/Muut osallistujat/Övriga deltagare
Секретариат на политическите групи/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/Tajništva klubova zastupnika/Segreteria gruppi politici/Politisko grupu sekretariāts/Frakcijų sekretoriai/ Képviselőcsoportok titkársága/Segretarjat gruppi politiċi/Fractiesecretariaten/Sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secr. dos grupos políticos/Secretariate grupuri politice/Sekretariát politických skupín/Sekretariat političnih skupin/Poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/ Gruppernas sekretariat
PPE Salafranca, Rizza, Glogowski S&D Melis, Kuhne, Guerra, González del Pino, Jubete, Henriques ALDE Munoa Salaverria ECR Gilbert Verts/ALE Küppers GUE/NGL Hernandez Toledo EFDD NI
Кабинет на председателя/Gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/Formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/Γραφείο Προέδρου/President's Office/Cabinet du Président/Ured predsjednika/Gabinetto del Presidente/Priekšsēdētāja kabinets/Pirmininko kabinetas/Elnöki hivatal/Kabinett tal-President/Kabinet van de Voorzitter/Gabinet Przewodniczącego/Gabinete do Presidente/Cabinet Preşedinte/Kancelária predsedu/Urad predsednika/Puhemiehen kabinetti/Talmannens kansli
Кабинет на генералния секретар/Gabinete del Secretario General/Kancelář generálního tajemníka/Generalsekretærens Kabinet/ Kabinett des Generalsekretärs/Peasekretäri büroo/Γραφείο Γενικού Γραμματέα/Secretary-General's Office/Cabinet du Secrétaire général/Ured glavnog tajnika/Gabinetto del Segretario generale/Ģenerālsekretāra kabinets/Generalinio sekretoriaus kabinetas/ Főtitkári hivatal/Kabinett tas-Segretarju Ġenerali/Kabinet van de secretaris-generaal/Gabinet Sekretarza Generalnego/Gabinete do Secretário-Geral/Cabinet Secretar General/Kancelária generálneho tajomníka/Urad generalnega sekretarja/Pääsihteerin kabinetti/ Generalsekreterarens kansli
PV\1061731EN.doc 7/8 PE506.919v01-00 EN Генерална дирекция/Dirección General/Generální ředitelství/Generaldirektorat/Generaldirektion/Peadirektoraat/Γενική Διεύθυνση/ Directorate-General/Direction générale/Glavna uprava/Direzione generale/Ģenerāldirektorāts/Generalinis direktoratas/Főigazgatóság/ Direttorat Ġenerali/Directoraten-generaal/Dyrekcja Generalna/Direcção-Geral/Direcţii Generale/Generálne riaditeľstvo/Generalni direktorat/Pääosasto/Generaldirektorat
DG PRES DG IPOL DG EXPO Stokelj, Tvevad DG EPRS DG COMM DG PERS DG INLO DG TRAD DG INTE DG FINS DG ITEC DG SAFE
Правна служба/Servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/Juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/ Service juridique/Pravna služba/Servizio giuridico/Juridiskais dienests/Teisės tarnyba/Jogi szolgálat/Servizz legali/Juridische Dienst/ Wydział prawny/Serviço Jurídico/Serviciu Juridic/Právny servis/Oikeudellinen yksikkö/Rättstjänsten
Секретариат на комисията/Secretaría de la comisión/Sekretariát výboru/Udvalgssekretariatet/Ausschusssekretariat/Komisjoni sekretariaat/Γραμματεία επιτροπής/Committee secretariat/Secrétariat de la commission/Tajništvo odbora/Segreteria della commissione/ Komitejas sekretariāts/Komiteto sekretoriatas/A bizottság titkársága/Segretarjat tal-kumitat/Commissiesecretariaat/Sekretariat komisji/ Secretariado da comissão/Secretariat comisie/Sekretariat odbora/Valiokunnan sihteeristö/Utskottssekretariatet
Fernández-Fernández, Neves
Сътрудник/Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padėjėjas/Asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/ Avustaja/Assistenter
König, Licop-Cabo
* (P) = Председател/Presidente/Předseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair(wo)man/Président/Predsjednik/Priekšsēdētājs/ Pirmininkas/Elnök/'Chairman'/Voorzitter/Przewodniczący/Preşedinte/Predseda/Predsednik/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) = Заместник-председател/Vicepresidente/Místopředseda/Næstformand/Stellvertretender Vorsitzender/Aseesimees/Αντιπρόεδρος/ Vice-Chair(wo)man/Potpredsjednik/Vice-Président/Potpredsjednik/Priekšsēdētāja vietnieks/Pirmininko pavaduotojas/Alelnök/ Viċi 'Chairman'/Ondervoorzitter/Wiceprzewodniczący/Vice-Presidente/Vicepreşedinte/Podpredseda/Podpredsednik/ Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande (M) = Член/Miembro/Člen/Medlem./Mitglied/Parlamendiliige/Μέλος/Member/Membre/Član/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Képviselő/ Membru/Lid/Członek/Membro/Membru/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) = Длъжностно лице/Funcionario/Úředník/Tjenestemand/Beamter/Ametnik/Υπάλληλος/Official/Fonctionnaire/Dužnosnik/ Funzionario/Ierēdnis/Pareigūnas/Tisztviselő/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Funcţionar/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/ Tjänsteman
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