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Guide for Members Review of the 8Th Legislature of the European Parliament Directorate for External Policies – Regions Interparliamentary Delegations Activities Guide for Members Review of the 8th Legislature of the European Parliament 2019 INTERPARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS ACTIVITIES GUIDE FOR MEMBERS DIRECTORATE FOR EXTERNAL POLICIES - REGIONS GUIDE FOR MEMBERS - INTERPARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS ACTIVITIES / 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction 6 II. Europe, Western Balkans and Turkey 16 III. Russia and the Eastern Partnership States 36 IV. Maghreb, Mashreq, Israel and Palestine 52 V. The Arab Peninsula, Iraq and Iran 66 VI. The Americas 76 VII. Asia - Pacific 100 VIII. Africa 130 IX. Multilateral Assemblies 136 X. Annexes: 150 • Laureates of Sakharov and Nobel Peace Prize of the last 10 years • EPP Group Chairs and Vice-Chairs in Delegations and Parliamentary Assemblies during the Eighth Legislature • EU trade figures with third countries 4 / GUIDE FOR MEMBERS - INTERPARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS ACTIVITIES GUIDE FOR MEMBERS - INTERPARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS ACTIVITIES / 5 I. INTRODUCTION 1. WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF DELEGATIONS? Interparliamentary Delegations and Assemblies are official organs of the European Parliament (EP), which permit MEPs to meet and I. INTRODUCTION exchange views with elected members of other parliaments from all over the world. They • Serve to maintain, develop and enhance the EP’s international contacts and the international parliamentary diplomacy; • Enhance and deepen existing partnerships with traditional and new partners; • Through partnerships, help to contribute to the promotion of the values on which the EU is founded: the principles of liberty, de- mocracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as the rule of law (see Art. 6 and Art. 11(1) of the EU Treaty); • Provide added value to the work of the Parliamentary Committees dealing with foreign Relations, such as the AFET, DEVE and INTA Committees and ensure the EP adopts a coherent approach; • Provide first-hand expertise based on direct contacts on the ground; • Follow closely the political and economic developments in these countries and regions; • Formulate recommendations to be sent to the EU’s appropriate political bodies; • Take the initiative for EP urgency resolutions whenever necessary; and • Engage in a dialogue with political forces close to our political family. 2. WHAT ARE THE POWERS OF THE EP IN EXTERNAL RELATIONS? Since the Lisbon Treaty, the EP has gained new competences in EU policy-making: • The EP’s role as co-legislator is fully recognised > The EP’s legislative power has been increased, whereby it actively participates in the "Ordinary Legislative Procedure (OLP)" in virtually all areas of European Union policy; • In the field of external Relations, the consent of the EP is required for the approval of a wide range of international agreements signed by the EU (e.g. in the common trade policy area); • In the field of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), the EP has acquired a general right to be informed, consult- ed and to exercise scrutiny (the HR/VP of the Commission must undergo the same investiture procedure in the EP as any other Commissioner) and to adopt the CFSP budget; • Its budgetary powers, which it shares with the Council on equal footing, are now extended to all Union expenditure > EP consent is necessary to adopt the legally binding Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF); • The EP was closely involved in the creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS), which is one of the most significant changes introduced by the Lisbon Treaty. The EP introduced amendments with the aim of reinforcing the democratic accounta- bility of this new institution and to ensure that it would contribute towards increasing the efficiency and coherence of the EU’s external action as well as the EU’s influence in the world as a global player. 6 / GUIDE FOR MEMBERS - INTERPARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS ACTIVITIES GUIDE FOR MEMBERS - INTERPARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS ACTIVITIES / 7 3. WHAT TYPES OF DELEGATIONS EXIST? Transatlantic Legislators Dialogue All of the EP’s Delegations reach out to parliamentarians in other countries, regions and organisations. However, just how and where they This special type of interparliamentary cooperationaims to enhance parliamentary ties between the EU and the US Congress, and support meet depends on the nature of delegation1. Activities developed by the EP Delegation for Relations with the US. Parliamentary Assemblies Windhoek Dialogue One group of delegations participate in "Parliamentary Assemblies", which are regular, formal meetings that bring together elected Created by the EPP Group, the "Windhoek Dialogue" continues to be important platform for dialogue and exchange between EPP representatives from several parliaments from third countries with MEPs. In most cases, the EP’s Delegation is the largest single delegation Group and partners of centre-right African parties. at the assembly, with the number of MEPs accounting for about half the total number of delegates. Currently, five of the EP’s 44 Delegations participate in parliamentary assemblies. Examples include the Delegation to the NATO Parlia- mentary Assembly (DNAT) and the Delegation to the Euro-Latin America Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT). 4. WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM THE EPP ADVISERS FOR DELEGATIONS? Interparliamentary Committees That they • Provide insight and up–to-date information on the country/region concerned; The EP’s Delegations to Interparliamentary "committees" also meet their counterparts in regular, formal meetings. Most of these Interparlia- • Participate and provide support during and before delegation meetings; mentary Committees are bilateral: they involve the EP and one other delegation, usually from a single country. • Offer assistance with the drafting of joint declarations and urgency resolutions; Interparliamentary Committees may be called "Parliamentary Association Committees", "Parliamentary Cooperation Committees", "Joint • Ensure close cooperationin terms of press work and press releases; Parliamentary Committees" or "Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committees", depending on a number of factors. • Provide close collaboration with other relevant committees; All these committees were created by bilateral agreements between the EU and the partner. The meetings have strict "rules of procedures". • Maintain an up-to-date intranet webpage, which includes: The EP currently has 15 Delegations that participate in 23 Parliamentary Committees. Examples include the Delegation to the EU-Mexico - the latest minutes of every interparliamentary meeting; Joint Parliamentary Committee (D-MX) and the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (D-UA). - EP resolutions and background materials (newspaper articles, etc.); and - a list of useful contacts regarding the work in the delegation; Other Interparliamentary Delegations • Maintain a close network with EPP sister parties and other partners in the country concerned; and • Maintain good cooperationwith the EP administration and within the EU institutions. The largest group of delegations (some 25 of the total 44) focus on "Relations with" another country or, sometimes, with a group of countries. These delegations meet their fellow legislators in ordinary "interparliamentary meetings". The frequency of these meetings can Additional guidelines for external missions: The EPP Group Secretariat is there for you! vary according to the schedules and availability of the two partners. These meetings do not have their own rules, but do still adhere to the general «provisions» for delegations established by the EP. • To provide updated and complementary information for the dossier before the mission; Two examples of this type of delegation are the Delegation for Relations with Japan (D-JP) and the Delegation for Relations with Canada • To suggest and organise (if possible) meetings outside of the official programme which might be of interest for EPP Group Members; (D-CA). • To serve as a reference point and provide support and feedback during the mission; • To maintain contacts with the media and ensure adequate press coverage of the mission; Ad Hoc Delegations • To prepare a summary report on the mission within 10 days after the mission; • To maintain close contact with the Office of the EPP Group Chairperson, Secretary-General and the Directorate for Press and • Created in response to unforeseen events of major political significance; Communications; • Composed of seven members appointed by the Political Groups in accordance with the rolling D’Hondt2 system. • To provide assistance in the case of emergencies. Election Observation Mission (EOM) SECURITY DURING MISSIONS: The EP Crisis Cell was set up with the objective of coordinating and implementing preventive and reactive measures to ensure the security and safety of MEPs and any other staff during official missions. It has at its disposal a permanent • On the basis of a request by the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG), the EP’s Conference of Presidents secretariat integrated into the Business Continuity Management Unit, an EP 24/7 hotline (+32-2-2843505), a duty officer and a medical authorises an EOM; doctor on duty, as well as a set of procedures and tools to help it fulfil its mandate. • The DEG is co-chaired by the Chairs of the AFET and DEVE Committees; and Before the mission, participants are asked to enter their personal details into the Mission Crisis Management (MCM) database. MCM is • The DEG examines all general questions
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