2019-2024

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

AFCO_PV(2020)1119_1

MINUTES

Meeting of 19 November 2020, 13.45 – 15.45 and 16.45 – 18.45

BRUSSELS

Participation of AFCO Members only via the remote interactio meeting tool

The meeting opened at 13.46 on Thursday, 19 November 2020, with (Chair) presiding.

For legal reasons (right to privacy) the Chair informed the participants that the meeting would be filmed and streamed live on the Internet.

1. Adoption of agenda AFCO_OJ PE660.298v01-00

The Chair proposed the following changes to the draft agenda:

• point 6 of the draft agenda on the draft opinion on 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU - Council and European Council (2020/2142(DEC) – COM(2020)0288[03] – C9-0222/2020) scheduled to take place at 15.20 to be transferred to the second session of the meeting starting at 16:45;

• point 9 of the draft agenda on the draft report on the Proposal for an Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2018/2070(ACI) – COM(2018)0323 – C8-0189/2018) to be postponed to the next meeting at the request of the rapporteur Esteban González Pons;

• the discussion on point 10 of the draft agenda on the draft report on Parliament’s

PV\1219491EN.docx PE661.879v01-00

EN United in diversityEN right of initiative (2020/2132(INI) to be postponed to the next meeting at the request of the rapporteur .

The agenda thus amended was adopted.

2. Chair's announcements

The Chair made the following announcements:

• Interpretation is available in 9 languages: FR DE IT NL EN ES PT FI RO.

• Social distance measures are in force and the use of masks is mandatory during this meeting.

3. Chair's announcements concerning coordinators’ recommendations

The Chair informed Members about the recommendations made by the Coordinators at their meeting of 16 November 2020:

• European Electoral Law: the rapporteur for the legislative own initiative report on the modification of the European electoral law (2020/2220(INL)) will be Domènec Ruiz Devesa (S&D).

• Opinion to JURI on the regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality - report on Better Law Making covering the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 (2020/2262(INI)): awaiting the conclusion of a written consultation of coordinators on expressions of interest for the rapporteurship. So far, the only candidacy was submitted by Gerolf Annemans (ID).

In the absence of any objection, these recommendations were deemed adopted by the Committee.

4. Approval of minutes of meetings of

14 July 2020 PV – PE657.295v01-00 27 August 2020 PV – PE658.990v01-00 1 September 2020 PV – PE659.007v01-00

Joint Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) and Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)

PE661.879v01-00 2/10 PV\1219491EN.docx EN study presentation organised by the Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs

5. Strengthening transparency and integrity in the EU institutions by setting up an independent EU ethics body

AFCO/9/03618 2020/2133(INI)

Rapporteur (Verts/ALE)

Opinions : CONT Mikuláš Peksa (Verts/ALE) ECON Derk Jan Eppink (ECR) PA – PE657.256v01-00 AM – PE658.867v01-00 JURI* Stéphane Séjourné (Renew) PA – PE657.482v01-00 PETI (PPE)

● Presentation by experts of two Studies commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs: - "Conflict of interest policies: effectiveness and best practice in Europe" by Dr. Christoph DEMMKE, Professor of Public Management, University of Vaasa (Finland) (Study requested by the JURI committee) - "Strengthening transparency and integrity in the EU institutions by setting up an independent EU ethics body" by Dr. Markus FRISCHHUT, Professor, Jean Monnet Chair “EU Values & DIGitalization for our CommuNITY (DIGNITY)”, MCI | THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SCHOOL®, Innsbruck, Austria (Study requested by the AFCO committee)

The experts Dr. Christoph Demmke and Dr. Markus Frischhut took the floor to give their presentations.

In addition to the AFCO Chair, Antonio Tajani, the following Members took the floor: Daniel Freund (AFCO rapporteur), Stéphane Séjourné (JURI rapporteur for opinion), , (3rd Vice-Chair), , Pascal Durand, Leila Chaibi, Manon Aubry, Adrián Vázquez Lázara (Chair of JURI), Paulo Rangel, Domènec Ruiz Devesa.

Adrián Vázquez Lázara (Chair of JURI) took the chair at 15.08.

Dr. Christoph Demmke and Dr. Markus Frischhut took the floor to answer the questions.

Adrián Vázquez Lázara (Chair of JURI) closed the debate.

The meeting adjourned at 15.24 and resumed at 16.46 with Antonio Tajani (Chair) presiding.

PV\1219491EN.docx 3/10 PE661.879v01-00 EN 6. Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027

AFCO/9/00303 *** 2018/0166(APP) – COM(2018)0322

Rapporteur for the opinion: Antonio Tajani (PPE)

Responsible: BUDG (PPE) DV – PE660.278v01-00 (S&D)

The Chair and rapporteur for the opinion, Antonio Tajani, presented the draft opinion in the form of a letter.

The following Members took the floor: Danuta Maria Hübner, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Sandro Gozi, Laura Huhtasaari, , Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Helmut Scholz.

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*** Remote voting procedure ***

Opening of the remote voting procedure for a Single Vote from 17:17 to 18:15

7. Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027

AFCO/9/00303 *** 2018/0166(APP) – COM(2018)0322

Rapporteur for the opinion: Antonio Tajani (PPE)

Responsible: BUDG Jan Olbrycht (PPE) DV – PE660.278v01-00 Margarida Marques (S&D)

The opinion in the form of a letter was adopted with 21 votes in favour, 6 against and 1 abstention.

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(in parallel with the remote voting procedure for the final vote)

8. 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU - Council and European Council

AFCO/9/03746 2020/2142(DEC) – COM(2020)0288[03] – C9-0222/2020

Rapporteur for the opinion: Antonio Tajani (PPE) PA – PE660.215v01-00

Responsible: CONT Pascal Durand (Renew)

PE661.879v01-00 4/10 PV\1219491EN.docx EN The Chair and rapporteur for the opinion, Antonio Tajani, presented the draft opinion.

The following Members took the floor: Danuta Maria Hübner, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pascal Durand, Daniel Freund, Gerolf Annemans.

The deadline for amendments was set for 16 December at 12.00.

9. Other business

AFCO’s role in the conclusion of the partnership agreement with the UK: Danuta Maria Hübner, Chair of the AFCO’s Monitoring Group on the implementation of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, took the floor.

10. Date and place of next meeting

2 December 2020, 9.00 – 12.00 (Brussels) 3 December 2020, 13.45 – 15.45 (Brussels)

The meeting closed at 17.40.

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Contents

AFCO/9/00303. Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (2018/0166(APP) – COM(2018)0322), rapporteur for the opinion: Antonio Tajani ...... 7 AFCO/9/00303.1. Final vote by roll call in committee for opinion...... 7

Key to symbols: + : in favour - : against 0 : abstention

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AFCO/9/00303.1. Final vote by roll call in committee for opinion

21 +

GUE/NGL Helmut Scholz

NI Fabio Massimo Castaldo

PPE Esteban González Pons, , Paulo Rangel, Antonio Tajani, Loránt Vincze, Rainer Wieland

RENEW Gilles Boyer, Pascal Durand, Sandro Gozi, Maite Pagazaurtundúa

Gabriele Bischoff, Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, , S&D

Verts/ALE Damian Boeselager, Gwendoline Delbos Corfield, Daniel Freund

6 -

ECR Geert Bourgeois, Jacek Saryusz Wolski

ID Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

PPE László Trócsányi

1 0

GUE/NGL Leila Chaibi

PV\1219491EN.docx 7/10 PE661.879v01-00 EN ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/ LISTE DE PRÉSENCE/POPIS NAZOČNIH/ELENCO DI PRESENZA/APMEKLĒJUMU REĢISTRS/DALYVIŲ SĄRAŠAS/ JELENLÉTI ÍV/REĠISTRU TA' ATTENDENZA/PRESENTIELIJST/LISTA OBECNOŚCI/LISTA DE PRESENÇAS/ LISTĂ DE PREZENŢĂ/PREZENČNÁ LISTINA/SEZNAM NAVZOČIH/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/NÄRVAROLISTA

Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Predsjedništvo/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/ Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*)

Antonio Tajani (P), (VP), Giuliano Pisapia (VP)

Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Βουλευτές/Members/Députés/Zastupnici/Deputati/Deputāti/ Nariai/Képviselõk/Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter

Gerolf Annemans, Damian Boeselager, Geert Bourgeois, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Leila Chaibi, Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Gwendoline Delbos Corfield, Pascal Durand, Daniel Freund, Esteban González Pons, Sandro Gozi, Brice Hortefeux, Laura Huhtasaari, Paulo Rangel, Antonio Maria Rinaldi, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Jacek Saryusz Wolski, Helmut Scholz, Pedro Silva Pereira, László Trócsányi, Mihai Tudose, Loránt Vincze, Rainer Wieland

Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Zamjenici/ Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Supleanţi/Náhradníci/ Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter

Gilles Boyer, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Miroslav Číž, Danuta Maria Hübner, , Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, , Niklas Nienaß, Maite Pagazaurtundúa,

209 (7)

216 (3)

56 (8) (Точка от дневния ред/Punto del orden del día/Bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/Tagesordnungspunkt/ Päevakorra punkt/Σημείο της ημερήσιας διάταξης/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/Punkt på föredragningslistan)

Adrián Vázquez Lázara (Chair JURI), Manon Aubry (JURI), (JURI), Stéphane Séjourné 5 (JURI), Lara Wolters (JURI), (JURI)

Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Promatrači/ Osservatori/Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/ Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer

PE661.879v01-00 8/10 PV\1219491EN.docx EN 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/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

Dr. Christoph Demmke (Professor of Public Management, University of Vaasa, Finland), Dr. Markus Frischhut (Professor, Jean Monnet Chair “EU Values & DIGitalization for our CommuNITY (DIGNITY)”, MCI | THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SCHOOL®, Innsbruck, Austria)

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/Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Komisija/Commissione/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*)

Други институции и органи/Otras instituciones y organismos/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner og organer/Andere Organe und Einrichtungen/Muud institutsioonid ja organid/Λοιπά θεσμικά όργανα και οργανισμοί/Other institutions and bodies/Autres institutions et organes/Druge institucije i tijela/Altre istituzioni e altri organi/Citas iestādes un struktūras/Kitos institucijos ir įstaigos/ Más intézmények és szervek/Istituzzjonijiet u korpi oħra/Andere instellingen en organen/Inne instytucje i organy/Outras instituições e outros órgãos/Alte instituții și organe/Iné inštitúcie a orgány/Muut toimielimet ja elimet/Andra institutioner och organ

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/Secretariado dos grupos políticos/Secretariate grupuri politice/Sekretariát politických skupín/Sekretariat političnih skupin/Poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/ De politiska gruppernas sekretariat

PPE Iris Bergmann, Dora Bardos S&D Ines Ayala Sender Renew Sietse Wijnsma, Merlin Halilova ID Verts/ALE Helena Argerich i Terradas, Mélanie Vogel ECR Ralf Packet, Andrea Guglielmi GUE/NGL Maj Aslett-Rydbjerg, Nicolas Strauch NI

PV\1219491EN.docx 9/10 PE661.879v01-00 EN Кабинет на председателя/Gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/Formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/Γραφείο του 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 του 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

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 Eeva Pavy, Fabiola Valentini DG EXPO DG EPRS DG COMM DG PERS DG INLO DG TRAD DG LINC 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 της 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

José Luís Pacheco, François Némoz-Hervens, Annemieke Beugelink, Carla Carvalho, Petr Novak, Inke Kalb, Ewelina Błaszczyk- Adamowicz

Сътрудник/Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padėjėjas/Asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/ Avustaja/Assistenter

Olga Arriaga e Cunha

* (P) = Председател/Presidente/Předseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair/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/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/Βουλευτής/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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