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En En Minutes European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Foreign Affairs AFET_PV(2020)1210_1 MINUTES Meeting of 10 December 2020, 9.00-12.00; 13.45-15.45 and 16.45-18.45 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 9.03 on Thursday, 10 December 2020, with David McAllister (Chair) presiding. 1. Adoption of agenda AFET_OJ(2020)1210_1 The agenda was adopted. 2. Chair's announcements *** Voting time *** Voting opened at 9.30 and closed at 11.00 All Members taking part in the vote, both in the committee meeting room or via remote participation, voted by e-mail using printed ballot papers 3. Connectivity and EU-Asia relations AFET/9/03574 2020/2115(INI) Rapporteur: Reinhard Bütikofer (Verts/ALE) PR – PE660.104v01-00 AM – PE661.782v01-00 Responsible: AFET* Opinions: PV\1220669EN.docx PE662.104v01-00 EN United in diversityEN INTA* Seán Kelly (PPE) AD – PE657.395v02-00 AM – PE659.053v01-00 TRAN* Angel Dzhambazki (ECR) AD – PE657.369v02-00 AM – PE658.991v01-00 Adoption of amendments Decision: The draft report was adopted: 54 votes to 2, with 12 abstentions 4. Implementation of Directive 2009/81/EC, concerning procurement in the fields of defence and security, and of Directive 2009/43/EC, concerning the transfer of defence-related products AFET/9/02479 2019/2204(INI) Rapporteur for the opinion: Sven Mikser (S&D) PA – PE657.437v01-00 AM – PE660.191v01-00 Responsible: IMCO – Kris Peeters (PPE) PR – PE658.808v01-00 AM – PE660.265v01-00 Adoption of amendments Decision: The draft opinion was adopted: 51 votes to 10, with 7 abstentions 5. Report on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Albania AFET/9/01986 2019/2170(INI) Rapporteur: Isabel Santos (S&D) PR – PE647.074v01-00 Responsible: AFET Exchange of views Decision: Exchange of views Deadline for tabling amendments:16 December 2020, 11.00 Speakers: David McAllister, Isabel Santos, David Lega, Michal Simecka, Dominique Bilde, Thomas Waitz, Herman Tertsch, Mick Wallace, Michela Matuella [DG NEAR], Elsa Fenet [EEAS] PE662.104v01-00 2/12 PV\1220669EN.docx EN 6. Report on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Kosovo AFET/9/01988 2019/2172(INI) Rapporteur: Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel (Verts/ALE) PR – PE647.076v01-00 Responsible: AFET Exchange of views Decision: Exchange of views Deadline for tabling amendments:15 December 2020, 11.00 Speakers: David McAllister, Viola von Cramon-Taubadel, Lukas Mandl, Andreas Schieder, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Thierry Mariani, Angel Dzhambazki, Mick Wallace, David Cullen [DG NEAR], Elsa Fenet [EEAS] 7. Report on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on North Macedonia AFET/9/01990 2019/2174(INI) Rapporteur: Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Renew) PR – PE647.080v01-00 Responsible: AFET Exchange of views Decision: Exchange of views Deadline for tabling amendments:16 December 2020, 11.00 Speakers: David McAllister, David Cullen [DG NEAR], Elsa Fenet [EEAS], Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Christian Sagartz, Tanja Fajon; Anna Bonfrisco, Tineke Strik, Angel Dzhambazki, Andreas Schieder, Thomas Waitz, Željana Zovko 8. Report on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Serbia AFET/9/01991 2019/2175(INI) Rapporteur: Vladimír Bilčík (PPE) PR – PE647.081v03-00 Responsible: AFET Exchange of views Decision: Exchange of views Deadline for tabling amendments:15 December 2020, 11.00 PV\1220669EN.docx 3/12 PE662.104v01-00 EN Speakers: David McAllister, Vladimír Bilčík, Demetris Papadakis, Klemen Grošelj, Susanna Ceccardi, Viola von Cramon-Taubadel, Emmanuel Maurel, Željana Zovko , Catherine Wendt [EC], Elsa Fenet [EEAS] Hermann Tertsch The meeting adjourned at 11.49 and resumed on at 13.48 with Željana Zovko (Vice-Chair). 9. Exchange of views with the European External Action Service on the situation in Western Sahara Speakers: Željana Zovko, Rosamaria Gili [EEAS], María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, László Trócsányi, Salima Yenbou, Andrey Kovakchev, Andreas Schieder, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Thierry Mariani, Jordi Solé, Manu Pineda, Mounir Sakouri, Lars Berg, Idoia Villanueva, Thomas Waitz 10. Exchange of views with Bujar Osmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Speakers: Željana Zovko, Bujar Osmani [Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia], Andreas Schieder, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Christian Sagartz, Tonino Picula, Anna Bonfrisco, Tineke Strik, Angel Dzhambazki, Stelios Kouloglou, Alexander Yordanov, Michael Gahler The meeting adjourned at 15.42 and resumed on at 16.46 with Urmas Paet (Vice-Chair). 11. Chair's announcements Announcement result of votes on amendments and opening of final votes. *** Voting time *** Opening of the remote voting procedure on the final votes on the report as amended. Voting opened at 17.00 and closed at 18.30. The result of the final vote was announced in writing. 12. Exchange of views on the elections in Georgia and their political consequences Speakers: Urmas Paet, Luc Devigne [EEAS], Mathieu Bousquet [DG NEAR], Marina Kaljurand, Michael Gahler, Nacho Sanchez Amor, Marketa Gregorova, Massimo Castaldo Fabio, Sven Mikser, Andrea Bocskor, Andrius Kubilius, In camera PE662.104v01-00 4/12 PV\1220669EN.docx EN 13. Coordinators’ meeting Exchange of views on the programming framework for the Instrument for Pre- Accession Assistance 2021-2027 (IPA III) 14. Other business None 15. Date and place of next meeting 25 January 2021, 13.45–16.15 and 16.45–18.45 26 January 2021, 9.00–12.00 and 13.45–16.15 and 16.45–18.45 The meeting was adjourned at 18.40. PV\1220669EN.docx 5/12 PE662.104v01-00 EN Results of roll-call votes Contents 1. Report on Connectivity and EU-Asia relations........................................................7 1.1. Final vote ..................................................................................................................7 2. Opinion on the Implementation of Directive 2009/81/EC, concerning procurement in the fields of defence and security, and of Directive 2009/43/EC, concerning the transfer of defence-related products .............................................................................................................7 2.1 Final vote .................................................................................................................7 Key to symbols: + : in favour - : against 0 : abstention PE662.104v01-00 6/12 PV\1220669EN.docx EN 1. Report on Connectivity and EU-Asia relations 1.1. Final vote 54 + EPP Alexander Alexandrov Yordanov, Traian Băsescu, Andor Deli, Michael Gahler, Sunčana Glavak, Kinga Gál, Andrius Kubilius, David Lega, Miriam Lexmann, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Lukas Mandl, David McAllister, Vangelis Meimarakis, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gheorghe-Vlad Nistor, Radosław Sikorski, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Željana Zovko S&D Maria Arena, Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Tanja Fajon, Raphaël Glucksmann, Dietmar Köster, Claudiu Manda, Sven Mikser, Demetris Papadakis, Tonino Picula, Kati Piri, Giuliano Pisapia, Isabel Santos, Andreas Schieder, Sergei Stanishev, Nacho Sánchez Amor Renew Petras Auštrevičius, Katalin Cseh, Bart Groothuis, Klemen Grošelj, Bernard Guetta, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Hilde Vautmans GREENS Alviina Alametsä, Reinhard Bütikofer, Markéta Gregorová, Jordi Solé, Tineke Strik, Thomas Waitz, Salima Yenbou GUE Manu Pineda, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz NI Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Márton Gyöngyösi 2 - ID Lars Patrick Berg NI Kostas Papadakis 12 0 ID Anna Bonfrisco, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaak Madison, Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière, Harald Vilimsky ECR Anna Fotyga, Karol Karski, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Hermann Tertsch, Witold Jan Waszczykowski, Charlie Weimers 2. Opinion on the Implementation of Directive 2009/81/EC, concerning procurement in the fields of defence and security, and of Directive 2009/43/EC, concerning the transfer of defence-related products 2.1. Final vote 51 + EPP Alexander Alexandrov Yordanov, Traian Băsescu, Andor Deli, Michael Gahler, Sunčana Glavak, Kinga Gál, Andrius Kubilius, David Lega, Miriam Lexmann, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Lukas Mandl, David McAllister, Vangelis Meimarakis, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gheorghe-Vlad Nistor, Radosław Sikorski, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Željana Zovko PV\1220669EN.docx 7/12 PE662.104v01-00 EN S&D Maria Arena, Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Tanja Fajon, Raphaël Glucksmann, Claudiu Manda, Sven Mikser, Demetris Papadakis, Tonino Picula, Kati Piri, Giuliano Pisapia, Isabel Santos, Andreas Schieder, Sergei Stanishev, Nacho Sánchez Amor Renew Petras Auštrevičius, Katalin Cseh, Bart Groothuis, Klemen Grošelj, Bernard Guetta, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Hilde Vautmans GREENS Alviina Alametsä, Reinhard Bütikofer, Markéta Gregorová, Jordi Solé, Tineke Strik, Thomas Waitz, Salima Yenbou NI Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Márton Gyöngyösi 10 - S&D Dietmar Köster ID Lars Patrick Berg, Jaak Madison, Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière, Harald Vilimsky ECR Charlie Weimers GUE Manu Pineda, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz NI Kostas Papadakis 7 0 ID Anna Bonfrisco, Susanna Ceccardi ECR Anna Fotyga, Karol Karski, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Hermann Tertsch, Witold Jan Waszczykowski PE662.104v01-00 8/12 PV\1220669EN.docx 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
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