PV BUR. 15.09.2014 PE 8/BUR/PV/2014 2 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
B U R E A U
MINUTES of the meeting of 15 09 2014 Louise Weiss Building Room R1.1. Strasbourg
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BUREAU MINUTES of the meeting of Monday, 15 September 2014 from 18:30 to 20:30 hours Louise Weiss Building Room R1.1. Strasbourg CONTENTS Page 1. Adoption of draft agenda ...... 7
2. Adoption of Minutes of the Bureau meeting of 14 July2014 ...... 8
3. Communications by the President ...... 9
3.1. Allocation of portfolios among Vice Presidents ...... 9
3.2. Bureau Away Days 2014...... 9
3.3. Cancellation of the inaugural ceremony for the new Commission...... 10
3.4. Penalty to be imposed on a Member of the European Parliament...... 11
4. Parliament's 2015 draft budget Note from the Secretary General ...... 13
5. 2015 Open Doors days of the European Parliament and Europe Day festivities in Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg Note from the Secretary General ...... 17
6. Closure of accounts of the European political parties and foundations in 2013 Note from the Secretary General...... 18
7. Reimbursement of medical expenses for former Members who left their mandate due to serious illness Note from the Secretary General...... 19
8. Request from the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection to send a delegation to Italy on 27 and 28 October 2014 – Letter from Ms FORD, Chair of the Committee concerned ...... 20
PE 538.252/BUR 2/29 EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 9. Request from the Committee on Fisheries to authorise a public hearing on "The Fight against Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU)" to be held on 22 September 2014 in Brussels Letter from Mr CADEC, Chair of the Committee concerned...... 21
10. Request from the Subcommittee on Human Rights to authorise a public hearing on "Corporate Social Responsibility" to be held on 24 September 2014 in Brussels Letter from Ms VALENCIANO, Chair of the Subcommittee concerned ...... 22
11. Urgent matters and any other business ...... 24
11.1. Record of Members' activity in Parliament ...... 24
12. Items for information...... 25
13. Date and place of next meeting...... 26
Annex ...... 27
Allocation of portfolios among Vice Presidents...... 27
3/29 PE538.252/BUR EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 BUREAU MINUTES of the meeting of Monday, 15 September 2014 Strasbourg Mr Martin SCHULZ, President of the European Parliament, opened the meeting at 18.35 hours. Present Mr Martin SCHULZ, President Vice Presidents Excused Mr TAJANI Ms CREłU Ms McGUINNESS Mr WIELAND Mr VALCÁRCEL SISO Ms GÁLL PELCZ Ms VĂLEAN Ms GUILLAUME Mr SASSOLI Mr REHN Mr LAMBSDORFF Ms LUNACEK Mr PAPADIMOULIS Mr CZARNECKI Quaestors Excused Ms MORIN CHARTIER Mr LIBERADZKI Ms BEARDER Mr KOVATCHEV Mr KARSKI Also Present Mr WELLE, Secretary General Ms RATTI, Deputy Secretary General
PE 538.252/BUR 4/29 EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 List of officials present at the meeting: Private Office of the President Mr WINKLER Mr DIRRIG Ms WOLLNY Mr DREUTE Ms BOVEINGTON FAURAN Mr SCHRANZ Private Office of the Secretary General Mr MANGOLD Ms LUEDDECKE Ms MALASOMMA Private Office of the Deputy Secretary General Mr LANE Secretariat DG Presidency (PRES) Mr KNUDSEN DG Internal Policies (IPOL) Mr RIBERA D'ALCALA/ Ms COJOCARU * DG External Policies (EXPO) Mr AGUIRIANO DG Parliamentary Research Services (EPRS) Mr TEASDALE DG Information (COMM) Ms LAHOUSSE/ Mr DUCH GUILLOT/ Mr CLARK ** DG Personnel (PERS) Mr KAISER DG Infrastructure and Logistics (INLO) Mr VANHAEREN DG Translation (TRAD) Mr MAVRIČ DG Interpretation and Conferences (INTE) Ms COSMIDOU DG Finance (FINS) Mr KLETHI/ Mr PAPI DG Innovation, Technical Support (ITEC) Mr VILELLA DG Security and Safety (SAFE) Ms RATTI Legal Service Mr DREXLER, Jurisconsult Director for the Relations with Political Mr SCHWETZ Groups Conference of President's Secretariat Mr HILLER
* present only for Item 4 ** present only for Item 3
5/29 PE538.252/BUR EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 Political group secretariats, Mr EVISON (EPP) Mr HORNAK (S&D) Mr WOODARD (ECR) Mr KRINGS (ALDE) Ms PANTAZIDOU (GUE/NGL) Mr DENKINGER (Greens/EFA) Mr PITTARELLO (EFDD) Mr BUGALHO (Non attached Members) Vice Presidents' and Quaestors' assistants Ms SALVELLI Mr TAJANI's assistant Ms O'HEA Ms McGUINNESS's assistant Ms KRONTAL Mr WIELAND's assistant Ms DIAZ BLANCO Mr VALCÁRCEL SISO's assistant Mr LOVAS Ms GÁLL PELCZ's assistant Ms CUEVAS HERMAN Ms VĂLEAN's assistant Ms BARREIRA Ms GUILLAUME's assistant Mr LATOUDIS Ms CREłU's assistant Mr MIATTO Mr SASSOLI's assistant Ms PERNAA Mr REHN's assistant Mr KLEEMANN Mr LAMBSDORFF's assistant Ms ROSENBERG Ms LUNACEK's assistant Mr MARGARAS Mr PAPADIMOULIS's assistant Mr MARUSZAK Mr CZARNECKI's assistant Mr RICHARD Ms MORIN CHARTIER's assistant Mr VOGT Mr LIBERADZKI's assistant Ms KONTAR Ms BEARDER's assistant Ms STANEVA Mr KOVATCHEV's assistant Mr TZIORKAS, Mr QUARANTA, Ms MORGADO and Mr CALINOGLOU acted as secretary to the meeting.
PE 538.252/BUR 6/29 EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 1. Adoption of draft agenda
The Bureau,
heard Ms LUNACEK, Vice President, request to take the floor on item 6;
noted the draft agenda (PE 538.250/BUR) and adopted it as shown in these minutes.
7/29 PE538.252/BUR EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 2. Adoption of Minutes of the Bureau meeting of 14 July2014
The Bureau,
approved the Minutes of the Bureau meeting of 14 July 2014 held in Strasbourg (PE 533.276/BUR).
PE 538.252/BUR 8/29 EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 3. Communications by the President
3.1. Allocation of portfolios among Vice Presidents
The Bureau ,
took note of the list of portfolios of the Members of the Bureau as laid down by the President and distributed in the meeting room, and annexed to these minutes (PE 538.264/BUR);
heard the President indicate that, as announced at the previous Bureau meeting, he has been in touch with each individual Vice President during the previous weeks to discuss preferences for portfolios and make a concrete proposal for the distribution of competences taking into account the individual wishes;
heard the President stress his intention to achieve a fairly balanced allocation of competences and note that since it is impossible to meet all individual wishes the proposal is meant to accommodate preferences to reach consensus; heard the President thank the Vice Presidents for the good cooperation shown during the process, namely by withdrawing some of the original wishes;
heard the President open the floor for debate and note that the two Vice Presidents not present in the room at the time of the discussion, Ms GÁLL PELCZ and Ms CREłU, have agreed to their respective portfolios;
as no remarks were made, finalised unanimously the responsibilities of the Vice Presidents, as laid down by the President following bilateral meetings with each Member of the Bureau.
3.2. Bureau Away Days 2014
The Bureau ,
heard the President recall that as agreed by the Bureau at the previous meeting the
9/29 PE538.252/BUR EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 Bureau Away Days will be held on 1 and 2 October in the Jean Monnet House in Bazoches sur Guyonne, in France, and further note that:
• a hotel nearby has been reserved for the accommodation of the participants;
• since the meeting room facilities in the Jean Monnet House are reasonably small, a maximum number of participants must be strictly respected and full interpretation cannot be guaranteed; and
• the agenda of the meeting and information for the practical arrangements will be communicated in due course;
heard Mr LAMBSDORFF and Ms LUNACEK, Vice Presidents, note that the hearings of the Commissioners designate were taking place in the same days as the Away Days and it might be advisable to change this date to allow the Bureau Members to attend the hearings in their respective committees;
heard the President and Mr WIELAND, Ms GUILLAUME and Mr CZARNECKI, Vice Presidents, note that the Bureau Away Days where strategic aims and methods for the new Bureau will be set, are a priority for Bureau Members and therefore should not be postponed;
took note of a suggestion by Ms GUILLAUME, Vice President, once the exact calendar for the hearings is proposed, to examine whether it would be possible to adjust it in order to accommodate the Bureau Members' presence;
confirmed holding the Bureau Away Days on the previously decided dates and in the same place.
3.3. Cancellation of the inaugural ceremony for the new Commission
The Bureau ,
heard the President recall that the previous Bureau had decided on 20 May 2013 a
PE 538.252/BUR 10/29 EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 "Concept for an institutional communication campaign on the 2014 elections" which included in its fourth phase as a "key communication point" the "inauguration of the new Commission" and indicate that the estimate cost of such ceremony has now been calculated at EUR 800,000;
heard the President note that Parliament’s strategic aim to stress its new powers and its prominent institutional role has been sufficiently achieved both in the European elections and with the election of the new Commission President and thus propose to cancel such a ceremony as it would not be, in his eyes, a proper use of public money, in particular in the current economic context;
held an exchange of views with the participation of Mr LAMBSDORFF, Mr PAPADIMOULIS, Mr CZARNECKI, Mr REHN, Mr VALCÁRCEL SISO, Mr TAJANI, Mr SASSOLI and Ms LUNACEK, Vice Presidents, and Ms BEARDER, Quaestor, who all agreed with the President's proposal;
decided unanimously to reverse the relevant part of the previous Bureau decision and cancel the inaugural ceremony for the new Commission.
3.4. Penalty to be imposed on a Member of the European Parliament
The Bureau ,
heard the President announce his intention to impose, in accordance with Rule 166 of the Rules of Procedure, a penalty on Mr Janusz KORWIN MIKKE, Member, who in a recent Plenary debate on unemployment used deliberately several times the terms “negro” and “nigger” in an improper manner and provoked the indignation of the Members present;
heard the President stress his intention to ensure discipline when a Member does not behave correctly and causes disruption to the sitting, adding that he is a full supporter of free debate and expression of Members' political opinions in the Plenary, but that this freedom has the natural limit of respect for others and cannot be misused for racist comments;
11/29 PE538.252/BUR EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 heard the President inform that he has met the Member concerned to hear his justification for this incident and ask him to revise his statement in the minutes, which the Member refused to do, further insisting on the correctness of his behaviour;
heard the President announce his decision to impose a forfeiture of the Member's entitlement to the daily subsistence allowance for a period of 10 days and that this decision would be announced in Plenary on the Wednesday after the Bureau meeting;
heard Mr SASSOLI, the Vice President presiding over the sitting at the moment of the occurrence of the incident, confirm that the act was a deliberate provocation and express his agreement with the penalty;
held an exchange of views with the participation of Mr WIELAND, Ms GUILLAUME, Ms McGUINNESS, Mr LAMBSDORFF, Mr TAJANI, Ms VĂLEAN, Vice Presidents, Mr LIBERADZKI and Ms BEARDER, Quaestors, who all agreed with the abusiveness of the occurrence and the need for an exemplary penalty.
PE 538.252/BUR 12/29 EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 A. DECISIONS/EXCHANGE OF VIEWS
4. Parliament's 2015 draft budget Note from the Secretary General
The Bureau ,
took note of the note from the Secretary General of 4 September 2014 on Parliament's reading of its draft budget for 2015 (PE 538.244/BUR and annexes);
heard the President introduce the subject matter, recalling that in the past Parliament traditionally accounted for 20% of the overall EU budget item covering administrative costs, but that presently that figure decreased to 19.89% and any further cuts could seriously undermine Parliament's ability to effectively perform its tasks; invite therefore the members of the Bureau to actively promote, within their political groups, a more rational debate on Parliament's budget, in order to enable Parliament to fully meet its institutional duties and to provide Members with the services they need to fulfil their mandate;
heard the Secretary General give an overview of the 2015 budgetary procedure leading to the adoption, on 17 April 2014, of the revised version of the 2015 estimates; underline in particular the following items, as agreed in conciliation with the Committee on Budgets:
• Reduction of 1% per year of staff of the secretariat general (no reduction of the secretariats of the political groups),
• Sufficient funding for the payment of transitional allowances to the Members who left Parliament after the 2014 European elections (408 former Members),
• Improvement in the offices allocated to Members and their staff, based on the principle confirmed by the Bureau that not more than two persons should share an office,
• Agreement with the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions for the transfer of a maximum of 80 staff from their translation units to
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• Infrastructural works for an improved access facility allowing visitor groups a safe and comfortable arrival and to reach the Esplanade Solidarność 1980 more easily, as well as provisions for future renovation works in the Spaak building in Brussels;
heard the Secretary General present the proposed changes to Parliament's 2015 budget estimates resulting either from previous Bureau decisions or from technical measures, as detailed in his note; recall that, taken together, these measures will be budget neutral, i.e. not alter the total volume of appropriations adopted by Parliament on 17 April 2014 amounting to € 1,794,929,112; further remind that this figure represents an increase by 2.24% on the 2014 budget, but that excluding exceptional expenditure linked to the 2014 election year, the increase for 2015 is merely 1.57%, i.e. slightly lower than the inflation rate forecast for that year;
heard Mr SASSOLI, Vice President with primary responsibility for the budget, concur with the President in favouring a cautious management of Parliament's expenses and in firmly rejecting any obtrusive demagogic approach when deciding Parliament's future budgets, in order to safeguard Parliament's dignity and functionality;
heard Ms McGUINNESS and Mr LAMBSDORFF, Vice Presidents, express their overall appreciation for the improvements in the working conditions for Members and their staff;
held an extensive exchange of views with the participation of Mr LAMBSDORFF, Ms VĂLEAN, Ms LUNACEK, Mr CZARNECKI, Vice Presidents, Ms MORIN CHARTIER, Quaestor, and the President, raising a number of questions focused in particular on the following measures proposed in the Secretary General's note:
• Item 3243 (Parlamentarium project in Berlin): the nature of the budgeted
PE 538.252/BUR 14/29 EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 expenses related to this project and whether the adaptation of the film (needed to make it suitable for 360° projection in smaller premises) would allow to use it also in other EP Information Offices,
• Item 2140 (introduction of new smaller trunks): whether the transportation of documents to Strasbourg for the Plenary sessions could not be considered redundant in today's world of mobile digital communication,
• Chapter 10 1: nature and size of Parliament's contingency reserve;
heard the Secretary General reply to the questions addressed to him and remark, inter alia , that the film based on the film of the Parlamentarium in Brussels needs to be adapted, not only because of the change of format, but also due to the changes introduced by the Lisbon Treaty, that it would be shown also next to the Berlin Information Office, in the EP in Strasbourg to over 250,000 visitors per year, and that the new version could also be used in other EPIOs in central locations;
heard the Secretary General remind that Parliament has already been actively promoting a paper free environment, thus generating savings in printing paper of approximately € 650,000 per year, and that this strategy should be further implemented over this legislative term in a sustainable way;
heard the President suggest to approve in principle the proposed adaptation of the Parlamentarium film, but to remove the aforementioned proposals for Items 3243 and 2140 from the budget note submitted to the Bureau;
approved unanimously the incorporation into Parliament's budget estimates for 2015 of the following changes related to recent Bureau decisions:
• splitting the Directorate for Information Technology (DIT) into two new directorates (budget neutral),
• setting up three large open plan offices (+€ 2,035,000, offset by an identical sum payable by way of compensation under the lease for the Square de Meeûs
15/29 PE538.252/BUR EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 Building – budget neutral);
approved unanimously the incorporation into Parliament's budget estimates for 2015 of the following limited technical changes involving adjustments to appropriations:
• development of human resources management applications (+ € 400,000, fully offset by an identical reduction in the appropriations entered against the heading ‘Entitlements in connection with entering the service, transfer and leaving the service’),
• EU laissez passer (+ € 100,000 , offset by an identical reduction in the contingency reserve),
• contribution for Type II accredited European Schools (+ € 200,000, offset by an identical reduction in the contingency reserve);
approved unanimously, the proposed changes to the establishment plan, involving the cutting of 47 posts in the Secretariat, the conversion, in accordance with the new Staff Regulations, of 40 AST posts to 40 AST/SC posts and an additional upgrading of a temporary AD10 post to an AD14 post for non attached Member coordination purposes, and the update of certain aspects of the budget nomenclature;
agreed to forward their conclusions to the Committee on Budgets, with a request for them to be incorporated into the amendments to be tabled by the rapporteur during Parliament’s reading of its draft budget;
agreed to mandate Mr SASSOLI and Mr WIELAND, Vice Presidents with primary and secondary responsibility for the budget, to engage in conciliation negotiations with the Committee on Budgets if necessary and to report back to the Bureau at the next meeting.
PE 538.252/BUR 16/29 EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 B. DECISIONS WITHOUT DEBATE
5. 2015 Open Doors days of the European Parliament and Europe Day festivities in Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg Note from the Secretary General
The Bureau , without debate,
took note of a note from the Secretary General dated 3 September 2014 on the above mentioned matter (PE 538.241/BUR);
established the dates for the Open Doors Days events in Strasbourg on Saturday 2 May 2015 and in Brussels on Saturday 9 May 2015;
encouraged Members to participate in activities around 9 May in every Member State;
instructed the Secretary General to initiate the necessary practical arrangements via the Task Force which has been set up to this effect.
17/29 PE538.252/BUR EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 6. Closure of accounts of the European political parties and foundations in 2013 Note from the Secretary General
The Bureau , with debate,
took note of a note from the Secretary General, dated 3 September 2014, on the above mentioned subject (PE 538.243/BUR and annexes);
took note of the analysis and remarks made by the authorising officer;
heard Ms LUNACEK, Vice President, enquire on the reasons behind the exclusion of two potential beneficiaries (AEMN and ITE) from the present decision;
heard the Secretary General explain that the two beneficiaries concerned had submitted their final reports well after the submission deadline had expired and would therefore be the subject of a separate Bureau decision; nonetheless, in order not to disadvantage the 12 political parties and 12 foundations who had respected the given deadline, it was proposed to close their accounts now;
heard Ms McGUINNESS, Vice President, express her support for this approach;
approved the final reports and the financial statements of the 24 beneficiaries included in this note;
- determined the amount of the final grants as indicated in paragraph 5.2 of the note and required the authorising officer to pay or recover the relevant amounts;
instructed the Secretary General to inform parties and foundations of these decisions.
PE 538.252/BUR 18/29 EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 7. Reimbursement of medical expenses for former Members who left their mandate due to serious illness Note from the Secretary General
The Bureau , without debate,
took note of the note from the Secretary General dated 3 September 2014 on the above mentioned matter (PE 538.242/BUR and annex);
amended , with effect from 1 July 2014, Article 81 of the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament as proposed in the annex to the note from the Secretary General, subject to legal linguistic verification.
19/29 PE538.252/BUR EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 8. Request from the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection to send a delegation to Italy on 27 and 28 October 2014 – Letter from Ms FORD, Chair of the Committee concerned
The Bureau , without debate,
took note of a letter dated 28 July 2014, from Ms FORD, Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, requesting authorisation to send a ten Member delegation, including herself travelling out of quota in her capacity as Chair, to Italy on 27 28 October 2014 (PE 533.316/CPG and financial statement);
recalled that, following the adoption by Plenary, on 23 October 2013, of Parliament's resolution on the draft general budget of the EU for the financial year 2014 (paragraph 109), no travel by delegations during the September December 2014 period shall be organised;
noted the negative recommendation issued by the Conference of Presidents at its meeting of 11 September 2014;
withheld authorisation of the requested visit.
PE 538.252/BUR 20/29 EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 9. Request from the Committee on Fisheries to authorise a public hearing on "The Fight against Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU)" to be held on 22 September 2014 in Brussels Letter from Mr CADEC, Chair of the Committee concerned
The Bureau , without debate,
took note of a letter dated 4 August 2014, from Mr CADEC, Chair of the Committee on Fisheries requesting authorisation to hold a public hearing on "The fight against Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU)" on 22 September 2014 in Brussels (PE 533.317/BUR);
took note that hearings, as part of the 2014 annual programme, have been authorised only for the first six months of this year, and as a result, hearings in the second half of the year require individual authorisations by the Bureau, in accordance with Article 3 of the relevant Rules;
took note that the hearing is scheduled to take place on a date and time set aside for a meeting of the Committee on Fisheries and that three invited guests will require the reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses;
granted the authorisation requested on the understanding that the Committee on Fisheries will remain within its 2014 quota of sixteen paid guests and invite the Committee to notify the President prior to the hearing of all relevant information as required by Article 4 of the applicable rules.
21/29 PE538.252/BUR EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 10. Request from the Subcommittee on Human Rights to authorise a public hearing on "Corporate Social Responsibility" to be held on 24 September 2014 in Brussels Letter from Ms VALENCIANO, Chair of the Subcommittee concerned
The Bureau , with debate,
took note of a letter dated 8 September 2014, from Ms VALENCIANO, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, requesting authorisation to hold a public hearing on "Corporate Social Responsibility" scheduled to be held on 24 September 2014 in Brussels (PE 538.249/BUR);
noted that hearings, as part of the 2014 annual programme, have been authorised only for the first six months of this year, and as a result, hearings in the second half of the year require individual authorisation by the Bureau, in accordance with Article 3 of the relevant Rules;
noted that the hearing is scheduled to take place on a date and time set aside for a meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights and that it will not require the reimbursement of travel or subsistence expenses for any invited guest;
heard Mr LAMBSDORFF, Vice President, express a reserve on the draft hearing programme, as submitted;
heard the President recall the Bureau's responsibility concerning the granting of authorisation for committee hearings and the corresponding funding of any invited experts and note that the proposed approval is subject to a favourable opinion from the Conference of Committee Chairs, which will consider any issues related to conflicts of competence between committees;
granted the authorisation requested, subject to a favourable opinion issued by the Conference of Committee Chairs and invited the Subcommittee concerned to notify the President, prior to the hearing, of all relevant information, in particular of the
PE 538.252/BUR 22/29 EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 final programme and the names and capacities of the invited guests, as required by Article 4 of the applicable rules.
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11.1. Record of Members' activity in Parliament
The Bureau,
heard Mr SASSOLI, Vice President, invite Parliament to implement a system which provides, in statistical form, a more comprehensive overview of Members' activity in Parliament, taking into account their presence in all places and instances of work, and regret that, on the contrary, the currently produced statistics record the Members' presence in Plenary only, thus giving external observers a very partial view of their activity.
PE 538.252/BUR 24/29 EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 12. Items for information
The Bureau,
took note of:
Interinstitutional mail External mail Internal mail
a note dated 12 September 2014, from the Secretary General concerning the European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2014 on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2015, Section I Parliament (2014/2003(BUD)) (PE 538.257/BUR and annex, available on request from the Secretariat).
25/29 PE538.252/BUR EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 13. Date and place of next meeting The Bureau,
decided to hold its next ordinary meeting on 20 October 2014 , from 18h30 to 20h30 , in Room R1.1 in the Louise WEISS Building in Strasbourg.
* * * The meeting closed at 20.20 hours. * * *
PE 538.252/BUR 26/29 EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 Annex
Allocation of portfolios among Vice Presidents
Members of the Bureau • Antonio TAJANI Conciliations (with VP Guillaume and VP Lambsdorff) • Security (EPP, IT) • Implementation of Article 17 TFEU First Vice President • House of European history (jointly with VP Cretu) • Lux Prize • Artistic Committee, Member • Replacing the President for Latin America
• Mairead McGUINNESS Information Policy, Press and Citizens Relations including EPIOs, primary responsibility (with VP Guillaume) (EPP, IE) • WG on Information and Communication Policy, Chair • Interinstitutional Group on Communication, Co Chair • STOA • Children’s Rights – Mediator
• Rainer WIELAND Buildings, primary responsibility (with VP Sassoli) • Budget, secondary responsibility (with VP Sassoli) (EPP, DE) • Transport • WG on Buildings, Transport and Green Parliament, Chair • European Political Parties (with VP Lunacek) • Relations with FR, BE, LU authorities concerning the seat and places of work • Replacing the President for Africa / ACP
• Ramón Luis VALCARCÉL Members’ Research Service and Library, primary SISO responsibility • Relations with national Parliaments (with VP Rehn) in (EPP, ES) charge in particular of COSAC • Relations with the Committee of Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee • WG on Information and Communication Policy, Member • Replacing the President for Neighbourhood Policy (South/EUROMED/Middle East), secondary responsibility
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• Audit Panel, Chair Ildikó GÁLL PELCZ • Access to Documents • WG on Buildings, Transport and Green Parliament, (EPP,HU) Member • Chancellery of the European Citizen’s Prize, Member • Replacing the President on Asia / Oceania
• Adina Ioanna VĂLEAN Informatics and Telecommunications • WG on ICT Innovation Strategy, Chair (EPP, RO) • WG on Gender Equality and Diversity, Member • Audit Panel, Member
• Sylvie GUILLAUME Conciliations (with VP Tajani and VP Lambsdorff) • Information Policy, P ress and Citizens Relations including (S&D, FR) EPIOs, secondary responsibility (with VP McGuinness) • WG on Information and Communication Policy, Vice Chair • Interinstitutional Group on Communication, Member • Chancellor, European Citizens’ Prize • Transparency register • Replacing the President for the ILO and IOM
• Corina CREłU House of European History (jointly with VP Tajani) • Multilingualism (S&D, RO) • Members’ Research Service and Library, secondary responsibility • WG on ICT Innovation Strategy, Member • Artistic Committee, Member • Replacing the President for multilateral bodies (security) including NATO, OSCE • Replacing the President for Neighbourhood policy (East / Euronest), secondary responsibility
• David Maria SASSOLI Budget, primary responsibility (with VP Wieland) • Buildings, secondary responsibility (with VP Wieland) (S&D, IT) • WG on Buildings, Transport and Green Parliament, Vice Chair • Audit Panel, Member • Replacing the President for Neighbourhood Policy (South/EUROMED/Middle East), primary responsibility
PE 538.252/BUR 28/29 EN PV BUR. 15.09.2014 • Olli REHN Relations with national Parliaments (with VP Valcárcel Siso), in charge in particular of economic governance (ALDE, FI) • WG on Information and Communication Policy, Member • Chancellery of the European Citizen’s Prize, Member • Academy of European Law (Trier) • Replacing the President for World Bank and IMF
• Alexander Graf Conciliations (with VP Tajani and VP Guillaume) • LAMBSDORFF Human Rights and Democracy, except Sakharov network • WG on Buildings, Transport and Green Parliament, (ALDE, DE) Member • WG on ICT Innovation Strategy, Member • Replacing the President for multilateral bodies (non security), including UN+ and WTO • Replacing the President for contacts with European business associations
• Ulrike LUNACEK Sakharov Network • EMAS (Greens/EFA, AT) • European Political Parties (with VP Wieland) • WG on Gender Equality and Diversity, Member • WG on Information and Communication Policy, Member • Replacing the President for Western Balkans
• Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS Gender equality and diversity • WG on Gender Equality and Diversity, Chair (GUE/NGL, EL) • WG on Information and Communication Policy, Member • Chancellery of the European Citizen’s Prize, Member • Replacing the President for European trade unions • Replacing the President for Council of Europe and the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Ryszard CZARNECKI Question Time • Medical Service (ECR, PL) • WG on Information and Communication Policy, Member • WG on Buildings, Transport and Green Parliament, Member • WG on ICT Innovation Strategy, Member • Chancellery of the European Citizen’s Prize, Member • Replacing the President on Neighbourhood Policy (East / Euronest), primary responsibility • Replacing the President for Baltic / Nordic / Arctic
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