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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2014 - 2019 Committee on International Trade INTA_PV(2014)0924_1 MINUTES Meeting of 24 September 2014, 9.00-12.30 and 15.00-18.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 9:04 on Wednesday, 24 September 2014, with Bernd Lange (Chair) presiding. 1. Adoption of agenda INTA_OJ PE537.512v02-00 The agenda was adopted. 2. Chair’s announcements Chair informed Committee Members about recent developments in the application of the EU- Ukraine Association Agreement and the latest set of EU sanctions against Russia. In camera 3. State of Play of International Trade Negotiations INTA/8/01120 Exchange of views with Jean-Luc Demarty, Director General DG Trade, Commission Speakers: Jean-Luc Demarty, Bernd Lange, Tokia Saifi, Daniel Caspary, Ska Keller, Santiago Fisas Ayxela, Helmut Scholz, David Martin, Viviane Reding, Jan Zahradil, Yannick Jadot, Anne-Marie Mineur, Marietje Schaake, Emma McClarkin, Sorin Moisa, Marielle de Sarnez, Inmaculada Rodriguez-Piñero In camera 4. Exchange of views on the State of Play of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement Speakers: Bernd Lange, Peter Balas, Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Victor PV\1059047EN.doc PE539.479v02-00 EN United in diversity EN Bostinaru, Johannes van Baalen, Yannick Jadot, Marine Le Pen, Helmut Scholz, Rebecca Harms, Sorin Moisa, Salvatore Cicu, Olli Rehn, Artis Pabriks, Marielle de Sarnez, Jarosław Wałęsa, David Campbell Bannerman, Franz Obermayr Joint debate 5. Association Agreement between the EU and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part INTA/8/00388 *** 2014/0086(NLE) 09827/2014 – C8-0129/2014 Rapporteur Olli Rehn (ADLE) PA – PE537.345v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: AFET – Andrejs Mamikins (S&D) Consideration of draft opinion 6. Conclusion of an Association agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part INTA/8/01055 2014/2816(INI) Rapporteur Olli Rehn (ADLE) PA – PE537.396v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: AFET – Andrejs Mamikins (S&D) Consideration of draft opinion Speakers: Olli Rehn, Bernd Lange, Sorin Moisa, Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Georgios Katrougalos Joint debate 7. Association Agreement between the EU and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part INTA/8/00391 *** 2014/0083(NLE) 09828/2014 – C8-0130/2014 Rapporteur Ionel-Sorin Moisă (S&D) PA – PE537.343v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: AFET – Petras Auštrevičius (ADLE) PR – PE537.338v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion 8. Conclusion of an Association agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part INTA/8/01057 2014/2817(INI) PE539.479v02-00 2/12 PV\1059047EN.doc EN Rapporteur Ionel-Sorin Moisă (S&D) PA – PE537.395v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: AFET – Petras Auštrevičius (ADLE) PR – PE537.389v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion Speakers: Sorin Moisa, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Helmut Scholz, Ignacio Garcia Bercero 24 September 2014, 11.30 – 12.30 In camera 9. Coordinators’ meeting Coordinators’ decisions: 9.1 Chair’s announcements and decisions: groups to submit proposals for a member responsible for the gender mainstreaming, to be approved during the next meeting to request AFET that appearance of the newly appointed WTO Ambassador in an exchange of views before taking up the post would take place in INTA with AFET invited, given INTA's responsibility for relations with the WTO to seek information on practices followed throughout different committees on the order of political groups (speaking order, etc.) 9.3. Proposed calendar of committee meetings for the year 2015 Decision: to request competent services for an alternative to the proposed calendar for 2015, in particular for weeks 43, 47 and 52 and to adopt it during the next meeting 9.4. Hearing of the Commissioner-designate for Trade groups to ensure follow-up questions on unanswered questions and to nominate speakers before 25 September 16:00 deadline groups to propose questions for hearings where INTA is an associated and invited committee; INTA should be represented by the Chair or Vice-Chairs, to the extent possible 9.5. General information on the confidential information received from other institutions to postpone decision to the next meeting, following the hearing of the Commissioner- designate Appointment of rapporteurs – decision on procedure 9.6. REPORTS PV\1059047EN.doc 3/12 PE539.479v02-00 EN 9.6.1. Autonomous trade preferences for the Republic of Moldova INTA/8/01036 ***I 2014/0250(COD) COM(2014)0542 – C8-0128/2014 Responsible: INTA – Opinions: AGRI Decisions on procedure Appointment of rapporteur Decision: attributed to S&D for 0 points (Standing rapporteur) 9.6.2. Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the West African States, ECOWAS and the UEMOA, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part INTA/8/01155 *** 2014/0267(NLE) COM(2014)0578 Responsible: INTA – Opinions: DEVE – Decisions on procedure Appointment of rapporteur Decision: attributed to EPP for 0 points (Standing rapporteur) For info 9.6.3. Trade Agreement between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the EU INTA/8/00985 *** 2014/0234(NLE) COM(2014)0503 Responsible: INTA – Opinions: AFET – Decision: attributed to EPP for 0 points (Standing rapporteur) 9.7. OPINIONS 9.7.1. Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the EU INTA/8/00995 *** 2014/0236(NLE) COM(2014)0517 Responsible: DEVE – Opinions: INTA – Decisions on procedure Appointment of rapporteur for the opinion Decision: not to draft an opinion PE539.479v02-00 4/12 PV\1059047EN.doc EN 9.8. Motion for a resolution on the lack of transparency in the negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Marine Le Pen, Matteo Salvini, Marcel de Graaff, Harald Vilimsky, Gerolf Annemans B8-0078/2014 Decision: to take note of the motion for resolution in the on-going work for increasing transparency in TTIP and to inform the authors of the letter of the decision of the committee in line with the Rule 133 (3) 9.9. Petition 1780/2013 by Gilbert Ribes (French) containing recommendations for the protection of the social and economic interests of European citizens. Decision: to take note of the petition and address a follow-up letter to PETI 9.10. Monitoring groups Decision: groups requested to notify remaining names of standing rapporteurs and shadows standing rapporteurs before the next meeting 9.11. Own-initiative reports Decision: to agree on the list of INI reports during the next meeting 9.12. Hearings, Studies & Workshops Decision: to postpone the decision on the list of hearings to be held during the first half of 2015 and workshops to be organised in 2015 to the next meeting to approve the following list of studies to be initiated in 2014: 1.) Comparative study on access to documents (and confidentiality rules) in international trade negotiations 2.) Assessment of TDI policy decisions for 2014 (based on monitoring report published by the EC) 3.) Study on customs issues falling under INTA's new remit 4.) Trade and investment in energy in the context of EU Common commercial policy 5.) Role of wholesalers and distribution groups in international trade 6.) Trade in commodities escaping WTO rules 7.) Comparative study on a number of selected countries (e.g. US, Canada, Brazil, Japan, India...) regarding the evolution in access to public procurement markets and progress achieved by the EU in selected trade negotiations concluded (e.g. South Korea, Peru/Colombia, CETA) 8.) Study on CETA. 9.13. Delegations Decision: groups to submit proposals on the delegations for the first half of 2015to be adopted at the next meeting. PV\1059047EN.doc 5/12 PE539.479v02-00 EN 9.14. Requests by political groups 9.14.1. Draft implementing act under Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community Decision: the Chair to draft a letter to the Commissioner and to consider having a technical briefing on this matter. 9.14.2. Delegated act on GSP+ application by The Philippines Decision: to request an extension of the deadline for objection to a delegated act by two months and to review the guidelines on delegated and implementing acts before the next meeting. 9.14.3. Oral question on Dual Use Decision: to agree on the compromise text of the oral question to be tabled by INTA 9.14.4. Letters to the Commissioner on the Dual-Use regulation and the ISDS consultation Decision: None. End of Coordinators’ meeting. The meeting adjourned at 13.10 and resumed at 15.05. 10. Exchange of views with EU Ambassador to the WTO, Angelos Pangratis Speakers: Angelos Pangratis, Emma McClarkin, Jude Kirton-Darling, Ska Keller, Pablo Zalba Bidegain, Helmut Scholz, William Dartmouth, Alessia Maria Mosca, Marietje Schaake, Maria Sanchez Caldentey, Inmaculada Rodriguez-Piñero, Georgios Katrougalos, Tiziana Beghin *** Electronic vote *** At 16.00 11. Protocol to the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union INTA/8/00366 *** 2014/0019(NLE) 06035/2014 – C7-0113/2014 Rapporteur: Jan Zahradil (ECR) PR – PE537.197v01-00 Responsible: INTA – Opinions: AFET – Decision: no opinion Adoption of draft recommendation (consent) Deadline for tabling amendments: 5 September 2014, 12.00 Decision: The recommendation was adopted with 33 votes in favour, 3 against and 2 abstentions.
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  • Le Monde.Fr : Rébellion En Fanfare Chez Les Gendarmes D'issy 256/09/Thursday 09H23

    Le Monde.Fr : Rébellion En Fanfare Chez Les Gendarmes D'issy 256/09/Thursday 09H23

    Le Monde.fr : Rébellion en fanfare chez les gendarmes d'Issy 256/09/Thursday 09h23 Identifiez-vous Recherchez depuis email 1 mois Mot de passe France et Société sur Le Monde.fr ••• » Recevez les newsletters » Abonnez-vous au journal gratuites Le Monde : 16€/mois mémorisez | oublié? Jeudi 13 septembre 2007 Rébellion en fanfare chez les gendarmes d'Issy LE MONDE POUR MATINPLUS | 13.09.07 | 08h59 • Mis à jour le 13.09.07 | 09h02 Réagissez aux articles que vous venez de lire. Abonnez-vous au Monde.fr : 6€ par mois + 30 jours offerts Parmi les articles précédents ingt-deux musiciens de la gendarmerie mobile ont été mis aux arrêts. Ils ont refusé de Les faits Des "gendarmes en colère" expriment leurs déménager du fort d'Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine) à la caserne de Maisons-Alfort griefs sur Internet 23.03.07 € (Val-de-Marne). Raison invoquée : elle serait insalubre et amiantée. Les faits Un officier de gendarmerie tué lors de Tout commence en septembre 2006, lorsque les 78 gendarmes que compte la musique de la l'interpellation de cambrioleurs 25.06.07 € gendarmerie mobile, logés au fort d'Issy avec leurs familles, sont prévenus qu'ils vont être Les faits A Malakoff, un gendarme tue son adjudant, transférés à Maisons-Alfort. Le 23 avril, ils reçoivent leur ordre de mutation, pour un ses propres enfants puis se donne la mort 13.07.07 € emménagement le 30 juin. Mais entre-temps, une visite de leurs futurs appartements a fait l'effet d'une douche froide aux familles. D'après les témoignages, les sols et les plafonds sont dégradés, les plinthes arrachées, des fuites d'eau, des moisissures sont signalées.