EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 - 2014
Committee on Foreign Affairs
AFET_PV(2013)1125_1
MINUTES Meeting of 25 November 2013, from 15.00 to 18.30, and 26 November 2013, from 9.00 to 12.30 and from 15.00 to 18.30 BRUSSELS
The meeting opened at 15.20 on Monday 25 November 2013, with Elmar Brok (Chair) in the chair.
1. Adoption of agenda AFET_OJ (2013)1125_1v01-00
The agenda was adopted in the form shown in these minutes.
2. Chair's announcements
The Chair made a short announcement about the agreement reached in Geneva on a "joint plan of action" aiming at reaching a comprehensive long-term solution to the Iran nuclear programme.
The Chair reminded that President of Angola had cancelled his visit and that, in his place we are having exchange of views with Elisabeth Jeggle on the election observation mission to Tajikistan.
Speakers: Robert Atkins, Elmar Brok
3. Approval of minutes of the meetings of:
10 October 2013 PE 522.845v01-00 15 October 2013 PE 521.717v01-00 16 October 2013 PE 521.634v01-00
The minutes were approved.
PV\1010411EN.doc PE524.489v01-00
EN United in diversity EN 4. 2013 progress report on Albania
AFET/7/14148 2013/2879(RSP)
Rapporteur: Nikola Vuljanić
Consideration of amendments
Speakers: Nikola Vuljanić, Eduard Kukan, Libor Rouček, Marietje Schaake, Marije Cornelissen, Charles Tannock, Jelko Kacin, Bernd Posselt, Knut Fleckenstein, Bastiaan Belder, Heike Gerstbrein (DG ELARG)
Decision
The vote on the draft resolution will take place on 5 December 2013.
Jointly
5. 2013 progress report on Serbia
AFET/7/14141 2013/2880(RSP)
Rapporteur: Jelko Kacin
Consideration of amendments
6. Debriefing by Eduard Kukan on the 1st EU-Serbia SAPC meeting on 14 November 2013 in Belgrade, Serbia
Speakers: Eduard Kukan, Jelko Kacin
Eduard Kukan took the chair at 16.05
Charles Tannock, Libor Rouček, Davor Ivo Stier, Bastiaan Belder, Bernd Posselt, Andrej Plenković, Myriam Ferran (DG ELARG)
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7. 2013 progress report on fYRoM
AFET/7/14249 2013/2883(RSP)
Rapporteur: Richard Howitt
Consideration of a draft motion for a resolution
Speakers: Richard Howitt
Elmar Brok, Chair, took the chair at 16.50
Eduard Kukan, Charles Tannock, Davor Ivo Stier, Evgeni Kirilov, Stanimir Ilchev, Bernd Posselt, Elmar Brok
PE524.489v01-00 2/9 PV\1010411EN.doc EN Decision
The deadline for amendments - 10 December 2013, at 18.00
Jointly with the Committee on Development
8. Exchange of views with Commissioner Georgieva on the situation in Syria and the Central African Republic
Speakers: Elmar Brok, Eva Joly, Commissioner Georgieva, Véronique De Keyser, Francisco José Millán Mon, Marietje Schaake, Judith Sargentini, Robert Atkins, Santiago Fisas Ayxela, Marusya Lyubcheva, Stanimir Ilchev, Charles Tannock, Ricardo Cortés Lastra, Richard Howitt
The meeting adjourned at 18.48 on 25 November 2013 and resumed at 9.10 on 26 November 2013 with Elmar Brok (Chair) in the chair.
***Electronic vote***
9. Disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups
AFET/7/13515 ***I 2013/0110(COD) COM(2013)0207 - C7-0103/2013
Rapporteur for the opinion: Thijs Berman
Adoption of a draft opinion
Speaker: Richard Howitt
Amendments adopted: 2 (3rd part), 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 14/15, 16 (1st part), COMP 1, 21, 22, 23, 24 with oral am 2, 26/27, 29 with oral am 3 (2nd part), 30 (1st part), COMP 2, 37 (1st part),
Amendments rejected: 1, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 2 (1st and 2nd part), 16 (2nd part), 17, 25, 28, 29 (1st part), 30 (2nd part), 31, 35, 36, 37 (2nd part)
Decision The draft opinion, as amended, was adopted: for: 25; against: 10; abstention(s): 0
*** End of electronic vote***
10. 2012 Progress Report on Iceland and the post-election perspectives
AFET/7/13081 2013/2932(RSP)
Rapporteur: Cristian Dan Preda
PV\1010411EN.doc 3/9 PE524.489v01-00 EN Consideration of amendments
Speakers: Cristian Dan Preda, Libor Rouček, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen
Andrey Kovatchev, 3rd Vice-Chair, took the chair at 9.35
Robert Atkins, Dirk Lange (DG ELARG)
11. 2013 progress report on Montenegro
AFET/7/14245 2013/2882(RSP)
Rapporteur: Charles Tannock
Consideration of a draft motion for a resolution
Speakers: Charles Tannock, Anna Ibrisagic, Libor Rouček, Ivo Vajgl, Mark Demesmaeker, Nikola Vuljanić, Eduard Kukan, Davor Ivo Stier, Tonino Picula, Dirk Lange (DG ELARG)
12. Debriefing by Elisabeth Jeggle on the Election Observation Mission to Tajikistan on 4-7 November 2013
Speakers: Elisabeth Jeggle, Andrey Kovatchev
13. Renewal of the EU-Russia agreement on cooperation in science and technology
AFET/7/13582 *** 2013/0282(NLE) 13152/2013 - C7-0370/2013
Rapporteur for the opinion: Libor Rouček
Consideration of a draft opinion
Speakers: Libor Rouček
The meeting adjourned at 10.45 on 26 November 2013 and resumed at 15.20 on 26 November 2013 with Elmar Brok (Chair) in the chair.
14. Debriefing by Vice-President Isabelle Durant on the EP delegation to the EU Myanmar Task Force on 13-15 November
Decision Postponed
15. Debriefing by David O`Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer of the EEAS, on the EU-Japan and EU-China Summits
Speakers: David O`Sullivan, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Robert Atkins
PE524.489v01-00 4/9 PV\1010411EN.doc EN Eduard Kukan took the chair at 15.50
Francisco José Millán Mon, Helmut Scholz, Adrian Severin
Elmar Brok, Chair, took the chair at 16.00
16. Exchange of views with Pierre Vimont, Executive Secretary General of the EEAS, and David O`Sullivan, Chief Operating officer of the EEAS, and Ambassador Raimundas Karoblis, Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU, on the EEAS 2013 review
Speakers: Elmar Brok, David O`Sullivan, Raimundas Karoblis, Roberto Gualtieri, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Tarja Cronberg, Charles Tannock, Isabelle Durant, Charalampos Angourakis
17. Exchange of views with a Delegation of US Congress led by Senator Christoper Murphy, Chair of the Subcommittee on European Affairs, about perspectives and challenges for EU-US cooperation
Speakers: Elmar Brok, Christoper Murphy, Mario Diaz Balart (Congressman), Gregory Meeks (Congressman), José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Carmen Romero López, Sarah Ludford, Nadja Hirsch, Charles Tannock, Hans-Gert Pöttering, Pino Arlacchi, Nikolaos Chountis, Jelko Kacin
18. Other business
None
19. Date and place of next meeting
5 December 2013, from 9.00 to 12.30 Brussels
The meeting closed at 18.31
PV\1010411EN.doc 5/9 PE524.489v01-00 EN ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/POPIS NAZOČNIH/LISTE DE PRÉSENCE/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/DELTAGARLISTA
Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Predsjedništvo/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/ Biuras/Elnökség/ Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*)
Elmar Brok (P) (1,2), Andrey Kovatchev (3rd VP) (1,2) Committee on Development Eva Joly (P) (1)
Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Zastupnici/Députés/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/ Képviselõk/ Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter
Pino Arlacchi (2), Robert Atkins (1,2), Bastiaan Belder (1), Jerzy Buzek (2), Tarja Cronberg (1,2), Mark Demesmaeker (1,2), Andrzej Grzyb (1,2), Richard Howitt (1,2), Anna Ibrisagic (1,2), Liisa Jaakonsaari (1,2), Jelko Kacin (1,2), Tunne Kelam (2), Nicole Kiil- Nielsen (2), Evgeni Kirilov (1), Paweł Robert Kowal (2), Eduard Kukan (1,2), Vytautas Landsbergis (2), Krzysztof Lisek (1,2), Marusya Lyubcheva (1,2), Francisco José Millán Mon (1,2), Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck (2), Kristiina Ojuland (2), Pier Antonio Panzeri (2), Tonino Picula (1,2), Bernd Posselt (1,2), Cristian Dan Preda (2), Hans-Gert Pöttering (1,2), Libor Rouček (1,2), José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra (1,2), Nikolaos Salavrakos (2), Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (2), Werner Schulz (2), Adrian Severin (2), Davor Ivo Stier (1,2), Charles Tannock (1,2), Eleni Theocharous (2), Inese Vaidere (2), Nikola Vuljanić (1,2), Boris Zala (2), Johannes Cornelis van Baalen (2) Committee on Development Ricardo Cortés Lastra (1)
Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Zamjenici/Suppléants/ Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Supleanţi/Náhradníci/ Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter
Laima Liucija Andrikienė (1,2), Charalampos Angourakis (2), Marije Cornelissen (1), Véronique De Keyser (1), Christian Ehler (2), James Elles (2), Knut Fleckenstein (1), Roberto Gualtieri (2), Kinga Gál (1,2), Elisabeth Jeggle (2), Barbara Lochbihler (2), Sarah Ludford (2), Jacek Protasiewicz (2), Carmen Romero López (2), Marietje Schaake (1,2), Helmut Scholz (1,2), Alf Svensson (2), Ivo Vajgl (2), Janusz Władysław Zemke (2) Committee on Development Santiago Fisas Ayxela (1), Judith Sargentini (1)
187 (2)
Maria Badia i Cutchet (2), Hiltrud Breyer (2), António Fernando Correia de Campos (2)
193 (3)
Thijs Berman (2), Zdravka Bušić (1), Karl-Heinz Florenz (2), Nadja Hirsch (2), Stanimir Ilchev (1), Timothy Kirkhope (2), Jan Mulder (2), Hubert Pirker (2), Andrej Plenković (1), Antolín Sánchez Presedo (2), Axel Voss (2), Dubravka Šuica (2)
46 (6) (Точка от дневния ред/Punto del orden del día/Bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/Tagesordnungspunkt/Päevakorra punkt/Ημερήσια Διάταξη Σημείο/Agenda item/Točka dnevnog reda/Point OJ/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/Föredragningslista punkt)
Присъствал на/Presente el/Přítomný dne/Til stede den/Anwesend am/Viibis(id) kohal/Παρών στις/Present on/Présent le/Presente il/Piedalījās/ Dalyvauja/Jelen volt/Preżenti fi/Aanwezig op/Obecny dnia/Presente em/Prezent/Prítomný dňa/Navzoči dne/Läsnä/Närvarande den: (1) 25.11.2013 (2) 26.11.2013
PE524.489v01-00 6/9 PV\1010411EN.doc EN Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Promatrači/Observateurs/ Osservatori/Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/ Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer
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(wo)man/Na poziv predsjednika/Sur l'invitation du président/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
David O`Sullivan, Chief Operating officer of the EEAS Ambassador Raimundas Karoblis, Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU Mario Diaz Balart, Congressman Gregory Meeks, Congressman Senator Christoper Murphy, Chair of the Subcommittee on European Affairs
Съвет/Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συμβούλιο/Council/Vijeće/Conseil/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/ Conselho/Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*)
Garabello (F), Lűnemann (F)
Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Commissione/Komisija/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*)
Georgieva (M), Sileikaite (F), Giszczak (F), Scaffidi (F), Paquet (F), Ferran (F), Giering (F), Gerstbrein (F), Lange (F), Hernandez (F), Demur (F), Valassopoulou (F), Cole (F)
Други институции/Otras instituciones/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner/Andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/ Άλλα θεσμικά όργανα/Other institutions/Autres institutions/Altre istituzioni/Citas iestādes/Kitos institucijos/Más intézmények/ Istituzzjonijiet oħra/Andere instellingen/Inne instytucje/Outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/Iné inštitúcie/Druge institucije/Muut toimielimet/Andra institutioner/organ
EEAS Kangur (F), Bochicchio (F), Mrak (F), Byczkowski (F), Brinkmann (F)
Други участници/Otros participantes/Ostatní účastníci/Endvidere deltog/Andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/Επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/Drugi sudionici/Autres participants/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/Tajništva klubova zastupnika/Secrétariat des groupes politiques/Segreteria gruppi politici/Politisko grupu sekretariāts/Frakcijų sekretoriai/Képviselőcsoportok titkársága/Segretarjat gruppi politiċi/Fractiesecretariaten/Sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secr. dos grupos políticos/Secretariate grupuri politice/Sekretariát politických skupín/Sekretariat političnih skupin/Poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/Gruppernas sekretariat
PV\1010411EN.doc 7/9 PE524.489v01-00 EN PPE Vlasman, Haglund, Giakomis S&D Tusar, Mamedov, Greco ALDE Glasberg, Stasinipoulou ECR Danecki, Kovarik Verts/ALE Bergamaschi, Meyer, Heider GUE/NGL Schűttpelz, Zganec EFD Pasini, Van Luik NI Atzori
PE524.489v01-00 8/9 PV\1010411EN.doc EN Кабинет на председателя/Gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/Formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/Γραφείο Προέδρου/President's Office/Ured predsjednika/Cabinet du Président/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 Γενικού Γραμματέα/Secretary-General's Office/Ured glavnog tajnika/Cabinet du Secrétaire général/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/Glavna uprava/Direction générale/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 DG EXPO Walter-Drop, Huber, Grűnert, Gasiuk, Bassot, Striegnitz, Harris, Palladino, Fernandez, Pfitzner DG COMM DG PERS DG INLO DG TRAD DG INTE DG FINS DG ITEC
Правна служба/Servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/Juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/ Service juridique/Servizio giuridico/Juridiskais dienests/Teisės tarnyba/Jogi szolgálat/Servizz legali/Juridische Dienst/Wydział prawny/ Serviço Jurídico/Serviciu Juridic/Právny servis/Pravna služba/Oikeudellinen yksikkö/Rättstjänsten
Allik
Секретариат на комисията/Secretaría de la comisión/Sekretariát výboru/Udvalgssekretariatet/Ausschusssekretariat/Komisjoni sekretariaat/Γραμματεία επιτροπής/Committee secretariat/Tajništvo odbora/Secrétariat de la commission/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
Gonzato, Bajtay, Udina, Jacob, Krentz, Minaire, Cantell, Montoya, Palatova, Goinard
Сътрудник/Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padėjėjas/Asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/ Avustaja/Assistenter
Marits
* (P) = Председател/Presidente/Předseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair(wo)man/Predsjednik/Président/ Priekšsēdētājs/Pirmininkas/Elnök/'Chairman'/Voorzitter/Przewodniczący/Preşedinte/Predseda/Predsednik/Puheenjohtaja/ Ordförande (VP) = Заместник-председател/Vicepresidente/Místopředseda/Næstformand/Stellvertretender Vorsitzender/Aseesimees/Αντιπρόεδρος/ Vice-Chair(wo)man/Potpredsjednik/Vice-Président/Priekšsēdētāja vietnieks/Pirmininko pavaduotojas/Alelnök/Viċi 'Chairman'/ Ondervoorzitter/Wiceprzewodniczący/Vice-Presidente/Vicepreşedinte/Podpredseda/Podpredsednik/Varapuheenjohtaja/ Vice ordförande (M) = Член/Miembro/Člen/Medlem./Mitglied/Parlamendiliige/Μέλος/Member/Član/Membre/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Képviselő/ Membru/Lid/Członek/Membro/Membru/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) = Длъжностно лице/Funcionario/Úředník/Tjenestemand/Beamter/Ametnik/Υπάλληλος/Official/Dužnosnik/Fonctionnaire/ Funzionario/Ierēdnis/Pareigūnas/Tisztviselő/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Funcţionar/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/ Tjänsteman PV\1010411EN.doc 9/9 PE524.489v01-00 EN