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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 (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 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, , , 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, , 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), (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), (2), James Elles (2), Knut Fleckenstein (1), Roberto Gualtieri (2), Kinga Gál (1,2), Elisabeth Jeggle (2), (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), (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), (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