European Parliament 2014-2019
Committee on Foreign Affairs
AFET_PV(2017)0626_1
MINUTES Meeting of 26 June 2017, 15.00-18.30 BRUSSELS
The meeting opened at 15.10 on Monday, 26 June 2017, with David McAllister (Chair) presiding.
1. Adoption of agenda AFET_OJ PE606.213v01-00
The agenda was adopted
2. Chair’s announcements
3. Exchange of views with the EEAS on the situation in the Maldives
Speakers: David McAllister, Dietmar Krissler (EEAS), Arnaud Danjean, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Sabine Lösing, Jean Lambert.
4. Establishing an instrument contributing to stability and peace AFET/8/07133 ***I 2016/0207(COD) COM(2016)0447 – C8-0264/2016 Rapporteur: Arnaud Danjean (PPE) PR – PE601.194v01-00 AM – PE604.681v01-00 Responsible: AFET Opinions: DEVE – Paavo Väyrynen (ALDE) PA – PE601.264v01-00 AM – PE604.656v01-00 INTA – Decision: no opinion BUDG – Decision: no opinion JURI (AL) – Jean -Marie Cavada (ALDE) Consideration of amendments Deadline for tabling amendments:8 May 2017, 11.00
Speakers: David McAllister, Arnaud Danjean, Paavo Väyrynen, Andrejs Mamikins, Anders Primdahl Vistisen, Hilde Vautmans, Sabine Lösing, Barbara Lochbihler, James PV\1129433EN.docx PE607.828v01-00
EN United in diversity EN Carver, Knut Fleckenstein, Arne Lietz, Hilde Hardeman (EC).
5. European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) AFET/8/08501 ***I 2016/0357(COD) COM(2016)0731 – C8-0466/2016 Rapporteur Bodil Valero (Verts/ALE) PA – PE604.668v01-00 for the AM – PE604.877v01-00 opinion: Responsible: LIBE – Kinga Gál (PPE) PR – PE605.985v01-00 Consideration Deadline for tabling amendments:30 May 2017, 11.00
Speakers: David McAllister, Barbara Lochbihler, Jaromír Štětina, Brando Benifei, Hilde Vautmans.
6. Establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks AFET/8/08857 ***I 2016/0408(COD) COM(2016)0882 – C8-0533/2016 Rapporteur Hilde Vautmans (ALDE) PA – PE605.920v02-00 for the AM – PE606.129v01-00 opinion: Responsible: LIBE – Carlos Coelho (PPE) Consideration Deadline for tabling amendments:14 June 2017, 11.00
7. Use of the Schengen Information System for the return of illegally staying third- country nationals AFET/8/08853 ***I 2016/0407(COD) COM(2016)0881 – C8-0532/2016 Rapporteur Hilde Vautmans (ALDE) PA – PE605.921v01-00 for the AM – PE606.133v01-00 opinion: Responsible: LIBE – Jeroen Lenaers (PPE) Consideration Deadline for tabling amendments:14 June 2017, 11.00
Speakers (Points 6 and 7): David McAllister, Hilde Vautmans, Dubravka Šuica, Tonino Picula, Sabine Lösing.
8. Presentation of the study "Financing of IS"
Speakers: David McAllister, Agnès Levallois (Académie Diplomatique Internationale – ADI), Jean Claude Cousseran (Ministry of Defense of France), Tonino Picula, Petras Auštrevičius, Javier Couso Permuy, James Carver, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Janusz Zemke, PE607.828v01-00 2/9 PV\1129433EN.docx EN Olivier Thiery (Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique - FRS).
In camera
9. Exchange of views with Tosca Barucco, newly appointed chargé d'affaires for Syria (in compliance with the Declaration on Political Accountability of the HR/VP)
Speakers: David McAllister, Tosca Barucco (EEAS), Knut Fleckenstein, Javier Couso Permuy, Barbara Lochbihler, Andrejs Mamikins, Eugen Freund.
10. Any other business
11. Next meetings 10 July 2017, 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels) 11 July 2017, 9.00 – 12.30 and 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels)
12. Enlarged Bureau
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS ENLARGED BUREAU
26 June 2017 17:30 - 18:30 RECORD OF DECISIONS
I. CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Letter from the AFET and SEDE Chairs requesting reattribution to SEDE of the Proposal for a Regulation establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme
Heard the Chair inform the meeting that he - together with the SEDE Chair - had contested the attribution to ITRE of the proposal for a Regulation establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme.
B. Letter from the AFET, SEDE and DROI Chairs requesting authorisation to draw up three Annual Reports outside the quota for INI reports
Heard the Chair note that he had informed the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs of the three annual activity reports falling under the respective remits of AFET, SEDE and AFET that are subject to automatic authorisation and outside the maximum quota for own-initiative reports.
C. Update on guests to AFET meetings
Heard the Chair note that he intends to invite Mr. Nikola Dimitrov, Foreign Affairs Minister of FYROM, and Ms. Ana Brnabić, Serbian Prime Minister-designate, to AFET meetings in the near future.
D. Rapporteurs for the recommendation to the Council on the Eastern Partnership Summit of November 2017, pursuant to Rule 113 of the Rules of Procedure
PV\1129433EN.docx 3/9 PE607.828v01-00 EN Heard the Chair note the decision of the political groups to nominate Ms. Laima Andrikiene (EPP, LT) and Mr. Knut Fleckenstein (S&D, DE) as rapporteurs for the Recommendation on the Eastern Partnership Summit and that he would immediately request the Conference of Presidents’ authorisation for co-rapporteurship for this Recommendation.
II. DECISIONS
A. Request by Mr David Campbell Bannerman, Chair of the Iraq Delegation, to use the AFET expertise budget for a study on the political situation in Iraq and the role of the electoral reform.
Approved the request.
B. Format of a possible “seminar on counter-terrorism” with Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Iranian Parliament, in the second half of 2017
Considered the possible format of the seminar and decided to return to the issue at the next meeting, based on a revised concept note.
C. AFET's representation on the Board of EU Trust Fund for Colombia
Decided to nominate Mr Ignacio Salafranca (EPP, ES) as AFET´s representative on the EU Trust Fund for Colombia.
D. Postponement of the drawing up of the AFET Recommendation on the "Negotiations on the EU-Azerbaijan Comprehensive Agreement"
Decided to postpone the drawing up of the above Recommendation to 2018.
III. Motions for a resolution
1. B8-0230/2017 Motion for a resolution on bringing a definitive halt to EU membership talks for Turkey
Tabled by Steeve Briois, Louis Aliot (ENF)
Decided not to follow-up. 2. B8-0392/2017 Motion for a resolution on Sahrawi students imprisoned in Oudaya
Tabled by Paloma López Bermejo (GUE/NGL)
Decided not to follow-up.
IV. SUBCOMMITTEES
A. DROI
1. INIs
PE607.828v01-00 4/9 PV\1129433EN.docx EN a) Violation of the rights of indigenous peoples in the world, including land grabbing
b) Human rights concerns in private military and security companies’ operations affecting third countries
Endorsed the request under a) whilst deferring its decision on the request under b), possibly to be re-considered in the light of the outcome of the Vautmans own-initiative Report on Private security companies.
2. Opinions a) Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations 2016-2020
SWD(2015)0182, 2017/2012(INI)
Endorsed the request.
3. Missions a) Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
(The Saudi Arabia part in aggregation with DARP), 7 Members plus the Chair, Week 43/44 (30 October-3 November)
Endorsed the request.
E. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
a) Possible exchange of views with the President of Cape Verde
Decided to seek to include an exchange of views with Mr Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde, at the AFET meeting of 10-11 July 2017.
b) AFET/EUROLAT joint declaration on the constitutional elections in Venezuela on 30 July
Decided to organise a meeting between AFET and EUROLAT respective bureaux/chairs to follow-up on the situation in Venezuela.
*** The meeting closed at 18.30.
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Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Predsjedništvo/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/ Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*)
David McAllister (P), Anders Primdahl Vistisen (1st VP), Javier Couso Permuy (2nd VP), Dubravka Šuica (4th VP)
Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Zastupnici/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/ Képviselõk/Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter
Petras Auštrevičius, Klaus Buchner, James Carver, Arnaud Danjean, Knut Fleckenstein, Eugen Freund, Manolis Kefalogiannis, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Arne Lietz, Barbara Lochbihler, Sabine Lösing, Andrejs Mamikins, Clare Moody, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Alojz Peterle, Tonino Picula, Julia Pitera, Sofia Sakorafa, Charles Tannock, Hilde Vautmans, Jaromír Štětina
Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Zamjenici/ Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Supleanţi/Náhradníci/ Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter
Brando Benifei, María Teresa Giménez Barbat, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Helmut Scholz, Paavo Väyrynen, Janusz Zemke
200 (2)
206 (3)
53 (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/Point OJ/Točka dnevnog reda/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) Jean Lambert Point 3
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Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Promatrači/ 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/Sur l’invitation du président/ Na poziv predsjednika/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
Съвет/Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συμβούλιο/Council/Conseil/Vijeće/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/ Conselho/Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*)
Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Komisija/Commissione/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*)
Други институции/Otras instituciones/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner/Andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/ Άλλα θεσμικά όργανα/Other institutions/Autres institutions/Druge institucije/Altre istituzioni/Citas iestādes/Kitos institucijos/ Más intézmények/Istituzzjonijiet oħra/Andere instellingen/Inne instytucje/Outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/Iné inštitúcie/Muut toimielimet/Andra institutioner/organ
EEAS Visentin, Van der Weyden
Други участници/Otros participantes/Ostatní účastníci/Endvidere deltog/Andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/Επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/Autres participants/Drugi sudionici/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
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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/Secrétariat des groupes politiques/Tajništva klubova zastupnika/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
PPE Golanski, Depo S&D Greco, Mamedov, Matei, Siil ECR Danecki ALDE Glasberg, Krauss GUE/NGL Schüttpelz, Rauszer Verts/ALE Bergamaschi, Heider, Meyer, Fisera EFDD Pasini ENF NI
Кабинет на председателя/Gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/Formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/Γραφείο Προέδρου/President's Office/Cabinet du Président/Ured predsjednika/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/Cabinet du Secrétaire général/Ured glavnog tajnika/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/Direction générale/Glavna uprava/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 DG EPRS DG COMM DG PERS DG INLO DG TRAD DG INTE DG FINS DG ITEC DG SAFE
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Правна служба/Servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/Juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/ Service juridique/Pravna služba/Servizio giuridico/Juridiskais dienests/Teisės tarnyba/Jogi szolgálat/Servizz legali/Juridische Dienst/ Wydział prawny/Serviço Jurídico/Serviciu Juridic/Právny servis/Oikeudellinen yksikkö/Rättstjänsten
Allik
Секретариат на комисията/Secretaría de la comisión/Sekretariát výboru/Udvalgssekretariatet/Ausschusssekretariat/Komisjoni sekretariaat/Γραμματεία επιτροπής/Committee secretariat/Secrétariat de la commission/Tajništvo odbora/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
Douaud, Montoya, Malovec, Pegazzano, Srour, Pietrobon
Сътрудник/Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padėjėjas/Asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/ Avustaja/Assistenter
Tuleva
* (P) = Председател/Presidente/Předseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair(wo)man/Président/Predsjednik/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/Potpredsjednik/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/Membre/Član/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Képviselő/ Membru/Lid/Członek/Membro/Membru/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) = Длъжностно лице/Funcionario/Úředník/Tjenestemand/Beamter/Ametnik/Υπάλληλος/Official/Fonctionnaire/Dužnosnik/ Funzionario/Ierēdnis/Pareigūnas/Tisztviselő/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Funcţionar/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/ Tjänsteman
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