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European Parliament 2014-2019 European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on International Trade INTA_PV(2016)0215_1 MINUTES Monday 15 February 2016, 15.00 – 17.45 Brussels, Room: Altiero Spinelli (3G-3) Monday 15 February 2016, 17.45 – 18.30 (coordinators’ meeting) Brussels, Room: Altiero Spinelli (3G-3) Tuesday 16 February 2016, 9.00 – 12.30 Brussels, Room: Altiero Spinelli (3E-2) Tuesday 16 February 2016, 15.00 – 18.30 Brussels, Room: Altiero Spinelli (3E-2) The meeting opened at 15.15 on Monday, 15 February 2016, with Bernd Lange (Chair) presiding. 1. Adoption of agenda Decision: The agenda was adopted as modified and point 5, Exchange of views on EU- Ukraine and Russia trade relations was postponed. 2. Approval of minutes of meeting of: 10 December 2015 PV – PE573.024v01-00 Decision: The minutes were approved. 3. Chair’s announcements Speakers: Bernd Lange 4. Exchange of views with Sandra Polaski, Deputy Director-General of International Labour Organization (ILO) Speakers: Bernd Lange, Sandra Polaski (ILO), Santiago Fisas Ayxelà, Eric Andrieu, Emma McClarkin, Marietje Schaake, Anne-Marie Mineur, Yannick Jadot, Edouard Ferrand, Jude Kirton-Darling, Maria Arena, Madelaine Tuininga (EC). PV\1085952EN.doc PE576.860v01-00 EN United in diversity EN 5. Exchange of views on EU-Ukraine and Russia trade relations Point postponed 6. State of play of ongoing trilogue negotiations INTA/8/02083 Exchange of views Speakers: Bernd Lange, Iuliu Winkler. 7. Exchange of views on EU-Morocco trade relations 15 February 2016, 17.45 – 18.30 In camera Speakers: Ricardo Passos (EP Legal service), Bernard Savage (EEAS), Ignacio Garcia Bercero (EC), Marielle de Sarnez, Pier Antonio Panzeri, José Bové, Maria Arena, Santiago Fisas Ayxelà, Emma McClarkin, Ivo Vajgl, María Teresa Giménez Barbat. 8. Coordinators’ meeting In camera 16 February 2016, 9.00 – 12.30 9. The EU 2015 Report on Policy Coherence for Development INTA/8/05049 2015/2317(INI) Rapporteur Lola Sánchez Caldentey (GUE/NGL) PA – PE573.020v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: DEVE – Cristian Dan Preda (PPE) PR – PE575.202v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion Speakers: Bernd Lange, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Fernando Ruas, Jan Zahradil, Pedro Silva Pereira, Marielle de Sarnez, Judith Sargentini, Maria Arena, Jude Kirton-Darling, Helmut Scholz, Edouard Ferrand, Giorgio Cocchi (EC), Denis Baresch (EC). 10. Customs infringements and sanctions INTA/8/00294 ***I 2013/0432(COD) COM(2013)0884 – C8-0033/2014 PE576.860v01-00 2/11 PV\1085952EN.doc EN Rapporteur Franck Proust (PPE) for the opinion: Responsible: IMCO – Kaja Kallas (ALDE) PR – PE575.381v01-00 Exchange of views Speakers: Franck Proust , Marielle de Sarnez, Jan Zahradil, Tiziana Beghin, Maria Arena, Anaboli Panayota (EC). 11. The activities, impact and added value of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund between 2007 and 2014 INTA/8/04846 2015/2284(INI) COM(2015)0355 Rapporteur Agnes Jongerius (S&D) for the opinion: Responsible: EMPL* – Marian Harkin (ALDE) Exchange of views Speakers: Jude Kirton-Darling (on behalf of the rapporteur), Tokia Saïfi, Marielle de Sarnez, Edouard Ferrand, Maria Arena, Yannick Jadot, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Isabelle Prondzynski (EC). *** Electronic vote *** at 10.00 12. Opening of negotiations for an EU-Tunisia Free Trade Agreement INTA/8/03886 2015/2791(RSP) Co- Bernd Lange (S&D) RE – PE565.126v02-00 rapporteurs: Marielle de Sarnez (ALDE) AM – PE573.200v01-00 Responsible: INTA Consideration of motion for a resolution Deadline for tabling amendments: 15 December 2015, 12.00 Vote results: Amendments adopted: CAM 7, 32, 33, 34, CAM 8, CAM9, 45, 46, CAM 10, 51, CAM 11, 57, 58, 62, 65, CAM 13, 70, 71, CAM 14, 76 second part, 76 third part, 81, 84, CAM 15, 87, 92, CAM 16, 94, 97, 98 first part, CAM 17, 99, 104, CAM 18, 106, 110, 112, CAM 12, 114, CAM 19, 118, CAM 20, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 128, CAM 22, 135, CAM 23, 142, 143, 144, 152, 153, CAM 24, 157, CAM 25, 162, 163, 165, 169, CAM 1, 1, 4, 5, 8, CAM 2, CAM 3, 14, 15, CAM 4, 17, 22, CAM 5, CAM 6. Amendments rejected: 39, 43, 44, 53, 63, 66, 73, 74, 76 fourth part, 79, 82, 83, 90, 93, 96, 98 second part, 105, 113, 129, 133, 134, 140, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 154, 164, 166, 168, 20, 21. Amendments withdrawn: 29, 30, 31, 36, 38, 40, 41, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 54, 56, 59, 60, 61, 67, 68, 69, 75, 77, 78, 80, 86, 88, 91, 95, 100, 101, 102, 107, 108, 109, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, PV\1085952EN.doc 3/11 PE576.860v01-00 EN 121, 130, 131, 132, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 155, 156, 158, 159, 160, 161, 167, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. Decision: The draft motion for Resolution was adopted with 29 votes for, 6 against and 4 abstentions Speakers: Marielle de Sarnez. *** End of electronic vote *** 13. A new forward-looking and innovative future strategy on trade and investment INTA/8/02651 2015/2105(INI) DT – PE571.406v05-00 Responsible: INTA Opinions: AFET, DEVE, EMPL, ITRE, IMCO Consideration of working document Speakers: Tiziana Beghin, Daniel Caspary, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Emma McClarkin, Dita Charanzová, Helmut Scholz, Yannick Jadot, Joachim Schuster, Emmanuel Maurel, Jude Kirton-Darling, Anne-Marie Mineur, Alessia Maria Mosca, Neale Richmond (The Committee of Regions), Nicola Danti, Jean-Charles Van Eeckhaute (EC). 14. Implementation of the 2010 recommendations of Parliament on social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility INTA/8/01660 2015/2038(INI) Rapporteur: Eleonora Forenza (GUE/NGL) PR – PE575.363v02-00 Responsible: INTA Opinions: AFET, DEVE, EMPL, FEMM Consideration of draft report Speakers: Eleonora Forenza, Tokia Saïfi, Jude Kirton-Darling, Jan Zahradil, Ska Keller, Tiziana Beghin, Nicos Zaimis (EC). 15. Presentation of the study "Comparison of the EU service offers for the TTIP and TiSA negotiations" Speakers: Jan Teresiński (Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE)), Jude Kirton- Darling, Anne-Marie Mineur, Bernd Lange, Nicos Zaimis (EC). 16. Exchange of views with the Commission on the TTIP follow-up report Point postponed. 16 February 2016, 15.00 – 18.30 PE576.860v01-00 4/11 PV\1085952EN.doc EN With the participation of the Members of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference to the WTO 17. Joint INTA-DROI Public Hearing on Trade preferences for sustainable development: Scrutinising the new GSP+ mechanism after two years INTA/8/04968 DV – PE576.828v01-00 Hearing (see separate programme) Speakers: Bernd Lange, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Cecilia Malmström (EC), Ashtar Ausaf Ali (Pakistan), Khishigdelger Davaardorj (the Ambassador of Mongolia to the EU), Christian Leffler (EEAS), Christofer Fjellner, Alessia Maria Mosca, Sajjad Karim, Helmut Scholz, Klaus Buchner, Peter van Dalen, Santiago Fisas Ayxelà, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Barbara Lochbihler, Jude Kirton-Darling, William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Teguh Juwarno (Member of Parliament, Indonesia), Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Corinne Vargha (International Labour Organisation), Stefan Wengler (Foreign Trade Association), Radboud Reijn (Advocacy Coordinator of Justice and Peace), Zahoor AWAN (Pakistan Workers Confederation), Ska Keller, Alessia Maria Mosca, Jude Kirton- Darling, Bernd Lange, Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Nurhayati Ali Assegaf (Member of Parliament, Indonesia), Sandra Gallina (EC), Christofer Fjellner. 18. The WTO and the post-Nairobi agenda INTA/8/05665 Exchange of views with Karl Brauner, Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization Speakers: Bernd Lange, Karl Brauner (WTO), Anti Avsan (Member of the Swedish Parliament), Klaus Buchner, Paul Rübig, Hannu Takkula, Helmut Scholz, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Iuliu Winkler, Xiaochu Wang (Member of Parliament, China). 19. Ad-hoc mission to the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, 15 - 18 December 2015 INTA/8/05497 CR – PE575.220v01-00 Presentation of mission report 20. Any other business Speakers: Hannu Takkula. 21. Next meetings 14 March 2016, 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels) 15 March 2016, 9.00 – 12.30 and 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels) PV\1085952EN.doc 5/11 PE576.860v01-00 EN ANNEX I Committee on International Trade Result of roll-call votes of 16/02/2016 Table of Contents 1. Opening of negotiations for an EU-Tunisia Free Trade Agreement - 2015/2791(RSP) Bernd Lange (S&D), Marielle de Sarnez (ALDE).1.(final vote) ............................................7 Key to symbols: + : in favour - : against 0 : abstention PE576.860v01-00 6/11 PV\1085952EN.doc EN 1. Opening of negotiations for an EU-Tunisia Free Trade Agreement - 2015/2791(RSP) Bernd Lange (S&D), Marielle de Sarnez (ALDE) Final vote 29 + ALDE Group Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Hannu Takkula, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Marielle de Sarnez ECR Group David Campbell Bannerman, Sander Loones, Emma McClarkin, Jan Zahradil PPE Group Daniel Caspary, Salvatore Cicu, Santiago Fisas Ayxelà, Christofer Fjellner, Jens Gieseke, Gabriel Mato, Artis Pabriks, Franck Proust, Viviane Reding, Tokia Saïfi, Adam Szejnfeld, Jarosław Wałęsa S&D Group Maria Arena, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Jude Kirton-Darling, Bernd Lange, Emmanuel Maurel, Alessia Maria Mosca, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Joachim Schuster, Pedro Silva Pereira 6 - ENF Group Edouard Ferrand, Marine Le Pen, Matteo Salvini GUE/NGL Group Eleonora Forenza, Anne-Marie Mineur, Helmut Scholz 4 0 EFDD Group Daniela Aiuto, Tiziana Beghin, Yannick Jadot, Ska Keller PV\1085952EN.doc 7/11 PE576.860v01-00 EN ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/ LISTE DE PRÉSENCE/POPIS NAZOČNIH/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 (*) Bernd Lange (P) (1, 3), Tokia Saïfi (1st VP) (2), Yannick Jadot (2nd VP) (1, 2), Iuliu Winkler, (3rd VP) (1, 2, 3), Jan Zahradil (4th VP) (1, 2).
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