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Committee on Development

DEVE_PV(2008)0114_1

MINUTES of the meeting of 14 January 2008, STRASBOURG

Note: The meeting was preceded by an informal meeting held in camera between the DEVE Coordinators, Commissioner Louis Michel and Michael Matthiessen from the Council.

The meeting opened at 20.35 on Monday 14 January 2008, with Josep Borrell Fontelles (Chairman) in the chair.

1. Adoption of agenda DEVE_OJ (2008)0114_1

The agenda was adopted as reflected in these minutes.

2. Chair's announcements

The Chairman informed the Committee that from 21 - 25 January, a photo exhibition entitled "Emerging Views: How the developing world sees Europe", will be presented in the European Parliament. The exhibition is organised by CONCORD and sponsored by the Committee on Development. The launch event for the photo exhibition already took place in October 2007 on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The Chairman also announced that one of the candidates for the 2007 Sakharov Prize, had been arrested during the Christmas break. Hu Jia was detained on suspicion of "inciting subversion of state power" on 27 December 2007. In a statement of 31 December 2007, President Hans-Gert Pöttering called for the immediate release of the Chinese human rights activist. One of the urgent human rights resolutions to be adopted during the ongoing Plenary Session of the European Parliament will deal with the case of Hu Jia.

3. Announcements by the Commision

There were no announcements.

4. Observation of the parliamentary elections in Togo (14 October 2007) PV\703262EN.doc PE400.339v01 EN EN Marie-Arlette Carlotti (Head of the European Parliament Delegation) reported on the election held in October 2007 in Togo.

Speakers: Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Fiona Hall (EU Chief Observer) and .

5. Fisheries partnership Agreement between the European Communities and Côte d'Ivoire DEVE/6/55639 2007/0226 (CNS) COM(2007)0648 - C6-0429/2007

Draftman: Josep Borrell Fontelles (PSE) PA - PE398.644v01-00

Consideration of draft opinion

Responsible: PECH - Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna

Decision: The deadline for tabling amendments was set for 17 January 2008 at noon

6. Parliament's right of scrutiny concerning the Development Coperation Instrument (DCI)

- Adoption of the conclusions of Working Group A Conclusions to be adopted on the AAPs 2007 - Philippines (rapporteur: Horst Posdorf) - Central Asia part II (rapporteur: Nirj Deva) - Vietnam (rapporteur: Anne Van Lancker) - Thematic programme "Investing in People" (rapporteur: John Bowis)

Decision: The conclusions were adopted.

7. Prospects for elections in Pakistan

Michael Gahler reported on the current state of preparation of the forthcoming elections in Pakistan which will take place on 18 February 2008, later than previously scheduled. It was announced that the Election Coordination Group of the European Parliament requested authorisation to send an EP delegation to observe the elections.

Speaker: Michael Gahler.

***Vote***

8. The Treaty amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community DEVE/6/57315 2007/2286(INI) Draftsman: Thijs Berman (PSE) AM - PE400.283v01-00 Responsible: AFCO - Richard Corbett and Íñigo Méndez de Vigo Speaker: Thijs Berman PE400.339v01 2/6 PV\703262EN.doc EN Amendments adopted: new oral amendment, 1 (part 1), 2, 3, 4, 5. Amendment rejected: 1 (part 2). Decision: The draft report, as amended, was adopted unanimously. ***End of Vote***

9. Observation of the presidential and parliamentary elections in Kenya (27 December 2007)

- Exchange of views with Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, the European Union's Chief Observer and members of Parliament's election observation team, led by Jan Mulder.

Speakers: Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Jan Mulder, H.E. Marx Kahende, Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to the EU, Owino Magana, government legal advisor on elections, Kenya, Amina Mohamed, Head of the European and Commonwealth division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kenya, Commissioner Louis Michel, Michael Matthiessen, personal representative for Parliamentary affairs for Javier Solana, Secretary-General/High representative for CFSP, Johan Van Hecke, Michael Gahler, Anders Wijkman, Gay Mitchell and Josep Borrell Fontelles.

10. Date and place of next meeting - Monday 28 January 2008, 15.00 - Tuesday 29 January 2008, 9.00 and 15.00, Brussels

The meeting closed at 22.30.

PV\703262EN.doc 3/6 PE400.339v01 EN ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/ 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/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/Biuras/Elnökség/ Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*)

Josep Borrell Fontelles (P), Thijs Berman (VP), Romana Jordan Cizelj (VP), Danutė Budreikaitė (VP), (VP)

Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/Képviselõk/ Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter

Margrete Auken, Alessandro Battilocchio, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Thierry Cornillet, Corina Creţu, Beniamino Donnici, Alain Hutchinson, Madeleine Jouye de Grandmaison, Filip Kaczmarek, Glenys Kinnock, Maria Martens, Gay Mitchell, José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Jürgen Schröder, Johan Van Hecke, Anna Záborská

Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Supplenti/ Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantys nariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Supleanţi/Náhradníci/Namestniki/ Varajäsenet/Suppleanter

Fiona Hall, Manolis Mavrommatis, Tobias Pflüger, Renate Weber, Anders Wijkman

178 (2)

Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Michael Gahler, Patrick Gaubert

183 (3)

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/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)

Valdis Dombrovskis, Alexander Lambsdorff, Jan Mulder # Point 9

Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Osservatori/ Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/Opazovalci/ Tarkkailijat/Observatörer

PE400.339v01 4/6 PV\703262EN.doc EN 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/ 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/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/Conselho/ Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*)

Matthiessen, Shemeikka

Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Commissione/Komisija/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*)

Commissioner Michel Arnould, Janssen, Sopinski

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 ohra/Andere instellingen/Inne instytucje/Outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/Iné inštitúcie/Druge institucije/Muut toimielimet/Andra institutioner/organ

Други участници/Otros participantes/Ostatní účastníci/Endvidere deltog/Andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/Επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/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/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

PPE-DE Haglund, Lukyamuzi, Palassof PSE De Cesare, Mamedov, Pereira ALDE Trauffler Verts/ALE Earle, Tsigereda GUE/NGL Eekman IND/DEM UEN Reydych ITS NI

PV\703262EN.doc 5/6 PE400.339v01 EN Кабинет на председателя/Gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/Formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/Γραφείο Προέδρου/President's Office/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/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/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 Nickel, Aguiriano, Bassot, Huber, Kiss, Woodcock DG INFO Dudrap DG PERS DG IFIN DG TRED DG FINS 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

Gauci

Секретариат на комисията/Secretaría de la comisión/Sekretariát výboru/Udvalgssekretariatet/Ausschusssekretariat/Komisjoni sekretariaat/Γραμματεία επιτροπής/Committee secretariat/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

Wood, Atanassova, Van Hecken

Сътрудник/Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padėjėjas/Asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/ Avustaja/Assistenter

Lefèvre

* (P) = Председател/Presidente/Předseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair(wo)man/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/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/Membre/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Képviselő/ Membru/Lid/Członek/Membro/Membru/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) = Длъжностно лице/Funcionario/Úředník/Tjenestemand/Beamter/Ametnik/Υπάλληλος/Official/Fonctionnaire/Funzionario/ Ierēdnis/Pareigūnas/Tisztviselő/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Funcţionar/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/Tjänsteman

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