1999 2004
Commitee on Constitutional Affairs
PE/XV/PE-PN/PV/04-01
MINUTES
of the joint meeting between the European Parliament and the national parliaments1 of 15 March 2004 BRUSSELS
The meeting opened on Monday 15 March 2004 at 15.15, under the joint chairmanship of Giorgio Napolitano, chairman, and John Bruton, Member of Dáil Éireann.
Adoption of draft agenda PE 335.104
Mr Napolitano, co-chairman, proposed that all items on the agenda be looked at together. With this modification, the draft agenda was adopted.
The relaunching of the Intergovernmental Conference
Mr Napolitano, co-chairman, welcomed the members of the national parliaments of Member States and those of acceding states and applicant countries. He made a short introduction on the matters under discussion: the double majority in the Council, the composition of the Commission, the distribution of seats in the European Parliament and also the scope of qualified- majority voting. He hoped that the Member States would be able to find a compromise on these issues during the Irish Presidency.
Mr John Bruton, co-chairman, also made some introductory remarks on the matters under discussion. He hoped that the Irish Presidency would submit a compromise proposal that could meet with the approval of the Member States.
The following spoke: Adrian Severin (Romania), Camilo Nogueira Román, Mario Greco (Italy), Alain Lamassoure, Alberto Costa (Portugal), Jens-Peter Bonde, René van der Linden (Netherlands), Valdo Spini (Italy), Lord Maclenan of Rogart (United Kingdom), Klaus Hänsch, European Parliament representative at the Intergovernmental Conference, Christian Philip
1 In compliance with paragraph 10 of the EP resolution of 24 September 2003 on the draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and the European Parliament's opinions on the convening of the Intergovernmental Conference.
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Mr Napolitano closed the discussion.
The meeting closed at 18.10.
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EN BILAG/ANLAGE/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ/ANNEX/ ANNEXE/ALLEGATO/BIJLAGE/ANEXO/LIITE/BILAGA
DELTAGERLISTE/ANWESENHEITSLISTE/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/LISTE DE PRESENCE/ELENCO DEI PRESENTI/PRESENTIELIJST/LISTA DE PRESENÇAS/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DELTAGARLISTA
Til stede Formandskabet/Vorstand/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Ufficio di Presidenza/Mesa/Puheenjohtajisto/J.L. Presidium: (*) Giorgio Napolitano (P), John Bruton (Dáil Éireann - Ireland) (P), Jo Leinen (VP)
Anwesend Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Μέλη/Members/Diputados/Députés/Deputati/Leden/Deputados/Jäsenet/ Ledamöter: William Abitbol, Georges Berthu, Jens-Peter Bonde, Giorgio Calò, Carlos Carnero González, Richard Corbett, Παρόντες Armando Cossutta, Jean-Maurice Dehousse, Andrew Nicholas Duff, Olivier Duhamel, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Luís Marinho, Hans-Peter Martin, Johannes Voggenhuber
Present Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suplentes/Suppléants/ Membri supplenti/Plaatsvervangers/Membros suplentes/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter: Pervenche Berès, Gianfranco Dell'Alba, Klaus Hänsch, Alain Lamassoure, Sir Neil MacCormick, Ana Miranda de Presentes Lage, Camilo Nogueira Román, Reinhard Rack, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Paavo Väyrynen
Présents Alexander Stoyanov Arabajiev, Daniel Vassilev Valtchev (Narodno Sabranie - Balgarija); Philippe Mahoux (Sénat - Belgique); Helena Rognerova (Senát - Ceská Republika); Rein Lang, Tunne-Väldo Kelam (Riigikogu - Presenti Eesti); Josep Borrell Fontelles (Congreso de los diputados - España); Christian Philip (Assemblée Nationale - France); Valdo Spini (Camera dei Deputati - Italia); Mario Greco (Senato della Repubblica - Italia); Guntars Krasts (Saeimâ - Latvija); Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Algirdas Gricius, Eugenijus Maldeikis, Gintautas Aanwezig Sivickas (Seimas - Lietuva); Ben Fayot (Chambre des Députés - Luxembourg); René van der Linden (Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal - Nederland); Danuta Polak, Renata Rochnowska, Malgorzata Rohde, Joanna Sosnowska (Sejm - Polska); Alberto Costa, Guilherme de Oliveira Martins (Assembleia da República - Portugal); Läsnä Adrian Severin, Petre Moldovan (Camera Deputatilor - România); Nicolae-Vlad Popa (Senat - România); Jari Vilén (Eduskunta - Suomi); Ali Aydin Dumanoğlu, Ibrahim Reyhan Özal (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi - Türkiye); Lord Maclennan of Rogart (House of Lords - United Kingdom) Närvarande
Art. 153,2 Jean-Pierre Bebear, Maria Berger, Proinsias De Rossa, Marie-Thérèse Art. 166,3 Hermange, Elena Ornella Paciotti, Daniel Kroupa, Jósef Kubica, Arminas Lydeka, Pal Vastagh Endv. deltog/Weitere Teiln./ Συµµετείχαν επίσης/Also present Sylwia Pusz, Zoltan Bago, Adam Bielan, Andrzej Chronowski, Zbigniew Participaron igualmente/ Chrzanowski, Michaltomasz Kaminski, Aleksandrs Kirsteins, Kestutis Participaient également/ Kuzmickas, Vytautas Kvietkauskas, Liene Liepina, Eugenijus Maldeikis, Hanno partecipato altresi΄/ Marios Matsakis, Birute Vesaite, Marian Zenkiewicz Andere deelnemers/ Outros participantes/ Muut osallistujat/ Dessutom deltog
(Dagsorden/Tagesordnung Pkt/Ηµερήσια ∆ιάταξη Σηµεί/Point OJ/Punto OG/Agenda Punt/Ponto OJ/punto orden del dia/ Esityslistan kohta/Föredragningslista punkt):
* (P) =Formand/Vorsitzender/Πρόεδρος/Chairman/Président/Presidente/Voorzitter/Presidente/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) =Næstform./Stellv. Vorsitz./Αντιπρόεδρος/Vice-Chairman/Vice-Président/Vice-Presidente/Varapuheenjohtaja Ondervoorz./Vice-Pres./Vicepres/Vice ordförande.
Til stede den/Anwesend am/Παρών στις/Present on/Présent le/Presente il/Aanwezig op/Presente em/Presente el/Läsnä/Närvarande den.
(1) Monday, 15 March 2004
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Efter indbydelse fra formanden/Auf Einladung d. Vorsitzenden/Με πρόσκληση του Προέδρου/At the invitation of the Chairman/Por invitación del presidente/Sur l'invitation du président/Su invito del presidente/Op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/A convite do Presidente/Puheenjohtajan kutsusta/På ordförandens inbjudan: Wim van Eekelen (Nederland)
Radet/Rat/Συµβούλιο/Council/Consejo/Conseil/Consiglio/Raad/Conselho/Neuvosto/Rådet: (*) Creste (F)
Kommissionen/Kommission/Επιτροπή/Commission/Comisión/Commissione/Commissie/Comissão/Komissio/ Kommissionen: (*) Ponzano (F), Preston (F), Sipala (F)
Cour des comptes: C.E.S.:
C.D.R.: Taulègne (F)
Andre deltagere/Andere Teilnehmer Επίσης Παρόντες/Also present Otros participantes/Autres participants/Altri partecipanti Andere aanwezigen/Outros participantes Muut osallistujat/Övriga deltagare
Gruppernes sekretariat PPE-DE Scarascia Mugnozza Sekretariat der Fraktionen PSE Mylonas Γραµµατεία των Πολ. Οµάδων ELDR Vanden Broucke Secretariat political groups Verts/ALE Prossliner Secr. de los grupos politicos GUE/NGL Galtieri Secr. Groupes politiques UEN Arena, Pinto de Rezende Segr. dei gruppi politici EDD Secr. van de fracties NI Laikauf, Marzullo Secr. dos grupos politicos Poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristö Gruppernas sekretariat Cab. du Président
Cab. du Secrétaire Général
Generaldirektorat I Generaldirektion II Lehmann, Barrau, Gómez-Martos Γενική ∆ιεύθυνση III Directorate-General IV D'Ambrogio Dirección general V Direction générale VI Direzione generale VII Directoraat-generaal VIII Direcção-Geral Contrôle financier Service juridique Passos Pääosasto Generaldirektorat Udvalgssekretariatet Reich, Leonhardt, Némoz-Hervens, Pacheco, Punkstins, Rutten Ausschußsekretariat Γραµµατεία επιτροπής Committee secretariat Secretaria de la comisión Secrétariat de la commission Segretariato della commissione Commissiesecretariaat Secretariado da comissão Valiokunnan sihteeristö Utskottssekretariatet
Assist./Βοηθός Solana Ramos * (P) =Formand/Pres./Πρόεδρος/Chairman/Président/Voorzitter/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) =Næstform./Vize-Pres./Αντιπρόεδρος/Vice-Chairman/Vice-Président/Ondervoorz./Vice-pres/Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande. (M) =Medlem./Mitglied/Μέλος/Member/Miembro/Deputado/Membro/Lid/Membro/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) =Tjenestemand/Beamter/Υπάλληλος/Official/Funcionário/Fonctionnaire/Funzionario/Ambtenaar/ Functionαrio/Virkamies/Tjänsteman
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