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European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on International Trade INTA_PV(2015)0713_1 MINUTES Meeting of 13 July 2015, 15.00-17.30, and 14 July 2015, 9.00-12.30 and 15.00-18.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 15.00 on Monday, 13 July 2015, with Bernd Lange, (Chair) presiding. 1. Adoption of agenda INTA_OJ PE564.926v01-00 The agenda was adopted with the modifications as follows: - Exchange of views on "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) (item 10) was postponed to a future meeting; - Presentation of the mission report on "Mission to the World Expo 2015 in Milan and to Genoa, Italy - 18-19 June 2015" was added to the agenda as new item 10. 2. Approval of minutes of the meeting of: 28 May 2015 PV - PE 557.272v01-00 The minutes were approved. 3. Chair’s announcements Speaker: Bernd Lange 4. Exchange of views with Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for Trade, on the Future Trade Strategy Speakers: Cecilia Malmström, Daniel Caspary, Alessia Maria Mosca, David Campbell Bannerman, Marietje Schaake, Helmut Scholz, Yannick Jadot, Tiziana Beghin, Edouard Ferrand, Jarosław Wałęsa, Jude Kirton-Darling, Emma McClarkin, Klaus Buchner, Santiago Fisas Ayxelà, Maria Arena, Iuliu Winkler, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Ska Keller, Gabriel Mato 5. Accession of Ecuador to the Trade Agreement concluded between the EU and its PV\1069127EN.doc PE564.996v01-00 EN United in diversity EN Member States and Colombia and Peru INTA/8/03260 2015/2656(RSP) Rapporteur: Helmut Scholz (GUE/NGL) RE – PE560.794v01-00 Responsible: INTA Consideration of draft motion for a resolution Speakers: Helmut Scholz, Santiago Fisas Ayxelà, Bernd Lange, Jan Zahradil, Ska Keller, Jude Kirton-Darling, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, David Borrelli, Matthias Jorgensen (European Commission, DG Trade) 6. Exchange of views with UNCITRAL Secretary-General, Renaud Sorieul, on the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (NLE 2015/0012) Speakers: Salvatore Cicu, Renaud Sorieul (UNCITRAL, through visioconference), Jan Zahradil, Marietje Schaake, Helmut Scholz, Colin Brown (Commission) 13 July 2015, 17.30 – 18.30 (in camera) 7. Coordinators’ meeting Coordinators' decisions and recommendations: 7.1. Chair’s announcements: 7.1.1. Access to EU RESTRICTED documents, notably on TTIP, during EP summer recess: - Coordinators took note of the information provided by the INTA Secretariat. 7.1.2. Attribution of points following the constitution of the new group ENF Decision: Following the constitution of the ENF as a new group, to allocate 12 points to ENF based on the application of the established calculation method in the INTA Committee. 7.2. Legal issues - for information 7.2.1. Brief presentation by the Legal Service of the latest developments in ECJ jurisprudence - Coordinators took note of the short presentation by the legal service on: - the judgement of the ECJ in case C-62/14 Gauweiler and others on the purchase of government bonds on secondary markets announced by the ECB, - the latest developments regarding the case C-21/14P Commission vs. Rusal Armenal in appeal concerning the imposition of definitive anti- dumping duties on imports of certain aluminium foil originating in Armenia, Brazil and China, PE564.996v01-00 2/16 PV\1069127EN.doc EN - the submission of the complaint by the European Commission to the ECJ on the issue of the EU-Singapore FTA regarding EU competences for investment. 7.2.2. Implementation of international trade agreements Decision: - to request authorisation to draft an out of quota INI Report on how to deal with implementation of trade agreements in general, as well as to request authorisation to draft out of quota INI Reports on the implementation of specific and relevant trade and investment agreements, as was done with Korea, - to send a follow-up letter to the Commissioner on implementation, - to organise an annual hearing or workshop on implementation with stakeholders and the Commission, - to apply a systematic approach to scrutiny of trade and investment agreements, - to ensure that the standing rapporteurs, who automatically should become the rapporteur for the report on implementation of a specific FTA, as well as the shadow standing rapporteurs have the necessary expertise, instruments and statutory powers available, - to review these practices after 2 years. 7.3. Appointment of rapporteurs – decision on procedure REPORTS 7.3.1. A new forward-looking and innovative future strategy on trade and investment INTA/8/02651 2015/2105(INI) Responsible: INTA Decision: Attributed to EFDD Group for 2 points. 7.3.2. Arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the ACP Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements (recast) INTA/8/03680 ***I 2015/0128(COD) COM(2015)0282 – C8-0154/2015 Responsible: INTA Decision: Attributed to EPP Group for 0 points. For information 7.3.3. A new Sustainable Impact Assessment methodology fitting the new challenges of EU trade policy 2015/0000(INI) PV\1069127EN.doc 3/16 PE564.996v01-00 EN Responsible: INTA Decision: Attributed to Verts/ALE Group for 2 points by written procedure (30/06/15). 7.4. Appointment of rapporteurs – decision on procedure OPINIONS 7.4.1. Framework Agreement between the EU and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Korea, on the other hand, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the EU INTA/8/03805 *** 2015/0138(NLE) COM(2015)0312 Responsible: AFET Decision: Not to draft an opinion. 7.4.2. Annual report on EU Competition Policy INTA/8/03830 2015/2140(INI) Responsible: ECON – Werner Langen (PPE) Decision: Attributed to EPP Group for 1 point. 7.5. Comitology/Regulatory procedure with scrutiny/Delegated acts For information: According to point 6 of the Common Understanding on delegated acts agreed between the three institutions, the Commission shall not transmit any delegated acts during the period from 15 July until 20 August. INTA Delegated acts and Comitology Summary: From 20 July until 21 August the Summary will not be circulated on a regular weekly basis but ad hoc, depending on the number and nature of the information received. - Coordinators took note of the information provided by the INTA Secretariat. 7.6. Motions for resolutions (Rule 133) 7.6.1. Motion for a resolution on unfair competition from Gulf airlines B8-0491/2015 Decision: to take note of the proposed motion for resolution in the on-going work, and in line with Rule 133(3) to inform the author of the decision of INTA. 7.6.2. Motion for a resolution on imposing a moratorium on trade liberalisation B8-0615/2015 Decision: to take note of the proposed motion for resolution in the on-going work of INTA and, in particular the work of the respective INTA Monitoring Group following on-going trade negotiations, and in line with Rule 133(3) to inform the author of the decision of the committee. PE564.996v01-00 4/16 PV\1069127EN.doc EN 7.6.3. Motion for a resolution on combating the production of imitation Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano B8-0652/2015 Decision: to take note of the proposed motion for resolution in the on-going work on protection of intellectual property rights in third countries, and in line with Rule 133(3) to inform the authors of the decision of the committee. 7.7. Petition no 0116/2014 by John Skliris (Greek), on labelling of imported honey produced using genetically modified pollen Decision: to take note of this petition but not to take any specific follow-up action and to address a respective response letter to PETI. 7.8. Monitoring groups Decision: - to endorse the proposal of making an advance booking for an adequate meeting room on Monday afternoons (15.00-18.30) during the groups' weeks: - Monday 28 September (15.00-18.30) - Monday 19 October (15.00-18.30) - Monday 16 November (15.00-18.30) - Monday 7 December (15.00-18.30) - to acknowledge that not all INTA Monitoring Groups can be held during these slots and to maintain a certain amount of flexibility for convening these meetings, whenever appropriate, - to review the implementation at the end of 2015 in order to decide whether or not this practice should be continued. 7.9. Hearings, Workshops & Studies Decision: - to request from the EP Policy Department to commission a study on market access status of China and its impact on the EU economy. - to invite Romano Prodi, tenth President of the European Commission (1999 to 2004), to have an exchange of views with INTA Members on the effects of possible granting of market economy status to China 7.10. Committee missions 7.10.1. Missions to take place during the second half of 2015 Decision: PV\1069127EN.doc 5/16 PE564.996v01-00 EN - following the constitution of the ENF Group (and its composition in terms of number and MEPs involved) to include its Members in the places previously allocated to NI. - to postpone the decision concerning the dates of INTA mission to Turkey. 7.11. Requests by political groups 7.11.1. Request by ALDE: Oral Question on the EU Vietnam FTA and human rights on behalf of INTA Decision: to adopt the oral question with debate (rule 128) on the EU Vietnam FTA and human rights to be submitted on behalf of INTA. 14 July 2015, 9.00 – 12.30 8. State of play of ongoing trilogue negotiations INTA/8/02083 Exchange of views Speaker: Bernd Lange 9. 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    ISSN 1831-6271 Regularly updated electronic version FY-WW-12-001-EN-C in 23 languages whoiswho.europa.eu EUROPEAN UNION EUROPEAN UNION Online services offered by the Publications Office eur-lex.europa.eu • EU law bookshop.europa.eu • EU publications OFFICIAL DIRECTORY ted.europa.eu • Public procurement 2012 cordis.europa.eu • Research and development EN OF THE EUROPEAN UNION BELGIQUE/BELGIË • БЪЛГАРИЯ • ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA • DANMARK • DEUTSCHLAND • EESTI • ΕΛΛΑΔΑ • ESPAÑA • FRANCE • ÉIRE/IRELAND • ITALIA • ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/KIBRIS • LATVIJA • LIETUVA • LUXEMBOURG • MAGYARORSZÁG • MALTA • NEDERLAND • ÖSTERREICH • POLSKA • PORTUGAL • ROMÂNIA • SLOVENIJA • SLOVENSKO • SUOMI/FINLAND • SVERIGE • UNITED KINGDOM • BELGIQUE/BELGIË • БЪЛГАРИЯ • ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA • DANMARK • DEUTSCHLAND • EESTI • ΕΛΛΑ∆Α • ESPAÑA • FRANCE • ÉIRE/IRELAND • ITALIA • ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/KIBRIS • LATVIJA • LIETUVA • LUXEMBOURG • MAGYARORSZÁG • MALTA • NEDERLAND • ÖSTERREICH • POLSKA • PORTUGAL • ROMÂNIA • SLOVENIJA • SLOVENSKO • SUOMI/FINLAND • SVERIGE • UNITED KINGDOM • BELGIQUE/BELGIË • БЪЛГАРИЯ • ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA • DANMARK • DEUTSCHLAND • EESTI • ΕΛΛΑΔΑ • ESPAÑA • FRANCE • ÉIRE/IRELAND • ITALIA • ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/KIBRIS • LATVIJA • LIETUVA • LUXEMBOURG • MAGYARORSZÁG • MALTA • NEDERLAND • ÖSTERREICH • POLSKA • PORTUGAL • ROMÂNIA • SLOVENIJA • SLOVENSKO • SUOMI/FINLAND • SVERIGE • UNITED KINGDOM • BELGIQUE/BELGIË • БЪЛГАРИЯ • ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA • DANMARK • DEUTSCHLAND • EESTI • ΕΛΛΑΔΑ • ESPAÑA • FRANCE • ÉIRE/IRELAND • ITALIA • ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/KIBRIS • LATVIJA • LIETUVA • LUXEMBOURG • MAGYARORSZÁG • MALTA • NEDERLAND
  • 2018Kuyumdzhievaadphd

    2018Kuyumdzhievaadphd

    Establishing a Common EU Anticorruption Framework: Institutional Enablers and Inhibitors Albena Dimitrova Kuyumdzhieva Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London Thesis for the University of London Degree of Doctor of Philosophy 1 Declaration of Authorship I Albena Dimitrova Kuyumdzhieva hereby declare that this thesis and the work presented in it is entirely my own. Where I have consulted the work of others, this is always clearly stated. Signed: Date: 11.03.2018 2 Abstract The European Union is the world’s largest internal market comprising 28 member states and more than 500 million citizens. It is governed by complex regulatory structures which, if abused, can negatively affect the lives of millions of citizens. Whilst recognising the huge ramifications that corruption causes to the political and socio-economic structures of the European Union, this thesis identifies the drivers that have hampered the adoption of a robust common anticorruption approach. The thesis carries out this analysis by focusing on the role of the three main decision-making institutions of the European Union: the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. The research examines whether strong legislative resistance to counter-corruption measures results from a lack of supra-institutional leadership or reflects the reluctance of the Council to initiate and support the conclusion of legally binding anticorruption agreements. It evaluates the reactions of the European Union’s institutions to the need for installing better accountability and transparency standards in three policy cases: the establishment and management of EU decentralised agencies; the adoption of EU criminal antifraud directive and the adoption of regulatory framework for the work of EU lobbyists.