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En En Minutes European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Foreign Affairs AFET_PV(2020)0901_1 MINUTES Meeting of 1 September 2020, 09.00-11.00, 13.45-15.45 and 16.45-18.45 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 09.10 on Tuesday, 1 September 2020, with David McAllister (Chair) presiding. 1. Adoption of agenda AFET_OJ PE655.946 v01-00 The agenda was adopted. 2. Approval of minutes of meetings of 20 April 2020 PE 653.854v01-00 6 July 2020 PE 654.085v01-00 The minutes were approved. 3. Chair’s announcements The chair expressed his deepest concern at the case of Mr Alexei Navalnyi, the founder of the Russian Anti-Corruption Foundation. In camera 4. Exchange of views with Thomas Gnocchi, newly appointed Head of the EU Office to Hong Kong and Macau (in compliance with the Declaration on Political Accountability of the HR/VP) PV\1212236EN.docx PE657.148v01-00 EN United in diversityEN 5. Exchange of views with Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, newly appointed Head of the EU Delegation to Turkey (in compliance with the Declaration on Political Accountability of the HR/VP) The meeting adjourned at 11.12 13.45-15.45 The meeting resumed at 13.50 with David McAllister (Chair) presiding. 6. Exchange of views on the situation in Lebanon with EEAS Deputy Managing Director for MENA, Carl Hallergard, and European Commission (DG NEAR) Deputy Director-General Maciej Popowski Speakers: David McAllister, Carl Hallegard, Maciej Popowski, Isabel Santos, Željana Zovko, Christophe Grudler, Thierry Mariani, Salima Yenbou, Manu Pineda, Witold Jan Waszczykowski, László Trocsanyi, Soraya Rodriguez, Andrey Kovatchev, Dietmar Koster, Anna Bonfrisco, Mounir Satouri, Antonio Lopez Isturiz, Bernard Guetta, Isabel Weseler Lima, Mick Wallace, Michael Gahler, Maria Arena 7. Exchange of views with Gilles Bertrand, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Syria Speakers: David McAllister, Gilles Bertrand, Isabel Santos, Željana Zovko, Andreas Schieder, Thierry Mariani, Nathalie Loiseau, Katrin Langensiepen, Witold Jan Waszczykowski, Idoia Villanueva, Lukas Mandl, Maria Arena, Andrey Kovatchev, Hannah Neumann, Miriam Lexmann, Mick Wallace The meeting adjourned at 16.00 16.45-18.45 The meeting resumed at 17.00 with David McAllister (Chair) presiding. 8. Exchange of views with the European External Action Service and the European Commission on the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement Speakers: David McAllister, Veronique Lorenzo (EEAS), Rupert Schlegelmilch (Commission), Stéphane Sejourne, Željana Zovko, Nacho Sanchez Amor, Viola von Cramon, Idoia Villanueva, Gabriel Mato, Jordi Canas, Millan Mon, Javi Lopez, Javier Zarzalejos Nieto, Isabel Santos, Thomas Waitz, Christophe Hansen, Inma Rodriguez- Pinero, Mick Wallace, Leopoldo Lopez Gil, Paulo Rangel PE657.148v01-00 2/7 PV\1212236EN.docx EN 9. Exchange of views with the European External Action Service on the situation in Venezuela Speakers: David McAllister, Veronique Lorenzo (EEAS), Željana Zovko, Javi Lopez, Maria Soraya Rodriguez Ramos, Hermann Tertsch, Manu Pineda, Leopoldo Lopez- Gil, Antonio Lopez Isturiz, Isabel Wiseler Lima, Paulo Rangel 10. Any other business None 11. Next meetings 10 September 2020, 9.00 – 11.00 and 16.45 – 18.45 (Brussels) 21 September 2020, 9.00 – 11.00 and 13.45 – 15.45 and 16.45 – 18.45 (Brussels) The meeting closed at 18.50 PV\1212236EN.docx 3/7 PE657.148v01-00 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/NÄRVAROLISTA Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Predsjedništvo/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/ Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*) David McAllister (chair), Witold Jan Waszczykowski (1st vice-chair) Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Βουλευτές/Members/Députés/Zastupnici/Deputati/Deputāti/ Nariai/Képviselõk/Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter Petras Auštrevičius, Traian Băsescu, Lars Patrick Berg, Anna Fotyga, Michael Gahler, Márton Gyöngyösi, Miriam Lexmann, Nathalie Loiseau, Sven Mikser, Urmas Paet, Thomas Waitz, Charlie Weimers, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Alexander Alexandrov Yordanov, David McAllister (President), Vangelis Meimarakis, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gheorghe-Vlad Nistor, Željana Zovko, Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Bernard Guetta, Reinhard Bütikofer, Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel, Hermann Tertsch, Kinga Gil, Suncana Glavak, Sandra Kalniete, Andrius Kubilius, David Lega, Antonio Lopez-Isturiz White, Lukas Mandl, Radoslaw Sikorski, Maria Arena, Dietmar Koster, Demetris Papadakis, Kati Piri, Giuliano Pisapia, Nacho Sanchez Amor, Isabel Santos, Andreas Schneider, Katalin Cseh, Klemen Groselj, Maria Soraya Rodriguez Ramos, Anna 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Javier Zarzalejos, Bernhard Zimniok, Milan Zver 209 (7) 216 (3) Jorgen Warborn, Stephane Sejourne, Christophe Hansen, Leopoldo Lopez Gil, Inma Rodriguez-Pinero, Monica Silvano Gonzalez, Jordi Canas, Maria Spyraki, Frances Fitzgerald, Virginie Joron, Costas Mavrides 56 (8) (Точка от дневния ред/Punto del orden del día/Bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/Tagesordnungspunkt/ Päevakorra punkt/Σημείο της ημερήσιας διάταξης/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/Punkt på föredragningslistan) PE657.148v01-00 4/7 PV\1212236EN.docx EN 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/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/Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Komisija/Commissione/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*) Maciej Popowski, Rupert Schlegelmilch Други институции и органи/Otras instituciones y organismos/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner og organer/Andere Organe und Einrichtungen/Muud institutsioonid ja organid/Λοιπά θεσμικά όργανα και οργανισμοί/Other institutions and bodies/Autres institutions et organes/Druge institucije i tijela/Altre istituzioni e altri organi/Citas iestādes un struktūras/Kitos institucijos ir įstaigos/ Más intézmények és szervek/Istituzzjonijiet u korpi oħra/Andere instellingen en organen/Inne instytucje i organy/Outras instituições e outros órgãos/Alte instituții și organe/Iné inštitúcie a orgány/Muut toimielimet ja elimet/Andra institutioner och organ EEAS Carl Hallergard, Gilles Bertrand, Veronique Lorenzo 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 PV\1212236EN.docx 5/7 PE657.148v01-00 EN 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
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