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European Parliament 2014-2019 European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Constitutional Affairs AFCO_PV(2018)1022_1 MINUTES Extraordinary Meeting of 22 October 2018, 19.00 – 22.00 STRASBOURG The meeting opened at 19.02 on Monday, 22 October 2018, with Danuta Maria Hübner (Chair) presiding. For legal reasons (right to privacy) those present were informed that the meeting would be filmed and webstreamed on the internet. 1. Adoption of agenda AFCO_OJ – PE 629.416 v01-00 The agenda was adopted with, on the request of the rapporteur for the opinion Morten Messerschmidt, the postponement of item 8 of the draft agenda on “Proposed amendments to Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union” (***I – 2018/0900(COD) – 02360/2018 – C8-0132/2018). The deadline for amendments for this draft opinion was set to 6 November 2018 at noon. 2. Approval of minutes of meetings of 21 March 2018 PV – PE 627.824 v01-00 16 April 2018 PV – PE 627.864 v01-00 The minutes were approved. 3. Chair’s announcements The chair suggested that an extraordinary meeting of AFCO would be scheduled for November in Strasbourg (12 or 15 November). 4. The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Article 50 TEU) AFCO/8/10416 PV\1175988EN.docx PE634.704v01-00 EN United in diversity EN The Chair informed the Members about her bilateral meetings with regard to Brexit. She also pointed out to the delay in the consent procedure on EP side as start of the consent procedure was originally scheduled with referral around 6th December, which is now very unlikely and might even only take place in next year. Guy Verhofstadt, Parliament's coordinator for the negotiations on the UK withdrawal from the EU, provided an update on the state of play of the Brexit negotiations, the work of the Brexit Steering Group (“BSG”), and the next steps foreseen in the negotiation process. With regard to the works of the BSG, he recalled the joint scrutiny over the implementation of arrangements regarding the citizens rights, through cooperation between LIBE, EMPL, JURI, PETI and AFCO committees. Besides the Chair, Danuta Maria Hübner, and Guy Verhofstadt, Parliament's coordinator for the negotiations on the UK withdrawal from the EU, the following Members took the floor: György Schöpflin, Jo Leinen, Diane James, Richard Corbett, Ramón Jáuregui Atondo. 5. Implementation of the legal provisions and the Joint Statement ensuring the parliamentary scrutiny over decentralised agencies AFCO/8/13391 2018/2114(INI) Rapporteur: György Schöpflin (PPE) Opinions: BUDG Jens Geier (S&D) PA – PE 628.606 v01-00 CONT Dennis de Jong (GUE/NGL) ECON Peter Simon (S&D) PA – PE 628.399 v01-00 ENVI Ivo Belet (PPE) JURI Decision: no opinion The rapporteur György Schöpflin introduced the main issues that he wishes to address in this report. In addition to the Chair, Danuta Maria Hübner, and the rapporteur György Schöpflin, the following Members took the floor: Mercedes Bresso, Jens Geier (rapporteur for the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (BUDG)), Peter Simon (rapporteur for the opinion of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)), Ivo Belet (rapporteur for the opinion of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)). Klaus Henning (Head of Unit Institutional Affairs, General Secretariat of the Commission) also intervened. The Chair announced the following calendar: 6 December 2018: presentation of draft report; 17 December 2018: deadline for amendments; 22 January 2019: consideration of amendments; 20 February 2019: vote on draft report. 6. Differentiated integration AFCO/8/13345 2018/2093(INI) PE634.704v01-00 2/7 PV\1175988EN.docx EN Rapporteur: Pascal Durand (Verts/ALE) PR – PE 626.719 v01-00 AM – PE 627.843 v01-00 Opinions: BUDG Charles Goerens (ALDE) PA – PE 625.420 v01-00 AM – PE 628.623 v01-00 ECON* Doru-Claudian Frunzulică (S&D) PA – PE 627.770 v02-00 AM – PE 628.626 v01-00 An exchange of views took place on the 91 amendments submitted to the draft report. In addition to the Chair, Danuta Maria Hübner, and the rapporteur Pascal Durand, the following members took the floor: Christian Dan Preda, Mercedes Bresso, Jasenko Selimovic, Helmut Scholz. The Chair announced that the vote on the draft report will take place on 21 November 2018. 7. The state of the debate on the Future of Europe AFCO/8/13348 2018/2094(INI) Rapporteur: Ramón Jáuregui Atondo (S&D) PR – PE 625.528 v01-00 AM – PE 627.860 v01-00 Opinions: INTA José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra PA – PE 627.014 v01-00 AM – PE 628.705 v02-00 CONT Petri Sarvamaa (PPE) PA – PE 625.208 v01-00 ECON* Ivana Maletić (PPE) PA – PE 626.685 v01-00 AM – PE 627.789 v01-00 AGRI Ivan Jakovčić (ALDE) PA – PE 626.932 v01-00 AM – PE 627.641 v01-00 JURI Pavel Svoboda (PPE) AL – PE 628.659 v01-00 The rapporteur Ramón Jáuregui Atondo commented on the tabled amendments to the draft report. In the ensuing debate, the following Members took the floor: Danuta Maria Hübner (Chair), György Schöpflin, Pascal Durand, Barbara Spinelli (1st Vice-Chair), Ivana Maletić (rapporteur for the opinion of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), associated under Rule 54). The Chair announced that the vote on the draft report will take place on 27 November 2018. 8. Establishing the Rights and Values programme AFCO/8/13702 PA – PE 628.563 v01-00 ***I – 2018/0207(COD) – COM(2018)0383 – C8-0234/2018 PV\1175988EN.docx 3/7 PE634.704v01-00 EN Rapporteur for the opinion: Josep-Maria Terricabras (Verts/ALE) Responsible: LIBE* Bodil Valero (Verts/ALE) PR – PE 628.434 v02-00 In the absence of the rapporteur for the opinion, only Michal Boni (EPP shadow) took the floor. The Chair announced the following calendar: 25 October 2018: deadline for amendments; 21 November 2018: adoption of draft opinion. 9. Other business None. 10. Date and place of next meetings • 12 or 15 November 2018 (Strasbourg) (exact time to be confirmed) • 21 November 2018, 9.00 – 12.30 and 14.30 – 18.30 (Brussels) The meeting closed at 21.25. PE634.704v01-00 4/7 PV\1175988EN.docx 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 (*) Danuta Maria Hübner (P), Barbara Spinelli (VP) Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Zastupnici/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/ Képviselõk/Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter Gerolf Annemans, Michał Boni, Mercedes Bresso, Richard Corbett, Pascal Durand, Diane James, Ramón Jáuregui Atondo, Alain Lamassoure, Jo Leinen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Paulo Rangel, Helmut Scholz, György Schöpflin, Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, Guy Verhofstadt Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Zamjenici/ Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Supleanţi/Náhradníci/ Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter Diane Dodds, Ashley Fox, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Cristian Dan Preda, Jasenko Selimovic 200 (2) 206 (3) 53 (8) (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/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/Föredragningslista punkt) Ivo Belet, Jens Geier, Peter Simon 5 Ivana Maletić 7 Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Promatrači/ Osservatori/Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/ Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer PV\1175988EN.docx 5/7 PE634.704v01-00 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/ 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/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Komisija/Commissione/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*) Klaus Henning, Christoph Lennert, Milena Mihaylova Други институции/Otras instituciones/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner/Andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/ Άλλα θεσμικά όργανα/Other institutions/Autres institutions/Druge institucije/Altre istituzioni/Citas
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