2019-2024

Committee on Foreign Affairs

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MINUTES Meeting of 24 July 2019, 09.00-12.30 BRUSSELS

The meeting opened at 9.06 on Wednesday, 24 July 2019, with David McAllister (Chair) presiding.

1. Adoption of agenda AFET_OJ PE639776v01-00

The agenda was adopted.

2. Chair´s announcements

Chair reminded the political groups that they need to discuss and reach an agreement concerning the election of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Vice-Chairs of the Committee.

Speakers: Hilde Vautmans, Reinhard Bütikofer.

In camera

3. Exchange of views with Helga Schmid, Secretary General, EEAS, on Iran: The status of Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the regional situation

4. Exchange of views with Koen Vervaeke, EEAS Managing Director for Africa, on recent developments in Ethiopia, Sudan and South Sudan

Speakers: Koen Vervaeke (EEAS), Željana Zovko, Maria Arena, Javier Nart, Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel, Lars Patrick Berg, Anna Fotyga, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Sven Mikser, Phil Bennion, Urmas Paet, David McAllister.

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EN United in diversityEN 5. Exchange of views with H.E. Maia Sandu, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova

Speakers: Maia Sandu (Prime Minister), Hilde Vautmans, Traian Băsescu, Kati Piri, Petras Auštrevičius, Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel, , Anna Fotyga, Helmut Scholz, Andrius Kubilius, Isabel Santos, Urmas Paet, Radosław Sikorski, Robert Hajšel, Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Javier Nart, Vladimír Bilčík, Paulo Rangel, Andrzej Halicki, David McAllister.

In camera

6. Exchange of views with Gilles Bertrand, newly appointed Head of the EU Delegation to Syria (in compliance with the Declaration on Political Accountability of the HR/VP)

7. Other business

8. Date and place of next meeting

 2 September 2019, 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels)

 3 September 2019, 9.00 – 12.30 and 14.30 – 18.30 (Brussels)

* * * The meeting closed at 12.58

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PE639.852v01-00 2/10 PV\1186661EN.docx EN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS COORDINATORS MEETING

15 July 2019

RECORD OF DECISIONS

I. CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. Preparations for the Hearings of Commissioners-Designate

The Chair informed the Coordinators about the upcoming hearings of Commissioners-Designate and invited the political groups to reflect on the questions that AFET Committee will ask the respective candidates.

B. Working Groups

The Chair proposed to hold ad-hoc meetings between the rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and chairs of delegations instead of establishing fixed working groups. A further discussion will take place at a later coordinators’ meeting.

C. Inter-Parliamentary Conference in Helsinki

The Chair informed the Coordinators that the Conference of Presidents authorised an AFET-SEDE delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) in Helsinki from 4 to 6 September 2019.

D. Standing rapporteurs

The Chair invited the Coordinators to reflect on the countries for which their groups would like to appoint standing rapporteurs (ongoing procedures and countries where EP monitors international agreements). In particular, the rapporteurs for enlargement countries should be appointed soon.

3/10 PE639.852v01-00 EN II. DECISIONS/EXCHANGES OF VIEWS

A. Approval of the calendar for the AFET Committee meetings in 2020.

 Calendar approved.

B. Approval of the calendar for the AFET Coordinators meetings of 2019.

 Calendar approved with one change: meeting of 2 September replaced by 9 September 2019.

C. Committee Rules

 Decision postponed to the next Coordinators meeting.

D.Exchange of views with Heads of Delegation in compliance with the Declaration on Political Accountability of the HR/VP

 Decision to hold exchanges of views with Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Syria on 24 July and to invite the Heads of EU Delegations to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Brazil, Yemen, India and Sudan to AFET meeting on 2-3 September.

E.Missions in the second semester 2019

1. AFET delegation to UN General Assembly and Washington.

 Decision to send a request to the Conference of Presidents for an AFET/DROI/SEDE delegation to the UN General Assembly and Washington D.C. on 28-31 October 2019 (AFET: 7 Members + Chair, subcommittees: 4 Members + Chair each).

PE639.852v01-00 4/10 PV\1186661EN.docx EN F. Decisions on procedures/appointments a. Reports

1. Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (AFET/DEVE joint file, Rule 58)

 Decision to appoint co-rapporteurs: EPP (0 points*) S&D Maria ARENA (0 points*) * continuation of procedure, no report to be drafted

2. Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III)

 Decision to appoint co-rapporteurs: EPP Željana ZOVKO (0* points) S&D Tonino PICULA (0* points) * continuation of procedure, no report to be drafted

3. Annual resolution on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy.

 Decision to appoint Chair as the rapporteur (0 points) b. Opinions

1. General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020 - all sections

2019/2028(BUD) AFET/9/00541 Lead: BUDG

 Decision to appoint EPP Michael GAHLER as draftsperson for opinion (2 points).  Decision to alternate the budget opinion between the groups.

5/10 PE639.852v01-00 EN III.SUBCOMMITTEES

A. DROI 1. Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter.

 Endorsed

B. SEDE 1. Annual report on the implementation of the common security and defence policy.

 Endorsed

IV. ANY OTHER BUSINESS The next Coordinators meeting will take place on 9 September (time tbc)

PE639.852v01-00 6/10 PV\1186661EN.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 (*)

David McAllister (P), Witold Jan Waszczykowski (1ST VP)

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

Alexander Alexandrov Yordanov, Maria Arena, Petras Auštrevičius, Phil Bennion, Lars Patrick Berg, Anna Bonfrisco, Reinhard Bütikofer, Traian Băsescu, , Gina Dowding, Anna Fotyga, Giorgos Georgiou, Nathan Gill, Márton Gyöngyösi, Kinga Gál, Andrius Kubilius, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, David Lega, Philippe Loiseau, , Lukas Mandl, Thierry Mariani, Sven Mikser, Francisco José Millán Mon, Javier Nart, Urmas Paet, Demetris Papadakis, Tonino Picula, Kati Piri, Giuliano Pisapia, Jérôme Rivière, Catherine Rowett, Isabel Santos, Andreas Schieder, Radosław Sikorski, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hermann Tertsch, Hilde Vautmans, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel, Irina Von Wiese, Charlie Weimers, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Salima Yenbou, Željana Zovko, Dubravka Šuica

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

Nikos Androulakis, Attila Ara-Kovács, Vladimír Bilčík, Andor Deli, Loucas Fourlas, Markéta Gregorová, Robert Hajšel, Andrzej Halicki, Assita Kanko, Manolis Kefalogiannis, Arba Kokalari, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, , Paulo Rangel, Ernest Urtasun, Nils Ušakovs, Mick Wallace, , Milan Zver, Michal Šimečka

209 (7)

216 (3)

Marek Paweł Balt, Heidi Hautala, Philippe Juvin, Fulvio Martusciello, Andrey Novakov, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Helmut Scholz, Róża Thun und Hohenstein

56 (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) Maia Sandu, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova 5.

7/10 PE639.852v01-00 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(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 (*)

Greco, Giering, Kolodziej, Abdo, Bono

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 iestādes/Kitos institucijos/ Más intézmények/Istituzzjonijiet oħra/Andere instellingen/Inne instytucje/Outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/Iné inštitúcie/Muut toimielimet/Andra institutioner/organ

EEAS Schmid, Vervaeke, Bertrand, Visentin, Admsons, Saraiva Pais

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

PE639.852v01-00 8/10 PV\1186661EN.docx 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 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 Golanski, Vlasman, Virostkova, Oppermann, Le Saec, Depo S&D Mamedov, Siil, Bittarelli, Betaille, Morin Renew Glasberg, Krauss, Balogh Verts/ALE Heider ID Stroehm, Volokhova ECR Danecki, Coolegem GUE/NGL Schüttpelz NI Pasini

Кабинет на председателя/Gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/Formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/Γραφείο Προέδρου/President's Office/Cabinet du Président/Ured predsjednika/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/Ured glavnog tajnika/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/Glavna uprava/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 DG EPRS DG COMM Almqvist DG PERS DG INLO DG TRAD DG LINC DG FINS DG ITEC DG SAFE

9/10 PE639.852v01-00 EN Правна служба/Servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/Juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/ Service juridique/Pravna služba/Servizio giuridico/Juridiskais dienests/Teisės tarnyba/Jogi szolgálat/Servizz legali/Juridische Dienst/ Wydział prawny/Serviço Jurídico/Serviciu Juridic/Právny servis/Oikeudellinen yksikkö/Rättstjänsten

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

Douaud, Di Preso, Kaminska, Crampes, Queiro, Topalova

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

Lorentzen, Dubarre

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

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