European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Development DEVE_PV(2019)1106 MINUTES Meeting of 6 November 2019, 9.00-13.00 and 14.30-17.00, and 17.00-18.30 (coordinators’ meeting) and 7 November 2019, 9.00-12.30 BRUSSELS Jointly with the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Affairs The meeting opened at 9.09 on Wednesday, 6 November 2019, with Juan Fernando López Aguilar (LIBE Chair), David McAllister (AFET Chair) and Tomas Tobé (DEVE Chair) presiding. 1. EU-Turkey facility and the situation of Syrian refugees in Turkey DEVE/9/01700 Exchange of views with the European Commission, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Maceij Popowski (DG NEAR) and Michael Koehler (DG ECHO) made presentations. Speakers: Michael Gahler, Sophia in 't Veld, Tineke Strik, Thierry Mariani, Beata Kempa, Miguel Urbán Crespo, Birgit Sippel, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Costas Mavrides, Kostas Papadakis, Loucas Fourlas, Evin Incir, Nicola Procaccini, Mick Wallace, Željana Zovko, Bernhard Zimniok, Nicolas Bay. Maceij Popowski and Michael Koehler replied to questions raised. Tomas Tobé made some concluding remarks. The jointly meeting adjourned at 10.13 and the meeting of the Committee on Development resumed at 10.23. 2. Adoption of agenda The agenda was adopted as shown in these minutes. PV\1196027EN.docx PE643.148v02-00 EN United in diversityEN 3. Chair’s announcements None. 4. Approval of minutes of meetings 30 September 2019 PV – PE642.867v02-00 8 October 2019 PV – PE642.871v01-00 The minutes were approved. 5. Announcements by the Commission None. 6. Council decision amending Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union ('Overseas Association Decision') DEVE/9/01109 * 2019/0162(CNS) COM(2019)0359 – C9-0118/2019 Rapporteur: Tomas Tobé (PPE) PR – PE642.951v01-00 Responsible: DEVE Consideration of draft report Approval of application of the simplified procedure without amendment (Rule 52(1)) Tomas Tobé made a short presentation. Speaker: Stéphane Bijoux. 7. Accession of Solomon Islands to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part DEVE/9/00468 *** 2019/0099(NLE) 09405/2019 – C9-0010/2019 Rapporteur for the opinion: Michèle Rivasi (Verts/ALE) PA – PE642.995v01-00 Responsible: INTA – André Rougé (ID) PR – PE642.904v02-00 Consideration of draft opinion Michèle Rivasi made a presentation. Speakers: Joseph Ma’ahanua (Trade Commissioner of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Solomon Islands), Martin Horwood, Rory Palmer, Charles Goerens, Dominique Bilde, Cecilia Billaux (DG Trade) and Catherine Metdepenningen (DG DEVCO). Michèle Rivasi and Joseph Ma’ahanua replied to questions raised. PE643.148v02-00 2/12 PV\1196027EN.docx EN 8. Gender Action Plan II DEVE/9/01709 Exchange of views with the European Commission on the Annual Implementation Report 2018 Henriette Geiger (DG DEVCO) and Charlotte Isaksson (EEAS) made presentations. Speakers: György Hölvényi, Mónica Silvana González, Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, Dominique Bilde, Evin Incir. Henriette Geiger and Charlotte Isaksson replied to questions raised. The meeting adjourned at 12.00 and resumed at 12.12 with Evelyn Regner (FEMM Chair) and Tomas Tobé (DEVE Chair) presiding. Jointly with the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 9. The 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) (the Nairobi Summit) DEVE/9/01561 2019/2850(RSP) Responsible: FEMM RE – PE642.964v01-00 Consideration of draft joint motion for a resolution Exchange of views on the DEVE/FEMM mission to the UN Summit on ICPD25 Nairobi (Kenya) Evelyn Regner and Tomas Tobé made short presentations. Speakers: Frances Fitzgerald, Norbert Neuser, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, Mónica Silvana González, Charles Goerens. Henriette Geiger (DG DEVCO), Sietske Steneker (UNFPA) and Eef Wuyts (International Planned Parenthood Federation) made presentations. The meeting adjourned at 13.00 and resumed at 14.34 with Tomas Tobé (Chair) presiding. 10. The on-going negotiations for a new Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States DEVE/9/01339 2019/2832(RSP) Rapporteur: PV\1196027EN.docx 3/12 PE643.148v02-00 EN Tomas Tobé (PPE) RE – PE641.214v01-00 QO – PE641.254v02-00 QO – PE641.253v01-00 AM – PE641.421v01-00 AM – PE641.398v01-00 AM – PE641.422v01-00 Responsible: DEVE Adoption of questions for oral answer by the Commission and the Council and of draft motion for a resolution Adoption of the draft motion Amendments adopted: COMP 1-4; AMs 8-10, 18, 20, 22- 25, 27, 31, 34, 37, 45-47. Amendments rejected: AMs: 1- 7, 11-13, 17, 19, 21, 28-30, 32,33,35,36. Amendments fallen: 14, 15, 16, 26, 38, 39, 40, 41 42, 43, 44. Decision: The draft motion, as amended, was adopted: in favour: 19; against 2; abstentions: 0. Adoption of the oral question to the Commission Amendments adopted: 5 and 6 Amendments rejected: 1- 4 Decision: The oral question, as amended, was adopted: in favour: 18; against: 3; abstentions: 0. Adoption of the oral question to the Council Amendments adopted: 2 and 4. Amendments rejected: 1 and 3. Decision: The oral question, as amended, was adopted: in favour: 19; against: 2; abstentions: 0. 11. Ad hoc delegation to the UN summits on Climate Action and the Sustainable Development Goals and the high-level dialogue on Financing for Development, New York, 23-26 September 2019 DEVE/9/01708 Reporting back to committee by the Chair Speakers: Hildegard Bentele, Udo Bullmann, Tomas Tobé, Dominique Bilde, Felix PE643.148v02-00 4/12 PV\1196027EN.docx EN Fernandez-Shaw (DG DEVCO), Martin Horwood. The meeting adjourned at 15.12 and resumed at 15.30 with David McAllister (AFET Chair) and Tomas Tobé (DEVE Chair) presiding. Jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs 12. Latest developments in Afghanistan DEVE/9/01704 Exchange of views with Gunnar Wiegand (EEAS Managing Director for Asia Pacific) and Pierre Amilhat (European Commission, DG DEVCO, Director Asia and Middle East) Gunnar Wiegand and Pierre Amilhat made presentations. Speakers: Anna Fotyga, Javier Nart, Dominique Bilde, Michael Gahler, Bernhard Zimniok, Hildegard Bentele, Radosław Sikorski. Gunnar Wiegand and Pierre Amilhat replied to questions raised. 13. Establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument CJ19/9/01257 ***I 2018/0243(COD) COM(2018)0460 – C8-0275/2018 Rapporteurs Michael Gahler (PPE) Maria Arena (S&D) Charles Goerens (Renew) Rasa Juknevičienė (PPE) Responsible: AFET, DEVE • Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3)) (see separate agenda) Speakers: Michael Gahler on behalf of Charles Goerens, Maria Arena, Rasa Juknevičienė, Michael Gahler, Marc Tarabella, Ernest Urtasum , Željana Zovko, Tonino Picula The meeting adjourned at 16.55, and resumed at 17.00 with Tomas Tobé (Chair) presiding. 14. Coordinators’ meeting The meeting adjourned at 18.30 and resumed on Thursday 7 November 2019 at 09.15 with Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana (First Vice-Chair) presiding. 15. EU support to children in developing countries: challenges ahead DEVE/9/01710 Exchange of views with the European Commission and UNICEF PV\1196027EN.docx 5/12 PE643.148v02-00 EN Henriette Geiger (DG DEVCO) and Natalia Alonso Cano (UNICEF) made presentations. Speakers: Hildegard Bentele, Norbert Neuser, Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, Beata Kempa, Rasa Juknevičienė, Ewa Kopacz, György Hölvényi. Henriette Geiger and Natalia Alonso Cano replied to questions raised. Joint items 16-17 16. Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2019-2024) DEVE/9/00463 *** 2019/0090(NLE) 08928/2019 – C9-0011/2019 Rapporteur for the opinion: Caroline Roose (Verts/ALE) PA – PE642.950v01-00 Responsible: PECH – João Ferreira (GUE/NGL) PR – PE641.178v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion 17. Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2019-2024) DEVE/9/01649 2019/0090M(NLE) Rapporteur for the opinion: Caroline Roose (Verts/ALE) Responsible: PECH – João Ferreira (GUE/NGL) PR – PE642.938v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion Caroline Roose made a presentation. Speakers: Carlos Zorrinho, Catherine Chabaud, Dominique Bilde, Beata Kempa, Emmanuel Berk (DG MARE), Caroline Roose. Joint items 18-19 18. Conclusion of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde (2019-2024) DEVE/9/00457 *** 2019/0078(NLE) 08662/2019 – C9-0004/2019 Rapporteur for the opinion: Catherine Chabaud (Renew) PA – PE641.364v01-00 Responsible: PECH – Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar (PPE) Consideration of draft opinion PE643.148v02-00 6/12 PV\1196027EN.docx EN 19. Conclusion of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde (2019-2024) DEVE/9/01500 2019/0078M(NLE) Rapporteur for the opinion: Catherine Chabaud (Renew) PA – PE642.934v02-00 Responsible: PECH – Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar (PPE) Consideration of draft opinion Catherine Chabaud made a presentation. Speakers: Carlos Zorrinho, Caroline Roose, Beata Kempa, Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, Marta Moren Abat (DG MARE), Catherine