EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 - 2014 Subcommittee on Human Rights DROI_PV(2013)0925_01 MINUTES Meeting of 25 September 2013, from 9.00 to 12.30 and from 15.00 to 18.30, and 26 September 2013, from 9.00 to 12.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 9.06 on Wednesday 25 September 2013, with Barbara Lochbihler (Chair) in the chair. 1. Adoption of agenda The agenda was adopted as recorded in these minutes. 2. Chair’s announcements Recent developments/meetings Meeting with UNSR on Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of non- recurrence Hu Jia under house arrest in China Syria Aung San Suu Kyi to receive Sakharov Prize Nasrin Sotoudeh Pussy Riot Uzbekistan 3. Exchange of views with the EEAS in follow-up to the recent feedback on DROI delegation visit to the African Union and Ethiopia Speakers: Victoria Garcia Guillen (EEAS) The meeting closed at 9.20 and resumed at 10.14 with Barbara Lochbihler, Chair, in the chair. PV\944562EN.doc PE516.727v01-00 EN United in diversityEN ****Interparliamentary Committee Meeting with EU National Parliaments **** 4. Session one: EU Human Rights Strategy Implementing the EU Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy Speakers: Elmar Brok, Barbara Lochbihler, Stavros Lambrinidis (EU Special Representative for Human Rights), Torbjorn Frøysnes (Council of Europe), Antonio Ramón Jáuregui Atondo (Spain), Leonidas Donskis, Cristina De Pietro (Italy), Lotte Leicht (HRW), Vincent Forest (Front Line Defenders), Jonas Christoffersen (Danish Institute for Human Rights), Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio. EU human rights policy in multilateral fora - cooperation and parliamentary scrutiny Speakers: Engelbert Theuermann (COHOM), Marlene Farrugia (Malta), Michele Nicoletti (Italy), Pedro Ramón Gómez de la Serna y Villacieros, Ana Gomes, Cristina di Pietro (Italy), Michal Seweryn´ski (Poland), Zsolt Németh (Hungary). * * * The meeting closed at 12.36 and resumed at 15.08 with Barbara Lochbihler, Chair,in the chair. * * * 5. Session two: Internal/external coherence of EU policies on Human Rights Internal/External Coherence, with a focus on the external dimension in the area of "Freedom, Security and Justice" Speakers: Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Morten Kjaerum (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights), Vygantė Milašiūtė (Council Party on Fundamental Rights, Citizens Rights and Free Movement of Persons (FREMP), Rozalia BIRO (Romania), Melita Mulic´(Croatia), Rui Tavares, Tchetin Kazak (Bulgaria), Claudette Buttigieg (Malta), Marlene Farrugia (Malta), Nicolas J. Beger (AI), Jonas Christoffersen, Andrzej Grzyb. ****End of the Interparliamentary Committee Meeting with EU National Parliaments**** Jointly with the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 6. Public hearing on EU readmission policy and human rights implications Speakers: Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Prof. Jean-Pierre Cassarino (Return Migration and Development Platform, European University Institute in Florence), Marina Schramm (International Organisation for Migration), Hélène Soupios-David (ECRE), Carmen Romero López, Niels Coleman (EC). * * * The meeting closed at 18.05 and resumed at 9.10 with Barbara Lochbihler, Chair, in the chair. * * * PE516.727v01-00 2/13 PV\944562EN.doc EN 26 September 2013, 9.00 – 12.30 Jointly with the Delegation for relations with Iran 7. Exchange of views on human rights in Iran Speakers: Marino Busdachin (Unrepresented People's Organization), Mercedeh Mohseni (The association of mothers), Raouf Kaabi, Mehdo Memanpour, Potito Salatto, Andrzej Grzyb, Roberto Olmi (EEAS). In association with the Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo 8. Exchange of views on Serbia including the issue of the Hungarian and other minorities in preparation for the Delegation visit to Serbia Speakers: Eduard Kukan, Tibor Varady (Legal Studies Department of the Central European University, Budapest) Srdjan Durovic (CPES), Kinga Gál, László Tőkés, Zdravka Bušić, Andrej Plenković, Stanimir Ilchev, Patrick Paquet (EC), Herbert Pribitzer (EEAS), Ambassador Dusko Lopandic. 16 October - European Commission's report on Serbia * * * Metin Kazak, 3rd Vice-President took over the chair at 11.30. * * * 9. Disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups AFET/7/13515 ***I 2013/0110(COD) COM(2013)0207 – C7-0103/2013 Rapporteur Thijs Berman (S&D) PA – PE516.784v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: JURI – Raffaele Baldassarre (PPE) CM – PE514.639v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 4 October 2013, 12.00 Speakers: Rapporteur, Andrzej Grzyb, Barbara Lochbihler, Nicolas Bernier Abad (EC) 10. Update by EEAS on urgent human rights situations: Crimean Tatars Speakers: Metin Kazak, Dirk Schuebel (EEAS), Inese Vaidere, Emine Bozkurt. 11. Any other business 12. Next meeting(s) 14 October 2013, 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels) * * * The meeting closed at 12.32. * * * PV\944562EN.doc 3/13 PE516.727v01-00 EN ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/POPIS NAZOČNIH/LISTE DE PRÉSENCE/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 (*) AFET: Elmar Brok (P) (1) DROI: Barbara Lochbihler (P) (1,2), Andrzej Grzyb (1rst VP) (1,2), Metin Kazak (3rd VP) (1,2), Joanna Senyszyn (4th VP) (1,2) LIBE: Juan Fernando López Aguilar (P) (1) DSEE: Eduard Kukan (P) (2) Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Zastupnici/Députés/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/ Képviselõk/ Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter AFET: Mark Demesmaeker (1), Cristian Dan Preda (1), Davor Ivo Stier (1) , Nikola Vuljanić (1) DROI: Laima Liucija Andrikienė (2), Thijs Berman (2), Leonidas Donskis (1), Ana Gomes (1), Kinga Gál (1,2), Elisabeth Jeggle (1), Eduard Kukan (1,2), David Martin (1), Jacek Protasiewicz (1), László Tőkés (1,2), Inese Vaidere (2) LIBE: Carmen Romero López (1), Rui Tavares (1) D-IR: Potito Salatto (2) DSEE: Stanimir Ilchev (2) Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Zamjenici/Suppléants/ Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Supleanţi/Náhradníci/ Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter DROI: Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio (1), Nicole Kiil-Nielsen (1), Sarah Ludford (1) 187 (2) 193 (3) Emine Bozkurt (2), Zdravka Bušić (2), David Casa (1), Edward McMillan-Scott (1), Andrej Plenković (2) 46 (6) (Точка от дневния ред/Punto del orden del día/Bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/Tagesordnungspunkt/Päevakorra punkt/Ημερήσια Διάταξη Σημείο/Agenda item/Točka dnevnog reda/Point OJ/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) Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Promatrači/Observateurs/ Osservatori/Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/ Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer Присъствал на/Presente el/Přítomný dne/Til stede den/Anwesend am/Viibis(id) kohal/Παρών στις/Present on/Présent le/Presente il/Piedalījās/ Dalyvauja/Jelen volt/Preżenti fi/Aanwezig op/Obecny dnia/Presente em/Prezent/Prítomný dňa/Navzoči dne/Läsnä/Närvarande den: (1) 25.9.2013 (2) 26.9.2013 PE516.727v01-00 4/13 PV\944562EN.doc 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/Na poziv predsjednika/Sur l'invitation du président/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/Vijeće/Conseil/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/ Conselho/Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*) Engelbert Theuermann, chair of the Council's Working Party on Human Rights, COHOM Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Commissione/Komisija/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*) Item 9: Nicolas Bernier Abad Lenormand, Lennert, Sodja, Valdambrini, Hansson, Santoro, Coleman, Paquet Други институции/Otras instituciones/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner/Andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/ Άλλα θεσμικά όργανα/Other institutions/Autres institutions/Altre istituzioni/Citas iestādes/Kitos institucijos/Más intézmények/ Istituzzjonijiet oħra/Andere instellingen/Inne instytucje/Outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/Iné inštitúcie/Druge institucije/Muut toimielimet/Andra institutioner/organ Item 3: Victoria Garcia Guillen,