EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2004 2009 Committee on Foreign Affairs AFET_PV(2004)0722_1 MINUTES of the meeting of 22 July 2004, 15:00 - 15:30 STRASBOURG The meeting opened at 15:10 on Thursday, 22 July 2004, with Michel Rocard, oldest member present, in the chair. 1. Opening of the constituent meeting The oldest member verified that no older member requested the chair and declared the constituent meeting open. 2. Election of the Chairman The oldest member, after verifying the substitutes and the quorum, gave the floor to the political groups for presentation of their nomination for chairman. José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra proposed Elmar Brok on behalf of the EPP-ED Group, Elmar Brok expressed his consent and confirmed he had completed the declaration of financial interests. Being the only candidate, Elmar Brok was declared elected chairman by acclamation and took the chair. 3. Election of the Vice-Chairmen Having expressed thanks for his re-election and given a short policy statement, the chairman gave the floor to the political groups for presentation of their nominations for vice-chairman. Jan Marinus Wiersma on behalf of the PSE Group proposed Toomas Hendrik Ilves as 1st vice-chairman. José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra on behalf of the EPP-ED Group proposed Geoffrey Van Orden as 2nd vice-chairman. Cecilia Malmström on behalf of the ALDE Group proposed Baroness Emma PV\539767EN.doc PE 347.018 EN EN Nicholson of Winterbourne as 3rd vice-chairperson. The chairman verified that all three candidates agreed to be nominated and had completed declarations of financial interests. The candidates were elected vice- chairmen by acclamation. José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda, and Glyn Ford took the floor and requested clarification as to interpretation of Rule 181(4), Rules of Procedure, concerning membership and elegibility for office in the two new subcommittees. The chairman suggested that this be clarified by the political groups before the constituent meetings of the subcommittees on 27 July 2004. 4. Date and place of next meeting The next meeting will take place from Tuesday, 27 July 2004 to Thursday, 29 July 2004 in Brussels. * * * The meeting closed at 15:40. PE 347.018 2/4 PV\539767EN.doc EN BILAG/ANLAGE/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ/ANNEX/ ANNEXE/ALLEGATO/BIJLAGE/ANEXO/LIITE/BILAGA DELTAGERLISTE/ANWESENHEITSLISTE/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/LISTE DE PRESENCE/ELENCO DEI PRESENTI/PRESENTIELIJST/LISTA DE PRESENÇAS/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DELTAGARLISTA Til stede Formandskabet/Vorstand/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Ufficio di Presidenza/Mesa/Puheenjohtajisto/J.L. Presidium: (*) Elmar Brok (P), Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1st VP), Geoffrey Van Orden (2nd VP), Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne (3rd VP) Anwesend Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Μέλη/Members/Diputados/Députés/Deputati/Leden/Deputados/Jäsenet/ Ledamöter: Παρόντες Vittorio Emanuele Agnoletto, Panagiotis Beglitis, Bastiaan Belder, Monika Beňová, Philip Claeys, Simon Coveney, Ryszard Czarnecki, Véronique De Keyser, Camiel Eurlings, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, Maciej Marian Giertych, Ana Maria R.M. Gomes, Alfred Gomolka, Ville Itälä, Jelko Kacin, Georgios Karatzaferis, Ioannis Present Kasoulides, Bogdan Adam Klich, Joost Lagendijk, Vytautas Landsbergis, Armin Laschet, Cecilia Malmström, Edward H.C. McMillan-Scott, Emilio Menéndez del Valle, Willy Meyer Pleite, Francisco José Millán Mon, Pierre Moscovici, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Vural Öger, Cem Özdemir, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Alojz Peterle, Presentes Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Paweł Bartłomiej Piskorski, Lydie Polfer, Bernd Posselt, Michel Rocard, Libor Rouček, György Schöpflin, Gitte Seeberg, Marek Maciej Siwiec, Ursula Stenzel, David Sumberg, Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda, István Szent-Iványi, Konrad Krzysztof Szymański, Inese Vaidere, Ari Vatanen, Paavo Présents Väyrynen, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Josef Zieleniec Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suplentes/Suppléants/ Presenti Membri supplenti/Plaatsvervangers/Membros suplentes/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter: Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Philip Bushill-Matthews, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Nirj Deva, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Jonathan Evans, Carlo Fatuzzo, Giovanni Claudio Fava, Glyn Ford, Michael Gahler, Gerardo Galeote Quecedo, Aanwezig Patrick Gaubert, Dietlinde (Lilli) Gruber, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Tunne Kelam, Christoph Werner Konrad, Eija-Riitta Anneli Korhola, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Kurt Joachim Lauk, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Yiannakis Matsis, Erik Meijer, Miroslav Ouzký, Doris Pack, Rihards Pīks, Józef Pinior, Miguel Portas, Luís Läsnä Queiró, Bogusław Rogalski, Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski, Pierre Lionel Georges Schapira, Inger Segelström, József Szájer, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, María Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Marcello Vernola Närvarande Art. 153,2 Art. 166,3 Endv. deltog/Weitere Teiln./ Συµµετείχαν επίσης/Also present Participaron igualmente/ Participaient également/ Hanno partecipato altresi΄/ Andere deelnemers/ Outros participantes/ Muut osallistujat/ Dessutom deltog (Dagsorden/Tagesordnung Pkt/Ηµερήσια ∆ιάταξη Σηµεί/Point OJ/Punto OG/Agenda Punt/Ponto OJ/punto orden del dia/ Esityslistan kohta/Föredragningslista punkt): * (P) =Formand/Vorsitzender/Πρόεδρος/Chairman/Président/Presidente/Voorzitter/Presidente/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) =Næstform./Stellv. Vorsitz./Αντιπρόεδρος/Vice-Chairman/Vice-Président/Vice-Presidente/Varapuheenjohtaja Ondervoorz./Vice-Pres./Vicepres/Vice ordförande. Til stede den/Anwesend am/Παρών στις/Present on/Présent le/Presente il/Aanwezig op/Presente em/Presente el/Läsnä/Närvarande den. PV\539767EN.doc 3/4 PE 347.018 EN Efter indbydelse fra formanden/Auf Einladung d. Vorsitzenden/Με πρόσκληση του Προέδρου/At the invitation of the Chairman/Por invitación del presidente/Sur l'invitation du président/Su invito del presidente/Op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/A convite do Presidente/Puheenjohtajan kutsusta/ På ordförandens inbjudan: Radet/Rat/Συµβούλιο/Council/Consejo/Conseil/Consiglio/Raad/Conselho/Neuvosto/Rådet: (*) Kommissionen/Kommission/Επιτροπή/Commission/Comisión/Commissione/Commissie/Comissão/Komissio/ Kommissionen: (*) Cour des comptes: C.E.S.: Andre deltagere/Andere Teilnehmer Επίσης Παρόντες/Also present Otros participantes/Autres participants/Altri partecipanti Andere aanwezigen/Outros participantes Muut osallistujat/Övriga deltagare Gruppernes sekretariat PPE-DE Salafranca Sekretariat der Fraktionen PSE Lüddecke, Marasa Γραµµατεία των Πολ. Οµάδων ELDR Secretariat political groups Verts/ALE Secr. de los grupos politicos GUE/NGL Secr. Groupes politiques UEN Segr. dei gruppi politici EDD Secr. van de fracties NI Secr. dos grupos politicos Poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristö Gruppernas sekretariat Cab. du Président Cab. du Secrétaire Général Generaldirektorat I Generaldirektion II Γενική ∆ιεύθυνση III Perillo, Wood Directorate-General IV Dirección general V Direction générale VI Direzione generale VII Directoraat-generaal VIII Direcção-Geral Contrôle financier Service juridique Pääosasto Generaldirektorat Udvalgssekretariatet Huber, Fialho Ausschußsekretariat Γραµµατεία επιτροπής Committee secretariat Secretaria de la comisión Secrétariat de la commission Segretariato della commissione Commissiesecretariaat Secretariado da comissão Valiokunnan sihteeristö Utskottssekretariatet Assist./Βοηθός Nielsen * (P) =Formand/Pres./Πρόεδρος/Chairman/Président/Voorzitter/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) =Næstform./Vize-Pres./Αντιπρόεδρος/Vice-Chairman/Vice-Président/Ondervoorz./Vice-pres/Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande. (M) =Medlem./Mitglied/Μέλος/Member/Miembro/Deputado/Membro/Lid/Membro/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) =Tjenestemand/Beamter/Υπάλληλος/Official/Funcionário/Fonctionnaire/Funzionario/Ambtenaar/ Functionαrio/Virkamies/Tjänsteman PE 347.018 4/4 PV\539767EN.doc EN .