European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Foreign Affairs AFET_PV(2019)1118 MINUTES Meeting of 18 November 2019, 15.00-18.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 15.02 on Monday, 18 November 2019, with David McAllister (Chair) presiding. In camera 1. Coordinators’ meeting 2. Adoption of agenda AFET_OJ(2019)1118 The agenda was adopted. 3. Chair's announcements AFET Chair announced that the Committee coordinators approved Mr Oliver Varhelyi as Commissioner-designate for Neighbourhood and Enlargement. 4. Chair's announcements concerning coordinators’ decisions In line with rule 214 of Parliament’s rules of procedure, the draft record of decisions of the AFET Coordinators’ meeting of 6 November was uploaded on the AFET webpage with all other documents for this meeting. It will be attached to the minutes of today’s meeting. PV\1193234EN.docx PE644.749v01-00 EN United in diversityEN In camera 5. Exchange of views with Markus Ederer, Ambassador of the European Union to the Russian Federation 6. EU-UN relations and the future of transatlantic cooperation: outcome of the AFET/DROI/SEDE delegation to the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in New York and to Washington DC (USA) Speakers: David McAllister,Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz Joint debate with the Subcommittee on Security and Defence 7. Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy – annual report AFET/9/01503 2019/2136(INI) Rapporteur: David McAllister (PPE) PR – PE641.442v02-00 AM – PE643.168v01-00 Responsible: AFET Consideration of amendments Deadline for tabling amendments:8 November 2019, 11.00 Speakers: David McAllister, Javi López, Hilde Vautmans, Jérôme Rivière, Anna Fotyga, Radosław Sikorski, Traian Băsescu, Charlie Weimers 8. Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2018 AFET/9/01458 2019/2135(INI) Rapporteur: Arnaud Danjean (PPE) PR – PE641.445v02-00 AM – PE643.151v01-00 AM – PE643.150v01-00 Responsible: AFET Opinions: AFCO – Esteban González Pons PA – PE643.103v01-00 (PPE) Consideration of amendments Deadline for tabling amendments:8 November 2019, 12.00 Speakers: David McAllister, Andrius Kubilius, Attila Ara-Kovács, Jérôme Rivière, Michael Gahler, Radosław Sikorski PE644.749v01-00 2/18 PV\1193234EN.docx EN 9. Other business 10. Date and place of next meeting 4 December 2019, 9.00-12.30 and 14.30-18.30 Brussels 5 December 2019, 9.00-12.30 Brussels The meeting closed at 18.10. PV\1193234EN.docx 3/18 PE644.749v01-00 EN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS COORDINATORS MEETING 6 November 2019 RECORD OF DECISIONS I. CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS A. Election of the Bureau of AFET Committee The Chair requested the political groups to urgently find an agreement and asked that the election of the remaining Vice-Chairs is put on the AFET Committee agenda for the meeting on 4-5 December. B. Ad-hoc delegations The Chair informed the Coordinators that the ad-hoc delegation to Ukraine is scheduled to take place from 5-7 December and the ad-hoc delegation to Saudi Arabia and Iran is scheduled to take place from 6-10 December. Both are pending the approval of the Conference of Presidents on the 21 November. At the request of Coordinators, a briefing by the EEAS will be proposed to the MEPs before the delegations take place. C. Activities with National Parliaments - 1st semester 2020 The Chair reminded the Coordinators that the next inter-parliamentary committee meeting (ICM) is foreseen to take place on 4 December. The Coordinators also endorsed a proposal by the Chair to hold an inter- parliamentary committee meeting on 23 June 2020 in the usual half-day format. D. Names of standing rapporteurs for Enlargement and Eastern Partnership countries The Coordinators have received the names of all standing rapporteurs (as per annex). PE644.749v01-00 4/18 PV\1193234EN.docx EN E. Preparations for the Hearings of Commissioners-Designate The Chair informed the Coordinators that as soon as the name of the new commissioner-designate is announced, they would be requested to adopt written questions by written procedure. The Chair proposed adopting the same questions which were prepared for the hearing of Mr Trócsányi, with only one change proposed, namely the deletion of the sub-question specific for the previous candidate. II.DECISIONS A. Calendar of coordinators meeting of 2020 Decision to endorse the calendar of AFET Coordinators meetings of 2020 (as per Annex) B. AFET Working Groups Decision to allocate the delegated chairmanship to the political groups as follows: - External Financing Instruments (EPP) - Western Balkans (S&D) - Eastern Partnership (Renew Europe) - Southern Neighbourhood - Salima Yenbou (Greens/EFA) Groups should communicate the names of the remaining delegated Chairs to the Secretariat by 18 November at the latest. C. Decisions on procedures/appointments a. Reports 1. Annual implementing report on the EU association agreement with Ukraine Decision to attribute this report to the standing rapporteur for Ukraine (Michael Gahler, EPP) for 0 points. PV\1193234EN.docx 5/18 PE644.749v01-00 EN 2. Annual implementing report on the EU association agreement with Georgia Decision to attribute this report to the standing rapporteur for Georgia (Sven Mikser, S&D) for 0 points. 3. Annual implementing report on the EU association agreement with Moldova Decision to attribute this report to the standing rapporteur for Moldova (Dragoş Tudorache, Renew Europe) for 0 points. 4. Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the Eastern Partnership, in the run-up to the May 2020 Summit Decision to appoint a rapporteur from Renew Europe for 3 points. 5. Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of a Protocol to the Euro- Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on the general principles for its participation in Union programmes AFET/9/01108 *** 2019/0164(NLE) COM(2019)0361 Decision to appoint a rapporteur from GUE/NGL for 0 points for a technical report without an accompanying resolution b. Opinions 1. Conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community AFET/9/00396 *** 2018/0427(NLE) 21105/1/2018 – C8- 0031/2019 Responsible: AFCO Decision to postpone the item to the next Coordinators meeting. PE644.749v01-00 6/18 PV\1193234EN.docx EN 2. Gender Equality in EU’s foreign and security policy 2019/0000(INI) Responsible: FEMM Decision to send a letter to the CCC and to request a joint report with FEMM under Rule 58 (Joint Committee Procedure). c. Opinions from unfinished business (item postponed from 30 September) Decision not to draft opinions to items 3-33. 3. Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 AFET/9/00306 2018/0166(APP) COM(2018)0322 Responsible: BUDG 4. Amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism AFET/9/00450 ***I 2019/0070(COD) COM(2019)0125 – C8- 0114/2019 Responsible: ENVI – Nikos Androulakis (S&D) 5. Agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina AFET/9/00427 *** 2019/0060(NLE) COM(2019)0110 Responsible: LIBE – Bettina Vollath (S&D) 6. Conclusion of the status agreement between the European Union and Montenegro on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Montenegro AFET/9/00425 *** 2019/0043(NLE) COM(2019)0090 LIBE – Bettina Vollath (S&D) PV\1193234EN.docx 7/18 PE644.749v01-00 EN 7. Conclusion of the status agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Serbia on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Serbia AFET/9/00404 *** 2018/0409(NLE) COM(2018)0797 Responsible: LIBE – Bettina Vollath (S&D) 8. Agreement between the European Union and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia AFET/9/00385 *** 2018/0318(NLE) COM(2018)0611 Responsible: LIBE – Romeo Franz (Verts/ALE) 9. 2020 Budget - Mandate for the Trilogue AFET/9/00434 2019/2010(BUD) Responsible: BUDG 10. Establishing the conditions for accessing the other EU information systems and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 and Regulation (EU) 2018/xxx [ECRIS-TCN] AFET/9/00416 ***I 2019/0001(COD) COM(2019)0003 – C8-0025/2019 Responsible: LIBE – (Jeroen Lenaers) 11. Establishing the conditions for accessing other EU information systems for ETIAS purposes and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1240, Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1861 AFET/9/00413 ***I 2019/0002(COD) COM(2019)0004 – C8- 0024/2019 Responsible: LIBE – (Jeroen Lenaers) 12. Common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (recast) AFET/9/00388 ***I 2018/0329(COD) COM(2018)0634 – C8- 0407/2018 Responsible: LIBE – Tineke Strik (Greens/EFA) PE644.749v01-00 8/18 PV\1193234EN.docx EN 13. Discharge 2017: General budget of the EU - Council and European Council AFET/9/00360 2018/2168(DEC) COM(2018)0521[03] – C8- 0320/2018 Responsible: CONT – Isabel García Muñoz (S&D) 14. Rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers AFET/9/00230 ***I 2017/0035(COD) COM(2017)0085 – C8- 0034/2017 Responsible: JURI 15.