STORTING EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 32nd EU - Norway Interparliamentary Meeting 17 March 2016 European Parliament, Brussels JOINT PRESS RELEASE The 32nd EU-Norway Interparliamentary Meeting was held at the European Parliament in Brussels today. The European Parliament (EP) Delegation, led by Mr. Jørn DOHRMANN (Chairperson, ECR, Denmark) hosted the meeting with the Norwegian Delegation, led by its Chairperson Ms. Anniken HUITFELDT (Labour Party). The Delegations reviewed the current state of EU-Norway relations and shared the assessment that in general the relations are excellent and developing positively. Both delegations expressed their satisfaction that the EEA remains the main framework for EU-Norway cooperation, underlining at the same time that this cooperation goes much beyond the EEA, including such areas as foreign and security policy, the fight against terrorism or climate and energy policy. The delegations underlined the importance of this close collaboration in the current particularly challenging geopolitical situation. Moreover, the Interparliamentary Meeting focused on the following topics in particular: Relations between the EU and Norway, with addresses by: - Mr. Claude MAERTEN, Head of Western Europe Division, European External Action Service - Mrs. Oda Helen SLETNES, Ambassador of Norway to the European Union Schengen/ Dublin and the migration crisis in Europe The new Europol regulation The global security situation and relations with Russia Agriculture and fisheries Energy relations and climate The next Interparliamentary Meeting is scheduled to take place in Norway in 2017. 1 Members of the EP present: Mr. Jørn DOHRMANN, ECR, Denmark (Chair of SINEEA Delegation) Ms. Anna HEDH, S&D, Sweden (Vice-Chair of SINEEA Delegation) Mr. Jasenko SELIMOVIC, ALDE, Sweden (Vice-Chair of SINEEA Delegation) Ms. Jill EVANS, Greens/EFA, United Kingdom Mr. Christofer FJELLNER, EPP, Sweden Ms. Kashetu KYENGE, S&D, Italy (rapporteur) Ms. Julia PITERA, EPP, Poland Mr. Paul RÜBIG, EPP, Austria Ms. Catherine STIHLER, S&D, United Kingdom Mr. Tibor SZANYI, S&D, Hungary Ms. Kerstin WESTPHAL, S&D, Germany Members of the Storting present: Ms. Anniken HUITFELDT –Labour Party (Chair) Mr. Øyvind HALLERAKER – Conservative Party (Vice-Chair) Mr. Christian TYBRING-GJEDDE - Progress Party (Vice-Chair) Mr. Svein Roald HANSEN, Labour Party Mr. Trond HELLELAND, Conservative Party Ms. Liv Signe NAVARSETE, Centre Party Mr. Kåre SIMENSEN, Labour Party Ms. Elin Rodum AGDESTEIN, Conservative Party Ms. Regina ALEXANDROVA, Conservative Party For further information please contact: Amelia PADURARIU European Parliament Tel: 00 32 2 28 32 175 E-mail: [email protected] Dag STANGNES Storting (Norwegian Parliament) Tel: +47 468 57 402 E-mail: [email protected] * * * Abbreviations: ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe ECR European Conservatives and Reformist Group Greens/EFA The Greens/European Free Alliance S&D Group of Progressive Alliance of Socialist and Democrats EPP European People's Party Christian-Democratic Group 2.