EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2004 2009 Committee on Development DEVE_PV420.231v01-00 MINUTES Meeting of 16 February 2009 and 17 February 2009 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 15.10 on Monday 16 February 2009, with Josep Borrell Fontelles (Chair) in the chair. 1. Adoption of agenda DEVE_OJ(2009)0216_1 The agenda was adopted with two items added to agenda : - Debate and vote on the Draft opinion on the guidelines for the 2010 budget procedure. - Report back from Bangladesh election observation, with EU Chief Observer. 2. Approval of minutes of meeting of: 20–21 January 2009 PV – PE418.274v01-00 Approval of the minutes was postponed as the minutes had not been distributed in all language versions. In the presence of the Commission and the Council 3. Announcements by the European Commission Annoucement by Alexander Baum, DG DEV, on application of Article 96 of the Cotonou agreement with respect to Zimbabwe, Guinea and Fiji. Speaker: Glenys Kinnock 4. Additional protocol to the Agreement between the EC and South Africa, to take account of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU DEVE/6/69895 PV\770296EN.doc PE420.231v01-00 EN EN *** 2008/0212(AVC) 16447/2008 – C6-0017/2009 Rapporteur: Josep Borrell Fontelles (PSE) Responsible: DEVE – Opinions: INTA – Decision: no opinion Exchange of views Speakers : Josep Borrell Fontelles and Atanas Paparizov 5. Election observation mission in Bangladesh Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, EU Chief Observer, reported on the EU observation mission to the legislative elections in Bangladesh on 27-31.12.2008. 6. Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 64th UN General Assembly (art 114 and 90) DEVE/6/71418 Rapporteur: Glenys Kinnock (PSE) AM – PE418.458v01-00 PA – PE418.091v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion and amendments Speakers : Glenys Kinnock and Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, who invited DEVE members to take part in AFET's UN working group. The meeting was suspended at 15.50 and resume at 16.15. 7. Court of Auditors' Special Report No 10/2008: EC Development Assistance to Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa DEVE/6/72776 Exchange of views and approval of an oral question to the Commission Exchange of views on draft wind-up resolution Speakers: Anne Van Lancker, Koos Richelle (EC DG Aidco), Bart Staes, Glenys Kinnock, Thijs Berman, Alain Hutchinson. 8. The impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the development of the institutional balance of the European Union DEVE/6/60408 2008/2073(INI) Rapporteur:: Renate Weber (ALDE) PA – PE419.855v01-00 Responsible: AFCO – Jean-Luc Dehaene (EPP–ED) DT – PE407.666v02-00 PR – PE405.890v02-00 Consideration of draft opinion and amendments Speakers: Renate Weber and Glenys Kinnock 9. Development of the relations between the European Parliament and national parliaments under the Treaty of Lisbon PE420.231v01-00 2/11 PV\770296EN.doc EN DEVE/6/62860 2008/2120(INI) Rapporteur: Thijs Berman (PSE) Responsible: AFCO – Elmar Brok (EPP–ED) PR – PE415.140v02-00 Consideration of draft opinion and amendments Speakers: Thijs Berman and Renate Weber 10. Fifth Water Forum, Istanbul, 16-22 March 2009 DEVE/6/72775 Exchange of views and approval of an oral question to the Commission No debate. Decision: Deadline for amendments: 16.02.2009,18:00. 11. Guidelines for the 2010 budget procedure DEVE/6/72297 Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell (PSE) PA – PE420.084v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion No debate. Decision: deadline for amendments: 16.02.2009, 18:00. The meeting adjourned at 17.08 and resumed on Tuesday 17 February 2009 at 09.45 with Thijs Berman (Vice-Chair)in the chair. 12. The meeting was preceded by an in camera Coordinators' meeting from 09.45 to 10.15. Thijs Berman paid tribute to Alison Des Forges, human rights activist, who died recently in a plane crash. *** Electronic vote *** 13. The MDG contracts DEVE/6/62877 2008/2128(INI) Rapporteur: Alain Hutchinson (PSE) AM – PE418.409v01-00 PR – PE418.116v01-00 Responsible: DEVE – Opinions: BUDG – Decision: no opinion Adoption of draft report Amendments adopted: 1-13, 15-24, 26-40, 43-47 PV\770296EN.doc 3/11 PE420.231v01-00 EN Amendments rejected: 14, 25, 41, 42 Decision: adopted with amendments 14. The Work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2008 DEVE/6/68915 2008/2303(INI) Rapporteur: Thierry Cornillet (ALDE) AM – PE419.896v01-00 PR – PE418.102v03-00 Responsible: DEVE – Adoption of draft report Amendments adopted: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Amendment rejected: 2 Decision: adopted with amendments 15. 2007 discharge: seventh, eighth and ninth European Development Funds (EDF) DEVE/6/62404 2008/2109(DEC) COM(2008)0490 – C6-0296/2008 Rapporteur: Thijs Berman (PSE) AM – PE418.453v01-00 PA – PE416.692v01-00 Responsible: CONT – Bogusław Liberadzki (PSE) PR – PE416.449v01-00 Adoption of draft opinion Amendments adopted: 1, 2 Decision: adopted with amendments 16. 2007 discharge: EU general budget, Section III - Commission DEVE/6/65821 2008/2186(DEC) SEC(2008)2359[01] – C6-0415/2008 Rapporteur: Thijs Berman (PSE) PA – PE416.691v01-00 AM – PE418.450v01-00 Responsible: CONT – Jean-Pierre Audy (EPP–ED) PR – PE416.563v01-00 Adoption of draft opinion Amendments adopted: 1, 2 Decision: adopted with amendments 17. Mid-term Review of the 2007-2013 Financial Framework DEVE/6/60363 2008/2055(INI) Rapporteur: Thijs Berman (PSE) PA – PE418.114v02-00 PE420.231v01-00 4/11 PV\770296EN.doc EN Responsible: BUDG – Reimer Böge (EPP–ED) PR – PE418.451v02-00 DT – PE418.263v01-00 Adoption of draft opinion Decision: adopted without amendments 18. One year after Lisbon: the EU-Africa partnership at work DEVE/6/70315 2008/2318(INI) COM(2008)0617 Rapporteur: Maria Martens (EPP–ED) PR – PE418.179v02-00 AM – PE418.440v01-00 Responsible: DEVE – Opinions: AFET – Decision: no opinion INTA – Decision: no opinion Adoption of draft report Amendments adopted: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 Amendments rejected: 27, 38, 57, 5 Decision: adopted with amendments 19. Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 64th UN General Assembly (rules 114 and 90) DEVE/6/71418 Rapporteur: Glenys Kinnock (PSE) AM – PE418.458v01-00 PA – PE418.091v01-00 Adoption of draft opinion Amendments adopted: 1, 2, 5, 6 Amendments rejected: 3, 4 Decision: adopted with amendments 20. The impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the development of the institutional balance of the European Union DEVE/6/60408 2008/2073(INI) Rapporteur: Renate Weber (ALDE) PA – PE419.855v01-00 Responsible: AFCO – Jean-Luc Dehaene (EPP–ED) DT – PE407.666v02-00 PR – PE405.890v02-00 Adoption of draft opinion Amendments adopted: 3, 4, 5 PV\770296EN.doc 5/11 PE420.231v01-00 EN Amendments rejected: 1, 2, 6 Decision: adopted with amendments 21. Development of the relations between the European Parliament and national parliaments under the Treaty of Lisbon DEVE/6/62860 2008/2120(INI) Rapporteur: Thijs Berman (PSE) Responsible: AFCO – Elmar Brok (EPP–ED) PR – PE415.140v02-00 Adoption of draft opinion Amendments adopted: - Amendments rejected: 1 Decision: adopted without amendments 22. Economic Partnership Agreement between the EC and Cariforum DEVE/6/72575 AM – PE419.874v01-00: Adoption of amendments to INTA/DEVE resolution Amendments adopted: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Amendments rejected: 7 2 oral amendments adopted Decision: adopted with amendments 23. Additional protocol to the Agreement between the EC and South Africa, to take account of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU DEVE/6/69895 *** 2008/0212(AVC) 16447/2008 – C6-0017/2009 Rapporteur: Josep Borrell Fontelles (PSE) Responsible: DEVE – Opinions: INTA – Decision: no opinion Adoption of draft recommendation (assent) Decision: adopted without amendments 24. Guidelines for the 2010 budget procedure (2009/2005(BUD)) DEVE/6/72297 Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell PE420.231v01-00 6/11 PV\770296EN.doc EN Responsible: BUDG Adoption of draft opinion Decision: adopted without amendments 25. Fifth Water Forum, Istanbul, 16-22 March 2009 DEVE/6/72775 Adoption of a draft motion for a resolution Amendments adopted: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Amendments rejected: 3, 6, 7 4 oral amendments adopted Decision: adopted with amendments 26. Court of Auditors' Special Report No 10/2008: EC Development Assistance to Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa DEVE/6/72776 Adoption of a draft motion for a resolution Amendments adopted: 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 Oral amendment adopted Decision: adopted with amendments *** End of electronic vote *** 27. Chair’s announcements concerning coordinators’ recommendations 28. Least Developed Countries Round table on least developed countries with the UN High Representative for LDCs, UNCTAD and LDC Watch Harriet Schmidt, Director of the Office of the UN High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Habib Ouane, Director, Division for Africa, LDCs and Special Programmes, UNCTAD, Arjun Karki, LDC Watch, Joyce Haarbrink, Director, Eurostep and Olivier Luyck, European Commission DG DEV, made their statements. Speakers: Kinnock and Zimmer. The invited experts responded to MEPs' comments. 29. Any other business There was no other business. PV\770296EN.doc 7/11 PE420.231v01-00 EN 30. Date of next meeting Monday 09 March 2009, 17.45 – 18.45 (Strasbourg) The meeting closed at 12.30. PE420.231v01-00 8/11 PV\770296EN.doc EN ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ