European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on International Trade INTA_PV(2021)0127_1 MINUTES Meeting of 27 January 2021, 13.45-15.45, and 28 January 2021, 9.00-12.00 and 13.45-15.45 BRUSSELS Antall 6Q2 and remote participation The meeting opened at 13.46 on Wednesday, 27 January 2021, with Bernd Lange (Chair) presiding. 27 January 2021, 13.45 – 15.45 1. Adoption of agenda INTA(2021)0127_1 The agenda was adopted. 2. Approval of minutes of meetings 30 November 2020 - 1 December 2020 PV – PE661.900v01-00 7 December 2020 PV – PE661.984v01-00 10 December 2020 PV – PE663.010v01-00 14 December 2020 PV – PE663.008v01-00 The minutes were adopted. 3. Chair’s announcements concerning coordinators’ decisions The decisions taken by Coordinators during their meeting of 14 January 2021 are included in the minutes of this meeting (Annex 1). 4. Chair’s announcements Speaker: Bernd Lange. Joint debate 5. Decision on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Honduras on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union INTA/9/03683 *** 2020/0157(NLE) COM(2020)0340 Rapporteur: Karin Karlsbro (Renew) PR – PE660.085v02-00 Responsible: INTA Opinions: DEVE Consideration of draft recommendation (consent) 6. Decision on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Honduras on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union INTA/9/04461 2020/0157M(NLE) Rapporteur: Karin Karlsbro (Renew) PR – PE660.067v01-00 Responsible: INTA Opinions: DEVE Hildegard Bentele (PPE) PA – PE661.868v01-00 AM – PE661.869v01-00 Consideration of draft report containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution Speakers: Bernd Lange, Karin Karlsbro, Jörgen Warborn, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Heidi Hautala, Emmanuel Maurel, Patrice Moussy (EC). * * * 7. Shaping the digital future of Europe: removing barriers to the functioning of the digital single market and improving the use of AI for European consumers INTA/9/04408 2020/2216(INI) Rapporteur for the opinion: Geert Bourgeois (ECR) PA – PE660.373v01-00 Responsible: IMCO* – Deirdre Clune (PPE) PR – PE661.999v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion Speakers: Bernd Lange, Geert Bourgeois, Jörgen Warborn, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Dita Charanzova, Markéta Gregorová, Roman Haider, Emmanuel Maurel, Deirdre Clune, David Ringrose (EC). 8. A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system INTA/9/04853 2020/2260(INI) Rapporteur for the opinion: Paolo De Castro (S&D) PA – PE663.077v01-00 Responsible: ENVI, AGRI* Anja Hazekamp (The Left) PR – PE662.094v01-00 – Herbert Dorfmann (PPE) Consideration of draft opinion Speakers: Bernd Lange, Paolo De Castro, Anja Hazekamp, Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez, Jeremy Decerle, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Mazaly Aguilar, Emmanuel Maurel, Koen Van Dyck (EC). *** Voting time *** 9. Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union INTA/9/02543 *** 2020/0024(NLE) 06048/2020 – C9-0383/2020 Rapporteur for the opinion: Gabriel Mato (PPE) PA – PE650.387v01-00 Responsible: AFET Adoption of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments:28 October 2020, 12.00 Decision The draft opinion was approved: 39 in favour, 0 against, 4 abstentions. *** End of vote *** The meeting adjourned at 15.22 and resumed on 28 January 2021 at 9.01 with Bernd Lange (Chair) presiding. 28 January 2021, 9.00 – 12.00 10. Presentation by Augusto Santos Silva, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, representing the President-in-Office of the Council, on the priorities of the Portuguese Presidency in the area of International Trade Policy Speakers: Bernd Lange, Augusto Santos Silva (Portuguese Presidency), Christophe Hansen, Kathleen Van Brempt, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Markus Buchheit, Heidi Hautala, Geert Bourgeois, Helmut Scholz, Enikő Győri, Margarida Marques, Jordi Cañas, Danuta Maria Hübner, Marco Campomenosi, Udo Bullmann, Yannick Jadot, Mazaly Aguilar, Gabriel Mato, Inma Rodríguez-Piñero, Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó. 11. Exchange of views on the trade and economic aspects of “A new EU-US agenda for global change” Speakers: Bernd Lange, Rupert Schlegelmilch (EC), Brian Glynn (EEAS), Danuta Maria Hübner, Liesje Schreinemacher, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Reinhard Bütikofer, Geert Bourgeois, Helmut Scholz, Christophe Hansen, Kathleen Van Brempt, Karin Karlsbro, Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez, Hervé Juvin, Paolo De Castro, Seán Kelly, Joachim Schuster, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Tiziana Beghin. 12. Monitoring Groups Activities INTA/9/01201 Reporting back to committee Speakers: Bernd Lange, Geert Bourgeois, Roman Haider, Saskia Bricmont, Iuliu Winkler, Karin Karlsbro, Kathleen Van Brempt. The meeting adjourned at 11.53 and resumed at 13.47 with Bernd Lange (Chair) presiding. 28 January 2021, 13.45 – 15.45 13. Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, and of the Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information CJ38/9/05027 *** 2020/0382(NLE) COM(2020)0856 Rapporteurs Kati Piri (S&D) Christophe Hansen (PPE) Responsible: AFET, INTA Opinions: DEVE, BUDG, CONT, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, REGI, AGRI, PECH, CULT, JURI, LIBE, AFCO, FEMM, PETI Exchange of views on the EU-UK trade relations Speakers: Bernd Lange, Christophe Hansen, Paolo De Castro, Liesje Schreinemacher, Heidi Hautala, Geert Bourgeois, Helmut Scholz, Leon Delvaux (EC), Antonio Fernandez-Martos (UKTF), Ignacio Iruarrizaga (EC), Enikő Győri, Pedro Silva Pereira, Samira Rafaela, Seán Kelly, Inma Rodríguez-Piñero, Miroslaw Galar (EC). 14. Presentation of the trade and economic aspects of “Strategic Foresight report – Charting the course towards a more resilient Europe” Speakers: Bernd Lange, Michael Wimmer (EC), Christophe Hansen, Kathleen Van Brempt, Jordi Cañas, Reinhard Bütikofer, Helmut Scholz, Danuta Maria Hübner, Samira Rafaela. 15. Any other business Speakers: Bernd Lange. 16. Next meetings 24 February 2021, 9.00 – 12.00 and 16.45 – 18.45 (Brussels) 25 February 2021, 13.45 – 15.45 (Brussels) The meeting closed at 15.32. Results of roll-call votes Contents 1. Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union 2020/0024(NLE) -–– Rapporteur: Gabriel MATO (PPE) – Adoption of draft opinion 1.1. Final vote 39 + ECR Geert Bourgeois, Emmanouil Fragkos, Dominik Tarczynski, Jan Zahradil ID Roman Haider, Hervé Juvin, Markus Buchheit, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Jean-Lin Lacapelle NI Tiziana Beghin, Carles Puigdemont I Casamajó PPE Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Daniel Caspary, Arnaud Danjean, Eniko Gyori, Christophe Hansen, Danuta Maria Huebner, Gabriel Mato, Massimiliano Salini, Sven Simon, Jörgen Warborn, Iuliu Winkler RENEW Barry Andrews, Jordi Cañas, Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Liesje Schreinemacher, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne S&D Udo Bullmann, Miroslav Číž, Paolo De Castro, Raphaël Glucksmann, Bernd Lange, Margarida Marques, Inma Rodríguez-Piñero, Mihai Tudose, Kathleen Van Brempt The Left Emmanuel Maurel, Helmut Scholz 0 - 4 0 VERTS/ALE Saskia Bricmont, Markéta Gregorová, Heidi Hautala, Sara Matthieu Key to symbols: + : in favour - : against 0 : abstention PE680.829v01-00 6/12 PV\1223556EN.docx EN Annex 1 Draft INTA Coordinators’ decisions Thursday, 14 January 2021 (in camera) 09:00-10:00 Video Conference 3.1. Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, and of the Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information (CJ38/9/05027, *** 2020/0382(NLE)) Decision: To attribute the report to INTA Standing Rapporteur for the UK, Mr Christophe HANSEN (EPP) for 0 points. 4.1. Guidelines for the 2022 Budget - Section III, INTA/9/04882, 2020/2265(BUI) Decision: Not to draft an opinion. 11.1. Motion for a resolution pursuant to Rule 143 of the Rules of Procedure on returning production to the European Union from third countries (B9-0395/2020), Viktor Uspaskich Decision: To take note of the proposed motion for resolution, and decide not to follow it up with specific action and, in line with Rule 143(6), to inform the author of the decision of the committee 13.1. Petition No 0667/2020 by T.V.D.S. (Dutch) on the violation of Regulation (EU) No 235/2014 by the establishment of an EU-China Trade Deal Decision: To take note of this petition, but not to take any specific follow-up action and to reply by letter to PETI. 16. Requests from political groups Decision: 1) To request that DG EXPO's Policy Department provide an in depth analysis on EU-Turkey Customs Union, asking the authors to provide an overview of the main issues before the publication of