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PE 439.855/CPG

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PE-7/CPG/PV/2010-10

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS

MINUTES

of the ordinary meeting of Thursday

22 April 2010

Louise Weiss Building - Room R 1.1 - - -

STRASBOURG

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PE-7/CPG/PV/2010-10


MINUTES

of the ordinary meeting of

Thursday, 22 April 2010

from 09.00 to 11.00 hours

Louise Weiss - Room LOW R 1.1

Strasbourg

CONTENTS

Page

1. Adoption of draft agenda ............................................................................................................ 8

2. Approval of the Minutes of the meeting of 15 April 2010 ......................................................... 9

3. Adoption of the final draft agenda for the May I part-session (5-6 May 2010 in

Brussels) and draft agenda for the May II part-session (17 - 20 May 2010 in

Strasbourg) - Scheduling of priority debates in plenary ........................................................... 10

4. Communications of the President ............................................................................................. 12

4.1 Official visit of the President to Washington DC and New York ............................................ 12

4.2 Practical implications of restrictions on air traffic ................................................................... 12

5. Initial draft calendar of part-sessions for the parliamentary year 2011 .................................... 13

6. Interim report on the negotiations for the revision of the Framework Agreement

between the European Parliament and the European Commission - Letter from Mr

LEHNE, Chair of the EP working party ................................................................................... 14

7. Request to extend the terms of reference of the national parliaments steering group

until July 2010 – Letter from Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ, Vice-

President of the European Parliament ...................................................................................... 16

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8. Request from the Committee on Foreign Affairs to hold a discussion, at its meeting

on 2 June 2010, with representatives of the relevant national parliaments about the

European External Action Service (EEAS), among other matters - Letter from Mr

Gabriele ALBERTINI, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs ........................................ 17

9. Proposal to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty during the

October 2010 part-session in Strasbourg – inviting prominent figures – Letter from

Ms BERÈS, Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs ............................... 18

10. Sending of an ad hoc delegation of seven Members to the Review Conference of the

Rome Statute, to be held in Kampala from 31 May to 3 June 2010 – financial

statement – draft programme - Letter from the Chairs of the committees concerned ............. 19

11. Request to send a delegation to observe the parliamentary and regional elections in

Ethiopia on 23 May 2010 – invitation – financial statement – Letter from the co-

Chairs of the coordination group .............................................................................................. 20

12. Request to send an ad hoc delegation from the AFET Committee to the municipal

elections in Georgia on 30 May 2010 (a public holiday) – invitation – financial

statement – Letter from Mr Gabriele ALBERTINI, Chair of the committee concerned .......... 21

13. Request to send a four-Member delegation from the INTA Committee to Romania

from 1 to 4 June 2010 – draft programme – financial statement – Letter from Mr

Vital MOREIRA, Chair of the committee concerned ............................................................... 23

14. Change of date for the visit to Iceland by the delegation from the Committee on

Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2 to 4 June 2010) – financial statement –

Letter from Ms Eva-Britt SVENSSON, Chair of the committee concerned ............................ 24

15. Visit to Washington by a delegation from the JURI Committee from 1 to 4 June 2010

– financial statement – Letter from Mr Klaus-Heiner LEHNE, Chair of the

committee concerned ................................................................................................................ 25

16. Request to send a joint delegation from the AFET, DEVE and BUDG committees to

Israel and the Palestinian Territories from 24 to 28 May 2010, in conjunction with

the Working Group on the Middle East – Letter from the Chairs of the committees

concerned .................................................................................................................................. 26

17. Request from the WTO steering group for authorisation to visit Geneva on 24 and

25 June 2010 (a day without any meetings) for the WTO meetings – financial

statement – Letter from Mr Vital MOREIRA and Ms Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-

ROWOHL , co-Chairs of the group concerned ........................................................................ 28

18. Request from the Bureau of the EP delegation to the EU-Turkey JPC to attend the

EU-Turkey CPM joint meeting to be held in Istanbul on 10 May 2010 in preparation

for the 64th meeting of the JPC in Turkey on 25 and 26 May 2010 – financial

statement – Letter from Ms Hélène FLAUTRE, Chair of the delegation concerned ............... 29

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19. Urgent Matters and Any Other Business .................................................................................. 30

19.1 Postponing of adoption of the Employment Guidelines ........................................................... 30

19.2 Setting up of a Special Committee on the Financial Perspectives ........................................... 31

19.3 Establishment of the European External Action Service (EEAS) ............................................ 32

21. Date and place of next meeting ................................................................................................ 34

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MINUTES

of the meeting of Thursday, 22 April 2010

from 09.00 to 11.00 hours

Strasbourg

The meeting opened at 09.08 hours, with Mr Gianni PITTELLA,

Vice-President of the European Parliament, in the chair.

Present

Mr Gianni PITTELLA, Vice-President, replacing Mr BUZEK, President

Political group Chairs

Mr DAUL (EPP)

Mr SCHULZ (S&D)

Mr VERHOFSTADT (ALDE)

Mr COHN-BENDIT (Co-Chair) (Greens/EFA)

Mr CALLANAN (acting) (ECR)

Mr BISKY (GUE/NGL)

Mr SPERONI (Co-Chair) (EFD)

Also Present

Mr WELLE, Secretary-General

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Invited

Mr LEHNE, Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs

Also Invited

The Council (1)

represented by

Mr MILTON

Ms TYLIACOS

The Commission (1)

represented by Mr ANASTOPOULOS

Ms CORDINA

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* *

Office of the President

Mr TEASDALE

Mr O'BEARA

Mr ALPERMANN

Ms STUTZMANN

Mr FREEDMAN

Office of the Secretary-General

Mr DREXLER

Mr MANGOLD

Ms BLAU

Ms FREDSGAARD

Mr HILLER

Secretariat

DG Presidency (PRES) Ms F. RATTI/Mr DUNSTAN/Ms TANESE/Ms

DUDZINSKA/Mr KNUDSEN/Mr SÁNCHEZ

RODRÍGUEZ/Mr CAHEN/Mr SCOTT/Ms

JIMENEZ LOZANO/Mr LANE

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DG Internal Policies (IPOL) Mr RIBERA D'ALCALÀ/

Ms VANDENBOSCH/Ms JIMINEZ VALS/

Ms CALATOZZOLO/

DG External Policies (EXPO) Mr AGUIRIANO NALDA/Mr STOKELJ/

Mr C. HUBER/Ms ECKER

DG Communication (COMM) Ms LAHOUSSE/Mr DUCH GUILLOT/ Mr

WARASIN/Ms VAN DEN BROEKE

DG Finances (FIN) Mr VANHAEREN

Legal Service Mr PENNERA/Mr PERILLO

Ms O. RATTI, Director for relations with the secretariats of the political groups.

Political groups

Mr KAMP/Mr RYNGAERT/Ms SCRIBAN/Mr RIPOLL (EPP)

Mr VALLI/Ms BAPTISTA/Mr WINKLER/

Mr MARTINELLI (Assistant to Mr PITTELLA) (S&D)

Mr BEELS/Mr DEBEUF/Mr RASMUSSEN/Ms COLERA (ALDE)

Ms TSETSI/Mr DENKINGER/Mr LINAZASORO (Greens/EFA)

Mr BARRETT/Mr ISAACS (ECR)

Mr RAECK (GUE/NGL)

Mr BORDEZ/Mr VAUGIER (EFD)

Mr BUGALHO (Non-attached)

Ms LINNUS, Ms SHEIL, Mr SCHROEDER, and Ms CASALPRIM acted as secretaries to the

meeting.

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1. Adoption of draft agenda

The Conference of Presidents

- heard Vice President PITELLA, in the chair, inform the meeting that, exceptionally,

he was replacing President BUZEK, who was obliged to return to Poland to

participate in further state funerals for victims of the Smolensk air tragedy.

- noted the draft agenda (PE 439.853/CPG) and adopted it in the form shown in these

Minutes.

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2. Approval of the Minutes of the meeting of 15 April 2010


- noted and approved the Minutes of the meeting of 15 April 2010, held in Brussels

(PE 439.752/CPG and annex).

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3. Adoption of the final draft agenda for the May I part-session (5-6 May 2010 in Brussels)

and draft agenda for the May II part-session (17 - 20 May 2010 in Strasbourg) - Scheduling

of priority debates in plenary


- noted the following documents:

a letter dated 21 April 2010 from Mr LEHNE, Chair of the Conference of

Committee Chairs, on the recommendations concerning the "EU 2020" proposal

for the May I and II plenary sessions (PE 440.800/CPG and annex);


Committee Chairs, on the recommendations concerning the agenda for the May II

part-session 2010 (17 - 20 May 2010), (PE 440.794/CPG and annex);


Committee Chairs, on the recommendations concerning the agenda for the May I

part-session 2010 (5 - 6 May 2010) (PE 439.833/CPG and annex);

letters dated 21 April and 12 March 2010 on the request from Ms HUEBNER for

a debate in the May plenary on the own-initiative report on the "contribution of

cohesion policy to the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy"

(PE 439.727/CPG).

- considered the final draft agenda for the May I part-session (5-6 May 2010 in

Brussels) and draft agenda for the May II part-session (17 - 20 May 2010 in

Strasbourg) in the light of a note drafted by DG Presidency setting out the various

options, distributed after the preparatory meeting of 21 April 2010 with the

secretaries-general of the political groups, and adopted the proposals contained in

that note with the following modifications or comments:

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May I 2010 part-session

- decided that the part-session should open at 13.30 hours on Wednesday 5 May,

commencing with the votes that were postponed from the April session due to the

air-traffic disruption.

May II 2010 part-session

- decided, following a vote, to maintain the vote on a resolution on the Europe 2020

Strategy on the agenda for the May II part-session; reiterated that, as had been

outlined at previous meetings, it will be for the Conference of Committee Chairs to

assemble and coordinate the contributions of the relevant committees on this issue,

on an on-going basis, and to submit these to the Conference of Presidents. It would

then be for the Conference to propose a Draft Resolution to be voted in plenary.

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4. Communications of the President

4.1 Official visit of the President to Washington DC and New York


- heard Vice-President PITTELLA, in the Chair, inform the meeting of President

BUZEK's upcoming visit to the United States from 25-30 April 2010, where he

would officially open the Parliament's new liaison office with the US Congress in

Washington DC. His schedule would include meetings with Vice-President Joseph

BIDEN, Secretary of State Hillary CLINTON, Speaker of the House of

Representatives Nancy PELOSI, and other senior US Congressional and

Administration figures, as well as a meeting with UN Secretary-General BAN Ki-

Moon in New York.

4.2 Practical implications of restrictions on air traffic


- heard Vice-President PITTELLA, in the Chair, inform the meeting that the President

had been in contact with the Chairs of the various committee and inter-parliamentary

delegations which were scheduled to travel on delegation during the following week,

and that the great majority of those concerned had expressed the intention to

maintain their schedules, where possible; the situation regarding the evolution of the

air travel restrictions would continue to be monitored and, if necessary, the

Conference would be invited to adopt decisions or recommendations to the Bureau as

appropriate.

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A. DECISIONS

5. Initial draft calendar of part-sessions for the parliamentary year 2011



initial draft calendar of part-sessions for the parliamentary year 2011

(PE 439.862/BUR);


Committee Chairs, on the initial draft calendar of part-sessions 2011

(PE 440.798/CPG);

a letter dated 20 April 2010 from Mr YANEZ BARNUEVO, Chair of the

Conference of Delegation Chairs, on the initial draft calendar of part-sessions for

the parliamentary year 2011 (PE 440.787/BUR);

- noted the draft calendar and the proposal, outlined by Mr LEHNE, Chair of the

Conference of Committee Chairs, that the September I part-session be brought

forward by a week.

- held an exchange of views on this issue, with the participation of Mr DAUL, Chair of

the EPP Group, Mr SCHULZ Chair of the S&D Group, Mr COHN-BENDIT, Co-

Chair of the Greens/EFA Group, Mr CALLANAN, acting Chair of the ECR Group,

and Mr SPERONI, Co-Chair of the EFD Group;

- decided, following a vote, to endorse the draft calendar as it stood, and refer it to

plenary, with a view to its being voted upon in May II.

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B. EXCHANGE OF VIEWS

6. Interim report on the negotiations for the revision of the Framework Agreement between

the European Parliament and the European Commission - Letter from Mr LEHNE, Chair

of the EP working party


- noted the above-mentioned letter and report by Mr LEHNE, Chair of the Working

Party on the Revision of the Framework Agreement, dated 20 April 2010 (PE

440.788/CPG and annex);

- heard Mr LEHNE, Chair of the Working Party concerned, inform the meeting of the

latest state of play in the negotiations between Parliament and Commission on the

revision of the Framework Agreement for the period 2009-2014, noting in particular the

following points:

good progress had been made to date and the bulk of the negotiations had been

completed in a manner which, in his view, was satisfactory to the Parliament

and in line with its resolution of 9 February 2010 on the matter;

nonetheless, certain key areas remained as yet unresolved, including the role

of the Parliament in international negotiations and the detailed provisions on

legislative programming;

furthermore, due to the specific institutional role of the Vice-President for

External Relations/High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security

Policy, the Commission did not want to update the relevant provisions of

the Framework Agreement within the Working Party, as it considered that

this should be addressed directly by way of a separate agreement with

Baroness Ashton;

as far as the timetable was concerned, Mr LEHNE concluded that an

agreement should be possible before the summer holiday period;

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- heard Mr LEHNE provide clarification, in response to a question raised by Mr

SPERONI, Co-Chair of the EFD Group, on the deadlines proposed with regard to the

Commission's handling of legislative initiative requests from Parliament;

- thanked Mr LEHNE, Chair, and the other Members of the EP Working Party, for

their efforts to date and the results achieved in the negotiations so far.

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C. PROPOSALS FOR DECISIONS WITHOUT DEBATE

7. Request to extend the terms of reference of the national parliaments steering group until

July 2010 – Letter from Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ, Vice-President of the

European Parliament

The Conference of Presidents, without debate,

- noted the following document:

a letter dated 15 April 2010 from Mr MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ, Vice-President,

and Chair of the Steering Group on national parliaments, proposing that the

mandate of the Steering Group in its current, wider composition be prolonged

until July 2010 (PE 439.864/CPG);

- recalled that the Conference of Presidents, at is meeting of 17 December 2009, had

decided to establish a Steering Group on national parliaments;

- recalled that the mandate of the Steering Group in its current wider composition

would end in May 2010;

- noted that it would be appropriate to take into account the conclusions of the

Conference of EU-Speakers in Stockholm on 14-15 May and of the XLIII COSAC

on 31 May - 1 June 2010 in Madrid, for the final report of the Steering Group;

- endorsed the proposal in question and requested the Steering Group, in its wider

composition, to submit its final report to the Conference of Presidents by the end of

July 2010;

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8. Request from the Committee on Foreign Affairs to hold a discussion, at its meeting on

2 June 2010, with representatives of the relevant national parliaments about the European

External Action Service (EEAS), among other matters - Letter from Mr Gabriele

ALBERTINI, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs



a letter dated 12 April 2010 from Mr ALBERTINI, Chair of the Committee on

Foreign Affairs, on the above-mentioned subject (PE 439.802/CPG);

- took note of the request from the Chair of the AFET Committee to organise an inter-

parliamentary meeting with national parliaments on the establishment of the

European External Action Service, during a normal committee meeting on 2 June

2010;

- authorised the event in question.

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9. Proposal to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty during the

October 2010 part-session in Strasbourg – inviting prominent figures – Letter from

Ms BERÈS, Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs



a letter dated 22 February 2010 from Ms BERES, Chair of the Committee on

Employment and Social Affairs, (PE 439.590/CPG);

- took note of the above-mentioned proposal from the Chair of the Committee on

Employment and Social Affairs, proposing that the Parliament mark the International

Day for the Eradication of Poverty during the October 2010 part-session in

Strasbourg;

- endorsed this proposal in principle and decided, as also proposed by the Committee

on Employment and Social Affairs, to invite Mr Paul BOUCHET, the Honorary

Chair of ATD Fourth World, to address the event as a guest of honour.

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Visits outside the three places of work

10. Sending of an ad hoc delegation of seven Members to the Review Conference of the Rome

Statute, to be held in Kampala from 31 May to 3 June 2010 – financial statement – draft

programme - Letter from the Chairs of the committees concerned



a letter of 16 March 2010 from Mr ALBERTINI, Ms HAUTALA and Ms

JOLY, Chairs of the Committees concerned, on the above-mentioned subject

(PE 439.736/CPG, financial statement and annexes);

- took note of the letter from the Chairs of the Committees on Foreign Affairs and

Development, and the Subcommittee on Human Rights, requesting that Parliament

send an ad hoc delegation of seven Members to the Review Conference of the Rome

Statute, scheduled to take place in Kampala, Uganda, from 31 May to 3 June 2010,

dates which fall within a week set aside for committee meetings;

- further noted the supplementary information provided concerning the invitation to,

and the programme for, the Review Conference and, exceptionally, authorised the

aforementioned request.

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11. Request to send a delegation to observe the parliamentary and regional elections in

Ethiopia on 23 May 2010 – invitation – financial statement – Letter from the co-Chairs of

the coordination group



the above-mentioned letter of 8 April 2010 (PE 439.832/CPG, financial statement

and annexes);

- took note of the request from the Co-Chairs of the Election Coordination Group, Ms

JOLY and Mr ALBERTINI, to authorise the deployment of an election observation

delegation to observe federal parliamentary and regional assembly elections in

Ethiopia, which are due to be held on 23 May 2010;

- recalled that the deployment of an election observation delegation to Ethiopia was

approved by the Conference of Presidents, at its meeting on 21 January 2010, as part

of a programme for election observation delegations during the first half of 2010;

- took note that a European Union Election Observation Mission will be deployed to

observe the federal parliamentary and regional assembly elections, which will enable

the European Parliament’s delegation to be fully integrated into a long-term

observation framework;

- authorised the aforementioned request and the sending of the election observation

mission composed of 7 Members appointed by the political groups, using the

d'Hondt system, which would also apply to the non-attached Members.

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12. Request to send an ad hoc delegation from the AFET Committee to the municipal elections

in Georgia on 30 May 2010 (a public holiday) – invitation – financial statement – Letter

from Mr Gabriele ALBERTINI, Chair of the committee concerned



the above-mentioned letter dated 7 April 2010, on the above-mentioned subject

(PE 439.838/CPG);

- took note of the letter from Mr ALBERTINI, Chair of the Committee on Foreign

Affairs, requesting authorisation to send an ad hoc delegation composed of seven

Members to Georgia around the date of the municipal elections on 30 May 2010;

- took note that the OSCE/ODHIR has exceptionally decided to dispatch a long-term

election observation mission to monitor the municipal elections in Georgia, whilst a

European Union Election observation mission will not be deployed in the country;

- recalled that the rules on election observation missions, as adopted by the Conference

of Presidents on 12 May 2005, preclude the sending of an official election

observation delegation;

- recalled the rules in force governing the work of delegations which stipulate that ad

hoc delegations may be established in response to unforeseen events of major

political significance which cannot be dealt with on the basis of the annual

programme;

- recalled its decision of 22 October 2009 to authorise a seven-Member ad hoc

delegation to Kosovo from 13-16 November 2009, in order to follow the mayoral

and municipal elections scheduled for 15 November 2009;

- authorised, on an exceptional basis, in view of the political importance of the

municipal elections in Georgia, the sending of an ad hoc delegation, composed of

seven Members, around the date of the municipal elections on 30 May 2010, in order

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to follow these elections. The delegation should comprise seven Members appointed

by the political groups, using the d'Hondt system, which would also apply to the non-

attached Members.

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13. Request to send a four-Member delegation from the INTA Committee to Romania from

1 to 4 June 2010 – draft programme – financial statement – Letter from Mr Vital

MOREIRA, Chair of the committee concerned



the above-mentioned letter, dated 18 March 2010, from Mr MOREIRA, Chair

of the Committee responsible (PE 439.837/CPG, financial statement and

annexes);

- took note of the letter from Mr MOREIRA, Chair of the Committee on International

Trade, requesting authorisation for a Committee delegation composed of four

Members to visit Romania from 1 to 4 June 2010, the dates coinciding with a week

reserved for committee activities;

- recalled that the visit was included in the 2010 annual programme for committee

delegations, approved by the Bureau at its meeting of 14 December 2009;

- recommended to the Bureau to authorise the visit, on the understanding that it is in

accordance with the annual quota for Members authorised to travel on committee

delegations, and to grant the requested derogation to extend the travel time by one

half day starting on 1 June in the afternoon.

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14. Change of date for the visit to Iceland by the delegation from the Committee on Women's

Rights and Gender Equality (2 to 4 June 2010) – financial statement – Letter from Ms Eva-

Britt SVENSSON, Chair of the committee concerned

The request was withdrawn.

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15. Visit to Washington DC by a delegation from the JURI Committee from 1 to 4 June 2010 –

financial statement – Letter from Mr Klaus-Heiner LEHNE, Chair of the committee

concerned

The request was withdrawn.

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16. Request to send a joint delegation from the AFET, DEVE and BUDG Committees to Israel

and the Palestinian Territories from 24 to 28 May 2010, in conjunction with the Working

Group on the Middle East – Letter from the Chairs of the committees concerned



the above-mentioned letter dated 8 April 2010 (PE 439.835/CPG and annex);

- took note of letter from Mr ALBERTINI, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs,

Ms JOLY, Chair of the Committee on Development, and Mr LAMASSOURE, Chair

of the Committee on Budgets, dated 8 April 2010, requesting authorisation to send a

joint delegation to Israel and the Palestinian Territories from 24 to 28 May 2010

(turquoise week/week set aside for external activities), composed of 25 Members;

- recalled that the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Development and

the Committee on Budgets had included visits to Israel and the Palestinian Territories

in the 2010 annual programme for committee delegations, approved by the Bureau at

its meeting of 14 December 2009;

- noted that the breakdown of the Members of the joint delegation was not indicated in

the request; urged therefore the Committees involved to ensure that a sufficient part

of their quotas remains available for future mission to countries outside the EU and

the applicant countries;

- recalled in particular that the Committee on Budgets did not indicate the number of

Members participating in a visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories in the 2010

annual programme and further recalled that the Committee plans to conduct a total of

three delegations outside the European Union with a maximum quota of eight

Members;

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- took note that a joint delegation to Israel and the Palestinian Territories could

optimise synergies and complementarities and help to send a strong, coherent

political and institutional message;

- endorsed the proposal that former President Mr PÖTTERING, Chair of the Working

Group on the Middle East, as well as the Chairs of the Delegations for relations with

Israel and Palestinian Authority, would form part of the delegation (outside

committees' quotas);

- recommended to the Bureau to authorise the requested joint delegation (including

three participating Members outside the quota) under the condition that the

respective Committees respect their annual quota for the reminder of the year.

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17. Request from the WTO Steering Group for authorisation to visit Geneva on 24 and

25 June 2010 (a day without any meetings) for the WTO meetings – financial statement –

Letter from Mr Vital MOREIRA and Ms Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL, co-Chairs

of the group concerned



the above-mentioned letter dated 23 March 2010, from the Co-Chairs of

Parliament's delegation to the Steering Committee of the WTO Parliamentary

Conference (PE 439.809/CPG, financial statement and annex);

- noted the request from Mr MOREIRA and Ms QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL that

Parliament send a six-member delegation to attend the next meeting of the Steering

Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, which will take place in

Geneva on 24 and 25 June 2010, dates which coincide with one day reserved for

committee activities and one 'white' day;

- authorised the request in question, it being understood that the delegation will be

composed in accordance with the relevant decision of the Conference of Presidents

of 18 November 2004, namely two Members from the EPP Group, two Members

from the S&D Group, and one Member from the ALDE Group, with one place

rotating amongst the other groups wishing to participate in the Steering Committee.

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18. Request from the Bureau of the EP delegation to the EU-Turkey JPC to attend the EU-

Turkey CPM joint meeting to be held in Istanbul on 10 May 2010 in preparation for the

64th meeting of the JPC in Turkey on 25 and 26 May 2010 – financial statement – Letter

from Ms Hélène FLAUTRE, Chair of the delegation concerned



the above-mentioned letter dated 14 April 2010, from the Committee Chair

concerned (PE 439.866/CPG, financial statement and annex);

- took note of the above-mentioned letter from Ms FLAUTRE, Chair of the delegation

concerned, requesting authorisation for the Bureau of the EU-Turkey Joint

Parliamentary Committee to attend a meeting in Istanbul on 10 May 2010, in

preparation for the EU-Turkey JPC meeting which is scheduled to take place on 25

and 26 May 2010 in Turkey;

- recalled that pursuant to the rules in force, preparatory meetings for inter-

parliamentary meetings should be held in one of the Parliament's places of work;

- authorised, in light of the justifications presented and on an exceptional basis, since

the day in question falls on a date reserved for committee and group activities, the

request in question.

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19. Urgent Matters and Any Other Business

19.1 Postponement of adoption of the Employment Guidelines



a letter dated 20 April 2010 from Mr SCHULZ, Chair of the S&D Group, on

the adoption of the Employment Guidelines (PE 440.803/CPG).

- heard Mr SCHULZ, Chair of the S&D Group, who: i) noted with concern the lack of

time for the Parliament to be consulted on the Commission proposals for the

Employment Guidelines, thus undermining the Parliament's right as enshrined by the

Treaty of Lisbon; ii) argued therefore that the European Council should be asked to

postpone the endorsement of the Employment Guidelines, currently envisaged for

17-18 June 2010; and iii) noted furthermore that the Employment Guidelines should

be viewed in the context of the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines and were linked

with the EU 2020 Strategy;

- held an exchange of views on this matter, with the participation of Mr DAUL, Chair

of the EPP Group, Mr VERHOFSTADT, Chair of the ALDE Group, Mr COHN-

BENDIT, Co-Chair of the Greens/EFA Group, Mr BISKY, Chair of the GUE/NGL

Group, and Mr LEHNE, Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs;

- endorsed Mr SCHULZ's comments on the matter, and noted that the Employment

Guidelines could not be adopted until the Parliament had given its opinion on the

matter;

- agreed to link the issue of the Employment Guidelines with the Parliament's

resolution on the EU 2020 Strategy and to request that the European Council

postpone its decision on those Guidelines, in order that the Parliament could fully

exercise its right to be consulted on them.

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19.2 Establishment of a Special Committee on the Financial Perspectives



a letter dated 21 April 2010 from Mr SCHULZ, Chair of the S&D Group, on

the establishment of a special committee on the financial perspectives (PE

440.804/CPG);

- heard Mr SCHULZ, Chair of the S&D Group, propose that the Conference of

Presidents consider the establishment of a special committee on the future financial

perspectives of the European Union;

- held an exchange of views on this matter, with the participation of Mr DAUL, Chair

of the EPP Group, Mr VERHOFSTADT, Chair of the ALDE Group, and Mr COHN-

BENDIT, Co-Chair of the Greens/EFA Group;

- unanimously endorsed the principle of establishing a special committee on the

financial perspectives, and invited the Secretary General to submit a proposal to the

Conference of Presidents for the mandate of such a committee - which would include

close cooperation with the President of the European Parliament - as well as its

composition.

19.3 Establishment of a Special Committee on the A(H1N1) influenza virus



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a letter dated 21 April 2010 from Mr COHN-BENDIT and Ms HARMS, Co-

chairs of the Green/EFA Group, on the establishment of a special committee on

"the management of the H1N1 pandemic" (PE 440.810/CPG);

- decided to come back to this issue - put forward by Mr COHN-BENDIT, Co-Chair of the

Greens/EFA Group - at the next meeting.

19.4 Establishment of the European External Action Service (EEAS)


- heard Mr VERHOFSTADT, Chair of the ALDE Group, request that an item on the

establishment of the EEAS, and in particular, the budgetary aspects of the matter, be

included on the agenda for the following meeting.

20. Items for information

20.3 Internal correspondence



a note dated 21 April 2010 from Mr WELLE, Secretary-General, on

restrictions on air travel in Europe - first report on implications for Members -

an update on decisions taken to date and further proposed measures (PE

440.811/CPG);

letter dated 21 April from Mr LEHNE, Chair of the Conference of Committee

Chairs, on the list of requests under Rule 50 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure

concerning the procedure with associated committees (PE 440.797/CPG and

annex);

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a letter dated 21 April from Mr LEHNE, Chair of the Conference of Committee

Chairs, on a request under Rule 51 of the Rules of Procedure with joint

meetings of committees and a joint vote (PE 440.808 and annexes);


Committee Chairs, on the updated list of files for co-decision

(PE 440.797/CPG and annexes);

a letter dated 9 March 2010 from Mr LEHNE, Chair of the Conference of

Committee Chairs, on requests from parliamentary committees to draw up own

initiative reports (PE 440.796/CPG and annex);

a revised draft programme for the Joint Parliamentary Meeting (JPM) of 7 and

8 June in Brussels, with the Spanish Presidency, on "Towards a European

Energy Community for the 21 Century" (PE 439.681/CPG/REV).

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21. Date and place of next meeting


- noted that:

its next extraordinary meeting - in the form of an exchange of views with US

Vice-President BIDEN - would take place on Thursday 6 May 2010 from 12.45 to

13.15 hours in a room to be decided in Brussels.

its next ordinary meeting would take place on Wednesday 12 May 2010 from

11.00 to 13.00 hours in Room 06B01 of the PHS Building in Brussels.

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