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1 European Parliament Committee on Constitutional Affairs AFCO_PV(2016)0114_1 MINUTES Meeting of 14 January 2016, (coordinators meeting), and BRUSSELS The meeting opened at on Thursday, 14 January 2016, with Danuta Maria Hübner (Chair) presiding. For legal reasons (right to privacy) those present were informed that the meeting would be filmed and streamlined live on internet. 1. Adoption of agenda AFCO_OJ PE v02-00 The agenda was adopted without modification. 2. Chair's announcements The Chair informed the committee about her meeting with the Dutch Ambassador, Pieter de Gooijer, which took place on 5 January Chair's announcements concerning coordinators recommendations The following appointments and decisions were approved by the Committee, in accordance with the recommendations made by the Coordinators on 16 December 2015 and 14 January 2016: Danuta Maria Hübner was appointed Rapporteur for the report on the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making (2016/2005(ACI)); Richard Corbett will be Rapporteur for the report on the Interpretation and implementation of the Interinstitutional agreement on Better Law-Making (2016/2018(INI)), which will be drafted together with JURI, under Rule 55 (joint committee procedure); the EPP will nominate a rapporteur for the AFCO opinion to BUDG/ECON on the Budgetary capacity for the Eurozone - consequences for the EU budget, complementarities and parliamentary control (2015/2344(INI)), under Rule 54 PV\ doc PE v01-00 United in diversity

2 (associated committee); the S&D will nominate a rapporteur for the AFCO opinion to BUDG on the Preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF : Parliament's input ahead of the Commission's proposal (2015/2353(INI)); the AFCO mission to Athens will take place from 30 March to 1 April Approval of minutes of the meetings of: 28 September 2015 PV PE v October 2015 PV PE v01-00 The minutes were approved. 5. The renegotiation of the United Kingdom constitutional relationship with the European Union AFCO/8/04311 The committee held an exchange of views with Jonatan Faull, Head of the Task Force for Strategic Issues related to the UK Referendum (Commission). In addition to the Chair, Danuta Maria Hübner, the following Members spoke during the exchange of views: György Schöpflin, Mercedes Bresso, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Morten Messerschmidt, Helmut Scholz, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, David McAllister, Richard Corbett, Silvya-Yvonne Kaufmann, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Pervenche Berès, Ramón Jáuregui Atondo, Paulo Rangel. 6. Council Presidency AFCO/8/00748 The committee held an exchange of views with Bert Koenders, President of the Council of the European Union, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, who presented the Dutch Presidency's programme and answered the questions of Members. In addition to the Chair, Danuta Maria Hübner, the following Members took the floor: Jo Leinen, György Schöpflin, Ramón Jáuregui Atondo, Richard Corbett, Gerolf Annemans, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz. The meeting adjourned at and resumed at with Danuta Maria Hübner (Chair) presiding. 7. Council Presidency AFCO/8/00748 The committee held an exchange of views with Nicolas Schmit, Luxemburg Minister PE v /7 PV\ doc

3 of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy, on the outcome of the Luxembourgish Presidency. In addition to the Chair, Danuta Maria Hübner, the following Members took the floor during the exchange of views: György Schöpflin, Mercedes Bresso, Jo Leinen, Ramón Jáuregui Atondo. 8. Improving the functioning of the European Union building on the potential of the Lisbon Treaty AFCO/8/ /2249(INI) Co-rapporteurs: Mercedes Bresso (S&D), Elmar Brok (PPE) PR PE v01-00 DT PE v02-00 Opinions: BUDG Jean Arthuis (ALDE) AD PE v03-00 AM PE v01-00 CONT Petri Sarvamaa (PPE) The co-rapporteurs, Mercedes Bresso and Elmar Brok, presented their working documents. In addition to the co-rapporteurs and the Chair, the following Members took the floor: Pascal Durand, Richard Corbett, Gerolf Annemans, Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, Barbara Spinelli, Paulo Rangel, Pervenche Berès. The Chair announced that the deadline for tabling amendments would be set at 16 February 2016, with the possibility of tabling oral amendments after that deadline to take into account the outcome of the European Council with regard to the reform demands of the United Kingdom's government. Deadline for tabling amendments: 16 February 2016 at noon Exchange of views on amendments: February 2016 Vote: March 2016 (to be confirmed) 9. Interinstitutional agreement on Better Law-making AFCO/8/05452 Rapporteur: Danuta Maria Hübner (PPE) PR PE v03-00 The Rapporteur, Danuta Maria Hübner, presented her draft report. The following Members took the floor: Richard Corbett, Rainer Wieland, Anthea McIntyre, Elmar Brok. The Chair announced the proposed calendar and a deadline for amendments was set: Deadline for tabling amendments: 2 February 2016 at noon Exchange of views on amendments and Vote: February 2016 PV\ doc 3/7 PE v01-00

4 10. Discharge 2014: EU general budget - Council and European Council AFCO/8/ /2156(DEC) COM(2015)0377[03] C8-0201/2015 Rapporteur for the opinion: Pascal Durand (Verts/ALE) PA PE v01-00 Responsible: CONT Ryszard Czarnecki (ECR) The Rapporteur for the opinion, Pascal Durand, presented his draft opinion. In addition to the rapporteur for the opinion and the Chair, Danuta Maria Hübner, the following Member spoke: Richard Corbett. The Chair announced the proposed calendar and a deadline for amendments was set: Deadline for tabling amendments: 26 January 2016 at noon Vote: February Annual report 2014 on subsidiarity and proportionality AFCO/8/ /2283(INI) COM(2015)0315 PA PE v01-00 Rapporteur for the opinion: Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski (ECR) Responsible: JURI Sajjad Karim (ECR) The rapporteur for the opinion, Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, presented his draft opinion. The Chair announced the proposed calendar and a deadline for amendments was set: Deadline for tabling amendments: 21 January 2016 at 18:00 Exchange of views on amendments: February 2016 Vote: March Other business None. 13. Date and place of next meeting 22 February 2016, and 23 February 2016, , in Brussels The meeting closed at PE v /7 PV\ doc

5 ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTCIA/PREZČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ ANWESHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΣΑΣΑΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΣΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTDANCE/ LISTE DE PRÉSCE/POPIS NAZOČNIH/ELCO DI PRESZA/APMEKLĒJUMU REĢISTRS/DALYVIŲ SĄRAŠAS/ JELLÉTI ÍV/REĠISTRU TA' ATTDZA/PRESTIELIJST/LISTA OBECNOŚCI/LISTA DE PRESÇAS/ LISTĂ DE PREZŢĂ/PREZČNÁ LISTINA/SEZNAM NAVZOČIH/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DELTAGARLISTA Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Πποεδπείο/Bureau/Predsjedništvo/Ufficio di presidenza/prezidijs/ Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*) Danuta Maria Hübner (P), Barbara Spinelli (VP), Pedro Silva Pereira (VP), Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski (VP), Paulo Rangel (VP) Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Zastupnici/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/ Képviselõk/Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter Mercedes Bresso, Elmar Brok, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Richard Corbett, Pascal Durand, Esteban González Pons, Ramón Jáuregui Atondo, Constance Le Grip, Jo Leinen, Morten Messerschmidt, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, György Schöpflin, Rainer Wieland Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληπωηέρ/Substitutes/Suppléants/Zamjenici/ Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/supleanţi/náhradníci/ Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter Gerolf Annemans, Pervenche Berès, Charles Goerens, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, David McAllister, Andrej Plenković, Cristian Dan Preda, Marcus Pretzell, Helmut Scholz 200 (2) 206 (3) Anthea McIntyre 53 (6) (Точка от дневния ред/punto del orden del día/bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/tagesordnungspunkt/ Päevakorra punkt/ημεπήζια Γιάηαξη Σημείο/Agenda item/point OJ/Točka dnevnog reda/punto all'ordine del giorno/darba kārtības punkts/darbotvarkės punktas/napirendi pont/punt Aġenda/Agendapunt/Punkt porządku dziennego/ponto OD/Punct de pe ordinea de zi/bod programu schôdze/točka UL/Esityslistan kohta/föredragningslista punkt) Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παπαηηπηηέρ/Observers/Observateurs/Promatrači/ Osservatori/Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/ Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer PV\ doc 5/7 PE v01-00

6 По покана на председателя/por invitación del presidente/na pozvání předsedy/efter indbydelse fra formanden/auf Einladung des Vorsitzenden/Esimehe kutsel/με ππόζκληζη ηος Πποέδπος/At the invitation of the Chair(wo)man/Sur l'invitation du président/ Na poziv predsjednika/su invito del presidente/pēc priekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/pirmininkui pakvietus/az elnök meghívására/ Fuq stedina taċ-'chairman'/op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/na zaproszenie Przewodniczącego/A convite do Presidente/La invitaţia preşedintelui/na pozvanie predsedu/na povabilo predsednika/puheenjohtajan kutsusta/på ordförandens inbjudan Bert Koenders, Nicolas Schmit Съвет/Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Σςμβούλιο/Council/Conseil/Vijeće/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/ Conselho/Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*) S. Cook Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Δπιηποπή/Commission/Komisija/Commissione/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*) Jonatan Faull, R. Eisenberg, R. Pine, B. de Cock Други институции/otras instituciones/ostatní orgány a instituce/andre institutioner/andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/ Άλλα θεζμικά όπγανα/other institutions/autres institutions/druge institucije/altre istituzioni/citas iestādes/kitos institucijos/ Más intézmények/istituzzjonijiet oħra/andere instellingen/inne instytucje/outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/iné inštitúcie/muut toimielimet/andra institutioner/organ Други участници/otros participantes/ostatní účastníci/endvidere deltog/andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/δπίζηρ Παπόνηερ/Other participants/autres participants/drugi sudionici/altri partecipanti/citi klātesošie/kiti dalyviai/más résztvevők/parteċipanti ohra/andere aanwezigen/inni uczestnicy/outros participantes/alţi participanţi/iní účastníci/drugi udeleženci/muut osallistujat/övriga deltagare K. Barslev (Permanent Representation DK), M. R. Iorio (Permanent Representation IT), M. Krastrup (Permanent Representation UK), S. Martins (Permanent Representation PT), A. O'Donoghue (Permanent Representation IRL), P. O'Lamhna (Permanent Representation IRL), M. Ploder (Permanent Representation AT), J. Polakovic (Permanent Representation SK), B. Poos (Permanent Representation LU), E. Ranaivoson (Permanent Representation FR), J. Reckseidler (Mission Canada EU) Секретариат на политическите групи/secretaría de los Grupos políticos/sekretariát politických skupin/gruppernes sekretariat/ Sekretariat der Fraktionen/Fraktsioonide sekretariaat/γπαμμαηεία ηων Πολιηικών Ομάδων/Secretariats of political groups/secrétariat des groupes politiques/tajništva klubova zastupnika/segreteria gruppi politici/politisko grupu sekretariāts/frakcijų sekretoriai/ Képviselőcsoportok titkársága/segretarjat gruppi politiċi/fractiesecretariaten/sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secr. dos grupos políticos/secretariate grupuri politice/sekretariát politických skupín/sekretariat političnih skupin/poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/ Gruppernas sekretariat PPE S&D ECR ALDE GUE/NGL Verts/ALE EFDD F NI M. Seabra, C. Gheorghiu, L. Peralta Palacios J. A. Gil de Muro Arenas, J. Wood C. Beaudouin, A. Keijzer-Mackiewicz, O. Syska S. Wijnsma M. Aslett-Rydbjerg G. Sellier, H. Argerich Terradas P. Pommier PE v /7 PV\ doc

7 Кабинет на председателя/gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/γπαθείο Πποέδπος/President's Office/Cabinet du Président/Ured predsjednika/gabinetto del Presidente/Priekšsēdētāja kabinets/pirmininko kabinetas/elnöki hivatal/kabinett tal-president/kabinet van de Voorzitter/Gabinet Przewodniczącego/Gabinete do Presidente/Cabinet Preşedinte/Kancelária predsedu/urad predsednika/puhemiehen kabinetti/talmannens kansli E. Koekkoek Кабинет на генералния секретар/gabinete del Secretario General/Kancelář generálního tajemníka/generalsekretærens Kabinet/ Kabinett des Generalsekretärs/Peasekretäri büroo/γπαθείο Γενικού Γπαμμαηέα/Secretary-General's Office/Cabinet du Secrétaire général/ured glavnog tajnika/gabinetto del Segretario generale/ģenerālsekretāra kabinets/generalinio sekretoriaus kabinetas/ Főtitkári hivatal/kabinett tas-segretarju Ġenerali/Kabinet van de secretaris-generaal/gabinet Sekretarza Generalnego/Gabinete do Secretário-Geral/Cabinet Secretar General/Kancelária generálneho tajomníka/urad generalnega sekretarja/pääsihteerin kabinetti/ Generalsekreterarens kansli A. M. Fernandez Perles Генерална дирекция/dirección General/Generální ředitelství/generaldirektorat/generaldirektion/peadirektoraat/γενική Γιεύθςνζη/ Directorate-General/Direction générale/glavna uprava/direzione generale/ģenerāldirektorāts/generalinis direktoratas/főigazgatóság/ Direttorat Ġenerali/Directoraten-generaal/Dyrekcja Generalna/Direcção-Geral/Direcţii Generale/Generálne riaditeľstvo/generalni direktorat/pääosasto/generaldirektorat DG PRES DG IPOL DG EXPO DG EPRS DG COMM DG PERS DG INLO DG TRAD DG INTE DG FINS DG ITEC DG SAFE V. Meunier G. Laprat, P. Novak, R. Panizza S. Ahnborg L. Hansson Правна служба/servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηπεζία/Legal Service/ Service juridique/pravna služba/servizio giuridico/juridiskais dienests/teisės tarnyba/jogi szolgálat/servizz legali/juridische Dienst/ Wydział prawny/serviço Jurídico/Serviciu Juridic/Právny servis/oikeudellinen yksikkö/rättstjänsten E. Waldherr, S. Lucente Секретариат на комисията/secretaría de la comisión/sekretariát výboru/udvalgssekretariatet/ausschusssekretariat/komisjoni sekretariaat/γπαμμαηεία επιηποπήρ/committee secretariat/secrétariat de la commission/tajništvo odbora/segreteria della commissione/ Komitejas sekretariāts/komiteto sekretoriatas/a bizottság titkársága/segretarjat tal-kumitat/commissiesecretariaat/sekretariat komisji/ Secretariado da comissão/secretariat comisie/sekretariat odbora/valiokunnan sihteeristö/utskottssekretariatet J. L. Pacheco, G. Deregnaucourt, P. Meucci, A. Beugelink, S. Locati, C. Carvalho Сътрудник/Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθόρ/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padėjėjas/Asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/ Avustaja/Assistenter O. Arriaga e Cunha * (P) = Председател/Presidente/Předseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Ππόεδπορ/Chair(wo)man/Président/Predsjednik/Priekšsēdētājs/ Pirmininkas/Elnök/'Chairman'/Voorzitter/Przewodniczący/Preşedinte/Predseda/Predsednik/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) = Заместник-председател/Vicepresidente/Místopředseda/Næstformand/Stellvertretender Vorsitzender/Aseesimees/Ανηιππόεδπορ/ Vice-Chair(wo)man/Potpredsjednik/Vice-Président/Potpredsjednik/Priekšsēdētāja vietnieks/pirmininko pavaduotojas/alelnök/ Viċi 'Chairman'/Ondervoorzitter/Wiceprzewodniczący/Vice-Presidente/Vicepreşedinte/Podpredseda/Podpredsednik/ Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande (M) = Член/Mb iembro/člen/medlem./mitglied/parlamendiliige/μέλορ/member/membre/član/membro/deputāts/narys/képviselő/ Membru/Lid/Członek/Membro/Membru/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) = Длъжностно лице/funcionario/úředník/tjenestemand/beamter/ametnik/υπάλληλορ/official/fonctionnaire/dužnosnik/ Funzionario/Ierēdnis/Pareigūnas/Tisztviselő/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Funcţionar/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/ Tjänsteman PV\ doc 7/7 PE v01-00

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