Europaudvalget 2012-13
EUU Alm.del Bilag 60
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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PRESIDENTIAL TROIKA OF COSAC

Nicosia, Cyprus, 14 October 2012

PRESENT AT THE MEETING

CHAIR: Mr Averof NEOFYTOU (Vouliton Antiprosopon,Cyprus).Mr Christos STYLIANIDES (Vouliton Antiprosopon,Cyprus), Ms Eva KJERHANSEN (Folketinget, Denmark), Mr Dominic HANNIGAN (DáilÉireann,Ireland),Mr Miguel Ángel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ and Mr Carlo CASINI (EuropeanParliament).

AGENDA

1. Adoption of the agenda of the Meeting of the Presidential Troika of COSAC

2. Approval of the draft programme of the XLVIII COSAC

3. Presentation of the 18th Bi-annual Report of COSAC

4. Debate on the draft Contribution and Conclusions of the XLVIII COSAC

5. Letters received by the Presidency

6. Any other business

PROCEEDINGS

1. Adoption of the agenda of the Meeting of the Presidential Troika of COSAC.

The meeting was chaired by Mr Averof NEOFYTOU, Chairman of the House StandingCommittee on Foreign and European Affairs, CyprusVouli ton Antiprosopon,whowelcomed the delegations of the Presidential Troika of COSAC (hereinafter referred toas "the Troika").In the absence of any objection, the agenda of the meeting of the Troika was adoptedwithout amendment.

2. Approval of the draft programme of the XLVIII COSAC

In the absence of any objection, the draft programme of the meeting of the XLVIIICOSAC was adopted without amendment.

3. Presentation of the 18th Bi-annual Report of COSAC

Mr NEOFYTOU invited the Permanent Member of the COSAC Secretariat, Ms LibbyKURIEN, to give a short presentation of the 18th Bi-annual Report of COSAC.Ms KURIEN presented the report aiming to exchange information on parliamentaryprocedures and practices and to inform the debates taking place in COSAC, providingdetails on its four chapters tackling 1) relations between the European institutions, 2)the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the economic and monetary
union and the role of Parliaments, 3) Energy - trans European energy infrastructure, and4) Single Market governance.Mr MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ expressed the view that the report could be adopted as itwas since it reflected the answers given by national Parliaments to the questionnaire. Heexplained that the answers provided by the European Parliament had been elaborated bythe administration and had not been formally ratified by political bodies because of thesummer recess. In the meantime, however, the political decision-making bodies hadfully endorsed the responses and that the document submitted had gained the support ofthe European Parliament as such.Ms KJER HANSEN said that the report was well prepared expressing her satisfactionfor the inclusion of a chapter on Single Market governance. She noted that the reporthad shown that there was more room for working more with Single Market issues innational Parliaments.Mr CASINI welcomed the fact that all Parliaments/Chambers had responded to thequestionnaire, as it showed that all members of COSAC were interested in the EuropeanUnion.Mr NEOFYTOU reiterated that the report was well prepared and mentioned that SingleMarket governance was the way forward to tackle the financial crisis.

4. Debate on the draft Contribution and Conclusions of the XLVIII COSAC

Mr NEOFYTOU said that the Presidency had received amendments from the EuropeanParliament, the PolishSejmand the SwedishRiksdag.Mr MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ expressed the view that the amendments seemed to beadmissible and that usually more amendments were submitted during the meeting.Mr HANNIGAN said that the amendments generally looked fine.

5. Letters received by the Presidency

Mr NEOFYTOU informed the members of the Troika about two letters that thePresidency had received:A letter from the EstonianRiigikoguregarding the traditional informal consultationsof the European Union Affairs Committees of the Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian andPolish parliaments.A letter from the HungarianOrszággyűlésregarding the meeting of theparliamentary EU Affairs Committees of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland andHungary in which the Croatian European Integration Committee participated for thefirst time.

6. Any other business

Mr MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ welcomed the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to theEuropean Union stating that it was, as well, an award to national Parliaments and the
European Parliament for very specific reasons. In this context, he underlined that itconstituted both recognition of and a challenge for the European Union to maintainthose specific reasons for which the award was granted. He further added that the awardwas a very important event especially in a country like Cyprus which had been sufferingmore than others from the consequences of lack of peace.Mr NEOFYTOU agreed with Mr MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ's comment stating that thecomment was included in the next day's introductory remarks, but that it would bepresented on behalf of the Troika at the beginning of the meeting.Mr HANNIGAN announced that the COSAC Chairpersons meeting would be takingplace in Dublin on 27 and 28 January 2013 and that the COSAC Plenary would betaking place in the same place on 23-25 June 2013.