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CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS
MINUTES
of the meeting of Thursday 9 March 2000
from 3.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Paul-Henri SPAAK building, Room 6 B 01
BRUSSELS
C O N T E N T S
Page
1. Adoption of draft agenda ....................................................................................... 8
2. Approval of minutes of meeting of 20 January 2000 ............................................ 9
3. Adoption of the final draft agendas for the March II (13-17) and March III (29-30)
part-sessions .......................................................................................................... 10
4. Composition of the group of high-ranking personalities on the Statute for
Members ................................................................................................................ 12
5. Commission proposals on access to EU documents ............................................. 13
6. Official opening of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia
in Vienna on 7 April 2000 ..................................................................................... 15
7. Visits by heads of state to the European Parliament ............................................. 16
8. Inquiry on return of, and illicit trade in, cultural property of the House of
Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee .................................................. 17
9. Statement by the President .................................................................................... 18
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10. Letter from Mr JUNG of the Court of First Instance on case T-17/00 (Rothley and
others v. the European Parliament on changes to the Rules of Procedure following
the interinstitutional agreement of 25 May 1999 concerning internal investigations
by OLAF ................................................................................................................ 19
11. Relations between the Parliament and the Committee of Regions – proposed
meeting on 30 March 2000 between the Conference of Presidents and chairs of the
political groups of the Committee of Regions ...................................................... 20
12. Exchange of views on the draft framework agreement between Parliament and the
Commission .......................................................................................................... 21
13. Letter dated 31 January 2000 from Mrs PALACIO VALLELERSUNDI
concerning a dispute as to powers and responsibilities between the Committee on
the Environment and the Committee on Agriculture with respect to a proposal on
animal nutrition ..................................................................................................... 22
14. Letter from Mr BARÓN CRESPO of 12 January 2000 on the implementation of a
Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue ....................................................................... 24
15. Request by Mr PROVAN relating to the way in which the Commission made its
statement at the sitting of 19 January 2000 – note from Mr VANHAEREN dated
11 February 2000................................................................................................... 26
16. Request from Mr BROK seeking an increase in the amount of the prize money
awarded by Parliament to the winner of the Sakharov Prize ................................ 27
17. Letter dated 9 February 2000 from Mr BROK asking for a delegation from
Parliament to be sent to the United Nations session on human rights to be held in
Geneva ................................................................................................................... 28
18. Letter dated 7 February 2000 from Baroness NICHOLSON of Winterbourne
asking for a delegation from Parliament to be sent to Uganda and Sudan because
of the situation in those countries .......................................................................... 29
19. Letter dated 7 February 2000 from Mr GEMELLI seeking a derogation from the
relevant rules so that a delegation from the Committee on Petitions may be sent to
Berlin on 4 and 5 April 2000, dates set aside for political group meetings .......... 30
20. Letter dated 25 February 2000 from Mr MIRANDA seeking authorisation to
undertake two missions, one to Niger and Burkina Faso, the other to Chad and
Cameroon, from 24 to 28 March 2000 after the meeting of the ACP-EU Joint
Assembly, to be held in Abuja, Nigeria, from 20 to 23 March 2000 .................... 31
21. Request dated 24 February 2000 from the ELDR Group for authorisation for its
Bureau to meet in Lisbon on Wednesday 22 March 2000, a date set aside for
committee meetings .............................................................................................. 32
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22. Urgent matters and other business
22.1. Letter of 7 March 2000 to the President from Mrs KREHL, Chair of the
Delegation for relations with the Russian federation, on the proposal to send
and ad hoc delegation to observe the presidential elections ........................ 33
23. Items for information ............................................................................................ 34
24. Date and place of next meeting ............................................................................. 37
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CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS
MINUTES
of the meeting of
Thursday 9 March 2000
BRUSSELS
Mrs Nicole FONTAINE, President of the European Parliament, opened the meeting at 3.00 p.m.
Present:
Mrs Nicole FONTAINE, President
Political Group Chairmen:
Mr POETTERING (PPE-DE)
Mr SWOBODA (acting) (PSE)
Mr COX (ELDR)
Mr LANNOYE (Verts/ALE)
Mrs FRAHM (acting) (GUE/NGL)
Mr BONDE (EDD)
Non-attached Members (1)
Mrs GARAUD
Apologies for absence
Mr PASQUA
Mr DELL'ALBA
Also present:
M. PRIESTLEY, Secretary-General
_________________________ (1) Present pursuant to Rule 23(2) of Parliament's Rules of Procedure.
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Invited for Items 3 and 13
Mrs PALACIO VALLELERSUNDI, Chairman of the Conference of Committee Chairmen
The Council
represented by Mr BOIXAREU
Mr WALL
The Commission
represented by Mr EECKHOUT
Mr BRAWN
Mr BROGGIO
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* *
Office of the President
Mr RØMER
Mr RIBERA
Mr EHLERS
Mrs DUCLOUX
Mr KAVALIERAKIS
Mr BASSOT
Mrs ALBANI-LIBERALI
Office of the Secretary-General
Mr STRATIGAKIS
Mr AGUIRIANO
Secretariat
DG I Mr VANHAEREN/Mrs RINGELSTEIN/Mr PORTA/
Mrs STENSBALLE
DG II Mr PERILLO/Mr ALVAREZ/Mr DUNNE
DG III Mr HARLEY
Legal Service Mr GARZÓN CLARIANA, Legal Adviser
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Political groups
Messrs WELLE/LICANDRO/PEDERSEN (PPE/DE)
Mr LAFOREST/Mrs RYAN (PSE)
Messrs JENSEN/BEELS (ELDR)
Mr BEHREND/Mrs TSETSI/Mr FERGUSSON (V/ALE)
Mrs D’ALIMONTE (GUE/NGL)
Messrs PAGEL/GAY (UEN)
Mr DESTOUCHES/Mrs LECLERCQ (TDI)
Mr REYNOLDS (EDD)
Secretariat of the Non-attached Members
Mr VECCHIO VERDERAME (NI)
Messrs KYST, LANE, SÁNCHEZ RODRÍGUEZ, DREXLER and Mrs VANDENBOSCH.acted
as secretary to the meeting.
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1. Adoption of draft agenda
The Conference of Presidents
- noted the draft agenda (PE 288.777/BUR.);
- adopted the agenda as shown in these minutes.
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2. Approval of minutes of meeting of 20 January 2000
The Conference of Presidents
- noted the minutes of the meeting of 20 January 2000 in Strasbourg
(PE 282.985/BUR) ;
- approved the minutes of the meeting of 20 January 2000.
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3. Adoption of the final draft agendas for the March II (13-17) and March III (29-30) part-
sessions
The Conference of Presidents
- examined the final draft agenda on the basis of a note drawn up by DG I following a
meeting with Secretary-Generals of political groups and made the following changes:
MARCH II (13-17)
Monday
- decided to extend to 10 pm, Monday, 13 March 2000 the deadline for tabling
amendments and joint resolutions on the Council and Commission declarations on the
Lisbon extraordinary European Council, the vote to be taken on Wednesday, 15
March 2000
Tuesday
- decided to extend to 10 am, Tuesday, 14 March 2000 the deadline for tabling
amendments and joint resolutions on the Commission's annual legislative programme,
the vote to be taken on Thursday, 16 March 2000
- decided that the time allotted for the statement by the Commission on the decisions
taken at that day's meeting of the College would be from 5.00 pm to 5.45 pm and that
consequently Question Time to the Commission would run from 5.45 pm to 7.15 pm
Wednesday
- decided that the declaration by the Council and the Commission on the situation in
Turkey would be deferred to the April part-session (10-14 April)
- decided that Question Time to the Council would be taken, as normal, from 5.30 pm
to 7.00 pm
Thursday
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- decided to advance the FERRER Report on EU interim agreement with Mexico and
the READ Report on the information society for all to Thursday and that that the
deadline for amendments fir these reports be fixed for 5 pm on Tuesday, 14 March
2000
- agreed that the GARCIA MARGALLO Report on financial services be deferred to the
March III part-session and that the KUCKELKORN Report on supplementary
pensions be taken in the April part session
Friday
- decided to defer the oral question from the ELDR Group to the Commission on
information policy to Friday, 14 April 2000
- decided to add the oral question from the V/ALE Group to the Commission on
additionality
MARCH III (29-30)
Wednesday
- decided to add, as a separate item, the oral question, from Mr LANNOYE and others,
to the Commission on noise pollution and night flights
Thursday
- decided to add a declaration by the Commission on the decision of the European
Patents Office on human cloning.
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4. Composition of the group of high-ranking personalities on the Statute for Members
The Conference of Presidents
- heard the President who informed the Conference of Presidents of the
recommendation of the Bureau, made at its meeting of 1 March 2000, that there
should be at least one woman member of the group of high-ranking personalities on
the Statute for Members;
- heard Mr SWOBODA, Mr POETTERING, Mr COX, Mrs GARAUD and
Mr LANNOYE who all supported the recommendation made by the Bureau;
- decided unanimously to include, depending on their acceptance, Mrs REHN and Mrs
VEIL as members of the group of high-ranking personalities on the Statute for
Members.
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5. Commission proposals on access to EU documents
The Conference of Presidents
- noted the following documents :
. a letter of Mr PRODI to the President of 3 March 2000 referring to an article
published in the Wall Street Journal by Mr SÖDERMAN, the European
Ombudsman, on Commission proposals on access to EU documents
(PE 288.811/BUR. + annexes);
. a letter of Mr BONDE, Chair of the EDD Group, of 11 February 2000, requesting
that Mr PRODI et MR SÖDERMAN be invited to a meeting of the Conference of
Presidents (PE 288.775/BUR.);
- heard Mr BONDE who referred to his letter of 11 February 2000 and proposed that
Mr SÖDERMAN and Mr PRODI be invited to attend a future meeting of the
Conference of Presidents. Mr BONDE said he was unhappy with the tenor of the new
Commission proposal on access to EU documents;
- heard Mrs FRAHM who supported the actions of the Ombudsman and saw no reason
why he should not seek publicity for his work;
- heard Mr SWOBODA who said he was reluctant that the Parliament should get
involved in a public disagreement between the Ombudsman and the President of the
European Commission;
- heard Mr POETTERING who said he was inclined to support the Ombudsman in this
matter but agreed that it would be useful for the Conference of Presidents to have an
exchange of views with him at a meeting in the near future;
- heard Mr COX and Mr LANNOYE who also supported the proposal that a meeting be
held, first of all, with Mr SÖDERMAN;
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- heard Mrs PALACIO VALLELERSUNDI who reminded the Conference of
Presidents of the provisions of Rule 179 which set out the obligations on the
Ombudsman to keep the relevant parliamentary committee informed of cases of
maladministration;
- decided to invite Mr SÖDERMAN to attend one of its forthcoming meetings in order
to have a general exchange of views on access to EU documents and then, at a
subsequent meeting, Mr PRODI.
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6. Official opening of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia in Vienna
on 7 April 2000
The European Parliament
- noted that Mr IMBENI, Vice-President, would be attending the official opening;
- heard Mr POETTERING who said that if the President of the Commission attended
the opening ceremony, then the President of Parliament should also be present;
- heard Mr COX who urged that Mrs FONTAINE attend the opening ceremony;
- suggested to the President to consider attending the official opening of the Centre on 7
April 2000 in order to underline Parliament's commitment to fighting racism and
xenophobia.
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7. Visits by heads of state to the European Parliament
The Conference of Presidents
- heard the President who reminded the Conference of Presidents of the forthcoming
visit by Presidents BOUTE FLIKA, KLESTIL and CIAMPI and the King of Morocco,
Mohamed VI. She also referred to possible future visits of the Presidents of Slovenia
and Slovakia and the proposal that these visits could be part of a cycle of visits from
the heads of state of the applicant countries;
- heard Mr POETTERING, Mr SWOBODA and Mrs GARAUD who agreed that the
emphasis of future visits should be on the applicant countries with these visits to take
place on average every two months, although such a schedule to be applied flexibly;
- agreed, in principle, to receive the heads of state of the applicant countries to the
European Union already in accession negotiations on official visits to the European
Parliament, these visits to proceed during 2000 with that of Mr Milan KUČAN,
President of the Republic of Slovenia, and Mr Rudolf SCHUSTER, President of the
Republic of Slovakia
- decided that visits by heads of state to the European Parliament could take place on a
frequency of one visit every two months, this schedule, however, to be applied with
the necessary flexiblity.
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8. Inquiry on return of, and illicit trade in, cultural property of the House of Commons Culture,
Media and Sport Committee
The Conference of Presidents
- noted a letter of 3 March 2000 from Mr Colin LEE, Clerk of the Culture, Media and
Sport Committee of the House of Commons, on the above subject
(PE 288.820/BUR.);
- decided that Mrs PALACIO, Mr De CLERQ and Mr RUFFOLO would be designated
to give oral evidence to the above inquiry.
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9. Statement by the President
The Conference of Presidents
- heard the President who informed the Conference on the details and outcome of her
official visit to the Middle East.
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10. Letter from Mr JUNG of the Court of First Instance on case T-17/00 (Rothley and others v.
the European Parliament on changes to the Rules of Procedure following the
interinstitutional agreement of 25 May 1999 concerning internal investigations by OLAF
The Conference of Presidents
- heard Mr POETTERING who referred to the letter of 7 March 2000 from the Court of
First Instance in which the Court set a deadline of 22 March 2000 for the resolution of
the case by amicable agreement;
- heard Mrs FRAHM, Mr COX and Mrs GARAUD;
- decided to examine this question at its meeting of 16 March 2000.
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11. Relations between the Parliament and the Committee of Regions – proposed meeting on 30
March 2000 between the Conference of Presidents and chairs of the political groups of the
Committee of Regions
The Conference of Presidents
- noted the following documents :
. a letter of 27 October 1999 to Mr DAMMEYER, President of the Committee of
the Regions, proposing that a plenary session of the Committee be held in parallel
with that of the Parliament on 20-21 September 2000 in Brussels as well as the
organisation of a meeting between the Conference of Presidents and the chairs of
the political groups of the Committee of Regions (PE 282.857/BUR.);
. a letter of 22 December 1999 from the President to Mr DAMMEYER proposing
that the meeting between the Conference of Presidents and the chairs of the
political groups of the Committee of Regions be held on 30 March 2000
(PE 288.789/BUR.);
- decided to confirm its meeting on 30 March 2000 with the president, first vice-
president and the chairs of political groups of the Committee of the Regions.
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12. Exchange of views on the draft framework agreement between Parliament and the
Commission
The Conference of Presidents
- heard the President who outlined the areas where there continued to be disagreement
between the Parliament and the Commission. As regards Annex III relating to access
to Commission confidential documents, she informed the Conference of Presidents
that Mr NAPOLITANO, Chair of the Constitutional Affairs Committee, and
Mrs THEATO, Chair of the Budgetary Control Committee, were seeking information
from all the political groups as regards their position on Annex III in advance of
further negotiations with the Commission on this matter;
- heard Mr POETTERING who informed the President that the chairs of political
groups had scheduled a meeting to discuss the framework agreement on Monday, 13
March 2000 in Strasbourg. It was the intention of the political groups, he said, to link
negotiations on Annex III with negotiations on the main body of the agreement. He
proposed that the Conference of Presidents review progress on the draft framework
agreement at its meeting of 16 March 2000;
- heard Mr SWOBODA who agreed with the proposal made by Mr POETTERING but
also suggested that a letter from Mr PRODI of 3 March 2000 on the operation of the
discharge procedure be also discussed under this item;
- agreed to discuss progress with respect to the draft framework agreement at its
meeting of 16 March 2000, that discussion to include the letter from Mr PRODI of 3
March 2000 on the operation of the discharge procedure.
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13. Letter dated 31 January 2000 from Mrs PALACIO VALLELERSUNDI concerning a
dispute as to powers and responsibilities between the Committee on the Environment and
the Committee on Agriculture with respect to a proposal on animal nutrition
The Conference of Presidents
- noted the above letter from Mrs PALACIO VALLELERSUNDI, chairman of the
Conference of Committee Chairmen, attaching is a letter from Mrs JACKSON,
chairman of the Committee on the Environment, and a letter from Mr GRAEFE ZU
BARINGDORF, chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, concerning the conflict
of competences with regard to the proposal by the Commission on undesirable
substances in animal nutrition (COM(99)0654 - PE 283.010/BUR/Ann. 1 and 2);
- heard Mrs PALACIO VALLELERSUNDI who did not disguise the fact that this
conflict of competences between the Environment and Agricultural Committees was
an extremely difficult one. Her proposal, nevertheless, was that the Environment
Committee be appointed the lead committee on this proposal and the Agricultural
Committee consulted for opinion, that consultation to take place under the HUGHES
procedure;
- heard Mr LANNOYE who referred to Mrs PALACIO VALLELERSUNDI's proposal
and said that this was very problematic for the Agricultural Committee. The fears
expressed in the Agricultural Committee were that its competences, as set out in
Annex VI of the Rules of Procedure, were being questioned and might lead to a
marginalisation of that committee particularly with respect to proposals put forward
under co-decision;
- heard Mr POETTERING, Mr SWOBODA and Mrs FRAHM who all agreed that a
solution should be found to associate both committees as equitably as possible in the
parliamentary treatment of this proposal;
- instructed the Secretary-General to examine the possible modalities by which the
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Committees on the Environment and on Agriculture could fully cooperate in the
examination of this legislative proposal, with the view to taking a definitive decision
on this conflict of competence at its meeting of 16 March 2000.
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14. Letter from Mr BARÓN CRESPO of 12 January 2000 on the implementation of a
Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue
The Conference of Presidents
- noted the following documents :
. a letter from Mr BARÓN CRESPO, chairman of the PSE Group, to the President
of 12 January 2000, proposing that a ‘steering group’ be set up within Parliament
responsible for the Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue (PE 282.983/BUR.);
. a letter from Mrs READ, chairman of the Delegation for Relations with the United
States, to the President of 6 December 1999, on this subject (PE 282.913/BUR.);
. a note from the Secretary-General to the President on the above subject of 28
January 2000 (PE 280.381/BUR.);
. a letter from Mr DESAMA, Chair of the Conference of Delegation Chairs, to the
President of 25 February 2000 endorsing the establishment of the TLD Steering
Group and supporting the installation video-conferencing facilities
(PE 288.793/BUR.);
- heard Mrs PALACIO who said that the Conference of Committee Chairs would be
examining the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue at its next meeting;
- heard Mrs GARAUD who pointed to a possible lack of balance in any transatlantic
dialogue due to the fact that Congress was the sole legislator in the Unites States,
while Parliament was only a co-legislator;
- heard Mr LANNOYE who asked why such a dialogue was limited to the United
States and not extended to Japan, and why other legislative committees were not
represented in the proposed steering group;
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- heard Mr SWOBODA who supported the principle of legislative dialogue with the
Congress but agreed that an examination could be undertaken as to whether similar
arrangements should not be set up with Japan. He said dialogue was essential to
prevent the United States from legislating their own standards for the rest of the
world;
- heard Mr COX who agreed that contacts with the Congress in the area of legislation
should be formalized. He suggested that the detailed arrangements for such contacts
be examined by the Conference of Committee Chairs with a view to putting a
proposal for decision to the Conference of Presidents;
- decided to request an opinion from the Conference of Committee Chairs on the
steering group's composition and its precise terms of reference.
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15. Request submitted by Mr PROVAN relating to the way in which the Commission made its
statement at the sitting of 19 January 2000 – note from Mr VANHAEREN dated
11 February 2000
The Conference of Presidents
- noted the following documents :
. an extract from the record of proceedings of 19 January 2000 (PE 282.988/BUR);
. a note from Mr VANHAEREN, Director General a.i. of DG I (PE 288.762/BUR);
- decided to approve the proposals put forward by Mr VANHAEREN while taking
account of the need to apply flexibly the provisions limiting the Commission's initial
statement to 10 minutes.
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16. Request from Mr BROK seeking an increase in the amount of the prize money awarded by
Parliament to the winner of the Sakharov Prize
The Conference of Presidents
- noted a letter of 26 October 1999 to the President from Mr BROK, Chair of
Committee on Foreign Affairs, proposing to increase the monetary value of the
Sakharov prize, as well as a letter by the President of 9 September 1999 on the same
subject (PE 288.779/BUR. + Ann.);
- decided to make a recommendation to the Bureau to increase the monetary value
of the Sakharov prize to €50,000.
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17. Letter dated 9 February 2000 from Mr BROK asking for a delegation from Parliament to be
sent to the United Nations session on human rights to be held in Geneva
The Conference of Presidents
- noted the above letter to the President from Mr BROK, Chair of the Foreign Affairs
Committee (PE 288.760/BUR.);
- authorised the Foreign Affairs Committee to send a delegation of three members,
chosen by reference to the rolling d'Hondt system, to attend, over a period of three
days, the forthcoming session of the UN Commission on Human Rights in
Geneva.
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18. Letter dated 7 February 2000 from Baroness NICHOLSON of Winterbourne asking for a
delegation from Parliament to be sent to Uganda and Sudan because of the situation in those
countries
The Conference of Presidents
- noted the above letter to the President from Baroness NICHOLSON of Winterbourne,
acting Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee (PE 288.761/BUR.);
- decided to refer this matter to the Bureau of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly .
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19. Letter dated 7 February from Mr GEMELLI 2000 seeking a derogation from the relevant
rules so that a delegation from the Committee on Petitions may be sent to Berlin on 4 and 5
April 2000, dates set aside for political group meetings
The Conference of Presidents
- noted the above letter to the President from Mr GEMELLI, Chair of the Committee on
Petitions (PE 288.767/BUR.);
- decided to authorise the Committee on Petitions to send a delegation to Berlin on 4
and 5 April 2000, dates set aside for political group meetings, subject to approval by
the Bureau of the programme of committee delegations for the year 2000.
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20. Letter dated 25 February 2000 from Mr MIRANDA seeking authorisation to undertake two
missions, one to Niger and Burkina Faso, the other to Chad and Cameroon, from 24 to 28
March 2000 after the meeting of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly, to be held in Abuja, Nigeria,
from 20 to 23 March 2000
The Conference of Presidents
- noted the above letter to the President from Mr MIRANDA, Chair of the Committee
on Development and Cooperation (PE 288.780/BUR.);
- agreed to authorise the two missions requested by the Committee on Development.
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21. Request dated 24 February 2000 from the ELDR Group for authorisation for its Bureau to
meet in Lisbon on Wednesday 22 March 2000, a date set aside for committee meetings
The Conference of Presidents
- noted a note from the Secretary-General enclosing the above request sent to the
President as well as a financial statement relating to the proposed meeting
(PE 288.786/BUR.);
- decided to authorise the Bureau of the ELDR Group to meet in Lisbon on Wednesday
22 March 2000,
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22. Urgent matters and other business
22.1. Letter of 7 March 2000 to the President from Mrs KREHL, Chair of the Delegation for
relations with the Russian federation, on the proposal to send an ad hoc delegation to
observe the presidential elections
The Conference of Presidents
- noted the above letter to the President from Mrs KREHL, Chair of the Delegation for
relations with the Russian federation (PE 288.819/BUR.);
- confirmed its decision on this matter taken at its meeting of 17 February 2000.
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23. Items for information
The Conference of Presidents
- noted the following items :
A letter of 3 March 2000 from Mr PRODI, President of the Commission, to the
President on the remarks of the Commission concerning the discharge procedure in
respect of the 1998 financial year (PE 288.812/BUR.);
A letter of 18 February 2000 from the President to Mr VESTERDORF, President of
the Court of First instance of the European Communities, on the case T-17/00 R,
Rothley and others v. European Parliament and annexed thereto a letter from Mr
NAPOLITANO, Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs
(PE 288.800/BUR.);
A letter of 16 February 2000 from Mr IMBENI, Vice-President, to the President
forwarding the summary report and his speech to the CNUCED in Bangkok on 11-12
February 2000 (PE 288.773/BUR. + ann.).
A letter of 17 February 2000 from Mrs PALACIO VALLELERSUNDI, Chair of the
Conference of Committee Chairs, on the own initiative reports adopted by the
Conference of Committee Chairs on 15 February 2000 (PE 288.769/BUR.).
A letter of 14 February 2000 from Mr PRODI, President of the Commission, on
efforts undertaken by the European Union as a follow-up to the storms which affected
Germany, Austria and France last December (PE 288.785/BUR.+ ann.).
A letter of 14 February 2000 from Mr WEINBERGER, Austrian plenipotentiary
Minister, forwarding the preamble to the programme of the new Austrian government
(PE 288.776/BUR. + ann.).
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A letter of 10 February 2000 from Mr PASQUA, Chair of the UEN group, to the
President concerning the appointment of Mr COLLINS as the group's representative
to the ad hoc delegation to Venezuela (PE 288.774/BUR.).
A letter of 16 February 2000 from Mr BARÓN CRESPO, Chair of the PSE group, to
the President concerning a change in the membership of delegations
(PE 288.770/BUR.).
A letter of 16 February 2000 from Mr LICANDRO, Deputy Secretary-General of the
EPP group, to the President concerning changes in the membership of committees and
delegations (PE 288.766/BUR.);
A letter of 17 February 2000 from Mr José-Luis VALVERDE, Professor of Pharmacy
and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Granada (Spain), to the President,
accepting the nomination as the European Parliament's representative on the
governing body of the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products
(PE 288.801/BUR.);
A letter of 14 February 2000 from Prof. REYNIER to the President, accepting the
nomination as the European Parliament's representative on the governing body of the
European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (PE 288.805/BUR.);
A letter of 17 February 2000 from Prof. D. HENSCHLER to the President, accepting
the nomination on the governing body of the European Agency for the Evaluation of
Medicinal Products (PE 288.806/BUR.);
A letter of 11 February 2000 from Mrs Carla ROSSI, Professor of Mathematical
Studies at the Università degli studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata' (Italy), to the President
accepting the nomination as a substitute member of the governing body of the
European Monitoring Centre for Drug Addiction (PE 288.802/BUR.);
A letter of 16 February 2000 from Mrs Heinke SALISCH, Mayoress of Karlsruhe, to
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the President accepting the appointment to the Management Board of the European
Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug addiction (PE 288.804/BUR.);
A letter of 11 February 2000 from Dr. Pierre PRADIER to the President accepting the
appointment to the Management Board of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs
and Drug addiction (PE 288.815/BUR.);
A letter of 17 February 2000 from Prof. M. SCOULLOS to the President accepting
the appointment to the Management Board of the European Environment Agency
(PE 288.803/BUR.);
A letter of 14 February 2000 from Mr Ken COLLINS to the President accepting the
appointment as a substitute member to the Management Board of the European
Environment Agency (PE 288.807/BUR.).