Europaudvalget 2014-15 (2. samling)
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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PRESIDENTIAL TROIKA OF COSAC
Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 12 July 2015
PRESENT AT THE MEETING
CHAIR: Mr Marc ANGEL, Chair of the Committee on Foreign and European Affairs, Defence,
Cooperation and Immigration, Luxembourg
Chambre des Députés.
Ms Lolita ČIGĀNE, Chair of the European Affairs Committee, Latvian
Saeima,
Mr Tuur
ELZINGA, Chair of the Committee on European Affairs, Dutch
Eerste Kamer,
Mr Malik
AZMANI, Chair of the European Affairs Committee, Dutch
Tweede Kamer;
and Mr Ramón Luis
VALCARCEL SISO, Vice-President, European Parliament.
AGENDA
1. Adoption of the agenda of the meeting of the Presidential Troika of COSAC
2. Approval of the draft programme of the meeting of the Chairpersons of COSAC
3. Debate on the draft programme of the LIV COSAC
4. Approval of the outline of the 24th Bi-annual Report of COSAC
5. Co-financing and appointment of the Permanent Member of the COSAC
Secretariat for 2016 and 2017
6. Establishing a working group
7. Letters received by the Presidency
8. Any other business
PROCEEDINGS
1. Adoption of the agenda of the Meeting of the Presidential Troika of COSAC
The meeting was chaired by Mr Marc ANGEL who welcomed the delegations of the Presidential
Troika of COSAC (hereinafter referred to as "the Troika"), especially the Dutch delegation
participating for the first time in a Troika meeting and Mr Tuur ELZINGA, the recently elected
Chair of the Committee on European Affairs of the Dutch
Eerste Kamer.
In the absence of any objection, the agenda of the meeting of the Troika was adopted without
amendment.
2. Approval of the draft programme of the meeting of the Chairpersons of COSAC
Mr ANGEL referred to the two sessions that would take place the next day. The first one would
include the priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union and
would be addressed by Mr Nicolas SCHMIT, Minister of Labour, Employment and the Social and
Solidarity Economy, also responsible for relations with the European Parliament during the
Luxembourg Presidency. The Chair informed of a change on the programme and explained that,
due to Mr SCHMIT's busy agenda, the discussion on procedural issues and miscellaneous matters
would take place after the debate on the priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency. The second
session would focus on Strengthening of the political dialogue by introducing a "green card" and
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