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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
 
 
  SECRETARIAT-GENERAL 
 
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Brussels, 7 May 2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TEXTE EN 
 
MINUTES 
of the 2082nd meeting of the Commission 
held in Brussels  
(Berlaymont) 
on Wednesday 9 April 2014 
(morning) 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Attendance list 
5-7 
1.  AGENDAS  (OJ(2014) 2082/FINAL; SEC(2014) 238) ..............................................8 
2.  WEEKLY MEETING OF CHEFS DE CABINET  (RCC(2014) 2082)......................8 
3.  APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE 2080TH MEETING OF THE 
COMMISSION (27 MARCH) AND THE MINUTES AND SPECIAL 
MINUTES OF THE 2081ST MEETING (2 APRIL) (PV(2014) 2080; 
PV(2014) 2081; PV(2014) 2081, PART II) .................................................................8 
4.  INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS  (RCC(2014) 36) ........................................8 
4.1.  LEGISLATIVE MATTERS ............................................................................................................. 9 
4.2.  RELATIONS WITH PARLIAMENT ............................................................................................. 24 
4.3.  RELATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE, 
THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS, THE OMBUDSMAN AND THE 
NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS........................................................................................................ 24 
4.4.  EXTERNAL RELATIONS ............................................................................................................ 25 
5.  WRITTEN PROCEDURES, EMPOWERMENT AND DELEGATION 
OF POWERS..............................................................................................................25 
5.1.  WRITTEN PROCEDURES APPROVED  (SEC(2014) 239 ET SEQ.)......................................... 25 
5.2.  EMPOWERMENT  (SEC(2014) 240 ET SEQ.) ........................................................................... 25 
5.3.  DELEGATION AND SUBDELEGATION OF POWERS  (SEC(2014) 241 ET SEQ.)................. 26 
5.4.  SENSITIVE WRITTEN PROCEDURES  (SEC(2014) 242 AND /2) ............................................ 26 
5.5.  GENERAL EMPOWERMENT TO ADOPT DECISIONS DECLARING FORMAL 
INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES RELATING TO STATE AID INEFFECTIVE IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6A(2)(A) OF COUNCIL REGULATION 659/1999 
 
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OF 22 MARCH 1999 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE 
APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 108 OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF 
THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND REQUIRING AN UNDERTAKING OR AN 
ASSOCIATION OF UNDERTAKINGS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6A(7) OF THE SAME REGULATION 
(C(2014) 2370) ............................................................................................................................ 26 
5.6.  AD HOC EMPOWERMENT ON THE ROLE PLAYED BY THE COMMISSION IN 
EXAMINING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THE 
FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROVIDED TO GREECE BY THE EURO-AREA 
MEMBER STATES (C(2014) 2463)............................................................................................. 27 
6.  GREEN PAPER ON MOBILE HEALTH (‘MHEALTH’) 
(COM(2014) 219 AND /2; SWD(2014) 135 AND /2; RCC(2014) 40).....................27 
7.  PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 
AND OF THE COUNCIL ON SINGLE-MEMBER PRIVATE LIMITED 
LIABILITY COMPANIES (COM(2014) 212 AND /2; SWD(2014) 124; 
SWD(2014) 123; SWD(2014) 125; SEC(2014) 236; RCC(2014) 38).......................28 
8.  PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 
AND OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING DIRECTIVE 2007/36/EC AS 
REGARDS THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF LONG-TERM 
SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND DIRECTIVE 2013/34/EU AS 
REGARDS CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE CORPORATE 
GOVERNANCE STATEMENT (COM(2014) 213 TO /3; 
SWD(2014) 127; SWD(2014) 126; SWD(2014) 128; SEC(2014) 237; 
RCC(2014) 38) ...........................................................................................................28 
9.  COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION ON THE QUALITY OF 
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORTING ('COMPLY OR 
EXPLAIN')  (C(2014) 2165 AND /2; SWD(2014) 127; SWD(2014) 126; 
SEC(2014) 237; RCC(2014) 38)................................................................................28 
 
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10.  PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 
AND OF THE COUNCIL ON ESTABLISHING A EUROPEAN 
PLATFORM TO ENHANCE COOPERATION IN THE PREVENTION 
AND DETERRENCE OF UNDECLARED WORK (COM(2014) 221 
AND /2; SWD(2014) 137; SWD(2014) 138; SEC(2014) 246; 
RCC(2014) 41) ...........................................................................................................30 
11.  ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY MATTERS  
(SEC(2014) 243/3) .....................................................................................................30 
11.1. SECRETARIAT-GENERAL / DG BUDGET / DG HUMAN RESOURCES AND 
SECURITY / DG DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION - EUROPEAID – 
CREATION OF A SUPPORT GROUP FOR UKRAINE, ADMINISTRATIVE AND 
BUDGETARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTING IT UP AND FOR ITS 
OPERATION................................................................................................................................ 31 
11.2. DG JUSTICE – APPOINTMENT OF AD14/15 DIRECTOR  (PERS(2014) 25 TO /3) ............... 36 
11.3. DG TRADE – APPOINTMENT OF AD14/15 DIRECTOR  (PERS(2014) 14 TO /3).................. 36 
11.4. DG TRADE – INTERNAL PUBLICATION OF VACANCY NOTICES FOR TWO 
AD15/16 DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL POSTS (PERS(2014) 67; 
PERS(2014) 68) ........................................................................................................................... 37 
12.  MONITORING THE APPLICATION OF EUROPEAN UNION LAW..................37 
12.1. STATE AID – INDIVIDUAL CASES (SEC(2014) 251; RCC(2014) 39)...................................... 37 
12.2. STATE AID – HORIZONTAL CASES.......................................................................................... 37 
13.  RELATIONS WITH NON-EU COUNTRIES...........................................................47 
SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE (INFO(2014) 29)...................................................................................... 47 
 
 
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Single sitting: Wednesday 9 April 2014 (morning) 
The sitting opened at 9.05 with Mr BARROSO, President, in the chair. 
Present: 
Mr BARROSO 
Chair 
 
Ms REDING 
Vice-President 
 
Mr ALMUNIA 
Vice-President 
 
Ms KROES 
Vice-President 
 
Mr TAJANI 
Vice-President 
Item 12 
Mr ŠEFČOVIČ Vice-President 
 
Mr POTOČNIK Member 
 
Mr PIEBALGS 
Member 
 
Mr BARNIER 
Member 
 
Ms VASSILIOU 
Member 
Item 12 
Mr ŠEMETA 
Member 
 
Mr DE GUCHT 
Member 
Item 12 
Ms GEOGHEGAN-QUINN 
Member 
 
Mr LEWANDOWSKI 
Member 
 
Ms DAMANAKI 
Member 
 
Ms GEORGIEVA 
Member 
 
Mr OETTINGER 
Member 
 
Mr FÜLE 
Member 
 
Mr ANDOR 
Member 
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Ms MALMSTRÖM 
Member 
 
Mr CIOLOȘ Member 
 
Mr BORG 
Member 
 
Mr MIMICA 
Member 
 
 
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Absent: 
Baroness ASHTON 
High Representative/
 
Vice-President 
Mr KALLAS 
Vice-President 
 
Mr REHN 
Vice-President 
 
Mr HAHN 
Member 
 
Ms HEDEGAARD 
Member 
 
 
 
 
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The following sat in to represent absent Members of the Commission: 
Mr BANNERMAN 
Adviser in Baroness ASHTON's Office 
 
Ms OEN 
Deputy Chef de cabinet to Mr KALLAS 
 
Ms LEIB 
Member of Mr REHN's staff 
 
Mr GAMBS 
Chef de cabinet to Mr HAHN 
 
Mr VIS 
Chef de cabinet to Ms HEDEGAARD 
 
 
The following also sat in: 
Mr LAITENBERGER 
Chef de cabinet to the PRESIDENT 
 
Mr ROMERO REQUENA 
Director-General, Legal Service 
 
Ms TIVEUS 
DG Communication 
Items 1 to 12 
Ms AHRENKILDE HANSEN 
Commission Spokeswoman  
 
Mr THEBAULT 
Head of the Bureau of European Policy 
 
Advisers 
Mr SOBRAL 
Deputy Chef de cabinet to the 
Items 12 (in part) and 13 
PRESIDENT 
Ms VANNINI 
Adviser in the PRESIDENT’s Office 
 
Mr MARTÍNEZ MONGAY 
Chef de cabinet to Mr ALMUNIA 
 
 
 
 
 
Secretary: Ms DAY, Secretary-General, assisted by Ms ALLOUIS-LE LOSTEC, Deputy 
Head of Unit in the Secretariat-General. 
 
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1. 
AGENDAS  
(OJ(2014) 2082/FINAL; SEC(2014) 238) 
The Commission took note of that day’s agenda and of the tentative agendas for 
forthcoming meetings. 
 
2. 
WEEKLY MEETING OF CHEFS DE CABINET  
(RCC(2014) 2082) 
The Commission considered the Secretary-General's report on the weekly meeting 
of Chefs de cabinet held on Monday 7 April. 
 
3. 
APPROVAL  OF  THE  MINUTES  OF  THE  2080TH  MEETING  OF  THE 
COMMISSION  (27 MARCH)  AND  THE  MINUTES  AND  SPECIAL 
MINUTES OF THE 2081ST MEETING (2 APRIL) 
(PV(2014) 2080; PV(2014) 2081; PV(2014) 2081, PART II) 
The Commission approved the minutes of its 2080th and 2081st meetings.  
 
4. 
INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS  
(RCC(2014) 36) 
The Commission took note of the record of the meeting of the Interinstitutional 
Relations Group (IRG) held on Friday 4 April (RCC(2014) 36). 
It paid particular attention to the following points. 
 
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4.1.  LEGISLATIVE MATTERS 
i) 
Ordinary legislative procedure 
 
(point 1.2 of the IRG record) 
Dossiers at Parliament first reading 
–  Establishment of a framework for managing financial responsibility 
linked to investor-state dispute settlement tribunals established by 
international agreements to which the European Union is party 
(Regulation) – ZALEWSKI report – 2012/0163 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SI(2014) 169. 
ii)  Preparations for April II part-session of Parliament 
 
(point 1.3 of the IRG record) 
Ordinary legislative procedure – First reading 
–  Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 − European Maritime and 
Fisheries Fund (Regulation) – CADEC report – 2011/0380 (COD) 
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 291/2, further 
to note SI(2014) 74/3, which it had already approved on 19 February by 
finalisation written procedure (PE/2014/1133). 
–  Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 – Multiannual funding for 
the action of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in the field 
of response to pollution caused by ships and to marine pollution caused 
by oil and gas installations (Regulation) – TAYLOR report – 2013/0092 
(COD)  
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 338, further 
to note SI(2014) 95, which it had already approved on 25 February. 
 
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–  Official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the 
application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, 
plant health and plant reproductive material, plant protection products 
and amendment of Regulations (EC) 999/2001, 1829/2003, 1831/2003, 
1/2005, 396/2005, 834/2007, 1099/2009, 1069/2009, 1107/2009, 
1151/2012, (EU) 
.../2013, and Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 
2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC, 2008/120/EC and 2009/128/EC (Regulation) 
– PIRILLO report – 2013/0140 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 339 and /2. 
–  Animal health (Regulation) – PAULSEN report – 2013/0136 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 340 and /2. 
–  Protective measures against pests of plants (Regulation) – FAJMON 
report – 2013/0141 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 341 and /2. 
–  Amendment of Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for 
certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum 
authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the 
maximum authorised weights in international traffic (Directive) – 
LEICHTFRIED report – 2013/0105 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 342, /2 and /3. 
–  Technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and repeal of 
Directive 2006/87/EC  (Directive) – WORTMANN-KOOL report – 
2013/0302 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 343/2. 
 
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–  Simplifying the transfer of motor vehicles registered in another Member 
State within the Single Market (Regulation) – MANDERS report – 
2012/0082 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 344 and /2. 
–  Mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member 
States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure 
the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters 
(Regulation) – CORREIA DE CAMPOS report – 2013/0410 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 345 and /2. 
–  Product safety and market surveillance package – Consumer product 
safety and repeal of Council Directive 87/357/EEC and Directive 
2001/95/EC (Regulation) – SCHALDEMOSE report – 2013/0049 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 347 and /2. 
–  Product safety and market surveillance package – Market surveillance of 
products and amendment of Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 
93/15/EEC, Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 
1999/5/EC, 2000/9/EC, 2000/14/EC, 2001/95/EC, 2004/108/EC, 
2006/42/EC, 2006/95/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2008/57/EC, 2009/48/EC, 
2009/105/EC, 2009/142/EC and 2011/65/EU, Regulation (EU) 305/2011, 
Regulation (EC) 
764/2008 and Regulation (EC) 
765/2008 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation) – PIETIKÄINEN 
report – 2013/0048 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 348 and /2. 
−  Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) 1225/2009 on protection against 
dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community 
and Council Regulation (EC) 597/2009 on protection against subsidised 
 
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imports from countries not members of the European Community 
(Regulation) – FJELLNER report – 2013/0103 (COD)  
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 50/5 and /6, further to 
notes SI(2014) 50/2, /3 and /4, which it had already approved on 29 January 
and 4 February. 
−  Amendment of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 966/2012 on the financial rules 
applicable to the general budget of the Union and repeal of Council 
Regulation (EC, Euratom) 1605/2002 (Regulation) – GRÄSSLE report – 
2013/0313 (COD)  
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 351 and /2 and took 
note of the compromise text attached to SP(2014) 351. 
–  Monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from 
maritime transport and amendment of Regulation (EU) 
525/2013 
(Regulation) – SKYLAKAKIS report – 2013/0224 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 352 and /2. 
–  Fight against fraud affecting the Union's financial interests by means of 
criminal law (Directive) – GRÄSSLE & LÓPEZ AGUILAR report – 
2012/0193 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 355 and /2. 
–  European long-term investment funds (Regulation) – KRATSA-
TSAGAROPOULOU report – 2013/0214 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 357 and /2. 
–  Amendment of Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste to 
reduce the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags (Directive) – 
AUKEN report – 2013/0371 (COD) 
 
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The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 358 and /2. 
–  New psychoactive substances (Regulation) – PROTASIEWICZ report – 
2013/0305 (COD) / Amendment of Council Framework Decision 
2004/757/JHA laying down minimum provisions on the constituent 
elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug 
trafficking, as regards the definition of ‘drug’ (Directive) – JIMÉNEZ-
BECERRIL BARRIO report – 2013/0304 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 359. 
–  Amendment of Regulation (EC) 638/2004 on Community statistics 
relating to trading of goods between Member States as regards conferring 
of delegated and implementing powers upon the Commission for the 
adoption of certain measures, the communication of information by the 
customs administration, the exchange of confidential data between 
Member States and the definition of statistical value (Regulation) – 
MARTIN report – 2013/0278 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 361 and took note of 
the compromise text attached to that document. 
–  Deployment of the interoperable EU-wide eCall service (Decision) – DE 
BACKER report – 2013/0166 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 362 and /2 and took 
note of the compromise text attached to SP(2014) 362. 
–  Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) 718/1999 of 29 March 1999 on 
a Community-fleet capacity policy to promote inland waterway transport 
(Regulation) – WORTMANN-KOOL report – 2013/0303 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 363 and took note of 
the compromise text attached to that document. 
 
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–  Harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making 
available on the market of pressure equipment (Directive – recast) – 
ROITHOVÁ report – 2013/0221 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 365 and took note of 
the compromise text attached to that document. 
–  Amendment of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012 on jurisdiction and the 
recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial 
matters (Regulation) – ZWIEFKA report – 2013/0268 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 366 and took note of 
the compromise text attached to that document. 
–  Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) 577/98 on the organisation of a 
labour force sample survey in the Community (Regulation) – 
ŽDANOKA report – 2013/0084 (COD)  
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 367 and took note of 
the compromise text attached to that document. 
−  Innovation Investment Package – Participation of the European Union in a 
Research and Development Programme jointly undertaken by several 
Member States aimed at supporting research-performing small and 
medium-sized enterprises (Decision) – RANSDORF report – 2013/0232 
(COD) / Participation of the European Union in a European Metrology 
Programme for Innovation and Research jointly undertaken by several 
Member States (Decision) – TZAVELA report – 2013/0242 (COD) / 
Participation of the European Union in a second European and 
Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership Programme jointly 
undertaken by several Member States (Decision) – FORD report – 
2013/0243 (COD) / Participation of the European Union in the Active and 
Assisted Living Research and Developing Programme jointly undertaken 
 
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by several Member States (Decision) – TURMES report – 2013/0233 
(COD) / Innovation Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (Council 
Regulation) – RIERA MADURELL report – 2013/0240 (NLE) / Clean 
Sky 2 Joint Undertaking (Council Regulation) – EHLER report – 
2013/0244 (NLE) / Electronic Components for European Leadership 
(ECSEL) Joint Undertaking (Council Regulation) – RÜBIG report – 
2013/0234 (NLE) / Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (Council 
Regulation) – VAN NISTELROOIJ report – 2013/0241 (NLE) / Fuel 
Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (Council Regulation) – 
PANAYOTOV report – 2013/0245 (NLE) / Amendment of Council 
Regulation (EC) 219/2007 on establishment of a Joint Undertaking to 
develop the new generation European air traffic management system 
(SESAR) as regards the extension of the Joint Undertaking until 2014 
(Council Regulation) – THOMSEN report – 2013/0237 (NLE) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 368. 
–  Enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in 
the framework of the provision of services (Directive) – JAZŁOWIECKA 
report – 2012/0061 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 369 and took note of 
the compromise text attached to that document. 
–  Participation of the European Union in the capital increase of the 
European Investment Fund (Decision) – GARDIAZÁBAL RUBIAL 
report – 2014/0034 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 370 and took note of 
the compromise text attached to that document. 
–  Amendment of Decision 2005/681/JHA establishing the European Police 
College (CEPOL) (Regulation) – GÁL report – 2013/0812 (COD) 
 
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The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 371 and /3 and took 
note of the compromise text attached to SP(2014) 371. 
–  Uniform rules and a uniform procedure for the resolution of credit 
institutions and certain investment firms in the framework of a Single 
Resolution Mechanism and a Single Bank Resolution Fund and 
amendment of Regulation (EU) 1093/2010 (Regulation) – FERREIRA 
report – 2013/0253 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 373 and took note of 
the compromise text attached to that document. 
–  Amendment of Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 on shipments of waste 
(Regulation) – STAES report – 2013/0239 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 393 and took note of 
the compromise text attached to that document. 
–  Statute and funding of European political parties and European political 
foundations (Regulation) – GIANNAKOU report – 2012/0237 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 349 and took note of 
the compromise text attached to that document. 
–  Amendment of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 966/2012 as regards the 
financing of European political parties (Regulation) – GRÄSSLE report – 
2012/0336 (COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 350 and took note of 
the compromise text attached to that document. 
–  Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive 
alien species (Regulation) – POC report – 2013/0307 (COD) 
 
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The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 353 and /2 and took 
note of the compromise text attached to SP(2014) 353. 
–  Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) 
302/2009 concerning a 
multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and 
Mediterranean (Regulation) – ROMEVA I RUEDA report – 2013/0133 
(COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 354 and took note of 
the compromise text attached to that document. 
–  Amendment of Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC as 
regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain 
large companies and groups (Directive) – BALDASSARRE report – 
2013/0110 (COD)  
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 356/2. 
–  Framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and 
investment firms and amendment of Council Directives 77/91/EEC and 
82/891/EC, Directives 2001/24/EC, 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 
2005/56/EC, 2007/36/EC and 2011/35/EU and Regulation 
(EU) 1093/2010 (Directive) – HÖKMARK report – 2012/0150 (COD) 
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 374, further to 
note SI(2013) 641/2, which it had already approved on 4 December 2013. 
–  Markets in financial instruments and amendment of the EMIR Regulation 
on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories 
(Regulation) – FERBER report – 2011/0296 (COD)  
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 375, further to 
note SI(2014) 21/2, which it had already approved on 29 January. 
 
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–  Markets in financial instruments and repeal of Directive 2004/39/EC 
(Directive – recast) – FERBER report – 2011/0298 (COD) 
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 376, further to 
note SI(2014) 21/2, which it had already approved on 29 January. 
–  Amendment of Directive 2009/65/EC on the coordination of laws, 
regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for 
collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) as regards 
depositary functions, remuneration policies and sanctions (Directive) – 
GIEGOLD report – 2012/0168 (COD) 
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 377, further to 
note SI(2014) 83/2, which it had already approved on 25 February. 
–  Framework for maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal 
management (Directive) – MEISSNER report – 2013/0074 (COD) 
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 378, further 
to note SI(2014) 75/2, which it had already approved on Wednesday 
19 February by finalisation written procedure (PE/2014/1133). 
–  Improvement of securities settlement in the European Union, central 
securities depositories (CSDs) and amendment of Directive 98/26/EC – 
(Regulation) – SWINBURNE report – 2012/0029 (COD) 
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 379, further 
to note SI(2014) 63/2, which it had already approved on Wednesday 
19 February by finalisation written procedure (PE/2014/1133). 
–  Marine equipment and repeal of Directive 96/98/EC  (Directive)  – 
RIQUET report – 2012/0358 (COD) 
 
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The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 380, further 
to note SI(2014) 77/2, which it had already approved on Wednesday 
19 February by finalisation written procedure (PE/2014/1133). 
–  Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) 2012/2002 establishing the 
European Union Solidarity Fund (Regulation) – ESTARÀS FERRAGUT 
report – 2013/0248 (COD) 
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 381, further to 
note SI(2014) 105, which it had already approved on 5 March. 
–  Creation of a European Account Preservation Order to facilitate cross-
border debt recovery in civil and commercial matters (Regulation) – 
BALDASSARRE report – 2011/0204 (COD) 
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 382. 
–  Enhanced co-operation between Public Employment Services (PES) 
(Decision) – DAERDEN report – 2013/0202 (COD) 
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 383, further to 
notes SI(2014) 20 and SI(2014) 163, which it had approved on 4 February and 
2 April respectively. 
–  Return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a 
Member State (Directive – recast) – VERGIAT report – 2013/0162 
(COD) 
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 384, further 
to note SI(2014) 64/2, which it had already approved on Wednesday 
19 February by finalisation written procedure (PE/2014/1133). 
–  Rules governing actions for damages under national law for 
infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States 
 
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and of the European Union (Directive) – SCHWAB report – 2013/0185 
(COD) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 385/2 and took note of 
the compromise text attached to SP(2014) 385, further to note SI(2014) 91, 
which it had already approved on 25 February. 
–   Rules for the surveillance of the external sea borders in the context of 
operational cooperation coordinated by the European Agency for the 
Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the 
Member States of the European Union (Regulation) – COELHO report – 
2013/0106 (COD) 
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 386, further to 
note SI(2014) 38/2, which it had already approved on 4 February. 
–  Amendment of Council Directive 
2001/110/EC relating to honey 
(Directive) – GIRLING report – 2012/0260 (COD) 
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 387/2, further 
to note SI(2014) 101, which it had already approved on 5 March. 
–  Fees payable to the European Medicines Agency for the conduct of 
pharmacovigilance activities in respect of medicinal products for human 
use (Regulation) – McAVAN report – 2013/0222 (COD) 
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 388, further to 
note SI(2014) 60, which it had already approved on 12 February. 
–  Amendment of Regulation (EU) 525/2013 as regards the technical 
implementation of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework 
Convention on Climate Change (Regulation) – URUTCHEV report – 
2013/0377 (COD)  
 
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The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 389, further to 
note SI(2014) 118/2, which it had already approved on 11 March. 
–  Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Tunisia (Decision) – 
MOREIRA report – 2013/0416 (COD) 
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 390, further to 
note SI(2014) 35, which it had already approved on 4 February. 
–   Protection of the euro and other currencies against counterfeiting and 
replacement of Council Framework Decision 2000/383/JHA (Directive) – 
McINTYRE report – 2013/0023 (COD) 
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 391, further to 
notes SI(2014) 24 and /2, which it had already approved on Tuesday 
4 February. 
−  Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the 
framework of an intra-corporate transfer (Directive) – IACOLINO report 
– 2010/0209 (COD) 
The Commission took note of the compromise text in SP(2014) 392, further 
to notes SI(2014) 79 and /3, which it had already approved on Tuesday 
25 February. 
Ordinary legislative procedure – Second reading – Empowerment 
−  Deposit guarantee schemes (Directive – recast) – SIMON report – 
2010/0207 (COD)  
The Commission empowered Mr BARNIER, under Article 13 of its Rules of 
Procedure, in agreement with the PRESIDENT and Mr ŠEFČOVIČ and any 
associated Members, to adopt and transmit to the Council its opinion on the 
amendments, in accordance with Article 294(7)(c) of the Treaty on the 
Functioning of the European Union, once Parliament had given its opinion, 
 
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together with any amended proposal, on the basis of the Communication from 
the Commission concerning the Council's position (COM(2014) 140 final, 
adopted on 4 March 2014). 
−  Rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related 
operating restrictions at Union airports within a balanced approach and 
repeal of Directive 2002/30/EC (Regulation) – LEICHTFRIED report – 
2011/0398 (COD) 
The Commission empowered Mr KALLAS, under Article 13 of its Rules of 
Procedure, in agreement with the PRESIDENT and Mr ŠEFČOVIČ and any 
associated Members, to adopt and transmit to the Council its opinion on the 
amendments, in accordance with Article 294(7)(c) of the Treaty on the 
Functioning of the European Union, once Parliament had given its opinion, 
together with any amended proposal, on the basis of the Communication from 
the Commission concerning the Council's position (COM(2014) 205 final, 
adopted on 28 March 2014). 
−  European Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 
2020 to 2033 (Decision) – SCURRIA report – 2012/0199 (COD) 
The Commission empowered Ms VASSILIOU, under Article 13 of its Rules 
of Procedure, in agreement with the PRESIDENT and Mr ŠEFČOVIČ and 
any associated Members, to adopt and transmit to the Council its opinion on 
the amendments, in accordance with Article 294(7)(c) of the Treaty on the 
Functioning of the European Union, once Parliament had given its opinion, 
together with any amended proposal, on the basis of the Communication from 
the Commission concerning the Council's position (COM(2014) 183 final, 
adopted on 25 March 2014). 
–  Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) 812/2004 laying down measures 
concerning incidental catches of cetaceans in fisheries and amending 
 
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Regulation (EC) 88/98 (Regulation) – ROMEVA I RUEDA report – 
2012/0216 (COD) 
The Commission empowered Ms DAMANAKI, under Article 13 of its Rules 
of Procedure, in agreement with the PRESIDENT and Mr ŠEFČOVIČ and 
any associated Members, to adopt and transmit to the Council its opinion on 
the amendments, in accordance with Article 294(7)(c) of the Treaty on the 
Functioning of the European Union, once Parliament had given its opinion, 
together with any amended proposal, on the basis of the Communication from 
the Commission concerning the Council's position (COM(2014) 159 final, 
adopted on 7 March 2014). 
Special non-legislative procedure 
–  Establishing the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (Council Regulation) – 
ANDRÉS BAREA report – 2013/0445 (NLE) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 394/2. 
Approval procedure / Special legislative procedure / Non-legislative matter 
–  Implementing measures for the system of own resources of the European 
Union (Council Regulation) – JENSEN & DEHAENE report – 
2011/0184 (APP) / System of own resources of the European Union 
(Council Decision) – JENSEN & DEHAENE report – 2011/0183 (CNS) / 
Methods and procedure for making available the traditional and GNI-
based own resources and on the measures to meet cash requirements 
(Council Regulation) – JENSEN & DEHAENE report – 2011/0185 
(CNS) / Implementation of measures for the system of own resources of 
the European Union 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 395/2 and /3. 
 
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4.2.  RELATIONS WITH PARLIAMENT 
iii)  Preparations for April II part-session of Parliament 
(point 3.1 of the IRG record) 
Non-legislative matter 
–  Revision of the Interinstitutional Agreement on the Transparency 
Register (European Parliament Decision) – GUALTIERI report – 
2014/2010 (ACI) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2014) 346 and /2. 
4.3.  RELATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL 
COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS, THE 
OMBUDSMAN AND THE NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS 
iv)  Follow-up to opinions of the European Economic and Social 
Committee – September, October and December 2013 plenary 
sessions 
(point 4.4 of the IRG record) 
The Commission approved document SC(2014) 14/3 on the action taken by it 
on the opinions adopted by the European Economic and Social Committee 
during the September, October and December 2013 sessions, for transmission 
to that Committee. 
v)  Follow-up to Committee of the Regions opinions – November 2013 
plenary session  
(point 4.5 of the IRG record) 
The Commission approved the replies to the opinions adopted by the 
Committee of the Regions during its November 2013 plenary session, as set 
out in SR(2014) 10, for transmission to the Committee of the Regions.  
 
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4.4.  EXTERNAL RELATIONS 
vi)  Position to be taken on behalf of the European Union as regards the 
extension of the entitlement to co-productions as provided for in 
Article 5 of the Protocol on Cultural Cooperation to the Free Trade 
Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of 
the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part (Council 
Decision) – 2014/0041 (NLE) 
(point 5.1 of the IRG record) 
The Commission approved the line set out in SI(2014) 164/2. 
 
5. 
WRITTEN  PROCEDURES,  EMPOWERMENT  AND  DELEGATION  OF 
POWERS 
5.1.  WRITTEN PROCEDURES APPROVED 
 
(SEC(2014) 239 ET SEQ.) 
The Commission took note of the Secretariat-General's memoranda recording 
decisions adopted between 31 March and 4 April. 
5.2.  EMPOWERMENT  
(SEC(2014) 240 ET SEQ.) 
The Commission took note of the Secretariat-General's memoranda recording 
decisions adopted between 31 March and 4 April. 
 
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5.3.  DELEGATION AND SUBDELEGATION OF POWERS 
 
(SEC(2014) 241 ET SEQ.) 
The Commission took note of the Secretariat-General's memoranda recording 
decisions adopted under the delegation and subdelegation procedure between 
31 March and 4 April, as archived in e-Greffe. 
5.4.  SENSITIVE WRITTEN PROCEDURES 
 
(SEC(2014) 242 AND /2) 
The Commission took note of the sensitive written procedures for which the 
time limit expired between 7 and 11 April 2014. 
5.5.  GENERAL EMPOWERMENT TO ADOPT DECISIONS DECLARING 
FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES RELATING TO STATE 
AID INEFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6A(2)(A) OF 
COUNCIL REGULATION 659/1999 OF 22 MARCH 1999 LAYING 
DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 108 
OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN 
UNION, AND REQUIRING AN UNDERTAKING OR AN ASSOCIATION 
OF UNDERTAKINGS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6A(7) OF THE SAME REGULATION 
(C(2014) 2370) 
The Commission granted the general empowerment as set out in 
C(2014) 2370 to the Member of the Commission with special responsibility 
for competition, the Member of the Commission responsible for state aid to 
fisheries and the Member of the Commission responsible for state aid to 
agriculture to adopt, each in his or her respective area of competence and in 
the name and under the authority of the Commission, in agreement with the 
President and in accordance with Article 6a of Council Regulation 659/99 of 
2 March 1999, decisions (i) declaring that a formal investigation procedure 
 
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has been ineffective to date; or (ii) requiring an undertaking or an association 
of undertakings to provide information and indicating the periodic penalty 
payments provided for in Article 6b of the same Regulation.  
5.6.  AD HOC EMPOWERMENT ON THE ROLE PLAYED BY THE 
COMMISSION IN EXAMINING COMPLIANCE WITH THE 
CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT 
PROVIDED TO GREECE BY THE EURO-AREA MEMBER STATES 
(C(2014) 2463) 
The Commission decided to empower the Member of the Commission 
responsible for economic and monetary affairs and the euro, in agreement 
with the PRESIDENT, in the name and under the authority of the 
Commission, to prepare, negotiate with the Greek authorities and sign, after 
approval by the lending Member States, limited revisions to the Memorandum 
of Understanding setting the detailed policy conditions attached to the loan, 
consistent with the previous Council Decision 2011/734/EU, as amended, 
under the terms set out in C(2014) 2463. 
 
6. 
GREEN PAPER ON MOBILE HEALTH (‘MHEALTH’) 
(COM(2014) 219 AND /2; SWD(2014) 135 AND /2; RCC(2014) 40) 
On a proposal from the PRESIDENT, the Commission agreed that the Green Paper 
currently set out in COM(2014) 219/2 would be adopted formally by finalisation 
written procedure, with a time limit of 10.00 on Thursday 10 April (PE/2014/2226). 
 
 
 
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7. 
PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND 
OF  THE  COUNCIL  ON  SINGLE-MEMBER  PRIVATE  LIMITED 
LIABILITY COMPANIES 
(COM(2014) 212  AND  /2;  SWD(2014) 124;  SWD(2014) 123;  SWD(2014) 125; 
SEC(2014) 236; RCC(2014) 38) 
8. 
PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND 
OF  THE  COUNCIL  AMENDING  DIRECTIVE  2007/36/EC  AS  REGARDS 
THE 
ENCOURAGEMENT 
OF 
LONG-TERM 
SHAREHOLDER 
ENGAGEMENT  AND  DIRECTIVE  2013/34/EU  AS  REGARDS  CERTAIN 
ELEMENTS OF THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 
(COM(2014) 213  TO  /3;  SWD(2014) 127;  SWD(2014) 126;  SWD(2014) 128; 
SEC(2014) 237; RCC(2014) 38) 
9. 
COMMISSION 
RECOMMENDATION 
ON 
THE 
QUALITY 
OF 
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORTING ('COMPLY OR EXPLAIN')  
(C(2014) 2165  AND  /2;  SWD(2014) 127;  SWD(2014) 126;  SEC(2014) 237; 
RCC(2014) 38) 
The Commission:  
−  adopted the proposal for a Directive on single-member private limited liability 
companies set out in COM(2014) 212/2 for transmission to the European 
Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the 
national parliaments, and, for information, to the European Data Protection 
Supervisor, together with the implementation plan, the impact assessment and 
the summary thereof, in staff working documents SWD(2014) 
125, 
SWD(2014) 124 and SWD(2014) 123, the contents of which were noted; 
 
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−  also took note of the opinion of the Impact Assessment Board on the above 
proposal for a Directive, as set out in SEC(2014) 236; 
−  adopted the proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2007/36/EC as regards 
the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement and Directive 
2013/34/EU as regards certain elements of the corporate governance statement, 
set out in COM(2014) 213/3 for transmission to the European Parliament, the 
Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Data 
Protection Supervisor and the national parliaments, together with the 
implementation plan, the impact assessment and the summary thereof, in staff 
working documents SWD(2014) 128, SWD(2014) 127 and SWD(2014) 126, the 
contents of which were noted; 
−  also took note of the opinion of the Impact Assessment Board on the above 
proposal for a Directive, as set out in SEC(2014) 237; 
−  adopted the recommendation on the quality of corporate governance reporting 
(‘comply or explain’) set out in C(2014) 2165/2, for publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Union, together with the impact assessment and the 
summary thereof, in staff working documents SWD(2014) 
127 and 
SWD(2014) 126, the contents of which were noted; 
−  also took note of the opinion of the Impact Assessment Board on the above 
recommendation, as set out in SEC(2014) 237. 
 
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10.  PROPOSAL  FOR  A  DECISION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT  AND 
OF  THE  COUNCIL  ON  ESTABLISHING  A  EUROPEAN  PLATFORM  TO 
ENHANCE  COOPERATION  IN  THE  PREVENTION  AND  DETERRENCE 
OF UNDECLARED WORK 
(COM(2014) 221  AND  /2;  SWD(2014) 137;  SWD(2014) 138;  SEC(2014) 246; 
RCC(2014) 41) 
The Commission adopted the proposal for a Decision set out in COM(2014) 221/2 
for transmission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic 
and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, the European Data Protection 
Supervisor and the national parliaments, together with the impact assessment and 
the summary thereof in staff working documents SWD(2014) 
137 and 
SWD(2014) 138, the contents of which were noted.  
It also took note of the opinion of the Impact Assessment Board on the above 
proposal for a Decision, as set out in SEC(2014) 246. 
 
11.  ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY MATTERS  
(SEC(2014) 243/3) 
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 
 
(PERS(2014) 66/3) 
 
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11.1.  SECRETARIAT-GENERAL / DG BUDGET / DG HUMAN RESOURCES 
AND SECURITY / DG DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION - 
EUROPEAID – CREATION OF A SUPPORT GROUP FOR UKRAINE, 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR 
SETTING IT UP AND FOR ITS OPERATION 
Under Article 22 of its Rules of Procedure the Commission took note of the 
President's decision regarding the creation, with immediate effect, of a 
Support Group for Ukraine, the terms of which are set out in point 1 of 
document PERS(2014) 66/3 (see also item 13 of these minutes). 
On a proposal from Mr ŠEFČOVIČ, in agreement with the PRESIDENT, 
Baroness ASHTON,  Mr PIEBALGS  and Mr FÜLE, the Commission also 
decided: 
−  to create a post of Adviser hors classe to lead the Support Group for 
Ukraine. Mr Peter BALAS, currently Deputy Director-General in DG 
Trade, was transferred to the post and appointed Head of the Support 
Group; this decision would take effect on a date to be determined later; 
−  that for administrative purposes the Support Group would be attached to 
the Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid; 
that the Support Group's operating procedures would be reviewed, if 
necessary, by the Secretariat-General and the Directorates-General for the 
Budget, Human Resources and Security, and Development and 
Cooperation - EuropeAid, on an annual basis, at least during the spring 
package of changes to the organisation charts; that the Head of the 
Support Group would receive the normal administrative support from DG 
Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid, and the customary services 
from the Secretariat-General, DG Budget and DG Human Resources and 
Security; 
 
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−  that the composition of the Support Group, including decisions on 
appointments, engagements, transfers and the termination of contracts, 
would be decided by the competent authorities (the appointing authority 
and the authority authorised to conclude contracts of employment) in 
agreement with the Head of the Support Group and after consulting the 
Secretariat-General and DG Human Resources and Security; that the 
maximum number of officials and other staff assigned to the Support 
Group, and the group's organisation chart, would be authorised by 
the PRESIDENT, in agreement with Mr ŠEFČOVIČ, and following 
consultation of Baroness 
ASHTON, Mr 
PIEBALGS, 
Mr LEWANDOWSKI and Mr FÜLE;  
−  that the Support Group would consist of: 
•  the Head of the Support Group; 
•  up to 30 full-time AD and AST officials; 
•  seconded national experts; 
•  temporary staff, should other specialised external expertise be 
necessary within the limit of the posts made available to the Support 
Group; 
•  contract staff, as necessary; 
•  special advisers, according to need; 
−  that, with the exception of the Head of the Support Group, the 
Commission officials would be made available to the Support Group for 
Ukraine by their present departments, including those occupying posts in 
the organisation chart; in return, posts in reserve would be allocated to the 
contributing DGs on a temporary basis; 
−  that senior managers attached to the Support Group would be assigned to 
Principal Adviser posts in their DG of origin; 
 
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−  that middle managers would be assigned to non-management posts in their 
DG of origin; that these posts would be created temporarily and abolished 
on the departure of the jobholder; that, by derogation to the Commission 
Decisions on middle management staff (C(2008) 5028) and on advisers 
(C(2008) 5029), the officials concerned would have priority, after the end 
of their attachment to the Support Group, to be moved without delay to 
another middle management position in their DG of origin that 
corresponded to their profile; 
−  that use should also be made of the opportunities offered by the recently 
created 'Seniors actifs' programme, in order to mobilise the expertise of a 
significant number of recently retired Commission officials who would be 
willing to share their knowledge and experience through a series of 
missions to the partner countries; that the funding for these missions 
would be provided from the administrative support budget lines of the 
European Neighbourhood Instrument managed by the Directorate-General 
for Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid; that the Support Group 
would also have a coordination role; 
−  that use would be made of the TAIEX and twinning instruments to 
provide a framework for the mobilisation of additional short, medium and 
long-term expertise from Member States; that funding for these activities 
would be provided by the Comprehensive Institution Building 'envelope' 
under the European Neighbourhood Instrument; 
−  that the Head of the Support Group would be responsible for the 
management of the Support Group's human resources, acting as the 
functional superior of all its staff on a day-to-day basis and with regard to 
all tasks necessary for the accomplishment of its mission, including 
allocating the necessary staff for these tasks; that without prejudice to the 
established appointing authority powers, the Head of the Support Group 
 
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would be consulted by all Directorates-General which had sent staff to the 
Support Group on all relevant personnel and other administrative 
decisions, notably with regard to appraisals and promotions; that the Head 
of the Support Group would decide on leave, working hours and missions, 
without prejudice to the existing operational and financial provisions; 
−  that the Head of the Support Group would be able to rely on support from 
all the Commission's departments with regard to their respective policy 
areas, in particular from the Directorates-General for Trade, Economic 
and Financial Affairs, Home Affairs, Justice, Environment, Transport, 
Energy, Taxation, Enlargement, the Anti-Fraud Office, Health and 
Consumers, Agriculture and Rural Development, Enterprise, Development 
and Cooperation - EuropeAid, and from the Secretariat-General, the Legal 
Service, the Directorate-General for Budget, the Directorate-General for 
Human Resources and Security and the European External Action 
Service; that, if necessary, other Commission DGs could be involved in 
the work of the Support Group; that the Secretariat-General would provide 
the support needed to ensure that the contributions of the other DGs to the 
Support Group were coherent; 
−  that, to ensure the rapid creation and efficient operation of the Support 
Group, the Commissioner responsible for administration would be 
authorised – where necessary and only in relation to the Head of the 
Support Group and the staff assigned to it – to depart from certain 
provisions of Commission Decisions, notably provisions on publication, 
selection, justification for having recourse to temporary staff, maximum 
duration of employment, grading, minimum length of employment with 
the current employer in the case of seconded national experts, fees paid to 
special advisers, maximum period since retirement and restrictions with 
regard to assignments or tasks and remuneration in the case of retired 
officials, by derogation from the following applicable Commission 
 
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provisions: (1) Decision C(2008) 6866 of 12 November 2008 laying down 
rules on the secondment to the Commission of national experts and 
national experts in professional training; (2) Decision C(2011) 1264 of 
2 March 2011 on the general provisions for implementing Article 79(2) of 
the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union, 
governing the conditions of employment of contract staff employed by the 
Commission under the terms of Articles 3a and 3b of the said Conditions; 
(3) Decision C(2013) 9049 of 16 December 2013 on policies for the 
engagement and use of temporary agents; (4) Decision C(2004) 1597/6 of 
28 April 2004 on the maximum duration for the recourse to 
non-permanent staff in the Commission services; (5) Decision 
C(2013) 9037 of 16 December 2013 on outside activities and assignments; 
(6) Decision SEC(2006) 1702 of 13 February 2007 on organisation charts 
of Commission DGs and Services; and (7) C(2007) 6655 of 19 December 
2007 on special advisers to the Commission; 
−  that the Office for Infrastructure and Logistics in Brussels, in agreement 
with the Secretariat-General and the Directorate-General for Human 
Resources and Security, would ensure adequate logistical arrangements in 
Brussels, in particular by making office space available to the Support 
Group within one building; that the Directorate-General for Informatics 
would provide the Support Group with the necessary computer and 
telephone equipment as a priority, and that the European External Action 
Service, in accordance with the applicable procedures in force governing 
relations with the Commission's departments, would assist the Support 
Group with any office space and other logistical arrangements in Ukraine; 
−  that financial needs would be covered by the available budget, making use 
as necessary of all the established budgetary procedures. 
These decisions would take effect immediately. 
 
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11.2.  DG JUSTICE – APPOINTMENT OF AD14/15 DIRECTOR   
(PERS(2014) 25 TO /3) 
The Commission had before it applications under Article 29(1)(a)(i) and (iii) 
of the Staff Regulations for the post of Director 'Equality' in DG Justice 
(PERS(2014) 25). 
It took note of the opinions of the Consultative Committee on Appointments 
of 27 February and 27 March 2014 (PERS(2014) 25/2 and /3). 
The Commission proceeded to compare the applicants’ qualifications for the 
post. It also considered their ability, efficiency and conduct in the service. On 
a proposal from Mr ŠEFČOVIČ, in agreement with the PRESIDENT and 
Ms REDING, it then decided to appoint Ms Salla SAASTAMOINEN to the 
post. 
This decision would take effect on 1 May 2014. 
11.3.  DG TRADE – APPOINTMENT OF AD14/15 DIRECTOR 
 
(PERS(2014) 14 TO /3) 
The Commission had before it applications under Article 29(1)(a)(i) and (iii) 
of the Staff Regulations for the post of Director 'Sustainable Development; 
Economic Partnership Agreements – African, Caribbean and Pacific; Agri-
food and Fisheries' in DG Trade (PERS(2014) 14). 
It took note of the opinions of the Consultative Committee on Appointments 
of 27 February and 13 March 2014 (PERS(2014) 14/2 and /3). 
The Commission proceeded to compare the applicants’ qualifications for the 
post. It also considered their ability, efficiency and conduct in the service. On 
a proposal from Mr ŠEFČOVIČ, in agreement with the PRESIDENT and 
Mr DE GUCHT, it then decided to appoint Mr Marc VANHEUKELEN to the 
post. 
 
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This decision would take effect on a date to be determined. 
11.4.  DG TRADE – INTERNAL PUBLICATION OF VACANCY NOTICES 
FOR TWO AD15/16 DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL POSTS 
(PERS(2014) 67; PERS(2014) 68) 
On a proposal from Mr ŠEFČOVIČ, in agreement with the PRESIDENT and 
Mr DE GUCHT, the Commission decided to authorise the publication, under 
Article 29(1)(a)(i) and (iii) of the Staff Regulations, of the vacancy notices in 
PERS(2014) 67 and PERS(2014) 68 for the posts of Deputy Director-General 
responsible for Directorates B, C and D and Directorates E, F, G and H in 
DG Trade. 
This decision would take effect immediately. 
 
12.  MONITORING THE APPLICATION OF EUROPEAN UNION LAW 
12.1.  STATE AID – INDIVIDUAL CASES 
(SEC(2014) 251; RCC(2014) 39) 
The Commission adopted the decisions in SEC(2014) 251. 
12.2.  STATE AID – HORIZONTAL CASES 
i) 
Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 
2014-2020 
 
(C(2014) 2322 to /4; SWD(2014) 139 and /2; SWD(2014) 140 and /2; 
SEC(2014) 247; RCC(2014) 39) 
The PRESIDENT opened the discussion on the Guidelines on State aid for 
environmental protection and energy 2014-2020 by drawing attention to the 
long public consultation process which had led to the drafting of the proposed 
 
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document and the balance struck by it. 
Mr ALMUNIA explained that the purpose of drawing up these Guidelines 
was to ensure that aid within the framework of energy policy was compatible 
with the development of a global view of environmental policy – two policies 
where convergence should be reinforced. He reminded that this work 
stemmed from three public consultations, two consultations with the Member 
States and two internal Commission consultations, and had given rise to 
numerous contacts, not forgetting the Commission's general discussion of 
8 October 2013. He highlighted the new elements taken into account in the 
communication: firstly, the increased proportion of renewable energy in the 
Member States' energy mix; secondly, the maturity of certain technologies, 
which should be integrated into the energy network from that point on; and, 
thirdly, the increase in the cost of energy faced by numerous industries in 
recent years.  
Mr ALMUNIA explained that the Guidelines took up these new elements in 
the provisions relating to (i) integration of renewable energy into the energy 
network, excluding small installations; (ii) the competitive bidding system for 
renewable energy, which was flexible without introducing complete 
technological neutrality; and (iii) the need to preserve the competitiveness of 
industries that consume energy, whose payments finance the development of 
renewable energy, justifying the application of a certain degree of exemption, 
without undermining the principles of free competition. A list of exempt 
sectors had therefore been drawn up according to two parameters: intensity of 
electricity consumption ('electro-intensity') greater than 10%, and exposure to 
trade with third-countries ('trade intensity') greater than 10%. He added that 
industries with very high energy consumption, i.e. electro-intensity of over 
20% and trade exposure of over 4%, and those with high exposure to 
international trade but low electro-intensity would also be placed on the list of 
sectors benefiting from these exemptions. 
 
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On the basis of these criteria, he pointed that a list of 68 sectors benefiting 
from an exemption had been drawn up. He explained that the Guidelines do, 
however, allow Member States to include in the list businesses in other 
sectors, provided that the electro-intensity of the enterprise is over 20% and 
the exposure to international trade of the sector is over 4%.   
Mr ALMUNIA stated that in any event, industry would have to contribute to 
funding support for energy from renewable sources by paying an own 
contribution of 15% minimum, capped at 4% of the gross value added of the 
undertaking concerned, or for very energy-intensive industries, by a 
contribution representing at most 0.5% of gross value added. He stressed that 
these rules would be accompanied by a four-year transition period, ending on 
1 January 2019. 
These rules would be applied retroactively from 2011, when the Commission 
declared that a support scheme for renewable energy adopted in Austria was 
incompatible with European law on state aid. In addition, the rules would 
cover state aid that was incompatible with the new rules that had been granted 
without the Commission being notified. However, in such cases the state aid 
granted would not be recovered in full, but only 20% of the amount, based on 
a progressive adaptation schedule from 2011. He considered that in cases 
where part of the state aid was recovered, the amounts in question would be 
limited and would compensate for the negative impact of the recovery on the 
competitiveness of the industry in question, without undermining the 
European system of state aid monitoring. 
A discussion followed in which Members of the Commission raised the 
following main points: 
–  broad support for the Guidelines proposed by Mr ALMUNIA, the detailed 
preparation of which enabled the Commission to take several political 
priorities into account in a dossier of strategic importance; 
 
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–  the Commission's full support for the need for better integration of 
renewable energy into the Union's energy mix, in order to achieve the 
anti-climate change and energy efficiency goals set at the European level, 
and also to reinforce European energy security and independence, which 
had become even more essential since the recent geo-political upheavals 
linked to the situation in Ukraine; the argument whereby the relevance of 
these Guidelines setting out a clear framework for development of 
renewable energy, the level of which currently varied from one Member 
State to another, would become more evident as progress was made 
towards a real internal energy market; 
–  approval of the balanced approach outlined by Mr ALMUNIA to 
reconcile as objectively and effectively as possible the Union's 
environmental and energy priorities on the one hand, and industrial 
development and fair competition rules on the other; the fact that the 
proposed framework reduced to the minimum the cost impact brought 
about by transition to renewable energy by sharing out as fairly as 
possible the efforts required from the various industrial sectors, businesses 
and households, and by basing itself on objective and tested criteria; a 
reminder, however, that such an attribution of the corresponding burden 
could not wholly satisfy any of the stakeholders; 
–  the expediency of stressing the validity of the approach taken to take 
account of the competitiveness issues from the point of view of European 
industries that were energy-intensive or subject to higher levels of trade 
intensity;  the consequent support for the possibility of granting aid to 
these businesses by exempting them from a portion of the contributions 
that they had to pay to fund support for renewable energy; the advantages 
of leaving some room for political discretion within this approach; 
–  a reminder of the goal of greater energy efficiency in response to the 
challenge of the high energy prices that Europe could face in the long term 
 
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from then on; the parallel need to place even greater emphasis on the 
sectors of advanced technology and innovation, to enter resolutely into the 
transition to a green economy; hence the regret that some had expressed at 
the relatively high number of sectors listed in Annex 3; 
–  the expediency, according to others, of adding certain sectors to this list, 
and of examining whether the dairy sector could be eligible in the light of 
new data available; similarly, the suggestion of including data centres, a 
sector experiencing strong growth; the possibility of adapting the list of 
eligible sectors more systematically, according to the availability of 
updated data; 
–  similarly, the risk, raised by some, of a threshold effect and the excessive 
burden that even a limited level of own contributions to support 
renewables might constitute for the competitiveness of certain 
energy-intensive undertakings; the suggestion that the possibility of 
lowering the ceiling on these contributions, as set in the Communication, 
from 4% to 2.5% of gross value added should be looked into;  
–  for the same reasons, general support for the idea of an exceptional ceiling 
(a  ʻsuper capʼ) of 0.5% of the gross value added of particularly 
energy-intensive undertakings and the suggestion made by some of 
lowering from 15% to 10% the own contribution to support renewable 
energies;  
–  a reminder that one of the conclusions of the Commissionʼs general 
discussion of 8 October 2013 was to favour an equitable distribution of 
the costs of transition towards a green economy which would not place 
too much of a burden on households and consumers; 
–  questions, with respect to the retroactive effect of some of the provisions 
of the Guidelines, regarding the negative repercussions in terms of 
 
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employment and the relocation of businesses that might be caused by the 
recovery of unlawful aid granted to European undertakings which were 
not in a position to pay back such grants; the resulting risk of undermining 
the credibility of the proposal and of creating legal uncertainty through 
retroactive application; 
–  the need, on the other hand, to treat aid schemes on an equitable basis; the 
case for the principle of limiting the impact of recoveries on industry by 
applying them to only 20% of the grants received rather than the full 
amount; the unequal treatment that would result from not applying 
European law on state aid if the sums awarded unlawfully were not taken 
into account.  
Responding to the various points raised, Mr ALMUNIA highlighted the 
difficulty of reconciling several policy priorities by emphasising that, in the 
case at hand, the aim was to foster an internal energy market that would 
enable the European Union to bolster its energy security and reduce its 
dependence in terms of supplies, on the one hand, while respecting the 
freedom enjoyed by Member States to choose their own energy mixes, on the 
other hand, without losing sight of the European Union's other objectives in 
terms of competitiveness, industrial renewal and combating climate change. 
With respect to the sectors eligible for the exemption under Section 3.7.2 of 
the Guidelines, listed in Annex 3, he stressed the fact that the period for which 
Eurostat had provided objective data was one marked by a crisis, during 
which some agro-industrial sectors had witnessed a sharp drop in exports. 
This meant that there was a case for allowing the possibility of adapting the 
list in question. He noted that, in any event, the Commission would adapt the 
list of eligible sectors if there was a change in the situation. 
As for the retroactive effect of the rules concerning exemption from levies 
aimed at funding support for energy produced from renewable sources, 
 
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Mr ALMUNIA felt that it was vital to ensure legal coherence on the issue. He 
pointed out that the rule on the recovery of unlawful and incompatible aid was 
contained in the Treaty and he argued that, since the recovery proposed in the 
new Guidelines did not concern the entirety of the sum but just 20% of the aid 
granted, the retroactive effect of the measure would actually prove beneficial 
for the undertakings which had been granted such aid. He explained that the 
retroactive effect would enable undertakings which had received state aid to 
benefit from the impact of the new rules, which, he noted, were less 
restrictive. He added that the situation of each Member State would be 
assessed on the basis of the specific features of each aid scheme. For that 
reason he suggested amending the wording to specify clearly that, from 2011, 
the undertakings which did not comply with rules under the new Guidelines 
and which benefited from an exemption from the levies for funding 
renewables would be obliged to draw up an adaptation plan, which would 
inter alia provide for a contribution from the industry concerned. He also 
pointed out that this contribution would not cause serious harm to European 
industry and would be calculated very carefully. He added that contributions 
which were not paid by industry would ultimately be passed on to consumers 
and small and medium-sized enterprises, without encouraging the 
manufacturing sector to reduce its energy consumption and take steps to 
enhance energy efficiency. 
Assuming that the ceiling for industry's contribution was lowered from 4% to 
2.5% and that the own contribution to support renewable energies is reduced 
from 15% to 10% to maintain competitiveness, Mr ALMUNIA took the view 
that any further reductions in the levels proposed would threaten the overall 
balance struck by the Guidelines, which were, moreover, favourable to 
industry as they stood. 
The Director-General of the Legal Service, asked to give his opinion by 
the President on the validity of the choice of 2011 as the beginning of the 
 
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period of retroactive effect, explained that since the aid in question was 
unlawful, a date had to be fixed in order to apply the new rules. He noted that 
2011 was the year when the Commission adopted its Decision characterising 
the above-mentioned Austrian aid scheme as incompatible, as well as the year 
when Member States were assigned quantified targets in terms of the share of 
renewables in their energy consumption as part of the ʻEurope 2020ʼ strategy. 
He therefore concluded that there were objective grounds for choosing 2011. 
The President thanked the Members of the Commission for their comments 
and Mr ALMUNIA for the explanations he had provided. As certain 
suggestions had been dropped during the discussion, he noted that a majority 
of Commission Members supported the approach put forward by 
Mr 
ALMUNIA and agreed to the following amendments to the 
English-language version of the Guidelines distributed as COM(2014) 2322/3 
and 4:  
−  on page 58, point 249 to read as follows: 
ʻ(249) Unlawful environmental aid or energy aid will be assessed in 
accordance with the rules in force on the date on which the aid was 
granted in accordance with the Commission notice on the determination of 
the applicable rules for the assessment of unlawful State aid with the 
following exception: 
unlawful aid in the form of reductions in funding support for energy from 
renewable sources will be assessed in accordance with the provisions of 
Sections 3.7.2 and 3.7.3. 
As from 1 January 2011, the adjustment plan foreseen in point 195 shall 
also foresee a progressive application of the criteria of section 3.7.2 and 
of the own contribution foreseen in point 198. Prior to this date, the 
Commission considers that all aid granted in the form of reductions in 
 
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funding support for electricity from renewable sources can be declared 
compatible with the internal market[fn].ʼ; 
−  on page 58, a footnote referring to point 249 was added to read as 
follows: 
ʻ[fn] The Commission considers that such aid does not adversely affect 
trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest for the 
following reasons. By 5 December 2010, the Member States had to bring 
into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to 
comply with the RED, which introduces legally binding targets for 
consumption of renewable energy. On the other hand, the total costs for 
the support of the production of electricity from renewable sources 
remained rather limited until the year 2010, so that the level of charges 
remained relatively low. Therefore, the amount of aid granted to 
undertakings in the form of reductions in funding support for electricity 
from renewable sources remained limited at the level of the individual 
beneficiary. Furthermore, any aid granted from December 2008 until 
December 2010 that does not exceed EUR 500,000 per undertaking is 
likely to be compatible on the basis of the Communication from the 
Commission − Temporary Community framework for State aid measures 
to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis 
[OJ C 83 of 7.4.2009, p. 1, as amended].ʼ. 
Following the discussion, and the changes made to the wording as indicated 
above, subject to legal revision, the Commission: 
–  adopted in principle the Guidelines set out in C(2014) 2322/3 and /4; 
–  took note of the impact assessment and the summary thereof in the staff 
working documents distributed as SWD(2014) 
139/2 and 
SWD(2014) 140/2; 
 
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–  took note of the opinion of the Impact Assessment Board on the above 
Guidelines, as set out in SEC(2014) 247; 
–  acting under Article 
13 of its Rules of Procedure, empowered 
Mr ALMUNIA, the Commission Member responsible for competition, in 
agreement with the President, to adopt formally the Guidelines on State 
aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020 in all the official 
languages of the Union, with a view to their publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Union so as to bring them to the attention of 
Member States and stakeholders; 
–  authorised the publication as soon as possible on the websites of 
DG Competition of the Guidelines on State aid for environmental 
protection and energy 2014-2020, pending their publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Union. 
The Commission’s other discussions on this item are recorded in the special 
minutes. 
ii)  Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) 
794/2004 as 
regards the calculation of certain time limits, the handling of 
complaints and the identification and protection of confidential 
information   
(C(2014) 2239; RCC(2014) 39)  
The Commission adopted the Commission Regulation set out in 
C(2014) 2239, for publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Union. 
 
 
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13.  RELATIONS WITH NON-EU COUNTRIES 
SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE 
(INFO(2014) 29) 
Referring to the recent campaign of destabilisation conducted simultaneously in 
several cities in Eastern Ukraine, the PRESIDENT concluded from this further 
deterioration that Russian ambitions were not limited to Crimea alone and that the 
military option had not been ruled out. In addition to these measures designed to 
intimidate Ukraine, a sharp rise in Russian gas prices had put Kiev under further 
pressure by increasing the already considerable arrears owed to its main supplier. 
The PRESIDENT said that the European Union should pursue with renewed 
determination its dual objective of helping Ukraine and laying down clear red lines 
for Russia. Accordingly, he welcomed the adoption, on that day, of two additional 
measures to help Ukraine, with the creation of the Support Group for Ukraine within 
the Commission and the appointment of its head (cf. item 11.1 of the minutes).  
In the immediate future (until end-2014), the Support Group for Ukraine would 
focus on stabilising the financial, economic and political situation in Ukraine, 
planning and implementing reforms to boost growth, identifying reform priorities 
and advancing the reforms necessary to ensure that Ukraine benefited as soon as 
possible from the Association Agreement and the Visa Liberalisation Action Plan. 
Mr FÜLE would coordinate the work of the Support Group, which would report to 
Baroness ASHTON and the PRESIDENT. 
In the medium term, the goal of the Support Group would be to help Ukraine to 
define and implement comprehensive reform programmes. The 'European agenda 
for reform', a roadmap prepared in conjunction with the Ukrainian authorities, was 
distributed to participants (cf. INFO(2014) 29).  
 
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The PRESIDENT also said that the EU would help to organise free, transparent and 
democratic presidential elections in Ukraine on 25 May by deploying the stability 
instrument and sending election observers. He referred to Mr OETTINGER's 
meeting on that day with the Ukrainian energy minister and the rapid introduction of 
reverse flows from Slovakia. 
The Commission was working on possible sanctions against Russia as requested by 
the European Council of 20 and 21 March and should also be able to put forward 
measures targeted on Crimea in the near future.  
The PRESIDENT ended with a new call for the European Union to be united on this 
matter, expressing the hope that any new measures would be prepared with the 
necessary care so that they could be supported in full by all the Member States, 
thereby avoiding division. 
Mr FÜLE took the floor and began by thanking the Members for the help they had 
provided in identifying Ukraine's needs in terms of reform and in finalising EU 
support. The roadmap developed with the Ukrainian authorities on the basis of the 
priorities for action identified by the Prime Minister, Mr Arseniy Yatsenyuk, would 
now be made public. The document had been designed as an open-ended and non-
exclusive instrument.   
He suggested 13, 15 and 21 May as the dates of the bilateral meetings which 
the PRESIDENT wished to hold with the Ukrainian, Moldovan and Georgian prime 
ministers respectively. He proposed that each of these meetings take place at 12.30, 
followed by a working lunch with the Members of the Commission and of the 
Ukrainian, Moldovan and Georgian governments, then by a press briefing and, 
lastly, by bilateral meetings between certain Members of the Commission and 
ministers of the three governments. He asked the Members most directly concerned 
to make a note in their diaries.  
Mr FÜLE then turned to discussions under way in various fora on the situation in 
 
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Ukraine and the possible repercussions of the events of recent days and weeks, 
singling out the Weimar Triangle declaration and the positions expressed at the 
'Gymnich' informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Athens on 4 and 5 April. He 
noted the idea of launching consultations between the European Union, Russia, 
Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova on the impact of the conclusion of a free trade 
agreement with Ukraine and reported on the work of the EU-Russia Working 
Group. He briefed the meeting on various initiatives, particularly by 
Baroness ASHTON, to reduce tension following the annexation of Crimea, and on 
speculation surrounding a recent face-off between pro-Russian separatists and 
Ukrainian loyalists in Luhansk.  
Mr FÜLE ended by welcoming the Commission's decision to appoint Mr Peter 
BALAS, the current Deputy Director General of DG Trade, as the head of the 
Ukraine Support Group. The appointee's professional competence was matched by 
personal qualities and an excellent knowledge of the matter at hand and of the 
Russian language.  
The PRESIDENT thanked Mr FÜLE for providing this information and confirmed 
that the three meetings planned with the Ukrainian, Moldovan and Georgian prime 
ministers would take place in May. He asked the Members to ensure that they were 
in Brussels on those three dates so that working meetings with the ministers of the 
three governments could take place.  
The Commission took note of this information. 
 
 
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The Commission's other discussions on certain agenda items are recorded in the special 
minutes. 
 

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The meeting closed at 11.55. 
 
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