EUROPEAN COMMISSION
SECRETARIAT-GENERAL
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Brussels, 28 September 2016
TEXTE EN
MINUTES
of the 2181st meeting of the Commission
held in Strasbourg
(Winston Churchill building)
on Tuesday 13 September 2016
(afternoon)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Attendance list
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1. AGENDA (OJ(2016) 2181/4) .................................................................................... 13
2. WEEKLY MEETING OF CHEFS DE CABINET (RCC(2016) 2181).................... 13
3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE 2179TH AND 2180TH
MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION (27 JULY AND 7 SEPTEMBER)
(PV(2016) 2179)......................................................................................................... 13
4. INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS (RCC(2016) 107) .................................... 13
4.1. LEGISLATIVE MATTERS ........................................................................................................... 14
4.2. RELATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL .................................. 15
4.3. RELATIONS WITH PARLIAMENT ............................................................................................. 16
5. WRITTEN PROCEDURES, EMPOWERMENT AND DELEGATION
OF POWERS .............................................................................................................. 16
5.1. WRITTEN PROCEDURES APPROVED (SEC(2016) 371 ET SEQ.) ......................................... 16
5.2. EMPOWERMENT (SEC(2016) 372 ET SEQ.) ........................................................................... 17
5.3. DELEGATION / SUBDELEGATION OF POWERS (SEC(2016) 373 ET SEQ.)........................ 17
5.4. SENSITIVE WRITTEN PROCEDURES (SEC(2016) 374/2) ...................................................... 17
6. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY MATTERS (SEC(2016) 375) ............. 17
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS (PERS(2016) 87)............................................................................ 17
SECRETARIAT-GENERAL – CREATION OF THE TASK FORCE FOR THE
PREPARATION AND CONDUCT OF THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UNITED
KINGDOM UNDER ARTICLE 50 OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION, AND
ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY ARRANGEMENTS .............................................................. 17
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7. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE, THE
COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS AND THE EUROPEAN
INVESTMENT BANK STRENGTHENING EUROPEAN
INVESTMENTS FOR JOBS AND GROWTH TOWARDS A SECOND
PHASE OF THE EUROPEAN FUND FOR STRATEGIC
INVESTMENTS AND A NEW EUROPEAN EXTERNAL
INVESTMENT PLAN (COM(2016) 581 AND /2) ................................................... 23
8. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING
REGULATIONS (EU) 1316/2013 AND (EU) 2015/1017 AS REGARDS
THE EXTENSION OF THE DURATION OF THE EUROPEAN FUND
FOR STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS AS WELL AS THE
INTRODUCTION OF TECHNICAL ENHANCEMENTS FOR THAT
FUND AND THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT ADVISORY HUB
(COM(2016) 597 AND /2; SWD(2016) 297; SWD(2016) 298) ............................... 23
9. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING REGULATION
(EC, EURATOM) NO 480/2009 ESTABLISHING A GUARANTEE
FUND FOR EXTERNAL ACTIONS (COM(2016) 582) ......................................... 24
10. PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING DECISION 466/2014/EU
GRANTING AN EU GUARANTEE TO THE EUROPEAN
INVESTMENT BANK AGAINST LOSSES UNDER FINANCING
OPERATIONS SUPPORTING INVESTMENT PROJECTS OUTSIDE
THE UNION (COM(2016) 583 AND /2) .................................................................. 24
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11. REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL ON THE MID-TERM REVIEW
OF THE APPLICATION OF THE DECISION 466/2014/EU AS
REGARDS THE EU GUARANTEE TO THE EUROPEAN
INVESTMENT BANK AGAINST LOSSES UNDER FINANCING
OPERATIONS SUPPORTING INVESTMENT PROJECTS OUTSIDE
THE UNION (COM(2016) 584; SWD(2016) 294; SWD(2016) 295)....................... 24
12. REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL ON 2015 EIB EXTERNAL
ACTIVITY WITH EU BUDGETARY GUARANTEE (COM(2016) 585;
SWD(2016) 296) ........................................................................................................ 24
13. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ON THE EUROPEAN FUND
FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (EFSD) AND ESTABLISHING
THE EFSD GUARANTEE AND THE EFSD GUARANTEE FUND
(COM(2016) 586 AND /2) ......................................................................................... 24
14. COMMISSION DECISION ON THE INDIVIDUAL MEASURE FOR A
CONTRIBUTION TO THE EFSD GUARANTEE FUND TO BE
FINANCED FROM THE 11TH EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
(C(2016) 5918 DRAFT) ............................................................................................. 25
15. COMMISSION DECISION ON THE INDIVIDUAL MEASURE
ʻCREATION OF AFRICA INVESTMENT PLATFORMʼ AND
REPEALING DECISION C(2015) 5210 (C(2016) 5917 DRAFT) ........................... 25
16. DRAFT COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION AMENDING
IMPLEMENTING DECISION C(2016)3436 FINAL ON THE
NEIGHBOURHOOD INVESTMENT FACILITY, PART OF THE
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EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD WIDE ACTION PROGRAMME
2016 TO BE FINANCED FROM THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION (C(2016) 5837 DRAFT) ......................................................... 25
17. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND
SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
CONNECTIVITY FOR A COMPETITIVE DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET
TOWARDS A EUROPEAN GIGABIT SOCIETY (COM(2016) 587;
SWD(2016) 300) ........................................................................................................ 29
18. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS 5G FOR
EUROPE AN ACTION PLAN (COM(2016) 588; SWD(2016) 306) .................... 29
19. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING
REGULATIONS (EU) 1316/2013 AND 283/2014 AS REGARDS THE
PROMOTION OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY IN LOCAL
COMMUNITIES (COM(2016) 589 AND /2) ............................................................ 29
20. PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE (RECAST)
(COM(2016) 590 AND /2); SWD(2016) 303; SWD(2016) 304;
SWD(2016) 305; SEC(2016) 410) ............................................................................. 29
21. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ESTABLISHING THE BODY
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OF EUROPEAN REGULATORS FOR ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS (COM(2016) 591; SWD(2016) 303;
SWD(2016) 304; SWD(2016) 305; SEC(2016) 410) ................................................ 30
22. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
PROMOTING A FAIR, EFFICIENT AND COMPETITIVE EUROPEAN
COPYRIGHT-BASED ECONOMY IN THE DIGITAL SINGLE
MARKET (COM(2016) 592) ..................................................................................... 30
23. PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL ON COPYRIGHT IN THE DIGITAL SINGLE
MARKET (COM(2016) 593; SWD(2016) 301; SWD(2016) 302;
SEC(2016) 407) .......................................................................................................... 30
24. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL LAYING DOWN RULES ON
THE EXERCISE OF COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS
APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN ONLINE TRANSMISSIONS OF
BROADCASTING ORGANISATIONS AND RETRANSMISSIONS OF
TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMMES (COM(2016) 594;
SWD(2016) 301; SWD(2016) 302; SEC(2016) 407; SWD(2016) 308;
SWD(2016) 309) ........................................................................................................ 30
25. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ON THE CROSS-BORDER
EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE UNION AND THIRD COUNTRIES OF
ACCESSIBLE FORMAT COPIES OF CERTAIN WORKS AND OTHER
SUBJECT MATTER PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT AND RELATED
RIGHTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND,
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VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR OTHERWISE PRINT DISABLED
(COM(2016) 595)....................................................................................................... 30
26. PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL ON CERTAIN PERMITTED USES OF
WORKS AND OTHER SUBJECT MATTER PROTECTED BY
COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF
PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR
OTHERWISE PRINT DISABLED AND AMENDING DIRECTIVE
2001/29/EC ON THE HARMONISATION OF CERTAIN ASPECTS OF
COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS IN THE INFORMATION
SOCIETY (COM(2016) 596) ..................................................................................... 31
27. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND
THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS CAPITAL MARKETS
UNION ACCELERATING REFORM (COM(2016) 601 AND /2) ....................... 35
28. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL
ENHANCING SECURITY IN A WORLD OF MOBILITY
IMPROVED INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
TERRORISM AND STRONGER EXTERNAL BORDERS
(COM(2016) 602 AND /2) ......................................................................................... 36
29. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL
BETTER REGULATION DELIVERING BETTER RESULTS FOR A
STRONGER UNION (COM(2016) 615 AND /2) ..................................................... 38
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30. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL MID-TERM
REVIEW/REVISION OF THE MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL
FRAMEWORK 2014-2020 AN EU BUDGET FOCUSED ON
RESULTS (COM(2016) 603 AND /2; SWD(2016) 299 AND /2) ............................ 39
31. PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION AMENDING
REGULATION (EU, EURATOM) NO 1311/2013 LAYING DOWN THE
MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE YEARS
2014-2020 (COM(2016) 604) .................................................................................... 39
32. PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT
OF 2 DECEMBER 2013 BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION ON BUDGETARY
DISCIPLINE, ON COOPERATION IN BUDGETARY MATTERS AND
ON SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (COM(2016) 606) ............................ 39
33. PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING DECISION (EU) 2015/435 ON
THE MOBILISATION OF THE CONTINGENCY MARGIN
(COM(2016) 607)....................................................................................................... 39
34. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ON THE FINANCIAL
RULES APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE UNION
AND AMENDING REGULATION (EC) 2012/2002, (EU) 1296/2013,
(EU) 1299/2013, (EU) 1301/2013, (EU) 1303/2013, EU 1304/2013,
(EU) 1305/2013, (EU) 1306/2013, (EU)1307/2013, (EU) 1308/2013,
(EU) 1309/2013, (EU) 1316/2013, (EU) 223/2014, (EU) 283/2014,
(EU) 652/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE
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COUNCIL AND DECISION 541/2014/EU OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL (COM(2016) 605 AND /2) .................. 40
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Single sitting: Tuesday 13 September 2016 (afternoon)
The sitting opened at 13.30 with Mr JUNCKER, President, in the chair.
Present:
Mr JUNCKER
President
Mr TIMMERMANS
First Vice-President
Ms MOGHERINI
High Representative /
Vice-President
Ms GEORGIEVA
Vice-President
Mr ANSIP
Vice-President
Mr ŠEFČOVIČ
Vice-President
Mr DOMBROVSKIS
Vice-President
Mr KATAINEN
Vice-President
Mr OETTINGER
Member
Mr HAHN
Member
Ms MALMSTRÖM
Member
Mr MIMICA
Member
Mr ARIAS CAÑETE
Member
Mr VELLA
Member
Mr AVRAMOPOULOS
Member
Ms THYSSEN
Member
Mr MOSCOVICI
Member
Mr STYLIANIDES
Member
Mr HOGAN
Member
Ms BULC
Member
Ms BIEŃKOWSKA
Member
Ms JOUROVÁ
Member
Mr NAVRACSICS
Member
Ms CREȚU
Member
Ms VESTAGER
Member
Mr MOEDAS
Member
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Mr ANDRIUKAITIS
Member
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The following sat in to represent an absent Member of the Commission:
Ms NOWAK
A member of Mr ANDRIUKAITIS's staff
The following also sat in:
Mr SELMAYR
Chef de cabinet to the PRESIDENT
Mr ROMERO REQUENA
Director-General, Legal Service
Mr PESONEN
Director-General, DG Communication
Mr SCHINAS
Head of the Spokesperson’s Service and
Chief Spokesperson of the Commission
Ms METTLER
Head of the European Political Strategy
Centre
Ms MARTÍNEZ ALBEROLA
Deputy Chef de cabinet to the
PRESIDENT
Ms DEJMEK-HACK
Adviser in the PRESIDENT’s Office
Items 1 to 27
Ms ROUCH
Adviser in the PRESIDENT’s Office
Items 1 to 26
Ms SUTTON
Deputy Chef de cabinet to
Items 1 to 29
Mr TIMMERMANS
Ms PANZETTI
Chef de cabinet to Ms MOGHERINI
Items 1 to 16
Mr SCHWARZ
Deputy Chef de cabinet to
Items 30 to 34
Ms GEORGIEVA
Ms CHAPUIS
A member of Mr ANSIP's staff
Items 17 to 26
Ms HEROLD
A member of Mr OETTINGER's staff
Items 17 to 26
Ms ANDREEVA
Commission Spokesperson’s Service
Ms CALVIÑO
Director-General, DG Budget
Items 30 to 34
Secretary: Mr ITALIANER, Secretary-General, assisted by Mr AYET PUIGARNAU,
Director in the Secretariat-General.
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AGENDA
(OJ(2016) 2181/4)
The Commission took note of that day’s agenda.
2.
WEEKLY MEETING OF CHEFS DE CABINET
(RCC(2016) 2181)
The Commission considered the Secretary-General's report on the weekly meeting
of Chefs de cabinet held on Friday 9 September.
3.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE 2179TH AND 2180TH MEETINGS OF
THE COMMISSION (27 JULY AND 7 SEPTEMBER)
(PV(2016) 2179)
The Commission approved the minutes of its 2179th meeting and decided to hold
over approval of the minutes of its 2180th meeting for the following week.
4.
INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS
(RCC(2016) 107)
The Commission took note of the record of the meeting of the Interinstitutional
Relations Group (IRG) held on Friday 9 September (RCC(2016) 107).
It paid particular attention to the following points.
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4.1. LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
i)
Trilogue
(point 3.1 of the IRG record)
–
Establishment of an EU common list of safe countries of origin for the
purpose of Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the
Council on common procedures for granting and withdrawing
international
protection,
and
amending
Directive
2013/32/EU
(Regulation) GUILLAUME report – 2015/0211 (COD)
The Commission approved the line set out in SI(2016) 333 and /2.
ii) European Parliament dossiers – September part-session
(point 3.2 of the IRG record)
Ordinary legislative procedure – First reading
–
Prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or
admitted to trading (Regulation) – JEŽEK report (ex - DE BACKER) –
2015/0268 (COD)
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2016) 564/2.
Non-legislative procedure
–
Implementation of the Agreement concluded between the General
Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives in the European Union
(COGECA), the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the
Association of National Organisations of Fishing Enterprises in the
European Union (EUROPECHE) of 21 May 2012 as amended on
8 May 2013 concerning the implementation of the Work in Fishing
Convention, 2007 of the International Labour Organisation (Council
Directive) – LÓPEZ BERMEJO report – 2016/0124 (NLE)
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The Commission took note of the motion for a resolution in SP(2016) 534/4,
further to note SP(2016) 534/3, which it had already approved on
7 September.
iii) Council dossier
(point 3.3 of the IRG record)
– Further macro-financial assistance for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
(Decision) – MAUREL report – 2016/0197 (COD)
The Commission approved the line set out in SI(2016) 338.
4.2. RELATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL
iv) Programming of Council business
(SI(2016) 339)
The Commission took note of the information in SI(2016) 339 on the Council
meetings between 15 and 28 September.
v)
Non-legislative dossiers
(point 4.1 of the IRG record)
– External strategy for effective taxation – List of third countries needing to
be assessed by the Union as a priority – COM(2016) 24
The Commission approved the line set out in SI(2016) 331.
– Relations between the European Union and Switzerland Free movement
of people
The Commission took note of the information in SI(2016) 332.
– International Maritime Organisation (IMO) – Council Shipping Working
Party – Joint European Union submissions – SWD(2016) 256
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– Position to be adopted on the European Union's behalf with regard to
certain proposals submitted to the 17th meeting of the Conference of the
Parties to the Convention on international trade in endangered species of
wild fauna and flora (CITES) (Johannesburg, 24 September to 5 October)
(Council Decision) 2016/0200 (NLE)
The Commission approved the line set out in SI(2016) 337.
4.3. RELATIONS WITH PARLIAMENT
vi) Non-legislative dossier
(point 5.1 of the IRG record)
–
Committee of Inquiry into Emissions Measurements in the Automotive
Sector (EMIS) – Answer from the Commission to the questions set out in
the annex to a letter from Ms VAN BREMPT of 18 July concerning
recall programmes and car modification practices
The Commission approved the line set out in SP(2016) 579/2.
5.
WRITTEN PROCEDURES, EMPOWERMENT AND DELEGATION OF
POWERS
5.1. WRITTEN PROCEDURES APPROVED
(SEC(2016) 371 ET SEQ.)
The Commission took note of the Secretariat-General’s memoranda recording
decisions adopted between 5 and 9 September.
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5.2. EMPOWERMENT
(SEC(2016) 372 ET SEQ.)
The Commission took note of the Secretariat-General’s memoranda recording
decisions adopted between 5 and 9 September.
5.3. DELEGATION / SUBDELEGATION OF POWERS
(SEC(2016) 373 ET SEQ.)
The Commission took note of the Secretariat-General's memoranda recording
decisions adopted under the delegation and subdelegation procedure between
5 and 9 September, as archived in D
ecide.
5.4. SENSITIVE WRITTEN PROCEDURES
(SEC(2016) 374/2)
The Commission took note of the sensitive written procedures for which the
time limit expired between 12 and 16 September.
6.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY MATTERS
(SEC(2016) 375)
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
(PERS(2016) 87)
SECRETARIAT-GENERAL – CREATION OF THE TASK FORCE FOR THE
PREPARATION AND CONDUCT OF THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE
UNITED KINGDOM UNDER ARTICLE 50 OF THE TREATY ON
EUROPEAN UNION,
AND
ADMINISTRATIVE
AND
BUDGETARY
ARRANGEMENTS
Ms GEORGIEVA presented the PRESIDENT's decision on the creation of the Task
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Force for the preparation and conduct of the negotiations with the United Kingdom
under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. This decision concerned the
missions, structure and operating rules of this Task Force, which was placed under
the responsibility of Mr Michel BARNIER, who had been appointed as Chief
Negotiator on 27 July by decision of the PRESIDENT. Ms GEORGIEVA also
presented the draft Commission decision specifying the administrative and
budgetary arrangements applicable to the Task Force.
Ms GEORGIEVA said that the Task Force would be responsible for preparing and
conducting the negotiations with the United Kingdom, taking into account the
framework of its future relations with the European Union. It would coordinate all
the Commission's work on all strategic, operational, legal and financial aspects
related to the negotiations and would be able to rely on the practical support of all
Commission departments.
Ms GEORGIEVA added that as Head of the Task Force, Mr Michel BARNIER
would be under the direct authority of the PRESIDENT and would be assisted by an
experienced Commission team, in particular by Ms Sabine WEYAND, currently
Deputy Director-General of the Directorate-General for Trade, who was appointed
as Deputy Chief Negotiator from 1 October 2016. Mr BARNIER would also be
advised by a team of Directors-General well-versed in the issues that would be
addressed during the negotiations.
Lastly, Ms GEORGIEVA spoke briefly about the administrative and budgetary
arrangements concerning the Task Force for the preparation and conduct of the
negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 of the Treaty on European
Union.
The terms of the decision of the PRESIDENT establishing, in accordance with
Article 22 of the Commission’s rules of procedure, the Task Force for the
preparation and conduct of the negotiations with the United Kingdom under
Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union were as follows:
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a new Commission service entitled ‘Task Force for the preparation and conduct
of the negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 of the TEU’
('Article 50 Task Force') would be created and placed under the direct authority
of the PRESIDENT;
the 'Article 50 Task Force' would have the support of the Secretariat-General for
all administrative and budgetary matters and on the assistance of the
Legal Service for all legal matters;
the mission of the 'Article 50 Task Force' would be to prepare and conduct the
negotiations under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union and to coordinate
the work of the Commission with regard to all strategic, operational, legal and
financial issues linked to these negotiations;
the 'Article 50 Task Force' would be headed by a Chief Negotiator reporting
directly to the PRESIDENT; this negotiator would be supported by a maximum
of two Deputy Chief Negotiators; provision would also be made for a post of
Principal Adviser responsible for strategy, coordination and communication, and
for three Adviser posts;
as decided on 27 July, Mr Michel BARNIER would be engaged as Chief
Negotiator with effect from 1 October 2016;
Ms Sabine WEYAND, currently Deputy Director-General of the Directorate-
General for Trade, would be seconded to a post of Deputy Chief Negotiator,
with effect from 1 October 2016;
in addition to the Chief Negotiator and the Deputy Chief Negotiator(s), the
Article 50 Task Force would be composed of the following persons, including
the Principal Adviser and the three Advisers:
• officials;
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• temporary staff within the meaning of Article 2(a) of the Conditions of
Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities, should
other specialised external expertise be necessary, within the limit of the
posts made available to the 'Article 50 Task Force';
• contract staff;
• if necessary, special advisers;
• if necessary, retired agents of the EU institutions;
• if necessary, seconded national experts;
in principle, officials would be transferred with their post in the interest of the
service, pursuant to Article 7 of the Staff Regulations, to the 'Article 50 Task
Force' by their current departments, or would be appointed to a post within the
Task Force pursuant to Article 29 of the Staff Regulations; however, the Chief
Negotiator could decide, in agreement with the Director-General of the
Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, to second officials
occupying organisation chart functions in their current departments to the Task
Force in the interest of the service, under Article 37(a) of the Staff Regulations;
the Chief Negotiator would be advised by a team of Directors-General who were
accustomed to dealing with the issues that would arise during the negotiations;
the PRESIDENT would decide on the composition of the team and any changes
to it;
the PRESIDENT would regularly update the Vice-Presidents of the Commission
on progress made by the 'Article 50 Task Force'; he would report to the College
of Commissioners at least every two months.
The terms of the draft decision on the administrative and budgetary arrangements
for the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the
United Kingdom under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union were as follows:
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the post of chief negotiator would be created at Director-General level and filled
at grade AD16; the posts of deputy chief negotiator would be created at Deputy
Director-General level; the posts of chief negotiator and deputy chief negotiator
would be filled either by secondment in the interest of the service or by
engagement pursuant to Article 2(c) of the Conditions of Employment of Other
Servants of the European Communities;
a post of principal adviser responsible for strategy, coordination and
communication, and three adviser posts would be created;
the PRESIDENT would authorise the ceilings applicable to staff numbers in the
various staff categories and the organisation chart of the Task Force;
the 'Article 50 Task Force' would rely on the practical support provided by all
the Directorates-General and services of the Commission and would work in
close cooperation in particular with the Secretariat-General and the Legal
Service;
the 'Article 50 Task Force' would have access to all the Commission resources it
would need to perform its tasks; to that end, each Directorate-General and
service would designate a single point of contact to assist the Task Force in
identifying the specific resources required;
the 'Article 50 Task Force' could establish direct functional relations with certain
staff of the Commission Directorates-General and services;
if necessary, staff could be made available to the 'Article 50 Task Force'
temporarily, for a maximum period of six months; staff could be made available
in this way by decision of the chief negotiator, in agreement with the
PRESIDENT, informing the Directorate-General for Human Resources and
Security and after consulting the Directorate-General concerned; staff made
available in this way would not count in the ceilings applied to staff numbers in
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the various staff categories referred to above;
by derogation from the current Commission rules, listed below, and to ensure
the rapid creation and efficient operation of the 'Article 50 Task Force',
the PRESIDENT would be authorised to depart, where necessary, from certain
provisions of Commission Decisions, including provisions on publication,
selection, justification for using temporary staff, maximum duration of
employment, advisers, 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: (i) Commission
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, as amended; (ii) Commission 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, as amended;
(iii) Commission Decision C(2013) 9049 of 16 December 2013 on policies for
the
engagement
and
use
of
temporary
agents;
(iv) Commission
Decision C(2004) 1597/6 of 28 April 2004 on the maximum duration for the
recourse to non-permanent staff in the Commission services, as amended;
(v) Commission Decision C(2013) 9037 of 16 December 2013 on outside
activities and assignments; (vi) Communication SEC(2006) 1702 of 13 February
2007 on organisation charts of Commission DGs and services; (vii) Commission
Decision C(2007) 6655 of 19 December 2007 on the rules on special advisers to
the Commission; (viii) Commission Decision C(2016) 3214 of 7 June 2016
concerning the function of adviser; and (ix) Commission Decision C(2013) 8979
of 16 December 2013 on types of post and post titles;
the PRESIDENT would decide on further arrangements for the 'Article 50 Task
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Force', whether administrative or related to the budget or staff.
On a proposal from the PRESIDENT, the Commission agreed to take note of
the PRESIDENT’s decision establishing, pursuant to Article 22 of its Rules of
Procedure, the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with
the United Kingdom in accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty on
European Union, and to adopt the decision on the administrative and budgetary
arrangements for its establishment and operation by finalisation written procedure,
the deadline for which was set at 9.00 on Wednesday 14 September 2016
(PE/2016/6409).
7.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, THE
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE
OF THE REGIONS AND THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK
STRENGTHENING EUROPEAN INVESTMENTS FOR JOBS AND
GROWTH
TOWARDS A SECOND PHASE OF THE EUROPEAN FUND
FOR STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS AND A NEW EUROPEAN EXTERNAL
INVESTMENT PLAN
(COM(2016) 581 AND /2)
8.
PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING REGULATIONS (EU) 1316/2013 AND
(EU) 2015/1017 AS REGARDS THE EXTENSION OF THE DURATION OF
THE EUROPEAN FUND FOR STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS AS WELL AS
THE INTRODUCTION OF TECHNICAL ENHANCEMENTS FOR THAT
FUND AND THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT ADVISORY HUB
(COM(2016) 597 AND /2; SWD(2016) 297; SWD(2016) 298)
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9.
PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING REGULATION (EC, EURATOM)
NO 480/2009 ESTABLISHING A GUARANTEE FUND FOR EXTERNAL
ACTIONS
(COM(2016) 582)
10. PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING DECISION 466/2014/EU GRANTING AN
EU GUARANTEE TO THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK AGAINST
LOSSES
UNDER
FINANCING
OPERATIONS
SUPPORTING
INVESTMENT PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE UNION
(COM(2016) 583 AND /2)
11. REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND THE COUNCIL ON THE MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE
APPLICATION OF THE DECISION 466/2014/EU AS REGARDS THE EU
GUARANTEE TO THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK AGAINST
LOSSES
UNDER
FINANCING
OPERATIONS
SUPPORTING
INVESTMENT PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE UNION
(COM(2016) 584; SWD(2016) 294; SWD(2016) 295)
12. REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND THE COUNCIL ON 2015 EIB EXTERNAL ACTIVITY WITH EU
BUDGETARY GUARANTEE
(COM(2016) 585; SWD(2016) 296)
13. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL ON THE EUROPEAN FUND FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT (EFSD) AND ESTABLISHING THE EFSD GUARANTEE
AND THE EFSD GUARANTEE FUND
(COM(2016) 586 AND /2)
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14. COMMISSION DECISION ON THE INDIVIDUAL MEASURE FOR A
CONTRIBUTION TO THE EFSD GUARANTEE FUND TO BE FINANCED
FROM THE 11TH EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
(C(2016) 5918 DRAFT)
15. COMMISSION DECISION ON THE INDIVIDUAL MEASURE ʻCREATION
OF
AFRICA
INVESTMENT
PLATFORMʼ
AND
REPEALING
DECISION C(2015) 5210
(C(2016) 5917 DRAFT)
16. DRAFT
COMMISSION
IMPLEMENTING
DECISION
AMENDING
IMPLEMENTING
DECISION
C(2016)3436
FINAL
ON
THE
NEIGHBOURHOOD
INVESTMENT
FACILITY,
PART
OF
THE
EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD WIDE ACTION PROGRAMME 2016 TO
BE
FINANCED
FROM
THE
GENERAL
BUDGET
OF
THE
EUROPEAN UNION
(C(2016) 5837 DRAFT)
The President asked Mr KATAINEN and Ms MOGHERINI to present the
two flagship proposals for a set of initiatives aimed at reinforcing the investment
plan for Europe that the Commission had launched in 2014. These were the proposal
to extend the duration of the European Fund for Strategic Investments, increase its
financial capacity and consolidate its strengths, and the proposal to set up a new
European external investment plan in order to promote investment in Africa and in
the Union neighbourhood so as to strengthen the partnerships that the EU had
concluded with the countries of those regions and contribute to achieving its
strategic objectives in external policy.
Mr KATAINEN presented the proposal for a regulation submitted to the
Commission to launch a second phase of the European Fund for Strategic
Investments. The aim of the proposal was to double the Fund's duration and
financial capacity in order to provide the necessary security for project promoters
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and allow the Fund, whose success was established after a year in operation, to
continue its activities.
The European Fund for Strategic Investments made it possible to implement a
greater number of concrete projects and help achieve the objectives in the fields of
energy, transport and small and medium-sized enterprises, thereby bringing the
Union closer to business and citizens.
The proposed extension was based on solid foundations. Much had been achieved
since the current Commission had launched the investment plan in 2014, when this
ambitious and innovative project, particularly its modus operandi, had been received
with scepticism.
He announced that, after a highly successful first year, the European Fund for
Strategic Investments was already set to mobilise €116 billion in 26 Member States,
benefiting over 200 000 small and medium-sized enterprises, out of the €315 billion
for the initial period (2015 to 2018). He therefore proposed doubling the Fund
allocation and, to this end, bringing it up to €500 billion of investments at least until
2020, the last year of the current multiannual financial framework.
On the basis of these results, the SME window of the European Fund for Strategic
Investments had already been boosted in July by a transfer of €500 million of the
EU guarantee from the infrastructure and innovation window. Furthermore, the
Commission proposed to enhance the social dimension of the Fund by increasing
the total amount of the financial instruments supporting social enterprises and
microfinancing from €193 million to €1 billion, the objective being to mobilise total
investments of around €3 billion.
Mr KATAINEN explained that the aim was thus to reinforce the European Fund for
Strategic Investments by focusing more on three points, namely (i) the concept of
financial additionality set out in the fund rules, which would make it possible to
mobilise an increased volume of private funding and to finance a greater number of
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sustainable and cross-border projects, notably in relation to the ambitious objectives
of the Agreement concluded in Paris at the 21st Conference of the parties to the UN
Convention on Climate Change in December 2015, (ii) a more balanced
geographical distribution by facilitating combination with the European Structural
and Investment Funds, providing blended financing with the Connecting Europe
Facility and supplying technical assistance on the ground, and (iii) more
transparency in the decision-making process, with the publication of the decisions of
the Investment Committee on the use of the EU guarantee.
As regards the volume of the Fund, the Member States could contribute to it if they
wanted to go beyond the objective set, since they could even allocate their structural
funds to it.
Lastly, he pointed out that the Member States should implement the reforms aimed
at removing the barriers to investment and improving the investment climate, which
was the aim of the third pillar of the Investment Plan for Europe. He stressed that
they would be helped in this by the Communication on the Capital Markets Union
from the PRESIDENT, Mr DOMBROVSKIS and himself, the main points of which
would be presented by Mr DOMBROVSKIS (see item 27 of these minutes).
He concluded his presentation by warmly thanking the members of the Commission
who had contributed to this set of proposals, which marked a new milestone in the
Investment Plan for Europe. He invited them to communicate the success of this
Plan throughout the Union.
Taking the floor, Ms MOGHERINI was pleased to be able to present that day a set
of proposals designed to give the investment plan an external component. She
stressed the importance, consistency and robustness of these proposals and pointed
out that they followed the same logic as the internal component, which was why
they were being proposed jointly.
This new external investment plan would create the conditions enabling Europeans
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to develop their activities and establish themselves in new countries, while
providing support for the economies and societies of the partner countries and
contributing to the strategic objectives of EU foreign policy, security and
international development.
She noted that this plan for investment in third countries would be activated with the
involvement of the Member States. She also reported on the ongoing discussions
with the Member State finance and development aid ministers.
She highlighted in particular the intelligent mechanism specifically set up to
encourage the Member States to contribute to the external investment plan without
increasing their budget deficit. To begin with, it was proposed to focus the plan on
Africa and the EU neighbourhood and, where appropriate, subsequently extend it to
other regions of the world.
She concluded by noting that she would be presenting this new European initiative
at the meetings she would be attending at the UN General Assembly, which had
opened in New York on 13 September.
In the brief discussion that followed, members raised a specific example of a project
financed by the European fund for Strategic Investments in a Member State and
stressed its success, particularly in terms of job creation, and the issue of the
statistical methodology set out by Eurostat for the accounting for such projects.
The PRESIDENT closed the presentations by warmly thanking Mr KATAINEN,
Ms MOGHERINI,
Ms GEORGIEVA,
Mr HAHN,
Mr MOSCOVICI
and
Mr MIMICA for their contribution to this ambitious set of initiatives, to which he
would be referring the following day in his State of the Union speech to the
European Parliament.
On a proposal from the PRESIDENT, the Commission took note of these
presentations and agreed that the texts mentioned above would be formally adopted
by finalisation written procedure, the time limit for which was set at 9.00 hours on
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Wednesday 14 September 2016 (PE/2016/6409, PE/2016/6276, PE/2016/6280,
PE/2016/6240, PE/2016/6237, PE/2016/6238, PE/2016/6239, PE/2016/ 6281,
PE/2016/6332, PE/2016/6330 et PE/2016/6297).
17. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND
SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
CONNECTIVITY FOR A COMPETITIVE DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET
TOWARDS A EUROPEAN GIGABIT SOCIETY
(COM(2016) 587; SWD(2016) 300)
18. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
5G FOR
EUROPE
AN ACTION PLAN
(COM(2016) 588; SWD(2016) 306)
19. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING REGULATIONS (EU) 1316/2013 AND
283/2014
AS
REGARDS
THE
PROMOTION
OF
INTERNET
CONNECTIVITY IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES
(COM(2016) 589 AND /2)
20. PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
OF THE COUNCIL ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS CODE (RECAST)
(COM(2016) 590 AND /2); SWD(2016) 303; SWD(2016) 304; SWD(2016) 305;
SEC(2016) 410)
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21. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL ESTABLISHING THE BODY OF EUROPEAN
REGULATORS FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
(COM(2016) 591;
SWD(2016) 303;
SWD(2016) 304;
SWD(2016) 305;
SEC(2016) 410)
22. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
PROMOTING
A FAIR, EFFICIENT AND COMPETITIVE EUROPEAN COPYRIGHT-
BASED ECONOMY IN THE DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET
(COM(2016) 592)
23. PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
OF THE COUNCIL ON COPYRIGHT IN THE DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET
(COM(2016) 593; SWD(2016) 301; SWD(2016) 302; SEC(2016) 407)
24. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL LAYING DOWN RULES ON THE EXERCISE OF
COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN
ONLINE TRANSMISSIONS OF BROADCASTING ORGANISATIONS AND
RETRANSMISSIONS OF TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMMES
(COM(2016) 594;
SWD(2016) 301;
SWD(2016) 302;
SEC(2016) 407;
SWD(2016) 308; SWD(2016) 309)
25. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL ON THE CROSS-BORDER EXCHANGE
BETWEEN THE UNION AND THIRD COUNTRIES OF ACCESSIBLE
FORMAT COPIES OF CERTAIN WORKS AND OTHER SUBJECT
MATTER PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS FOR
THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED
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(COM(2016) 595)
26. PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
OF THE COUNCIL ON CERTAIN PERMITTED USES OF WORKS AND
OTHER SUBJECT MATTER PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT AND
RELATED RIGHTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND,
VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR OTHERWISE PRINT DISABLED AND
AMENDING DIRECTIVE 2001/29/EC ON THE HARMONISATION OF
CERTAIN ASPECTS OF COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS IN THE
INFORMATION SOCIETY
(COM(2016) 596)
Mr ANSIP presented the proposals being tabled that day for reforming the
legislation applying to the digital single market, and specifically the legislation on
telecommunications and copyright. He highlighted the ambitious nature of these
initiatives and thanked the Members of the Commission and the departments that
had helped to draft them.
These initiatives sought to meet the needs of the public and businesses in terms of
connectivity at a time of continuing exponential growth in the digital sector.
According to various estimates, the number of objects connected worldwide was
expected to increase from 20 billion today to 50 billion in 2025. At the moment,
65 % of European internet users bought products online and 57 % used internet
banking, while 19 % of European businesses used cloud computing and 16 % of
small and medium-sized enterprises sold their products online. However, there were
significant disparities in internet access, and while 71 % of households in the
European Union were connected, this was true of only 28 % in rural areas.
Similarly, despite the 86 % of European households that had 4G mobile phone
coverage, the proportion in rural areas was just 36 %.
Against this background, the EU's aim was to facilitate the development by 2025 of
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Gigabit connectivity for sectors such as education, research, health and transport
undertakings and infrastructure, which were the main socioeconomic drivers. Over
the same period, the Commission was also proposing to develop 5G mobile phone
coverage for all urban areas and transport networks, as well as access for all
households, whether urban or rural, to ultra-fast broadband of 100 Mbps or more.
Mr ANSIP felt that the proposed measures offered multiple benefits as they would
allow highly reliable, instantaneous data transmission between different devices. He
welcomed the fact that improved performance would promote the development of
state-of-the-art technologies in sectors such as remote surgery, the optimisation of
energy consumption, agriculture and traffic management in the transport sector.
These developments would, however, require considerable investment, not least by
the private sector, and would have to be backed by better coordination of spectrum
assignment, public co-investment and a genuinely competitive internal market.
He estimated that the connectivity goals the Commission had set would require
investment of no less than €500 billion over the next decade, the majority of which
would come from the private sector. However, estimates pointed to a potential
investment shortfall of €155 billion in the long term, meaning that additional or
alternative sources of funding would have to be envisaged.
In this connection he mentioned a number of possible ways of incentivising the
digital sector, one of which was to develop uninterrupted 5G coverage throughout
the Union in order to prevent the fragmentation that had characterised the
development of 4G. In order to do so, it was important to improve and strengthen
coordination between Member States in order to harmonise assignment deadlines
and licence periods. He advocated a European approach with pan-European
assignment procedures that would attract investment at EU level.
A second way of promoting funding mentioned by Mr ANSIP was co-investment by
rival operators, which would enable the development costs to be shared, risks to be
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reduced and economies of scale to be achieved. The proposed new rules related not
only to competition for network access but also to competition for investment within
these networks. On a more general level, he explained that the revision of the
telecommunications legislation, now almost ten years old, was intended to improve
predictability and stability in order to enable operators to invest throughout the
Union, including in sparsely populated regions. He noted that the principle of
connectivity was as important as the other fundamental principles of promoting
competition, the internal market and consumer protection.
Thirdly, he insisted that competition between operators must enable everybody to be
connected, and the principle of universal service would be applied if the market was
unable to ensure internet access for all.
Mr ANSIP then turned to the proposals to modernise copyright law, a matter which
aroused strong feelings among Europeans, who wanted cross-border access to their
culture in all its richness and diversity. He explained that the proposed reform would
increase the content available, in particular by facilitating licensing agreements
between TV and radio channels and copyright holders, and, more generally, by
adapting European rules to the new digital environment. He believed that although
creative output should be robustly protected in Europe, it should not be confined
within national borders. This was particularly important in order to improve the
scope for creators to receive remuneration. The initiatives proposed therefore sought
to create a genuine single market. He stressed that if the European Union failed to
create such a market and to ensure that it operated properly, it risked losing its
potential for creativity, growth and job creation. He also pointed out that the
proposal on the new rights for publishers did not extend to a normal use of
hyperlinks, which was a fundamental principle of the functioning of the internet,
and that this right did not in any case amount to a 'hyperlink tax'.
Mr OETTINGER agreed that connectivity was a fundamental necessity for Europe's
digital future and said that the internet of things, the digital transformation of
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industry, cloud computing and big data all required secure connections and
universal connectivity providing the highest possible speed and quality. With
Europe aiming to lead the world in the deployment of the 5G standard, he felt that it
was time to move to a Gigabit society and to ensure that all Europeans, in rural
areas and towns alike, had access to an internet connection of the highest quality.
As regards copyright, he explained that the
creative industries in the European
Union would benefit from the proposed reforms, which would make it possible to
meet the challenges of the digital age while offering Europe's consumers the luxury
of choosing between a broad range of content. He stressed that the new legislative
framework being proposed in the area of copyright was both stimulating and fair
and at the same time rewarded investment.
The PRESIDENT thanked Mr ANSIP and Mr OETTINGER for the impressive and
ambitious package of proposals being presented that day. These would feature
prominently in his speech to Parliament the next day.
On a proposal from the PRESIDENT, the Commission took note of these
presentations and agreed that the acts referred to above would be formally adopted
by finalisation written procedures, the deadline for which was set at 9.00 on
Wednesday 14 September 2016 (PE/2016/6409, PE/2016/6318, PE/2016/6317,
PE/2016/6320, PE/2016/6321, PE/2016/6319, PE/2016/6279, PE/2016/6286,
PE/2016/6287, PE/2016/6277 and PE/2016/6278).
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27. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, THE
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE
COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
CAPITAL MARKETS UNION
ACCELERATING REFORM
(COM(2016) 601 AND /2)
Mr DOMBROVSKIS presented the next steps he proposed to take in order to speed
up the completion of the Capital Markets Union, the flagship project launched by
the Commission in 2015 under its Investment Plan for Europe. The Capital Markets
Union was intended (i) to help businesses gain access to more diversified sources of
funding than currently available for their development, (ii) to stabilise the European
financial system, and (iii) to allow capital to move more freely throughout the
Single Market so as to support companies and offer the people of Europe more
investment opportunities.
He believed it more important than ever for the Commission to underline its
political will to create more powerful European capital markets so that funding
could be channelled down to businesses, thus contributing to the real economy, to
growth and to investment. For that reason he proposed, as soon as the first phase of
the action plan was complete and the building blocks of the Capital Markets Union
were in place, that the EU make rapid progress to make that will a reality.
Mr DOMBROVSKIS therefore called on the co-legislator to finalise the first wave
of measures in the action plan, relating to securitisation, access to capital markets
and venture capital, before the end of 2016. The second wave would also be
ambitious as it would tackle such contentious issues as reforming insolvency
schemes and taxation. Further avenues were being explored in relation to other
major components of the Capital Markets Union, e.g. individual retirement savings
products, financial technologies and sustainable financing.
He wound up his presentation by thanking Mr KATAINEN, with whom he had
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worked closely on the preparation of the communication, as well as Ms JOUROVÁ,
Mr MOSCOVICI and Mr VELLA.
The PRESIDENT fully supported the initiative, which he would shortly be
presenting to the European Parliament.
On a proposal from the PRESIDENT, the Commission took note of the presentation
and agreed that the communication in question would be adopted by the finalisation
written procedure, the deadline for which was set at 9.00 on Wednesday
14 September 2016 (PE/2016/6409 and PE/2016/6295).
28. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL
ENHANCING SECURITY IN A WORLD OF MOBILITY
IMPROVED
INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM
AND STRONGER EXTERNAL BORDERS
(COM(2016) 602 AND /2)
Mr AVRAMOPOULOS presented the communication submitted to the Commission
on strengthening the Union's external borders in order to address the consequences
of the ongoing migration crisis and on improving the exchange of information so as
to tackle terrorism more effectively. The communication set out a number of
practical and operational measures to accelerate the implementation of the European
Agenda on Migration and the European Agenda on Security, thus paving the way
towards a genuine and effective Security Union.
He believed that the future European Border and Coast Guard, the Entry-Exit
System, the European Travel Information and Authorisation System and the
strengthening of Europol's role in the effective sharing of intelligence and
combating document fraud would help secure Europe's borders.
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He went into more detail on the political priority of the European Border and Coast
Guard, underlining the need to speed up the work currently in progress on bringing
the new European Agency into operation and even setting the deadline of 6 October
for achieving this. He was therefore stepping up his contacts with all parties
concerned and proposed to call on the Member States to ensure that national
contributions to the reserve pool of border guards and equipment were ready for
immediate use and to fill current shortfalls in response to calls for experts for
Frontex operations in Greece, Italy and Bulgaria.
Mr AVRAMOPOULOS wound up his presentation by referring to the proposal that
the Commission would shortly be making on setting up a European Travel
Information and Authorisation System on similar lines to the American one. He
noted that the system would help determine the eligibility of all visa-exempt
third country nationals to travel to the Schengen Area, and whether such travel
posed a security or migration risk.
The PRESIDENT welcomed the work carried out by Mr AVRAMOPOULOS,
together with Mr TIMMERMANS, on this dossier, the results of which would be
discussed during his address to the European Parliament on Wednesday.
On a proposal from the PRESIDENT, the Commission took note of the presentation
and agreed that the communication in question would be adopted by the finalisation
written procedure, the deadline for which was set at 9.00 on Wednesday
14 September 2016 (PE/2016/6409 and PE/2016/6294).
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29. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL
BETTER REGULATION
DELIVERING BETTER RESULTS FOR A
STRONGER UNION
(COM(2016) 615 AND /2)
Mr TIMMERMANS presented the communication on better regulation, the main
aim of which was to deliver better results for a stronger union. He pointed out that,
thanks to the experience gained in recent years, the Commission had solid expertise
to offer Member States and citizens with regard to the simplification of legislation.
He reminded members that, at the start of his mandate, the current Commission had
made it clear that it wanted to change its working methods to focus on matters of
direct interest to citizens and major issues that called for action at Union level, while
allowing Member States to take responsibility in areas where national action would
be more effective.
Focusing on the major issues called for the ability to confront new or urgent
situations, mobilising rapidly where circumstances required, as had been the case
with the migration crisis and tax evasion. On these issues, the Commission had
developed and presented initiatives in record time, drawing on objective analyses of
their impact.
Mr TIMMERMANS explained that the proposed communication would allow
the PRESIDENT, in his State of the Union address the following day, to report on
the progress made and the next steps planned for simplifying legislation to ensure
this process would lead to tangible benefits for European citizens, while proposing
ways of meeting the key challenges that the EU must address
The communication stressed the importance of defining modern, proportionate rules
in order to achieve the stated objectives. This responsibility, which was shared by
the three EU institutions, was essential for upholding the rule of law and European
values and justified the conclusion of an inter-institutional agreement. In conclusion,
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he added that the simplification of legislation was also a key element in ensuring
that public administrations and enterprises ran smoothly.
On a proposal from the PRESIDENT, the Commission took note of this information
and agreed that the communication referred to above would be formally adopted by
finalisation written procedure, the deadline for which was set at 9.00 on
Wednesday 14 September 2016 (PE/2016/6409 and PE/2016/6338).
30. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
MID-TERM REVIEW/REVISION
OF THE MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 2014-2020
AN EU
BUDGET FOCUSED ON RESULTS
(COM(2016) 603 AND /2; SWD(2016) 299 AND /2)
31. PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION AMENDING REGULATION
(EU, EURATOM) NO 1311/2013 LAYING DOWN THE MULTIANNUAL
FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE YEARS 2014-2020
(COM(2016) 604)
32. PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT OF
2 DECEMBER 2013 BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE
COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION ON BUDGETARY DISCIPLINE, ON
COOPERATION
IN
BUDGETARY
MATTERS
AND
ON
SOUND
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
(COM(2016) 606)
33. PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING DECISION (EU) 2015/435 ON THE
MOBILISATION OF THE CONTINGENCY MARGIN
(COM(2016) 607)
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34. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL ON THE FINANCIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO
THE
GENERAL
BUDGET
OF
THE
UNION
AND
AMENDING
REGULATION
(EC) 2012/2002,
(EU) 1296/2013,
(EU) 1299/2013,
(EU) 1301/2013,
(EU) 1303/2013,
EU 1304/2013,
(EU) 1305/2013,
(EU) 1306/2013,
(EU)1307/2013,
(EU) 1308/2013,
(EU) 1309/2013,
(EU) 1316/2013, (EU) 223/2014, (EU) 283/2014, (EU) 652/2014 OF THE
EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT
AND
OF
THE
COUNCIL
AND
DECISION 541/2014/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE
COUNCIL
(COM(2016) 605 AND /2)
Ms GEORGIEVA summarised the proposals for the mid-term review/revision of the
multiannual financial framework 2014-2020, which followed on from the policy
debate held on 27 July and the discussions at the Commission meeting on
7 September.
She began by explaining that the review/revision related to an amount of
€12.8 billion, which would be earmarked for the EU's political priorities growth,
jobs (especially for young people), investment and migration. The Commission
proposed strengthening these priorities with a further €6.3 billion, on top of
€4.6 billion resulting from a technical adjustment of the national cohesion policy
envelopes and €1.9 billion in additional expenditure on migration included in the
2017 Draft Budget, giving a total amount of €12.8 billion.
With regard to the allocation of €6.3 billion in fresh appropriations, €2.4 billion
would go to further boost growth and jobs via more money for high-performance
programmes such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments, the Youth
Employment Initiative, the programme for research and innovation ‘Horizon 2020’,
the EU programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and
Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME), Erasmus, and the Connecting Europe Facility,
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which supported the development of trans-European networks in the fields of
transport, energy and digital services. This amount included a sum earmarked for
the WiFi4EU project, which aimed to help European local authorities to offer free
WiFi terminals to all citizens.
A further €2.5 billion would be used to support the ongoing work in the areas of
migration, security and external border control, including the setting up of the
European Border and Coast Guard, the EU Agency for Asylum, and the reform of
the Dublin Common European Asylum System.
Lastly, she explained that €1.4 billion allocated to the European Fund for
Sustainable Development, under the External Investment Plan (see items 7 to 16 of
these minutes), would support investments in regions outside the EU to address the
root causes of migration, with private partners, while contributing to achieving other
development goals in the targeted regions, namely Africa and the Union's
neighbourhood.
Ms GEORGIEVA noted that, with the proposed mid-term review/revision,
Member States would not have to pay contributions exceeding the commitments
they had already made under the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020, since
the appropriations would be drawn from some of the budget reserves, such as
unallocated margins and special instruments.
Moreover, as part of the same mid-term review/revision, the Commission proposed
simplifying the rules governing the award of EU funds to Member States and other
beneficiaries, and improving the ability of the EU budget to react quickly and
adequately to unforeseen events, by (i) setting up a new European Union Crisis
Reserve dedicated to priority expenditure to be funded by decommitted
appropriations; (ii) doubling the size of the Flexibility Instrument and the
Emergency Aid Reserve; (iii) introducing, for the first time, a ‘flexibility cushion’
for support outside the EU; and (iv) the possibility of trust funds for emergency or
specific actions within the EU.
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Ms GEORGIEVA concluded by stressing that the mid-term review/revision was the
start – not the end – of a drive to focus even more on results, in order to ensure that
every euro from the EU budget was spent as efficiently as possible.
In the brief discussion that followed, the Commission welcomed the fact that the
mid-term review/revision of the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020
provided the opportunity to adapt the budget to the current Commission's political
priorities and current pressing matters, particularly in the fields of migration, youth
employment and investment.
The PRESIDENT thanked Ms GEORGIEVA and her departments for this excellent
and important work.
On a proposal from the PRESIDENT, the Commission took note of this information
and agreed that the acts referred to above would be formally adopted by finalisation
written procedure, the deadline for which was set at 9.00 on Wednesday
14 September 2016 (PE/2016/6409, PE/2016/6298, PE/2016/6309, PE/2016/6307,
PE/2016/6306 and PE/2016/6296).
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The meeting closed at 14.38.
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Document Outline
- 1. AGENDA (OJ(2016) 2181/4)
- 2. WEEKLY MEETING OF CHEFS DE CABINET (RCC(2016) 2181)
- 3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE 2179th AND 2180th MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION (27 JULY AND 7 SEPTEMBER) (PV(2016) 2179)
- 4. INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS (RCC(2016) 107)
- 5. WRITTEN PROCEDURES, EMPOWERMENT AND DELEGATION OF POWERS
- 6. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY MATTERS (SEC(2016) 375)
- 7. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS AND THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK ( STRENGTHENING EUROPEAN INVESTMENTS FOR...
- 8. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING REGULATIONS (EU) 1316/2013 AND (EU) 2015/1017 AS REGARDS THE EXTENSION OF THE DURATION OF THE EUROPEAN FUND FOR STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS AS WELL AS THE INTRODUCTION OF TE...
- 9. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING REGULATION (EC, EURATOM) No 480/2009 ESTABLISHING A GUARANTEE FUND FOR EXTERNAL ACTIONS (COM(2016) 582)
- 10. PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING DECISION 466/2014/EU GRANTING AN EU GUARANTEE TO THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK AGAINST LOSSES UNDER FINANCING OPERATIONS SUPPORTING INVESTMENT PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE UNION...
- 11. REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL ON THE MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION OF THE DECISION 466/2014/EU AS REGARDS THE EU GUARANTEE TO THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK AGAINST LOSSES UNDER FINANCING OPERATIONS SUPPO...
- 12. REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL ON 2015 EIB EXTERNAL ACTIVITY WITH EU BUDGETARY GUARANTEE (COM(2016) 585; SWD(2016) 296)
- 13. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ON THE EUROPEAN FUND FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (EFSD) AND ESTABLISHING THE EFSD GUARANTEE AND THE EFSD GUARANTEE FUND (COM(2016) 586 AND /2)
- 14. COMMISSION DECISION ON THE INDIVIDUAL MEASURE FOR A CONTRIBUTION TO THE EFSD GUARANTEE FUND TO BE FINANCED FROM THE 11TH EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND (C(2016) 5918 draft)
- 15. COMMISSION DECISION ON THE INDIVIDUAL MEASURE ʻCREATION OF AFRICA INVESTMENT PLATFORMʼ AND REPEALING DECISION C(2015) 5210 (C(2016) 5917 draft)
- 16. DRAFT COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION AMENDING IMPLEMENTING DECISION C(2016)3436 FINAL ON THE NEIGHBOURHOOD INVESTMENT FACILITY, PART OF THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD WIDE ACTION PROGRAMME 2016 TO BE FINANCED FROM THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN ...
- 17. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS ( CONNECTIVITY FOR A COMPETITIVE DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET ( TOWARDS A EUROPEAN GIGABIT SOCIETY (COM...
- 18. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS ( 5G FOR EUROPE ( AN ACTION PLAN (COM(2016) 588; SWD(2016) 306)
- 19. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING REGULATIONS (EU) 1316/2013 AND 283/2014 AS REGARDS THE PROMOTION OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES (COM(2016) 589 AND /2)
- 20. PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE (RECAST) (COM(2016) 590 AND /2); SWD(2016) 303; SWD(2016) 304; SWD(2016) 305; SEC(2016) 410)
- 21. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ESTABLISHING THE BODY OF EUROPEAN REGULATORS FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (COM(2016) 591; SWD(2016) 303; SWD(2016) 304; SWD(2016) 305; SEC(2016) 410)
- 22. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS ( PROMOTING A FAIR, EFFICIENT AND COMPETITIVE EUROPEAN COPYRIGHT-BASED ECONOMY IN THE DIGITAL SINGLE MARK...
- 23. PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ON COPYRIGHT IN THE DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET (COM(2016) 593; SWD(2016) 301; SWD(2016) 302; SEC(2016) 407)
- 24. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL LAYING DOWN RULES ON THE EXERCISE OF COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN ONLINE TRANSMISSIONS OF BROADCASTING ORGANISATIONS AND RETRANSMISSIONS OF TELEVISION AN...
- 25. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ON THE CROSS-BORDER EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE UNION AND THIRD COUNTRIES OF ACCESSIBLE FORMAT COPIES OF CERTAIN WORKS AND OTHER SUBJECT MATTER PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIG...
- 26. PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ON CERTAIN PERMITTED USES OF WORKS AND OTHER SUBJECT MATTER PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR OTHERWISE P...
- 27. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS ( CAPITAL MARKETS UNION ( ACCELERATING REFORM (COM(2016) 601 AND /2)
- 28. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL ( ENHANCING SECURITY IN A WORLD OF MOBILITY ( IMPROVED INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM AND STRONGER EXTERNAL BORDERS (COM(2016) ...
- 29. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL ( BETTER REGULATION ( DELIVERING BETTER RESULTS FOR A STRONGER UNION (COM(2016) 615 AND /2)
- 30. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL ( MID-TERM REVIEW/REVISION OF THE MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 2014-2020 ( AN EU BUDGET FOCUSED ON RESULTS (COM(2016) 603 AND /2; SWD(2016) 299 AND /2)
- 31. PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION AMENDING REGULATION (EU, EURATOM) NO 1311/2013 LAYING DOWN THE MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE YEARS 2014-2020 (COM(2016) 604)
- 32. PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT OF 2 DECEMBER 2013 BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION ON BUDGETARY DISCIPLINE, ON COOPERATION IN BUDGETARY MATTERS AND ON SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (COM(2016) 606)
- 33. PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING DECISION (EU) 2015/435 ON THE MOBILISATION OF THE CONTINGENCY MARGIN (COM(2016) 607)
- 34. PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ON THE FINANCIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE UNION AND AMENDING REGULATION (EC) 2012/2002, (EU) 1296/2013, (EU) 1299/2013, (EU) 1301/2013, (EU) 1303/2013, EU...