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CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS

MINUTES

of the meeting of Thursday, 6 April 2000

3 – 5.30 p.m.

Paul-Henri Spaak Building, Room 6 B 01

BRUSSELS

CONTENTS

Page

1. Adoption of draft agenda .................................................................................................... 7

2. Approval of minutes of meeting of 17 February 2000 ....................................................... 9

3. Adoption of the final draft agenda for the April (10-14 April) and May I (3-4 May)

part-sessions ..................................................................................................................... 10

4. President’s announcements ............................................................................................... 12

4.1. Arrest of a parliamentary assistant ........................................................................ 12

4.2. Official visit by Mr KLESTIL, President of the Republic of Austria .................... 12

4.3. Statute for Members ................................................................................................ 12

4.4. Statute for Assistants .............................................................................................. 13

4.5. Preliminary report of the Court of Auditors on the political groups....................... 13

5. Consideration of the draft framework agreement between Parliament and the

Commission and the draft of Annex III ............................................................................. 14

6. Note from the Secretary-General on opening the June 2000 part-session in Strasbourg

on the Tuesday (13-16 June) ............................................................................................. 16

7. Letter of 27 March 2000 from Mr LANNOYE forwarding a request to set up a

temporary committee of inquiry (Rule 151) to investigate alleged breaches of

Community law owing to the existence and presumed uses of the Echelon system ....... 17

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8. Draft calendar of Parliament's part-sessions in 2001 ....................................................... 18

9. Letter of 25 February 2000 from Mr DESAMA forwarding a proposal for an

amendment to the implementing provisions governing the work of

interparliamentary delegations – amendment of Article 9 ............................................... 20

10. Work of the committees ................................................................................................... 20

10.1. Letter of 16 February 2000 from Mr DELL’ALBA on representation of

the TDI Group on the various committees........................................................ 20

10.2. Letters of 31 January and 15 March 2000 from Mrs PALACIO

VALLELERSUNDI on the conflict of competence between the Committees

on the Environment and Agriculture – decision after the hearing of the

chairmen concerned .......................................................................................... 20

11. Letter of 15 March 2000 from Mr WURTZ requesting authorisation for a delegation

to be sent to Mozambique ................................................................................................ 20

12. Proposals for decisions without debate ............................................................................ 21

12.1. Note from the Secretary-General on the PPE/DE Group’s request for authorisation

to hold a meeting of its Bureau in Bratislava on 29 and 30 June 2000

(free Friday) ............................................................................................................ 21

12.2. Note from the Secretary-General on the PSE Group’s request for authorisation

to hold a delegation meeting in Paris on 29 and 30 June 2000

(free Friday) ............................................................................................................ 22

12.3. Note from the Secretary-General on the ELDR Group’s request for authorisation

to hold a meeting in Tenerife from 25 to 29 September 2000 (free Friday)........... 23

12.4. Note from the Secretary-General on the PPE/DE Group’s request for

authorisation to hold a meeting of its Bureau in Riga on 7 and 8 December 2000

(free Friday) ............................................................................................................ 24

13. Urgent matters and other business ................................................................................... 25

13.1. United Nations Conference ‘Women 2000: gender equality, development

and peace for the twenty-first century’ ................................................................... 25

14. Items for information ....................................................................................................... 26

15. Date and place of next meeting ........................................................................................ 29

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CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS

MINUTES

of the meeting

of Thursday, 6 April 2000

BRUSSELS

Mrs Nicole FONTAINE, President of the European Parliament, opened the meeting at 3.12 p.m.

Present:

Mrs Nicole FONTAINE, President

Political group chairmen

Mr ELLES (acting), followed by Mr POETTERING (PPE/DE)

Mr HÄNSCH (acting) (PSE)

Mr HAARDER (acting) (ELDR)

Mrs MAES (acting) (Verts/ALE)

Mrs FRAHM (acting) (GUE/NGL)

Mr PASQUA (UEN)

Mr DELL'ALBA (TDI)

Mr BONDE (EDD)

Apologies for absence :

Mrs GARAUD, non-attached Member

Also present :

Mr PRIESTLEY, Secretary-General

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Invited

for Item 3 :

Mrs PALACIO VALLELERSUNDI, chairman of the Conference of Committee Chairmen

The Council

represented by Mr BOIXAREU

Mr WALL

The Commission

represented by Mr EECKHOUT

Mr LAU

Mr BROWN

The Economic and Social Committee

represented by Mr ALLENDE

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Office of the President

Mr RØMER

Mr RIBERA D’ALCALÀ

Mr HANZ

Mr EHLERS

Mrs DUCLOUX

Mrs ALBANI-LIBERALI

Office of the Secretary-General

Mr STRATIGAKIS

Mr AGUIRIANO

Secretariat

DG I Mr VANHAEREN/Mr PORTA FRIGERI/ Mrs

STENSBALLE / Mr SUÁREZ MELLA

DG II Mr PERILLO / Mr DUNNE

DG III Mr HARLEY / Mr DUCH-GUILLOT

Legal Service Mr GARZÓN CLARIANA, Jurisconsult

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Political groups

Mr WELLE / Mr PEDERSEN / Mr LICANDRO (PPE/DE)

Mr LAFOREST / Mrs RYAN (PSE)

Mr JENSEN / Mr BEELS (ELDR)

Mr BEHREND / Mr FERGUSSON (Verts/ALE)

Mrs D’ALIMONTE (GUE/NGL)

Mr BARRETT (UEN)

Mrs O. RATTI / Mr DESTOUCHES (TDI)

Mr REYNOLDS (EDD)

Secretariat of the non-attached Members

Mr VECCHIO VERDERAME

Mr KYST, Mrs VANDENBOSCH and Mr SÁNCHEZ RODRÍGUEZ acted as secretary to the

meeting.

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1. Adoption of draft agenda

La Conference of Presidents

- noted the draft agenda (PE 288.873/BUR) ;

- decided, on a proposal from the President,

to hold over consideration of the following items to a forthcoming meeting :



Community law owing to the existence and presumed uses of the Echelon system,

(at the express request of the Greens/ALE Group);


amendment to the implementing provisions governing the work of

interparliamentary delegations – amendment of Article 9,

(owing to Mr DESAMA’s absence);

10.1. Letter of 16 February 2000 from Mr DELL’ALBA on representation of the TDI

Group on the various committees,

(pending the outcome of a meeting of the political group chairmen) ;

10.2. Letters of 31 January and 15 March 2000 from Mrs PALACIO

VALLELERSUNDI on the conflict of competence between the Committees on

the Environment and Agriculture – decision after the hearing of the chairmen

concerned,

(owing to Mrs JACKSON’S absence) ;

11. Letter of 15 March 2000 from Mr WURTZ requesting authorisation for a

delegation to be sent to Mozambique,

(at the express request of the GUE/NGL Group) ;

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to take the following items without debate :

6. Note from the Secretary-General on opening the June 2000 part-session in

Strasbourg on the Tuesday (13-16 June)

12.1 Note from the Secretary-General on the PPE/DE Group’s request for authorisation

to hold a meeting of its Bureau in Bratislava on 29 and 30 June 2000 (free Friday)

12.2 Note from the Secretary-General on the PSE Group’s request for authorisation to

hold a delegation meeting in Paris on 29 and 30 June 2000 (free Friday)

12.3 Note from the Secretary-General on the ELDR Group’s request for authorisation

to hold a meeting in Tenerife from 25 to 29 September 2000 (free Friday)

12.4 Note from the Secretary-General on the PPE/DE Group’s request for authorisation

to hold a meeting of its Bureau in Riga on 7 and 8 December 2000 (free Friday);

- adopted the draft agenda as amended.

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2. Approval of minutes of meeting of 17 February 2000

The Conference of Presidents

- noted the minutes of the meeting of the Conference of Presidents of 17 February 2000

in Strasbourg (PE 288.765/BUR) ;

- approved the above minutes.

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3. Adoption of the final draft agenda for the April (10-14 April) and May I (3-4 May) part-

sessions


- noted a letter of 21 March 2000 from Mr BARÓN CRESPO, chairman of the PSE

Group, on the visit by Mr CARDOSO, President of Brazil, to Brussels

(PE 288.868/BUR) ;

- considered the final draft agenda for the April and May I part-sessions item-by-item on

the basis of the note drawn up by DG I following the meeting with the Secretaries-

General of the political groups of 6 April 2000 and adopted it, as set out in that note,

with the following changes :

APRIL

Tuesday

- noted that the sitting would be opened at 8.30 a.m.;

- decided to hold over oral question O-52/00 by the PPE/DE Group to the Commission

on the appointment of senior Commission officials to the May I part-session ;

- noted that the Commission statement would be made by Mr PATTEN and would be

on the external relations package;

- recalled that Question Time to the Commission would be held from 6.30 to 7.30

p.m.;

Wednesday

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- decided to postpone the vote on the DIMITRAKOPOULOS/LEINEN report on the

IGC : Adapting the Institutions to make a success of enlargement to 11.30 a.m. on

Thursday, 13 April;

Thursday

- decided to bring the votes forward to 11.30 a.m. ;

- established the following list of topics to be discussed during the debate on topical

and urgent subjects of major importance :

1. Non-proliferation Treaty

2. Chechnya

3. Human rights

Jewish prisoners in Iran

Akin Birdal

Tibet

Death penalty in the United States

4. World education forum

5. Taiwan

MAY I

Wednesday

- decided to enter, before the STERCKX report on the European airline industry, oral

question O-52/00 by the PPE/DE Group to the Commission on the appointment of

senior Commission officials;

- noted the information given by the President to the effect that the visit by

Mr CARDOSO, President of Brazil, to Brussels had been postponed to the

beginning of June 2000.

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4. President’s announcements

4.1 Arrest of a parliamentary assistant


- noted the information provided by the President to the effect that Ms BELOKI, assistant

to Mr GOROSTIAGA, MEP, had appeared before Judge GARZÓN in Madrid on that

day and had been placed under arrest.

4.2 Official visit by Mr KLESTIL


- noted the information given by the President to the effect that the official visit by

Mr KLESTIL on Wednesday, 12 April 2000 in Strasbourg would take place in

accordance with Parliament’s usual practice with regard to official visits and would

include a closed meeting with the political group chairmen from 3 to 4.30 p.m.

4.3 Statute for Members


- heard information provided by the President to the effect that, following the meeting of

the contact group on the Statute for Members with the Portuguese Presidency of the

Council of 14 March 2000, the relevant departments from the Portuguese Presidency

and the European Parliament had met to discuss both legal difficulties and drafting

issues. The outcome of that work would be put before the contact group which was to

meet on Tuesday, 11 April in Strasbourg.

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With regard to the group of eminent persons, that group had been set up on 28/29 March

and had already held a meeting with representatives of the companies responsible for

drawing-up the two studies.

4.4 Statute for assistants


- heard information given by the President to the effect that Mr ONESTA, Vice-

President responsible for the issue of assistants, was hopeful that the Council would

take a decision very shortly. The President also pointed out that the Bureau would be

adopting a series of measures aimed at enhancing transparency with regard to the use of

the secretarial allowance at its meeting on Monday, 10 April.

4.5 Preliminary report of the Court of Auditors on the political groups


- noted a statement by the President outlining the procedure which she had followed in

order to inform the group chairmen, recalling that all the group chairmen, Vice-

Presidents and Quaestors were now in possession of the preliminary report of the Court

of Auditors, accompanied by an explanatory table which the Court of Auditors had

provided at Parliament’s express request, and inviting the political groups to send her

their reactions so that the Bureau could prepare a reply. The President suggested that an

in camera meeting of the Conference of Presidents be held to discuss the matter and said

that the Court of Auditors wished to meet her before she officially forwarded

Parliament’s remarks.

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5. Consideration of the draft framework agreement between Parliament and the Commission

and the draft of Annex III


- noted the following documents:

• a comparative table of the text of the draft framework agreement proposed by

Parliament and the state of the negotiations as at 15 February 2000

(PE 283.035/REV/BUR);

• a letter of 15 March 2000 from Mr POETTERING, chairman of the PPE/DE Group,

to the President, on the draft framework agreement (PE 288.859/BUR);

• a letter of 27 January 2000 from Mr BARÓN CRESPO, chairman of the PSE Group,

to the President, on Annex III to the draft framework agreement (PE 283.028/BUR) ;

• a letter of 4 April 2000 from Mr NAPOLITANO, chairman of the Committee on

Constitutional Affairs, to the President (PE 288.927/BUR);

• the draft agreement with the Commission on the forwarding of confidential

documents to Parliament (annex to the DE GIOVANNI report of 8 March 1999 –

known as the THEATO/DE GIOVANNI draft agreement) (PE 250.583/FIN.);

- heard a statement by the President who read out Mr NAPOLITANO's letter and

suggested that this item be held over owing to the absence of Mrs THEATO and

Mr NAPOLITANO;

- heard a statement by Mr BONDE, chairman of the EDD Group, protesting at the lack

of goodwill displayed by the Commission with regard to drawing up Annex III and

proposing that Mr PRODI, Commission President, be heard by the Conference of

Presidents before the end of the negotiations;

- heard a statement by Mr HÄNSCH, acting chairman of the PSE Group, and

Mr POETTERING, chairman of the PPE/DE Group, who took the view that it would

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be best to wait for further information on the negotiations before holding a fresh

debate within the Conference of Presidents;

- heard a statement by Mr DELL'ALBA, chairman of the TDI Group, who took the

view that progress had been delayed mainly because of certain additional requests

made by Parliament;

- decided that the subject would be entered on the agenda for its next meeting.

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6. Note from the Secretary-General on opening the June 2000 part-session in Strasbourg

on the Tuesday (13-16 June)

The Conference of Presidents, deliberating without debate,

- noted the note of 5 April 2000 from the Secretary-General on the organisation of the

part-session from 13 to 16 June 2000 in Strasbourg (PE 288.920/BUR);

- approved the Secretary-General's note on the organisation of the part-session from

Tuesday, 13 to Friday, 16 June 2000, which contained the following indications in

particular:

• the part-session would open at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, 13 June;

• the political groups would be able to meet from 3 p.m. on Monday, 12 June;

• the deadline for tabling amendments to the draft agenda would expire at 8 a.m.

on Tuesday, 13 June;

• the deadline for tabling motions for resolutions on topical and urgent subjects of

major importance would expire at 12 noon on Tuesday, 13 June;

• voting time scheduled for 12 noon on the Tuesday would be deleted;

• there would be no committee meetings on the Tuesday evening.

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Community law owing to the existence and presumed uses of the Echelon system

[Consideration of this item was held over.]

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8. Draft calendar of Parliament's part-sessions in 2001


- noted a draft calendar of part-sessions for 2001 (PE 288.851/BUR - version 1 of

27 March 2000);

- heard a statement by the Secretary-General pointing out that the draft calendar

reflected the principles adopted for the 2000 calendar, i.e. 12 part-sessions (from

Monday to Friday) in Strasbourg and six additional part-sessions (each of two half

days) in Brussels, and made it possible to insert three meeting-free weeks (weeks 1,

16 and 44). After the calendar had been approved by Parliament in April or May, the

Conference of Presidents would be called upon to consider the allocation of the

remaining weeks set aside for committee and group meetings;

- heard a statement by Mr BONDE, chairman of the EDD Group, proposing that the

part-session scheduled for the first week in July be brought forward to the end of

June in line with the summer holiday period in the Nordic countries;

- heard a statement by the Secretary-General highlighting Parliament's obligation to

respect certain deadlines, particularly under legislative procedures, and pointing out

that bringing the July part-session forward any further would pose serious problems

for Parliament;

- heard a statement by Mr HAARDER, acting chairman of the ELDR Group, and

Mrs FRAHM, acting chairman of the GUE/NGL Group, indicating that the draft

calendar met with their approval;

- heard a statement by Mr HÄNSCH, acting chairman of the PSE Group, who asked

that the political groups might be able to study a more detailed draft calendar which

would include an indication of the weeks set aside for committee and group meetings

before the calendar of part-sessions was put to the vote in plenary;

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- heard a statement by Mr POETTERING, chairman of the PPE/DE Group, endorsing

that request;

- heard a statement by Mrs MAES, acting chairman of the Greens/ALE Group, who

insisted that the groups should have more than three Friday mornings at their

disposal so that they could organise longer conferences, for example;

- heard a statement by the Secretary-General recalling that the political groups had not

wished to authorise more than three Friday mornings per year for group meetings;

- heard a statement by Mrs FRAHM, acting chairman of the GUE/NGL Group,

expressing the wish that Members should have more meeting-free weeks;

- heard a statement by the President inviting the Secretary-General to look into the

possibility of proposing an additional meeting-free week;

- decided to submit the above calendar for final adoption in plenary at the May II part-

session in Strasbourg after the group chairmen had taken note of a draft calendar for

the weeks set aside for groups and parliamentary committees in the year 2001.

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amendment to the implementing provisions governing the work of interparliamentary

delegations – amendment of Article 9

10. Work of the committees

10.1. Letter of 16 February 2000 from Mr DELL’ALBA on representation of the TDI Group

on the various committees

10.2. Letters of 31 January and 15 March 2000 from Mrs PALACIO VALLELERSUNDI on

the conflict of competence between the Committees on the Environment and Agriculture

– decision after the hearing of the chairmen concerned

11. Letter of 15 March 2000 from Mr WURTZ requesting authorisation for a delegation

to be sent to Mozambique

[Consideration of these items was held over.]

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12. Proposals for decisions without debate

12.1. Note from the Secretary-General on the PPE/DE Group’s request for authorisation

to hold a meeting of its Bureau in Bratislava on 29 and 30 June 2000 (free Friday)


- noted the note of 29 March 2000 from the Secretary-General concerning the PPE/DE

Group's request for authorisation to hold a meeting of its Bureau in Bratislava on 29

and 30 June 2000 (free Friday) (PE 288.884/BUR + annexes);

- decided to authorise the Bureau of the PPE/DE Group to meet in Bratislava on 29

and 30 June 2000, with the usual facilities covered by the administrative rules

governing political groups meetings adopted by the Bureau on 27 November 1996.

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12.2. Note from the Secretary-General on the PSE Group’s request for authorisation to hold a

delegation meeting in Tenerife from 25 to 29 September 2000 (free Friday)


- noted the note of 29 March 2000 from the Secretary-General concerning the PSE

Group's request for authorisation to hold a delegation meeting in Paris on 29 and

30 June 2000 (free Friday) (PE 288.885/BUR + annexes);

- decided to authorise the PSE Group to hold a delegation meeting in Paris on 29 and

30 June 2000, with the usual facilities covered by the administrative rules governing

political groups meetings adopted by the Bureau on 27 November 1996.

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12.3 Note from the Secretary-General on the ELDR Group’s request for authorisation to hold a

meeting in Tenerife from 25 to 29 September 2000 (free Friday)


- noted the note of 29 March 2000 from the Secretary-General concerning the ELDR

Group's request for authorisation to meet in Tenerife from 25 to 29 September 2000

(free Friday) (PE 288.886/BUR. + annexes);

- decided to authorise the ELDR Group to meet in Tenerife from 25 to 29 September

2000, with the usual facilities covered by the administrative rules governing political

group meetings adopted by the Bureau on 27 November 1996.

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12.4 Note from the Secretary-General on the PPE/DE Group’s request for

authorisation to hold a meeting of its Bureau in Riga on 7 and 8 December 2000

(free Friday)


- noted the note of 29 March 2000 from the Secretary-General concerning the

PPE/DE Group's request for authorisation to hold a meeting of its Bureau in

Riga on 7 and 8 December 2000 (free Friday) (PE 288.887/BUR. + annexes);

- decided to authorise the PPE/DE Group to hold a meeting of its Bureau in Riga

on 7 and 8 December 2000, with the usual facilities covered by the

administrative rules governing political group meetings adopted by the Bureau

on 27 November 1996.

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13. Urgent matters and other business

13.1 United Nations Conference 'Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for

the twenty-first century'


- heard a statement by Mr POETTERING, chairman of the PPE/DE Group, pointing

out that the Council had still not replied to Parliament's request that a ten-member

delegation be included in the European Union delegation which was to attend the

United Nations Conference on 'Women 2000: gender equality, development and

peace for the twenty-first century' to be held in New York from 5 to 9 June 2000;

- heard a statement by the President undertaking to raise the failure to reply with the

Portuguese Council Presidency and that the Council should reply more quickly to

Parliament's requests to participate in Community delegations.

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14. Items for information


- noted the following documents:

14.1 a letter of 29 February 2000 from Mrs RANDZIO-PLATH, chairman of the Committee on

Economic and Monetary Affairs, to the President on the procedure to be followed by the

European Parliament with regard to the opinion which it is to deliver on the question of

Greece joining the euro (PE 288.829/BUR);

14.2 a letter of 14 March 2000 from Mr VÉDRINE, French Foreign Minister, and

Mr MOSCOVICI, Minister of State for European Affairs, to the President on future

cooperation between the European Parliament and the French Council Presidency

(PE 288.848/BUR);

14.3 a letter of 16 March 2000 from the President to Mr KAHN announcing her participation

in the inauguration of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia in

Vienna (PE 288.870/BUR);

14.4 a letter of 15 March 2000 signed by Mrs THEATO, chairman of the Committee on

Budgetary Control, and Mr WYNN, chairman of the Committee on Budgets, informing

the President of the possible composition and objectives of the ad hoc delegation to

Kosovo and Sarajevo (PE 288.871/BUR);

14.5 a letter of 6 March 2000 from Mr BENZI to the President accepting his appointment as

member of the management board of the European Agency for the Evaluation of

Medicinal Products (PE 288.872/BUR);

14.6 a letter of 20 March 2000 from Mr FABRA VALLÈS, member of the Court of Auditors,

to the President concerning his recent appointment (PE 288.874/BUR);

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14.7 a letter of 16 March 2000 from Mr GEMELLI, chairman of the Committee on Petitions,

to the President expressing his committee's interest in the issue of public access to

documents and announcing a meeting between his committee and the European

Ombudsman on 17 April 2000 (PE 288.876/BUR);

14.8 a letter of 17 February 2000 from Mr NASSAUER to the President proposing that he be

replaced by Mr COSTA NEVES on the ad hoc delegation to East Timor from 17 to 21

April 2000 (PE 288.890/BUR);

14.9 a letter of 10 March 2000 from Mr RUPPERT, Secretary-General of the European Court

of Auditors, to the President announcing the new allocation of responsibilities within the

Court of Auditors (PE 288.907/BUR);

14.10 a letter of 15 March 2000 from Mr LICANDRO, deputy Secretary-General of the

PPE/DE Group, forwarding changes to membership of the delegations

(PE 288.882/BUR);

14.11 a letter of 21 March 2000 from Mr DELL'ALBA, chairman-in-office of the TDI Group,

announcing his group's representatives on the delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean

Forum (PE 288.906/BUR);

14.12 a letter of 24 February 2000 from Mr PRODI, President of the Commission, to the

President proposing visits to the European Union's stand at Expo 2000 in Hanover

(PE 288.875/BUR);

14.13 a letter of 17 March 2000 from the President to Mr SÖDERMAN, European

Ombudsman, together with the latter's reply of 21 March 2000 (PE 288.888/BUR +

annex);

14.14 a note of 4 April 2000 from the Secretary-General on Europe Day 2000 and the 50th

anniversary of the Robert Schuman Declaration on 9 May (PE 288.913/BUR);

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14.15 a letter of 22 March 2000 from Mr DI PIETRO to the President on ceremonies in

connection with the transfer of powers to the new President of Chile (PE 288.916/BUR);

14.16 a letter of 3 April 2000 from Mr BROK, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs,

Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy, to the President on the procedure

to be followed by Parliament when delivering its opinion on progress towards

enlargement (PE 288.924/BUR);

14.17 a letter of 28 March 2000 from Mr LICANDRO, deputy Secretary-General of the PPE/DE

Group, forwarding changes to membership of the delegations (PE 288.938/BUR);

14.18 three tables summarising follow-up action in the light of the decisions taken by the

Conference of Presidents at its meetings of 10 February 2000 (PE 288.934/BUR), 17

February 2000 (PE 288.935/BUR) and 9 March 2000 (PR 288.936/BUR).

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15. Date and place of next meeting


- decided to hold its next meeting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, 13 April 2000 in Strasbourg;

- decided to schedule a meeting with Mr Jacob SÖDERMAN, European Ombudsman,

during that meeting, at 4.45 p.m.

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The meeting closed at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 6 April 2000

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