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Update on European Issues

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

Note: Meeting Agenda can change at short notice. Particularly where future meeting dates are indicated more than a week in advance. Please check before planning to attend a Committee Meeting that the item you are interested in has not been moved.

 

 

Meeting: 29/06/2015 - Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)

European Briefing

 

Briefing from Gregg Jones via video-link

 

CLA(4)-18-15 – Paper 4

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Meeting: 05/02/2015 - Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)

7 Consideration of European Commission Work Programme

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Minutes:

7.1 The Committee discussed the Consideration of European Commission Work Programme

Meeting: 14/01/2015 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Correspondence from the Minister for Natural Resources in relation to European Commission Reasoned Opinions

E&S(4)-01-15 Paper 11

 

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Minutes:

Members noted the correspondence.

 

Meeting: 13/11/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 10)

10 Update on European Issues: EU Key Legislative Dossiers

E&S(4)-27-14 Paper 16

 

Supporting documents:

  • Paper 16

Minutes:

The Committee agreed the approach set out in the paper.

Meeting: 13/11/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 8)

8 Letter from the Minister for Natural Resources regarding a European Commission Reasoned Opinion on Storage of Metallic Mercury Waste

E&S(4)-27-14 Paper 15

 

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Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Natural Resources.

Meeting: 04/12/2013 - Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

5 Briefing on European Issues

Gregg Jones, Head of National Assembly for Wales EU Office

Supporting documents:

  • CELG(4)-33-13 Paper 2

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee discussed the briefing on European Issues.

Meeting: 04/12/2013 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 1)

Briefing on EU policy issues (Private Item)

CYP(4)-32-13 – Private Paper 1

 

Gregg Jones, Head of the Assembly’s EU Office

Supporting documents:

  • Restricted enclosure 25

Minutes:

The Committee received a briefing on EU policies.

Meeting: 20/11/2013 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)

Briefing on European Commission Work Programme 2014

CYP(4)-30-13 – Private (paper to note) 4

Supporting documents:

  • Restricted enclosure 28

Meeting: 18/07/2013 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

5 European Issues - Follow-up Session - Ministerial scrutiny

Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance

 

Peter Ryland, Deputy Director, Programme Performance and Finance, WEFO

 

Rob Halford, Head of Planning and Strategy, WEFO

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Minutes:

5.1 The Chair welcomed the Minister and her officials to the meeting. Members questioned the witnesses.

Meeting: 18/07/2013 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

European Issues - Follow-up Session (via video conference)

Nicholas Martyn, Deputy Director General for Policy, Performance and Compliance, DG Regional Policy

Minutes:

4.1 The Chair welcomed the witness to the meeting. Members questioned the witness.

Meeting: 18/07/2013 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

European Issues - Follow-up Session

David Hughes, Head of Office of the European Commission in Wales

Minutes:

3.1 The Chair welcomed the witness to the meeting. The witness gave a brief update on European issues and then Members questioned the witness.

Meeting: 16/05/2013 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 European Update

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Minutes:

2.2 Gregg Jones gave an update to Members on the latest European issues and answered Members’ questions.

 

Action Points

Gregg Jones agreed to provide further information on the following:

·         the 5% reduction in the funding allocation for Wales

·         the ability to access different funding streams at the same time

·         the EU Framework for Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans

·         the EU ports policy and its effect on Wales

Meeting: 30/01/2013 - Finance Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Creating greater synergies between EU, national and sub-national budgets - opinion paper - EU Committee of the Regions

FIN(4) 02-13 – Paper 1 – Creating greater synergies between EU, national and sub-national budgets

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM, EU Committee of the Regions

Gregg Jones, Head of EU Office, National Assembly for Wales

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Minutes:

2.1 The Chair welcomed Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM, EU Committee of the regions; and Gregg Jones, Head of EU Office, National Assembly for Wales.   

 

2.2 Members questioned the witnesses.

 

Action points:

 

Rhodri Glyn Thomas agreed to provide:

 

·         An update on the Committee of the Regions’ consideration of his report on creating greater synergies between EU, national and sub-national budgets.

    

Meeting: 05/12/2012 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 European update

HSC(4)-33-12 paper 2

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee noted the paper.

Meeting: 18/01/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)

7 Additional information on EU level action against child sex trafficking (identified in meeting on 1 December 2011)

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Meeting: 01/12/2011 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Update on European Issues

Gregg Jones – Research Service (via video conference)

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Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received an update on European issues affecting the Committee’s portfolio.

 

Action points:

 

·         The Research Service would provide clarification on the statistics for young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETS) for 2010.

·         The Research Service would provide more information about pan-European joint working regarding issues in respect of child trafficking.

·         The Research Service would provide more information about best practice in Europe on the provision (including work-based learning) for engineering skills.

 

 

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