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Plenary Meeting of COSAC

COSAC is a conference for meetings between the European Parliament and the special EU bodies of the national parliaments, which in Sweden is the Committee on EU Affairs. The Plenary Meeting of COSAC (LXIX COSAC) will be held in the Chamber of the Riksdag on 14–16 May.

Date: 14–16 May
Location: The Chamber of the Riksdag, Stockholm

Please note that the Meeting of the Chairpersons of COSAC at 16.30 on 15 May is not open to the media.

A conference of parliamentary committees for union affairs of parliaments of the EU

The objective of COSAC is to bring together members from the national parliaments' EU committees and the European Parliament to discuss current EU matters and issues relating to the role of national parliaments in the EU. COSAC can provide opinions and recommendations relating to the EU's activities, also known as contributions, to EU institutions and the national parliaments. COSAC's contributions are non-binding for the national parliaments. COSAC can also adopt conclusions on its own activities.

A plenary meeting is held every six months. Every national parliament and the European Parliament participate in the plenary meeting with up to six members. The Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs will host the plenary meeting at the Riksdag.

COSAC is an abbreviation of the French Conférence des organes spécialisés dans les affaires communautaires, meaning the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for EU Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union.

About COSAC on the IPEX website

Documents

Contact for the conference

Email: cosac2023se@riksdagen.se

Plenary Meeting of COSAC 14-16 May

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The meeting will be chaired by Hans Wallmark (Moderate Party), the Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs.

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At the rostrum Bruno Dias Pinheiro, the COCAC Secretariat.

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Group photo on the Grand Stairway.
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Group photo at the Meeting of the Presidential Troika of COSAC on 14 May.

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A man and a woman sit on their benches.
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Susana Sumelzo and Rubén Moreno, Spain.

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A man and a woman sit on their benches.
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Adéla Šípová and Ondřej Kolář, Czech Republic.

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Four people sit on a platform in the Former Second Chamber.
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In the middle, Matilda Ernkrans (Social Democratic Party), Deputy Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs, and Hans Wallmark (Moderate Party), Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs.

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The Speaker stands at the rostrum and gesticulates with his arm.
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The Speaker Andreas Norlén opens the COSAC meeting. To the right, Matilda Ernkrans (Social Democratic Party), Deputy Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs, and Hans Wallmark (Moderate Party), Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs.

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A woman on the screen in the Chamber.
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Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission.

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Two men shake hands in the Chamber.
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Othmar Karas, First Vice-President of the European Parliament and the Speaker Andreas Norlén.

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Gruppfoto med över 100 deltagare i kammaren.
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Group photo of the Plenary Meeting of COSAC in the Chamber on 15 May 2023.

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Ana-Maria Cătăuță, Romania.

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Sylwester Tułajew, Poland.

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Elvira Kovacs, Serbia.

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Arber Ademi, North Macedonia.

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Rrezarta Krasniqi, Kosovo.

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Charles Kinnoull, The United Kingdom.

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Jessika Roswall, (Mod) Minister for EU Affairs.

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A man stands on a platform and speaks into a microphone.
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Salvatore De Meo, Chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

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Luís Capoulas Santos, Portugal.

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A woman stands at the rostrum. A man stands next to her.
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At the rostrum, Kerstin Jorna, Director General for the Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs.

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A man stands up from the bench in the Chamber to speak.
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Christian Buchmann, Austria.

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A man stands up from the bench in the Chamber.
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Andrius Kubilius, European Parliament.

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A man rises from the rostrum in the Chamber.
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José Maria Sanchez Garcia, Spain.

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Vytautas Gapšys, Lithuania.

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Günther Krichbaum, Germany.

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A man stands up from his bench in the Chamber to speak.
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Andrezej Grzyb, Poland.

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A man stands up from his bench in the Chamber to speak.
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Andris Sprūds, Latvia.

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A man stands up from his bench to speak. He holds a paper in his hand.
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Vasile Dîncu, Romania.

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Ruud Koole, Netherlands.

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A man stands up from his bench in the Chamber to speak.
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Georgios Kyrtsos, European Parliament.

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A man stands up from his bench in the Chamber to speak.
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Constantinos Efstathiou, Cyprus.

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Ellen Samyn, Belgium.

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Marko Pavić, European Parliament.

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A man stands up from his bench in the Chamber to speak.
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Didier Marie, France.

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Hanna Kosonen, Finland.

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Susana Correia, Portugal.

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Péter Balassa, Hungary.

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A man stands up from his bench in the Chamber to speak.
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Gaëtan Van Goidsenhoven, Netherlands.

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A man stands up from his bench in the Chamber to speak.
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Dr. Anton Hofreiter, Germany.

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A woman stands up from her bench in the Chamber to speak. She holds a paper in her hand.
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Elena Murelli, Italy.

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Cristina-Mădălina Prună, Romania.

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Ruairí Ó Murchú, Ireland.

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Two men sit in their benches laughing.
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Thomas Hacker and Dr Anton Hofreiter, Germany.

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An image of people mingling in the Chamber.
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Delegates in the Chamber.

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Katarina Areskoug Mascarenhas, Chair of the Board of the Centre for European Studies, Lund University.

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A woman stands at the rostrum.
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Anna Stellinger, Head of International and EU Affairs, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise.

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Therese Svanström, President of the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (TCO).

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Rubén Moreno, Spain.

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Boglárka Illés, Hungary.

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Zita Pleštinská, Slovakia.

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The speaker and the Crown Princess seated in the Chamber.
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Crown Princess Victoria.

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A woman stands in the rostrum and speaks.
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Helene Fritzon, Member of the ENVI Committee.

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Daniel Mes, Member of Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Timmermans, European Commission.

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Overall view of the Chamber of the Swedish Parliament.
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Delegates in the Chamber.

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Overall view of the Chamber of the Swedish Parliament.
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Delegates in the Chamber.

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The Crown Princess applauds in the Chamber. The Speaker sits beside her.
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In the middle, the Speaker Andreas Norlén and the Crown Princess Victoria.

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Three people sit on the platform in the Chamber.
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Matilda Ernkrans (Social Democratic Party), Deputy Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs of the Riksdag.

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Johan Kuylenstierna, Director General of Formas.

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Rubén Moreno, Spain.

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A man stands up from his bench in the Chamber to speak.
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Stefano Candiani, Italy.

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Maria Huber, Austria.

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Maria Jufereva-Skuratovski, Estonia.

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Marc Demesmaeker, Belgium.

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Zoltán Tessely, Hungary.

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Lucija Tacer, Slovenia.

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Pietro Lorefice, Italy.

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Aurelijus Veryga, Lithuania.

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A man stands up from his bench in the Chamber to speak.
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Raoul Boucke, the Netherlands.

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Tomasz Nowak, Poland.

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A man sits in his bench in the Chamber. A woman sits beside him.
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Safet Beqiri and Fjolla Ujkani, Kosovo.

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A man stands up from his bench to speak.
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Jean-François Rapin, France.

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Anna Kwiecién, Poland.

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Pere Joan Pons Sampietro, Spain.

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Pär Holmgren, the European Parliament.

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Pieyre-Alexandre Anglade, France.

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A man stands up from his bench to speak.
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Firmino Marques, Portugal.

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A man stands up from his bench to speak.
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Andris Sprūds, Lithuania.

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A man stands up from his bench to speak.
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Georgios Kyrtsos, the European Parliament.

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Three people sit on the platform.
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In the middle, Daniel Mes, Member of Cabinet of the European Commissioner Timmermans.

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A woman and two men stand up in the Chamber. They are looking into the camera.
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Matilda Ernkrans, Deputy Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs of the Riksdag, Othmar Karas, First Vice-President of the European Parliament, and Hans Wallmark, Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs of the Riksdag.

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Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Chair of the Committee on Ukraine’s Integration into the EU.

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Anders Ahnlid, Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Party on the use of frozen and immobilised assets to support Ukraine’s reconstruction.

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A man stands at the rostrum and speaks.
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Jean-Erik de Zagon, Head of the European Investment Bank Representation to Ukraine.

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Doina Gherman, Moldova.

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Logi Einarsson, Iceland.

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Plenary Meeting of COSAC

A plenary meeting of COSAC is held every six months. Every national parliament and the European Parliament participate in the plenary meeting with up to six members. The Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs will host the plenary meeting at the Riksdag.

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