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.
Documents
- Invitation from Mr Hans Wallmark (pdf, 39 kB)
- Draft agenda for the Meeting of the Presidential Troika of COSAC 14 May 2023 (pdf, 59 kB)
- Draft programme for the LXIX COSAC Plenary meeting 14-16 May 2023 (pdf, 296 kB)
- Background note session I - Swedish Presidency (pdf, 184 kB)
- Background note session II - The Single Market 30 years (pdf, 186 kB)
- Background note session III - Towards a green transition (pdf, 194 kB)
- Background note session IV - Ukraine (pdf, 230 kB)
- Draft List of Participants LXIX COSAC 2023 (pdf, 2,6 MB)
Contact for the conference
Email: cosac2023se@riksdagen.se
Photos from the Plenary Meeting of COSAC 14-16 May
The meeting will be chaired by Hans Wallmark (Moderate Party), the Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs.
At the rostrum Bruno Dias Pinheiro, the COCAC Secretariat.
Group photo at the Meeting of the Presidential Troika of COSAC on 14 May.
Susana Sumelzo and Rubén Moreno, Spain.
Adéla Šípová and Ondřej Kolář, Czech Republic.
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.
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.
Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission.
Othmar Karas, First Vice-President of the European Parliament and the Speaker Andreas Norlén.
Group photo of the Plenary Meeting of COSAC in the Chamber on 15 May 2023.
Ana-Maria Cătăuță, Romania.
Sylwester Tułajew, Poland.
Elvira Kovacs, Serbia.
Arber Ademi, North Macedonia.
Rrezarta Krasniqi, Kosovo.
Charles Kinnoull, The United Kingdom.
Jessika Roswall, (Mod) Minister for EU Affairs.
Salvatore De Meo, Chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs.
Luís Capoulas Santos, Portugal.
At the rostrum, Kerstin Jorna, Director General for the Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs.
Christian Buchmann, Austria.
Andrius Kubilius, European Parliament.
José Maria Sanchez Garcia, Spain.
Vytautas Gapšys, Lithuania.
Günther Krichbaum, Germany.
Andrezej Grzyb, Poland.
Andris Sprūds, Latvia.
Vasile Dîncu, Romania.
Ruud Koole, Netherlands.
Georgios Kyrtsos, European Parliament.
Constantinos Efstathiou, Cyprus.
Ellen Samyn, Belgium.
Marko Pavić, European Parliament.
Didier Marie, France.
Hanna Kosonen, Finland.
Susana Correia, Portugal.
Péter Balassa, Hungary.
Gaëtan Van Goidsenhoven, Netherlands.
Dr. Anton Hofreiter, Germany.
Elena Murelli, Italy.
Cristina-Mădălina Prună, Romania.
Ruairí Ó Murchú, Ireland.
Thomas Hacker and Dr Anton Hofreiter, Germany.
Delegates in the Chamber.
Katarina Areskoug Mascarenhas, Chair of the Board of the Centre for European Studies, Lund University.
Anna Stellinger, Head of International and EU Affairs, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise.
Therese Svanström, President of the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (TCO).
Rubén Moreno, Spain.
Boglárka Illés, Hungary.
Zita Pleštinská, Slovakia.
Crown Princess Victoria.
Helene Fritzon, Member of the ENVI Committee.
Daniel Mes, Member of Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Timmermans, European Commission.
Delegates in the Chamber.
Delegates in the Chamber.
In the middle, the Speaker Andreas Norlén and the Crown Princess Victoria.
Matilda Ernkrans (Social Democratic Party), Deputy Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs of the Riksdag.
Johan Kuylenstierna, Director General of Formas.
Rubén Moreno, Spain.
Stefano Candiani, Italy.
Maria Huber, Austria.
Maria Jufereva-Skuratovski, Estonia.
Marc Demesmaeker, Belgium.
Zoltán Tessely, Hungary.
Lucija Tacer, Slovenia.
Pietro Lorefice, Italy.
Aurelijus Veryga, Lithuania.
Raoul Boucke, the Netherlands.
Tomasz Nowak, Poland.
Safet Beqiri and Fjolla Ujkani, Kosovo.
Jean-François Rapin, France.
Anna Kwiecién, Poland.
Pere Joan Pons Sampietro, Spain.
Pär Holmgren, the European Parliament.
Pieyre-Alexandre Anglade, France.
Firmino Marques, Portugal.
Andris Sprūds, Lithuania.
Georgios Kyrtsos, the European Parliament.
In the middle, Daniel Mes, Member of Cabinet of the European Commissioner Timmermans.
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.
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Chair of the Committee on Ukraine’s Integration into the EU.
Anders Ahnlid, Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Party on the use of frozen and immobilised assets to support Ukraine’s reconstruction.
Jean-Erik de Zagon, Head of the European Investment Bank Representation to Ukraine.
Doina Gherman, Moldova.
Logi Einarsson, Iceland.
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.