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Plenary Meeting of COSAC 14-16 May

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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A man speaking on a platform.
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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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A woman stands at her bench and speaks.
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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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A woman stands on a platform and speaks into a microphone.
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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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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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A woman stands up from her bench in the Chamber to speak.
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Hanna Kosonen, Finland.

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Susana Correia, Portugal.

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A man stands up from his bench in the Chamber to speak.
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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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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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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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A woman stands at the rostrum.
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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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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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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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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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Firmino Marques, Portugal.

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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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A woman stands at the rostrum and speaks.
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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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Webcast 15 May: Plenary Meeting of COSAC

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Webcast 16 May: Plenary Meeting of COSAC

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09.00 Session III - Towards a green transition
11.00 Session IV – Ukraine
12.30 Closing session

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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