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At its meeting
on Tuesday 6 February in S�dert�lje, the so-called COSAC
troika decided to establish a working group comprising representatives
of the European Affairs Committees of the parliaments of
the EU Member States and of the European Parliament. The
working group, which will meet at the Riksdag on 9 April,
will discuss the role of national parliaments in the European
Union and how national parliaments can contribute to the
debate on the EU's future. These issues belong to the areas
addressed in the Treaty of Nice declaration on the future
of the Union.
The troika
also determined the agenda for the ordinary COSAC conference,
which will be held on 20-22 May in Stockholm. In addition
to the role of national parliaments in the EU, the agenda
also includes the Swedish Presidency, EU enlargement and
the environment. The Swedish Prime Minister, Minister for
Foreign Affairs and Minister for the Environment, as well
as Environment Commissioner, Margot Wallstr�m, have all
been asked to participate in the conference.
COSAC is
a coordinating body for the European Affairs Committees
of parliaments of the European Union and the European Parliament,
which is empowered to make contributions to the EU institutions.
Once every six months, a COSAC conference is organised in
the country currently holding the EU presidency. The Riksdag
Committee on European Union Affairs will therefore be the
host of the ordinary COSAC meeting in Stockholm in May.
The COSAC troika consists of representatives of the national
parliaments' European Affairs Committees from the country
holding the EU presidency, the preceding (France) and succeeding
(Belgium) presidencies, and the European Parliament.
Further
enquiries may be addressed to Hans Hegeland, Secretary of
the Swedish Committee on European Union Affairs,
tel: +46 8 786 4270 or S�ren Lekberg, Chairman of the Swedish
Committee on European Union Affairs, tel: +46 70 574 51
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