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Committees Galatasaray Euroforum 2006 will be composed of 8 committees listed below. For each committee, a number of 15 participants min. is required. European Commission The European Commission is the executive of the European Union. Its primary roles are to propose and enact legislation, and to act as 'guardian of the treaties' which provide the legal basis for the EU. The Commission currently consists of 25 Commissioners, one from each member state of the EU. However, unlike the Council of the European Union, the Commission is intended to be a body independent of member states. Each Commissioner takes responsibility for a particular area of policy, and heads a department called a Directorate General. The Commission is headed by a President. General Affairs Council It contains ministers for Foreign Affairs of the governments of each of the member-states of the EU. The EU's external affairs and general policy questions are covered in the General Affairs Council. It also coordinates preparation for and follow-up to meetings of the European Council. European Council The European Council is a meeting of the heads of state or government of the European Union, and the President of the European Commission (not to be confused with the Council of the European Union, or the Council of Europe). Its decisions are of complete independence and are taken by the leaders of the EU so as to define approches to further construction of Europe, caracterize the principles of common foreign and security policies including matters related to common defense, issue guidelines for community action. Committee on Foreign Affairs The Committee is responsible for: 1. the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and the European security and defence policy (ESDP); 2. relations with other EU institutions and bodies, the UNO and other international organisations and interparliamentary assemblies for matters falling under its responsibility; 3. the strengthening of political relations with third countries, particularly those in the immediate vicinity of the Union, by means of major cooperation and assistance programmes or international agreements such as association and partnership agreements; 4. the opening, monitoring and concluding of negotiations concerning the accession of European States to the Union; 5. issues concerning human rights, the protection of minorities and the promotion of democratic values in third countries. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs The Committee is responsible for 1. the protection within the territory of the Union of citizens' rights, human rights and fundamental rights, including the protection of minorities, as laid down in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; 2. the measures needed to combat all forms of discrimination other than those based on sex or those occurring at the workplace and in the labour market; 3. legislation in the areas of transparency and of the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data; 4. the establishment and development of an area of freedom, security and justice; 5. the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, Europol, Eurojust, Cepol and other bodies and agencies in the same area; 6. the determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by a Member State of the principles common to the Member States. Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs The Committee is responsible for: 1. the economic and monetary policies of the Union, the functioning of Economic and Monetary Union and the European monetary and financial system (including relations with the relevant institutions or organisations); 2. the free movement of capital and payments (cross-border payments, single payment area, balance of payments, capital movements and borrowing and lending policy, control of movements of capital originating in third countries, measures to encourage the export of the Union's capital); 3. the international monetary and financial system (including relations with financial and monetary institutions and organisations); 4. rules on competition and State or public aid; 5. tax provisions; 6. the regulation and supervision of financial services, institutions and markets including financial reporting, auditing, accounting rules, corporate governance and other company law matters specifically concerning financial services. Comite Economique et Social (will be held in french) The European Union's Economic and Social Committee is the consultative assembly of European social and economic partners. The Treaty of Maastricht considerably enlarged the Committee's domain. Its influence now extends to matters such as social policy, social and economic cohesion, environment, education, health, customers protection, industry, Trans-European Networks, indirect taxation and structural funds. Committee on Legal Affairs Committee responsible for: 1. the interpretation and application of European law, compliance of European Union acts with primary law, notably the choice of legal bases and respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; 2. the interpretation and application of international law, in so far as the European Union is affected; 3. the simplification of Community law, in particular legislative proposals for its official codification; 4. the legal protection of Parliament's rights and prerogatives, including its involvement in actions before the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance; 5. Community acts which affect the Member States' legal order, namely in the fields of: (a) civil and commercial law, (b) company law, (c) intellectual property law, (d) procedural law; 6. environmental liability and sanctions against environmental crime; 7. ethical questions related to new technologies, in enhanced cooperation with the relevant committees; 8. the Statute for Members and the Staff Regulations of the European Communities; 9. privileges and immunities as well as verification of Members' credentials; 10. the organisation and statute of the Court of Justice; 11. the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market. |
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