board of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania decision CONCERNING EVENTS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PARLIAMENTARY DIMENSION OF THE LITHUANIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EURoPEAN UNION 6 February 2013 No SV-S-81 (As last amended on 3 May 2013 – No SV-S-209) Vilnius The Board of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, having regard to Decision No 100-S-1 of the Committee on European Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania of 16 January 2013, r e s o l v e s:
- To approve the list of events in the framework of the parliamentary dimension of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and additional events related to the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union to be held at the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the European Parliament in the second half of 2013 (attached).
- To approve of the initiative of the Committee on Economics of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania to host together with the European Parliament a joint parliamentary meeting to be held at the European Parliament and to approve of the opportunity for the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania to hold an exhibition in the premises of the European Parliament during the joint parliamentary meeting.
- To approve of the hosting of the following additional events related to the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union at the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania in the second half of 2013: 1) meetings of the Committee on Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights, the Committee on Economic, Financial and Commercial Affairs, the Committee on Social Affairs, Youth and Children, Human Exchanges, Education and Culture and the Working Group on EU-LAC Migration Issues of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat), to be held on 16-18 July 2013; 2) annual “Early School Leaving” conference, to be held by the European Network of Education Councils (EUNEC) on 18-20 November 2013; 3) international session of the Model European Parliament, to be held by the public institution Europos namai (House of Europe) on 2-6 December 2013; 4) academic conference “United in Diversity: Political and Social Development Aspects of EU Languages and Cultures”, to be held by the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language, the Institute of the Lithuanian Language and Vilnius University on 25-26 September 2013; 5) international seminar, to be held by the EU-Neighbourhood East Parliamentary Assembly (Euronest Parliamentary Assembly) on 20 September 2013; 6) side event of the international project “ADSTRINGO − Addressing trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation through improved partnerships, enhanced diagnostics and intensified organisational approaches”, to be held by the Committee on Legal Affairs of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania on 17 October 2013; 7) international conference on the occasion of the EU Anti-Trafficking Day, to be held by the Committee on Legal Affairs of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania on 18 October 2013; 8) extraordinary meeting of the Workers’ Group (Group II) of the European Economic and Social Committee on the theme “Social dimension of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union”, to be held by the Coordination Centre of Lithuanian Trade Unions on 1 July
- To establish that, during the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, only the events provided for in subparagraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Decision may be held at the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania in the second half of
- Other international events may be held at the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania only in exceptional cases by a decision of the Board of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.
- To establish that the Committees of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania organising the events in the framework of the Parliamentary Dimension of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union must submit draft agendas for these events to the Coordination Working Group of the Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania by 1 April 2013, specifying potential panellists and their substitutes.
- To establish that the Committees of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania must notify the Coordination Working Group of the Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania of visits to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania in 2013 by delegations of the Committees of the European Parliament, the parliaments of the Member States, the candidate and potential candidate countries of the European Union, the Eastern Partnership countries and the strategic partners of the European Union and must coordinate the agendas of these visits with Deputy Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Petras Auštrevičius, before submitting them for approval to the Board of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Speaker of the Seimas Vydas Gedvilas APPROVED BY Decision No SV-S-81 of the Board of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania of 6 February 2013 LIST of events in the framework OF the Parliamentary Dimension of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and additional events related to the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union TO BE held AT the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the European Parliament in the second half of 2013 No Committee Event Date Number of participants Venue
- Committee on European Affairs Solemn plenary sitting of the Seimas to mark the start of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 4 July 2013 300 March 11 Hall of the Seimas
- Committee on European Affairs Meeting of the Chairpersons of the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC) 7-8 July 2013 140 Plenary Chamber of the Seimas
- Committee on Rural Affairs Meeting of chairpersons of sectoral committees on the Common Agricultural Policy reform 21-22 July 2013 120 Plenary Chamber of the Seimas
- Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on National Security and Defence Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) 4-6 September 2013 350 March 11 Hall of the Seimas
- Committee on Budget and Finance and Committee on Economics Meeting of chairpersons of sectoral committees: “Prevention of Smuggling of Goods Subject to Excise and Customs Duties” 15-16 September 2013 120 Plenary Chamber of the Seimas
- Committee on Education, Science and Culture and Committee on the Development of Information Society Meeting of chairpersons of sectoral committees: “United in Diversity: Political and Social Development Aspects of EU Languages and Cultures” 26-27 September 2013 120 Plenary Chamber of the Seimas
- Committee on Economics Meeting of chairpersons of sectoral committees: “Energy Policy of the European Union: Towards Competitiveness, Growth and Employment” 13-15 October 2013 120 Plenary Chamber of the Seimas
- Committee on European Affairs Plenary Meeting of the L COSAC 27-29 October 2013 350 March 11 Hall of the Seimas
- Committee on Social Affairs and Labour Meeting of chairpersons of sectoral committees: “Employment Incentives to Implement the Europe 2020 Strategy” 10-11 November 2013 120 Plenary Chamber of the Seimas
- Committee on Environment Protection and Committee on State Administration and Local Authorities Meeting of chairpersons of sectoral committees: “Macro-Regional Strategies: Development and Prospects” 24-25 November 2013 120 Plenary Chamber of the Seimas
- Committee on Foreign Affairs Meeting of Chairpersons of the Committees on Foreign Affairs and the Parliamentary Forum for Democracy on the development of democracy 27-28 November 2013 350 March 11 Hall of the Seimas
- Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the European Parliament Joint parliamentary meeting November or December of 2013 200 European Parliament additional events related to the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
- Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat)* Meetings of the Committee on Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights, the Committee on Economic, Financial and Commercial Affairs, the Committee on Social Affairs, Youth and Children, Human Exchanges, Education and Culture and the Working Group on EU-LAC Migration Issues of the EuroLat 16-18 July 2013 100 Plenary Chamber of the Seimas; other halls
- European Network of Education Councils (EUNEC) Annual “Early School Leaving” conference 18-20 November 2013 120 Plenary Chamber of the Seimas; other halls of the Seimas
- Public institution Europos namai (House of Europe) International session of the Model European Parliament 2-6 December 2013 200 March 11 Hall of the Seimas; other halls of the Seimas
- State Commission of the Lithuanian Language, the Institute of the Lithuanian Language and Vilnius University Academic conference: “United in Diversity: Political and Social Development Aspects of EU Languages and Cultures” 25-26 September 2013 March 11 Hall of the Seimas
- EU-Neighbourhood East Parliamentary Assembly (Euronest Parliamentary Assembly) International seminar 20 September 2013 100-150 Conference Hall of the Seimas
- Committee on Legal Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania Side event of the international project “ADSTRINGO − Addressing trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation through improved partnerships, enhanced diagnostics and intensified organisational approaches” 17 October 2013 60 Constitution Hall of the Seimas
- Committee on Legal Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania International conference on the occasion of the EU Anti-Trafficking Day 18 October 2013 150 Conference Hall of the Seimas; Constitution Hall of the Seimas; Seimas Hall of the Council of Lithuania
- Coordination Centre of Lithuanian Trade Unions Extraordinary meeting of the Workers’ Group (Group II) of the European Economic and Social Committee on the theme “Social dimension of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union” 1 July 2013 200 Conference Hall of the Seimas * The Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly is a forum for issues relating to the Bi-regional European Union – Latin America and Caribbean Strategic Partnership.