Zápisy ze schůzí europoslaneckého klubu

[Michaela.Hnizdilova]

MEP Meeting 09/02/2021

Recurring items

• Delegation weekly plan
• Delegation work in progress

Organisational/Admin

• IT strategy

• To have an understanding where we stand in the IT strategy.
• The second part will be discussed in coming weeks.
• Item 6 GEA App: action item: Panda will get in touch with Tomas P. to go through the app to find out how to present our work on GEA to media.

• Extension of work contract for Dan Nepejchal
o His contract will expire on 28/2/2021. If agreed, do we extend it for 1 year as we did with Panda?

• Marcel:Dan – meeting 1:1
• Final decision to be made next week.
• Action item: Misa will find out more information on work contracts which reach the sealing of 60 000 EUR per mandate (public tender, etc.)

Policy/PR/Coordination

• DSA and DMA: Group position debate on Tuesday 9/2
o discuss especially digital violence and targeted advertising

• Patrick will take the floor during the debate (topics: privacy and freedom of expression)
• Agreed on common approach, which will be coordinated by Policy advisors (creation of bullet points on controversial issues).

• Quotas: Follow-up on the meeting and discuss voting strategy in camera

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[Samuel.Vanco]

MEP Meeting 22/02/2021

Recurring items

Delegation weekly plan

Delegation work in progress

Organisational/Admin

IT strategy

Debrief from the Delegation Policy Trainee selection procedure

Policy/PR/Coordination

Quotas
- debate ahead of Group Bureau Debrief on Gender Quotas this Wednesday

AI: Zuzka will identify possible contentious policies between Greens/EFA and PPEU (analysis of past voting patterns and programmes)

Group campaigns - Pirates’ perspective

• meeting with the Head of Campaigns and Outreach Team of the Greens/EFA

Group post-enlargement update

European digital ID discussion of delegation’s position

Kód: Vybrat vše

	- can we accept it - under what conditions - what are our red lines

Any other business

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[Martina.Janurova]

MEP Meeting 16/02/2021

Agenda

Recurring items

Delegation weekly plan

Delegation work in progress

Organisational/Admin

IT strategy
-Lobby register: MEPs are obliged to use EP lobby calendar, Marcel will try to get source code of Lobby calendar from the DG ITEC

GEA audit:
-Pirate delegation will continue keeping of GEA transparent account system as so far
-overall audit will be conducted by the Delegation (paying agent) , Misa
will contact paying agent and discuss practical details and then present to the MEPs

Extension of work contract for Service provider Dan Nepejchal: His contract will expire on 28/2/2021, Misa will check with EP administration possibilities of the extension and reaching the financial limit, after checking the Parliamentary rules the contract will be extended to the end of the Parliamentary term

Termination of Lucie’s traineeship (28/2 instead of 19/3): Lucie´s traineeship will be terminated by the end of the month

Policy/PR/Coordination

Czech presidency of the Council of the EU 2022 - update

• Zuzka introduced current state of play regarding Czech presidency in 2022

European digital ID discussion of delegation’s position

• Zuzka will arrange the meeting regarding digital ID

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[Samuel.Vanco]

MEP Meeting 07/04/2021

Draft agenda

Recurring items

• Delegation weekly plan
• Delegation work in progress

Admin/Organisational

Policy/PR/Coordination

• Covid pass - discussion of delegation position on proposal and drafted amendments 40 mins
o summary of draft AMs

• MEPs discussed which AMs to propose to Greens/EFA

• Meeting with the group leadership (in camera) 15 mins

• Any other business

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[Martina.Janurova]

MEP Meeting 16/04/2021

Draft agenda

Recurring items

Delegation weekly plan

Delegation work in progress

Priority item in camera
-meeting with the group leadership

Admin/Organisational

• Extension of work contract for service provider Mattia (his work contract will expire on 7/5/2021 and therefore we would need to know whether MEPs would like to extend it and if yes, would it be until the end of mandate?)
• same procedure as with Dan N.
• Martina : ask Michal K. to evaluate Mattia´s work and schedule meeting with Marcel

-possible open letter to Sassoli regarding rule 1 APA per MEP in the premises of the EP

• Open Letter will be written to Sassoli on behalf of Marketa

Policy/PR/Coordination

• European Defence Fund
• discuss the strategy for Plenary in terms of tabling Group AMs and the impact on the delegation’s final vote
• Group will be asked to table AMs
• Marketa will be the contact person from
  behalf of Delegation

-non-consentual pornography" and DSA
-Delegation supports Patrick´s suggestions

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[Samuel.Vanco]

MEP Meeting 27/09/2021

Draft agenda

Recurring items

Delegation weekly plan

Delegation work in progress

Admin/Organisational

Continuation: modus operandi of our IT team, especially right to disconnect, emergency, vacation, and personal development (courses) 10 mins

• postponed to next meeting

Policy/PR/Coordination

Kód: Vybrat vše

Limesurvey									10 mins

	
	Translations available: EN, DE, CZ, NL - task Panda with building the survey?
	
		
	- 	Axel could help with the FR one 
		
	
	
-           agreed last time: Mikulas will reach out to international coordinators for the survey distribution









EZO / coordination meeting debrief						5 mins

	
	- Fit for 55 - prepare briefing with our evaluation of the package, the key good points and the potential risks, and speaking points 
	
	
	- Council of the EU Presidency -	prioritisation of files active during the CZ PRES
	- COFE - activities in support of the conference? 

• postponed to next meeting

Kód: Vybrat vše

Breakfast with Czech MEPs							3 mins

	
	- would you like to keep the format of inviting guests and hold the meetings on Tuesday lunch time with sandwiches?

• postponed to next meeting

Kód: Vybrat vše

upcoming PR activities (with Tomas Polak)					10 mins

• postponed to next meeting

Any other business

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[Martina.Janurova]

MEP
Meeting 06/10/2021
Draft agenda

Recurring items

Delegation weekly plan

Delegation work in progress

Admin/HR/Organisational
discussion with Panda
-discussion about rules of vacation and other rules concerning Panda´s workflow

• Panda presented suggestion for non financial compensation for overtime
• he asks take extra time as a leave
• discussion about final decision was held in camera

Request for an informal meeting with Czech MEPs and students from a bilingual
high school (Czech/French) during the Plenary session in Strasbourg next year (preferably in February/March next year).

• Marcel and Mikulas agreed to meet with school in Strasbourg (Misa
  will communicate)

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[Michaela.Hnizdilova]

MEP Meeting 21/04/2021

Recurring items

• Delegation weekly plan
• Delegation work in progress

Admin/Organisational

• Timing of MEP meetings in Group weeks :
• MEP meeting will take place Mondays 11 :00 – 12 :00 (backup Wednesday 09 :00 – 10 :00)

Policy/PR/Coordination

• meeting with the group leadership
• VPC/HR statement on Russia, the case of Alexei Navalny, military build-up on Ukraine's border and Russian attacks in the Czech Republic (with/without resolution)
o resolution of importance for Delegation
• UK TCA
o Data protection not adequate – agreement based on assumption of adequacy of data protection in UK.
o Patrick to brief other offices on data-protection issues.

• Covid pass - discussion of potential red lines
o status: Group are negotiating mandate, need to agree before plenary
o Our main requirements: paper certificate optional, non-discrimination of proving health status, data protection, cross-border recognition

• European Defence Fund
o discuss the strategy for Plenary in terms of tabling Group AMs and the impact on the delegation’s final vote
o AMs were tabled on our behalf, might come up in Group meeting.
o Final vote to be discussed in separate meeting
o Poll update: running in PPDE, preliminary results show critical position towards EDF.

• Hydrogen strategy
o CZ only

• RRF WG

Any other business

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[Michaela.Hnizdilova]

MEP Meeting 10/05/2021

Recurring items

• Delegation weekly plan
• Delegation work in progress

Admin/Organisational

Policy/PR/Coordination

• Conference on the Future of Europe

• Greens are preparing their position – propose AMs until 12.5.
  - consult PPEU programme for possible AMs
  • disinformation: steer towards education, rather than censorship (EPP efforts) – possibility to frame it as freedom of speech
  • Tuesday EOB internal deadline for input – then send to Freund
  • emphasize the fact that PPEU wants to listen to the people
  • use the conference as a context for communication of Pirate topics
    • AI: prepare a timetable of important events throughout the conference – Martina
  • PPEU Council 5-6 June – identify Pirate priorities for CoFoE
  • when our AMs are complete – share with PPCZ and PPDE
  • see which AMs get adopted – evaluate on next MEPs meeting
  • inform colleague Parties on how to advocate at CoFoE – what is the process, who are the representatives, etc. - Tom Polak is preparing a PR where it could be included
  • special communication for PPEU member parties on how to participate

• Resolution and debate on The conflict of interest of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
- let the delegation know who gets the file
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• DSA/revenge porn

• 'Position Paper EU-Russia: Components for a strategic reset'
o to be adopted in Group on 12/5
o
• Checklist of sensitive topics for the Group

• advisors should check the document and amend it – what issues are always a red line?
• 1 paragraph explaining our policy position and arguments
• 1 paragraph on language that is being used
• it serves for the Group advisors and new advisors as a reminder of what to focus on

Any other business

Pirate delegation at the Internet Governance Forum

• postponed until next meeting

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[Michaela.Hnizdilova]

MEP Meeting 28/05/2021

Recurring items

• Delegation weekly plan
• Delegation work in progress

Admin/Organisational

• "Reprimand letter for IT service provider Swisshost - VPS loss of data incident"
o postponed to the next time, David will be invited for the discussion

• Internet Governance Forum
o suggested possible participation of the Pirate delegation
o will be discussed among Mikulas and Marcel

 Representation of MEPs
o Mikulas was approved as a delegate for MEPs when needed

Policy/PR/Coordination

• Press trip in June
o small press trip in June, covered by BL400, visit of the EP should be possible
o so far green light from MEPs, possible connection with Patrick

• Conference on the Future of Europe

o Group paper - what do we stand behind and what do we want to actively promote
o Outputs for communication
o Our focus: referendum and citizen´s initiatives, diminishing the treshold in the European Election,
o Group draft will be shared with PPEU and common Pirate position established

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