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The Conference of Community and European Affairs Committees of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC) is a conference of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and national Members of Parliament (MPs) who are drawn from parliamentary committees responsible for European Union affairs.^[1]

History and role

Further information: National parliaments of the European Union

COSAC was founded in 1989 on a proposal of Laurent Fabius, then President of the French National Assembly and at the same time an MEP on the European Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee. It meets twice a year in the member state that holds the rotating EU Presidency.^[1] The conference is mainly intended for personal contacts between Members of National Parliaments and MEPs, and for exchanges of information. COSAC may however also adopt contributions addressed to the EU institutions.

COSAC has now gained the right to submit contributions and examine proposals on EU law relating to Justice and Home Affairs^[1] and will see its role expand under the Treaty of Lisbon with provisions for increased involvement of national parliaments in EU affairs.^[2]

Name

COSAC is a French acronym for "Conférence des organes spécialisés dans les affaires communautaires et européennes des parlements de l'Union européenne". It is known by similar terms such as the Conference of European Community Affairs Committees^[1] and under the Treaty of Lisbon COSAC's name is listed as the "conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs".^[3]

List of European affairs committees

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State	Committee
Belgium	Advisory Committee on European Affairs and Federal Advisory Committee on European Affairs (includes MEPs)
France	The Committee in Charge of European Affairs (lower house)[4]
Germany	Committee on the Affairs of the European Union (lower house)[5] and the Committee on European Union Questions (upper house)[6] (also, the Chamber for European Affairs in the upper house)[7]
Italy	Committee on European Union Policies (lower house)[8] and Committee on European Union Policies (upper house)[9]
Poland	European Union Affairs Committee (lower house)[10] European Union Affairs Committee (upper house)[11]
Romania	The Committee on European Affairs (lower house)[12] and European Affairs Committee (upper house)[13]
Spain	Joint Commission for the European Union[14]
Sweden	The Committee on EU Affairs[15]
United Kingdom	European Scrutiny Committee (lower house) and European Union Committee (upper house, includes sub-committees)

See also

• European Assizes
• National parliaments of the European Union
  • List of national parliaments of the member states of the European Union
• Joint parliamentary meeting on the Future of Europe

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Europa glossary: National parliaments". European Union website. 2008. http://europa.eu/scadplus/glossary/national_parliaments_en.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-27. 
2. ^ "Treaty of Lisbon: A more democratic and transparent Europe". European Union website. 2008. http://europa.eu/lisbon_treaty/glance/democracy/index_en.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-27. 
3. ^ "Treaty of Lisbon: Protocol on the Role of National Parliaments in the European Union" (PDF). Eur-Lex website. 2008. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2007:306:0148:0150:EN:PDF. Retrieved 2008-05-27. 
4. ^ http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/europe/commission_english_2008.pdf
5. ^ http://www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/bundestag/committees/a21/index.html
6. ^ http://www.bundesrat.de/nn_11398/EN/organisation-en/ausschuesse-en/eu-en/eu-en-node.html?__nnn=true
7. ^ http://www.bundesrat.de/nn_11006/EN/organisation-en/europakammer-en/europakammer-en-inhalt.html?__nnn=true
8. ^ http://www.camera.it/99?shadow_organo_parlamentare=1507
9. ^ http://www.senato.it/english/business/28031/28046/genpagina.htm
10. ^ http://www.sejm.gov.pl/komisje/www_sue_e.htm
11. ^ http://www.senat.gov.pl/k7eng/kom/ksue.htm
12. ^ http://www.cdep.ro/pls/parlam/structura.co?leg=2008&idl=2&idc=33
13. ^ https://www.senat.ro/Start.aspx
14. ^ http://www.congreso.es/portal/page/portal/Congreso/Congreso/Organos/Comision?_piref73_7498063_73_1339256_1339256.next_page=/wc/detalleInformComisiones&idOrgano=318&idLegislatura=9
15. ^ http://www.riksdagen.se/templates/R_Page____7125.aspx

External links

• Conference of Community and European Affairs Committees of Parliaments of the European Union
• Cooperation between the European Parliament and National Parliaments

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