COSAC conference attended by European Union Committee Members

• The Netherlands EU Presidency
• About COSAC
• EU Select Committee

What is COSAC?

The Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC) was established in 1989. It meets biannually, in whichever country holds the rotating Presidency of the EU, giving members of parliamentary committees and the European Parliament an opportunity to discuss issues of current concern.

Delegation

The Lords delegation is led by EU Committee Chairman, Lord Boswell of Aynho. Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Member, External Affairs Sub-Committee) and Baroness Falkner of Margravine (Chairman, Economic Affairs Sub-Committee) will also attend the conference.

Subjects under discussion

Debates will be held in the course of the conference on Parliamentary scrutiny, the role of Parliaments in Protecting the Rule of Law within the EU, migration and the European Court of Auditors.

Further information

• About Parliament: Select committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch committees

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