Brussels, 26/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - The Political, Security and Human Rights Committee of the Euromed Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA) meeting on Tuesday at the European Parliament formalised the agreement on the composition of its Bureau headed by Tokia Saïfi (PPE-DE, France) and composed of three Vice-Presidents with equal powers and no hierarchy: one member of the Spanish Cortes; Josep Antoni Duran; one member of the Knesseth, Majalli Whbee; one member of the Palestinian National Council, Zyad Abu Qayad. This decision brings to an end the controversy caused by Libya and Syria disputing the agreement reached by all delegations (MEPs, members of the parliaments of the EU Member States and partner countries) at the inaugural session of the EMPA in Greece last March (see EUROPE of 22 January). The members heard contributions from the EPMA President, Egypt's Fathi Sourour (who participated in a brief meeting of the Assembly's Bureau in preparation for the 2nd plenary session, from 11 to 15 March) and the Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner (who reiterated the Commission's commitment to breathing new life into the Barcelona process, which will not compete with the neighbourhood policy). The Parliamentary committee also recorded the proposal from MEP Antonis Trakatelis (PPE-DE, Greece) to create an alarm and prevention mechanism for natural disasters (an issue to which EUROPE will return) and heard a report from the British conservative Edward Millan-Scott, who led the ad hoc EP mission to the Palestinian presidential elections.