Roundtables
Article 7
1. The roundtables shall aim at identifying and exploring the crisis situation so that the political decision-making is properly informed. 2. The roundtables shall be convened at the initiative of the Presidency, with the support and advice of the GSC. 3. The Presidency shall decide on the composition of the roundtables. The Commission services and the EEAS shall be invited to attend and to provide input on their respective areas of competence. The Cabinet of the President of the European Council shall also be invited to attend. Affected Member States and other relevant stakeholders and experts on certain matters, including representatives from third countries and international organisations, and the Union Counter Terrorism Coordinator, shall be invited to attend as appropriate. 4. In information sharing mode, where the Presidency convenes a roundtable, the roundtable shall serve mainly to monitor the situation, evaluate information requirements and assess whether a full activation is required. In case of full activation, the roundtable participants shall, under the Presidency's leadership, prepare, develop and update draft proposals for action, where needed, to be presented to the Council for discussion and decision as required.