# C_2017363EN.01000101.xml

| 26.10.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 363/1 |
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30 November 2016MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 30 NOVEMBER 2016

(2017/C 363/01)

Contents

| 1. | Resumption of the session | 3 |
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| 2. | Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting | 3 |
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| 3. | Verification of credentials | 3 |
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| 4. | Composition of political groups | 3 |
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| 5. | Composition of committees and delegations | 3 |
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| 6. | Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions | 3 |
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| 7. | Questions for oral answer (submission) | 4 |
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| 8. | Documents received | 4 |
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| 9. | Transfers of appropriations | 7 |
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| 10. | Order of business | 7 |
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| 11. | 2017 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate) | 7 |
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| 12. | MFF revision (debate) | 8 |
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| 13. | EU-Ghana Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement *** (debate) | 8 |
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| 14. | US-EU Agreement on the protection of personal information relating to criminal offenses *** (debate) | 9 |
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| 15. | Recent transition of the IANA stewardship to the global internet community in October 2016 and the upcoming Internet Governance Forum in Mexico (6-8 December 2016) (debate) | 9 |
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| 16. | The European Union Solidarity Fund: an assessment — Situation in Italy after the earthquakes (debate) | 10 |
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| 17. | Commissioners' declarations of interests — Guidelines (debate) | 11 |
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| 18. | Liability, compensation and financial security for offshore oil and gas operations (short presentation) | 12 |
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| 19. | One-minute speeches on matters of political importance | 12 |
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| 20. | Agenda of the next sitting | 12 |
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| 21. | Closure of the sitting | 12 |
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| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 13 |
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Minutes of the sitting of 30 November 2016

IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ

President

1.   Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 15.05.

2.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

3.   Verification of credentials

On a proposal by the JURI Committee, Parliament validated the mandates of Florent Marcellesi with effect from 11 October 2016 and of Ivica Tolić and Željana Zovko with effect from 24 October 2016.

4.   Composition of political groups

Alessandra Mussolini was no longer a member of the PPE Group and would sit with the Non-attached members with effect from 30 November 2016.

5.   Composition of committees and delegations

At the request of the S&D and ENF Groups, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

| — | AFET Committee: Alex Mayer |
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| — | Subcommittee on Human Rights: Alex Mayer |
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| — | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia: Alex Mayer |
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| — | Delegation for relations with the United States: Janice Atkinson to replace Stanisław Żółtek |
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6.   Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

The Commission communication on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament during the June I and II and July 2016 part-sessions was available on the Europarl site.

7.   Questions for oral answer (submission)

The following questions for oral answer had been submitted by Members (Rule 128):

| — | (O-000139/2016) by Ivan Jakovčić, Iskra Mihaylova, Matthijs van Miltenburg, Petras Auštrevičius, Norica Nicolai and Urmas Paet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Remo Sernagiotto and Raffaele Fitto, to the Commission: Situation in Italy after the earthquakes (B8-1812/2016) (2016/2988(RSP)); |
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| — | (O-000140/2016) by Lambert van Nistelrooij, Antonio Tajani, Elisabetta Gardini and Salvatore Cicu, on behalf of the PPE Group, Constanze Krehl and Mercedes Bresso, on behalf of the S&D Group, Davor Škrlec, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, to the Commission: Situation in Italy after the earthquakes (B8-1813/2016) (2016/2988(RSP)); |
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| — | (O-000141/2016) by Rosa D'Amato, Laura Agea, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Isabella Adinolfi, Rolandas Paksas, Daniela Aiuto, Piernicola Pedicini and David Coburn, on behalf of the EFDD Group, to the Commission: Situation in Italy after the earthquakes (B8-1814/2016) (2016/2988(RSP)); |
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| — | (O-000146/2016) by Curzio Maltese, Eleonora Forenza and Barbara Spinelli, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: Situation in Italy after the earthquakes (B8-1817/2016) (2016/2988(RSP)). |
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8.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

| 1) | from the Council and Commission
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Proposal for a Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Denmark (12212/2016 — C8-0476/2016 — 2016/0815(CNS))
referred to responsible: LIBE —
Proposal for a Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Greece (12211/2016 — C8-0477/2016 — 2016/0816(CNS))
referred to responsible: LIBE —
Proposal for transfer of appropriations No 8-INF/2016 — Court of Justice (N8-0101/2016 — C8-0482/2016 — 2016/2315(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG —
Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 36/2016 — Section III — Commission (N8-0102/2016 — C8-0483/2016 — 2016/2316(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG —
Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 37/2016 — Section III — Commission (N8-0103/2016 — C8-0485/2016 — 2016/2317(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG —
Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 38/2016 — Section III — Commission (N8-0104/2016 — C8-0486/2016 — 2016/2318(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG —
Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 39/2016 — Section III — Commission (N8-0105/2016 — C8-0487/2016 — 2016/2319(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG —
Proposal for transfer of appropriations V/AB-13/T/16 — European Court of Auditors (N8-0106/2016 — C8-0488/2016 — 2016/2320(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG | — | Proposal for a Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Denmark (12212/2016 — C8-0476/2016 — 2016/0815(CNS))
referred to responsible: LIBE | — | Proposal for a Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Greece (12211/2016 — C8-0477/2016 — 2016/0816(CNS))
referred to responsible: LIBE | — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations No 8-INF/2016 — Court of Justice (N8-0101/2016 — C8-0482/2016 — 2016/2315(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG | — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 36/2016 — Section III — Commission (N8-0102/2016 — C8-0483/2016 — 2016/2316(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG | — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 37/2016 — Section III — Commission (N8-0103/2016 — C8-0485/2016 — 2016/2317(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG | — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 38/2016 — Section III — Commission (N8-0104/2016 — C8-0486/2016 — 2016/2318(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG | — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 39/2016 — Section III — Commission (N8-0105/2016 — C8-0487/2016 — 2016/2319(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG | — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations V/AB-13/T/16 — European Court of Auditors (N8-0106/2016 — C8-0488/2016 — 2016/2320(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG |
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| — | Proposal for a Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Denmark (12212/2016 — C8-0476/2016 — 2016/0815(CNS))
referred to responsible: LIBE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Greece (12211/2016 — C8-0477/2016 — 2016/0816(CNS))
referred to responsible: LIBE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations No 8-INF/2016 — Court of Justice (N8-0101/2016 — C8-0482/2016 — 2016/2315(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 36/2016 — Section III — Commission (N8-0102/2016 — C8-0483/2016 — 2016/2316(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 37/2016 — Section III — Commission (N8-0103/2016 — C8-0485/2016 — 2016/2317(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 38/2016 — Section III — Commission (N8-0104/2016 — C8-0486/2016 — 2016/2318(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 39/2016 — Section III — Commission (N8-0105/2016 — C8-0487/2016 — 2016/2319(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations V/AB-13/T/16 — European Court of Auditors (N8-0106/2016 — C8-0488/2016 — 2016/2320(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| 2) | from committees
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Report containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (2016/2229(INI)) — PECH Committee — Rapporteur: Jørn Dohrmann (A8-0320/2016) —
***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council replacing the lists of insolvency proceedings and insolvency practitioners in Annexes A and B to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings (COM(2016)0317 — C8-0196/2016 — 2016/0159(COD)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Tadeusz Zwiefka (A8-0324/2016) —
***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of the 470-790 MHz frequency band in the Union (COM(2016)0043 — C8-0020/2016 — 2016/0027(COD)) — ITRE Committee — Rapporteur: Patrizia Toia (A8-0327/2016) —
*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (12396/2016 — C8-0406/2016 — 2008/0137(NLE)) — INTA Committee — Rapporteur: Christofer Fjellner (A8-0328/2016) —
*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and Tuvalu on the short-stay visa waiver (09764/2016 — C8-0268/2016 — 2016/0100(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0333/2016) —
*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kiribati on the short-stay visa waiver (12092/2015 — C8-0253/2016 — 2015/0200(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0334/2016) —
*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the short-stay visa waiver (09775/2016 — C8-0252/2016 — 2016/0103(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0335/2016) —
*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands on the short-stay visa waiver (09785/2016 — C8-0422/2016 — 2016/0096(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0336/2016) —
*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federated States of Micronesia on the short-stay visa waiver (09780/2016 — C8-0388/2016 — 2016/0098(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0337/2016) —
Report on the European Union Solidarity Fund: an assessment (2016/2045(INI)) — REGI Committee — Rapporteur: Salvatore Cicu (A8-0341/2016) —
- Report on the draft Council implementing decision approving the conclusion by the European Police Office (Europol) of the Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation between Georgia and Europol (10343/2016 — C8-0266/2016 — 2016/0810(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Claude Moraes (A8-0343/2016) —
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2017 (COM(2016)0678 — C8-0420/2016 — 2016/2118(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Jens Geier (A8-0346/2016) —
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2016 (COM(2016)0624 — C8-0399/2016 — 2016/2256(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (A8-0347/2016) —
Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 5/2016 of the European Union for the financial year 2016: Implementation of the Own Resources Decision No 2014/335/EU further to the closing of the ratification process and its entry into force on 1 October 2016 (13584/2016 — C8-0462/2016 — 2016/2258(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (A8-0348/2016) —
Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 6/2016 of the European Union for the financial year 2016 accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Germany (13852/2016 — C8-0473/2016 — 2016/2268(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (A8-0349/2016) —
Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 4/2016 of the European Union for the financial year 2016: Update of appropriations to reflect the latest developments on migration and security issues, reduction of payment and commitment appropriations as a result of the Global Transfer, extension of EFSI, modification of the staff establishment plan of Frontex and update of revenue appropriations (Own resources) (13583/2016 — C8-0459/2016 — 2016/2257(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (A8-0350/2016) —
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures to address the on-going migration, refugee and security crisis (COM(2016)0313 — C8-0246/2016 — 2016/2120(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Jens Geier (A8-0351/2016) —
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Germany (COM(2016)0681 — C8-0423/2016 — 2016/2267(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Monika Hohlmeier (A8-0352/2016) —
*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the protection of personal information relating to the prevention, investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal offenses (08523/2016 — C8-0329/2016 — 2016/0126(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Jan Philipp Albrecht (A8-0354/2016) —
***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products as regards the date of its application (COM(2016)0709 — C8-0457/2016 — 2016/0355(COD)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A8-0356/2016) | — | Report containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (2016/2229(INI)) — PECH Committee — Rapporteur: Jørn Dohrmann (A8-0320/2016) | — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council replacing the lists of insolvency proceedings and insolvency practitioners in Annexes A and B to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings (COM(2016)0317 — C8-0196/2016 — 2016/0159(COD)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Tadeusz Zwiefka (A8-0324/2016) | — | ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of the 470-790 MHz frequency band in the Union (COM(2016)0043 — C8-0020/2016 — 2016/0027(COD)) — ITRE Committee — Rapporteur: Patrizia Toia (A8-0327/2016) | — | *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (12396/2016 — C8-0406/2016 — 2008/0137(NLE)) — INTA Committee — Rapporteur: Christofer Fjellner (A8-0328/2016) | — | *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and Tuvalu on the short-stay visa waiver (09764/2016 — C8-0268/2016 — 2016/0100(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0333/2016) | — | *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kiribati on the short-stay visa waiver (12092/2015 — C8-0253/2016 — 2015/0200(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0334/2016) | — | *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the short-stay visa waiver (09775/2016 — C8-0252/2016 — 2016/0103(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0335/2016) | — | *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands on the short-stay visa waiver (09785/2016 — C8-0422/2016 — 2016/0096(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0336/2016) | — | *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federated States of Micronesia on the short-stay visa waiver (09780/2016 — C8-0388/2016 — 2016/0098(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0337/2016) | — | Report on the European Union Solidarity Fund: an assessment (2016/2045(INI)) — REGI Committee — Rapporteur: Salvatore Cicu (A8-0341/2016) | — | * Report on the draft Council implementing decision approving the conclusion by the European Police Office (Europol) of the Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation between Georgia and Europol (10343/2016 — C8-0266/2016 — 2016/0810(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Claude Moraes (A8-0343/2016) | — | Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2017 (COM(2016)0678 — C8-0420/2016 — 2016/2118(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Jens Geier (A8-0346/2016) | — | Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2016 (COM(2016)0624 — C8-0399/2016 — 2016/2256(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (A8-0347/2016) | — | Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 5/2016 of the European Union for the financial year 2016: Implementation of the Own Resources Decision No 2014/335/EU further to the closing of the ratification process and its entry into force on 1 October 2016 (13584/2016 — C8-0462/2016 — 2016/2258(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (A8-0348/2016) | — | Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 6/2016 of the European Union for the financial year 2016 accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Germany (13852/2016 — C8-0473/2016 — 2016/2268(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (A8-0349/2016) | — | Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 4/2016 of the European Union for the financial year 2016: Update of appropriations to reflect the latest developments on migration and security issues, reduction of payment and commitment appropriations as a result of the Global Transfer, extension of EFSI, modification of the staff establishment plan of Frontex and update of revenue appropriations (Own resources) (13583/2016 — C8-0459/2016 — 2016/2257(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (A8-0350/2016) | — | Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures to address the on-going migration, refugee and security crisis (COM(2016)0313 — C8-0246/2016 — 2016/2120(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Jens Geier (A8-0351/2016) | — | Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Germany (COM(2016)0681 — C8-0423/2016 — 2016/2267(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Monika Hohlmeier (A8-0352/2016) | — | *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the protection of personal information relating to the prevention, investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal offenses (08523/2016 — C8-0329/2016 — 2016/0126(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Jan Philipp Albrecht (A8-0354/2016) | — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products as regards the date of its application (COM(2016)0709 — C8-0457/2016 — 2016/0355(COD)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: 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| — | Report containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (2016/2229(INI)) — PECH Committee — Rapporteur: Jørn Dohrmann (A8-0320/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council replacing the lists of insolvency proceedings and insolvency practitioners in Annexes A and B to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings (COM(2016)0317 — C8-0196/2016 — 2016/0159(COD)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Tadeusz Zwiefka (A8-0324/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of the 470-790 MHz frequency band in the Union (COM(2016)0043 — C8-0020/2016 — 2016/0027(COD)) — ITRE Committee — Rapporteur: Patrizia Toia (A8-0327/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (12396/2016 — C8-0406/2016 — 2008/0137(NLE)) — INTA Committee — Rapporteur: Christofer Fjellner (A8-0328/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and Tuvalu on the short-stay visa waiver (09764/2016 — C8-0268/2016 — 2016/0100(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0333/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kiribati on the short-stay visa waiver (12092/2015 — C8-0253/2016 — 2015/0200(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0334/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the short-stay visa waiver (09775/2016 — C8-0252/2016 — 2016/0103(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0335/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands on the short-stay visa waiver (09785/2016 — C8-0422/2016 — 2016/0096(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0336/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federated States of Micronesia on the short-stay visa waiver (09780/2016 — C8-0388/2016 — 2016/0098(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0337/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Report on the European Union Solidarity Fund: an assessment (2016/2045(INI)) — REGI Committee — Rapporteur: Salvatore Cicu (A8-0341/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | * Report on the draft Council implementing decision approving the conclusion by the European Police Office (Europol) of the Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation between Georgia and Europol (10343/2016 — C8-0266/2016 — 2016/0810(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Claude Moraes (A8-0343/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2017 (COM(2016)0678 — C8-0420/2016 — 2016/2118(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Jens Geier (A8-0346/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2016 (COM(2016)0624 — C8-0399/2016 — 2016/2256(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (A8-0347/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 5/2016 of the European Union for the financial year 2016: Implementation of the Own Resources Decision No 2014/335/EU further to the closing of the ratification process and its entry into force on 1 October 2016 (13584/2016 — C8-0462/2016 — 2016/2258(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (A8-0348/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 6/2016 of the European Union for the financial year 2016 accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Germany (13852/2016 — C8-0473/2016 — 2016/2268(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (A8-0349/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 4/2016 of the European Union for the financial year 2016: Update of appropriations to reflect the latest developments on migration and security issues, reduction of payment and commitment appropriations as a result of the Global Transfer, extension of EFSI, modification of the staff establishment plan of Frontex and update of revenue appropriations (Own resources) (13583/2016 — C8-0459/2016 — 2016/2257(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (A8-0350/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures to address the on-going migration, refugee and security crisis (COM(2016)0313 — C8-0246/2016 — 2016/2120(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Jens Geier (A8-0351/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Germany (COM(2016)0681 — C8-0423/2016 — 2016/2267(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Monika Hohlmeier (A8-0352/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the protection of personal information relating to the prevention, investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal offenses (08523/2016 — C8-0329/2016 — 2016/0126(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Jan Philipp Albrecht (A8-0354/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products as regards the date of its application (COM(2016)0709 — C8-0457/2016 — 2016/0355(COD)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A8-0356/2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| 3) | from the Conciliation Committee
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2017 Budgetary procedure — Conciliation Document — Joint Text (14635/2016 — C8-0470/2016 — 2016/2047(BUD)) | — | 2017 Budgetary procedure — Conciliation Document — Joint Text (14635/2016 — C8-0470/2016 — 2016/2047(BUD)) |
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| — | 2017 Budgetary procedure — Conciliation Document — Joint Text (14635/2016 — C8-0470/2016 — 2016/2047(BUD)) | | |

| 4) | from Parliament's Delegation to the Conciliation Committee
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Report on the joint text on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017 approved by the Conciliation Committee under the budgetary procedure (11900/2016 — C8-0373/2016 — 2016/2047(BUD)) — Rapporteurs: Jens Geier, Indrek Tarand (A8-0353/2016) | — | Report on the joint text on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017 approved by the Conciliation Committee under the budgetary procedure (11900/2016 — C8-0373/2016 — 2016/2047(BUD)) — Rapporteurs: Jens Geier, Indrek Tarand (A8-0353/2016) |
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| — | Report on the joint text on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017 approved by the Conciliation Committee under the budgetary procedure (11900/2016 — C8-0373/2016 — 2016/2047(BUD)) — Rapporteurs: Jens Geier, Indrek Tarand (A8-0353/2016) | | |

9.   Transfers of appropriations

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided to approve the transfer of Commission appropriations DEC 34/2016 and DEC 35/2016 Section III — Commission

In accordance with Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had notified the budgetary authority that transfer of appropriations DEC 32/2016 — Section III — Commission had been approved

In accordance with Article 27(5) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had notified the budgetary authority that the transfer of appropriations DEC 33/2016 — Section III — Commission had been approved

10.   Order of business

The final draft agenda for the sittings of 30 November and 1 December 2016(PE 594.672/OJ) had been distributed and amendments had been proposed as follows (Rule 152):

Wednesday

No changes.

Thursday

The President proposed, with the agreement of the political groups, that motions for a resolution B8-1304/2016 and B8-1305/2016 seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the protection of personal information relating to the prevention, investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal offences be put to the vote on Thursday.

The House agreed to the proposal.

The order of business was thus established.

11.   2017budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)

Report on the joint text on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017 approved by the Conciliation Committee under the budgetary procedure [14635/2016 — C8-0470/2016 — 2016/2047(BUD)] — European Parliament delegation to the Budgetary Conciliation Committee. Rapporteurs: Jens Geier and Indrek Tarand (A8-0353/2016)

The following spoke: Jean Arthuis (Chair of the BUDG Committee).

IN THE CHAIR: Antonio TAJANI

Vice-President

Jens Geier and Indrek Tarand introduced the report.

The following spoke: Ivan Lesay (President-in-Office of the Council) and Kristalina Georgieva (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Siegfried Mureșan, on behalf of the PPE Group, Derek Vaughan, on behalf of the S&D Group, Bernd Kölmel, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gérard Deprez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Liadh Ní Riada, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ernest Maragall, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jonathan Arnott, on behalf of the EFDD Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Auke Zijlstra, on behalf of the ENF Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Maria Grapini, Paul Rübig, Victor Negrescu, Richard Ashworth, Nils Torvalds, Xabier Benito Ziluaga, Mara Bizzotto, José Manuel Fernandes, Jean-Paul Denanot, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Jan Olbrycht, Daniele Viotti, Ingeborg Gräßle, who also replied to a blue-card question by Paul Rübig, Andrey Novakov and Patricija Šulin.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Michaela Šojdrová, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, Takis Hadjigeorgiou and Vladimír Maňka.

IN THE CHAIR: Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Vice-President

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Maria Grapini and Doru-Claudian Frunzulică.

The following spoke: Kristalina Georgieva, Ivan Lesay and Jean Arthuis.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 1.12.2016, item 6.20.

12.   MFF revision (debate)

Council and Commission statements: MFF revision (2016/3003(RSP))

Ivan Korčok (President-in-Office of the Council) and Kristalina Georgieva (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Jan Olbrycht, on behalf of the PPE Group, Isabelle Thomas, on behalf of the S&D Group, Bernd Kölmel, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gérard Deprez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Liadh Ní Riada, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ernest Maragall, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marco Zanni, on behalf of the EFDD Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Michael Theurer, Eleftherios Synadinos, non-attached Member, José Manuel Fernandes, who also replied to a blue-card question by Tibor Szanyi, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Xabier Benito Ziluaga, Helga Trüpel, Marian-Jean Marinescu and Vladimír Maňka.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Ivana Maletić, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, Jean Arthuis and Victor Negrescu.

The following spoke: Kristalina Georgieva and Ivan Korčok.

The debate closed.

13.   EU-Ghana Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement *** (debate)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part [12396/2016 — C8-0406/2016 — 2008/0137(NLE)] — Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Christofer Fjellner (A8-0328/2016)

Christofer Fjellner introduced the recommendation.

IN THE CHAIR: Mairead McGUINNESS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Jarosław Wałęsa, on behalf of the PPE Group, Jude Kirton-Darling, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Christofer Fjellner, Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Franz Obermayr, on behalf of the ENF Group, Adam Szejnfeld and David Martin.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias and Maria Arena.

The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström and Christofer Fjellner.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 1.12.2016, item 6.11.

14.   US-EU Agreement on the protection of personal information relating to criminal offenses *** (debate)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the protection of personal information relating to the prevention, investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal offenses [08523/2016 — C8-0329/2016 — 2016/0126(NLE)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Jan Philipp Albrecht (A8-0354/2016)

Jan Philipp Albrecht introduced the recommendation.

The following spoke: Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Angel Dzhambazki (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee), Axel Voss, on behalf of the PPE Group, Marju Lauristin, on behalf of the S&D Group, Helga Stevens, on behalf of the ECR Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Tomáš Zdechovský, Malin Björk, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Judith Sargentini, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Raymond Finch, on behalf of the EFDD Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by John Stuart Agnew, Harald Vilimsky, on behalf of the ENF Group, Georgios Epitideios, non-attached Member, Emil Radev, Birgit Sippel, Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, Beatrix von Storch, Michał Marusik, Ana Gomes and Ruža Tomašić.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias and Takis Hadjigeorgiou.

The following spoke: Věra Jourová, Sophia in 't Veld to request clarification, and Jan Philipp Albrecht.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 1.12.2016, item 6.10.

15.   Recent transition of the IANA stewardship to the global internet community in October 2016 and the upcoming Internet Governance Forum in Mexico (6-8 December 2016) (debate)

Commission statement: Recent transition of the IANA stewardship to the global internet community in October 2016 and the upcoming Internet Governance Forum in Mexico (6-8 December 2016) (2016/2997(RSP))

Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Pilar del Castillo Vera, on behalf of the PPE Group, Carlos Zorrinho, on behalf of the S&D Group, Kosma Złotowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Kaja Kallas, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Barbara Kappel, on behalf of the ENF Group, Jerzy Buzek, Lambert van Nistelrooij and Jiří Pospíšil, who also replied to a blue-card question by Miapetra Kumpula-Natri.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Notis Marias.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu.

The debate closed.

16.   The European Union Solidarity Fund: an assessment — Situation in Italy after the earthquakes (debate)

Report on the European Union Solidarity Fund: an assessment [2016/2045(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Salvatore Cicu (A8-0341/2016)

Question for oral answer (O-000139/2016) by Ivan Jakovčić, Iskra Mihaylova, Matthijs van Miltenburg, Petras Auštrevičius, Norica Nicolai and Urmas Paet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Remo Sernagiotto and Raffaele Fitto, to the Commission: Situation in Italy after the earthquakes (B8-1812/2016) (2016/2988(RSP))

Question for oral answer (O-000140/2016) by Lambert van Nistelrooij, Antonio Tajani, Elisabetta Gardini and Salvatore Cicu, on behalf of the PPE Group, Constanze Krehl and Mercedes Bresso, on behalf of the S&D Group, Davor Škrlec, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, to the Commission: Situation in Italy after the earthquakes (B8-1813/2016) (2016/2988(RSP))

Question for oral answer (O-000141/2016) by Rosa D'Amato, Laura Agea, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Isabella Adinolfi, Rolandas Paksas, Daniela Aiuto, Piernicola Pedicini and David Coburn, on behalf of the EFDD Group, to the Commission: Situation in Italy after the earthquakes (B8-1814/2016) (2016/2988(RSP))

Question for oral answer (O-000146/2016) by Curzio Maltese, Eleonora Forenza and Barbara Spinelli, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: Situation in Italy after the earthquakes (B8-1817/2016) (2016/2988(RSP))

Salvatore Cicu introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Ryszard CZARNECKI

Vice-President

Lambert van Nistelrooij, Ivan Jakovčić, Mercedes Bresso, Igor Šoltes, Rosa D'Amato and Curzio Maltese moved the questions.

Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission) answered the questions.

The following spoke: Marco Valli (rapporteur for the opinion of the CONT Committee), Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, on behalf of the PPE Group, Tonino Picula, on behalf of the S&D Group, Remo Sernagiotto, on behalf of the ECR Group, Matthijs van Miltenburg, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ángela Vallina, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bronis Ropė, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Laura Agea, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Mario Borghezio, on behalf of the ENF Group, Konstantinos Papadakis, non-attached Member, Joachim Zeller, Enrico Gasbarra, Ruža Tomašić, Eleonora Forenza and Steeve Briois.

IN THE CHAIR: Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN

Vice-President

The following spoke: Giovanni La Via, Michela Giuffrida, Antonio Tajani, Elena Gentile, Silvia Costa and Andrea Cozzolino.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Caterina Chinnici, Nicola Caputo and Notis Marias.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu and Salvatore Cicu.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 128(5):

| — | Matteo Salvini, Mara Bizzotto, Mario Borghezio, Angelo Ciocca and Lorenzo Fontana, on behalf of the ENF Group, on the situation in Italy after the earthquakes (2016/2988(RSP)) (B8-1284/2016); |
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| — | Lambert van Nistelrooij, Salvatore Cicu, Antonio Tajani, Elisabetta Gardini, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, Lorenzo Cesa, Lara Comi, Marian-Jean Marinescu and Alessandra Mussolini, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the situation in Italy after the earthquakes (2016/2988(RSP)) (B8-1285/2016); |
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| — | Davor Škrlec and Bronis Ropė, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Italy after the earthquakes (2016/2988(RSP)) (B8-1286/2016); |
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| — | Mercedes Bresso, Simona Bonafè, Andrea Cozzolino, Silvia Costa, Nicola Danti, Elena Gentile, Michela Giuffrida, Roberto Gualtieri, Gianni Pittella, Enrico Gasbarra, Tonino Picula, Patrizia Toia, Jens Nilsson, David-Maria Sassoli, Louis-Joseph Manscour, Paolo De Castro, Derek Vaughan, Peter Simon, Victor Boștinaru, Demetris Papadakis, Iratxe García Pérez, Viorica Dăncilă and Damiano Zoffoli, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the situation in Italy after the earthquakes (2016/2988(RSP)) (B8-1288/2016); |
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| — | Rosa D'Amato, Laura Agea, Isabella Adinolfi, Daniela Aiuto, Fabio Massimo Castaldo and Piernicola Pedicini, on behalf of the EFDD Group, on the situation in Italy after the earthquakes (2016/2988(RSP)) (B8-1289/2016); |
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| — | Raffaele Fitto, Remo Sernagiotto, Andrew Lewer, Branislav Škripek, Tomasz Piotr Poręba and Ruža Tomašić, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the situation in Italy after the earthquakes (2016/2988(RSP)) (B8-1291/2016); |
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| — | Ivan Jakovčić, Iskra Mihaylova, Matthijs van Miltenburg, Urmas Paet, Norica Nicolai, Hannu Takkula and Hilde Vautmans, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in Italy after the earthquakes (2016/2988(RSP)) (B8-1294/2016); |
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| — | Curzio Maltese, Eleonora Forenza, Barbara Spinelli, Sofia Sakorafa, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Marisa Matias, João Ferreira, João Pimenta Lopes, Miguel Viegas, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Stelios Kouloglou, Kostas Chrysogonos, Patrick Le Hyaric, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Miguel Urbán Crespo, Estefanía Torres Martínez, Tania González Peñas and Xabier Benito Ziluaga, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in Italy after the earthquakes (2016/2988(RSP)) (B8-1296/2016). |
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The debate closed.

Vote: item 6.8 and minutes of 1.12.2016, item 6.21.

17.   Commissioners'declarations of interests — Guidelines(debate)

Report on Commissioners' declarations of interests — guidelines [2016/2080(INI)] — Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Pascal Durand (A8-0315/2016)

Pascal Durand introduced the report.

The following spoke: Andrus Ansip (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle (rapporteur for the opinion of the CONT Committee), Tadeusz Zwiefka, on behalf of the PPE Group, Evelyn Regner, on behalf of the S&D Group, Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner, on behalf of the ECR Group, Kostas Chrysogonos, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Gilles Lebreton, on behalf of the ENF Group, Pavel Svoboda, Victor Negrescu, Notis Marias, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Virginie Rozière, Tibor Szanyi and Sergio Gaetano Cofferati.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo.

The following spoke: Andrus Ansip.

IN THE CHAIR: Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Pascal Durand.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 1.12.2016, item 6.22.

18.   Liability, compensation and financial security for offshore oil and gas operations (short presentation)

Report on liability, compensation and financial security for offshore oil and gas operations [2015/2352(INI)] — Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Kostas Chrysogonos (A8-0308/2016)

Kostas Chrysogonos made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Tibor Szanyi and Notis Marias.

The following spoke: Andrus Ansip (Vice-President of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 1.12.2016, item 6.23.

19.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

In accordance with Rule 163, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Daniel Buda, Nicola Caputo, Marek Jurek, Ivan Jakovčić, Josep-Maria Terricabras, Laurențiu Rebega, Konstantinos Papadakis, Jiří Pospíšil, Victor Negrescu, Urszula Krupa, Gilles Lebreton, Stanislav Polčák, Andrejs Mamikins, Notis Marias and Tomáš Zdechovský.

20.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 594.672/OJJE).

21.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 22.10.

Klaus Welle Secretary-General
Martin Schulz President

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