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| 22.3.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 109/1 |
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2 October 2017MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 2 OCTOBER 2017

(2018/C 109/01)

Contents

| 1. | Resumption of the session | 3 |
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| 2. | Opening of the sitting | 3 |
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| 3. | Statement by the President | 3 |
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| 4. | Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting | 3 |
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| 5. | Composition of Parliament | 3 |
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| 6. | Request for waiver of immunity | 4 |
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| 7. | Corrigendum (Rule 231) | 4 |
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| 8. | Composition of committees and delegations | 4 |
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| 9. | Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78) | 5 |
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| 10. | Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions | 5 |
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| 11. | Questions for oral answer (submission) | 5 |
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| 12. | Documents received | 5 |
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| 13. | Order of business | 7 |
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| 14. | Management, conservation and control measures applicable in the ICCAT Convention area ***I (debate) | 9 |
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| 15. | Women's economic empowerment in the private and public sectors in the EU (short presentation) | 10 |
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| 16. | Addressing shrinking civil society space in developing countries (short presentation) | 10 |
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| 17. | The fight against cybercrime (short presentation) | 11 |
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| 18. | EU political relations with ASEAN (short presentation) | 11 |
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| 19. | One-minute speeches on matters of political importance | 11 |
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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 2 October 2017

IN THE CHAIR: Antonio TAJANI

President

1.   Resumption of the session

The session suspended on Thursday, 14 September 2017 was resumed.

2.   Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 17.05.

3.   Statement by the President

The President paid tribute to the two victims of the previous day's attack at the Saint-Charles station in Marseilles and expressed Parliament's condolences to their families.

He also referred to attacks of the previous day in Las Vegas and the day before that in Edmonton and expressed Parliament's condolences to the families of those directly affected.

Parliament observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims.

4.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

5.   Composition of Parliament

The relevant authorities in the Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary had announced the election of Jiří Payne, Răzvan Popa, Asim Ahmedov Ademov and Lívia Járóka to the European Parliament with effect from 5, 13, 14 and 15 September 2017, to replace Petr Mach, Victor Negrescu, Mariya Gabriel and Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, respectively.

Parliament took note of their election.

Under Rule 3(2), until such time as their credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that they had previously made a written declaration stating that they did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Jiří Payne, Răzvan Popa, Asim Ahmedov Ademov and Lívia Járóka would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

6.   Request for waiver of immunity

The German authorities had forwarded a request to waive the immunity of Ingeborg Gräßle in relation to an investigation procedure being conducted against her.

The French authorities had forwarded a request to waive the immunity of Steeve Briois in relation to an ongoing judicial procedure before the District Court of Douai.

Pursuant to Rule 9(1), the requests had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.

7.   Corrigendum(Rule 231)

The ENVI Committee had forwarded the following corrigendum to a text adopted by Parliament:

| — | Corrigendum P7_TA(2012)0010(COR01) to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1) (position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 19 January 2012 with a view to the adoption of the above regulation) (P7_TA(2012)0010) (05032/2/2011 — C7-0251/2011 — 2009/0076(COD)) — ENVI Committee |
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In accordance with Rule 231(4), this corrigendum would be deemed approved unless, not later than 48 hours after its announcement, a request was made by a political group or at least 40 Members that it be put to the vote.

The corrigendum would be available on Europarl for the remainder of the current part-session.

8.   Composition of committees and delegations

The President had received requests for the following appointments from the S&D, ECR, ALDE, Verts/ALE, EFDD and ENF Groups:

| — | BUDG Committee: Răzvan Popa |
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| — | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Răzvan Popa |
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| — | Delegation for relations with Japan: Nosheena Mobarik to replace Syed Kamall |
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| — | Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries: Patricia Lalonde to replace Jean-Marie Cavada |
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| — | Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean: Patricia Lalonde to replace Jean-Marie Cavada |
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| — | Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee: Bronis Ropė |
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| — | Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly: Benedek Jávor |
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| — | Subcommittee on Security and Defence: James Carver to replace Bill Etheridge |
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| — | ENVI Committee: Joëlle Mélin to replace Mireille D'Ornano |
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| — | AFCO Committee: Gerolf Annemans to replace Florian Philippot |
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The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these minutes.

9.   Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78)

The President announced that, together with the President of the Council, he had signed the following act under the ordinary legislative procedure:

| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD), the EFSD Guarantee and the EFSD Guarantee Fund (00043/2017/LEX — C8-0321/2017 — 2016/0281(COD)) |
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10.   Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

The Commission communications on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament during the April I and II part-sessions were available on the Europarl site.

11.   Questions for oral answer (submission)

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

| — | (O-000064/2017) by Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, to the Commission: VP/HR — Ending child marriage (2017/2663(RSP)) (B8-0328/2017); |
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| — | (O-000068/2017) by Adina-Ioana Vălean, Peter Liese, Gilles Pargneaux, Julie Girling, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Estefanía Torres Martínez, Marco Affronte, Mireille D'Ornano and Piernicola Pedicini, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Council: 2017 UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany (COP23) (2017/2620(RSP)) (B8-0329/2017); |
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| — | (O-000069/2017) by Adina-Ioana Vălean, Peter Liese, Gilles Pargneaux, Julie Girling, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Estefanía Torres Martínez, Marco Affronte and Piernicola Pedicini, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: 2017 UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany (COP23) (2017/2620(RSP)) (B8-0330/2017); |
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| — | (O-000060/2017) by Tomáš Zdechovský, Roberta Metsola and Michał Boni, on behalf of the PPE Group, to the Commission: Security on Europe's roads (2017/2875(RSP)) (B8-0601/2017); |
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| — | (O-000070/2017) by Jens Nilsson, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Sven Giegold, Elena Gentile, Agnes Jongerius, Brando Benifei, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Ernest Urtasun, Evelyn Regner, Pina Picierno, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Jan Keller, Jean Lambert, Jean-Paul Denanot, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Nessa Childers, Nicola Danti, Patrizia Toia, Ramón Jáuregui Atondo, Renata Briano, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Guillaume Balas, Nicola Caputo, Simona Bonafè, Damiano Zoffoli, Enrico Gasbarra, Marita Ulvskog, Jytte Guteland, Olle Ludvigsson, Anna Hedh, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Elena Valenciano, Sofia Ribeiro, Heinz K. Becker, Georgi Pirinski, Enrique Guerrero Salom and Maria Arena, to the Commission: A European Action Plan for the Social Economy (2017/2877(RSP)) (B8-0602/2017). |
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12.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

| 1) | from the Council and Commission
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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (COM(2017)0481 — C8-0307/2017 — 2017/0219(COD))
In accordance with the provisions of Articles 304 and 307 of the Treaty, the President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 287 of the Treaty, the President would consult the Court of Auditors on this proposal.
referred to responsible: AFCO opinion: BUDG, JURI, CONT —
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European citizens' initiative (COM(2017)0482 — C8-0308/2017 — 2017/0220(COD))
referred to responsible: AFCO opinion: PETI, CULT, LIBE —
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/413/JHA (COM(2017)0489 — C8-0311/2017 — 2017/0226(COD))
In accordance with Article 304 of the Treaty, the President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal.
referred to responsible: LIBE opinion: ITRE, JURI, ECON —
Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018: Council position of 4 September 2017 (11815/2017 — C8-0313/2017 — 2017/2044(BUD))
referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, JURI, ECON, CONT, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI —
Proposal for a Council decision concerning the renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil (11040/2017 — C8-0320/2017 — 2017/0139(NLE))
referred to responsible: ITRE | — | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (COM(2017)0481 — C8-0307/2017 — 2017/0219(COD))
In accordance with the provisions of Articles 304 and 307 of the Treaty, the President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 287 of the Treaty, the President would consult the Court of Auditors on this proposal.
referred to responsible: AFCO opinion: BUDG, JURI, CONT | — | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European citizens' initiative (COM(2017)0482 — C8-0308/2017 — 2017/0220(COD))
referred to responsible: AFCO opinion: PETI, CULT, LIBE | — | Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/413/JHA (COM(2017)0489 — C8-0311/2017 — 2017/0226(COD))
In accordance with Article 304 of the Treaty, the President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal.
referred to responsible: LIBE opinion: ITRE, JURI, ECON | — | Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018: Council position of 4 September 2017 (11815/2017 — C8-0313/2017 — 2017/2044(BUD))
referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, JURI, ECON, CONT, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI | — | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil (11040/2017 — C8-0320/2017 — 2017/0139(NLE))
referred to responsible: ITRE |
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| — | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (COM(2017)0481 — C8-0307/2017 — 2017/0219(COD))
In accordance with the provisions of Articles 304 and 307 of the Treaty, the President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 287 of the Treaty, the President would consult the Court of Auditors on this proposal.
referred to responsible: AFCO opinion: BUDG, JURI, CONT | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European citizens' initiative (COM(2017)0482 — C8-0308/2017 — 2017/0220(COD))
referred to responsible: AFCO opinion: PETI, CULT, LIBE | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/413/JHA (COM(2017)0489 — C8-0311/2017 — 2017/0226(COD))
In accordance with Article 304 of the Treaty, the President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal.
referred to responsible: LIBE opinion: ITRE, JURI, ECON | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018: Council position of 4 September 2017 (11815/2017 — C8-0313/2017 — 2017/2044(BUD))
referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, JURI, ECON, CONT, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil (11040/2017 — C8-0320/2017 — 2017/0139(NLE))
referred to responsible: ITRE | | | | | | | | | | |

| 2) | from Parliament's committees
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Report on monitoring the application of EU law 2015 (2017/2011(INI)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Kostas Chrysogonos (A8-0265/2017) —
Report on women's economic empowerment in the private and public sectors in the EU (2017/2008(INI)) — FEMM Committee — Rapporteur: Anna Hedh (A8-0271/2017) —
***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 (COM(2016)0532 — C8-0343/2016 — 2016/0257(COD)) — EMPL Committee — Rapporteur: Anne Sander (A8-0273/2017) —
*** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement establishing the EU-LAC International Foundation (11342/2016 — C8-0458/2016 — 2016/0217(NLE)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Javier Couso Permuy (A8-0279/2017) —
Report on addressing shrinking civil society space in developing countries (2016/2324(INI)) — DEVE Committee — Rapporteur: Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio (A8-0283/2017) —
***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy (COM(2017)0424 — C8-0239/2017 — 2017/0190(COD)) — PECH Committee — Rapporteur: Alain Cadec (A8-0285/2017) —
- Report on the draft Council decision on the putting into effect of certain provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Visa Information System in the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (10161/2017 — C8-0224/2017 — 2017/0808(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (A8-0286/2017) —
- Report on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Greece (10476/2017 — C8-0230/2017 — 2017/0809(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Claude Moraes (A8-0287/2017) —
- Report on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in the Czech Republic (09893/2017 — C8-0197/2017 — 2017/0806(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Maria Grapini (A8-0288/2017) —
- Report on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Portugal (09898/2017 — C8-0213/2017 — 2017/0807(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Jaromír Štětina (A8-0289/2017) —
*** Recommendation on the draft Council regulation implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (‘the EPPO’) (09941/2017 — C8-0229/2017 — 2013/0255(APP)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Barbara Matera (A8-0290/2017) | — | Report on monitoring the application of EU law 2015 (2017/2011(INI)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Kostas Chrysogonos (A8-0265/2017) | — | Report on women's economic empowerment in the private and public sectors in the EU (2017/2008(INI)) — FEMM Committee — Rapporteur: Anna Hedh (A8-0271/2017) | — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 (COM(2016)0532 — C8-0343/2016 — 2016/0257(COD)) — EMPL Committee — Rapporteur: Anne Sander (A8-0273/2017) | — | *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement establishing the EU-LAC International Foundation (11342/2016 — C8-0458/2016 — 2016/0217(NLE)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Javier Couso Permuy (A8-0279/2017) | — | Report on addressing shrinking civil society space in developing countries (2016/2324(INI)) — DEVE Committee — Rapporteur: Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio (A8-0283/2017) | — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy (COM(2017)0424 — C8-0239/2017 — 2017/0190(COD)) — PECH Committee — Rapporteur: Alain Cadec (A8-0285/2017) | — | * Report on the draft Council decision on the putting into effect of certain provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Visa Information System in the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (10161/2017 — C8-0224/2017 — 2017/0808(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (A8-0286/2017) | — | * Report on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Greece (10476/2017 — C8-0230/2017 — 2017/0809(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Claude Moraes (A8-0287/2017) | — | * Report on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in the Czech Republic (09893/2017 — C8-0197/2017 — 2017/0806(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Maria Grapini (A8-0288/2017) | — | * Report on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Portugal (09898/2017 — C8-0213/2017 — 2017/0807(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Jaromír Štětina (A8-0289/2017) | — | *** Recommendation on the draft Council regulation implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (‘the EPPO’) (09941/2017 — C8-0229/2017 — 2013/0255(APP)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Barbara Matera (A8-0290/2017) |
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| — | Report on monitoring the application of EU law 2015 (2017/2011(INI)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Kostas Chrysogonos (A8-0265/2017) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Report on women's economic empowerment in the private and public sectors in the EU (2017/2008(INI)) — FEMM Committee — Rapporteur: Anna Hedh (A8-0271/2017) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 (COM(2016)0532 — C8-0343/2016 — 2016/0257(COD)) — EMPL Committee — Rapporteur: Anne Sander (A8-0273/2017) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement establishing the EU-LAC International Foundation (11342/2016 — C8-0458/2016 — 2016/0217(NLE)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Javier Couso Permuy (A8-0279/2017) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Report on addressing shrinking civil society space in developing countries (2016/2324(INI)) — DEVE Committee — Rapporteur: Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio (A8-0283/2017) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy (COM(2017)0424 — C8-0239/2017 — 2017/0190(COD)) — PECH Committee — Rapporteur: Alain Cadec (A8-0285/2017) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | * Report on the draft Council decision on the putting into effect of certain provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Visa Information System in the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (10161/2017 — C8-0224/2017 — 2017/0808(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (A8-0286/2017) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | * Report on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Greece (10476/2017 — C8-0230/2017 — 2017/0809(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Claude Moraes (A8-0287/2017) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | * Report on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in the Czech Republic (09893/2017 — C8-0197/2017 — 2017/0806(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Maria Grapini (A8-0288/2017) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | * Report on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Portugal (09898/2017 — C8-0213/2017 — 2017/0807(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Jaromír Štětina (A8-0289/2017) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | *** Recommendation on the draft Council regulation implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (‘the EPPO’) (09941/2017 — C8-0229/2017 — 2013/0255(APP)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Barbara Matera (A8-0290/2017) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

13.   Order of business

The final draft agenda for the October I plenary sittings (PE 611.537/PDOJ) had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 149a)

Monday

No changes.

Tuesday

Request from the ENF Group for the debate on the state of play of negotiations with the United Kingdom (point 59 of the final draft agenda) not to be concluded by the submission of motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Janice Atkinson, on behalf of the ENF Group, to move the request, and Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, against the request.

Parliament rejected the request.

Request from the Verts/ALE Group for a debate on ‘Objection to an implementing act: Scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties’ to be added to the agenda.

The following spoke: Philippe Lamberts, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to move the request.

Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (213 in favour, 140 against, 3 abstentions).

The debate was added to the agenda for Tuesday afternoon.

Wednesday

The President announced that he had received a number of requests from the political groups concerning the situation in Catalonia.

He stated that Parliament would be required to decide, firstly, on the possibility of adding a debate to the agenda of the present part-session; secondly, on the date of the debate; and thirdly, on its title.

The following spoke: Ska Keller, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group.

Parliament approved the addition of a debate to the agenda.

The President announced that the Verts/ALE and GUE/NGL Groups had asked for the debate to be held on Tuesday, while the S&D Group had requested Wednesday.

The following spoke: Gianni Pittella, on behalf of the S&D Group, to confirm that his Group had requested Wednesday.

The President noted that the Verts/ALE Group supported the request of the S&D Group.

The following spoke: Victor Boștinaru, against holding the debate in the morning.

The President stated that the PPE and ALDE Groups had requested that the debate be held on Wednesday afternoon.

Parliament agreed to the request.

The following spoke: James Carver, on behalf of the EFDD Group, to ask for the debate to be held as soon as possible, i.e. on Tuesday (The President reminded him that Parliament had already expressed its preference for Wednesday afternoon).

The President announced that the political groups had asked for the title of the debate to be as follows:

| — | ‘Large-scale police violence against peaceful citizens in Catalonia’ (Verts/ALE and GUE/NGL Groups); |
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| — | ‘Constitution, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Spain following the events in Catalonia’ (PPE, S&D and ALDE Groups); |
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| — | ‘The rule of law and violent, hostile acts by the Spanish government against the Catalan people’ (EFDD Group). |
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The EFDD Group asked, inter alia, for the debate to be concluded by the tabling of motions for resolutions.

The following spoke:

| — | Ska Keller, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Maria João Rodrigues, on behalf of the S&D Group, to move the requests by their respective Groups, |
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| — | Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to support the request by the S&D Group, |
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| — | Bruno Gollnisch, to request a more general title, |
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| — | Jonathan Arnott, on behalf of the EFDD Group, to move the request by his Group for motions for resolutions to be tabled, |
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| — | Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE Group, to propose that the request by the S&D Group be the first to be voted on, |
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| — | Matt Carthy and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, the latter in support of adding a reference to ‘fundamental rights’ to the title of the debate, as suggested by the S&D Group, but against the tabling of motions for resolutions, and |
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| — | Esteban González Pons, on behalf of the PPE Group, to ask for Parliament to vote on the request by the S&D Group and for the debate to take the form of the Chairs of the political groups each speaking in turn. |
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The President noted that, with the exception of the EFDD Group, there was agreement on the title requested by the S&D and PPE Groups.

Parliament approved the request by the S&D and PPE Groups.

The debate would take place on Wednesday at 15.00.

Thursday

No changes.

The order of business was thus established.

14.   Management, conservation and control measures applicable in the ICCAT Convention area ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention Area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EC) No 1984/2003 and (EC) No 520/2007 [COM(2016)0401 — C8-0224/2016 — 2016/0187(COD)] — Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Gabriel Mato (A8-0173/2017)

Gabriel Mato introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Bogusław LIBERADZKI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Renata Briano (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Werner Kuhn, on behalf of the PPE Group, Ricardo Serrão Santos, on behalf of the S&D Group, Ruža Tomašić, on behalf of the ECR Group, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Anja Hazekamp, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mike Hookem, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Sofia Ribeiro, Isabelle Thomas, Czesław Hoc, João Pimenta Lopes, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Notis Marias, Nicola Caputo, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Michela Giuffrida and David Coburn.

IN THE CHAIR: Sylvie GUILLAUME

Vice-President

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Francisco José Millán Mon, who also replied to a blue-card question by David Coburn, and Carlos Iturgaiz.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella and Gabriel Mato.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 3.10.2017, item 4.3.

15.   Women's economic empowerment in the private and public sectors in the EU (short presentation)

Report on women's economic empowerment in the private and public sectors in the EU [2017/2008(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Anna Hedh (A8-0271/2017)

Anna Hedh made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Michaela Šojdrová, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, Tania González Peñas, Jonathan Arnott, Anna Záborská, Maria Grapini, Ruža Tomašić, David Coburn, Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Julie Ward, Csaba Sógor, Wajid Khan, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică and Viorica Dăncilă.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 3.10.2017, item 4.4.

16.   Addressing shrinking civil society space in developing countries (short presentation)

Report on addressing shrinking civil society space in developing countries [2016/2324(INI)] — Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio (A8-0283/2017)

Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Maria Grapini, Notis Marias, Jonathan Arnott, Eleftherios Synadinos, Stanislav Polčák, Julie Ward, Maria Heubuch and Nicola Caputo.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 3.10.2017, item 4.5.

IN THE CHAIR: Evelyne GEBHARDT

Vice-President

17.   The fight against cybercrime (short presentation)

Report on the fight against cybercrime [2017/2068(INI)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi (A8-0272/2017)

Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Michaela Šojdrová, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, Nathalie Griesbeck, Jan Philipp Albrecht, Jonathan Arnott, Bernard Monot, Eleftherios Synadinos, Csaba Sógor, Julie Ward, Stanislav Polčák, Caterina Chinnici, Georgios Epitideios and Arndt Kohn.

The following spoke: Julian King (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 3.10.2017, item 4.6.

18.   EU political relations with ASEAN (short presentation)

Report on EU political relations with ASEAN [2017/2026(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Reinhard Bütikofer (A8-0243/2017)

Reinhard Bütikofer made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Csaba Sógor, Neena Gill, Eduard Kukan, Notis Marias, Kateřina Konečná, Barbara Lochbihler, Tomáš Zdechovský and Stanislav Polčák.

The following spoke: Julian King (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 3.10.2017, item 4.7.

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:

Pál Csáky, Giorgos Grammatikakis, Angel Dzhambazki, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Marina Albiol Guzmán, Marco Zanni, Zoltán Balczó, Michaela Šojdrová, Soledad Cabezón Ruiz, Arne Gericke, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Mario Borghezio, Stanislav Polčák, John Howarth, Urszula Krupa, Liadh Ní Riada, Tomáš Zdechovský, Andrejs Mamikins, Notis Marias, Marie-Pierre Vieu, Mairead McGuinness, Viorica Dăncilă, Maria Grapini and Emilian Pavel.

20.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 611.537/OJMA).

21.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 20.55.

Klaus Welle Secretary-General
Ioan Mircea Pașcu Vice-President

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