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| 15.12.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 477/1 |
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15.12.2022

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 477/1

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4 April 2022MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 4 APRIL 2022

(2022/C 477/01)

Contents

| 1. | Resumption of the session | 3 |
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| 2. | Opening of the sitting | 3 |
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| 3. | Statements 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 political groups | 3 |
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| 6. | Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 71) (action taken) | 3 |
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| 7. | Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 71) | 4 |
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| 8. | Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 79) | 4 |
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| 9. | Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions | 5 |
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| 10. | Questions for oral answer (submission) | 5 |
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| 11. | Documents received | 5 |
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| 12. | Order of business | 7 |
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| 13. | Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (debate) | 8 |
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| 14. | Urgent need to adopt the minimum tax directive (debate) | 8 |
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| 15. | Revision of the Market Stability Reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (debate) | 8 |
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| 16. | Use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road ***II (debate) | 9 |
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| 17. | Future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean (debate) | 9 |
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| 18. | Protection of the rights of the child in civil, administrative and family law proceedings (short presentation) | 10 |
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| 19. | One-minute speeches on matters of political importance | 10 |
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| 20. | Approval of the minutes of the sitting | 10 |
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| 21. | Agenda of the next sitting | 10 |
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| 22. | Closure of the sitting | 11 |
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| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 12 |
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Minutes of the sitting of 4 April 2022

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta METSOLA

President

1.   Resumption of the session

The session adjourned on Thursday 24 March 2022 was resumed.

2.   Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 17.05.

3.   Statements by the President

The President made a statement on her visit to Ukraine, the Rada and her meeting with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. She referred to the atrocities committed by the Russian army and stressed that these inhuman acts could not go unpunished. The President stressed that Ukraine needed further support.

Parliament observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims of Bucha and Irpin, and all victims of war, terror and violence.

The following spoke: Manfred Weber and Iratxe García Pérez.

The President also made a statement on the 65th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.

4.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the sittings of 23 March 2022 and 24 March 2022 were approved.

5.   Composition of political groups

Tatjana Ždanoka was no longer a member of the Verts/ALE Group and as of 1 April 2022 was sitting with the non-attached Members.

6.   Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 71) (action taken)

The decisions of the JURI, EMPL/FEMM and ECON committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations had been announced on 23 March 2022(minutes of 23.3.2022, item 7).

A request for a vote in Parliament had been made by the PPE Group and by a number of Members reaching at least the medium threshold under Rule 71(2) on the joint decision of the EMPL and FEMM committees.

| — | EMPL/FEMM committees — Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (COM(2021)0093 — C9-0089/2021 — 2021/0050(COD)) — Rapporteurs: Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Samira Rafaela (A9-0056/2022). |
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EMPL/FEMM committees — Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (COM(2021)0093 — C9-0089/2021 — 2021/0050(COD)) — Rapporteurs: Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Samira Rafaela (A9-0056/2022).

The vote would be held the following day, 5 April 2022.

As no request for a vote had been made on the other decisions under Rule 71(2), the relevant committees had been able to begin negotiations after the deadline had passed.

7.   Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 71)

The ECON and LIBE committees had decided to open interinstitutional negotiations in accordance with Rule 71 of the Rules of Procedure, on the basis of the following report:

| — | ECON/LIBE committees — Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets (recast) (COM(2021)0422 — C9-0341/2021 — 2021/0241(COD)) — Rapporteurs: Ernest Urtasun, Assita Kanko (A9-0081/2022). |
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ECON/LIBE committees — Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets (recast) (COM(2021)0422 — C9-0341/2021 — 2021/0241(COD)) — Rapporteurs: Ernest Urtasun, Assita Kanko (A9-0081/2022).

In accordance with Rule 71(2), requests for the decision to be put to the vote could be submitted until midnight the following day, 5 April 2022.

Negotiations may start at any time after that deadline has expired if no request for a vote on the decision to enter into negotiations has been made.

8.   Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 79)

On 6 April 2022, the President of Parliament, together with the President of the Council, would sign the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:

| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (recast) (00086/2021/LEX — C9-0140/2022 — 2021/0045(COD)); |
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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (recast) (00086/2021/LEX — C9-0140/2022 — 2021/0045(COD));

| — | Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council providing macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova (00009/2022/LEX — C9-0139/2022 — 2021/0438(COD)); |
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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council providing macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova (00009/2022/LEX — C9-0139/2022 — 2021/0438(COD));

| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1303/2013 and (EU) No 223/2014 as regards Cohesion's Action for Refugees in Europe (CARE) (00012/2022/LEX — C9-0138/2022 — 2022/0075(COD)); |
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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1303/2013 and (EU) No 223/2014 as regards Cohesion's Action for Refugees in Europe (CARE) (00012/2022/LEX — C9-0138/2022 — 2022/0075(COD));

| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 514/2014 laying down general provisions on the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and on the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management, (EU) No 516/2014 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and (EU) 2021/1147 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (00011/2022/LEX — C9-0137/2022 — 2022/0077(COD)); |
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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 514/2014 laying down general provisions on the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and on the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management, (EU) No 516/2014 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and (EU) 2021/1147 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (00011/2022/LEX — C9-0137/2022 — 2022/0077(COD));

| — | Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/1/EC on the use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road (00013/2022/LEX — C9-0135/2022 — 2017/0113(COD)); |
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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/1/EC on the use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road (00013/2022/LEX — C9-0135/2022 — 2017/0113(COD));

| — | Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (00083/2021/LEX — C9-0134/2022 — 2020/0300(COD)); |
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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (00083/2021/LEX — C9-0134/2022 — 2020/0300(COD));

| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 as regards regional economic accounts for agriculture (00084/2021/LEX — C9-0133/2022 — 2021/0031(COD)). |
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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 as regards regional economic accounts for agriculture (00084/2021/LEX — C9-0133/2022 — 2021/0031(COD)).

9.   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 October II 2021, November I 2021, November II 2021, December 2021 and February 2022 part-sessions were available on Parliament's website.

10.   Questions for oral answer (submission)

The following questions for oral answer with debate had been placed on the agenda (Rule 136):

| — | O-000010/2022 by Anna Cavazzini, on behalf of the IMCO Committee, to the Commission: Right to repair (B9-0010/2022); |
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O-000010/2022 by Anna Cavazzini, on behalf of the IMCO Committee, to the Commission: Right to repair (B9-0010/2022);

| — | O-000013/2022 by Cristian-Silviu Bușoi, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, to the Commission: Global approach to research and innovation: Europe's strategy for international cooperation in a changing world (B9-0011/2022). |
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O-000013/2022 by Cristian-Silviu Bușoi, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, to the Commission: Global approach to research and innovation: Europe's strategy for international cooperation in a changing world (B9-0011/2022).

11.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

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  — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (COM(2022)0071 — C9-0050/2022 — 2022/0051(COD))
  The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 145(1).
  referred to responsible: JURI opinion: AFET, INTA, CONT, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO, CULT, LIBE, AFCO, FEMM |
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from other institutions

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Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (COM(2022)0071 — C9-0050/2022 — 2022/0051(COD))

The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 145(1).

referred to responsible: JURI opinion: AFET, INTA, CONT, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO, CULT, LIBE, AFCO, FEMM

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 as regards settlement discipline, cross-border provision of services, supervisory cooperation, provision of banking-type ancillary services and requirements for third-country central securities depositories (COM(2022)0120 — C9-0118/2022 — 2022/0074(COD))
  The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 145(1).
  referred to responsible: ECON opinion: JURI |
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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 as regards settlement discipline, cross-border provision of services, supervisory cooperation, provision of banking-type ancillary services and requirements for third-country central securities depositories (COM(2022)0120 — C9-0118/2022 — 2022/0074(COD))

The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 145(1).

referred to responsible: ECON opinion: JURI

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information security in the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union (COM(2022)0119 — C9-0121/2022 — 2022/0084(COD))
  referred to responsible: LIBE opinion: BUDG, ITRE, JURI, AFCO |
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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information security in the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union (COM(2022)0119 — C9-0121/2022 — 2022/0084(COD))

referred to responsible: LIBE opinion: BUDG, ITRE, JURI, AFCO

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures for a high common level of cybersecurity at the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union (COM(2022)0122 — C9-0122/2022 — 2022/0085(COD))
  referred to responsible: ITRE opinion: BUDG, LIBE, AFCO |
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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures for a high common level of cybersecurity at the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union (COM(2022)0122 — C9-0122/2022 — 2022/0085(COD))

referred to responsible: ITRE opinion: BUDG, LIBE, AFCO

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to natural gas transmission networks (COM(2022)0135 — C9-0126/2022 — 2022/0090(COD))
  In accordance with Rules 145(1) and 146(1), the President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal.
  referred to responsible: ITRE |
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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to natural gas transmission networks (COM(2022)0135 — C9-0126/2022 — 2022/0090(COD))

In accordance with Rules 145(1) and 146(1), the President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal.

referred to responsible: ITRE

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 as regards increased pre-financing from REACT-EU resources (COM(2022)0145 — C9-0127/2022 — 2022/0096(COD))
  In accordance with Rules 145(1) and 146(1), the President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal.
  referred to responsible: REGI opinion: BUDG, EMPL |
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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 as regards increased pre-financing from REACT-EU resources (COM(2022)0145 — C9-0127/2022 — 2022/0096(COD))

In accordance with Rules 145(1) and 146(1), the President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal.

referred to responsible: REGI opinion: BUDG, EMPL

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation on the methods and procedure for making available own resources based on the Emissions Trading System, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and reallocated profits and on the measures to meet cash requirements (COM(2022)0101 — C9-0131/2022 — 2022/0071(NLE))
  referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: CONT, ECON, ENVI |
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Proposal for a Council regulation on the methods and procedure for making available own resources based on the Emissions Trading System, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and reallocated profits and on the measures to meet cash requirements (COM(2022)0101 — C9-0131/2022 — 2022/0071(NLE))

referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: CONT, ECON, ENVI

| — | Amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 as regards increased pre-financing from REACT-EU resources (COM(2022)0162 — C9-0136/2022 — 2022/0096(COD))
  referred to responsible: REGI opinion: BUDG, EMPL |
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Amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 as regards increased pre-financing from REACT-EU resources (COM(2022)0162 — C9-0136/2022 — 2022/0096(COD))

referred to responsible: REGI opinion: BUDG, EMPL

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  — | Report on the future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean in the light of the UK's withdrawal from the EU (2021/2016(INI)) — PECH Committee — Rapporteur: Manuel Pizarro (A9-0042/2022) |
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from committees

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Report on the future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean in the light of the UK's withdrawal from the EU (2021/2016(INI)) — PECH Committee — Rapporteur: Manuel Pizarro (A9-0042/2022)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 as regards the amount of allowances to be placed in the market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme until 2030 (COM(2021)0571 — C9-0325/2021 — 2021/0202(COD)) — ENVI Committee — Rapporteur: Cyrus Engerer (A9-0045/2022) |
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***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 as regards the amount of allowances to be placed in the market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme until 2030 (COM(2021)0571 — C9-0325/2021 — 2021/0202(COD)) — ENVI Committee — Rapporteur: Cyrus Engerer (A9-0045/2022)

| — | Report on the Council position on draft amending budget No 1/2022 of the European Union for the financial year 2022 — budgeting the impact for 2022 budget of the Adjustment of the multiannual financial framework in accordance with Article 7 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (06310/2022 — C9-0052/2022 — 2022/0018(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Karlo Ressler (A9-0051/2022) |
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Report on the Council position on draft amending budget No 1/2022 of the European Union for the financial year 2022 — budgeting the impact for 2022 budget of the Adjustment of the multiannual financial framework in accordance with Article 7 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (06310/2022 — C9-0052/2022 — 2022/0018(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Karlo Ressler (A9-0051/2022)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in crypto-assets and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (COM(2020)0593 — C9-0306/2020 — 2020/0265(COD)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Stefan Berger (A9-0052/2022) |
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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in crypto-assets and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (COM(2020)0593 — C9-0306/2020 — 2020/0265(COD)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Stefan Berger (A9-0052/2022)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC as regards its period of application and as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Bolivia on cereal seed-producing crops and oil and fibre plant seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of cereal seed and oil and fibre plant seed produced in Bolivia (COM(2022)0026 — C9-0024/2022 — 2022/0016(COD)) — AGRI Committee — Rapporteur: Veronika Vrecionová (A9-0053/2022) |
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***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC as regards its period of application and as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Bolivia on cereal seed-producing crops and oil and fibre plant seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of cereal seed and oil and fibre plant seed produced in Bolivia (COM(2022)0026 — C9-0024/2022 — 2022/0016(COD)) — AGRI Committee — Rapporteur: Veronika Vrecionová (A9-0053/2022)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the establishment and operation of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 (COM(2021)0278 — C9-0349/2021 — 2021/0140(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Sara Skyttedal (A9-0054/2022) |
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- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the establishment and operation of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 (COM(2021)0278 — C9-0349/2021 — 2021/0140(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Sara Skyttedal (A9-0054/2022)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (COM(2021)0093 — C9-0089/2021 — 2021/0050(COD)) — EMPL Committee — FEMM Committee — Rapporteur: Kira Marie Peter-Hansen — Rapporteur: Samira Rafaela (A9-0056/2022) |
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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (COM(2021)0093 — C9-0089/2021 — 2021/0050(COD)) — EMPL Committee — FEMM Committee — Rapporteur: Kira Marie Peter-Hansen — Rapporteur: Samira Rafaela (A9-0056/2022)

| — | Report on the implementation of citizenship education actions (2021/2008(INI)) — CULT Committee — Rapporteur: Domènec Ruiz Devesa (A9-0060/2022) |
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Report on the implementation of citizenship education actions (2021/2008(INI)) — CULT Committee — Rapporteur: Domènec Ruiz Devesa (A9-0060/2022)

| — | Report on general guidelines for the preparation of the 2023 budget, Section III — Commission (2021/2226(BUI)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Nicolae Ștefănuță (A9-0062/2022) |
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Report on general guidelines for the preparation of the 2023 budget, Section III — Commission (2021/2226(BUI)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Nicolae Ștefănuță (A9-0062/2022)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the minimum level of training of seafarers (codification) (COM(2020)0739 — C9-0371/2020 — 2020/0329(COD)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Manon Aubry (A9-0080/2022) |
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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the minimum level of training of seafarers (codification) (COM(2020)0739 — C9-0371/2020 — 2020/0329(COD)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Manon Aubry (A9-0080/2022)

12.   Order of business

The final draft agenda for the April 2022 plenary sittings (PE 730.247/PDOJ) had been made available to Members pursuant to Rule 157(3).

The President announced that she had received four requests for urgent procedure from the ENVI, REGI and ITRE Committees (Rule 163) concerning the following legislative files:

| — | Medicinal products made available in the UK with respect to Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Ireland and Malta (COM(2021)0997 — C9-0475/2021 — 2021/0431(COD)) — ENVI Committee; |
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Medicinal products made available in the UK with respect to Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Ireland and Malta (COM(2021)0997 — C9-0475/2021 — 2021/0431(COD)) — ENVI Committee;

| — | Investigational medicinal products made available in the UK with respect to Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Ireland and Malta (COM(2021)0998 — C9-0476/2021 — 2021/0432(COD)) — ENVI Committee; |
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Investigational medicinal products made available in the UK with respect to Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Ireland and Malta (COM(2021)0998 — C9-0476/2021 — 2021/0432(COD)) — ENVI Committee;

| — | Increased pre-financing from REACT-EU (COM(2022)0162 — C9-0127/2022 — 2022/0096(COD)) — REGI Committee; |
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Increased pre-financing from REACT-EU (COM(2022)0162 — C9-0127/2022 — 2022/0096(COD)) — REGI Committee;

| — | Gas storage (COM(2022)0135 — C9-0126/2022 — 2022/0090(COD)) — ITRE Committee. |
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Gas storage (COM(2022)0135 — C9-0126/2022 — 2022/0090(COD)) — ITRE Committee.

The votes on these four requests would take place the following day, 5 April 2022 at 14.00.

If the request for urgent procedure on ‘Increased pre-financing from REACT-EU’ was adopted, a debate on the subject, with a round of speeches by the political groups, would be included as the first item on the agenda for Thursday morning.

With the agreement of the political groups, the President proposed the following change to the final draft agenda:

Wednesday

Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87769 X MON 89788 (B9-0178/2022) was added directly at voting time.

Parliament agreed to these changes.

The order of business was thus established.

IN THE CHAIR: Nicola BEER

Vice-President

13.   Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (debate)

Commission statement: Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2022/2574(RSP))

Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Peter Liese, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mohammed Chahim, on behalf of the S&D Group, Linea Søgaard-Lidell, on behalf of the Renew Group, Bas Eickhout, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Aurélia Beigneux, on behalf of the ID Group, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Silvia Modig, on behalf of the The Left Group, Maria Spyraki, Tiemo Wölken, Martin Hojsík, Marie Toussaint, Jessica Stegrud, Petros Kokkalis, Lídia Pereira, Simona Bonafè, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Pär Holmgren, Javi López, Ciarán Cuffe, Sara Cerdas, Łukasz Kohut and Antoni Comín i Oliveres.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Bogdan Rzońca and Mick Wallace.

The following spoke: Frans Timmermans.

The debate closed.

14.   Urgent need to adopt the minimum tax directive (debate)

Commission statement: Urgent need to adopt the minimum tax directive (2022/2617(RSP))

Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Markus Ferber, on behalf of the PPE Group, Aurore Lalucq, on behalf of the S&D Group, Gilles Boyer, on behalf of the Renew Group, Claude Gruffat, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Michiel Hoogeveen, on behalf of the ECR Group, José Gusmão, on behalf of The Left Group, Clara Ponsatí Obiols, non-attached Member, Marek Belka, Rasmus Andresen, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Niels Fuglsang and Evelyn Regner.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Antonius Manders, Manon Aubry, Ernest Urtasun and Mick Wallace.

The following spoke: Frans Timmermans.

The debate closed.

15.   Revision of the Market Stability Reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (debate)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 as regards the amount of allowances to be placed in the market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme until 2030 [COM(2021)0571 — C9-0325/2021 — 2021/0202(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Cyrus Engerer (A9-0045/2022)

Cyrus Engerer introduced the report.

The following spoke: Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Claudia Gamon (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Cristian-Silviu Bușoi, on behalf of the PPE Group, Jytte Guteland, on behalf of the S&D Group, Emma Wiesner, on behalf of the Renew Group, Michael Bloss, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Catherine Griset, on behalf of the ID Group, Rob Rooken, on behalf of the ECR Group, Silvia Modig, on behalf of The Left Group, Radan Kanev and Marek Paweł Balt.

IN THE CHAIR: Pina PICIERNO

Vice-President

The following spoke: Mauri Pekkarinen, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Anna Zalewska, Marlene Mortler and Roman Haider.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Mick Wallace.

The following spoke: Frans Timmermans and Cyrus Engerer.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 5.4.2022, item 7.6.

16.   Use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road ***II(debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/1/EC on the use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road [13531/1/2021 — C9-0014/2022 — 2017/0113(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar (A9-0041/2022)

Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar introduced the recommendation for second reading.

The following spoke: Virginijus Sinkevičius (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Ljudmila Novak, on behalf of the PPE Group, Ismail Ertug, on behalf of the S&D Group, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the Renew Group, Ciarán Cuffe, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Dorien Rookmaker, on behalf of the ECR Group, João Pimenta Lopes, on behalf of The Left Group, Mario Furore, non-attached Member, Tomislav Sokol, Vera Tax and Valter Flego.

The following spoke: Virginijus Sinkevičius and Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 5.4.2022, item 7.7.

17.   Future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean (debate)

Report on the future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean in the light of the UK's withdrawal from the EU [2021/2016(INI)] — Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Manuel Pizarro (A9-0042/2022)

Manuel Pizarro introduced the report.

The following spoke: Virginijus Sinkevičius (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Francisco José Millán Mon, on behalf of the PPE Group, Jan Huitema, on behalf of the Renew Group, Caroline Roose, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, France Jamet, on behalf of the ID Group, Bert-Jan Ruissen, on behalf of the ECR Group, João Pimenta Lopes, on behalf of The Left Group, Gabriel Mato, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, François-Xavier Bellamy, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin and Niclas Herbst.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Mick Wallace.

The following spoke: Virginijus Sinkevičius and Manuel Pizarro.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 5.4.2022, item 7.8.

18.   Protection of the rights of the child in civil, administrative and family law proceedings (short presentation)

Report on the protection of the rights of the child in civil, administrative and family law proceedings [2021/2060(INI)] — Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Adrián Vázquez Lázara (A9-0033/2022)

Adrián Vázquez Lázara made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Stanislav Polčák and Mick Wallace.

The following spoke: Virginijus Sinkevičius (Member of the Commission).

IN THE CHAIR: Michal ŠIMEČKA

Vice-President

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 5.4.2022, item 7.9.

19.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

In accordance with Rule 172, the following Members who wished to draw Parliament's attention to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Loránt Vincze, Sara Cerdas, Billy Kelleher, Gunnar Beck, Michiel Hoogeveen, João Pimenta Lopes, Dino Giarrusso, Fulvio Martusciello, Carmen Avram, Eugen Tomac, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Vlad-Marius Botoș, Sandra Pereira, Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos, Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Mick Wallace, Peter Pollák, Stanislav Polčák and Miriam Lexmann.

20.   Approval of the minutes of the sitting

In accordance with Rule 202(3), the minutes of the sitting would be put to the House for approval at the beginning of the afternoon of the next sitting.

21.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’PE 730.247/OJMA).

22.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 21.07.

Klaus Welle

Secretary-General

Pedro Silva Pereira

Vice-President

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Present:

Ademov Asim, Adinolfi Isabella, Adinolfi Matteo, Agius Saliba Alex, Aguilar Mazaly, Aguilera Clara, Alametsä Alviina, Alexandrov Yordanov Alexander, Alieva-Veli Atidzhe, Al-Sahlani Abir, Amaro Álvaro, Anderson Christine, Andresen Rasmus, Andrews Barry, Andrieu Eric, Angel Marc, Annemans Gerolf, Ansip Andrus, Arena Maria, Arłukowicz Bartosz, Arvanitis Konstantinos, Asimakopoulou Anna-Michelle, Aubry Manon, Auken Margrete, Auštrevičius Petras, Avram Carmen, Azmani Malik, Baldassarre Simona, Barrena Arza Pernando, Bartolo Pietro, Basso Alessandra, Bauzá Díaz José Ramón, Beck Gunnar, Beer Nicola, Beghin Tiziana, Beigneux Aurélia, Belka Marek, Bellamy François-Xavier, Benifei Brando, Benjumea Benjumea Isabel, Beňová Monika, Berendsen Tom, Berger Stefan, Bergkvist Erik, Berlato Sergio, Bernhuber Alexander, Biedroń Robert, Bielan Adam, Bijoux Stéphane, Bilbao Barandica Izaskun, Bilde Dominique, Bischoff Gabriele, Biteau Benoît, Bizzotto Mara, Björk Malin, Blaško Hynek, Blinkevičiūtė Vilija, Bloss Michael, Bocskor Andrea, Bogovič Franc, Bonafè Simona, Bonfrisco Anna, Borchia Paolo, Borzan Biljana, Botenga Marc, Botoș Vlad-Marius, Bourgeois Geert, Boyer Gilles, Braunsberger-Reinhold Karolin, Breyer Patrick, Bricmont Saskia, Bruna Annika, Bușoi Cristian-Silviu, Bütikofer Reinhard, Buzek Jerzy, Calenda Carlo, Campomenosi Marco, Cañas Jordi, Canfin Pascal, Carême Damien, Caroppo Andrea, Carvalho Maria da Graça, Casa David, Caspary Daniel, Castaldo Fabio Massimo, del Castillo Vera Pilar, Cavazzini Anna, Cerdas Sara, Chahim Mohammed, Chaibi Leila, Charanzová Dita, Chastel Olivier, Chinnici Caterina, Christensen Asger, Christoforou Lefteris, Cimoszewicz Włodzimierz, Ciocca Angelo, Cioloș Dacian, Clune Deirdre, Comín i Oliveres Antoni, Cormand David, Corrao Ignazio, Cozzolino Andrea, Crețu Corina, Cuffe Ciarán, Cutajar Josianne, Czarnecki Ryszard, van Dalen Peter, D'Amato Rosa, Danjean Arnaud, Danti Nicola, Da Re Gianantonio, De Basso Ilan, De Castro Paolo, Decerle Jérémy, Deli Andor, De Man Filip, De Meo Salvatore, Demirel Özlem, Deparnay-Grunenberg Anna, Dlabajová Martina, Donato Francesca, Dorfmann Herbert, Dreosto Marco, Duda Jarosław, Düpont Lena, Durand Pascal, Ďuriš Nicholsonová Lucia, Dzhambazki Angel, Ehler Christian, Eickhout Bas, Engerer Cyrus, Eroglu Engin, Ertug Ismail, Estaràs Ferragut Rosa, Evi Eleonora, Evren Agnès, Falcă Gheorghe, Farreng Laurence, Ferber Markus, Fernandes José Manuel, Ferrandino Giuseppe, Ferrara Laura, Fest Nicolaus, Fiocchi Pietro, Fitzgerald Frances, Flego Valter, Fotyga Anna, Fourlas Loucas, Fragkos Emmanouil, Frankowski Tomasz, Franssen Cindy, Freund Daniel, Fritzon Heléne, Fuglsang Niels, Furore Mario, Gade Søren, Gahler Michael, Gallée Malte, Gálvez Muñoz Lina, Gamon Claudia, Gancia Gianna, García Del Blanco Ibán, García-Margallo y Marfil José Manuel, García Muñoz Isabel, Garicano Luis, Garraud Jean-Paul, Geese Alexandra, Geier Jens, Gemma Chiara, Georgiou Giorgos, Geuking Helmut, Gheorghe Vlad, Giarrusso Dino, Gieseke Jens, Glavak Sunčana, Glück Andreas, Glucksmann Raphaël, Goerens Charles, González Casares Nicolás, Gozi Sandro, Grant Valentino, Grapini Maria, Griset Catherine, Groothuis Bart, Grošelj Klemen, Grudler Christophe, Gruffat Claude, Gualmini Elisabetta, Guerreiro Francisco, Guetta Bernard, Guillaume Sylvie, Gusmão José, Guteland Jytte, Hahn Henrike, Haider Roman, Hajšel Robert, Hakkarainen Teuvo, Halicki Andrzej, Häusling Martin, Hautala Heidi, Hava Mircea-Gheorghe, Hazekamp Anja, Heide Hannes, Heinäluoma Eero, Herbst Niclas, Herzberger-Fofana Pierrette, Hetman Krzysztof, Hidvéghi Balázs, Hlaváček Martin, Hohlmeier Monika, Hojsík Martin, Holmgren Pär, Hölvényi György, Hoogeveen Michiel, Hortefeux Brice, Hübner Danuta Maria, Huhtasaari Laura, Huitema Jan, Ilčić Ladislav, Incir Evin, in 't Veld Sophia, Jahr Peter, Jakeliūnas Stasys, Jaki Patryk, Jamet France, Jarubas Adam, Jerković Romana, Jongerius Agnes, Joron Virginie, Joveva Irena, Jurgiel Krzysztof, Jurzyca Eugen, Juvin Herve, Kaili Eva, Kalinowski Jarosław, Kalniete Sandra, Kammerevert Petra, Kanev Radan, Kanko Assita, Karas Othmar, Karlsbro Karin, Karski Karol, Katainen Elsi, Kefalogiannis Manolis, Kelleher Billy, Keller Fabienne, Keller Ska, Kelly Seán, Kempa Beata, Kizilyürek Niyazi, Kloc Izabela-Helena, Knotek Ondřej, Kofod Peter, Kohut Łukasz, Kokalari Arba, Kokkalis Petros, Kolakušić Mislav, Konstantinou Athanasios, Kopacz Ewa, Kopcińska Joanna, Körner Moritz, Köster Dietmar, Kountoura Elena, Kovařík Ondřej, Kovatchev Andrey, Krah Maximilian, Krasnodębski Zdzisław, Krehl Constanze, Kruk Elżbieta, Kuhnke Alice, Kuhs Joachim, Kuźmiuk Zbigniew, Kympouropoulos Stelios, Kyrtsos Georgios, Kyuchyuk Ilhan, Lagodinsky Sergey, Lalucq Aurore, Lancini Danilo Oscar, Lange Bernd, Langensiepen Katrin, Laporte Hélène, Laureti Camilla, Lebreton Gilles, Lega David, Leitão-Marques Maria-Manuel, Lenaers Jeroen, Lexmann Miriam, Liberadzki Bogusław, Liese Peter, Lins Norbert, Lizzi Elena, Loiseau Nathalie, Løkkegaard Morten, López Javi, López Aguilar Juan Fernando, López Gil Leopoldo, López-Istúriz White Antonio, Lucke Karsten, Luena César, Łukacijewska Elżbieta Katarzyna, Lundgren Peter, Lutgen Benoît, McAllister David, MacManus Chris, Maestre Martín De Almagro Cristina, Majorino Pierfrancesco, Maldeikienė Aušra, Maldonado López Adriana, Manders Antonius, Mariani Thierry, Marinescu Marian-Jean, Marques Margarida, Martusciello Fulvio, Matias Marisa, Matić Predrag Fred, Mato Gabriel, Matthieu Sara, Mavrides Costas, Maxová Radka, Maydell Eva, Mayer Georg, Mazurek Beata, Mažylis Liudas, Mebarek Nora, Meimarakis Vangelis, Melbārde Dace, Mélin Joëlle, Metsola Roberta, Metz Tilly, Meuthen Jörg, Michels Martina, Mihaylova Iskra, Millán Mon Francisco José, Miller Leszek, Mituța Alin, Modig Silvia, Monteiro de Aguiar Cláudia, Morano Nadine, Moreno Sánchez Javier, Moretti Alessandra, Mortler Marlene, Motreanu Dan-Ștefan, Możdżanowska Andżelika Anna, Müller Ulrike, Mureșan Siegfried, Nagtegaal Caroline, Nart Javier, Negrescu Victor, Neumann Hannah, Nica Dan, Niebler Angelika, Niedermayer Luděk, Nienaß Niklas, Nikolaou-Alavanos Lefteris, Nistor Gheorghe-Vlad, Noichl Maria, Novak Ljudmila, Novakov Andrey, Oetjen Jan-Christoph, Olbrycht Jan, Olekas Juozas, O'Sullivan Grace, Pagazaurtundúa Maite, Papadakis Demetris, Papadakis Kostas, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Paulus Jutta, Pedicini Piernicola, Pekkarinen Mauri, Peksa Mikuláš, Pelletier Anne-Sophie, Penkova Tsvetelina, Pereira Sandra, Pereira Lídia, Peter-Hansen Kira Marie, Petersen Morten, Picierno Pina, Picula Tonino, Pieper Markus, Pietikäinen Sirpa, Pignedoli Sabrina, Pimenta Lopes João, Pineda Manu, de la Pisa Carrión Margarita, Pîslaru Dragoș, Pizarro Manuel, Plumb Rovana, Polčák Stanislav, Polfjärd Jessica, Pollák Peter, Ponsatí Obiols Clara, Poręba Tomasz Piotr, Puigdemont i Casamajó Carles, Radačovský Miroslav, Radev Emil, Radtke Dennis, Rafaela Samira, Rafalska Elżbieta, Rangel Paulo, Regimenti Luisa, Regner Evelyn, Rego Sira, Reil Guido, Reintke Terry, Repasi René, Ressler Karlo, Riba i Giner Diana, Ries Frédérique, Rinaldi Antonio Maria, Rinzema Catharina, Riquet Dominique, Roberti Franco, Rodríguez-Piñero Inma, Rodríguez Ramos María Soraya, Rondinelli Daniela, Rooken Rob, Rookmaker Dorien, Roos Robert, Roose Caroline, Ropė Bronis, Ros Sempere Marcos, Ruissen Bert-Jan, Ruiz Devesa Domènec, Rzońca Bogdan, Sagartz Christian, Salini Massimiliano, Sánchez Amor Nacho, Sander Anne, Sant Alfred, Santos Isabel, Sarvamaa Petri, Schaldemose Christel, Schieder Andreas, Schneider Christine, Scholz Helmut, Schuster Joachim, Schwab Andreas, Seekatz Ralf, Semedo Monica, Semsrott Nico, Silva Pereira Pedro, Šimečka Michal, Simon Sven, Sippel Birgit, Smeriglio Massimiliano, Šojdrová Michaela, Sokol Tomislav, Solé Jordi, Solís Pérez Susana, Sonneborn Martin, Spurek Sylwia, Spyraki Maria, Stancanelli Raffaele, Štefanec Ivan, Ștefănuță Nicolae, Stegrud Jessica, Strik Tineke, Strugariu Ramona, Szydło Beata, Søgaard-Lidell Linea, Tarabella Marc, Tarczyński Dominik, Tardino Annalisa, Tax Vera, Terras Riho, Thun und Hohenstein Róża, Tinagli Irene, Tobiszowski Grzegorz, Toia Patrizia, Tolleret Irène, Tomac Eugen, Tomaševski Valdemar, Toom Yana, Torvalds Nils, Tošenovský Evžen, Tóth Edina, Toussaint Marie, Tovaglieri Isabella, Trillet-Lenoir Véronique, Trócsányi László, Tudorache Dragoș, Tudose Mihai, Uhrík Milan, Urbán Crespo Miguel, Urtasun Ernest, Ušakovs Nils, Uspaskich Viktor, Vana Monika, Van Brempt Kathleen, Vandendriessche Tom, Vandenkendelaere Tom, Van Sparrentak Kim, Vautmans Hilde, Verheyen Sabine, Verhofstadt Guy, Vilimsky Harald, Villanueva Ruiz Idoia, Villumsen Nikolaj, Vincze Loránt, Vind Marianne, Vitanov Petar, Vollath Bettina, Von Cramon-Taubadel Viola, Vondra Alexandr, Voss Axel, Vozemberg-Vrionidi Elissavet, Vuolo Lucia, Vázquez Lázara Adrián, Waitz Thomas, Wallace Mick, Walsmann Marion, Warborn Jörgen, Waszczykowski Witold Jan, Weimers Charlie, Weiss Pernille, Wieland Rainer, Wiesner Emma, Wiezik Michal, Winkler Iuliu, Winzig Angelika, Wiseler-Lima Isabel, Wölken Tiemo, Wolters Lara, Yenbou Salima, Yon-Courtin Stéphanie, Zacharopoulou Chrysoula, Zagorakis Theodoros, Zahradil Jan, Zalewska Anna, Zambelli Stefania, Zarzalejos Javier, Ždanoka Tatjana, Zdechovský Tomáš, Zīle Roberts, Zimniok Bernhard, Złotowski Kosma, Zoido Álvarez Juan Ignacio, Zorrinho Carlos, Zovko Željana, Zver Milan

Excused:

Arias Echeverría Pablo, Băsescu Traian, Brglez Milan, Buxadé Villalba Jorge, Číž Miroslav, Győri Enikő, Hansen Christophe, Melchior Karen, Milazzo Giuseppe, Patriciello Aldo, Saryusz-Wolski Jacek, Sidl Günther, Slabakov Andrey

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