16 April 2018

MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 16 APRIL 2018

(2018/C 450/01)

Contents

1. Resumption of the session 4

2. Opening of the sitting 4

3. Statement by the President 4

4. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting 4

5. Composition of Parliament 5

6. Verification of credentials 5

7. Composition of political groups 5

8. Composition of committees and delegations 6

9. Action taken following a request for waiver of immunity 6

10. Parliament's calendar of part-sessions 2019 6

11. Negotiations before the first reading in Parliament (Rule 69(c)) 7

12. Delegated acts (Rule 105(6)) 7

13. Corrigendum (Rule 231) 8

14. Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78) 8

15. Documents received 9

16. Questions for oral answer (submission) 19

17. Major interpellations (Rule 130b) (submission) 19

18. Action taken on Parliament's resolutions 19

19. Order of business 19

20. Inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework ***I — Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement ***I (debate) 20

21. Packaging and packaging waste ***I — End-of-life vehicles, waste batteries and accumulators and waste electrical and electronic equipment ***I — Waste ***I — Landfill of waste ***I — Procedural rules in the field of environmental reporting ***I (debate) 21

22. Implementation of the 7th Environment Action Programme (debate) 23

23. Gender equality in the media sector in the EU — Empowering women and girls through the digital sector (debate) 23

24. Implementation of the Development Cooperation Instrument, the Humanitarian Aid Instrument and the European Development Fund (debate) 24

25. A European strategy for the promotion of protein crops (short presentation) 25

26. Enhancing developing countries' debt sustainability (short presentation) 25

27. Strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU (short presentation) 25

28. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance 26

29. Agenda of the next sitting 26

30. Closure of the sitting 26

ATTENDANCE REGISTER 27

ANNEX

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 29

1. Request from the ENF Group — Rübig report 29

Minutes of the sitting of 16 April 2018

IN THE CHAIR: Antonio TAJANI

President

1. Resumption of the session

The session suspended Thursday, 15 March 2018, was resumed.

2. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 17.04.

3. Statement by the President

The President made a statement about the recent American, British and French strikes on chemical weapons facilities in Syria.

The following spoke: Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE Group, Udo Bullmann, on behalf of the S&D Group, Syed Kamall, on behalf of the ECR Group, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ska Keller, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Margot Parker, on behalf of the EFDD Group, and Nicolas Bay, on behalf of the ENF Group.

The following spoke: Edouard Martin, concerning follow-up to the adoption, on 26 October 2017, of the European Parliament resolution on combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU (minutes of 26.10.2017, item 10.6) and Takis Hadjigeorgiou, concerning the situation in Cyprus.

4. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

Alberto Cirio had attended the sitting of 15 March 2018 but his name had not appeared on the attendance list.

The following spoke: Jörg Meuthen, on the International Day of Families, held on 15 May 2018, and Tomáš Zdechovský, on the previous speech.

5. Composition of Parliament

The Polish and Swedish authorities had given notice of the election of Dobromir Sośnierz and Aleksander Gabelic as Members of the European Parliament with effect from 22 March and 4 April 2018, to replace Janusz Korwin-Mikke and Jens Nilsson, 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, Dobromir Sośnierz and Aleksander Gabelic would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

Gianni Pittella and Matteo Salvini had informed the President of their election to the Senate of the Italian Republic, and Lorenzo Fontana had informed him of his election as a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, all three appointments having effect from 23 March 2018.

Parliament noted that, pursuant to Article 7(1) and (2) of the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, the aforementioned Members had been appointed to posts incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, and declared the seats of Gianni Pittella, Matteo Salvini and Lorenzo Fontana vacant with effect from 23 March 2018, and informed the Italian authorities of this.

Jean-Paul Denanot had given notice in writing of his resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 11 June 2018.

In accordance with Rule 4(1) and (2), Parliament established this vacancy and informed the Member State concerned.

6. Verification of credentials

On a proposal from the JURI Committee, Parliament confirmed the validity of the mandate of Jacques Colombier with effect from 2 February 2018.

7. Composition of political groups

Laurențiu Rebega had ceased to be a non-attached Member and joined the ECR Group with effect from 3 April 2018.

Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski had ceased to be a Member of the ECR Group, and had been a non-attached Member with effect from 13 April 2018.

8. Composition of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PPE, ECR, S&D and ENF Groups, as well as the non-attached Members:

— AFET Committee: Dobromir Sośnierz to replace Janusz Korwin-Mikke

— REGI Committee: Aleksander Gabelic to replace Jens Nilsson

— TRAN Committee: Marita Ulvskog to replace Jens Nilsson

— Delegation for relations with Belarus: Aleksander Gabelic to replace Jens Nilsson

— Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees: Ramona Nicole Mănescu to replace Traian Ungureanu

— Delegation to the Cariforum-EC Parliamentary Committee: André Elissen.

The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these minutes.

9. Action taken following a request for waiver of immunity

The competent authority of Germany had informed the President of the ruling of the Grimma District Court in criminal proceedings against Hermann Winkler following the waiver of his immunity by decision of the European Parliament of 12 April 2016(minutes of 12.4.2016, item 5.6).

10. Parliament's calendar of part-sessions 2019

The Conference of Presidents, at its meeting of Thursday, 12 April 2018, had adopted the draft calendar of part-sessions for the 2019 parliamentary year.

The dates were as follows:

— 14-17 January

— 30-31 January

— 11-14 February

— 11-14 March

— 25-28 March

— 3-4 April

— 15-18 April

— 2-4 July

— 15-18 July

— 16-19 September

— 9-10 October

— 21-24 October

— 13-14 November

— 25-28 November

— 16-19 December

These dates had been published on Europarl.

Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday, 16 April 2018 at 19.00.

Vote: Wednesday, 18 April at 12.00.

11. Negotiations before the first reading in Parliament (Rule 69(c))

The President announced the decisions by several committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 69c (1):

— TRAN Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on safeguarding competition in air transport, repealing Regulation (EC) No 868/2004 (COM(2017)0289 — C8-0183/2017 — 2017/0116(COD)). Rapporteur: Markus Pieper (A8-0125/2018);

— ITRE Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/73/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas (COM(2017)0660 — C8-0394/2018 — 2017/0294(COD)). Rapporteur: Jerzy Buzek (A8-0143/2018);

— ITRE Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European business statistics, amending Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 and repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics (COM(2017)0114 — C8-0099/2017 — 2017/0048(COD)). Rapporteur: Janusz Lewandowski (A8-0094/2018);

— EMPL Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (COM(2017)0011 — C8-0010/2017 — 2017/0004(COD)). Rapporteur: Claude Rolin (A8-0142/2018).

In accordance with Rule 69c (2), Members or political group(s) reaching at least the medium threshold may request in writing, before midnight on Tuesday, 17 April 2018, that decisions to enter into negotiations be put to the vote.

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

12. Delegated acts (Rule 105(6))

In accordance with Rule 105(6), the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs had informed the President of Parliament that no objections had been raised with regard to:

— The recommendation of the JURI Committee to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 5 March 2018 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union trade mark, and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1430 (C(2018)01231; 2018/2618(DEA)) (B8-0187/2018).

If this recommendation was not opposed by a political group or by a number of Members reaching at least the low threshold within 24 hours, it would be deemed approved. If not, it would be put to the vote.

The recommendation would be available on Europarl for the duration of the current part-session.

13. Corrigendum (Rule 231)

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

— Corrigendum (P8_TA(2015)0346(COR01) to Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market, amending Directives 2002/65/EC, 2009/110/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, and repealing Directive 2007/64/EC (OJ L 337, 23.12.2015, p. 35) (position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 8 October 2015 with a view to the adoption of the above directive) (P8_TA(2015)0346) (COM(2013)0547 — C7-0230/2013 — 2013/0264(COD)) — ECON Committee

In accordance with Rule 231(4), this corrigendum would be deemed approved unless a request was made within 24 hours by a political group or a number of Members reaching at least the low threshold that it be put to the vote.

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

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

The President announced that on Wednesday, 18 April 2018, together with the President of the Council, he would sign the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:

— Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on rail transport statistics (recast) (00008/2018/LEX — C8-0148/2018 — 2017/0146(COD))

— Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/59/EC on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of goods or passengers and Directive 2006/126/EC on driving licences (00071/2017/LEX — C8-0147/2018 — 2017/0015(COD))

— Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a common framework for the provision of better services for skills and qualifications (Europass) and repealing Decision No 2241/2004/EC (00070/2017/LEX — C8-0146/2018 — 2016/0304(COD))

— Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cross-border parcel delivery services (00069/2017/LEX — C8-0145/2018 — 2016/0149(COD))

— Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/66/EEC introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease (00006/2018/LEX — C8-0142/2018 — 2017/0329(COD))

— Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 establishing the Creative Europe Programme (2014 to 2020) (00005/2018/LEX — C8-0141/2018 — 2017/0163(COD))

— Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council providing further macro-financial assistance to Georgia (00007/2018/LEX — C8-0140/2018 — 2017/0242(COD)).

15. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from the Council and Commission — Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments (COM(2018)0099 — C8-0102/2018 — 2018/0047(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1). The President would consult the European Central Bank on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 282(5). referred to responsible: ECON opinion: ITRE, IMCO, JURI — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Crowdfunding Service Providers (ECSP) for Business (COM(2018)0113 — C8-0103/2018 — 2018/0048(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1). The President would consult the European Central Bank on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 282(5). referred to responsible: ECON opinion: ITRE, IMCO, JURI — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to the third-party effects of assignments of claims (COM(2018)0096 — C8-0109/2018 — 2018/0044(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1). referred to responsible: JURI opinion: ECON — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on facilitating cross-border distribution of collective investment funds and amending Regulations (EU) No 345/2013 and (EU) No 346/2013 (COM(2018)0110 — C8-0110/2018 — 2018/0045(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1). The President would consult the European Central Bank on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 282(5). referred to responsible: ECON opinion: BUDG, JURI — Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to cross-border distribution of collective investment funds (COM(2018)0092 — C8-0111/2018 — 2018/0041(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1). The President would consult the European Central Bank on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 282(5). referred to responsible: ECON opinion: JURI — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards exposures in the form of covered bonds (COM(2018)0093 — C8-0112/2018 — 2018/0042(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1) and Rule 138(1). The President would consult the European Central Bank on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 282(5). referred to responsible: ECON opinion: JURI — Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the issue of covered bonds and covered bond public supervision and amending Directive 2009/65/EC and Directive 2014/59/EU (COM(2018)0094 — C8-0113/2018 — 2018/0043(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1) and Rule 138(1). The President would consult the European Central Bank on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 282(5). referred to responsible: ECON opinion: JURI — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) (COM(2018)0252 — C8-0114/2018 — 2018/0061(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1). referred to responsible: LIBE opinion: TRAN — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (codification) (COM(2018)0139 — C8-0116/2018 — 2018/0066(COD)) referred to responsible: JURI — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards minimum loss coverage for non-performing exposures (COM(2018)0134 — C8-0117/2018 — 2018/0060(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1). The President would consult the European Central Bank on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 282(5). referred to responsible: ECON opinion: JURI — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Labour Authority (COM(2018)0131 — C8-0118/2018 — 2018/0064(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1) and Rule 138(1). referred to responsible: EMPL opinion: BUDG, IMCO, TRAN, JURI, LIBE, FEMM — Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa, as part of the Internal Security Fund, for the period 2014 to 2020 (06222/2018 — C8-0119/2018 — 2018/0032(NLE)) referred to responsible: LIBE opinion: AFET, BUDG — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 as regards the application of the Euro 5 step to the type-approval of two- or three- wheel vehicles and quadricycles (COM(2018)0137 — C8-0120/2018 — 2018/0065(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1). referred to responsible: IMCO opinion: ENVI, ITRE, TRAN — Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union (10670/2017 — C8-0121/2018 — 2017/0137(NLE)) referred to responsible: INTA — Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of Amendment 1 to Memorandum of Cooperation NAT-I-9406 between the United States of America and the European Union (05800/2018 — C8-0122/2018 — 2018/0009(NLE)) referred to responsible: ITRE opinion: TRAN — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of amending Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area (COM(2018)0143 — C8-0123/2018 — 2018/0069(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1). referred to responsible: PECH opinion: ENVI — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast) (COM(2018)0144 — C8-0124/2018 — 2018/0070(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1) and Rule 138(1). referred to responsible: ENVI opinion: ITRE, JURI (Rule 104) — Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund following an application from Belgium — EGF/2017/010 BE/Caterpillar (COM(2018)0156 — C8-0125/2018 — 2018/2043(BUD)) referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: EMPL, REGI — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for fish stocks in the Western Waters and adjacent waters, and for fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 establishing a multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) 509/2007 and (EC) 1300/2008 (COM(2018)0149 — C8-0126/2018 — 2018/0074(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1). referred to responsible: PECH — Proposal for a Council decision fixing the period for the ninth election of representatives to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (07162/2018 — C8-0128/2018 — 2018/0805(CNS)) referred to responsible: AFCO — Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (COM(2018)0171 — C8-0130/2018 — 2018/0081(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1) and Rule 138(1). referred to responsible: EMPL opinion: ENVI, JURI — Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF/2018/000 TA 2018 — Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission) (COM(2018)0165 — C8-0131/2018 — 2018/2048(BUD)) referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: EMPL, REGI — Proposed amendments to Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union (02360/2018 — C8-0132/2018 — 2018/0900(COD)) referred to responsible: JURI opinion: AFCO

2) from committees, reports — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (recast) (COM(2016)0863 — C8-0494/2016 — 2016/0378(COD)) — ITRE Committee — Rapporteur: Morten Helveg Petersen (A8-0040/2018) — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the internal market for electricity (recast) (COM(2016)0861 — C8-0492/2016 — 2016/0379(COD)) — ITRE Committee — Rapporteur: Krišjānis Kariņš (A8-0042/2018) — ***I Report on the amended proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sales of goods, amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2009/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (COM(2017)0637 — C8-0379/2017 — 2015/0288(COD)) — IMCO Committee — Rapporteur: Pascal Arimont (A8-0043/2018) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the internal market in electricity (recast) (COM(2016)0864 — C8-0495/2016 — 2016/0380(COD)) — ITRE Committee — Rapporteur: Krišjānis Kariņš (A8-0044/2018) — Report on the Annual Report on Competition Policy (2017/2191(INI)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Ramon Tremosa i Balcells (A8-0049/2018) — *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius (12476/2017 — C8-0445/2017 — 2017/0223(NLE)) — PECH Committee — Rapporteur: Norica Nicolai (A8-0053/2018) — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a single digital gateway to provide information, procedures, assistance and problem solving services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 (COM(2017)0256 — C8-0141/2017 — 2017/0086(COD)) — IMCO Committee — Rapporteur: Marlene Mizzi (A8-0054/2018) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to empower the competition authorities of the Member States to be more effective enforcers and to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market (COM(2017)0142 — C8-0119/2017 — 2017/0063(COD)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Andreas Schwab (A8-0057/2018) — Report on the implementation of the 7th Environment Action Programme (2017/2030(INI)) — ENVI Committee — Rapporteur: Daciana Octavia Sârbu (A8-0059/2018) — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the legal framework of the European Solidarity Corps and amending Regulations (EU) No 1288/2013, (EU) No 1293/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and Decision No 1313/2013/EU (COM(2017)0262 — C8-0162/2017 — 2017/0102(COD)) — CULT Committee — Rapporteur: Helga Trüpel (A8-0060/2018) — Report on the current situation and future prospects for the sheep and goat sectors in the EU (2017/2117(INI)) — AGRI Committee — Rapporteur: Esther Herranz García (A8-0064/2018) — Report on the implementation of Directive 2011/99/EU on the European Protection Order (2016/2329(INI)) — LIBE and FEMM Committees — Rapporteurs: Soraya Post and Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio (A8-0065/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[22]] — C8-0269/2017 — 2017/2158(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0066/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[35]] — C8-0282/2017 — 2017/2171(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0067/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[11]] — C8-0258/2017 — 2017/2147(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0068/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[39]] — C8-0286/2017 — 2017/2175(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0069/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[46]] — C8-0293/2017 — 2017/2182(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Brian Hayes (A8-0070/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[47]] — C8-0294/2017 — 2017/2183(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Brian Hayes (A8-0071/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[51]] — C8-0298/2017 — 2017/2187(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Brian Hayes (A8-0072/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[49]] — C8-0296/2017 — 2017/2185(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Brian Hayes (A8-0073/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[38]] — C8-0285/2017 — 2017/2174(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0074/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[48]] — C8-0295/2017 — 2017/2184(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Brian Hayes (A8-0075/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[50]] — C8-0297/2017 — 2017/2186(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Brian Hayes (A8-0076/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[45]] — C8-0292/2017 — 2017/2181(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Brian Hayes (A8-0077/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[21]] — C8-0268/2017 — 2017/2157(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0078/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Railway Agency (now European Union Agency for Railways) for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[26]] — C8-0273/2017 — 2017/2162(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0079/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[20]] — C8-0267/2017 — 2017/2156(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0080/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[14]] — C8-0261/2017 — 2017/2150(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0081/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European GNSS Agency for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[29]] — C8-0276/2017 — 2017/2165(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0082/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Asylum Support Office for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[41]] — C8-0288/2017 — 2017/2177(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0083/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[16]] — C8-0263/2017 — 2017/2152(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0084/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[24]] — C8-0271/2017 — 2017/2160(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0085/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[31]] — C8-0278/2017 — 2017/2167(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0086/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[34]] — C8-0281/2017 — 2017/2170(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0087/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[36]] — C8-0283/2017 — 2017/2172(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0088/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section V — Court of Auditors (COM(2017)0365[[05]] — C8-0251/2017 — 2017/2140(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Ingeborg Gräßle (A8-0089/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[15]] — C8-0262/2017 — 2017/2151(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0090/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[23]] — C8-0270/2017 — 2017/2159(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Indrek Tarand (A8-0091/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[12]] — C8-0259/2017 — 2017/2148(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0092/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[13]] — C8-0260/2017 — 2017/2149(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0093/2018) — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European business statistics, amending Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 and repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics (COM(2017)0114 — C8-0099/2017 — 2017/0048(COD)) — ITRE Committee — Rapporteur: Janusz Lewandowski (A8-0094/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[44]] — C8-0291/2017 — 2017/2180(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Brian Hayes (A8-0095/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[40]] — C8-0287/2017 — 2017/2176(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0096/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee (COM(2017)0365[[06]] — C8-0252/2017 — 2017/2141(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Ingeborg Gräßle (A8-0097/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (before 1 July 2016: European Police College) (CEPOL) for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[27]] — C8-0274/2017 — 2017/2163(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0098/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section IX — European Data Protection Supervisor (COM(2017)0365[[09]] — C8-0255/2017 — 2017/2144(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Ingeborg Gräßle (A8-0099/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section VIII — European Ombudsman (COM(2017)0365[[08]] — C8-0254/2017 — 2017/2143(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Ingeborg Gräßle (A8-0100/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[37]] — C8-0284/2017 — 2017/2173(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0101/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Euratom Supply Agency for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[32]] — C8-0279/2017 — 2017/2168(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0102/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[18]] — C8-0265/2017 — 2017/2154(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0103/2018) — *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and of the Member States, of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (09021/2017 — C8-0243/2017 — 2017/0083(NLE)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Jozo Radoš (A8-0104/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section I — European Parliament (COM(2017)0365[[02]] — C8-0248/2017 — 2017/2137(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0105/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[17]] — C8-0264/2017 — 2017/2153(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0106/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[30]] — C8-0277/2017 — 2017/2166(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0107/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[28]] — C8-0275/2017 — 2017/2164(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0108/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police Office (Europol) for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[33]] — C8-0280/2017 — 2017/2169(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0109/2018) — *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Australia, of the other part (15467/2016 — C8-0327/2017 — 2016/0367(NLE)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Francisco José Millán Mon (A8-0110/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Οperational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[42]] — C8-0289/2017 — 2017/2178(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0111/2018) — Report on the implementation of the EU external financing instruments: mid-term review 2017 and the future post-2020 architecture (2017/2280(INI)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Marietje Schaake (A8-0112/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[19]] — C8-0266/2017 — 2017/2155(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0113/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0365[[25]] — C8-0272/2017 — 2017/2161(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0114/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2016: performance, financial management and control (COM(2017)0365[[43]] — C8-0290/2017 — 2017/2179(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0115/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section II — European Council and Council (COM(2017)0365[[03]] — C8-0249/2017 — 2017/2138(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Ingeborg Gräßle (A8-0116/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section VII — Committee of the Regions (COM(2017)0365[[07]] — C8-0253/2017 — 2017/2142(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Ingeborg Gräßle (A8-0117/2018) — Report on the implementation of the Development Cooperation Instrument, the Humanitarian Aid Instrument and the European Development Fund (2017/2258(INI)) — DEVE Committee — Rapporteur: Enrique Guerrero Salom (A8-0118/2018) — Report containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Australia, of the other part (2017/2227(INI)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Francisco José Millán Mon (A8-0119/2018) — Report on a European strategy for the promotion of protein crops — encouraging the production of protein and leguminous plants in the European agriculture sector (2017/2116(INI)) — AGRI Committee — Rapporteur: Jean-Paul Denanot (A8-0121/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section IV — Court of Justice (COM(2017)0365[[04]] — C8-0250/2017 — 2017/2139(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Ingeborg Gräßle (A8-0122/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2016 (COM(2017)0364 — C8-0257/2017 — 2017/2146(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Barbara Kappel (A8-0123/2018) — * Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax, with regard to the obligation to respect a minimum standard rate (COM(2017)0783 — C8-0007/2018 — 2017/0349(CNS)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Roberto Gualtieri (A8-0124/2018) — *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products (13357/2017 — C8-0434/2017 — 2017/0259(NLE)) — INTA Committee — Rapporteur: Tiziana Beghin (A8-0126/2018) — Report on the implementation of the Treaty provisions concerning national parliaments (2016/2149(INI)) — AFCO Committee — Rapporteur: Paulo Rangel (A8-0127/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section X — European External Action Service (COM(2017)0365[[10]] — C8-0256/2017 — 2017/2145(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Marco Valli (A8-0128/2018) — Report on enhancing developing countries' debt sustainability (2016/2241(INI)) — DEVE Committee — Rapporteur: Charles Goerens (A8-0129/2018) — Report on the Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2016 Commission discharge (COM(2017)0365[[52]] — C8-0299/2017 — 2017/2188(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Joachim Zeller (A8-0130/2018) — *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (14494/2017 — C8-0450/2017 — 2017/0265(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Helga Stevens (A8-0131/2018) — *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (14498/2017 — C8-0451/2017 — 2017/0266(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Helga Stevens (A8-0132/2018) — *** Report on the draft Council implementing decision on subjecting the new psychoactive substance N-(1-amino-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)-1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (ADB-CHMINACA) to control measures (05387/2018 — C8-0028/2018 — 2017/0340(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz (A8-0133/2018) — * Report on the draft Council implementing decision on subjecting the new psychoactive substance 1-(4-cyanobutyl)-N-(2-phenylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (CUMYL-4CN-BINACA) to control measures (05392/2018 — C8-0025/2018 — 2017/0344(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz (A8-0134/2018) — Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section III — Commission and executive agencies (COM(2017)0365[[01]] — C8-0247/2017 — 2017/2136(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Joachim Zeller (A8-0137/2018) — Report on strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in the European Union: the 7th report of the European Commission (2017/2279(INI)) — REGI Committee — Rapporteur: Marc Joulaud (A8-0138/2018) — Report on the annual report on the control of the financial activities of the EIB for 2016 (2017/2190(INI)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Marco Valli (A8-0139/2018) — * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (COM(2017)0677 — C8-0424/2017 — 2017/0305(NLE)) — EMPL Committee — Rapporteur: Miroslavs Mitrofanovs (A8-0140/2018) — Report on the Annual Reports 2015-2016 on subsidiarity and proportionality (COM(2016)0469 — 2017/2010(INI)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Mady Delvaux (A8-0141/2018)

16. Questions for oral answer (submission)

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

— (O-000004/2018) by Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, to the Commission: Empowering women and girls through the digital sector (2017/3016(RSP)) (B8-0010/2018);

— (O-000008/2018) by Renate Sommer, Elena Gentile, Bolesław G. Piecha, Gesine Meissner, Kateřina Konečná, Marco Affronte and Mireille D'Ornano, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Council: Vaccine hesitancy and the drop in vaccination rates in Europe (2017/2951(RSP)) (B8-0011/2018);

— (O-000009/2018) by Renate Sommer, Elena Gentile, Bolesław G. Piecha, Gesine Meissner, Kateřina Konečná, Marco Affronte and Mireille D'Ornano, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Vaccine hesitancy and the drop in vaccination rates in Europe (2017/2951(RSP)) (B8-0012/2018);

— (O-000015/2018) by Pavel Svoboda, on behalf of the JURI Committee, to the Council: Disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches (2016/0107(COD)) (2018/2552(RSP)) (B8-0013/2018);

— (O-000020/2018) by Petra Kammerevert, on behalf of the CULT Committee, to the Commission: The implementation of the Bologna Process — state of play and follow-up (2018/2571(RSP)) (B8-0014/2018).

17. Major interpellations (Rule 130b) (submission)

The following major interpellation for written answer with debate had been submitted (Rule 130b):

— (O-000022/2018) by Ivan Jakovčić, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: Major interpellation — Situation in the European shipbuilding industry (2018/2672(RSP)) (B8-0019/2018).

18. Action taken on Parliament's resolutions

The Commission communications on the action taken on the resolutions adopted by Parliament during the November I and II and December 2017 part-sessions were available on the Europarl site.

19. Order of business

The final draft agenda for the April 2018 plenary sittings (PE 619.992/PDOJ) had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 149a):

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

No changes.

Thursday

Request by the PPE Group for the motion for a resolution on the situation in Moldova to be added to voting time (the debate had taken place on 3 October 2017) (minutes of 3.10.2017, item 9).

The following spoke: Cristian Dan Preda, on behalf of the PPE Group, to move the request, and Knut Fleckenstein, to oppose the request.

Parliament rejected the request by electronic vote (96 in favour, 170 against, 11 abstentions).

Request by the ENF Group for a debate on the report by Paul Rübig on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2019 to be added as the first point on the agenda.

The following spoke: Stanisław Żółtek, on behalf of the ENF Group, to move the request, and Paul Rübig, to oppose the request.

Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (38 in favour, 225 against, 5 abstentions).

The order of business was thus established.

IN THE CHAIR: Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Vice-President

20. Inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework ***I — Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework and amending Regulation No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change [COM(2016)0479 — C8-0330/2016 — 2016/0230(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Norbert Lins (A8-0262/2017)

The debate had taken place on 11 September 2017(minutes of 11.9.2017, item 21)

The vote was held on 13 September 2017(minutes of 13.9.2017, item 9.8)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 for a resilient Energy Union and to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change [COM(2016)0482 — C8-0331/2016 — 2016/0231(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (A8-0208/2017)

The debate had taken place on 13 June 2017(minutes of 13.6.2017, item 3)

The vote was held on 14 June 2017(minutes of 14.6.2017, item 8.1)

Norbert Lins and Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Miguel Arias Cañete (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Florent Marcellesi (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Marisa Matias (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Peter Jahr (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Merja Kyllönen (rapporteur for the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Nicola Caputo (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Pilar Ayuso, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Miriam Dalli, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, on behalf of the ECR Group, Nils Torvalds, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bas Eickhout, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kateřina Konečná, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Eleonora Evi, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Lampros Fountoulis, non-attached Member, Peter Liese and Paul Brannen.

IN THE CHAIR: Ioan Mircea PAȘCU

Vice-President

The following spoke: Fredrick Federley, John Stuart Agnew, Julie Girling and Ulrike Müller.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Franc Bogovič, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Notis Marias, Jan Huitema, Ana Miranda, João Ferreira, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Eleftherios Synadinos, Marijana Petir, Henna Virkkunen and Annie Schreijer-Pierik.

The following spoke: Miguel Arias Cañete, Norbert Lins and Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 17.4.2018, item 6.5 and minutes of 17.4.2018, item 6.6.

21. Packaging and packaging waste ***I — End-of-life vehicles, waste batteries and accumulators and waste electrical and electronic equipment ***I — Waste ***I — Landfill of waste ***I — Procedural rules in the field of environmental reporting ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste [COM(2015)0596 — C8-0385/2015 — 2015/0276(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Simona Bonafè (A8-0029/2017)

The debate was held on 14 March 2017(minutes of 14.3.2017, item 4)

The vote was held on 14 March 2017(minutes of 14.3.2017, item 6.8)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment [COM(2015)0593 — C8-0383/2015 — 2015/0272(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Simona Bonafè (A8-0013/2017)

The debate was held on 14 March 2017(minutes of 14.3.2017, item 4)

The vote was held on 14 March 2017(minutes of 14.3.2017, item 6.5)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste [COM(2015)0595 — C8-0382/2015 — 2015/0275(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Simona Bonafè (A8-0034/2017)

The debate was held on 14 March 2017(minutes of 14.3.2017, item 4)

The vote was held on 14 March 2017(minutes of 14.3.2017, item 6.6)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste [COM(2015)0594 — C8-0384/2015 — 2015/0274(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Simona Bonafè (A8-0031/2017)

The debate was held on 14 March 2017(minutes of 14.3.2017, item 4)

The vote was held on 14 March 2017(minutes of 14.3.2017, item 6.7)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 87/217/EEC of the Council, Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directive 86/278/EEC and Council Directive 94/63/EC as regards procedural rules in the field of environmental reporting and repealing Council Directive 91/692/EEC [COM(2016)0789 — C8-0526/2016 — 2016/0394(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Francesc Gambús (A8-0253/2017)

Simona Bonafè and Francesc Gambús introduced the reports.

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

The following spoke: João Ferreira (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Pavel Telička (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Miroslav Poche (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the PPE Group, Kathleen Van Brempt, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, on behalf of the ECR Group, Nils Torvalds, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Davor Škrlec, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kateřina Konečná, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Piernicola Pedicini, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Giovanni La Via, Miriam Dalli, Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner and Gesine Meissner.

IN THE CHAIR: Evelyne GEBHARDT

Vice-President

The following spoke: Andrzej Grzyb, Massimo Paolucci, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Jo Leinen and Annie Schreijer-Pierik.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Maria Spyraki, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, Linnéa Engström, Georgios Epitideios, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Maria Gabriela Zoană and Nikolaos Chountis.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission), Simona Bonafè and Francesc Gambús.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 18.4.2018, item 12.7, minutes of 18.4.2018, item 12.8, minutes of 18.4.2018, item 12.9, minutes of 18.4.2018, item 12.10 and minutes of 18.4.2018, item 12.11.

22. Implementation of the 7th Environment Action Programme (debate)

Report on the implementation of the 7th Environment Action Programme [2017/2030(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Daciana Octavia Sârbu (A8-0059/2018)

Daciana Octavia Sârbu introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Stanislav Polčák, on behalf of the PPE Group, Pavel Poc, on behalf of the S&D Group, Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Stefan Eck, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Michel Dantin.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Seán Kelly, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, João Ferreira, Eleonora Evi and Franc Bogovič.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella and Daciana Octavia Sârbu.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 17.4.2018, item 6.9.

23. Gender equality in the media sector in the EU — Empowering women and girls through the digital sector (debate)

Report on gender equality in the media sector in the EU [2017/2210(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Michaela Šojdrová (A8-0031/2018)

Question for oral answer (O-000004/2018) by Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, to the Commission: Empowering women and girls through the digital sector (2017/3016(RSP)) (B8-0010/2018)

Michaela Šojdrová introduced the report.

Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz moved the question.

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

The following spoke: Lynn Boylan (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Iratxe García Pérez, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, on behalf of the ECR Group, Filiz Hyusmenova, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Florent Marcellesi, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Stefan Eck, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mylène Troszczynski, on behalf of the ENF Group, Dobromir Sośnierz, non-attached Member, Liliana Rodrigues, Bernd Kölmel and Julie Ward.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Marijana Petir.

IN THE CHAIR: Lívia JÁRÓKA

Vice-President

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Caterina Chinnici, Notis Marias, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Linnéa Engström, João Pimenta Lopes, Francis Zammit Dimech, Ruža Tomašić and Ana Miranda.

The following spoke: Věra Jourová and Michaela Šojdrová.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 128(5):

— Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, on empowering women and girls through the digital sector (2017/3016(RSP)) (B8-0183/2018).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 17.4.2018, item 6.10 and minutes of 17.4.2018, item 6.11.

24. Implementation of the Development Cooperation Instrument, the Humanitarian Aid Instrument and the European Development Fund (debate)

Report on the implementation of the Development Cooperation Instrument, the Humanitarian Aid Instrument and the European Development Fund [2017/2258(INI)] — Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Enrique Guerrero Salom (A8-0118/2018)

Enrique Guerrero Salom introduced the report.

The following spoke: Neven Mimica (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Jordi Solé (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Frank Engel, on behalf of the PPE Group, Linda McAvan, on behalf of the S&D Group, Eleni Theocharous, on behalf of the ECR Group, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jean-Luc Schaffhauser, on behalf of the ENF Group, and Bogdan Brunon Wenta.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Michel Dantin, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Notis Marias, Kateřina Konečná, Seán Kelly, Jean-Paul Denanot and João Ferreira.

The following spoke: Neven Mimica and Enrique Guerrero Salom.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 17.4.2018, item 6.12.

25. A European strategy for the promotion of protein crops (short presentation)

Report on a European strategy for the promotion of protein crops — encouraging the production of protein and leguminous plants in the European agriculture sector [2017/2116(INI)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Jean-Paul Denanot (A8-0121/2018)

Jean-Paul Denanot made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Tom Vandenkendelaere, Eric Andrieu, Notis Marias, Michel Dantin, Daniel Buda, Stanislav Polčák, Marijana Petir and Seán Kelly.

The following spoke: Neven Mimica (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 17.4.2018, item 6.4.

26. Enhancing developing countries' debt sustainability (short presentation)

Report on enhancing developing countries' debt sustainability [2016/2241(INI)] — Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Charles Goerens (A8-0129/2018)

Charles Goerens made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Notis Marias, Jean-Luc Schaffhauser and Stanislav Polčák.

The following spoke: Neven Mimica (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 17.4.2018, item 6.13.

27. Strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU (short presentation)

Report on strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in the European Union: the 7th report of the European Commission [2017/2279(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Marc Joulaud (A8-0138/2018)

Marc Joulaud (rapporteur) made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Csaba Sógor, Julie Ward, Ivana Maletić and Maria Gabriela Zoană.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 17.4.2018, item 6.14.

28. 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:

Cristian Dan Preda, Wajid Khan, Ryszard Czarnecki, Yana Toom, Jordi Solé, Kateřina Konečná, Martin Sonneborn, Ivana Maletić, Maria Gabriela Zoană, Angel Dzhambazki, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Ana Miranda, João Ferreira, Seán Kelly, John Howarth, Marek Jurek, Jasenko Selimovic, Miroslavs Mitrofanovs, João Pimenta Lopes, Andrea Bocskor, Jonás Fernández, Lynn Boylan, Michaela Šojdrová, Julie Ward, Jiří Pospíšil, Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu, Csaba Sógor, Răzvan Popa and Stanislav Polčák.

29. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 619.992/OJMA).

30. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.37.