Minutes of the sitting of 28 January 2015
Date: 2015-01-28
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, parliamentary debate








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28 January 2015MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 28 JANUARY 2015
(2016/C 95/01)
Contents







1.

 Resumption of the session
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2.

 Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
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3.

 Requests for the waiver of parliamentary immunity
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4.

 Composition of political groups
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5.

 Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council
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6.

 Transfers of appropriations
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7.

 Implementing measures (Rule 106)
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8.

 Delegated acts (Rule 105(5) and (6))
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9.

 Decisions concerning certain documents
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10.

 Documents received
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11.

 Order of business
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12.

 Anti-terrorism measures (debate)
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13.

 European fund for strategic investments (debate)
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14.

 Roadmap towards a new international climate agreement in Paris (debate)
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15.

 One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
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16.

 Composition of committees
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17.

 Composition of Parliament
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18.

 Dates of forthcoming sittings
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19.

 Adjournment of the session
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ATTENDANCE REGISTER
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Minutes of the sitting of 28 January 2015

IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ

President

1.    Resumption of the session
The sitting opened at 15.00.
2.    Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
3.    Requests for the waiver of parliamentary immunity
The Greek authorities had forwarded a request to waive the parliamentary immunity of Theodoros Zagorakis in relation to criminal proceedings in a court in Thessaloniki.
The Polish authorities had forwarded a request to waive the parliamentary immunity of Janusz Korwin-Mikke in relation to criminal proceedings initiated by the Warsaw District Prosecutor.
Pursuant to Rule 9(1), these requests had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.
4.    Composition of political groups
The President announced that Amjad Bashir was no longer a member of the EFDD Group and had joined the ECR Group as from 23 January 2015.
5.    Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council
The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following:






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 Protocol amending the Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia;










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 Protocol to the Framework Agreement on comprehensive partnership and cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union;










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 Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe;










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 Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and European Atomic Energy Community and the Swiss Confederation associating the Swiss Confederation to Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community complementing Horizon 2020, and regulating the Swiss Confederation's participation in the ITER activities carried out by Fusion For Energy;










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 Agreement on a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership between the European Union and the Republic of Senegal;










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 Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership between the European Union and the Republic of Senegal;










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 Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a Partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union;










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 Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.




6.    Transfers of appropriations
Pursuant to Articles 27 and 179(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation, at its meeting of 20 January 2015 the Committee on Budgets had approved the Commission's proposal on transfer of appropriations DEC 54/2014.
7.    Implementing measures (Rule 106)

The following draft implementing measures falling under the regulatory procedure with scrutiny had been forwarded to Parliament:






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 Commission Regulation laying down methods of sampling and performance criteria for the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of erucic acid in foodstuffs and repealing Commission Directive 80/891/EEC (D034437/03 — 2015/2529(RPS) — deadline: 16.4.2015)
referred to committee responsible: ENVI










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 Commission Decision on the reference document on best environmental management practice, sector environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the retail trade sector under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (D034884/03 — 2015/2534(RPS) — deadline: 20.4.2015)
referred to committee responsible: ENVI










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 Commission Regulation defining acceptability criteria for detoxification processes applied to products intended for animal feed as provided for in Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (D035528/05 — 2015/2536(RPS) — deadline: 23.4.2015)
referred to committee responsible: ENVI (Rule 54) opinion: AGRI (Rule 54)










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 Commission Regulation amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for 1,3-dichloropropene, bifenox, dimethenamid-P, prohexadione, tolylfluanid and trifluralin in or on certain products (D035771/02 — 2015/2517(RPS) — deadline: 10.3.2015)
referred to committee responsible: ENVI










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 Commission Regulation amending Decision 2012/757/EU concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union (D036059/02 — 2015/2531(RPS) — deadline: 16.4.2015)
referred to committee responsible: TRAN










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 Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 321/2013 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘rolling stock — freight wagons’ of the rail system in the European Union (D036064/02 — 2015/2523(RPS) — deadline: 13.4.2015)
referred to committee responsible: TRAN










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 Commission Regulation amending the definition of specified risk material set out in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (D036079/06 — 2015/2533(RPS) — deadline: 17.4.2015)
referred to committee responsible: ENVI










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 Commission Regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards the use of L-leucine as a carrier for table-top sweeteners in tablets (D036697/03 — 2015/2519(RPS) — deadline: 13.4.2015)
referred to committee responsible: ENVI










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 Commission Regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards removal from the Union list of the flavouring substance of N-Ethyl (2E,6Z)-nonadienamide (D036717/03 — 2015/2518(RPS) — deadline: 13.4.2015)
referred to committee responsible: ENVI










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 Commission Regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of aluminium lakes of cochineal, carminic acid, carmines (E 120) in dietary foods for special medical purposes. (D036748/02 — 2015/2525(RPS) — deadline: 14.3.2015)
referred to committee responsible: ENVI










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 Commission Regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of benzoic acid — benzoates (E 210-213) in cooked shrimps in brine. (D036749/02 — 2015/2532(RPS) — deadline: 17.3.2015)
referred to committee responsible: ENVI










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 Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards the maximum level of non dioxin-like PCBs in wild caught spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) (D036761/02 — 2015/2524(RPS) — deadline: 14.4.2015)
referred to committee responsible: ENVI.




8.    Delegated acts (Rule 105(5) and (6))

The following draft delegated act had been forwarded to Parliament:






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 Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the specification of margin periods of risk (C(2014)09802 — 2014/3021(DEA))
Period for lodging objections: 3 months, starting from the date of reception, 18 December 2014 as requested by the committee responsible.
referred to committee responsible: ECON.




9.    Decisions concerning certain documents
Modified referrals to committees (Rule 53)






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 Untapping the potential of Research and Innovation in the Blue Economy to create Jobs and Growth (2014/2240(INI))
referred to committee responsible: ITRE opinion: PECH.




10.    Documents received
The following documents had been received:






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 from the Council and Commission







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 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Fund for Strategic Investments and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and (EU) No 1316/2013 (COM(2015)0010 — C8-0007/2015 — 2015/0009(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: ECON opinion: BUDG, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, TRAN, REGI, CULT,










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 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (codification) (COM(2015)0008 — C8-0008/2015 — 2015/0006(COD))
referred to responsible: JURI opinion: LIBE










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 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safeguard measures provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation (codification) (COM(2014)0305 — C8-0009/2014 — 2014/0158(COD))
referred to responsible: JURI










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 Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of the Protocol to the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (13085/2014 — C8-0009/2015 — 2014/0224(NLE))
referred to responsible: AFET opinion: DEVE, INTA










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 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safeguard measures provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (codification) (COM(2014)0304 — C8-0010/2014 — 2014/0159(COD))
referred to responsible: JURI










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 Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2013/009 PL/Zachem from Poland) (COM(2015)0013 — C8-0010/2015 — 2015/2016(BUD))
referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: EMPL, REGI










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 Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with Point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application EGF/2013/011 BE/Saint-Gobain Sekurit from Belgium) (COM(2015)0009 — C8-0011/2015 — 2015/2017(BUD))
referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: EMPL, REGI










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 Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with Point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application EGF/2014/014 DE/Aleo Solar) (COM(2014)0726 — C8-0012/2015 — 2015/2018(BUD))
referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: EMPL, REGI










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 Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with Point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application EGF/2013/007 BE/Hainaut steel (Duferco-NLMK) from Belgium) (COM(2014)0725 — C8-0013/2015 — 2015/2019(BUD))
referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: EMPL, REGI










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 Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with Point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application EGF/2014/012 BE/ArcelorMittal) (COM(2014)0734 — C8-0014/2015 — 2015/2020(BUD))
referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: EMPL, REGI










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 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council to avoid trade diversion into the European Union of certain key medicines (codification) (COM(2014)0319 — C8-0015/2014 — 2014/0165(COD))
referred to responsible: JURI










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 Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with Point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application EGF/2014/011 BE/Caterpillar) (COM(2014)0735 — C8-0015/2015 — 2015/2021(BUD))
referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: EMPL, REGI










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 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific Union import rules (recast) (COM(2014)0345 — C8-0023/2014 — 2014/0177(COD))
referred to responsible: INTA opinion: JURI (Rule 104)










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 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America (codification) (COM(2014)0343 — C8-0024/2014 — 2014/0175(COD))
referred to responsible: JURI










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 Proposal for a Council decision appointing the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (15914/2014 — C8-0024/2015 — 2014/0810(NLE))
referred to responsible: ECON










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 Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels (Codification) (COM(2014)0466 — C8-0107/2014 — 2014/0216(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: JURI










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 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on protection against injurious pricing of vessels (codification) (COM(2014)0605 — C8-0171/2014 — 2014/0280(COD))
referred to responsible: JURI










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 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (codification) (COM(2014)0667 — C8-0232/2014 — 2014/0309(COD))
referred to responsible: JURI














2)



 from Members, motions for resolutions (Rule 133)







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 Mara Bizzotto. Motion for a resolution on European measures to combat organised crime, terrorism and other serious transnational crimes (B8-0066/2015)
referred to responsible: LIBE










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 Mara Bizzotto. Motion for a resolution on strengthening European cooperation on the evaluation and prevention of risks in the protection of cultural heritage (B8-0067/2015)
referred to responsible: CULT










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 Mara Bizzotto. Motion for a resolution on support measures for voluntary associations (B8-0068/2015)
referred to responsible: CULT










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 Mara Bizzotto. Motion for a resolution on the creation of a uniform and transparent system for determining fuel prices in the EU (B8-0069/2015)
referred to responsible: IMCO










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 Mara Bizzotto. Motion for a resolution on combating terrorism: monitoring websites used by terrorists (B8-0070/2015)
referred to responsible: LIBE










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 Mara Bizzotto. Motion for a resolution on the agreement between the US and China on the export of imitation Italian cheeses (B8-0071/2015)
referred to responsible: INTA opinion: AGRI










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 Mara Bizzotto. Motion for a resolution on the arrest of a Christian in India accused of ‘spreading Christianity’ (B8-0072/2015)
referred to responsible: AFET










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 Mara Bizzotto. Motion for a resolution on the terrorist attack on the Paris satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo: the suspension of the Schengen Agreement and the strengthening of controls in Europe (B8-0073/2015)
referred to responsible: LIBE










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 Mara Bizzotto. Motion for a resolution on increasing monitoring, prevention and coordination measures among the Member States in order to counter terrorist attacks (B8-0074/2015)
referred to responsible: LIBE










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 Joëlle Mélin and Mylène Troszczynski. Motion for a resolution on the development of a European search engine (B8-0075/2015)
referred to responsible: ITRE opinion: LIBE










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 Mara Bizzotto. Motion for a resolution on the establishment of a European No-Fly List (B8-0076/2015)
referred to responsible: LIBE










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 Mara Bizzotto. Motion for a resolution on introducing customs duties and restrictions on honey imports from non-EU countries (B8-0077/2015)
referred to responsible: INTA










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 Mara Bizzotto. Motion for a resolution on measures to combat environmental crime (B8-0078/2015)
referred to responsible: JURI










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 Dominique Bilde and Sophie Montel. Motion for a resolution on measures to combat child poverty in France (B8-0079/2015)
referred to responsible: EMPL










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 Dominique Bilde, Steeve Briois and Sophie Montel. Motion for a resolution on the immediate cessation of negotiations on the accession of Albania to the European Union (B8-0080/2015)
referred to responsible: AFET










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 Mara Bizzotto, Mario Borghezio, Gianluca Buonanno, Lorenzo Fontana and Matteo Salvini. Motion for a resolution on protecting workers' acquired rights (B8-0081/2015)
referred to responsible: EMPL










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 Aldo Patriciello. Motion for a resolution on pollution control in Europe's rivers and lakes (B8-0082/2015)
referred to responsible: ENVI










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 Aldo Patriciello. Motion for a resolution on controlling jihadist propaganda on the internet (B8-0083/2015)
referred to responsible: LIBE










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 Aldo Patriciello. Motion for a resolution on controls on procedures for the dismantling of merchant vessels (B8-0084/2015)
referred to responsible: ENVI








11.    Order of business
The final draft agenda for the January II 2015 part-session (PE 547.538/PDOJ) had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 152):






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 Request by the PPE Group that the debate on the Commission statement on ‘Anti-terrorism measures’ (2015/2530(RSP)) (item 14 of the final draft agenda) be closed with the tabling of a motion for a resolution to be voted on during the February I part-session.
The following spoke: Esteban González Pons, on behalf of the PPE Group, who explained the reasons for the request, Guy Verhofstadt, who supported the request, and Birgit Sippel, who opposed it.
Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (205 in favour, 140 against, 15 abstentions),










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 Request by the Verts/ALE Group to include a Commission statement on the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine and the attacks on Mariupol on the agenda, without the tabling of motions for resolutions, placing this before the item ‘One-minute speeches on matters of political importance’ and thereby extending the sitting until 21.00.
The following spoke: Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who explained the reasons for the request, and Cristian Dan Preda, who opposed it.
Parliament rejected the request.




The order of business was thus established.
12.    Anti-terrorism measures (debate)

Commission statement: Anti-terrorism measures (2015/2530(RSP))
Dimitris Avramopoulos (Member of the Commission) made the statement.
IN THE CHAIR: Antonio TAJANI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Monika Hohlmeier, on behalf of the PPE Group, Gianni Pittella, on behalf of the S&D Group, Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the ECR Group, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Cornelia Ernst, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jan Philipp Albrecht, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jonathan Arnott, on the conduct of the debate (the President explained the rules), Paul Nuttall, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Eleftherios Synadinos, Non-attached Member, Rachida Dati, Birgit Sippel, Karol Karski, Sophia in 't Veld, Barbara Spinelli, Eva Joly, Laura Ferrara, Marine Le Pen, Roberta Metsola, Sylvie Guillaume, Beatrix von Storch, Cecilia Wikström, Judith Sargentini, Kristina Winberg, Diane Dodds, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Jörg Leichtfried, Helga Stevens, Lorenzo Fontana, Michał Boni, Claude Moraes, Anders Primdahl Vistisen, Harald Vilimsky, Elisabetta Gardini, Geoffrey Van Orden, Marcel de Graaff, Axel Voss, Gerolf Annemans, Gianluca Buonanno, to ask for a longer debate on this matter to be arranged (the President reminded them of the correct procedure for requesting a change to the agenda) and Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Alessandra Mussolini, Ana Gomes, Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Inês Cristina Zuber, Ignazio Corrao, Krisztina Morvai, Csaba Sógor, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Angel Dzhambazki and Marielle de Sarnez.
The following spoke: Dimitris Avramopoulos.
The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 123(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.
The debate closed.
Vote: next part-session.
IN THE CHAIR: Sylvie GUILLAUME

Vice-President

13.    European fund for strategic investments (debate)

Council and Commission statements: European fund for strategic investments (2015/2522(RSP))
Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica (President-in-Office of the Council) and Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.
The following spoke: Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Beatrix von Storch, Maria João Rodrigues, on behalf of the S&D Group, Syed Kamall, on behalf of the ECR Group, Pavel Telička, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Bernd Lucke, Bas Eickhout, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Steven Woolfe, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Sotirios Zarianopoulos, Non-attached Member, Françoise Grossetête, Isabelle Thomas, who also replied to a blue-card question by Michael Theurer, Joachim Starbatty, Younous Omarjee, Monika Vana, Marco Zanni, Esteban González Pons, who also replied to a blue-card question by Tibor Szanyi, Kathleen Van Brempt, Ernest Urtasun, José Manuel Fernandes, Udo Bullmann, Wim van de Camp, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Ingeborg Gräßle, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Othmar Karas and Christian Ehler.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Ivana Maletić, Inés Ayala Sender, Vicky Ford, Ivan Jakovčić, Miguel Viegas, Marco Valli, Zoltán Balczó, Franc Bogovič and Neena Gill.
The following spoke: Jyrki Katainen.
IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND

Vice-President

The following spoke: Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica.
The debate closed.
14.    Roadmap towards a new international climate agreement in Paris (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Roadmap towards a new international climate agreement in Paris (2015/2521(RSP))
Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica (President-in-Office of the Council) and Miguel Arias Cañete (Member of the Commission) made the statements.
The following spoke: Ivo Belet, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Marek Jurek, Kathleen Van Brempt, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Andrzej Duda, Ian Duncan, on behalf of the ECR Group, José Inácio Faria, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Merja Kyllönen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Yannick Jadot, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marco Affronte, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Zoltán Balczó, Non-attached Member, who also replied to a blue-card question by Tibor Szanyi, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Matthias Groote, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Kateřina Konečná, Julia Reid, Giovanni La Via, Pervenche Berès, Neoklis Sylikiotis, Robert Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, who also replied to a blue-card question by Indrek Tarand, Linda McAvan, Massimo Paolucci, Pavel Poc and Carlos Zorrinho.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Davor Ivo Stier, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Eleonora Evi, Ricardo Serrão Santos and Piernicola Pedicini.
The following spoke: Miguel Arias Cañete and Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica.
The debate closed.
15.    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:
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Adam Gierek, Bernd Lucke, Ivan Jakovčić, Marina Albiol Guzmán, Davor Škrlec, Ignazio Corrao, Konstantinos Papadakis, Tomáš Zdechovský, Siôn Simon, Jan Zahradil, Urmas Paet, Indrek Tarand, Lefteris Christoforou, Alessia Maria Mosca, Julie Girling, Ivo Vajgl, Jarosław Kalinowski, Jude Kirton-Darling, Gabriel Mato, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Jarosław Wałęsa, Momchil Nekov, Michaela Šojdrová and Paul Brannen.
16.    Composition of committees
The President had received the following request for an appointment from the ECR Group:






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 AFET Committee: Amjad Bashir to replace Syed Kamall.




The appointment would be deemed ratified if no objections were raised before the approval of these Minutes.
17.    Composition of Parliament
Georgios Katrougkalos had notified Parliament of his appointment as a member of the Greek Government.
Parliament took note of this and, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage and to Rule 4(1) and (4), second paragraph, of its Rules of Procedure, established the vacancy with effect from 27 January 2015.
Pursuant to Rule 4(1) and (4), Parliament established the vacancy with effect from that date and informed the national authorities concerned.
18.    Dates of forthcoming sittings
The next sittings would be held from 9 to 12 February 2015.
19.    Adjournment of the session
The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.
The sitting closed at 20.25.


Klaus Welle

Secretary-General



Martin Schulz

President





28 January 2015ATTENDANCE REGISTER
Present:
Adaktusson, Adinolfi, Affronte, Agea, Agnew, Aiuto, Albiol Guzmán, Albrecht, Ali, Aliot, Anderson Martina, Andersson, Andrieu, Annemans, Arena, Arimont, Arnautu, Arnott, Ashworth, Assis, Auštrevičius, Ayala Sender, Ayuso, van Baalen, Bach, Balčytis, Balczó, Balz, Barekov, Башир, Batten, Bay, Bayet, Bearder, Becerra Basterrechea, Becker, Beghin, Belder, Belet, Bendtsen, Benifei, Berès, Bilbao Barandica, Bizzotto, Björk, Blanco López, Blinkevičiūtė, Bocskor, Böge, Bogovič, Bonafè, Boni, Borghezio, Borrelli, Borzan, Boștinaru, Bours, Boutonnet, Bové, Boylan, Brannen, Bresso, Briano, Buchner, Buda, Bullmann, Buonanno, Bușoi, Buzek, Cabezón Ruiz, Cadec, Calvet Chambon, van de Camp, Caputo, Carver, Castaldo, Cavada, Ceballos, Charanzová, Chauprade, Childers, Christensen, Christoforou, Chrysogonos, Cicu, Cirio, Clune, Coburn, Coelho, Cofferati, Collin-Langen, Collins, Comi, Comodini Cachia, Corazza Bildt, Corbett, Corrao, Costa, Couso Permuy, Cramer, Cristea, Csáky, Czarnecki, van Dalen, Dalli, Dalton, D'Amato, Dance, Dăncilă, Danti, Dati, De Backer, De Castro, Delahaye, Deli, Delli, Delvaux, Demesmaeker, De Monte, Deprez, de Sarnez, Deß, Deutsch, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dlabajová, Dodds Anneliese, Dodds Diane, Dorfmann, D'Ornano, Drăghici, Duda, Duncan, Durand, Eck, Ehler, Eickhout, Engel, Epitideios, Erdős, Eriksson, Ernst, Estaràs Ferragut, Evans, Evi, Fajon, Farage, Federley, Ferber, Fernandes, Ferrand, Ferrara, Ferreira Elisa, Flašíková Beňová, Florenz, Fontana, Ford, Forenza, Foster, Fountoulis, Fox, Gabriel, Gahler, Gál, Gáll-Pelcz, Gambús, García Pérez, Gardiazabal Rubial, Gardini, Gasbarra, Gebhardt, Geier, Gentile, Gericke, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill Nathan, Gill Neena, Girling, Giuffrida, Glezos, Goddyn, Goerens, González Peñas, González Pons, Gosiewska, Goulard, Grammatikakis, de Grandes Pascual, Grapini, Gräßle, Griesbeck, Grigule, Gróbarczyk, Groote, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Guoga, Gutiérrez Prieto, Gyürk, Hadjigeorgiou, Harkin, Hautala, Hayes, Hazekamp, Hedh, Helmer, Herranz García, Hetman, Hohlmeier, Hölvényi, Honeyball, Hookem, Hortefeux, Howitt, Hübner, Hudghton, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Iotova, Iturgaiz, Iwaszkiewicz, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jadot, Jahr, Jakovčić, Jalkh, James, Jansen, Jáuregui Atondo, Ježek, Joly, Juaristi Abaunz, Jurek, Juvin, Kadenbach, Kaili, Kalinowski, Kallas, Kalniete, Kamall, Kammerevert, Karas, Karim, Kariņš, Karlsson, Kelam, Keller Jan, Khan, Kirkhope, Kirton-Darling, Kölmel, Konečná, Korwin-Mikke, Kósa, Kovács, Kovatchev, Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Krasnodębski, Krehl, Kudrycka, Kuhn, Kukan, Kumpula-Natri, Kuźmiuk, Kyenge, Kyllönen, Kyrtsos, Kyuchyuk, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lange, de Lange, Langen, Lauristin, La Via, Lavrilleux, Lebreton, Legutko, Le Hyaric, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lenaers, Le Pen Marine, Lewandowski, Lewer, Liberadzki, Liese, Lietz, Lins, Lochbihler, Loiseau, Loones, Lope Fontagné, López Aguilar, López Bermejo, López-Istúriz White, Lösing, Lucke, Ludvigsson, Łukacijewska, Lunacek, Lundgren, Łybacka, McAllister, McAvan, McGuinness, Mach, McIntyre, Macovei, Maeijer, Maletić, Malinov, Maltese, Mamikins, Mănescu, Maňka, Mann, Maragall, Marias, Marinescu, Martin Edouard, Marusik, Maštálka, Matias, Mato, Maurel, Mavrides, Mayer, Mazuronis, Meissner, Mélin, Melior, Messerschmidt, Meszerics, Metsola, Michels, Mihaylova, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, van Miltenburg, Mizzi, Mlinar, Moi, Moisă, Molnár, Monot, Monteiro de Aguiar, Moraes, Morano, Morgano, Morin-Chartier, Morvai, Mosca, Mureșan, Mussolini, Nagy, Negrescu, Nekov, Nica, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niedermayer, Niedermüller, van Nieuwenhuizen, Nilsson, van Nistelrooij, Novakov, Nuttall, Obermayr, O'Flynn, Omarjee, Ożóg, Pabriks, Paet, Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Paksas, Panzeri, Papadakis Demetris, Papadakis Konstantinos, Papadimoulis, Pargneaux, Parker, Pașcu, Patriciello, Paulsen, Paunova, Pavel, Pedicini, Peillon, Petersen, Petir, Picierno, Pieper, Piotrowski, Pirinski, Pitera, Plenković, Plura, Poc, Pogliese, Polčák, Ponga, Pospíšil, Preda, Pretzell, Proust, Radev, Ransdorf, Rebega, Reding, Regner, Rehn, Reid, Reul, Ribeiro, Ries, Riquet, Rivasi, Rochefort, Rodrigues Liliana, Rodrigues Maria João, Rodriguez-Rubio, Rolin, Ropė, Rosati, Rozière, Ruas, Saïfi, Salini, Sánchez Caldentey, Sander, Sant, Sârbu, Sargentini, Saryusz-Wolski, Sassoli, Schaffhauser, Schaldemose, Schlein, Schmidt, Scholz, Schöpflin, Schreijer-Pierik, Schulz, Schuster, Schwab, Sebastià, Sehnalová, Senra Rodríguez, Serrão Santos, Seymour, Siekierski, Silva Pereira, Simon Peter, Sippel, Škrlec, Smith, Smolková, Sógor, Šojdrová, Sommer, Soru, Spinelli, Spyraki, Staes, Stanishev, Starbatty, Štefanec, Steinruck, Štětina, Stevens, Stolojan, Stuger, Šuica, Sulík, Šulin, Svoboda, Sylikiotis, Synadinos, Szájer, Szanyi, Szejnfeld, Tajani, Tamburrano, Tang, Tapardel, Tarabella, Tarand, Taylor, Telička, Terho, Theocharous, Theurer, Thomas, Thun und Hohenstein, Toia, Tőkés, Tomaševski, Tomc, Toom, Tørnæs, Torvalds, Tošenovský, Trebesius, Tremosa i Balcells, Troszczynski, Trüpel, Turmes, Ujazdowski, Ulvskog, Ungureanu, Urtasun, Urutchev, Vajgl, Vălean, Valenciano, Valli, Vallina, Vana, Van Bossuyt, Van Brempt, Vandenkendelaere, Van Orden, Vaughan, Vautmans, Väyrynen, Vergiat, Verheyen, Viegas, Vilimsky, Virkkunen, Vistisen, Voigt, Voss, Vozemberg, Wałęsa, Weber Renate, Weidenholzer, Wenta, Westphal, Wieland, Wikström, Willmott, Winberg, Winkler Hermann, Winkler Iuliu, Wiśniewska, Wojciechowski, Woolfe, Záborská, Zagorakis, Zahradil, Zala, Zalba Bidegain, Zanni, Zanonato, Zarianopoulos, Ždanoka, Zdechovský, Zdrojewski, Zeller, Zemke, Zīle, Zimmer, Žitňanská, Złotowski, Żółtek, Zorrinho, Zullo, Zver
Excused:
Crowley, Girauta Vidal, Händel, Rodust