Minutes of the sitting of 24 February 2014 (2014/C 61/01)
Date: 2015-02-19
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, parliamentary debate








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24 February 2014MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 24 FEBRUARY 2014
(2015/C 61/01)
Contents







1.

Resumption of the session
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2.

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
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3.

Statements by the President
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4.

Verification of credentials
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5.

Corrigenda (Rule 216)
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6.

Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity
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7.

Follow-up to a request for the defence of parliamentary immunity
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8.

Announcement by the President
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9.

Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 74)
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10.

Delegated acts (Rule 87a)
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11.

Consultation other institutions
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12.

Questions for oral answer (submission)
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13.

Petitions
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14.

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council
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15.

Documents received
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16.

Order of business
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17.

2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars ***I (debate)
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18.

Community trade mark ***I — Laws of the Member States relating to trade marks ***I (debate)
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19.

Freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime ***I (debate)
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20.

European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (Europol) ***I (debate)
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21.

Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals ***I (debate)
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22.

European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps ***I (debate)
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23.

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
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24.

Combating violence against women (short presentation)
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25.

Sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality (short presentation)
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26.

Delegation of legislative powers and the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (short presentation)
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27.

Agenda of the next sitting
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28.

Closure of the sitting
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ATTENDANCE REGISTER
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Minutes of the sitting of 24 February 2014

IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ

President

1.   Resumption of the session
The sitting opened at 17.00.
2.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
3.   Statements by the President
The President made a statement in which he reviewed the current situation in Ukraine and, in particular, expressed Parliament's solidarity with the Ukrainian people and condemned the recent violence in that country.
The President also welcomed the release of Yulia Tymoshenko, partly thanks to the good offices of Pat Cox, former President of Parliament and Aleksander Kwaśniewski, former President of Poland.
He stressed that priorities now needed to be given to the stability and unity of Ukraine and to national reconciliation, and reminded Members that Parliament would debate the situation in Ukraine on Wednesday following the return of its ad hoc delegation from Kiev.
Parliament observed a minute's silence in memory of those who had lost their lives in the struggle for democracy and freedom.
The President then made a statement expressing his condolences to the families of the victims of the tragic accident off the coast of Kerala in India on 15 February 2012. He also referred to the fate of the two Italian marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, who were still being held by the Indian authorities after more than two years.
The President called on the Indian authorities to apply international law, reiterated the commitment of Italy and the European Union to combating piracy throughout the world, and stressed that relations between the European Union and India needed to be based on mutual trust, respect for the rule of law, diplomacy and dialogue. He expressed his solidarity with the two Italian citizens who were being held.
4.   Verification of credentials
On a proposal from the JURI Committee, Parliament validated the mandate of Rina Ronja Kari with effect from 5 February 2014.
5.   Corrigenda(Rule 216)

The relevant committees had forwarded the following corrigenda to texts adopted by the European Parliament:






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CorrigendumP7_TA-PROV(2013)0552(COR01) to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 December 2013 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No …/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the ‘Pericles 2020’ programme) and repealing Council Decisions 2001/923/EC, 2001/924/EC, 2006/75/EC, 2006/76/EC, 2006/849/EC and 2006/850/EC (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0552) (COM(2011)0913 — C7-0510/2011 — 2011/0449(COD))










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CorrigendumP7_TA-PROV(2013)0565(COR01) to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 December 2013 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No …/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0565) — (COM(2011)0842 — C7-0494/2011 — 2011/0415(COD))










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CorrigendumP7_TA-PROV(2013)0566(COR01) to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 December 2013 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No …/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0566) (COM(2011)0845 — C7-0497/2011 — 2011/0413(COD))










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CorrigendumP7_TA-PROV(2013)0567(COR01) to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 December 2013 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No …/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0567) — (COM(2011)0839 — C7-0492/2011 — 2011/0405(COD))










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CorrigendumP7_TA-PROV(2013)0568(COR01) to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 December 2013 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No …/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0568) — (COM(2011)0838 — C7-0491/2011 — 2011/0404(COD))










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CorrigendumP7_TA-PROV(2013)0569(COR01) to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 December 2013 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No …/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0569) — (COM(2011)0843 — C7-0495/2011 — 2011/0411(COD))










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CorrigendumP7_TA-PROV(2013)0570(COR01) to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 December 2013 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No …/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for democracy and human rights worldwide (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0570) (COM(2011)0844 — C7-0496/2011 — 2011/0412(COD))










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CorrigendumP7_TA-PROV(2013)0571(COR01) to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 December 2013 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No. …/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation for the period 2014-2020 (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0571) (COM(2011)0840 — C7-0493/2011 — 2011/0406(COD))










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CorrigendumP7_TA-PROV(2014)0026(COR01) to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 15 January 2014 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC P7_TA-PROV(2014)0026(COR01) (COM(2011)0895 — C7-0007/2012 — 2011/0439(COD))




The corrigenda would be available on the Séance en direct website during the current part-session.
Pursuant to Rule 216(4), these corrigenda would be deemed approved unless, within 24 hours, a request was made by a political group or at least 40 Members that they be put to the vote.
6.   Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity
Alexander Mirsky had requested defence of his immunity and privileges in relation to proceedings before the Courts of Jurmala and Riga.
In accordance with Rule 7(1), this request had been referred to the committee responsible, the Committee on Legal Affairs.
7.   Follow-up to a request for the defence of parliamentary immunity
The request for defence of his immunity and privileges by Gabriele Albertini in proceedings before the Court of Milan had been announced at the sitting of 9 September 2013. In accordance with the Rules of Procedure, the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the Committee on Legal Affairs (minutes of 9.9.2013, item 8).
The Committee on Legal Affairs had considered the request at its meetings of 14 October 2013, 5 November 2013 and 10 February 2014. By letter of 11 February 2014, the committee had delivered its recommendation not to act on this request, in the light of Parliament's earlier decision of 21 May 2013 not to defend Gabriele Albertini's immunity (minutes of 21.5.2013, item 6.5).
Parliament expressed its agreement with the recommendation.
In accordance with Rule 7(9), Parliament's decision was communicated to the former Member.
8.   Announcement by the President
The President announced a decision taken on 6 February 2014, in accordance with Rule 153(3)(a), delivering a reprimand to Godfrey Bloom. Godfrey Bloom had immediately been informed, and the President had received an acknowledgement of receipt on 12 February 2014.
In accordance with Rule 153(1), the chairs of the committees of which Godfrey Bloom was a member (the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality) had also been informed of the decision.
The President said that Godfrey Bloom could lodge an appeal with Parliament's Bureau against the decision within two weeks of receiving notification of it.
9.   Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure(Rule 74)

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






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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a programme to promote activities in the field of the protection of the financial interests of the European Union (Hercule III programme) and repealing Decision No 804/2004/EC (00039/2013/LEX — C7-0038/2014 — 2011/0454(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the award of concession contracts (00073/2013/LEX — C7-0039/2014 — 2011/0437(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (00074/2013/LEX — C7-0040/2014 — 2011/0438(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 to define the modalities for reaching the 2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles (00106/2013/LEX — C7-0041/2014 — 2012/0191(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (00075/2013/LEX — C7-0042/2014 — 2011/0439(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a multiannual consumer programme for the years 2014 2020 and repealing Decision No 1926/2006/EC (00107/2013/LEX — C7-0043/2014 — 2011/0340(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 92/58/EEC, 92/85/EEC, 94/33/EC, 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, in order to align them to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (00125/2013/LEX — C7-0055/2014 — 2013/0062(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 827/2004 prohibiting imports of Atlantic bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) originating in Bolivia, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Georgia and Sierra Leone and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1036/2001 (00016/2014/LEX — C7-0056/2014 — 2013/0097(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Union, replacing Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 617/2010 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 736/96 (00117/2013/LEX — C7-0057/2014 — 2013/0082(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 as regards the inclusion of Greenland in implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme (00136/2013/LEX — C7-0058/2014 — 2013/0198(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market (00115/2013/LEX — C7-0061/2014 — 2012/0180(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 as regards the migration to Union-wide credit transfers and direct debits (00009/2014/LEX — C7-0062/2014 — 2013/0449(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions of entry and stay of third-country nationals for the purpose of employment as seasonal workers (00113/2013/LEX — C7-0063/2014 — 2010/0210(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulations (EC) No 2008/97, (EC) No 779/98 and (EC) No 1506/98 in the field of imports of olive oil and other agricultural products from Turkey, as regards the delegated and implementing powers to be conferred on the Commission (00112/2013/LEX — C7-0064/2014 — 2011/0453(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (recast) (00054/2013/LEX — C7-0065/2014 — 2011/0357(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (recast) (00053/2013/LEX — C7-0066/2014 — 2011/0356(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts and safety components for lifts (recast) (00052/2013/LEX — C7-0067/2014 — 2011/0354(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of non-automatic weighing instruments (recast) (00050/2013/LEX — C7-0068/2014 — 2011/0352(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility (recast) (00049/2013/LEX — C7-0069/2014 — 2011/0351(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of simple pressure vessels (recast) (00048/2013/LEX — C7-0070/2014 — 2011/0350(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses (recast) (00047/2013/LEX — C7-0071/2014 — 2011/0349(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94, as regards the implementing and delegated powers to be conferred on the Commission (00104/2013/LEX — C7-0072/2014 — 2011/0445(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 (00091/2013/LEX — C7-0073/2014 — 2011/0231(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of measuring instruments (recast) (00051/2013/LEX — C7-0074/2014 — 2011/0353(COD)).




10.   Delegated acts(Rule 87a)

Draft delegated act in respect of which the period for lodging objections has been extended:






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Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Directive 2002/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council by regulatory technical standards for application to financial conglomerates of methods of calculating capital adequacy requirements (C(2014)00139 — 2014/2572(DEA))




Period for lodging objections: one month, starting from the date of receipt: 28 January 2014.
Extension of the deadline for objections: an additional month at the European Parliament's request.
referred back to committee responsible ECON
11.   Consultation other institutions
In accordance with Article 336 of the Treaty, the President had consulted the Court of Justice and the Court of Auditors on:






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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adjusting with the effect from 1 July 2011 the remuneration and pension of the officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto (COM(2013)0895 — C7-0459/2013 — 2013/0438(COD))










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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adjusting with the effect from 1 July 2012 the remuneration and pensions of the officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto (COM(2013)0896 — C7-0460/2013 — 2013/0439(COD)).




12.   Questions for oral answer(submission)

The following questions for oral answer had been submitted by Members (Rule 115):






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(O-000001/2014) by Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa, on behalf of the PECH Committee, to the Commission: Legal status of the Svalbard Archipelago and its fisheries resources (2014/2506(RSP)) (B7-0107/2014)










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(O-000028/2014) by Juan Fernando López Aguilar, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Commission: The future of EU visa policy (2014/2586(RSP)) (B7-0108/2014)




13.   Petitions
The following petitions, which had been entered in the register on the dates shown below, had been forwarded to the committee responsible under Rule 201(6):
20/02/2014
Marcello Dell'Eva (Movimento Vegetariano No Alla Caccia) (No 2885/2013); Rosmarie Hennecke-Gramatzki (No 2886/2013); (name confidential) (No 2887/2013); (name confidential) (No 0177/2014); Cristian Titu Raicu (No 0178/2014); Vasile State (No 0179/2014); Ina Bach (No 0180/2014); Mechthild Hans (No 0181/2014); Torsten Schulze (No 0182/2014); Flavio Miccono (No 0183/2014); (name confidential) (No 0184/2014); (name confidential) (No 0185/2014); Joseph-Christos Kondylakis (No 0186/2014); Jürgen Lauer (No 0187/2014); Agostinho Borges Serra (No 0188/2014); Roland Schmidt (No 0189/2014); Leif Lundgren (No 0190/2014); Manuel Rosa Serrano (No 0191/2014); (name confidential) (No 0192/2014); Felipe Romero Cambrón (No 0193/2014); (name confidential) (No 0194/2014); Ole Fjord Larsen (No 0195/2014); Maria Dragut (No 0196/2014); María de la Almudena Rodilla de Baldasano (403 signatures) (No 0197/2014); Núria Farrés (No 0198/2014); (name confidential) (No 0199/2014); (name confidential) (No 0200/2014); Werner Langen (No 0201/2014); Lluís Gallent Albaladejo (No 0202/2014); Raini Kiukas (No 0203/2014); (name confidential) (No 0204/2014); (name confidential) (No 0205/2014); (name confidential) (No 0206/2014); (name confidential) (No 0207/2014); Bettina Karm-Elzenbaumer (No 0208/2014); (name confidential) (No 0209/2014); Margarete Speth (No 0210/2014); (name confidential) (No 0211/2014); Steffen Weiß (No 0212/2014); (name confidential) (No 0213/2014); Juan José Miguel Pajarón (No 0214/2014); Peter Gill (No 0215/2014); (name confidential) (No 0216/2014); (name confidential) (No 0217/2014); Charles Osita Okafor (No 0218/2014); (name confidential) (No 0219/2014); Manuel Rosa Serrano (No 0220/2014); Jan Van den Heuvel (No 0221/2014); (name confidential) (No 0222/2014); Elisabetta Parmigiani (No 0223/2014); Kamiński Janusz (No 0224/2014); (name confidential) (No 0225/2014); (name confidential) (No 0226/2014); (name confidential) (No 0227/2014); Petya Tsvetanova Tsenova (No 0228/2014); (name confidential) (No 0229/2014); Gordon Beard (No 0230/2014); Karolina Dam (No 0231/2014); Caroline Hill (No 0232/2014); Wientje Pals (No 0233/2014); Andreas Manthey (No 0234/2014); Johan Willem Westerhof (No 0235/2014); Amen Binai (No 0236/2014); (name confidential) (No 0237/2014); Albert García (No 0238/2014); (name confidential) (No 0239/2014); (name confidential) (No 0240/2014); (name confidential) (No 0241/2014); (name confidential) (No 0242/2014); (name confidential) (No 0243/2014); Flavio Miccono (No 0244/2014); Ferdinando Fusco (No 0245/2014); Maria Loizou (No 0246/2014); (name confidential) (No 0247/2014); Celestino Cué Posada (No 0248/2014); (name confidential) (No 0249/2014); (name confidential) (No 0250/2014); Pia Berrend (No 0251/2014); Hans-Joachim Brucksch (No 0252/2014); Joëlle Pellegrin Oldenbourg (No 0253/2014); Alberto de la Peña Guillén (No 0254/2014); Francesca Montemaggi (No 0255/2014); Marialetizia Senzani (No 0256/2014); Michel Chaplais (No 0257/2014); (name confidential) (No 0258/2014); (name confidential) (No 0259/2014); (name confidential) (No 0260/2014); (name confidential) (No 0261/2014); Josep Grande Gómez (No 0262/2014); Filippini Stefania (No 0263/2014); Patrice Serra (No 0264/2014); Marta Marchesi (No 0265/2014); Maria José Conceição Lobo (No 0266/2014); (name confidential) (No 0267/2014); (name confidential) (No 0268/2014); Ermanno Mesiano (No 0269/2014); Alessandro Gardossi (No 0270/2014); (name confidential) (No 0271/2014); Alberto de la Peña Guillén (No 0272/2014); Horst Jürgen Leditzky (No 0273/2014); (name confidential) (No 0274/2014); Viktor Artemenko (No 0275/2014); Achim Göbel (No 0276/2014); Mihai Encica (No 0277/2014); (name confidential) (No 0278/2014); Giorgio Martino (No 0279/2014); (name confidential) (No 0280/2014); Christos Chouliaras (No 0281/2014); Lorenzo Croce (Associazione Italiana Diffesa Animali ed Ambiente) (No 0282/2014); Fruitós Richarte i Travesset (No 0283/2014); (name confidential) (No 0284/2014); (name confidential) (No 0285/2014); Κyriakos Gkikas (No 0286/2014); Florian Bosse (No 0287/2014); (name confidential) (No 0288/2014); Istvan Sier (No 0289/2014); Joseph-Christos Kondylakis (No 0290/2014); Leopoldo Zampiccoli (No 0291/2014); Vasiliki Denaxa (No 0292/2014); Daniel Vankov (No 0293/2014); (name confidential) (No 0294/2014); Angelika Odermatt (No 0295/2014); David Guerlava (No 0296/2014); Stefano Fuschetto (No 0297/2014); Stefano Fuschetto (No 0298/2014); Stefano Fuschetto (No 0299/2014); Bruno Terriou (No 0300/2014); Géza Dukrét (No 0301/2014); Stefano Fuschetto (No 0302/2014); Stefano Fuschetto (No 0303/2014); (name confidential) (No 0304/2014); István Török (No 0305/2014); (name confidential) (No 0306/2014); Flavio Miccono (No 0307/2014); Domenico Miccono (No 0308/2014); José Manuel Martín Álvarez (No 0309/2014); (name confidential) (No 0310/2014); (name confidential) (No 0311/2014); (name confidential) (No 0312/2014); (name confidential) (No 0313/2014); Robert Wenzel (No 0314/2014); Enrico Battistel (No 0315/2014); Tenna Ann Dajani (No 0316/2014); Giovanni Gallorini (No 0317/2014); Rodolfo Carlos Warcok (No 0318/2014); (name confidential) (No 0319/2014); Lorenzo Croce (Associazione Italiana Diffesa Animali Ed Ambiente) (No 0320/2014); Patrick Groux (No 0321/2014); Borja Pérez Serna (No 0322/2014); Fox Kenneth (No 0323/2014); Pia Idaline Buchwald Christjansen (No 0324/2014); Klaus Büchner (No 0325/2014); (name confidential) (No 0326/2014); Alberto de la Peña Guillén (No 0327/2014); Vlado Kunštek (No 0328/2014); (name confidential) (No 0329/2014); (name confidential) (No 0330/2014); (name confidential) (No 0331/2014); (name confidential) (No 0332/2014); (name confidential) (No 0333/2014); Abraamjan Mjasnik (No 0334/2014); Valery Johan Panelle (No 0335/2014); Elisabetta Fabi (No 0336/2014); (name confidential) (No 0337/2014); (name confidential) (No 0338/2014); (name confidential) (8 signatures) (No 0339/2014); Jean-Michel Weber (No 0340/2014); John Middlemas (No 0341/2014); Maria Donciu Ivanov (No 0342/2014); Jorge Cubells Rodríguez-Flores (No 0343/2014); Mariyka Popova (No 0344/2014); Christian Beifuss (No 0345/2014); (name confidential) (No 0346/2014); Nikolaos Ntermanakis (No 0347/2014); Maurizio Antonio Carlucci (No 0348/2014); Ion Carstea (No 0349/2014); Steven Mulholland (No 0350/2014); Wolfgang Petri (No 0351/2014); Valerian Dragomir (No 0352/2014); (name confidential) (No 0353/2014); (name confidential) (No 0354/2014); (name confidential) (No 0355/2014); Maria Monosi (No 0356/2014); Juan Carlos Rico Arrabal (No 0357/2014); (name confidential) (No 0358/2014); Flavio Miccono (No 0359/2014); Silvia Alcolea Flores (No 0360/2014); (name confidential) (No 0361/2014); Silvia Chala Vaz (No 0362/2014); Per Andresen (No 0363/2014).
In accordance with Rule 201(13), on 21 February 2014 the President had referred to the committee responsible petitions addressed to Parliament by natural or legal persons who neither were citizens of the European Union nor resided in a Member State nor had their registered office in a Member State.
14.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council
The Council had forwarded a certified true copy of the following:






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Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas.




15.   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 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (COM(2014)0001 — C7-0014/2014 — 2014/0005(COD))
referred to responsible: AFET opinion: INTA










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Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation of the European Union in the capital increase of the European Investment Fund (COM(2014)0066 — C7-0030/2014 — 2014/0034(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).
referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: ITRE, ECON










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Proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2004/162/EC with regard to its implementation in Mayotte from 1 January 2014 (COM(2014)0024 — C7-0031/2014 — 2014/0010(CNS))
referred to responsible: REGI opinion: ECON














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from committees: reports







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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on rail transport statistics, as regards the collection of data on goods, passengers and accidents (COM(2013)0611 — C7-0249/2013 — 2013/0297(COD)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Michael Cramer (A7-0002/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1365/2006 on statistics of goods transport by inland waterways as regards conferring delegated and implementing powers upon the Commission for the adoption of certain measures (COM(2013)0484 — C7-0205/2013 — 2013/0226(COD)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Eva Lichtenberger (A7-0003/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on electronic invoicing in public procurement (COM(2013)0449 — C7-0208/2013 — 2013/0213(COD)) — IMCO Committee — Rapporteur: Birgit Collin-Langen (A7-0004/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting to Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union a number of legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny (COM(2013)0451 — C7-0198/2013 — 2013/0218(COD)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: József Szájer (A7-0010/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting to Article 290 and 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union a number of legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny (COM(2013)0751 — C7-0386/2013 — 2013/0365(COD)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: József Szájer (A7-0011/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on railway safety (recast) (COM(2013)0031 — C7-0028/2013 — 2013/0016(COD)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Michael Cramer (A7-0015/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Railways and repealing Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 (COM(2013)0027 — C7-0029/2013 — 2013/0014(COD)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Roberts Zīle (A7-0016/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 on the Community trade mark (COM(2013)0161 — C7-0087/2013 — 2013/0088(COD)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Cecilia Wikström (A7-0031/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (recast) (COM(2013)0162 — C7-0088/2013 — 2013/0089(COD)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Cecilia Wikström (A7-0032/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (recast) (COM(2013)0030 — C7-0027/2013 — 2013/0015(COD)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Izaskun Bilbao Barandica (A7-0033/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 concerning the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail (COM(2013)0028 — C7-0024/2013 — 2013/0028(COD)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Mathieu Grosch (A7-0034/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area, as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure (COM(2013)0029 — C7-0025/2013 — 2013/0029(COD)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Saïd El Khadraoui (A7-0037/2014)










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Report on amendment of Rule 136 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on the attendance of Members at sittings (2013/2033(REG)) — AFCO Committee — Rapporteur: Gerald Häfner (A7-0038/2014)










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Report with recommendations to the Commission on the review of the European Arrest Warrant (2013/2109(INL)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Baroness Sarah Ludford (A7-0039/2014)










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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (11767/1/2013 — C7-0344/2013 — 2013/0205(NLE)) — INTA Committee — Rapporteur: Yannick Jadot (A7-0043/2014)










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Report on plant breeding: what options to increase quality and yields? (2013/2099(INI)) — AGRI Committee — Rapporteur: Marit Paulsen (A7-0044/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 as regards certain provisions relating to financial management for certain Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (COM(2013)0428 — C7-0178/2013 — 2013/0200(COD)) — PECH Committee — Rapporteur: Maria do Céu Patrão Neves (A7-0046/2014)










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Report on the future of Europe's horticulture sector — strategies for growth (2013/2100(INI)) — AGRI Committee — Rapporteur: Anthea McIntyre (A7-0048/2014)










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Report on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) (2013/2078(INI)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Louis Michel (A7-0051/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (COM(2013)0554 — C7-0239/2013 — 2013/0268(COD)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Tadeusz Zwiefka (A7-0052/2014)










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Report on Preparing for a Fully Converged Audiovisual World (2013/2180(INI)) — CULT Committee — Rapporteur: Sabine Verheyen (A7-0057/2014)










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Report on Solvit (2013/2154(INI)) — IMCO Committee — Rapporteur: Morten Løkkegaard (A7-0059/2014)










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Report on long-term financing of the European economy (2013/2175(INI)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Wolf Klinz (A7-0065/2014)










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Report on Single Market governance within the European Semester 2014 (2013/2194(INI)) — IMCO Committee — Rapporteur: Sergio Gaetano Cofferati (A7-0066/2014)










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Report on the evaluation of the Union's finances based on the results achieved: a new tool for the European Commission's improved discharge procedure (2013/2172(INI)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Michael Theurer (A7-0068/2014)










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Report on specific actions in the Common Fisheries Policy for developing the role of women (2013/2150(INI)) — PECH Committee — FEMM Committee — Rapporteurs: Dolores García-Hierro Caraballo, Raül Romeva i Rueda (A7-0070/2014)










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Report on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality (2013/2103(INI)) — FEMM Committee — Rapporteur: Mary Honeyball (A7-0071/2014)










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Report on equality between women and men in the European Union — 2012 (2013/2156(INI)) — FEMM Committee — Rapporteur: Inês Cristina Zuber (A7-0073/2014)










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Report with recommendations to the Commission on combating Violence Against Women (2013/2004(INL)) — FEMM Committee — Rapporteur: Antonyia Parvanova (A7-0075/2014)










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Report on the European Commission's 7th and 8th progress reports on the EU Cohesion Policy and the Strategic Report 2013 on programme implementation 2007-2013 (2013/2008(INI)) — REGI Committee — Rapporteur: Vilja Savisaar-Toomast (A7-0081/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council introducing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by Croatia and Cyprus of certain documents as equivalent to their national visas for transit through or intended stays on their territories not exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period and repealing Decision No 895/2006/EC and Decision No 582/2008/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2013)0441 — C7-0186/2013 — 2013/0210(COD)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Tanja Fajon (A7-0082/2014)










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Report on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2014 (2013/2157(INI)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Philippe De Backer (A7-0084/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on insurance mediation (recast) (COM(2012)0360 — C7-0180/2012 — 2012/0175(COD)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Werner Langen (A7-0085/2014)










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* Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards a standard VAT return (COM(2013)0721 — C7-0394/2013 — 2013/0343(CNS)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Ivo Strejček (A7-0090/2014)










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Report on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and Social Aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2014 (2013/2158(INI)) — EMPL Committee — Rapporteur: Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto (A7-0091/2014)










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*** Interim report on the draft Council Decision on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, of the other part, with the exception of matters related to readmission (11250/2013 — C7-0351/2013 — 2013/0120A(NLE)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Ana Gomes (A7-0093/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (Europol) and repealing Decisions 2009/371/JHA and 2005/681/JHA (COM(2013)0173 — C7-0094/2013 — 2013/0091(COD)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (A7-0096/2014)










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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (10697/2012 — C7-0029/2014 — 2012/0122(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Renate Sommer (A7-0097/2014)










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Report on the request for the waiver of the immunity of Tadeusz Cymański. (2013/2278(IMM)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Dimitar Stoyanov (A7-0099/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 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 (COM(2013)0853 — C7-0430/2013 — 2013/0415(COD)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Tanja Fajon (A7-0104/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system and amending Directive 2007/46/EC (COM(2013)0316 — C7-0174/2013 — 2013/0165(COD)) — IMCO Committee — Rapporteur: Olga Sehnalová (A7-0106/2014)










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* Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2009/831/EC as regards its period of application (COM(2013)0930 — C7-0022/2014 — 2013/0446(CNS)) — REGI Committee — Rapporteur: Danuta Maria Hübner (A7-0113/2014)










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Report on private copying levies (2013/2114(INI)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Françoise Castex (A7-0114/2014)










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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, of the other part, as regards matters related to readmission (11313/2013 — C7-0356/2013 — 2013/0120B(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Ana Gomes (A7-0115/2014)










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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republics of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, of the other part, as regards Article 49(3) thereof (12400/2013 — C7-0426/2013 — 2012/0219B(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Renate Weber (A7-0119/2014)










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Report on optimising the potential of outermost regions by creating synergies between the Structural Funds and other European Union programmes (2013/2178(INI)) — REGI Committee — Rapporteur: Younous Omarjee (A7-0121/2014)










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* Report on the nomination of Oskar Herics as a Member of the Court of Auditors (05077/2014 — C7-0009/2014 — 2014/0802(NLE)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Inés Ayala Sender (A7-0128/2014)










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Report on promoting development through responsible business practices, including the role of extractive industries in developing countries (2013/2126(INI)) — DEVE Committee — Rapporteur: Judith Sargentini (A7-0132/2014)










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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, of the other part, with the exception of matters related to readmission (11250/2013 — C7-0351/2013 — 2013/0120A(NLE)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Ana Gomes (A7-0134/2014)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 to define the modalities for reaching the 2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars (COM(2012)0393 — C7-0184/2012 — 2012/0190(COD)) — ENVI Committee — Rapporteur: Thomas Ulmer (A7-0151/2013)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Council Directives 77/91/EEC and 82/891/EC, Directives 2001/24/EC, 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2005/56/EC, 2007/36/EC and 2011/35/EC and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 (COM(2012)0280 — C7-0136/2012 — 2012/0150(COD)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Gunnar Hökmark (A7-0196/2013)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1192/69 of the Council on common rules for the normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings (COM(2013)0026 — C7-0026/2013 — 2013/0013(COD)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Jaromír Kohlíček (A7-0472/2013)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on fees payable to the European Medicines Agency for the conduct of pharmacovigilance activities in respect of medicinal products for human use (COM(2013)0472 — C7-0196/2013 — 2013/0222(COD)) — ENVI Committee — Rapporteur: Linda McAvan (A7-0476/2013)










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***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deployment of the interoperable EU-wide eCall (COM(2013)0315 — C7-0173/2013 — 2013/0166(COD)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Philippe De Backer (A7-0482/2013)








16.   Order of business
The next item was the order of business.
The final draft agenda for the February II sittings (PE 529.494/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 140):

Monday, Tuesday

No changes.

Wednesday

The President announced that he had received a request from Martin Callanan, on behalf of the ECR Group, and Herbert Reul to postpone the vote on the report by Linda McAvan on the ‘Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products’ (A7-0276/2013) (item 160 on the final draft agenda). The President stated that, under the rules, requests to that effect could be submitted at the start of the vote.

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Situation in Venezuela (Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) (item 249 on the final draft agenda)




The PPE Group requested that the debate on this statement be wound up with the tabling of a motion for resolution.
The following spoke: Jean-Pierre Audy, on behalf of the PPE Group, to move the request, and João Ferreira, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, against the request.
Parliament approved the request.
The order of business was thus established.
The following spoke: Izaskun Bilbao Barandica on the peace process in the Basque Country.
17.   2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 to define the modalities for reaching the 2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars [COM(2012)0393 — C7-0184/2012 — 2012/0190(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Thomas Ulmer (A7-0151/2013)
Thomas Ulmer introduced the report.
IN THE CHAIR: Anni PODIMATA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Connie Hedegaard (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Fiona Hall (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Eider Gardiazábal Rubial (rapporteur for the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mario Pirillo, on behalf of the S&D Group, Chris Davies, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ivo Belet, Marita Ulvskog, Holger Krahmer and Silvia-Adriana Țicău.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Dubravka Šuica, Judith A. Merkies, João Ferreira, Andrej Plenković, Biljana Borzan and Jolanta Emilia Hibner.
The following spoke: Connie Hedegaard and Thomas Ulmer.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 25.2.2014, item 5.8.
18.   Community trade mark ***I — Laws of the Member States relating to trade marks ***I(debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 on the Community trade mark [COM(2013)0161 — C7-0087/2013 — 2013/0088(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Cecilia Wikström (A7-0031/2014)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (recast) [COM(2013)0162 — C7-0088/2013 — 2013/0089(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Cecilia Wikström (A7-0032/2014)
Cecilia Wikström introduced the reports.
The following spoke: Michel Barnier (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: George Sabin Cutaș (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee), Andreas Schwab (rapporteur for the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Marielle Gallo, on behalf of the PPE Group, Bernhard Rapkay, on behalf of the S&D Group, Christian Engström, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jiří Maštálka, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Dimitar Stoyanov, Non-attached Member, and Giuseppe Gargani.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Sandra Petrović Jakovina, Eva Lichtenberger and Silvia-Adriana Țicău.
The following spoke: Michel Barnier and Cecilia Wikström.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 25.2.2014, item 5.9 and minutes of 25.2.2014, item 5.10.
19.   Freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime ***I(debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime in the European Union [COM(2012)0085 — C7-0075/2012 — 2012/0036(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Monica Luisa Macovei (A7-0178/2013)
Monica Luisa Macovei introduced the report.
The following spoke: Michel Barnier (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Salvatore Iacolino, on behalf of the PPE Group, Rita Borsellino, on behalf of the S&D Group, Rui Tavares, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the EFD Group, Hubert Pirker and James Nicholson.
IN THE CHAIR: László SURJÁN

Vice-President

The following spoke: Slavi Binev and Roberta Angelilli.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Davor Ivo Stier, Ruža Tomašić, Nikola Vuljanić and Mairead McGuinness.
The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission) and Monica Luisa Macovei.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 25.2.2014, item 5.11.
20.   European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (Europol) ***I(debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (Europol) and repealing Decisions 2009/371/JHA and 2005/681/JHA [COM(2013)0173 — C7-0094/2013 — 2013/0091(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (A7-0096/2014)
Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra introduced the report.
The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Jutta Haug (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Alexandra Thein (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFCO Committee), Marco Scurria, on behalf of the PPE Group, Tanja Fajon, on behalf of the S&D Group, Rui Tavares, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ruža Tomašić, on behalf of the ECR Group, Cornelia Ernst, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the EFD Group, Slavi Binev and Sonia Alfano, on behalf of the ALDE Group.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Mairead McGuinness and Hubert Pirker, who also replied to a blue-card question by Hans-Peter Martin.
The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström and Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 25.2.2014, item 5.12.
21.   Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals ***I(debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, pupil exchange, remunerated and unremunerated training, voluntary service and au pairing (recast) [COM(2013)0151 — C7-0080/2013 — 2013/0081(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Cecilia Wikström (A7-0377/2013)
Cecilia Wikström introduced the report.
The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Antigoni Papadopoulou (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Dimitar Stoyanov (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee), Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Dimitar Stoyanov, Tanja Fajon, on behalf of the S&D Group, Nils Torvalds, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marek Henryk Migalski, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Hans-Peter Martin, Non-attached Member, Sari Essayah, Claude Moraes, Janusz Wojciechowski, Seán Kelly and Ruža Tomašić.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Dubravka Šuica, Tonino Picula, Andrew Henry William Brons, who also replied to a blue-card question by Jean Lambert, Rareș-Lucian Niculescu, Biljana Borzan, Andrej Plenković and João Ferreira.
IN THE CHAIR: Isabelle DURANT

Vice-President

The following spoke: Mairead McGuinness and Franz Obermayr on the ‘catch the eye’ procedure (the President took note of the speakers' remarks).
The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström and Cecilia Wikström.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 25.2.2014, item 5.13.
22.   European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps ***I(debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Establishing the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps — EU Aid Volunteers [COM(2012)0514 — C7-0303/2012 — 2012/0245(COD)] — Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Michèle Striffler (A7-0158/2013)
Michèle Striffler introduced the report.
The following spoke: Kristalina Georgieva (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: María Muñiz De Urquiza (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Filip Kaczmarek, on behalf of the PPE Group, Corina Crețu, on behalf of the S&D Group, Bill Newton Dunn, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Alf Svensson, Ricardo Cortés Lastra, Cristian Dan Preda and Antigoni Papadopoulou.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Monika Panayotova, Anna Záborská, Miroslav Mikolášik, João Ferreira, Seán Kelly, Franz Obermayr, Dubravka Šuica, Iosif Matula, Krisztina Morvai, who also replied to a blue-card question by Bill Newton Dunn, Andrej Plenković and Davor Ivo Stier.
The following spoke: Kristalina Georgieva and Michèle Striffler.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 25.2.2014, item 5.14.
23.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
In accordance with Rule 150, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:
Rareș-Lucian Niculescu, Elena Băsescu, Catherine Stihler, Jelko Kacin, Iñaki Irazabalbeitia Fernández, Marek Henryk Migalski, Nikola Vuljanić, Gerard Batten, Andrew Henry William Brons and Monica Luisa Macovei.
IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND

Vice-President

The following spoke: Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Mirosław Piotrowski, Paul Nuttall, Dubravka Šuica, Andrés Perelló Rodríguez, Marian Harkin, Ruža Tomašić, Seán Kelly, Petru Constantin Luhan, Tonino Picula, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, María Irigoyen Pérez, Anna Záborská, Josefa Andrés Barea, Mairead McGuinness and József Szájer.
24.   Combating violence against women(short presentation)

Report with recommendations to the Commission on combating Violence Against Women [2013/2004(INL)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Antonyia Parvanova (A7-0075/2014)
Antonyia Parvanova made the presentation.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Roberta Angelilli, Biljana Borzan, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Ruža Tomašić, Elena Băsescu and Marusya Lyubcheva.
The following spoke: Kristalina Georgieva (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 25.2.2014, item 5.17.
25.   Sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality(short presentation)

Report on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality [2013/2103(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Mary Honeyball (A7-0071/2014)
Mary Honeyball made the presentation.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Anna Záborská, Edite Estrela, Ulrike Lunacek, Inês Cristina Zuber, Zbigniew Ziobro, Krisztina Morvai, Piotr Borys and Anna Hedh.
The following spoke: Kristalina Georgieva (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 26.2.2014, item 9.15.
26.   Delegation of legislative powers and the Commission's exercise of implementing powers(short presentation)

Report on follow-up on the delegation of legislative powers and control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers [2012/2323(INI)] — Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: József Szájer (A7-0435/2013)
József Szájer made the presentation.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Mairead McGuinness and Elena Băsescu.
The following spoke: Kristalina Georgieva (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 25.2.2014, item 5.18.
27.   Agenda of the next sitting
The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 529.494/OJMA).
28.   Closure of the sitting
The sitting closed at 22.50.


Klaus Welle

Secretary-General



Othmar Karas

Vice-President







24 February 2014ATTENDANCE REGISTER
The following signed:
Abela Baldacchino, Agnew, Albrecht, Alfano, Allam, Alvaro, Andersdotter, Anderson, Andreasen, Andrés Barea, Angelilli, Angourakis, Antoniozzi, Arlacchi, Arsenis, Ashworth, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Audy, Auken, Aylward, Ayuso, van Baalen, Bach, Badía i Cutchet, Balčytis, Baldassarre, Balz, Balzani, Barracciu, Bartolozzi, Băsescu, Bastos, Batten, Bauer, Bearder, Becker, Belder, Belet, Benarab-Attou, Bennahmias, Bennion, Berès, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Bertot, Besset, Bicep, Bielan, Bilbao Barandica, Binev, Bizzotto, Blinkevičiūtė, Bodu, Böge, Bokros, Bonanini, Bonsignore, Borghezio, Borsellino, Borys, Borzan, Boștinaru, Boulland, Bové, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Bratkowski, Breyer, Březina, Brok, Brons, Brzobohatá, Bullmann, Bušić, Cabrnoch, Cadec, Callanan, van de Camp, Campbell Bannerman, Capoulas Santos, Caronna, Carvalho, Casini, Castex, Cavada, Cercas, Češková, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Childers, Chountis, Chrysogelos, Claeys, Clark, Cochet, Coelho, Cofferati, Collin-Langen, Corazza Bildt, Correa Zamora, Correia de Campos, Cortés Lastra, Costa, Costello, Cramer, Crețu, Cronberg, Crowley, Cuschieri, Cutaș, Cymański, Daerden, van Dalen, Danellis, Dantin, (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Daul, David, Davies, De Backer, De Castro, Delli, Delvaux, De Martini, Demesmaeker, De Mita, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dodds, Domenici, Donskis, Dorfmann, Duff, Durant, Dušek, Ehrenhauser, Eickhout, El Khadraoui, Elles, Enciu, Engel, Engström, Ernst, Ertug, Essayah, Estaràs Ferragut, Estrela, Evans, Fajmon, Fajon, Falbr, Farage, Färm, Feio, Ferber, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ferreira João, Fisas Ayxela, Flasarová, Flašíková Beňová, Fleckenstein, Florenz, Fontana, Foster, Fox, Fraga Estévez, Gabriel, Gahler, Gallagher, Gallo, Garcés Ramón, García-Hierro Caraballo, García Pérez, Gardiazábal Rubial, Gardini, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Geier, Gerbrandy, Geringer de Oedenberg, Giannakou, Giegold, Gierek, Glante, Glattfelder, Godmanis, Goerens, Gollnisch, Gomes, Göncz, de Grandes Pascual, Gräßle, Grèze, Griesbeck, Griffin, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Gurmai, Gustafsson, Gyürk, Hadjigeorgiou, Häfner, Hall, Handzlik, Hankiss, Harbour, Harkin, Hartong, Hassi, Haug, Häusling, Hedh, Hellvig, Helmer, Herczog, Herranz García, Hibner, Higgins, Hirsch, Hoang Ngoc, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Honeyball, Hortefeux, Howitt, Hübner, Hudghton, Hughes, Hyusmenova, Iacolino, Ibrisagic, Ilchev, Imbrasas, Iovine, Irazabalbeitia Fernández, Irigoyen Pérez, Iturgaiz Angulo, Ivan, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jahr, Járóka, Jazłowiecka, Jędrzejewska, Jeggle, Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Johansson, Joly, Jordan, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kadenbach, Kalfin, Kalinowski, Kalniete, van der Kammen, Karas, Kari, Karim, Kariņš, Kastler, Kazak, Kelam, Keller, Kelly, Kiil-Nielsen, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klinz, Klute, Koch, Koch-Mehrin, Kohlíček, Koppa, Korhola, Kósa, Kovatchev, Kozlík, Kozłowski, Krahmer, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kuhn, Kukan, Kurski, Lambert, Landsbergis, Lange, de Lange, Langen, La Via, Le Brun, Lehne, Le Hyaric, Leichtfried, Leinen, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Lichtenberger, Liese, Lisek, Lochbihler, Løkkegaard, Lope Fontagné, López Aguilar, López-Istúriz White, Lösing, Lövin, Ludford, Ludvigsson, Luhan, Łukacijewska, Lulling, Lunacek, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, McClarkin, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Macovei, Maletić, Malinov, Manders, Maňka, Mann, Marcinkiewicz, Marinescu, Martin David, Martin Hans-Peter, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mastella, Matera, Mathieu Houillon, Matias, Mato Adrover, Matula, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mazej Kukovič, Mazzoni, Meissner, Mélenchon, Melo, Menéndez del Valle, Merkies, Metsola, Michel, Michels, Migalski, Mikolášik, Milana, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mizzi, Moraes, Moreira, Morganti, Morin-Chartier, Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, Morvai, Mulder, Muñiz De Urquiza, Muscardini, Mynář, Naranjo Escobar, Nattrass, Neuser, Neveďalová, Newton Dunn, Neynsky, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niculescu, Niebler, Nilsson, Nitras, Nuttall, Obermayr, Obiols, Olbrycht, Omarjee, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortiz Vilella, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Paleckis, Paliadeli, Panayotov, Panayotova, Panzeri, Papadopoulou, Parvanova, Pașcu, Paška, Patrão Neves, Paulsen, Perelló Rodríguez, Peterle, Petrović Jakovina, Picula, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Piotrowski, Pirillo, Pirker, Pitsillides, Pittella, Plenković, Poc, Podimata, Ponga, Posselt, Pöttering, Poupakis, Preda, Prendergast, Provera, Rangel, Rapkay, Rapti, Regner, Repo, Reul, Riera Madurell, Ries, Rinaldi, Riquet, Rivasi, Roatta, Rochefort, Rodust, Roithová, Romero López, Romeva i Rueda, Rosbach, Rossi, Roth-Behrendt, Rübig, Rubiks, Rühle, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salatto, Salavrakos, Sánchez Presedo, Sanchez-Schmid, Sargentini, Sarvamaa, Saryusz-Wolski, Sassoli, Saudargas, Schaake, Schaldemose, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schnellhardt, Schnieber-Jastram, Schöpflin, Schroedter, Schulz Martin, Schulz Werner, Schwab, Scottà, Scurria, Seeber, Sehnalová, Senyszyn, Severin, Siekierski, Silaghi, Silvestris, Simpson, Sinclaire, Sippel, Skinner, Skrzydlewska, Skylakakis, Smith, Smolková, Sógor, Sommer, Sonik, Sophocleous, Sosa Wagner, Sousa, Speroni, Stadler, Staes, Stassen, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavrakakis, Steinruck, Stevenson, Stier, Stihler, van der Stoep, Stolojan, Stoyanov, Strejček, Striffler, Sturdy, Šuica, Surján, Svensson, Szájer, Szegedi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Takkula, Tănăsescu, Tannock, Tarabella, Tatarella, Tavares, Taylor Keith, Taylor Rebecca, Teixeira, Thein, Theurer, Thomsen, Thun und Hohenstein, Țicău, Tirolien, Toia, Tomaševski, Tomašić, Torvalds, Trautmann, Trematerra, Tremosa i Balcells, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Tsoukalas, Turmes, Tzavela, Uggias, Ulmer, Ulvskog, Urutchev, Vaidere, Vajgl, Valjalo, Vanhecke, Vattimo, Vaughan, Vergnaud, Vidal-Quadras, de Villiers, Vitkauskaite Bernard, Vlasto, Voss, Vuljanić, Wałęsa, Weber Henri, Weber Manfred, Weber Renate, Weiler, Werthmann, Westlund, Westphal, Wieland, Wikström, Willmott, Wils, Winkler Hermann, Winkler Iuliu, Włosowicz, Wojciechowski, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Yannakoudakis, Záborská, Zala, Zalba Bidegain, Zaleski, Zamfirescu, Zanicchi, Zanoni, Zasada, Ždanoka, Zeller, Zemke, Zijlstra, Zimmer, Ziobro, Zuber, Zver, Zwiefka