Minutes of the sitting of 27 April 2016
Date: 2016-04-27
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, parliamentary debate








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27 April 2016MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 27 APRIL 2016
(2017/C 190/01)
Contents







1.

Resumption of the session
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2.

Statement by the President
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3.

Welcome
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4.

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
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5.

Verification of credentials
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6.

Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity
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7.

Composition of committees and delegations
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8.

Delegated acts (Rule 105(6))
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9.

Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78)
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10.

Implementing measures (Rule 106)
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11.

Delegated acts (Rule 105(6))
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12.

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council
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13.

Questions for oral answer (submission)
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14.

Documents received
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15.

Order of business
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16.

European Investment Bank annual report 2014 (debate)
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17.

Discharge 2014 (debate)
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18.

Attacks on hospitals and schools as violations of international humanitarian law (debate)
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19.

Public access to documents for the years 2014-2015 (debate)
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Protecting the best interest of the child (across borders) in Europe (debate)
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Women domestic workers and carers in the EU (short presentation)
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Gender equality and empowering women in the digital age (short presentation)
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23.

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
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24.

Agenda of the next sitting
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25.

Closure of the sitting
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ATTENDANCE REGISTER
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Minutes of the sitting of 27 April 2016

IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ

President

1.   Resumption of the session
The sitting opened at 15.05.
2.   Statement by the President
The President made a statement on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the nuclear accident in Chernobyl. He paid tribute to the victims of the disaster, the exact number of whom is still controversial.
3.   Welcome
On behalf of Parliament, The President welcomed Ms Amal al-Qubaisi, Speaker of the Parliament of the United Arab Emirates, who had taken a seat in the distinguished visitors' gallery.
The following spoke: Manfred Weber, pursuant to Rules 186 and 11(2), on the visit to Parliament by Arnaldo Otegi, a former member of ETA, who had been invited by the GUE/NGL Group for the day of commemoration for the victims of terrorism which had been held two days earlier, on Monday 25 April 2016 (the President replied that the drafting of lists of political groups' guests was their responsibility, and asked Manfred Weber to raise this matter with the Conference of Presidents and the Bureau) and Gabriele Zimmer, on the remarks by Manfred Weber.
4.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
5.   Verification of credentials
On a proposal from the JURI Committee, Parliament confirmed the validity of the mandate of Morten Løkkegaard with effect from 3 March 2016.
6.   Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity
The Greek authorities had forwarded a request to waive the parliamentary immunity of Sotirios Zarianopoulos and Giorgos Grammatikakis, respectively, in relation to criminal proceedings to be brought before the Thessaloniki Magistrates' Court and the Rethymno Magistrates' Court, respectively.
Pursuant to Rule 9(1), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.
7.   Composition of committees and delegations
The President had received a request from the S&D Group for the following appointment:






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Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Gabriele Preußto replace Evelyne Gebhardt.




The appointment would be deemed ratified if no objections were raised before the approval of these minutes.
8.   Delegated acts (Rule 105(6))

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






 


If no objections to this recommendation are raised by a political group or at least 40 Members within 24 hours, it shall be deemed to have been approved. If this is not the case, it shall be put to the vote.




The recommendation is available on Europarl for the duration of the current part-session.
9.   Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78)

The President announced that, jointly with the President of the Council, he had today signed the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:






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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (00071/2015/LEX— C8-0155/2016— 2011/0023(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (00017/2016/LEX— C8-0154/2016— 2012/0011(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA (00016/2016/LEX— C8-0153/2016— 2012/0010(COD))




10.   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 amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Financial Reporting Standard 15 (D044460/01 — 2016/2663(RPS) — deadline: 14 July 2016)
referred to responsible: ECON opinion: JURI










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Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Financial Reporting Standards 10 and 12 and International Accounting Standard 28 (D044554/01 — 2016/2673(RPS) — deadline: 21 July 2016)
referred to responsible: ECON opinion: JURI










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Commission Decision adopting a guidance document on notification to accreditation and licensing bodies by environmental verifiers active in a Member State other than that where the accreditation or license was granted under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009of the European Parliament and of the Council (D044575/03 — 2016/2668(RPS) — deadline: 15 July 2016)
referred to responsible: ENVI










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Commission Regulation establishing a guideline on forward capacity allocation (D044661/03 — 2016/2675(RPS) — deadline: 22 July 2016)
referred to responsible: ITRE




11.   Delegated acts (Rule 105(6))


The following draft delegated acts had been forwarded to Parliament:







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Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the national support programmes in the wine sector and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2008(C(2016)02120— 2016/2670(DEA))
Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 15 April 2016
referred to responsible: AGRI










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Commission Delegated Decision amending Annex III to Decision No 466/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council granting an EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under financing operations supporting investment projects outside the Union, as regards Belarus (C(2016)02164— 2016/2669(DEA))
Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 15 April 2016
referred to responsible: BUDG










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Commission Delegated Directive amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for cadmium anodes in Hersch cells for certain oxygen sensors used in industrial monitoring and control instruments (C(2016)02202— 2016/2671(DEA))
Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 19 April 2016
referred to responsible: ENVI










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Commission Delegated Directive amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in solders of electrical connections to temperature measurement sensors in certain devices (C(2016)02205— 2016/2672(DEA))
Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 19 April 2016
referred to responsible: ENVI










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Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 153/2013as regards the time horizons for the liquidation period to be considered for the different classes of financial instruments (C(2016)02302— 2016/2674(DEA))
Deadline for lodging objections: 1 month from the date of receipt of 21 April 2016
referred to responsible: ECON





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







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Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the content of recovery plans, resolution plans and group resolution plans, the minimum criteria that the competent authority is to assess as regards recovery plans and group recovery plans, the conditions for group financial support, the requirements for independent valuers, the contractual recognition of write-down and conversion powers, the procedures and contents of notification requirements and of notice of suspension and the operational functioning of the resolution colleges C(2016)01691— 2016/2627(DEA)
Deadline for lodging objections: 1 month from the date of receipt of 23 March 2016
Extension of the deadline for lodging objections: 1 month at the request of the Council.
referred to responsible: ECON




12.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council
The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following:






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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia;










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Agreement between the European Union and the People's Republic of China on the short-stay visa waiver for holders of diplomatic passports;










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Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Peru on the shoert-stay visa waiver.




13.   Questions for oral answer (submission)

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






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(O-000027/2016) by Pavel Svoboda, on behalf of the JURI Committee, et Cecilia Wikström, on behalf of the PETI Committee, to the Council: Protecting the best interest of the child (across borders) in Europe (2016/2665(RSP)) (B8-0359/2016)










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(O-000028/2016) by Pavel Svoboda, on behalf of the JURI Committee, et Cecilia Wikström, on behalf of the PETI Committee, to the Commission: Protecting the best interest of the child (across borders) in Europe (2016/2665(RSP)) (B8-0360/2016)










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(O-000063/2016) by Elena Valenciano, on behalf of the AFET Committee et Linda McAvan, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Council: Attacks on hospitals and schools as violations of international humanitarian law (2016/2662(RSP)) (B8-0361/2016)




14.   Documents received

The following documents had been received from the Committees:







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Report on gender equality and empowering women in the digital age (2015/2007(INI)) — FEMM Committee — Rapporteur: Terry Reintke (A8-0048/2016)










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Report on women domestic workers and carers in the EU (2015/2094(INI)) — FEMM Committee — Rapporteur: Kostadinka Kuneva (A8-0053/2016)










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* Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the Convention of 18 December 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations (COM(2015)0556— C8-0376/2015— 2015/0261(NLE)) — IMCO Committee — Rapporteur: Liisa Jaakonsaari (A8-0054/2016)










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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 768/2005establishing a Community Fisheries Control Agency (COM(2015)0669— C8-0406/2015— 2015/0308(COD)) — PECH Committee — Rapporteur: Alain Cadec (A8-0068/2016)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed and repealing Council Directive 90/167/EEC (COM(2014)0556— C8-0143/2014— 2014/0255(COD)) — AGRI Committee — Rapporteur: Clara Eugenia Aguilera García (A8-0075/2016)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a touring visa and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and Regulations (EC) No 562/2006and (EC) No 767/2008(COM(2014)0163— C7-0135/2014— 2014/0095(COD)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Brice Hortefeux (A8-0079/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2014: performance, financial management and control (2015/2205(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0080/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (formerly the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines) for the financial year 2014(2015/2200(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0081/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2014(2015/2164(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0082/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2014(2015/2201(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0083/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2014(2015/2170(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0084/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2014(2015/2187(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0085/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2014(2015/2176(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0086/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2014(2015/2191(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0087/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police College for the financial year 2014(2015/2180(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0088/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2014(2015/2197(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0089/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2014(2015/2188(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0090/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority for the financial year 2014(2015/2189(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0091/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2014(2015/2199(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0092/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications for the financial year 2014(2015/2192(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0093/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2014(2015/2198(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0094/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2014(2015/2175(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0095/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2014(2015/2190(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0096/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2014(2015/2196(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0097/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security for the financial year 2014(2015/2178(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0098/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust) for the financial year 2014(2015/2172(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0099/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2014(2015/2168(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0100/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section II — European Council and Council (2015/2156(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Ryszard Czarnecki (A8-0101/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2014(2015/2174(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0102/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2014(2015/2177(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0103/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2014(2015/2183(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0104/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2014(2015/2167(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0105/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2014(2015/2179(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0106/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section V — Court of Auditors (2015/2158(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Ryszard Czarnecki (A8-0107/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2014(2015/2166(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0108/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section IX — European Data Protection Supervisor (2015/2162(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Monica Macovei (A8-0109/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Euratom Supply Agency for the financial year 2014(2015/2185(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0110/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee (2015/2159(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Anders Primdahl Vistisen (A8-0111/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European GNSS Agency for the financial year 2014(2015/2182(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0112/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ENIAC Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2014(2015/2202(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0113/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2014(2015/2171(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0114/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year 2014(2015/2181(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0115/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2014(2015/2173(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0116/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2014(2015/2193(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0117/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2014(2015/2184(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0118/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking (formerly the ENIAC Joint Undertaking and the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking) for the financial year 2014(2015/2204(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0119/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2014(2015/2165(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0120/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section VIII — European Ombudsman (2015/2161(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Ryszard Czarnecki (A8-0121/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police Office (Europol) for the financial year 2014(2015/2186(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0122/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section IV — Court of Justice (2015/2157(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Anders Primdahl Vistisen (A8-0123/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Οperational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice for the financial year 2014(2015/2195(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0124/2016)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 600/2014on markets in financial instruments, Regulation (EU) No 596/2014on market abuse and Regulation (EU) No 909/2014on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories as regards certain dates (COM(2016)0057— C8-0027/2016— 2016/0034(COD)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Markus Ferber (A8-0125/2016)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments as regards certain dates (COM(2016)0056— C8-0026/2016— 2016/0033(COD)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Markus Ferber (A8-0126/2016)










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Report on the Court of Auditors'special reports in the context of the 2014Commission discharge (2015/2206(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Martina Dlabajová (A8-0127/2016)










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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of a 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 (12227/2014— C8-0035/2015— 2014/0134(NLE)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Francisco Assis (A8-0128/2016)










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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on conclusion, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of a Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part and the government of the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia (12265/2014— C8-0102/2015— 2014/0187(NLE)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Francisco Assis (A8-0129/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section VII — Committee of the Regions (2015/2160(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Monica Macovei (A8-0132/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Asylum Support Office for the financial year 2014(2015/2194(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0133/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2014(2015/2169(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0134/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section I — European Parliament (2015/2155(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Markus Pieper (A8-0135/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section X — European External Action Service (2015/2163(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Ryszard Czarnecki (A8-0136/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2014(2015/2203(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Claudia Schmidt (A8-0137/2016)










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Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section III — Commission and executive agencies (2015/2154(DEC)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Martina Dlabajová (A8-0140/2016)










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Report on public access to documents (Rule 116(7)) for the years 2014-2015(2015/2287(INI)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Laura Ferrara (A8-0141/2016)










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Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Bolesław G. Piecha (2015/2339(IMM)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Gilles Lebreton (A8-0152/2016)




15.   Order of business
The final draft agenda for the April II sittings (PE 579.940/PDOJ) had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 152):

Wednesday

Request by the S&D Group for the inclusion on the agenda of a debate on the market economy status of China, winding up with the tabling of motions for resolutions which would be put to the vote at the May I part-session.
The following spoke: Gianni Pittella, on behalf of the S&D Group, to move the request, David Borrelli, on behalf of the EFDD Group, to second the request, Daniel Caspary, to oppose it, Philippe Lamberts, to propose that the debate and vote be held at the May I part-session, Gianni Pittella and David Borrelli to second this proposal, and Manfred Weber to ask that the matter be put to the Conference of Presidents (the President invited Members to request that he make a recommendation to the Conference of Presidents in connection with the drafting of the next part-session's agenda).
Request by the S&D Group for the inclusion the agenda of a debate on recent developments in Poland and their impact on fundamental rights.
The following spoke: Enrique Guerrero Salom, on behalf of the S&D Group, to move the request, Malin Björk, in favour of the request, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, against the request, Sophia in 't Veld to request that the debate be held at the next part-session or at the latest in June, and Esteban González Pons, to oppose the holding of a new debate before the Commission had notified any changes in the situation in Poland (as Enrique Guerrero Salom had agreed to the suggestion by Sophia in 't Veld, the President said that a request to that effect would be made at the next Conference of Presidents).

Thursday

In agreement with the political groups, the President proposed the inclusion on the voting list of the Lebreton report on the waiver of the immunity of Bolesław G. Piecha (A8-0152/2016) and the request by the EMPL Committee to consult the European Economic and Social Committee on the European Pillar of Social Rights, further to Commission communication COM(2016)0127 of 8 March 2016.
Parliament approved the proposal.
The order of business was thus established.
The following spoke: Fabio Massimo Castaldo, pursuant to Rules 22 and 141, to ask that Parliament lodge with the Court of Justice of the European Union an action for the annulment of the agreement of 19 March 2016 between the EU and Turkey (the President noted his request).
16.   European Investment Bank annual report 2014(debate)

Report on the European Investment Bank (EIB) — Annual Report 2014 [2015/2127(INI)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Georgi Pirinski (A8-0050/2016)
Georgi Pirinski introduced the report.
IN THE CHAIR: Antonio TAJANI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Werner Hoyer (President of the European Investment Bank) et Pierre Moscovici (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Daniele Viotti (deputising for the rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Dimitrios Papadimoulis (rapporteur for the opinion of the ECON Committee), Ivan Jakovčić (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), who also replied to a blue-card question by Maria Grapini, Brian Hayes, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to three blue-card questions by Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Liadh Ní Riada and Bill Etheridge, Inés Ayala Sender, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Edouard Ferrand, and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the ECR Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN

Vice-President

The following spoke: Maria Grapini to put a blue-card question to Ryszard Czarnecki, who replied, Miguel Viegas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jane Collins, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Barbara Kappel, on behalf of the ENF Group, Zoltán Balczó, non-attached Member, Petri Sarvamaa, Isabelle Thomas, Sander Loones, Luke Ming Flanagan, Molly Scott Cato, Bernard Monot, Ingeborg Gräßle, Bogusław Liberadzki, Notis Marias, Liadh Ní Riada, Ernest Urtasun, who also replied to a blue-card question by Inés Ayala Sender, Laurențiu Rebega and Maria Spyraki.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Ivana Maletić, Nicola Caputo, Igor Šoltes, Rosa D'Amato and Marco Valli.
The following spoke: Pierre Moscovici and Werner Hoyer.
IN THE CHAIR: Mairead McGUINNESS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Georgi Pirinski.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.64.
17.   Discharge 2014(debate)


Discharge 2014: EU general budget — European Commission and Executive Agencies

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section III — Commission and executive agencies [2015/2154(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Martina Dlabajová (A8-0140/2016)

Discharge 2014: Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2014 Commission discharge

Report on the Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2014 Commission discharge [2015/2206(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Martina Dlabajová (A8-0127/2016)

Discharge 2014: 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th EDFs

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2014 [2015/2203(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Claudia Schmidt (A8-0137/2016)

Discharge 2014: EU general budget — European Parliament

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section I — European Parliament (2015/2155(DEC)) — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Markus Pieper (A8-0135/2016)

Discharge 2014: EU general budget — European Council and Council

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section II — European Council and Council [2015/2156(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Ryszard Czarnecki (A8-0101/2016)

Discharge 2014: EU general budget — Court of Justice

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section IV — Court of Justice [2015/2157(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Anders Primdahl Vistisen (A8-0123/2016)

Discharge 2014: EU general budget — European Court of Auditors

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section V — Court of Auditors [2015/2158(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Ryszard Czarnecki (A8-0107/2016)

Discharge 2014: EU general budget — European Economic and Social Committee

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee [2015/2159(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Anders Primdahl Vistisen (A8-0111/2016)

Discharge 2014: EU general budget — Committee of the Regions

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section VII — Committee of the Regions [2015/2160(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Monica Macovei (A8-0132/2016)

Discharge 2014: EU general budget — European External Action Service

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section X — European External Action Service [2015/2163(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Ryszard Czarnecki (A8-0136/2016)

Discharge 2014: EU general budget — European Ombudsman

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section VIII — European Ombudsman [2015/2161(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Ryszard Czarnecki (A8-0121/2016)

Discharge 2014: EU general budget — European Data Protection Supervisor

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section IX — European Data Protection Supervisor (2015/2162(DEC)) — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Monica Macovei (A8-0109/2016)

Discharge 2014: Performance, financial management and control of EU agencies

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2014: performance, financial management and control [2015/2205(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0080/2016)

Discharge 2014: Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2014 [2015/2191(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0087/2016)

Discharge 2014: Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC Office)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications for the financial year 2014 [2015/2192(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0093/2016)

Discharge 2014: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2014 [2015/2170(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0084/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2014 [2015/2164(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0082/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Police College (CEPOL)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police College for the financial year 2014 [2015/2180(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0088/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2014 [2015/2175(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0095/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Asylum Support Office (EASO)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Asylum Support Office for the financial year 2014 [2015/2194(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0133/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Banking Authority (EBA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2014 [2015/2188(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0090/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2014 [2015/2177(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0103/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2014 [2015/2184(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0118/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Environment Agency (EEA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2014 [2015/2168(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0100/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2014 [2015/2183(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0104/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2014 [2015/2176(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0086/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2014 [2015/2187(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0085/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority for the financial year 2014 [2015/2189(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0091/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2014 [2015/2193(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0117/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2014 [2015/2171(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0114/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2014 [2015/2167(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0105/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2014 [2015/2174(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0102/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security for the financial year 2014 [2015/2178(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0098/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Railway Agency (ERA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2014 [2015/2179(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0106/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2014 [2015/2190(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0096/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Training Foundation (ETF)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2014 [2015/2173(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0116/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (EU-LISA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Οperational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice for the financial year 2014 [2015/2195(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0124/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2014 [2015/2169(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0134/2016)

Discharge 2014: Euratom Supply Agency (ESA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Euratom Supply Agency for the financial year 2014 [2015/2185(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0110/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2014 [2015/2165(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0120/2016)

Discharge 2014: The European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust) for the financial year 2014 [2015/2172(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0099/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Police Office (Europol)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police Office (Europol) for the financial year 2014 [2015/2186(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0122/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2014 [2015/2166(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0108/2016)

Discharge 2014: European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year 2014 [2015/2181(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0115/2016)

Discharge 2014: European GNSS Agency (GSA)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European GNSS Agency for the financial year 2014 [2015/2182(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0112/2016)

Discharge 2014: ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2014 [2015/2199(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0092/2016)

Discharge 2014: Clean Sky Joint Undertaking

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2014 [2015/2198(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0094/2016)

Discharge 2014: ECSEL Joint Undertaking

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking (formerly the ENIAC Joint Undertaking and the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking) for the financial year 2014 [2015/2204(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0119/2016)

Discharge 2014: ENIAC Joint Undertaking

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ENIAC Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2014 [2015/2202(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0113/2016)

Discharge 2014: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2014 [2015/2201(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0083/2016)

Discharge 2014: Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (IMI)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (formerly the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines) for the financial year 2014 [2015/2200(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0081/2016)

Discharge 2014: Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2014 [2015/2196(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0097/2016)

Discharge 2014: SESAR Joint Undertaking

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2014 [2015/2197(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0089/2016)
Martina Dlabajová, Claudia Schmidt, Markus Pieper, Ryszard Czarnecki, Anders Primdahl Vistisen, Monica Macovei, Derek Vaughan and Marian-Jean Marinescu presented their reports.
The following spoke: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (President-in-Office of the Council) and Kristalina Georgieva (Vice-President of the Commission).
IN THE CHAIR: Sylvie GUILLAUME

Vice-President

The following spoke: Vítor Caldeira (President of the Court of Auditors).
The following spoke: Cristian Dan Preda (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee), Doru-Claudian Frunzulică (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), David Casa (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Massimiliano Salini (rapporteur for the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Ivana Maletić (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Paolo De Castro (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Yana Toom (rapporteur for the opinion of the CULT Committee), Pascal Durand (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee), Inés Ayala Sender (rapporteur for the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Markus Ferber (rapporteur for the opinion of the ECON Committee), José Blanco López (rapporteur for the opinion of the PECH Committee), Joachim Zeller, on behalf of the PPE Group, Georgi Pirinski, on behalf of the S&D Group, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, on behalf of the ECR Group, Martina Dlabajová, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Rina Ronja Kari, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Igor Šoltes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marco Valli, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Louis Aliot, on behalf of the ENF Group, Georgios Epitideios, non-attached Member, Tomáš Zdechovský, Bogusław Liberadzki, who also replied to a blue-card question by Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, who made his question more specific, Inés Ayala Sender on the subject of Mr Gerbrandy's question, Benedek Jávor and Gerolf Annemans.
IN THE CHAIR: Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Tamás Deutsch, Miroslav Poche, Michael Theurer, Petri Sarvamaa, Karin Kadenbach, Nedzhmi Ali, Ingeborg Gräßle and Andrey Novakov.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Michaela Šojdrová, Notis Marias, Barbara Kappel, Stanislav Polčák and Seán Kelly.
The following spoke: Vítor Caldeira, Kristalina Georgieva, Martina Dlabajová, Claudia Schmidt, Markus Pieper, Ryszard Czarnecki and Anders Primdahl Vistisen.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.11, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.12, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.13, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.14, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.15, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.16, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.17, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.18, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.19, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.20, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.21, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.22, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.23, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.24, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.25., minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.26, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.27, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.28, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.29, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.30, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.31, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.32, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.33, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.34, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.35, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.36, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.37, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.38, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.39, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.40, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.41, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.42, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.43, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.44, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.45, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.46, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.47, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.48, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.49, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.50, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.51, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.52, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.53, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.54, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.55, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.56, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.57, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.58, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.59, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.60, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.61, minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.62 and minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.63.
18.   Attacks on hospitals and schools as violations of international humanitarian law (debate)

Question for oral answer (O-000063/2016) by Elena Valenciano, on behalf of the AFET Committee et Linda McAvan, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Council: Attacks on hospitals and schools as violations of international humanitarian law (2016/2662(RSP)) (B8-0361/2016)
Elena Valenciano and Enrique Guerrero Salom moved the question.
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question.
The following spoke: Cristian Dan Preda, on behalf of the PPE Group, Pier Antonio Panzeri, on behalf of the S&D Group, Mark Demesmaeker, on behalf of the ECR Group, Charles Goerens, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kateřina Konečná, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Barbara Lochbihler, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Anna Záborská, Josef Weidenholzer, Marek Jurek, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Davor Ivo Stier, Soraya Post, Ruža Tomašić and Richard Howitt.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Stanislav Polčák, Notis Marias, Ivan Jakovčić and João Pimenta Lopes.
The following spoke: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert.
Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 128(5):






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Charles Goerens, Petras Auštrevičius, Marietje Schaake, Paavo Väyrynen, Louis Michel, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Renate Weber, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on attacks on hospitals and schools as violations of international humanitarian law (2016/2662(RSP)) (B8-0488/2016);










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Cristian Dan Preda, Andrzej Grzyb, Davor Ivo Stier, Anna Záborská, on behalf of the PPE Group, on attacks on hospitals and schools as violations of international humanitarian law (2016/2662(RSP)) (B8-0489/2016);










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Mark Demesmaeker, Nirj Deva, Eleni Theocharous, on behalf of the ECR Group, on attacks on hospitals and schools as violations of international humanitarian law (2016/2662(RSP)) (B8-0490/2016);










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Heidi Hautala, Judith Sargentini, Molly Scott Cato, Michel Reimon, Barbara Lochbihler, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on attacks on hospitals and schools as violations of international humanitarian law (2016/2662(RSP)) (B8-0491/2016);










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Stelios Kouloglou, Kateřina Konečná, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Paloma López Bermejo, Patrick Le Hyaric, Tania González Peñas, Miguel Urbán Crespo, Estefanía Torres Martínez, Xabier Benito Ziluaga, Kostas Chrysogonos, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Jiří Maštálka, Marina Albiol Guzmán, Merja Kyllönen, Stefan Eck, Kostadinka Kuneva, Neoklis Sylikiotis, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Ángela Vallina, Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Javier Couso Permuy, Barbara Spinelli, Marisa Matias, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on attacks on hospitals and schools as violations of international humanitarian law (2016/2662(RSP)) (B8-0492/2016);










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Elena Valenciano, Linda McAvan, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Norbert Neuser, Marlene Mizzi, on behalf of the S&D Group, on attacks on hospitals and schools as violations of international humanitarian law (2016/2662(RSP)) (B8-0493/2016).




The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.65.
19.   Public access to documents for the years 2014-2015(debate)

Report on public access to documents (Rule 116(7)) for the years 2014-2015 [2015/2287(INI)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Laura Ferrara (A8-0141/2016)
Laura Ferrara introduced the report.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, on behalf of the PPE Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Ryszard CZARNECKI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Anna Hedh, on behalf of the S&D Group, Monica Macovei, on behalf of the ECR Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marina Albiol Guzmán, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Josep-Maria Terricabras, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Caterina Chinnici, Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner, Juan Fernando López Aguilar and Andrejs Mamikins.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, António Marinho e Pinto, Ivan Jakovčić, Kostas Chrysogonos, Kateřina Konečná and João Pimenta Lopes.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová and Laura Ferrara.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.66.
20.   Protecting the best interest of the child (across borders) in Europe (debate)

Question for oral answer (O-000027/2016) by Pavel Svoboda, on behalf of the JURI Committee, and Cecilia Wikström, on behalf of the PETI Committee, to the Council: Protecting the best interest of the child (across borders) in Europe (2016/2665(RSP)) (B8-0359/2016)
Question for oral answer (O-000028/2016) by Pavel Svoboda, on behalf of the JURI Committee, and Cecilia Wikström, on behalf of the PETI Committee, to the Commission: Protecting the best interest of the child (across borders) in Europe (2016/2665(RSP)) (B8-0360/2016)
Pavel Svoboda and Cecilia Wikström moved the questions.
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (President-in-Office of the Council) and Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission) answered the questions.
The following spoke: Roberta Metsola, on behalf of the PPE Group, Josef Weidenholzer, on behalf of the S&D Group, Rikke Karlsson, on behalf of the ECR Group, António Marinho e Pinto, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kostadinka Kuneva, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Tatjana Ždanoka, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Tomáš Zdechovský, and Eleonora Evi, on behalf of the EFDD Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Vice-President

The following spoke: Gilles Lebreton, Julia Pitera, Edouard Martin, Jana Žitňanská, Mireille D'Ornano, Mairead McGuinness, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, Michaela Šojdrová, Jude Kirton-Darling, Daniel Buda, Emil Radev, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut and Therese Comodini Cachia.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Tomáš Zdechovský, Nicola Caputo, Julie Ward, Notis Marias and Ivan Jakovčić.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová and Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert.
Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate, tabled pursuant to Rule 128(5):






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Cecilia Wikström, on behalf of the PETI Committee, on safeguarding the best interests of the child across the EU on the basis of petitions addressed to the European Parliament (2016/2575(RSP)) (B8-0487/2016)




The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.5.
21.   Women domestic workers and carers in the EU (short presentation)

Report on women domestic workers and carers in the EU [2015/2094(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Kostadinka Kuneva (A8-0053/2016)
Kostadinka Kuneva made the presentation.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Romana Tomc, Julie Ward, Notis Marias, Marian Harkin, João Pimenta Lopes and Tania González Peñas.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.67.
22.   Gender equality and empowering women in the digital age (short presentation)

Report on gender equality and empowering women in the digital age [2015/2007(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Terry Reintke (A8-0048/2016)
Terry Reintke made the presentation.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Therese Comodini Cachia, Notis Marias, Ivan Jakovčić, Daniela Aiuto, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Romana Tomc, Julie Ward and Neena Gill.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 28.4.2016, item 4.68.
23.   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:
Ivan Štefanec, Andor Deli, Cristian-Silviu Bușoi, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, Ivan Jakovčić, Martina Anderson, Jordi Sebastià, Gerard Batten, Martin Sonneborn, Roberta Metsola, László Tőkés, Monika Smolková, Marek Jurek, Marian Harkin, Lynn Boylan, Josep-Maria Terricabras, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, David McAllister, Neena Gill, João Pimenta Lopes, Jiří Pospíšil, Daniel Buda and Tomáš Zdechovský.
24.   Agenda of the next sitting
The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 581.425/OJJE).
25.   Closure of the sitting
The sitting closed at 23.25.


Klaus Welle

Secretary-General



Martin Schulz

President





27 April 2016

Present:
Adinolfi, Agea, Aguilera García, Aiuto, Albiol Guzmán, Albrecht, Ali, Aliot, Alliot-Marie, Anderson Lucy, Anderson Martina, Andersson, Andrieu, Androulakis, Annemans, Arena, Arimont, Arnautu, Arnott, Ashworth, Assis, Auštrevičius, Ayala Sender, Ayuso, van Baalen, Bach, Balas, Balčytis, Balczó, Barekov, Bashir, Batten, Bay, Bayet, Becerra Basterrechea, Becker, Beghin, Belet, Benifei, Benito Ziluaga, Berès, Bettini, Bilbao Barandica, Bilde, Bizzotto, Björk, Blanco López, Blinkevičiūtė, Bocskor, Böge, Bogovič, Bonafè, Boni, Borghezio, Borrelli, Borzan, Boștinaru, Boutonnet, Bové, Boylan, Brannen, Bresso, Briano, Briois, Buda, Bullmann, Buonanno, Bușoi, Buzek, Cabezón Ruiz, van de Camp, Caputo, Carthy, Carver, Casa, Caspary, Castaldo, Cavada, Cesa, Charanzová, Chauprade, Chinnici, Chountis, Christensen, Christoforou, Chrysogonos, Cicu, Cirio, Clune, Coelho, Cofferati, Collin-Langen, Collins, Comi, Comodini Cachia, Corazza Bildt, Corbett, Corrao, Cozzolino, Cramer, Cristea, Csáky, Czarnecki, Czesak, van Dalen, Dalli, Dalton, D'Amato, Dance, Danjean, Danti, (The Earl of) Dartmouth, De Backer, De Castro, Delahaye, Deli, Delli, Delvaux, Demesmaeker, De Monte, Denanot, Deprez, de Sarnez, Deß, Deutsch, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dlabajová, Dodds Diane, Dohrmann, Dorfmann, D'Ornano, Duncan, Durand, Dzhambazki, Eck, Ehler, Epitideios, Erdős, Ernst, Estaràs Ferragut, Etheridge, Evans, Evi, Farage, Faria, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández, Ferrand, Ferrara, Ferreira Elisa, Fisas Ayxelà, Fitto, Fjellner, Flanagan, Flašíková Beňová, Fleckenstein, Florenz, Fontana, Ford, Foster, Fotyga, Fountoulis, Fox, Frunzulică, Gabriel, Gahler, Gáll-Pelcz, Gambús, García Pérez, Gardiazabal Rubial, Gardini, Gasbarra, Gebhardt, Geier, Gentile, Gerbrandy, Gericke, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gieseke, Gill Neena, Giménez Barbat, Girling, Giuffrida, Goddyn, Goerens, Gollnisch, Gomes, González Peñas, González Pons, Gosiewska, Goulard, Grammatikakis, de Grandes Pascual, Grapini, Gräßle, Graswander-Hainz, Griesbeck, Grigule, Groote, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Guteland, Gutiérrez Prieto, Gyürk, Halla-aho, Harkin, Häusling, Hayes, Hazekamp, Hedh, Herranz García, Hetman, Heubuch, Hoc, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Hölvényi, Honeyball, Hookem, Hortefeux, Howitt, Hübner, Hudghton, Huitema, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Iotova, Iturgaiz, Ivan, Iwaszkiewicz, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jahr, Jakovčić, Jalkh, James, Jáuregui Atondo, Jazłowiecka, Ježek, Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Joly, de Jong, Jongerius, Jurek, Kadenbach, Kalinowski, Kallas, Kalniete, Kammerevert, Kappel, Karas, Kari, Kariņš, Karlsson, Karski, Kaufmann, Kefalogiannis, Kelam, Keller Jan, Kelly, Khan, Kirkhope, Kirton-Darling, Kłosowski, Kofod, Kohlíček, Kölmel, Konečná, Korwin-Mikke, Kósa, Köstinger, Kovács, Kovatchev, Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Krasnodębski, Krehl, Kudrycka, Kuhn, Kukan, Kuneva, Kuźmiuk, Kyenge, Kyllönen, Kyuchyuk, Lamassoure, Lambert, Landsbergis, Lange, de Lange, Lauristin, Lavrilleux, Lebreton, Le Grip, Legutko, Le Hyaric, Leinen, Lenaers, Lewandowski, Lewer, Liberadzki, Liese, Lietz, Lins, Lochbihler, Loiseau, Loones, Lope Fontagné, López, López Aguilar, López Bermejo, López-Istúriz White, Lösing, Lucke, Ludvigsson, Łukacijewska, Lunacek, Lundgren, Łybacka, McAllister, McGuinness, McIntyre, Macovei, Maeijer, Maletić, Malinov, Maltese, Mamikins, Mănescu, Maňka, Mann, Maragall, Marias, Marinescu, Marinho e Pinto, Martin David, Martin Dominique, Martin Edouard, Martusciello, Marusik, Maštálka, Matias, Mato, Maurel, Mavrides, Mayer, Mélin, Melior, Melo, Messerschmidt, Meszerics, Metsola, Michels, Mihaylova, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, van Miltenburg, Mineur, Mizzi, Mlinar, Moi, Moisă, Molnár, Monot, Monteiro de Aguiar, Montel, Moody, Moraes, Morano, Morgano, Morin-Chartier, Mosca, Müller, Mureșan, Mussolini, Nagy, Nart, Neuser, Nica, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niebler, Niedermayer, Niedermüller, van Nieuwenhuizen, Nilsson, Ní Riada, van Nistelrooij, Novakov, Nuttall, Obermayr, O'Flynn, Olbrycht, Ożóg, Pabriks, Paet, Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Paksas, Panzeri, Papadakis Demetris, Papadakis Konstantinos, Papadimoulis, Pargneaux, Pașcu, Paunova, Pavel, Pedicini, Peillon, Peterle, Petersen, Petir, Picierno, Picula, Piecha, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pimenta Lopes, Piotrowski, Piri, Pirinski, Pitera, Plenković, Poc, Poche, Pogliese, Polčák, Ponga, Poręba, Pospíšil, Post, Preda, Pretzell, Preuß, Proust, Punset, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radev, Radoš, Rebega, Reding, Regner, Reid, Reintke, Reul, Ribeiro, Ries, Riquet, Rodrigues Liliana, Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Rohde, Rolin, Ropė, Rosati, Rozière, Ruas, Rübig, Ruohonen-Lerner, Saïfi, Sakorafa, Salini, Sánchez Caldentey, Sander, Sant, Sârbu, Sargentini, Sarvamaa, Saryusz-Wolski, Saudargas, Schaake, Schaldemose, Schmidt, Scholz, Schöpflin, Schreijer-Pierik, Schulz, Schulze, Schuster, Schwab, Scott Cato, Sebastià, Sehnalová, Selimovic, Senra Rodríguez, Sernagiotto, Serrão Santos, Seymour, Siekierski, Silva Pereira, Simon Siôn, Sippel, Škripek, Škrlec, Smolková, Šojdrová, Šoltes, Sommer, Sonneborn, Soru, Spinelli, Spyraki, Staes, Starbatty, Štefanec, Steinruck, Štětina, Stevens, Stier, Stihler, Stolojan, Stuger, Šuica, Sulík, Šulin, Svoboda, Swinburne, Sylikiotis, Szájer, Szejnfeld, Tajani, Takkula, Tamburrano, Tănăsescu, Tang, Tannock, Țapardel, Tarabella, Tarand, Telička, Terricabras, Theurer, Thomas, Thun und Hohenstein, Toia, Tőkés, Tomašić, Tomc, Toom, Torres Martínez, Tošenovský, Trebesius, Tremosa i Balcells, Troszczynski, Trüpel, Țurcanu, Turmes, Ujazdowski, Ujhelyi, Ulvskog, Ungureanu, Urbán Crespo, Urtasun, Urutchev, Uspaskich, Vaidere, Vajgl, Valcárcel Siso, Vălean, Valenciano, Valero, Valli, Vana, Van Bossuyt, Van Brempt, Vandenkendelaere, Van Orden, Vaughan, Vautmans, Vergiat, Verheyen, Viegas, Vilimsky, Viotti, Virkkunen, Vistisen, Voss, Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Wałęsa, Ward, Weber Renate, Weidenholzer, von Weizsäcker, Wenta, Werner, Westphal, Wieland, Wikström, Willmott, Winkler Hermann, Winkler Iuliu, Wiśniewska, Wojciechowski, Woolfe, Záborská, Zahradil, Zala, Zalba Bidegain, Zanni, Zanonato, Zarianopoulos, Ždanoka, Zdechovský, Zdrojewski, Zeller, Zemke, Zijlstra, Zīle, Zimmer, Žitňanská, Złotowski, Zoffoli, Zorrinho, Zullo, Zver
Excused:
Crowley, Dodds Anneliese, Engström, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Vallina, Zwiefka