Minutes of the sitting of 3 April 2017
Date: 2017-04-03
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, parliamentary debate








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3 April 2017MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 3 APRIL 2017
(2018/C 17/01)
Contents







1.

Resumption of the session
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2.

Statements by the President
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3.

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
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4.

Announcement by the President
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5.

Composition of Parliament
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6.

Composition of political groups
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7.

Verification of credentials
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8.

Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 69c)
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9.

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

Delegated acts (Rule 105(6))
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11.

Questions for oral answer (submission)
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12.

Major interpellations (Rule 130b) (submission)
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13.

Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions
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14.

Documents received
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15.

Order of business
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16.

European Solidarity Corps (debate)
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17.

Commission's answers to written questions (debate)
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18.

Trafficking in human beings (debate)
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19.

Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests (debate)
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20.

Composition of committees and delegations
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21.

Fraudulent practices in the Brazilian meat sector (debate)
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22.

Characteristics for fishing vessels ***I (debate)
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23.

Women and their roles in rural areas (short presentation)
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24.

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
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25.

Agenda of the next sitting
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26.

Closure of the sitting
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ATTENDANCE REGISTER
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ANNEX





RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES
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1.

Change to the agenda
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Minutes of the sitting of 3 April 2017

IN THE CHAIR: Antonio TAJANI

President

1.   Resumption of the session
The sitting opened at 17.00.
2.   Statements by the President
The President expressed Parliament's condolences to the Colombian people and to the families of the victims of the mudslide which struck the town of Mocoa on 2 April 2017.
The President expressed Parliament's condolences to the Russian people and to the families of the victims of the attack which struck St Petersburg on that day, 3 April 2017.
The President expressed his regret at the decision of the President of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, not to take part in the next day's debate on the state of play of the second review of the economic adjustment programme for Greece (point 88 of the draft agenda).
3.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
4.   Announcement by the President
In accordance with Rule 166 and after speaking to the Member concerned, the President had decided to impose a sanction on Piernicola Pedicini for using insulting language towards other Members during his speech in plenary on 14 March 2017. The sanction would consist of the forfeiture of entitlement to the daily subsistence allowance for a period of two days. The Member concerned had been informed of the decision.
5.   Composition of Parliament
Vicky Maeijer had given notice in writing of her resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 16 March 2017.
In accordance with Rule 4(1), Parliament had noted that the seat was vacant from that date and had informed the national authorities concerned.
6.   Composition of political groups
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski had left the PPE Group to sit with the non-attached Members with effect from 23 March 2017.
7.   Verification of credentials
On a proposal from the JURI Committee, Parliament confirmed the validity of the mandate of Arndt Kohn with effect from 24 February 2017.
8.   Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 69c)

The President announced the decisions of several committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations in accordance with the first paragraph of Rule 69(c):






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LIBE Committee based on the report on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals (COM(2016)0434 — C8-0247/2016 — 2016/0198(COD)). Rapporteur: Jussi Halla-aho (A8-0065/2017)










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REGI Committee based on the report on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards specific measures to provide additional assistance to Member States affected by natural disasters (COM(2016)0778 — C8-0489/2016 — 2016/0384(COD)). Rapporteur: Iskra Mihaylova (A8-0070/2017)










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IMCO Committee based on the report on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws (Text with EEA relevance) (COM(2016)0283 — C8-0194/2016 — 2016/0148(COD)). Rapporteur: Olga Sehnalová (A8-0077/2017)










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JURI Committee based on the report on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain permitted uses of works and other subject-matter protected by copyright and related rights for the benefit of persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled and amending Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (COM(2016)0596 — C8-0381/2016 — 2016/0278(COD)). Rapporteur: Max Andersson (A8-0097/2017)










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JURI Committee based on the report on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the cross-border exchange between the Union and third countries of accessible format copies of certain works and other subject-matter protected by copyright and related rights for the benefit of persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled (COM(2016)0595 — C8-0380/2016 — 2016/0279(COD)). Rapporteur: Max Andersson (A8-0102/2017)










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ITRE Committee based on the report on the Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation of the Union in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) jointly undertaken by several Member States (COM(2016)0662 — C8-0421/2016 — 2016/0325(COD)). Rapporteur: Sofia Sakorafa (A8-0112/2017)










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ECON Committee based on the report on the Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 on European venture capital funds and Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 on European social entrepreneurship funds (COM(2016)0461 — C8-0320/2016 — 2016/0221(COD)). Rapporteur: Sirpa Pietikäinen (A8-0120/2017)










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BUDG Committee based on the report on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009 establishing a Guarantee Fund for external actions (COM(2016)0582 — C8-0374/2016 — 2016/0274(COD)). Rapporteur: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (A8-0132/2017)










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BUDG Committee based on the report on the Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 466/2014/EU granting an EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under financing operations supporting investment projects outside the Union (COM(2016)0583 — C8-0376/2016 — 2016/0275(COD)). Rapporteur: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (A8-0135/2017).




In accordance with Rule 69c (2), Members or political group(s) reaching at least the medium threshold may request in writing, before tomorrow Tuesday 4 April 2017, at midnight, that decisions to enter into negotiations be put to the vote
The negotiations may begin at any time after the expiry of this deadline if no request for a vote on the decision to enter into negotiations has been submitted to Parliament
9.   Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78)

The President announced that on Wednesday, 5 April 2017, together with the President of the Council, he would sign the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:






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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing an information exchange mechanism with regard to intergovernmental agreements and non-binding instruments between Member States and third countries in the field of energy, and repealing Decision No 994/2012/EU (00003/2017/LEX — C8-0127/2017 — 2016/0031(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU (00015/2017/LEX — C8-0125/2017 — 2012/0267(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (00014/2017/LEX — C8-0124/2017 — 2012/0266(COD))




10.   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:






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ECON Committee's recommendation to raise no objections to the Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) by laying down regulatory technical standards with regard to the presentation, content, review and revision of key information documents and the conditions for fulfilling the requirement to provide such documents




If no objections to this recommendation were raised by a political group or at least 40 Members within 24 hours, it would be deemed to have been approved. If this were not the case, it would be put to the vote.
The recommendation is available on Europarl.
11.   Questions for oral answer (submission)

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






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(O-000003/2017) by Daniel Caspary, Tiziana Beghin, Sven Giegold, Emma McClarkin, Alessia Maria Mosca, Helmut Scholz, Michael Theurer, Isabella Adinolfi, Marco Affronte, Laura Agea, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Daniela Aiuto, Jan Philipp Albrecht, Eric Andrieu, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Maria Arena, Pascal Arimont, Georges Bach, Burkhard Balz, Heinz K. Becker, Ivo Belet, Bendt Bendtsen, Brando Benifei, Joëlle Bergeron, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Andrea Bocskor, Reimer Böge, Simona Bonafè, David Borrelli, Lynn Boylan, Elmar Brok, Klaus Buchner, Reinhard Bütikofer, Enrique Calvet Chambon, Nicola Caputo, Matt Carthy, David Casa, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Lorenzo Cesa, Dita Charanzová, Nessa Childers, Kostas Chrysogonos, Salvatore Cicu, Alberto Cirio, Birgit Collin-Langen, Lara Comi, Ignazio Corrao, Andrea Cozzolino, Pál Csáky, Daniel Dalton, Rosa D'Amato, Nicola Danti, Michel Dantin, Dennis de Jong, Fabio De Masi, Angélique Delahaye, Andor Deli, Albert Deß, Tamás Deutsch, Herbert Dorfmann, Pascal Durand, Stefan Eck, Christian Ehler, Bas Eickhout, Frank Engel, Norbert Erdős, Ismail Ertug, Eleonora Evi, José Inácio Faria, Markus Ferber, Laura Ferrara, Santiago Fisas Ayxelà, Raffaele Fitto, Christofer Fjellner, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Eleonora Forenza, Michael Gahler, Kinga Gál, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Elisabetta Gardini, Jens Gieseke, Julie Girling, Michela Giuffrida, Tania González Peñas, Esteban González Pons, Ingeborg Gräßle, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Iveta Grigule, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Marian Harkin, Monika Hohlmeier, György Hölvényi, Filiz Hyusmenova, Peter Jahr, Danuta Jazłowiecka, Eva Joly, Agnes Jongerius, Marc Joulaud, Josu Juaristi Abaunz, Syed Kamall, Othmar Karas, Rina Ronja Kari, Krišjānis Kariņš, Karol Karski, Tunne Kelam, Jude Kirton-Darling, Dieter-Lebrecht Koch, Ádám Kósa, Dietmar Köster, Stelios Kouloglou, Andrey Kovatchev, Werner Kuhn, Merja Kyllönen, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Giovanni La Via, Alain Lamassoure, Philippe Lamberts, Bernd Lange, Werner Langen, Jeroen Lenaers, Peter Liese, Norbert Lins, Barbara Lochbihler, Sander Loones, Paloma López Bermejo, Javi López, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Sabine Lösing, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Ulrike Lunacek, Thomas Mann, David Martin, Edouard Martin, Fulvio Martusciello, Jiří Maštálka, Barbara Matera, Marisa Matias, Gabriel Mato, Costas Mavrides, Valentinas Mazuronis, David McAllister, Mairead McGuinness, Morten Messerschmidt, Martina Michels, Miroslav Mikolášik, Siegfried Mureșan, Renaud Muselier, Victor Negrescu, Angelika Niebler, Luděk Niedermayer, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Artis Pabriks, Massimo Paolucci, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Aldo Patriciello, Eva Paunova, Piernicola Pedicini, Alojz Peterle, Marijana Petir, Pina Picierno, Tonino Picula, Markus Pieper, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Georgi Pirinski, Miroslav Poche, Salvatore Domenico Pogliese, Cristian Dan Preda, Franck Proust, Carolina Punset, Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Julia Reda, Viviane Reding, Terry Reintke, Herbert Reul, Frédérique Ries, Michèle Rivasi, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Claude Rolin, Bronis Ropė, Dariusz Rosati, Fernando Ruas, Tokia Saïfi, Sofia Sakorafa, Anne Sander, Alfred Sant, Marielle de Sarnez, Petri Sarvamaa, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Algirdas Saudargas, Marietje Schaake, Christel Schaldemose, Elly Schlein, Sven Schulze, Andreas Schwab, Molly Scott Cato, Olga Sehnalová, Jasenko Selimovic, Remo Sernagiotto, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Birgit Sippel, Renate Sommer, Barbara Spinelli, Bart Staes, Joachim Starbatty, Ivan Štefanec, Jutta Steinruck, Dubravka Šuica, Richard Sulík, József Szájer, Tibor Szanyi, Adam Szejnfeld, Antonio Tajani, Hannu Takkula, Dario Tamburrano, Keith Taylor, Pavel Telička, László Tőkés, Ruža Tomašić, Romana Tomc, Evžen Tošenovský, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Helga Trüpel, Ernest Urtasun, Inese Vaidere, Ivo Vajgl, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, Marco Valli, Wim van de Camp, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Paavo Väyrynen, Sabine Verheyen, Daniele Viotti, Axel Voss, Jarosław Wałęsa, Renate Weber, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Lieve Wierinck, Hermann Winkler, Iuliu Winkler, Anna Záborská, Jan Zahradil, Marco Zanni, Flavio Zanonato, Joachim Zeller, Marco Zullo and Milan Zver, to the Commission: Commission's answers to written questions (2017/2643(RSP)) (B8-0216/2017);










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(O-000016/2017) by Roberta Metsola and Pál Csáky, on behalf of the PPE Group, Birgit Sippel, Soraya Post, Tanja Fajon, Sylvie Guillaume, Claude Moraes, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Ana Gomes, Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, Dietmar Köster, Marju Lauristin, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Péter Niedermüller, Christine Revault D'Allonnes Bonnefoy and Elly Schlein, on behalf of the S&D Group, Cecilia Wikström and Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Benedek Jávor, Bodil Valero, Ulrike Lunacek, Barbara Lochbihler, Terry Reintke, Davor Škrlec, Bronis Ropė, Igor Šoltes, Eva Joly, Karima Delli, Ernest Urtasun and Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Cornelia Ernst, Malin Björk, Barbara Spinelli, Martina Anderson, Marina Albiol Guzmán, Merja Kyllönen, Dimitrios Papadimoulis and Eleonora Forenza, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Council: International Roma Day (B8-0207/2017);










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(O-000017/2017) by Roberta Metsola and Pál Csáky, on behalf of the PPE Group, Birgit Sippel, Soraya Post, Tanja Fajon, Sylvie Guillaume, Claude Moraes, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Ana Gomes, Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, Dietmar Köster, Marju Lauristin, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Péter Niedermüller, Christine Revault D'Allonnes Bonnefoy and Elly Schlein, on behalf of the S&D Group, Cecilia Wikström and Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Benedek Jávor, Bodil Valero, Ulrike Lunacek, Barbara Lochbihler, Terry Reintke, Davor Škrlec, Bronis Ropė, Igor Šoltes, Eva Joly, Karima Delli, Ernest Urtasun and Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Cornelia Ernst, Malin Björk, Barbara Spinelli, Martina Anderson, Marina Albiol Guzmán, Merja Kyllönen, Dimitrios Papadimoulis and Eleonora Forenza, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: International Roma Day (B8-0208/2017);










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(O-000020/2017) by Petra Kammerevert, on behalf of the CULT Committee, to the Commission: European Solidarity Corps (2017/2629(RSP)) (B8-0210/2017);










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(O-000022/2017) by Thomas Händel, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, to the Commission: European Solidarity Corps (2017/2629(RSP)) (B8-0211/2017);










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(O-000024/2017) by Barbara Lochbihler, Bodil Valero, Terry Reintke, Judith Sargentini, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Malin Björk, Cornelia Ernst, Barbara Spinelli, Marina Albiol Guzmán, Martina Anderson, Dennis de Jong, Kostas Chrysogonos, Eleonora Forenza, Jiří Maštálka, Kateřina Konečná, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Stelios Kouloglou, Kostadinka Kuneva, Josu Juaristi Abaunz, Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Catherine Bearder, Nathalie Griesbeck, Cecilia Wikström, Louis Michel, Filiz Hyusmenova, Morten Helveg Petersen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Sophia in 't Veld, Gérard Deprez, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Renate Weber, Petras Auštrevičius, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Birgit Sippel, Anna Hedh, Soraya Post, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Elena Valenciano, Iratxe García Pérez, on behalf of the S&D Group, Roberta Metsola, Constance Le Grip, Andrzej Grzyb, Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Mariya Gabriel and Cristian Dan Preda, on behalf of the PPE Group, to the Commission: Trafficking in Human Beings (2017/2642(RSP)) (B8-0212/2017);










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(O-000025/2017) by Czesław Adam Siekierski, on behalf of the AGRI Committee, to the Commission: Fraudulent Practices in the Brazilian Meat Sector (B8-0213/2017);










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(O-000027/2017) by Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, to the Council: Recommendation to the Council about the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) (B8-0214/2017).




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

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






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(O-000011/2017) by Piernicola Pedicini, Rolandas Paksas, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Isabella Adinolfi, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Dario Tamburrano, Daniela Aiuto, Rosa D'Amato, David Borrelli, Marco Zullo, Laura Ferrara, Tiziana Beghin, Laura Agea and Marco Valli, on behalf of the EFDD Group, to the Commission/to the Council: The tragic situation of the Land of Fires and its inhabitants (2017/2583(RSP)) (B8-0209/2017).




13.   Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions
The Commission communication on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament at the September 2016, November I 2016, November II 2016 and January 2017 part-sessions was available on the Europarl site.
14.   Documents received
The following documents had been received:






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from the Council and Commission







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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (COM(2017)0008 — C8-0008/2017 — 2017/0002(COD))
referred to responsible: LIBE opinion: BUDG, JURI










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Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/40/EU as regards the period for adopting delegated acts (COM(2017)0136 — C8-0116/2017 — 2017/0060(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1) and Rule 138(1).
referred to responsible: TRAN










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Proposal for a Council regulation amending the Council Regulation (EU) No 560/2014 of 6 May 2014 establishing the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (COM(2017)0068 — C8-0118/2017 — 2017/0024(NLE))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1).
referred to responsible: ITRE opinion: REGI










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Draft Council implementing decision approving the conclusion by the European Police Office (Europol) of the Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation between the Kingdom of Denmark and Europol (07281/2017 — C8-0120/2017 — 2017/0803(CNS))
referred to responsible: LIBE










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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention Area of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) (COM(2017)0128 — C8-0121/2017 — 2017/0056(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1).
referred to responsible: PECH opinion: DEVE, ENVI, REGI










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Draft amending budget No 1 to the general budget for 2017 accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Portugal (07003/2017 — C8-0130/2017 — 2017/2018(BUD))
referred to responsible: BUDG














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from committees







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reports







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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (COM(2016)0031 — C8-0015/2016 — 2016/0014(COD)) — IMCO Committee — Rapporteur: Daniel Dalton (A8-0048/2017)










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Report on the inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector (2016/2215(INI)) — EMIS Committee — Rapporteurs: Jens Gieseke, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (A8-0049/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union trade mark (codified text) (COM(2016)0702 — C8-0439/2016 — 2016/0345(COD)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Tadeusz Zwiefka (A8-0054/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing and amending Directive 2009/101/EC (COM(2016)0450 — C8-0265/2016 — 2016/0208(COD)) — ECON Committee — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Krišjānis Kariņš — Rapporteur: Judith Sargentini (A8-0056/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States of the European Union and determining the conditions for access to the EES for law enforcement purposes and amending Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 and Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 (COM(2016)0194 — C8-0135/2016 — 2016/0106(COD)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (A8-0057/2017)










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Report on women and their roles in rural areas (2016/2204(INI)) — AGRI Committee — FEMM Committee — Rapporteur: Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez — Rapporteur: Marijana Petir (A8-0058/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 as regards the use of the Entry/Exit System (COM(2016)0196 — C8-0134/2016 — 2016/0105(COD)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (A8-0059/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 445/2014/EU establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 (COM(2016)0400 — C8-0223/2016 — 2016/0186(COD)) — CULT Committee — Rapporteur: Santiago Fisas Ayxelà (A8-0061/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (COM(2016)0248 — C8-0181/2016 — 2016/0130(COD)) — EMPL Committee — Rapporteur: Marita Ulvskog (A8-0064/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC)1030/2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals (COM(2016)0434 — C8-0247/2016 — 2016/0198(COD)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Jussi Halla-aho (A8-0065/2017)










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Report on palm oil and deforestation of rainforests (2016/2222(INI)) — ENVI Committee — Rapporteur: Kateřina Konečná (A8-0066/2017)










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* Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the area of the Schengen Information System in the Republic of Croatia (COM(2017)0017 — C8-0026/2017 — 2017/0011(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Nuno Melo (A8-0073/2017)










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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the ratification and accession by Member States, in the interest of the European Union, to the Protocol of 2010 to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, with the exception of aspects related to judicial cooperation in civil matters (13806/2015 — C8-0410/2015 — 2015/0135(NLE)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Pavel Svoboda (A8-0076/2017)










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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the ratification and accession by Member States, in the interest of the European Union, to the Protocol of 2010 to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, with regard to the aspects related to judicial cooperation in civil matters (14112/2015 — C8-0409/2015 — 2015/0136(NLE)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Pavel Svoboda (A8-0078/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to certain aspects of company law (codified text) (COM(2015)0616 — C8-0388/2015 — 2015/0283(COD)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Tadeusz Zwiefka (A8-0088/2017)










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* Report on the draft Council implementing decision on the automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Latvia, and replacing Decision 2014/911/EU (13521/2016 — C8-0523/2016 — 2016/0818(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Claude Moraes (A8-0089/2017)










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* Report on the draft Council implementing decision on the automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Malta, Cyprus and Estonia, and replacing Decisions 2014/731/EU, 2014/743/EU and 2014/744/EU (13499/2016 — C8-0519/2016 — 2016/0822(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Maria Grapini (A8-0090/2017)










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* Report on the draft Council implementing decision on the automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Slovakia, Portugal, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Cyprus, Poland, Sweden, Malta and Belgium and replacing Decisions 2010/689/EU, 2011/472/EU, 2011/715/EU, 2011/887/EU, 2012/58/EU, 2012/299/EU, 2012/445/EU, 2012/673/EU, 2013/3/EU, 2013/148/EU, 2013/152/EU and 2014/410/EU (13525/2016 — C8-0522/2016 — 2016/0819(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Judith Sargentini (A8-0091/2017)










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* Report on the draft Council implementing decision on the automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Slovakia, Bulgaria, France, Czech Republic, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Hungary, Cyprus, Estonia, Malta, Romania and Finland and replacing Decisions 2010/682/EU, 2010/758/EU, 2011/355/EU, 2011/434/EU, 2011/888/EU, 2012/46/EU, 2012/446/EU, 2012/672/EU, 2012/710/EU, 2013/153/EU, 2013/229/EU and 2013/792/EU (13526/2016 — C8-0520/2016 — 2016/0820(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Tomáš Zdechovský (A8-0092/2017)










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* Report on the draft Council implementing decision on the automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Finland, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, Sweden, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Hungary and replacing Decisions 2010/559/EU, 2011/387/EU, 2011/547/EU, 2012/236/EU, 2012/664/EU, 2012/713/EU, 2013/230/EU, 2013/692/EU and 2014/264/EU (13529/2016 — C8-0518/2016 — 2016/0821(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Filiz Hyusmenova (A8-0095/2017)










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Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision (EU) 2015/435 on the mobilisation of the Contingency Margin (COM(2016)0607 — C8-0387/2016 — 2016/2233(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteurs: Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas (A8-0104/2017)










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Recommendation on the draft Council regulation amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (14942/2016 — C8-0103/2017 — 2016/0283(APP)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteurs: Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas (A8-0110/2017)










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Report containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council regulation amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (2017/2051(INI)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteurs: Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas (A8-0117/2017)














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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (10728/4/2016 — C8-0104/2017 — 2012/0266(COD)) — ENVI Committee — Rapporteur: Dame Glenis Willmott (A8-0068/2017)










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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU (10729/4/2016 — C8-0105/2017 — 2012/0267(COD)) — ENVI Committee — Rapporteur: Peter Liese (A8-0069/2017)












15.   Order of business
The final draft agenda for the April and I 2017 sittings (PE 602.068/PDOJ) had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 149a):
In agreement with the political groups and in the wake of the refusal by Jeroen Dijsselbloem, President of the Eurogroup, to take part in the following day's (Tuesday's) debate on the state of play of the second review of the economic adjustment programme for Greece (item 88 of the final draft agenda), the President announced that the statement by the President of the Eurogroup would be replaced by statements by the Council and the Commission.
The following spoke: Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE Group, Gianni Pittella, on behalf of the S&D Group, Philippe Lamberts, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Notis Marias, on behalf of the ECR Group, Marcel de Graaff, on behalf of the ENF Group, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marco Valli, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Nikolaos Chountis, Alain Lamassoure, Reinhard Bütikofer and Pervenche Berès.
Since there was unanimity on this matter, the President announced that he would inform the President of the Eurogroup that Parliament regarded the latter's attitude as unacceptable.

Monday

Request from Daniel Caspary and a sufficient number of Members to reach the lower limit for a debate on the Commission's replies to written questions to be added to the agenda as the second item, after the debate on the ‘European Solidarity Corps’(item 77 of the final draft agenda).
Parliament approved the request.

Tuesday

Request from the ENF Group for a debate on the report by Richard Ashworth on ‘Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2018 — Section I — European Parliament’, due to be adopted that day by the Committee on Budgets and included under voting time on Wednesday (item 69 of the final draft agenda), to be added to the agenda as the fifth item, after the joint discussion on the ‘Multiannual financial framework revision’(items 65, 89 and 64 of the final draft agenda).
The following spoke: Marco Zanni, on behalf of the ENF Group, to make the request.
Parliament rejected the request by roll call vote (149 in favour, 160 against, 13 abstentions).

Wednesday

Joint request by the ALDE, S&D and PPE Groups for a debate on the situation in Venezuela to be added to the agenda.
The following spoke: João Pimenta Lopes, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to oppose the request.
The following spoke: in favour of the request:






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Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to ask for the debate to be added to the agenda as the sixth item in the afternoon.










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Cristian Dan Preda, on behalf of the PPE Group, to ask firstly for the debate to be added to the agenda as the fourth item in the afternoon and secondly for the debate to be wound up by the tabling of proposals for resolutions put to the vote during the April II mini-session, and










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Maria João Rodrigues, on behalf of the S&D Group, to ask for the debate to be added to the agenda as the fifth item in the afternoon, with no tabling of motions for resolutions.
Parliament approved the joint request. The item was therefore added to the agenda.
Parliament then voted on when the debate should take place.










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Parliament rejected the request by the ALDE Group.










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Parliament rejected the request by the S&D Group by EV (104 in favour, 147 against, 51 abstentions).










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Parliament approved the first request by the PPE Group. The debate was therefore added to the agenda as the fourth item in the afternoon.




Parliament approved the second request by the PPE Group by EV (187 in favour, 105 against, 25 abstentions). The debate would therefore be wound up by the tabling of motions for resolutions put to the vote during the April II mini-session.
The following spoke: Edouard Ferrand.

Thursday

No changes.
The order of business was thus established.
16.   European Solidarity Corps (debate)

Question for oral answer (O-000020/2017) by Petra Kammerevert, on behalf of the CULT Committee, to the Commission: European Solidarity Corps (2017/2629(RSP)) (B8-0210/2017)
Question for oral answer (O-000022/2017) by Thomas Händel, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, to the Commission: European Solidarity Corps (2017/2629(RSP)) (B8-0211/2017)
IN THE CHAIR: Ioan Mircea PAȘCU

Vice-President

Petra Kammerevert and Marita Ulvskog moved the questions.
Tibor Navracsics (Member of the Commission) answered the questions.
The following spoke: Sabine Verheyen, on behalf of the PPE Group, Silvia Costa, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jana Žitňanská, on behalf of the ECR Group, María Teresa Giménez Barbat, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Tania González Peñas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Reinhard Bütikofer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Dominique Bilde, on behalf of the ENF Group, Michaela Šojdrová, Julie Ward, Marian Harkin, Curzio Maltese, Milan Zver, Krystyna Łybacka and Bogdan Brunon Wenta.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Csaba Sógor, Nicola Caputo, Ruža Tomašić, Ivan Jakovčić, Isabella Adinolfi, Georgios Epitideios, Maria Grapini, Notis Marias, Victor Negrescu and Doru-Claudian Frunzulică.
The following spoke: Tibor Navracsics.
IN THE CHAIR: Mairead McGUINNESS

Vice-President

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






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Petra Kammerevert, on behalf of the CULT Committee, on the European Solidarity Corps (2017/2629(RSP)) (B8-0328/2017)




The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 6.4.2017, item 7.6.
17.   Commission's answers to written questions (debate)

Question for oral answer (O-000003/2017) by Daniel Caspary, Tiziana Beghin, Sven Giegold, Emma McClarkin, Alessia Maria Mosca, Helmut Scholz, Michael Theurer, Isabella Adinolfi, Marco Affronte, Laura Agea, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Daniela, Aiuto, Jan Philipp Albrecht, Eric Andrieu, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Maria Arena, Pascal Arimont, Georges Bach, Burkhard Balz, Heinz K. Becker, Ivo Belet, Bendt Bendtsen, Brando Benifei, Joëlle, Bergeron, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Andrea Bocskor, Reimer Böge, Simona Bonafè, David Borrelli, Lynn, Boylan, Elmar Brok, Klaus Buchner, Reinhard Bütikofer, Enrique Calvet Chambon, Nicola Caputo, Matt, Carthy, David Casa, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Lorenzo Cesa, Dita Charanzová, Nessa Childers, Kostas, Chrysogonos, Salvatore Cicu, Alberto Cirio, Birgit Collin-Langen, Lara Comi, Ignazio Corrao, Andrea, Cozzolino, Pál Csáky, Daniel Dalton, Rosa D'Amato, Nicola Danti, Michel Dantin, Dennis de Jong, Fabio, De Masi, Angélique Delahaye, Andor Deli, Albert Deß, Tamás Deutsch, Herbert Dorfmann, Pascal, Durand, Stefan Eck, Christian Ehler, Bas Eickhout, Frank Engel, Norbert Erdős, Ismail Ertug, Eleonora, Evi, José Inácio Faria, Markus Ferber, Laura Ferrara, Santiago Fisas Ayxelà, Raffaele Fitto, Christofer, Fjellner, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Eleonora Forenza, Michael Gahler, Kinga Gál, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Elisabetta, Gardini, Jens Gieseke, Julie Girling, Michela Giuffrida, Tania González Peñas, Esteban González Pons, Ingeborg Gräßle, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Iveta Grigule, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Marian Harkin, Monika Hohlmeier, György Hölvényi, Filiz Hyusmenova, Peter Jahr, Danuta Jazłowiecka, Eva Joly, Agnes Jongerius, Marc Joulaud, Josu Juaristi Abaunz, Syed Kamall, Othmar Karas, Rina Ronja Kari, Krišjānis Kariņš, Karol Karski, Tunne Kelam, Jude Kirton-Darling, Dieter-Lebrecht Koch, Ádám Kósa, Dietmar Köster, Stelios Kouloglou, Andrey Kovatchev, Werner Kuhn, Merja Kyllönen, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Giovanni La Via, Alain Lamassoure, Philippe Lamberts, Bernd Lange, Werner Langen, Jeroen Lenaers, Peter Liese, Norbert Lins, Barbara Lochbihler, Sander Loones, Paloma López Bermejo, Javi López, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Sabine Lösing, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Ulrike Lunacek, Thomas Mann, David Martin, Edouard Martin, Fulvio Martusciello, Jiří Maštálka, Barbara Matera, Marisa Matias, Gabriel Mato, Costas Mavrides, Valentinas Mazuronis, David McAllister, Mairead McGuinness, Morten Messerschmidt, Martina Michels, Miroslav Mikolášik, Siegfried Mureșan, Renaud Muselier, Victor Negrescu, Angelika Niebler, Luděk Niedermayer, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Artis Pabriks, Massimo Paolucci, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Aldo Patriciello, Eva Maydell, Piernicola Pedicini, Alojz Peterle, Marijana Petir, Pina Picierno, Tonino Picula, Markus Pieper, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Georgi Pirinski, Miroslav Poche, Salvatore Domenico Pogliese, Cristian Dan Preda, Franck Proust, Carolina Punset, Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Julia Reda, Viviane Reding, Terry Reintke, Herbert Reul, Frédérique Ries, Michèle Rivasi, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Claude Rolin, Bronis Ropė, Dariusz Rosati, Fernando Ruas, Tokia Saïfi, Sofia Sakorafa, Anne Sander, Alfred Sant, Marielle de Sarnez, Petri Sarvamaa, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Algirdas Saudargas, Marietje Schaake, Christel Schaldemose, Elly Schlein, Sven Schulze, Andreas Schwab, Molly Scott Cato, Olga Sehnalová, Jasenko Selimovic, Remo Sernagiotto, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Birgit Sippel, Renate Sommer, Barbara Spinelli, Bart Staes, Joachim Starbatty, Ivan Štefanec, Jutta Steinruck, Dubravka Šuica, Richard Sulík, József Szájer, Tibor Szanyi, Adam Szejnfeld, Antonio Tajani, Hannu Takkula, Dario Tamburrano, Keith Taylor, Pavel Telička, László Tőkés, Ruža Tomašić, Romana Tomc, Evžen Tošenovský, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Helga Trüpel, Ernest Urtasun, Inese Vaidere, Ivo Vajgl, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, Marco Valli, Wim van de Camp, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Paavo Väyrynen, Sabine Verheyen, Daniele Viotti, Axel Voss, Jarosław Wałęsa, Renate Weber, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Lieve Wierinck, Hermann Winkler, Iuliu Winkler, Anna Záborská, Jan Zahradil, Marco Zanni, Flavio Zanonato, Joachim Zeller, Marco Zullo and Milan Zver, to the Commission: Commission's answers to written questions (2017/2643(RSP)) (B8-0216/2017)
Daniel Caspary moved the question.
Tibor Navracsics (Member of the Commission) answered the question.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Tibor Szanyi, Notis Marias, Ivan Jakovčić, Marisa Matias, Tania González Peñas, Geoffrey Van Orden and Jonathan Arnott
The following spoke: Tibor Navracsics.
The debate closed.
18.   Trafficking in human beings (debate)

Question for oral answer (O-000024/2017) by Barbara Lochbihler, Bodil Valero, Terry Reintke and Judith Sargentini, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Malin Björk, Cornelia Ernst, Barbara Spinelli, Marina Albiol Guzmán, Martina Anderson, Dennis de Jong, Kostas Chrysogonos, Eleonora Forenza, Jiří Maštálka, Kateřina Konečná, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Stelios Kouloglou, Kostadinka Kuneva, Josu Juaristi Abaunz and Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Catherine Bearder, Nathalie Griesbeck, Cecilia Wikström, Louis Michel, Filiz Hyusmenova, Morten Helveg Petersen, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Sophia in 't Veld, Gérard Deprez, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Renate Weber and Petras Auštrevičius, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Birgit Sippel, Anna Hedh, Soraya Post, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Elena Valenciano and Iratxe García Pérez, on behalf of the S&D Group, Roberta Metsola, Constance Le Grip, Andrzej Grzyb, Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Mariya Gabriel and Cristian Dan Preda, on behalf of the PPE Group, to the Commission: Trafficking in Human Beings (2017/2642(RSP)) (B8-0212/2017)
Barbara Lochbihler, Kostadinka Kuneva, Catherine Bearder, Anna Hedh and Anna Maria Corazza Bildt moved the question.
Dimitris Avramopoulos (Member of the Commission) answered the question.
The following spoke: Alessandra Mussolini, on behalf of the PPE Group, Pier Antonio Panzeri, on behalf of the S&D Group, Arne Gericke, on behalf of the ECR Group, Cecilia Wikström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ernest Urtasun, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Margot Parker, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Mario Borghezio, on behalf of the ENF Group, Georgios Epitideios, non-attached Member, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, who also replied to a blue-card question by Tibor Szanyi, and Liliana Rodrigues.
IN THE CHAIR: Ulrike LUNACEK

Vice-President

The following spoke: Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Daniela Aiuto, Csaba Sógor, Caterina Chinnici, Beatrix von Storch, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Iratxe García Pérez and Elena Valenciano.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Seán Kelly, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, Hilde Vautmans, Kateřina Konečná, Julie Ward, Ruža Tomašić, Takis Hadjigeorgiou and Silvia Costa.
The following spoke: Dimitris Avramopoulos.
The debate closed.
19.   Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests (debate)

Report on palm oil and deforestation of rainforests [2016/2222(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Kateřina Konečná (A8-0066/2017)
Kateřina Konečná introduced the report.
The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Tiziana Beghin (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee), Florent Marcellesi (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Alberto Cirio, on behalf of the PPE Group, Paul Brannen, on behalf of the S&D Group, Julie Girling, on behalf of the ECR Group, Dita Charanzová, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Anja Hazekamp, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Arne Gericke, Benedek Jávor, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Eleonora Evi, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Mireille D'Ornano, on behalf of the ENF Group, Elisabeth Köstinger, who also replied to a blue-card question by Tibor Szanyi, Miriam Dalli, Ivan Jakovčić, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Bas Eickhout, Julia Reid, Angélique Delahaye, Susanne Melior, Stefan Eck, Martin Häusling, Elisabetta Gardini, Pavel Poc, György Hölvényi, Carlos Zorrinho and Annie Schreijer-Pierik.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Michaela Šojdrová, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García and José Inácio Faria.
IN THE CHAIR: Sylvie GUILLAUME

Vice-President

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Bronis Ropė, Jean-Paul Denanot, Momchil Nekov and Karin Kadenbach.
The following spoke: Karmenu Vella and Kateřina Konečná.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 4.4.2017, item 7.3.
20.   Composition of committees and delegations
The President had received the following requests for appointments from the ECR Group:






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Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee: Nikolay Barekov to replace Daniel Dalton










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Delegation for relations with Belarus: Tomasz Piotr Poręba










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Delegation for relations with Iran: Nikolay Barekov resigned his position










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Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Nikolay Barekov to replace Tomasz Piotr Poręba










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Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly: Tomasz Piotr Poręba




The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these minutes.
21.   Fraudulent practices in the Brazilian meat sector (debate)

Question for oral answer (O-000025/2017) by Czesław Adam Siekierski, on behalf of the AGRI Committee, to the Commission: Fraudulent Practices in the Brazilian Meat Sector (B8-0213/2017)
Czesław Adam Siekierski moved the question.
Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (Member of the Commission) answered the question.
The following spoke: Mairead McGuinness, on behalf of the PPE Group, Jean-Paul Denanot, on behalf of the S&D Group, James Nicholson, on behalf of the ECR Group, Ulrike Müller, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Matt Carthy, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Martin Häusling, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, John Stuart Agnew, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Edouard Ferrand, on behalf of the ENF Group, Diane Dodds, non-attached Member, Elisabeth Köstinger, Francisco Assis, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Jan Huitema, Marco Zullo, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Tibor Szanyi, Bas Belder, Angélique Delahaye, Nicola Danti, Julie Girling, Fernando Ruas, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Karin Kadenbach, Nuno Melo, Monika Smolková, Sofia Ribeiro, Seán Kelly and Tom Vandenkendelaere.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Carlos Zorrinho, Marian Harkin, Luke Ming Flanagan, Marijana Petir and Paolo De Castro.
The following spoke: Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis.
The debate closed.
22.   Characteristics for fishing vessels ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council defining characteristics for fishing vessels (recast) [COM(2016)0273 — C8-0187/2016 — 2016/0145(COD)] — Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Werner Kuhn (A8-0376/2016)
Werner Kuhn introduced the report.
The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Seán Kelly, on behalf of the PPE Group, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, on behalf of the S&D Group, Ruža Tomašić, on behalf of the ECR Group, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Liadh Ní Riada, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ricardo Serrão Santos and Czesław Hoc.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Notis Marias and Igor Šoltes.
The following spoke: Karmenu Vella and Werner Kuhn.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 4.4.2017, item 7.1.
23.   Women and their roles in rural areas (short presentation)

Report on women and their roles in rural areas [2016/2204(INI)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteurs: Marijana Petir and Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez (A8-0058/2017)
Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez and Marijana Petir made the presentation.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Michaela Šojdrová, Julie Ward, Notis Marias, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Ángela Vallina, Florent Marcellesi, Krisztina Morvai, Seán Kelly and Nicola Caputo.
The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 4.4.2017, item 7.4.
24.   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:
José Inácio Faria, Momchil Nekov, Ruža Tomašić, Jasenko Selimovic, Paloma López Bermejo, Josep-Maria Terricabras, Gilles Lebreton, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Michaela Šojdrová, Tibor Szanyi, Marek Jurek, Kateřina Konečná, Seán Kelly, Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu, Nicola Caputo, Julie Ward, Emilian Pavel and Victor Negrescu.
25.   Agenda of the next sitting
The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 602.068/OJMA).
26.   Closure of the sitting
The sitting closed at 23.35.


Klaus Welle

Secretary-General



David-Maria Sassoli

Vice-President





3 April 2017

Present:
Adinolfi, Affronte, Agea, Agnew, Aguilera García, Aiuto, Aker, Albrecht, Ali, Aliot, Alliot-Marie, Anderson Lucy, Andersson, Andrikienė, Androulakis, Annemans, Arnautu, Arnott, Ashworth, Assis, Atkinson, Auken, Auštrevičius, Ayala Sender, Ayuso, van Baalen, Bach, Balczó, Balz, Batten, Bay, Bayet, Bearder, Becerra Basterrechea, Becker, Beghin, Belder, Belet, Bendtsen, Benifei, Benito Ziluaga, Berès, Bergeron, Bilbao Barandica, Bilde, Bizzotto, Blanco López, Blinkevičiūtė, Bocskor, Böge, Bogovič, Bonafè, Borghezio, Borrelli, Borzan, Boștinaru, Bours, Boutonnet, Bové, Brannen, Briano, Briois, Brok, Buchner, Buda, Bullmann, Bușoi, Bütikofer, Buzek, Cabezón Ruiz, Cadec, Calvet Chambon, van de Camp, Caputo, Carthy, Carver, Casa, Caspary, Castaldo, del Castillo Vera, Cavada, Charanzová, Chauprade, Childers, Chinnici, Chountis, Christoforou, Chrysogonos, Cicu, Cirio, Coburn, Coelho, Cofferati, Collin-Langen, Comi, Comodini Cachia, Corazza Bildt, Corbett, Corrao, Costa, Couso Permuy, Cramer, Cristea, Csáky, Czesak, van Dalen, Dalli, Dalton, D'Amato, Dance, Danti, De Castro, Delahaye, Deli, Delli, Delvaux, Demesmaeker, De Monte, Denanot, Deprez, de Sarnez, Deß, Diaconu, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dodds, Dohrmann, Dorfmann, D'Ornano, Durand, Dzhambazki, Eck, Eickhout, Epitideios, Ernst, Ertug, Estaràs Ferragut, Etheridge, Evans, Evi, Fajon, Farage, Faria, Federley, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández, Ferrand, Ferrara, Ferreira, Finch, Fisas Ayxelà, Fitto, Flanagan, Beňová, Fleckenstein, Florenz, Fontana, Ford, Foster, Fotyga, Fountoulis, Fox, Freund, Frunzulică, Gabriel, Gahler, Gál, García Pérez, Gardiazabal Rubial, Gardini, Gasbarra, Gebhardt, Geier, Gentile, Gerbrandy, Gericke, Geringer de Oedenberg, Giegold, Gierek, Gieseke, Gill Neena, Gill Nathan, Giménez Barbat, Girling, Goddyn, Goerens, Gollnisch, Gomes, González Peñas, González Pons, Gosiewska, de Graaff, Grammatikakis, de Grandes Pascual, Grapini, Gräßle, Graswander-Hainz, Griesbeck, Griffin, Grigule-Pēterse, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Guteland, Gutiérrez Prieto, Hadjigeorgiou, Halla-aho, Hannan, Harkin, Harms, Häusling, Hayes, Hazekamp, Hedh, Helmer, Herranz García, Hetman, Heubuch, Hoc, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Hölvényi, Honeyball, Hookem, Hortefeux, Hübner, Huitema, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Iturgaiz, Ivan, Iwaszkiewicz, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jadot, Jahr, Jakovčić, James, Jáuregui Atondo, Jávor, Jazłowiecka, Ježek, Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, de Jong, Jongerius, Joulaud, Juaristi Abaunz, Jurek, Kadenbach, Kaili, Kallas, Kalniete, Kammerevert, Kappel, Karas, Karim, Kariņš, Karlsson, Karski, Kaufmann, Kefalogiannis, Kelam, Keller Jan, Keller Ska, Kelly, Kłosowski, Koch, Kofod, Kohlíček, Kohn, Kölmel, Konečná, Korwin-Mikke, Kósa, Köster, Köstinger, Kouloglou, Kouroumbashev, Kovács, Kovatchev, Krasnodębski, Krehl, Krupa, Kudrycka, Kuhn, Kukan, Kumpula-Natri, Kuneva, Kuźmiuk, Kyllönen, Kyrkos, Kyrtsos, Kyuchyuk, Lamassoure, Lambsdorff, Lange, de Lange, Langen, Lauristin, La Via, Lavrilleux, Lebreton, Legutko, Le Hyaric, Leinen, Lenaers, Le Pen, Lewandowski, Lewer, Liberadzki, Liese, Lietz, Lins, Lochbihler, Løkkegaard, Lope Fontagné, López Aguilar, López Bermejo, López-Istúriz White, Lösing, Lucke, Ludvigsson, Łukacijewska, Lunacek, Lundgren, Łybacka, McAllister, McAvan, McClarkin, McGuinness, Mach, Macovei, Maletić, Malinov, Maltese, Mamikins, Maňka, Mann, Manscour, Marcellesi, Marias, Marinescu, Marinho e Pinto, Martin David, Martin Dominique, Martin Edouard, Martusciello, Marusik, Matias, Mato, Maullu, Mavrides, Mayer Georg, Mayer Alex, Mazuronis, Meissner, Mélin, Melior, Melo, Meszerics, Michels, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, van Miltenburg, Mineur, Mizzi, Mlinar, Moi, Moisă, Molnár, Monteiro de Aguiar, Montel, Moody, Moraes, Morgano, Morin-Chartier, Morvai, Müller, Mureșan, Muselier, Mussolini, Nagy, Nart, Negrescu, Nekov, Neuser, Nica, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niebler, Niedermayer, Niedermüller, van Nieuwenhuizen, Nilsson, Ní Riada, van Nistelrooij, Noichl, Novakov, Nuttall, Obermayr, O'Flynn, Omarjee, Ożóg, Pabriks, Paet, Paksas, Panzeri, Paolucci, Papadakis Demetris, Papadimoulis, Pargneaux, Parker, Pașcu, Pavel, Pedicini, Peillon, Peterle, Petersen, Petir, Picierno, Picula, Piecha, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pimenta Lopes, Piotrowski, Piri, Pitera, Poc, Pogliese, Polčák, Ponga, Poręba, Pospíšil, Post, Preda, Pretzell, Preuß, Procter, Proust, Punset, Radoš, Rangel, Rebega, Reda, Reding, Regner, Reid, Reimon, Reintke, Reul, Revault d'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Ribeiro, Ries, Riquet, Rochefort, Rodrigues Liliana, Rodrigues Maria João, Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Rodust, Rohde, Rolin, Ropė, Rosati, Rozière, Ruas, Rübig, Ruohonen-Lerner, Saïfi, Sakorafa, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salini, Salvini, Sánchez Caldentey, Sander, Sant, dos Santos, Sârbu, Sargentini, Sarvamaa, Saryusz-Wolski, Sassoli, Saudargas, Schaake, Schaffhauser, Schaldemose, Schlein, Schmidt, Scholz, Schöpflin, Schreijer-Pierik, Schulze, Schuster, Schwab, Scott Cato, Sehnalová, Selimovic, Senra Rodríguez, Sernagiotto, Serrão Santos, Siekierski, Silva Pereira, Simon Peter, Škripek, Škrlec, Smolková, Sógor, Šojdrová, Solé, Šoltes, Sommer, Sonneborn, Spinelli, Spyraki, Staes, Starbatty, Štefanec, Steinruck, Štětina, Stevens, Stolojan, von Storch, Šuica, Sulík, Šulin, Svoboda, Swinburne, Sylikiotis, Synadinos, Szájer, Szanyi, Szejnfeld, Tajani, Takkula, Tamburrano, Tănăsescu, Tang, Tannock, Țapardel, Tarabella, Tarand, Taylor, Telička, Terricabras, Theocharous, Theurer, Thomas, Thun und Hohenstein, Toia, Tőkés, Tolić, Tomaševski, Tomašić, Tomc, Toom, Torres Martínez, Torvalds, Tošenovský, Tremosa i Balcells, Troszczynski, Trüpel, Țurcanu, Ujazdowski, Ulvskog, Ungureanu, Urtasun, Urutchev, Vajgl, Valcárcel Siso, Vălean, Valenciano, Valero, Valli, Vallina, Van Bossuyt, Van Brempt, Vandenkendelaere, Van Orden, Vaughan, Vautmans, Väyrynen, Vergiat, Verheyen, Viegas, Vilimsky, Virkkunen, Voigt, Voss, Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Wałęsa, Ward, Weber Renate, Weidenholzer, Wenta, Werner, Westphal, Wieland, Wierinck, Wikström, Willmott, Winberg, Winkler Hermann, Winkler Iuliu, Wiśniewska, Wölken, Woolfe, Záborská, Zagorakis, Zahradil, Zanni, Zanonato, Ždanoka, Zdechovský, Zdrojewski, Zemke, Zijlstra, Zimmer, Žitňanská, Złotowski, Zoffoli, Żółtek, Zorrinho, Zovko, Zullo, Zver, Zwiefka
Excused:
Crowley, Dati, Dodds, Händel, Kirton-Darling, Matera, Messerschmidt, Metsola, Mosca, Poche, Seymour



3 April 2017




1.   Change to the agenda


In favour: 149




ECR
: Czarnecki, Czesak, van Dalen, Dzhambazki, Fotyga, Gericke, Halla-aho, Jurek, Kölmel, Krasnodębski, Kuźmiuk, Ożóg, Starbatty, Stevens, Theocharous, Tomašić, Ujazdowski, Van Bossuyt, Wiśniewska


EFDD
: Adinolfi, Agea, Agnew, Aker, Arnott, Batten, Beghin, Borrelli, Carver, Corrao, D'Amato, Evi, O'Flynn, Pedicini, Tamburrano, Valli, Zullo


ENF
: Annemans, Atkinson, Bilde, Bizzotto, Borghezio, D'Ornano, Ferrand, de Graaff, Kappel, Obermayr, Rebega, Schaffhauser, Troszczynski, Zanni, Zijlstra


GUE/NGL
: Ferreira, Matias, Pimenta Lopes, Viegas


NI
: Balczó, Epitideios, Fountoulis, Synadinos, Voigt


PPE
: Alliot-Marie, Ayuso, Balz, Belet, Bendtsen, Bocskor, Bogovič, Brok, Buzek, van de Camp, Caspary, Christoforou, Comodini Cachia, Csáky, Delahaye, Deli, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Faria, Gahler, Gál, Gardini, Gieseke, González Pons, Gräßle, Grossetête, Hayes, Herranz García, Hökmark, Hübner, Jahr, Karas, Kelam, Kósa, Kudrycka, Kuhn, Kukan, Kyrtsos, de Lange, La Via, Lewandowski, Lope Fontagné, McAllister, Malinov, Mann, Marinescu, Mato, Mikolášik, Mureșan, Nagy, Niebler, Niedermayer, van Nistelrooij, Peterle, Petir, Pitera, Proust, Reding, Salini, Sander, Schöpflin, Schreijer-Pierik, Schulze, Schwab, Siekierski, Sógor, Šojdrová, Štefanec, Štětina, Stolojan, Šulin, Szájer, Szejnfeld, Tomc, Țurcanu, Ungureanu, Valcárcel Siso, Vălean, Vandenkendelaere, Verheyen, Voss, Wałęsa, Weber Manfred, Wenta, Winkler Iuliu, Zdechovský, Zovko, Zver, Zwiefka


S&D
: Caputo


Against: 160




ALDE
: Auštrevičius, Bearder, Becerra Basterrechea, Bilbao Barandica, Calvet Chambon, Charanzová, Deprez, Federley, Gerbrandy, Giménez Barbat, Griesbeck, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jakovčić, Ježek, Kallas, Marinho e Pinto, Meissner, van Miltenburg, Mlinar, Müller, Nart, Petersen, Radoš, Riquet, Rochefort, Schaake, Selimovic, Telička, Torvalds, Tremosa i Balcells, Vautmans, Verhofstadt, Weber Renate, Wierinck, Wikström


ECR
: Marias


GUE/NGL
: Ernst, Juaristi Abaunz, Konečná, Le Hyaric, López Bermejo, Michels, Sakorafa, Scholz, Spinelli, Vergiat


PPE
: Köstinger, Rolin, Rübig, Schmidt


S&D
: Aguilera García, Ayala Sender, Berès, Boștinaru, Brannen, Briano, Cabezón Ruiz, Cofferati, Corbett, Cristea, Dalli, Danti, De Castro, Delvaux, De Monte, Denanot, Fajon, Flašíková Beňová, Fleckenstein, Freund, Frunzulică, Gebhardt, Gierek, Gomes, Grapini, Graswander-Hainz, Gualtieri, Guillaume, Ivan, Jaakonsaari, Jongerius, Kadenbach, Kammerevert, Kaufmann, Keller Jan, Kofod, Kohn, Köster, Kouroumbashev, Krehl, Lange, Liberadzki, Lietz, Ludvigsson, Łybacka, McAvan, Mamikins, Martin Edouard, Melior, Molnár, Negrescu, Nica, Niedermüller, Nilsson, Panzeri, Paolucci, Picierno, Picula, Pittella, Preuß, Regner, Revault D'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Rodrigues Maria João, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schlein, Schuster, Serrão Santos, Simon Peter, Steinruck, Szanyi, Tang, Țapardel, Tarabella, Van Brempt, Vaughan, Ward, Weidenholzer, Werner, Westphal, Zanonato, Zemke, Zorrinho


Verts/ALE
: Affronte, Auken, Buchner, Cramer, Delli, Durand, Evans, Giegold, Harms, Häusling, Jávor, Keller Ska, Lochbihler, Lunacek, Marcellesi, Meszerics, Reda, Reimon, Reintke, Sargentini, Scott Cato, Solé, Staes, Taylor, Urtasun, Valero


Abstention: 13




ALDE
: Grigule


GUE/NGL
: Benito Ziluaga, Chountis, González Peñas, Kohlíček, Kyllönen, Sánchez Caldentey, Senra Rodríguez, Sylikiotis, Zimmer


PPE
: Preda


S&D
: Chinnici, Costa