Minutes of the sitting of 15 May 2017
Date: 2017-05-15
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, parliamentary debate








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15 May 2017MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 15 MAY 2017
(2018/C 38/01)
Contents







1.

Resumption of the session
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2.

Statement by the President
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3.

Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings
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4.

Composition of political groups
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5.

Composition of committees
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6.

Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (approval) (Rule 69c of the Rules of Procedure)
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7.

Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 69c)
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8.

Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78)
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9.

Major interpellations (Rule 130b) (submission)
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10.

Documents received
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11.

Questions for oral answer (submission)
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12.

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council
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13.

Action taken on Parliament's resolutions
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14.

Order of business
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15.

Annual report 2015 on the protection of EU's financial interests — Fight against fraud (debate)
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16.

European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (debate)
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17.

Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety (debate)
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18.

Evaluation of external aspects of customs performance and management as a tool to facilitate trade and fight illicit trade (debate)
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19.

EU eGovernment action plan 2016-2020 (short presentation)
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20.

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
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21.

Agenda of the next sitting
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22.

Closure of the sitting
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ATTENDANCE REGISTER
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Minutes of the sitting of 15 May 2017

IN THE CHAIR: Antonio TAJANI

President

1.   Resumption of the session
The sitting opened at 17.00.
2.   Statement by the President
The President gave a statement to mark the International Day of Families. He stressed that Parliament had always striven for a better balance between work and family life and would continue to do so.
The following spoke:






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Peter Lundgren on Marita Ulvskog's participation in a demonstration in front of the chamber in Brussels;










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Rosa D'Amato on the deadlocking in Council of a decision on the aid to earthquake-hit regions in Italy; (the President reminded her of Parliament's position);










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James Carver, on what Konstantinos Papadakis had said about Israel (minutes of 14.2.2017, item 15) and to ask why the Bureau had not taken a decision (the President replied that he did not see fit to censure political debate provided that it remained in keeping with the EU's values and was not offensive towards persons);










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Lefteris Christoforou on the tensions provoked by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean.




3.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings
The minutes of the sittings of 26 April 2017 and 27 April 2017 were approved.
4.   Composition of political groups
Renato Soru would join the S&D Group on 16 May 2017.
5.   Composition of committees
The President had received the following request for an appointment from the non-attached Members' secretariat:






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IMCO Committee: Steven Woolfe to replace Renato Soru




The appointment would be deemed ratified if no objections were raised before the approval of these minutes.
6.   Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (approval) (Rule 69c of the Rules of Procedure)

The President announced that no requests had been received from Members or a political group or groups reaching at least the medium threshold, concerning the decisions to enter into interinstitutional negotiations announced in the minutes of Wednesday, 26 April 2017(item 7 of the minutes of 26.4.2017).
The TRAN, AFET, DEVE, BUDG and ECON Committees had thus been able to enter into negotiations upon expiry of the deadline laid down in Rule 69(c)(2) of the rules of Procedure.
7.   Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 69c)

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






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CULT Committee, based on the report on the Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services in view of changing market realities (COM(2016)0287 — C8-0193/2016 — 2016/0151(COD))
Rapporteurs: Petra Kammerevert and Sabine Verheyen (A8-0192/2017)










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ITRE Committee, based on the report on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) No 283/2014 as regards the promotion of Internet connectivity in local communities (COM(2016)0589 — C8-0378/2016 — 2016/0287(COD))
Rapporteur: Carlos Zorrinho (A8-0181/2017)










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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 addressing geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on customers' nationality, place of residence or place of establishment within the internal market and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (COM(2016)0289 — C8-0192/2016 — 2016/0152(COD))
Rapporteur: Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein (A8-0172/2017)










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PECH Committee, based on the report on the 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 International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EC) No 1984/2003 and (EC) No 520/2007 (COM(2016)0401 — C8-0224/2016 — 2016/0187(COD))
Rapporteur: Gabriel Mato (A8-0173/2017)










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LIBE Committee, based on the report on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) (COM(2016)0465 — C8-0323/2016 — 2016/0222(COD))
Rapporteur: Sophia in 't Veld (A8-0186/2017)










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INTA Committee, based on the report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council providing macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova (COM(2017)0014 — C8-0016/2017 — 2017/0007(COD))
Rapporteur: Sorin Moisă (A8-0185/2017)




In accordance with Rule 69c (2), Members or a political group or groups reaching at least the medium threshold could request in writing, before midnight of the following day, Tuesday 16 May 2017, that decisions to enter into negotiations be put to the vote.
8.   Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78)

The President announced that on Wednesday 17 May 2017, together with the President of the Council, he would sign the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:






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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 258/2014 establishing a Union Programme to support specific activities in the field of financial reporting and auditing for the period of 2014-20 (00017/2017/LEX — C8-0156/2017 — 2016/0110(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a Union programme to support specific activities enhancing the involvement of consumers and other financial services end-users in Union policy-making in the area of financial services for the period of 2017-2020 (00016/2017/LEX — C8-0155/2017 — 2016/0182(COD))










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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Cultural Heritage (2018) (00010/2017/LEX — C8-0154/2017 — 2016/0259(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the Structural Reform Support Programme for the period 2017 to 2020 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1303/2013 and (EU) No 1305/2013 (00008/2017/LEX — C8-0153/2017 — 2015/0263(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Ukraine) (00013/2017/LEX — C8-0152/2017 — 2016/0125(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on mercury, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 (00004/2017/LEX — C8-0151/2017 — 2016/0023(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 as regards rules for wholesale roaming markets (00007/2017/LEX — C8-0149/2017 — 2016/0185(COD))










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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of the 470-790 MHz frequency band in the Union (00005/2017/LEX — C8-0148/2017 — 2016/0027(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/477/EEC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (00062/2016/LEX — C8-0146/2017 — 2015/0269(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (recast) (00006/2017/LEX — C8-0145/2017 — 2015/0133(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2007/36/EC as regards the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement (00002/2017/LEX — C8-0139/2017 — 2014/0121(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down supply chain due diligence obligations for Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict affected and high risk areas (00060/2016/LEX — C8-0138/2017 — 2014/0059(COD)).




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

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






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(O-000019/2017) by Dubravka Šuica, Franc Bogovič, Daniel Buda, Pál Csáky, Andor Deli, György Hölvényi, Marijana Petir, Ivan Štefanec, Patricija Šulin, Alojz Peterle, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Miroslav Mikolášik, Ivana Maletić, Milan Zver, Tomáš Zdechovský, Inese Vaidere, Traian Ungureanu, Željana Zovko, Eduard Kukan, Krišjānis Kariņš, Ivica Tolić, Romana Tomc, Dariusz Rosati, Artis Pabriks, Adam Szejnfeld, Renate Sommer, Pavel Svoboda, Michaela Šojdrová, Iuliu Winkler, Zigmantas Balčytis, Nicola Caputo, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Georgi Pirinski, Monika Smolková, Olga Sehnalová, Biljana Borzan, Tonino Picula, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, Ruža Tomašić, Monica Macovei, Jana Žitňanská, Georgios Epitideios, Ivan Jakovčić, Ivo Vajgl, Merja Kyllönen and Julia Pitera, to the Commission: Differences in declarations, composition and taste of products in central/eastern and western markets of the EU (2017/2676(RSP)) (B8-0220/2017).




10.   Documents received
The following documents had been received:






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from the Council and Commission







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Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU (COM(2017)0253 — C8-0137/2017 — 2017/0085(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1) and Rule 138(1).
referred to responsible: EMPL opinion: FEMM, JURI










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Proposal for a Council decision on the acceptance on behalf of the European Union of an Amendment to the 1999 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-Level Ozone (07524/2017 — C8-0143/2017 — 2013/0448(NLE))
referred to responsible: ENVI opinion: ITRE










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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chile on trade in organic products (05530/2017 — C8-0144/2017 — 2016/0383(NLE))
referred to responsible: INTA opinion: AFET, AGRI














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from committees, reports







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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of the Protocol to the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Mongolia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (09264/2016 — C8-0455/2016 — 2015/0113(NLE)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Helmut Scholz (A8-0074/2017)










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Report on the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea (2015/2059(INI)) — INTA Committee — Rapporteur: Adam Szejnfeld (A8-0123/2017)










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***I 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)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (A8-0132/2017)










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***I 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)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (A8-0135/2017)










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Report on the right funding mix for Europe's regions: balancing financial instruments and grants in EU cohesion policy (2016/2302(INI)) — REGI Committee — Rapporteur: Andrey Novakov (A8-0139/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 99/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European statistical programme 2013-17, by extending it to 2018-2020 (COM(2016)0557 — C8-0367/2016 — 2016/0265(COD)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Roberto Gualtieri (A8-0158/2017)










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Report on the Annual Report 2015 on the protection of the EU's financial interests — Fight against fraud (2016/2097(INI)) — CONT Committee — Rapporteur: Julia Pitera (A8-0159/2017)










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Report on the evaluation of external aspects of the customs performance and management as a tool to facilitate trade and fight illicit trade (2016/2075(INI)) — INTA Committee — Rapporteur: Tiziana Beghin (A8-0162/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on a system of inspections for the safe operation of ro-ro ferry and high-speed passenger craft in regular service and amending Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on port State control and repealing Council Directive 1999/35/EC (COM(2016)0371 — C8-0210/2016 — 2016/0172(COD)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Dominique Riquet (A8-0165/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/45/EC on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (COM(2016)0369 — C8-0208/2016 — 2016/0170(COD)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Daniela Aiuto (A8-0167/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 98/41/EC on the registration of persons sailing on board passenger ships operating to or from ports of the Member States of the Community and amending Directive 2010/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States (COM(2016)0370 — C8-0209/2016 — 2016/0171(COD)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Izaskun Bilbao Barandica (A8-0168/2017)










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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (13824/2016 — C8-0527/2016 — 2016/0311(NLE)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Cristian Dan Preda (A8-0169/2017)










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* Report on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Croatia (05318/2017 — C8-0033/2017 — 2017/0801(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Claude Moraes (A8-0171/2017)










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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa, as part of the Internal Security Fund for the period 2014 to 2020 (13710/2016 — C8-0005/2017 — 2016/0322(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Tomáš Zdechovský (A8-0174/2017)










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Report on initiative on resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety (2016/2223(INI)) — ENVI Committee — Rapporteur: Biljana Borzan (A8-0175/2017)










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Report on FinTech: the influence of technology on the future of the financial sector (2016/2243(INI)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (A8-0176/2017)










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Report on the EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020 (COM(2016)0179 — 2016/2273(INI)) — IMCO Committee — Rapporteur: Sabine Verheyen (A8-0178/2017)










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Report on future perspectives for Technical Assistance in Cohesion Policy (2016/2303(INI)) — REGI Committee — Rapporteur: Ruža Tomašić (A8-0180/2017)










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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the accession of the European Union to the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) (15540/2016 — C8-0024/2017 — 2016/0349(NLE)) — INTA Committee — Rapporteur: Fernando Ruas (A8-0187/2017)










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Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from Finland — EGF/2016/008 FI/Nokia Network Systems) (COM(2017)0157 — C8-0131/2017 — 2017/2058(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0196/2017)








11.   Questions for oral answer (submission)

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






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(O-000023/2017) by Bernd Lange, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: Increase in Norwegian duties on agricultural products/recent negotiations on the fish trade protocol (2016/0052(NLE)) (2017/2618(RSP)) (B8-0215/2017);










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(O-000037/2017) by Bernd Lange and Sajjad Karim, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: State-of-play of the implementation of the Sustainability Compact in Bangladesh (2017/2636(RSP)) (B8-0217/2017);










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(O-000038/2017) by Thomas Händel, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, to the Commission: European Qualification Framework for lifelong learning (2016/2798(RSP)) (B8-0218/2017);










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(O-000039/2017) by Soraya Post, Tanja Fajon, Elena Valenciano, Knut Fleckenstein, Pier Antonio Panzeri, on behalf of the S&D Group, Ulrike Lunacek, Rebecca Harms, Heidi Hautala, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Dennis de Jong, Malin Björk, Eleonora Forenza, Marisa Matias, Helmut Scholz, Stefan Eck, Cornelia Ernst, Merja Kyllönen, Rina Ronja Kari, Marina Albiol Guzmán, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ian Duncan, on behalf of the ECR Group, to the Commission, Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Implementation of the Council's LGBTI Guidelines, particularly in relation to the persecution of (perceived) homosexual men in Chechnya, Russia (2017/2688(RSP)) (B8-0219/2017).




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






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Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part;










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Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, of the other part;










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Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union;










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Protocol of Accession to the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Ecuador.




13.   Action taken on Parliament's resolutions
The Commission communication on the action taken on the resolutions adopted by Parliament during the December 2016 part-session was available on the Europarl site.
14.   Order of business
The final draft agenda for the May I 2017 part-session (PE 603.781/PDOJ) had been distributed. No changes had been proposed.
The order of business was thus established.
15.   Annual report 2015on the protection of EU's financial interests — Fight against fraud (debate)

Report on the Annual Report 2015 on the protection of the EU's financial interests — Fight against fraud [2016/2097(INI)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Julia Pitera (A8-0159/2017)
Julia Pitera introduced the report.
IN THE CHAIR: Ioan Mircea PAȘCU

Vice-President

The following spoke: Marianne Thyssen (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Caterina Chinnici (rapporteur for the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Ingeborg Gräßle, on behalf of the PPE Group, Inés Ayala Sender, on behalf of the S&D Group, Notis Marias, on behalf of the ECR Group, Nedzhmi Ali, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Benedek Jávor, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marco Valli, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Barbara Kappel, on behalf of the ENF Group, Georgios Epitideios, non-attached Member, Tomáš Zdechovský, Tibor Szanyi, Bernd Kölmel, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Jonathan Arnott, Patricija Šulin, Maria Grapini, António Marinho e Pinto and Beatrix von Storch.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo and Eleftherios Synadinos.
The following spoke: Marianne Thyssen and Julia Pitera.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 16.5.2017, item 6.6.
16.   European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (debate)

Question for oral answer (O-000038/2017) by Thomas Händel, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, to the Commission: European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (2016/2798(RSP)) (B8-0218/2017)
Marita Ulvskog moved the question.
Marianne Thyssen (Member of the Commission) answered the question.
The following spoke: David Casa, on behalf of the PPE Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Evelyne GEBHARDT

Vice-President

The following spoke: Javi López, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jana Žitňanská, on behalf of the ECR Group, Renate Weber, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Paloma López Bermejo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Laura Agea, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Dominique Martin, on behalf of the ENF Group, Konstantinos Papadakis, non-attached Member, Michaela Šojdrová, Elena Gentile, Czesław Hoc, Kostadinka Kuneva, Claude Rolin, Monika Smolková, Notis Marias, Neoklis Sylikiotis, Thomas Mann, Momchil Nekov, Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Julie Ward, Romana Tomc, Verónica Lope Fontagné, Ádám Kósa and Stanislav Polčák.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Csaba Sógor, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Milan Zver and Krzysztof Hetman.
The following spoke: Marianne Thyssen.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 17.5.2017, item 10.9.
17.   Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety (debate)

Report on initiative on resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety [2016/2223(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Biljana Borzan (A8-0175/2017)
Biljana Borzan introduced the report.
The following spoke: Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: James Nicholson (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Angélique Delahaye, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Miriam Dalli, on behalf of the S&D Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Ryszard CZARNECKI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Mark Demesmaeker, on behalf of the ECR Group, Ulrike Müller, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Merja Kyllönen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Davor Škrlec, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Julia Reid, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Mireille D'Ornano, on behalf of the ENF Group, Diane James, non-attached Member, Marijana Petir, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Julie Girling, Jan Huitema, Kateřina Konečná, Linnéa Engström, Piernicola Pedicini, Pilar Ayuso, Simona Bonafè, Bolesław G. Piecha, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Josu Juaristi Abaunz, Michèle Rivasi, Karin Kadenbach, Jana Žitňanská, Estefanía Torres Martínez, Maria Heubuch, Andrzej Grzyb, Soledad Cabezón Ruiz, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Stefan Eck, Francesc Gambús, Massimo Paolucci, Ángela Vallina, Seán Kelly, Damiano Zoffoli, Jiří Pospíšil, Nicola Caputo, Stanislav Polčák, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Renate Sommer, Elena Gentile and Tibor Szanyi.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Anna Záborská and Notis Marias.
IN THE CHAIR: Sylvie GUILLAUME

Vice-President

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Georgios Epitideios, Igor Šoltes, Miroslav Mikolášik, Michaela Šojdrová and Tomáš Zdechovský.
The following spoke: Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis and Biljana Borzan.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 16.5.2017, item 6.7.
18.   Evaluation of external aspects of customs performance and management as a tool to facilitate trade and fight illicit trade (debate)

Report on the evaluation of external aspects of the customs performance and management as a tool to facilitate trade and fight illicit trade [2016/2075(INI)] — Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Tiziana Beghin (A8-0162/2017)
Tiziana Beghin introduced the report.
The following spoke: Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President of the Commission).
The following spoke: Nedzhmi Ali (rapporteur for the opinion of the CONT Committee), Bendt Bendtsen, on behalf of the PPE Group, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, on behalf of the S&D Group, Martina Anderson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bronis Ropė, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jonathan Arnott, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Stanislav Polčák and Maria Grapini.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Michaela Šojdrová, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias and Ivana Maletić.
The following spoke: Valdis Dombrovskis and Tiziana Beghin.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 16.5.2017, item 6.8.
19.   EU eGovernment action plan 2016-2020(short presentation)

Report on the EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020 [2016/2273(INI)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Sabine Verheyen (A8-0178/2017)
Sabine Verheyen made the presentation.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Stanislav Polčák, Julie Ward, Notis Marias, João Ferreira, Igor Šoltes, Ivana Maletić, Maria Grapini, Ruža Tomašić, Csaba Sógor, Nicola Caputo, Jiří Pospíšil and Victor Negrescu.
The following spoke: Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 16.5.2017, item 6.5.
20.   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:
Tomáš Zdechovský, Javi López, Notis Marias, Jasenko Selimovic, Kostas Chrysogonos, Jordi Solé, Sotirios Zarianopoulos, Stanislav Polčák, Virginie Rozière, João Ferreira, Josep-Maria Terricabras, Jiří Pospíšil, Momchil Nekov, Xabier Benito Ziluaga, Anna Záborská, Emilian Pavel, Patrick Le Hyaric, Andrea Bocskor, Maria Grapini, Csaba Sógor, Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu, Michaela Šojdrová and Romana Tomc.
21.   Agenda of the next sitting
The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 603.781/OJMA).
22.   Closure of the sitting
The sitting closed at 22.45.


Klaus Welle

Secretary-General



Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso

Vice-President





15 May 2017

Present:
Adaktusson, Adinolfi, Affronte, Agea, Agnew, Aguilera García, Aiuto, Albrecht, Ali, Aliot, Anderson Lucy, Anderson Martina, Andersson, Andrieu, Andrikienė, Androulakis, Annemans, Arena, Arnautu, Arnott, Arthuis, Assis, Atkinson, Auštrevičius, Ayala Sender, Ayuso, van Baalen, Bach, Balas, Balczó, Barekov, Bashir, Batten, Bearder, Becerra Basterrechea, Becker, Beghin, Belder, Belet, Bendtsen, Benifei, Benito Ziluaga, Berès, Bettini, Bilbao Barandica, Bilde, Bizzotto, Blanco López, Blinkevičiūtė, Bocskor, Böge, Bogovič, Bonafè, Boni, Borghezio, Borrelli, Borzan, Boștinaru, Bours, Boutonnet, Bové, Boylan, Bresso, Briano, Briois, Buchner, Buda, Bullmann, Bușoi, Buzek, Cabezón Ruiz, Cadec, Calvet Chambon, van de Camp, Campbell Bannerman, Caputo, Carver, Casa, Caspary, Castaldo, Charanzová, Chauprade, Childers, Chinnici, Chountis, Christensen, Christoforou, Chrysogonos, Cicu, Ciocca, Cirio, Coburn, Coelho, Collin-Langen, Collins, Corbett, Corrao, Couso Permuy, Cramer, Cristea, Csáky, Czarnecki, Czesak, van Dalen, Dalli, Dalunde, D'Amato, Dance, Dăncilă, Danti, Dantin, De Castro, Delahaye, Deli, Delli, Delvaux, Demesmaeker, De Monte, Denanot, Deprez, Deß, Diaconu, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dlabajová, Dodds, Dorfmann, D'Ornano, Duncan, Durand, Dzhambazki, Eck, Eickhout, Engel, Engström, Epitideios, Erdős, Ernst, Ertug, Estaràs Ferragut, Evans, Evi, Fajon, Federley, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández, Ferrand, Ferrara, Ferreira, Finch, Fisas Ayxelà, Fitto, Fjellner, Flanagan, Beňová, Florenz, Fontana, Ford, Foster, Fotyga, Fountoulis, Fox, Freund, Frunzulică, Gabriel, Gahler, Gál, Gambús, García Pérez, Gardiazabal Rubial, Gardini, Gasbarra, Gebhardt, Gentile, Gerbrandy, Gericke, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill Neena, Girling, Giuffrida, Goerens, Gollnisch, Gomes, 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, Gyürk, Hadjigeorgiou, Halla-aho, Hannan, Harkin, Harms, Häusling, Hautala, Hayes, Hedh, Henkel, Herranz García, Hetman, Heubuch, Hoc, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Hölvényi, Honeyball, Hortefeux, Hübner, Hudghton, Huitema, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Iturgaiz, Ivan, Iwaszkiewicz, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jadot, Jahr, Jakovčić, Jalkh, James, Jáuregui Atondo, Jávor, Jazłowiecka, Ježek, Joly, de Jong, Jongerius, Joulaud, Juaristi Abaunz, Jurek, Kadenbach, Kaili, Kalinowski, Kallas, Kalniete, Kammerevert, Kappel, Karas, Kari, Karim, Kariņš, Karlsson, Karski, Kaufmann, Kefalogiannis, Kelam, Keller Jan, Kelly, Kłosowski, Koch, Kofod, Kohlíček, Kohn, Kölmel, Konečná, Korwin-Mikke, Kósa, Köstinger, Kouloglou, Kouroumbashev, Kovács, Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Krasnodębski, Krehl, Krupa, Kudrycka, Kukan, Kumpula-Natri, Kuneva, Kuźmiuk, Kyenge, Kyllönen, Kyrkos, Kyrtsos, Kyuchyuk, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lange, Langen, La Via, Lavrilleux, Legutko, Le Hyaric, Leinen, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Liese, Lietz, Lins, Lochbihler, Loiseau, Løkkegaard, Lope Fontagné, López, López Aguilar, López Bermejo, Lösing, Łukacijewska, Lunacek, Lundgren, Łybacka, McAvan, McClarkin, McGuinness, Mach, McIntyre, Macovei, Maletić, Malinov, Maltese, Mamikins, Maňka, Mann, Manscour, Marcellesi, Marias, Marinescu, Marinho e Pinto, Martin Dominique, Martin Edouard, Martusciello, Marusik, Matias, Mato, Maullu, Maurel, Mavrides, Maydell, Mayer Georg, Mayer Alex, Mazuronis, Meissner, Mélin, Melior, Melo, Meszerics, Metsola, Michels, Mihaylova, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, van Miltenburg, Mizzi, Mlinar, Moi, Moisă, Molnár, Monot, Monteiro de Aguiar, Montel, Moraes, Morano, Morgano, Morin-Chartier, Müller, Mureșan, Mussolini, Nagy, Nart, Negrescu, Nekov, Neuser, Nica, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niebler, Niedermayer, Niedermüller, van Nieuwenhuizen, Nilsson, van Nistelrooij, Noichl, Novakov, Nuttall, Obermayr, Olbrycht, Omarjee, Ożóg, Pabriks, Paet, Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Paksas, Panzeri, Paolucci, Papadakis Demetris, Papadakis Konstantinos, Papadimoulis, Parker, Pașcu, Pavel, Pedicini, Peillon, Peterle, Petersen, Petir, Picula, Piecha, Piri, Pirinski, Pitera, Plura, Poc, Poche, Pogliese, Polčák, Ponga, Poręba, Pospíšil, Post, Preda, Preuß, Procter, Proust, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rangel, Reding, Regner, Reid, Reimon, Reintke, Reul, Revault d'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Ries, Riquet, Rivasi, Rochefort, Rodrigues Liliana, Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Rodust, Rohde, Rolin, Ropė, Rosati, Rozière, Ruas, Rübig, Ruohonen-Lerner, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salini, Salvini, Sander, Sant, dos Santos, Sârbu, Sargentini, Sassoli, Saudargas, Schaake, Schaffhauser, Schaldemose, Schlein, Schmidt, Scholz, Schöpflin, Schreijer-Pierik, Schulze, Schuster, Schwab, Sehnalová, Selimovic, Senra Rodríguez, Sernagiotto, Serrão Santos, Seymour, Siekierski, Silva Pereira, Simon Peter, Simon Siôn, Škripek, Škrlec, Smith, Smolková, Sógor, Šojdrová, Solé, Šoltes, Sommer, Spyraki, Staes, Stanishev, Starbatty, Štefanec, Steinruck, Štětina, Stevens, Stolojan, von Storch, Stuger, Sulík, Šulin, Svoboda, Swinburne, Sylikiotis, Synadinos, Szájer, Szanyi, Szejnfeld, Tajani, Takkula, Tamburrano, Tănăsescu, Tang, Tannock, Țapardel, Tarabella, Tarand, Taylor, Telička, Terricabras, Theurer, Thomas, Thun und Hohenstein, Toia, Tőkés, Tolić, Tomaševski, Tomašić, Tomc, Toom, Torres Martínez, Torvalds, Tošenovský, Trebesius, Tremosa i Balcells, Troszczynski, Trüpel, Țurcanu, Ujazdowski, Ulvskog, Ungureanu, Urbán Crespo, Urtasun, Urutchev, Uspaskich, Vaidere, Vajgl, Valcárcel Siso, Vălean, Valenciano, Valero, Valli, Vallina, Vana, Van Bossuyt, Van Brempt, Van Orden, Vaughan, Vautmans, Väyrynen, Vergiat, Verheyen, Viegas, Vilimsky, Viotti, Virkkunen, Vistisen, Voigt, Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Wałęsa, Ward, Weber Renate, Weidenholzer, von Weizsäcker, Wenta, Werner, Westphal, Wieland, Wierinck, Wikström, Willmott, Winberg, Winkler Iuliu, Wiśniewska, Wölken, Woolfe, Záborská, Zahradil, Zala, Zanni, Zanonato, Zarianopoulos, Ždanoka, Zdechovský, Zdrojewski, Zeller, Zemke, Zijlstra, Zīle, Zimmer, Žitňanská, Złotowski, Zoffoli, Żółtek, Zorrinho, Zovko, Zullo, Zver, Zwiefka
Excused:
Cofferati, Crowley, Dati, Händel, Kirton-Darling, Maštálka, Matera, Messerschmidt, Mosca, Pietikäinen, Punset, Saryusz-Wolski