Minutes of the sitting of 31 May 2017
Date: 2017-05-31
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, parliamentary debate








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31 May 2017MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 31 MAY 2017
(2018/C 59/01)
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.

Composition of Parliament
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5.

Composition of committees
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6.

Documents received
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7.

Implementing measures (Rule 106)
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8.

Delegated acts (Rule 105(6))
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9.

Action taken on Parliament's resolutions
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10.

Questions for oral answer (submission)
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11.

Order of business
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12.

Decision adopted on Mobility package (debate)
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13.

The new European Consensus on Development — our world, our dignity, our future (debate)
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14.

Resilience as a strategic priority of the EU external action (debate)
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15.

Combating anti-semitism (debate)
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16.

Introduction of temporary autonomous trade measures for Ukraine ***I (debate)
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17.

Sri Lanka GSP+ (debate)
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18.

Multiannual Framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2018-2022 *** — Multiannual Framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2018-2022 (debate)
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19.

High-level UN Conference to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (UN Ocean Conference) (debate)
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20.

Digitising European industry — Internet connectivity for growth, competitiveness and cohesion: European gigabit society and 5G (debate)
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21.

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
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22.

Agenda of the next sitting
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23.

Closure of the sitting
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ATTENDANCE REGISTER
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Minutes of the sitting of 31 May 2017

IN THE CHAIR: Antonio TAJANI

President

1.   Resumption of the session
The sitting opened at 15.10.
2.   Statements by the President
The President denounced the recent terrorist attacks in Egypt, Iraq and Afghanistan, which had followed the Manchester attack on 22 May, and he offered Parliament's condolences to the families of the victims.
Parliament observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims.
The President announced US President Donald Trump's decision to take the USA out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, and said he would decide jointly with Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk on an appropriate course of action.
3.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
4.   Composition of Parliament
The competent French authorities had advised that Thierry Cornillet and Patricia Lalonde had been elected to replace, respectively, Sylvie Goulard and Marielle De Sarnez as Members of the European Parliament, with effect from 18 May 2017.
Parliament took note of their election.
Under Rule 3(2), until such time as their credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that they had previously made a written declaration stating that they did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Thierry Cornillet and Patricia Lalonde would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.
5.   Composition of committees
On a request from the ALDE Group, Parliament ratified the following nominations:






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INTA Committee: Patricia Lalonde










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ECON Committee: Thierry Cornillet




6.   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 setting out the conditions and procedure by which the Commission may request undertakings and associations of undertakings to provide information in relation to the internal market and related areas (COM(2017)0257 — C8-0140/2017 — 2017/0087(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: IMCO opinion: JURI, ECON










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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 as regards the clearing obligation, the suspension of the clearing obligation, the reporting requirements, the risk-mitigation techniques for OTC derivatives contracts not cleared by a central counterparty, the registration and supervision of trade repositories and the requirements for trade repositories (COM(2017)0208 — C8-0147/2017 — 2017/0090(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1).
referred to responsible: ECON opinion: ITRE, JURI










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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards the leverage ratio, the net stable funding ratio, requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities, counterparty credit risk, market risk, exposures to central counterparties, exposures to collective investment undertakings, large exposures, reporting and disclosure requirements and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (COM(2016)0850 [02] — C8-0158/2017 — 2016/0360B(COD))
referred to responsible: ECON










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Proposal for transfer of appropriations INF1/2017 — Economic and Social Committee (N8-0017/2017 — C8-0159/2017 — 2017/2074(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG










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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 07/2017 — Section III — Commission (N8-0018/2017 — C8-0160/2017 — 2017/2075(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG














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from committees







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Report on transparency, accountability and integrity in the EU institutions (2015/2041(INI)) — AFCO Committee — Rapporteur: Sven Giegold (A8-0133/2017)










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Report with recommendations to the Commission on the protection of vulnerable adults (2015/2085(INL)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Joëlle Bergeron (A8-0152/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) and establishing the EFSD Guarantee and the EFSD Guarantee Fund (COM(2016)0586 — C8-0377/2016 — 2016/0281(COD)) — AFET Committee — DEVE Committee — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Eduard Kukan — Rapporteur: Doru-Claudian Frunzulică — Rapporteur: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (A8-0170/2017)










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***I 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)) — IMCO Committee — Rapporteur: Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein (A8-0172/2017)










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***I 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)) — PECH Committee — Rapporteur: Gabriel Mato (A8-0173/2017)










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Recommendation on the draft Council decision establishing a Multiannual Framework for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2018–2022 (14423/2016 — C8-0528/2016 — 2016/0204(APP)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Angelika Mlinar (A8-0177/2017)










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Report on the status of fish stocks and the socio-economic situation of the fishing sector in the Mediterranean (2016/2079(INI)) — PECH Committee — Rapporteur: Marco Affronte (A8-0179/2017)










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***I 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)) — ITRE Committee — Rapporteur: Carlos Zorrinho (A8-0181/2017)










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Report on digitising European industry (COM(2016)0180 — 2016/2271(INI)) — ITRE Committee — Rapporteur: Reinhard Bütikofer (A8-0183/2017)










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Report on internet connectivity for growth, competitiveness and cohesion: European gigabit society and 5G (2016/2305(INI)) — ITRE Committee — Rapporteur: Michał Boni (A8-0184/2017)










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***I 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)) — INTA Committee — Rapporteur: Sorin Moisă (A8-0185/2017)










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***I 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)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Sophia in 't Veld (A8-0186/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States as regards the accessibility requirements for products and services (COM(2015)0615 — C8-0387/2015 — 2015/0278(COD)) — IMCO Committee — Rapporteur: Morten Løkkegaard (A8-0188/2017)










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* Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC, as regards rates of value added tax applied to books, newspapers and periodicals (COM(2016)0758 — C8-0529/2016 — 2016/0374(CNS)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Tom Vandenkendelaere (A8-0189/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the introduction of temporary autonomous trade measures for Ukraine supplementing the trade concessions available under the Association Agreement (COM(2016)0631 — C8-0392/2016 — 2016/0308(COD)) — INTA Committee — Rapporteur: Jarosław Wałęsa (A8-0193/2017)










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Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Béla Kovács (2016/2266(IMM)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Heidi Hautala (A8-0203/2017)








7.   Implementing measures (Rule 106)

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






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Commission regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards potassium polyaspartate (D050363/02 — 2017/2700(RPS) — deadline: 17 July 2017)
referred to responsible: ENVI










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Commission regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 to align the auctioning of allowances with Decision (EU) 2015/1814 and to list an auction platform to be appointed by the United Kingdom (D050682/01 — 2017/2698(RPS) — deadline: 16 August 2017)
referred to responsible: ENVI opinion: ITRE (Rule 54)




8.   Delegated acts (Rule 105(6))


The following draft delegated acts had been forwarded to Parliament:







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Commission delegated regulation supplementing Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 on the European Union trade mark and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 2868/95 and (EC) No 216/96 (C(2017)03212 — 2017/2707(DEA))
Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 18 May 2017
referred to responsible: JURI










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Commission delegated regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying principles of and guidelines for good manufacturing practice for investigational medicinal products for human use and arrangements for inspections (C(2017)03368 — 2017/2710(DEA))
Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 23 May 2017
referred to responsible: ENVI










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Commission delegated regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 as regards the wine grape varieties and their synonyms that may appear on wine labels (C(2017)03398 — 2017/2708(DEA))
Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 19 May 2017
referred to responsible: AGRI










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Commission delegated regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1395/2014 establishing a discard plan for certain small pelagic fisheries and fisheries for industrial purposes in the North Sea (C(2017)03419 — 2017/2711(DEA))
Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 24 May 2017
referred to responsible: PECH





Commission decision on withdrawal of a delegated act:







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Withdrawal of Delegated Regulation C(2017)00393 of 2 February 2017 on the adaptation of Annex III of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (C(2017)03722 — 2017/2556(DEA))
Date of receipt: 29 May 2017
referred to responsible: TRAN




9.   Action taken on Parliament's resolutions
The Commission communications on the action taken on the resolutions adopted by Parliament during the November I 2016 and February I 2017 part-sessions were available on the Europarl site.
10.   Questions for oral answer (submission)

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






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(O-000031/2017) by Linnéa Engström, on behalf of the PECH Committee, to the Commission: High-Level UN Conference to Support the Implementation of SDG 14 (UN Ocean Conference) (2017/2653(RSP)) (B8-0311/2017);










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(O-000032/2017) by Linda McAvan, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Council: Resilience as a strategic priority of the external action of the EU (2017/2594(RSP)) (B8-0312/2017);










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(O-000033/2017) by Linda McAvan, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Commission: Resilience as a strategic priority of the external action of the EU (2017/2594(RSP)) (B8-0313/2017);










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(O-000034/2017) by Linda McAvan, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Commission (Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy): Resilience as a strategic priority of the external action of the EU (2017/2594(RSP)) (B8-0314/2017).




11.   Order of business
The final draft agenda for the May II 2017 sittings (PE 605.461/PDOJ) had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 149a):

Wednesday

The President proposed, with the political groups' agreement, to change the Commission statement on the Multiannual Framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2018-2022 (item 27 on the final draft agenda) to Council and Commission statements.
Parliament approved the proposal.

Thursday

The President announced that Heidi Hautala's report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Béla Kovács (A8-0203/2017) would be put to the vote at voting time the following day, Thursday, 1 June 2017.
The order of business was thus established.
12.   Decision adopted on Mobility package (debate)

Commission statement: Decision adopted on Mobility package (2017/2606(RSP))
Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission) and Violeta Bulc (Member of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Wim van de Camp, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Ismail Ertug, on behalf of the S&D Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Ulrike LUNACEK

Vice-President

The following spoke: Kosma Złotowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Pavel Telička, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Rina Ronja Kari, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Karima Delli, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Peter Lundgren, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Markus Pieper, who also replied to a blue-card question by Michael Cramer, Jutta Steinruck, Richard Sulík, Dennis de Jong, Jakop Dalunde, Daniela Aiuto, Andor Deli, Kathleen Van Brempt, Jill Seymour, Luis de Grandes Pascual, Isabella De Monte, Massimiliano Salini, Bogusław Liberadzki, Deirdre Clune, Inés Ayala Sender, Georges Bach, Claudia Țapardel and Christine Revault d'Allonnes Bonnefoy.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Danuta Jazłowiecka, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Paloma López Bermejo, Michael Cramer, Claudia Schmidt and Maria Grapini.
The following spoke: Violeta Bulc and Maroš Šefčovič.
The debate closed.
13.   The new European Consensus on Development — our world, our dignity, our future (debate)

Council and Commission statements: The new European Consensus on Development — our world, our dignity, our future (2017/2586(RSP))
The President explained that Matti Maasikas (Estonia) was present in the capacity of President-in-Office of the Council, standing in for a representative of the current Maltese Presidency.
Matti Maasikas (President-in-Office of the Council) and Neven Mimica (Member of the Commission) made the statements.
The following spoke: Bogdan Brunon Wenta, on behalf of the PPE Group, Linda McAvan, on behalf of the S&D Group, Eleni Theocharous, on behalf of the ECR Group, Charles Goerens, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Maria Heubuch, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Raymond Finch, on behalf of the EFDD Group, who declined a blue-card question from Maria Grapini, Olaf Stuger, on behalf of the ENF Group, and José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra.
IN THE CHAIR: Bogusław LIBERADZKI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Elena Valenciano, Joachim Zeller, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, Patrizia Toia, who also replied to a blue-card question by Charles Goerens, and Paulo Rangel.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo, João Ferreira, Notis Marias, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Julie Ward, Eleftherios Synadinos and Maria Grapini.
The following spoke: Neven Mimica and Matti Maasikas.
Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 123(2):






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Charles Goerens, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Merja Kyllönen, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Stelios Kouloglou, Kostas Chrysogonos, Kostadinka Kuneva, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Maria Heubuch, Heidi Hautala, Judith Sargentini, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ignazio Corrao and Rosa D'Amato, on behalf of the EFDD Group, on a joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on the new European Consensus on Development — Our World, Our Dignity, Our Future (2017/2586(RSP)) (B8-0387/2017);










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Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Norbert Neuser and Linda McAvan, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, on a joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on the new European Consensus on Development — Our World, Our Dignity, Our Future (2017/2586(RSP)) (B8-0390/2017).




The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 1.6.2017, item 7.10.
14.   Resilience as a strategic priority of the EU external action (debate)

Question for oral answer (O-000032/2017) by Linda McAvan, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Council: Resilience as a strategic priority of the external action of the EU (2017/2594(RSP)) (B8-0312/2017)
Question for oral answer (O-000033/2017) by Linda McAvan, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Commission: Resilience as a strategic priority of the external action of the EU (2017/2594(RSP)) (B8-0313/2017)
Question for oral answer (O-000034/2017) by Linda McAvan, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Commission (Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy): Resilience as a strategic priority of the external action of the EU (2017/2594(RSP)) (B8-0314/2017).
Enrique Guerrero Salom moved the questions.
Matti Maasikas (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question B8-0312/2017.
Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission) answered the questions B8-0313/2017 and B8-0314/2017.
The following spoke: Joachim Zeller, on behalf of the PPE Group, Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, on behalf of the S&D Group, Eleni Theocharous, on behalf of the ECR Group, Jasenko Selimovic, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Georgios Epitideios, non-attached Member, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică and Lefteris Christoforou.
IN THE CHAIR: Evelyne GEBHARDT

Vice-President

The following spoke: Ana Gomes and Željana Zovko.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Kateřina Konečná, Julie Ward, Maria Grapini and João Ferreira.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová and Matti Maasikas.
Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 128(5):






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Linda McAvan, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, on resilience as a strategic priority of the external action of the EU (2017/2594(RSP)) (B8-0381/2017).




The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 1.6.2017, item 7.11.
15.   Combating anti-semitism (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Combating anti-semitism (2017/2692(RSP))
Matti Maasikas (President-in-Office of the Council) and Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission) made the statements.
The following spoke: Heinz K. Becker, on behalf of the PPE Group, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, on behalf of the S&D Group, Branislav Škripek, on behalf of the ECR Group, Cecilia Wikström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Barbara Spinelli, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bodil Valero, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Mario Borghezio, on behalf of the ENF Group, Steven Woolfe, non-attached Member, Fulvio Martusciello, Péter Niedermüller, Jussi Halla-aho, Reinhard Bütikofer, Beatrix von Storch, Georg Mayer, Lars Adaktusson, Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, Anders Primdahl Vistisen, Margrete Auken, Bas Belder, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga and Ulrike Trebesius.
IN THE CHAIR: Ryszard CZARNECKI

Vice-President

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Patricija Šulin, Nicola Caputo, Sajjad Karim, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Marijana Petir, Maria Arena, Takis Hadjigeorgiou and Evelyne Gebhardt.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová and Matti Maasikas.
Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 123(2):






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Roberta Metsola and Heinz K. Becker, on behalf of the PPE Group, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Birgit Sippel, Claude Moraes, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, Elly Schlein, Ana Gomes, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Marju Lauristin, Emilian Pavel, Tanja Fajon and Viorica Dăncilă, on behalf of the S&D Group, Cecilia Wikström, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea and Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on combating anti-Semitism (2017/2692(RSP)) (B8-0383/2017);










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Barbara Spinelli, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Martina Michels, Cornelia Ernst, Patrick Le Hyaric, Merja Kyllönen, Sofia Sakorafa, Stefan Eck and Malin Björk, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bodil Valero, Pascal Durand, Benedek Jávor, Florent Marcellesi, Ernest Urtasun, Michèle Rivasi, Judith Sargentini, Margrete Auken and Eva Joly, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on combating anti-Semitism (2017/2692(RSP)) (B8-0388/2017).




The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 1.6.2017, item 7.12.
16.   Introduction of temporary autonomous trade measures for Ukraine ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the introduction of temporary autonomous trade measures for Ukraine supplementing the trade concessions available under the Association Agreement [COM(2016)0631 — C8-0392/2016 — 2016/0308(COD)] — Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Jarosław Wałęsa (A8-0193/2017)
Jarosław Wałęsa introduced the report.
The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Czesław Adam Siekierski (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Jaromír Štětina, on behalf of the PPE Group, Marita Ulvskog, on behalf of the S&D Group, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, on behalf of the ECR Group, Jasenko Selimovic, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eleonora Forenza, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Heidi Hautala, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Philippe Loiseau, on behalf of the ENF Group, Pavel Svoboda, Tibor Szanyi, Edouard Ferrand and Joachim Schuster.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Bronis Ropė.
The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström and Jarosław Wałęsa.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 1.6.2017, item 7.5.
17.   Sri Lanka GSP+ (debate)

Commission statement: Sri Lanka GSP+ (2017/2693(RSP))
Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Thomas Mann, on behalf of the PPE Group, Agnes Jongerius, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by James Carver, Sajjad Karim, on behalf of the ECR Group, Anne-Marie Mineur, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by James Carver, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Tiziana Beghin, on behalf of the EFDD Group, and Bernd Lange.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Notis Marias, who also replied to a blue-card question by Sajjad Karim, Bronis Ropė and Georgios Epitideios.
The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström.
The debate closed.
18.   Multiannual Framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2018-2022*** — Multiannual Framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2018-2022(debate)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision establishing a Multiannual Framework for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2018–2022 [14423/2016 — C8-0528/2016 — 2016/0204(APP)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Angelika Mlinar (A8-0177/2017)
Council and Commission statements: Multiannual Framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2018-2022 (2017/2702(RSP))
Angelika Mlinar introduced the recommendation.
Matti Maasikas (President-in-Office of the Council) made the statement.
IN THE CHAIR: Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ

Vice-President

Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: József Nagy, on behalf of the PPE Group, Soraya Post, on behalf of the S&D Group, Branislav Škripek, on behalf of the ECR Group, Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marina Albiol Guzmán, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ulrike Lunacek, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Beatrix von Storch, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Auke Zijlstra, on behalf of the ENF Group, Udo Voigt, non-attached Member, Csaba Sógor, Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, Gilles Lebreton and Milan Zver.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Notis Marias.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová, Matti Maasikas and Angelika Mlinar.
Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 123(2):






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József Nagy, Roberta Metsola, on behalf of the PPE Group, Soraya Post and Birgit Sippel, on behalf of the S&D Group, Angelika Mlinar and Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Barbara Spinelli, Cornelia Ernst, Merja Kyllönen, Kateřina Konečná, Josu Juaristi Abaunz, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Kostadinka Kuneva, Stelios Kouloglou and Kostas Chrysogonos, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ulrike Lunacek, Judith Sargentini, Josep-Maria Terricabras, Bas Eickhout, Tatjana Ždanoka, Eva Joly and Pascal Durand, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the Multiannual Framework for 2018-2022 for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (2017/2702(RSP)) (B8-0384/2017).




The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 1.6.2017, item 7.7 and minutes of 1.6.2017, item 7.8.
19.   High-level UN Conference to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (UN Ocean Conference) (debate)

Question for oral answer (O-000031/2017) by Linnéa Engström, on behalf of the PECH Committee, to the Commission: High-Level UN Conference to Support the Implementation of SDG 14 (UN Ocean Conference) (2017/2653(RSP)) (B8-0311/2017)
Linnéa Engström moved the question.
Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission) answered the question.
The following spoke: Jarosław Wałęsa, on behalf of the PPE Group, Ricardo Serrão Santos, on behalf of the S&D Group, Julie Girling, on behalf of the ECR Group, Norica Nicolai, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Sylvie Goddyn, on behalf of the ENF Group, Francisco José Millán Mon, Simona Bonafè, Sirpa Pietikäinen and José Inácio Faria.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo and Notis Marias.
The following spoke: Karmenu Vella.
Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 128(5):






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Alain Cadec, on behalf of the PECH Committee, on the High-Level UN Conference to Support the Implementation of SDG 14 (UN Ocean Conference) (2017/2653(RSP)) (B8-0382/2017).




The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 1.6.2017, item 7.13.
20.   Digitising European industry — Internet connectivity for growth, competitiveness and cohesion: European gigabit society and 5G (debate)

Report on digitising European industry [2016/2271(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Reinhard Bütikofer (A8-0183/2017)
Report on internet connectivity for growth, competitiveness and cohesion: European gigabit society and 5G [2016/2305(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Michał Boni (A8-0184/2017)
Reinhard Bütikofer and Michał Boni introduced the reports.
The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).
IN THE CHAIR: Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Vice-President

The following spoke: Marju Lauristin (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Antonio López-Istúriz White (rapporteur for the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Nicola Danti (rapporteur for the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Pavel Telička (rapporteur for the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Kosma Złotowski (rapporteur for the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Pavel Telička on the conduct of the sitting, Angel Dzhambazki (rapporteur for the opinion of the CULT Committee), Silvia Costa (rapporteur for the opinion of the CULT Committee), Massimiliano Salini, on behalf of the PPE Group, Victor Negrescu, on behalf of the S&D Group, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Tibor Szanyi, Paloma López Bermejo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Barbara Kappel, on behalf of the ENF Group, Eva Maydell, Martina Werner, Edouard Ferrand, Henna Virkkunen, Carlos Zorrinho, Seán Kelly, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri and Theodor Dumitru Stolojan.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Jiří Pospíšil, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, João Ferreira and Csaba Sógor.
The following spoke: Karmenu Vella, Reinhard Bütikofer and Michał Boni.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 1.6.2017, item 7.9 and minutes of 1.6.2017, item 7.3.
21.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
In accordance with Rule 163, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:
Ivan Štefanec, Tibor Szanyi, Paloma López Bermejo, Angel Dzhambazki, Beatrix von Storch, Konstantinos Papadakis, Daniel Buda, Andrejs Mamikins, Notis Marias, Kateřina Konečná, Jiří Pospíšil, Nicola Caputo, Martina Anderson and Victor Negrescu.
22.   Agenda of the next sitting
The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 605.461/OJJE).
23.   Closure of the sitting
The sitting closed at 23.15.


Klaus Welle

Secretary-General



Antonio Tajani

President





31 May 2017

Present:
Adaktusson, Adinolfi, Agea, Agnew, Aguilera García, Aiuto, Albiol Guzmán, Albrecht, Ali, Alliot-Marie, Anderson Martina, Andersson, Andrieu, Andrikienė, Androulakis, Arena, Arnautu, Arthuis, Ashworth, Atkinson, Auken, Auštrevičius, Ayala Sender, Ayuso, Bach, Balas, Balczó, Balz, Barekov, Batten, Bayet, Bearder, Becerra Basterrechea, Beghin, Belder, Belet, Bendtsen, Benifei, Benito Ziluaga, Berès, Bergeron, Bilbao Barandica, Bilde, Bizzotto, Blanco López, Blinkevičiūtė, Bocskor, Böge, Bogovič, Bonafè, Boni, Borghezio, Borzan, Boutonnet, Boylan, Bresso, Briano, Briois, Brok, Buchner, Buda, Bușoi, Bütikofer, Cabezón Ruiz, Cadec, Calvet Chambon, van de Camp, Caputo, Carthy, Carver, Caspary, Cavada, Cesa, Charanzová, Chauprade, Chinnici, Chountis, Christensen, Christoforou, Chrysogonos, Cicu, Cirio, Clune, Coelho, Collin-Langen, Corbett, Cornillet, Corrao, Costa, Couso Permuy, Cozzolino, Cramer, Cristea, Csáky, Czarnecki, van Dalen, Dalton, Dalunde, D'Amato, Dance, Danjean, Danti, Dantin, Deli, Delli, Delvaux, De Masi, Demesmaeker, De Monte, Deprez, Deß, Diaconu, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dohrmann, Dorfmann, D'Ornano, Durand, Dzhambazki, Eck, Epitideios, Erdős, Ernst, Ertug, Estaràs Ferragut, Etheridge, Fajon, Faria, Federley, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández, Ferrand, Ferreira, Finch, Fisas Ayxelà, Fitto, Fjellner, Flanagan, Beňová, Florenz, Fontana, Forenza, Foster, Fotyga, Fountoulis, Fox, Freund, Frunzulică, Gabriel, Gahler, Gál, Gáll-Pelcz, Gambús, García Pérez, Gardiazabal Rubial, Gardini, Gasbarra, Gebhardt, Gentile, Gerbrandy, Gericke, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill Neena, Gill Nathan, Giuffrida, Goddyn, Goerens, Gollnisch, Gomes, González Pons, Gosiewska, Grammatikakis, de Grandes Pascual, Grapini, Gräßle, Graswander-Hainz, Griesbeck, Griffin, Grigule-Pēterse, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Guteland, Gyürk, Hadjigeorgiou, Halla-aho, Hannan, Harkin, Harms, Hautala, Hayes, Hedh, Henkel, Herranz García, Heubuch, Hoc, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Honeyball, Hortefeux, Hübner, Hudghton, Huitema, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Iturgaiz, Ivan, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jadot, Jahr, Jakovčić, Jalkh, James, Jáuregui Atondo, Jazłowiecka, Ježek, Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, de Jong, Jongerius, Joulaud, Juaristi Abaunz, Jurek, Kadenbach, Kaili, Kalinowski, Kallas, Kalniete, Kammerevert, Kappel, Karas, Kari, Karim, Kariņš, Karski, Kaufmann, Kelam, Keller Jan, Keller Ska, Kelly, Koch, Kofod, Kohlíček, Kohn, Kölmel, Konečná, Köster, Kouloglou, Kouroumbashev, Kovatchev, Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Krasnodębski, Krehl, Krupa, Kudrycka, Kuhn, Kukan, Kumpula-Natri, Kuneva, Kuźmiuk, Kyenge, Kyllönen, Kyrtsos, Kyuchyuk, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lange, Langen, Lauristin, La Via, Lavrilleux, Lebreton, Legutko, Le Hyaric, Leinen, Lenaers, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Liese, Lins, Loiseau, Loones, Lope Fontagné, López, López Aguilar, López Bermejo, López-Istúriz White, Lösing, Lucke, Ludvigsson, Łukacijewska, Lunacek, Lundgren, Łybacka, McAllister, McAvan, McClarkin, McGuinness, Macovei, Maletić, Malinov, Maltese, Mamikins, Maňka, Mann, Marcellesi, Marias, Marinescu, Marinho e Pinto, Martin David, Martin Edouard, Martusciello, Marusik, Matias, Mato, Maurel, Mavrides, Maydell, Mayer Georg, Mayer Alex, Mazuronis, Meissner, Melior, Melo, Michels, Mihaylova, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, van Miltenburg, Mineur, Mlinar, Moi, Moisă, Molnár, Moraes, Morano, Morgano, Morin-Chartier, Müller, Mureșan, Mussolini, Nagy, Negrescu, Nica, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niebler, Niedermayer, Niedermüller, van Nieuwenhuizen, Nilsson, Ní Riada, van Nistelrooij, Noichl, Obermayr, O'Flynn, Omarjee, Ożóg, Pabriks, Paet, Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Paksas, Panzeri, Papadakis Demetris, Papadakis Konstantinos, Papadimoulis, Pargneaux, Pașcu, Pavel, Pedicini, Peillon, Petersen, Petir, Picierno, Picula, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pimenta Lopes, Piotrowski, Pirinski, Pitera, Plura, Poc, Poche, Pogliese, Polčák, Pospíšil, Post, Preda, Preuß, Procter, Proust, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radoš, Rangel, Rebega, Reda, Reding, Regner, Reid, 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, Sánchez Caldentey, Sander, Sant, dos Santos, Sârbu, Sargentini, Saryusz-Wolski, Sassoli, Saudargas, Schaake, 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, Spinelli, Staes, Starbatty, Štefanec, Steinruck, Štětina, Stevens, Stihler, Stolojan, von Storch, Stuger, Šuica, Sulík, Šulin, Svoboda, Swinburne, Sylikiotis, Synadinos, Szájer, Szanyi, Szejnfeld, Tajani, Takkula, Tamburrano, Tănăsescu, Tang, Tannock, Țapardel, Tarabella, Tarand, Telička, Terricabras, Theocharous, Theurer, Thomas, Thun und Hohenstein, Toia, Tolić, Tomaševski, Tomašić, Tomc, Toom, Torres Martínez, Torvalds, Tošenovský, Trebesius, Tremosa i Balcells, Troszczynski, Trüpel, Țurcanu, Turmes, Ujazdowski, Ulvskog, Ungureanu, Urbán Crespo, Urtasun, Urutchev, Uspaskich, Vaidere, Vajgl, Valcárcel Siso, Vălean, Valenciano, Valero, Valli, Vallina, Vana, Van Brempt, Vandenkendelaere, Van Orden, Vaughan, Vautmans, Väyrynen, Vergiat, Verheyen, Viegas, Vilimsky, Viotti, Virkkunen, Vistisen, Voigt, Voss, Wałęsa, Ward, Weidenholzer, Wenta, Werner, Westphal, Wieland, Wikström, Winkler Hermann, Winkler Iuliu, Wiśniewska, Wölken, Woolfe, Zahradil, Zala, Zanonato, Ždanoka, Zdechovský, Zdrojewski, Zeller, Zemke, Zijlstra, Zīle, Zimmer, Žitňanská, Złotowski, Zoffoli, Żółtek, Zorrinho, Zovko, Zullo, Zver, Zwiefka
Excused:
Bettini, Borrelli, Cofferati, Crowley, Drăghici, Händel, Kirton-Darling, Korwin-Mikke, Maštálka, Matera, Mélin, Messerschmidt, Mosca, Punset