Minutes of the sitting of 11 December 2017
Date: 2017-12-11
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, parliamentary debate








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11 December 2017MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 11 DECEMBER 2017
(2018/C 178/01)
Contents







1.

Resumption of the session
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2.

Opening of the sitting
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3.

Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings
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4.

Composition of Parliament
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5.

Order of business
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6.

Composition of Parliament
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7.

Verification of credentials
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8.

Composition of committees and delegations
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9.

Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 69c)
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10.

Delegated acts (Rule 105(6))
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11.

Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78)
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12.

Action taken on Parliament's resolutions
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13.

Questions for oral answer (submission)
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14.

Major interpellations (Rule 130b) (submission)
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15.

Documents received
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16.

Amendments to various Regulations in the field of agriculture and rural development ***I (debate)
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17.

Sustainable management of external fishing fleets ***II (debate)
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18.

EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): continuing current limitations of scope for aviation activities and preparing to implement a global market-based measure from 2021 ***I (debate)
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19.

EU Citizenship Report 2017: Strengthening Citizens'Rights in a Union of Democratic Change (debate)
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20.

EU-Kazakhstan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (Consent) *** — EU-Kazakhstan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (Resolution) (debate)
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21.

Towards a digital trade strategy (short presentation)
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22.

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
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23.

Agenda of the next sitting
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24.

Closure of the sitting
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ATTENDANCE REGISTER
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Minutes of the sitting of 11 December 2017

IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND

Vice-President

1.   Resumption of the session
The session which was suspended on Thursday 30 November 2017 was resumed.
2.   Opening of the sitting
The sitting opened at 17.00.
3.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings
The following spoke: Peter Lundgren who requested that the President of Parliament not sign the Joint Declaration on the EU's legislative priorities for 2018 and 2019 (the President took note).
The minutes of the sittings of 29 and 30 November 2017 were approved.
4.   Composition of Parliament
The competent French authorities had given notice of the election of Constance Le Grip to the French Parliament with effect from 1 December 2017.
This function being, pursuant to Article 7, paragraph 2 of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, incompatible with occupying a post as a Member of the European Parliament, Parliament established the vacancy of the seat, on the basis of Rule 4(4) of its Rules of Procedure, with effect from 1 December 2017 and would inform the Member State concerned accordingly.
5.   Order of business
The final draft agenda for the December 2017 plenary sittings (614.777/OJMA) had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 149a):






 



Monday

No changes.

Tuesday







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Request from the PPE Group to include on the agenda a debate on the objection to the Commission proposal on the use of phosphoric acid, phosphates - di - tri - and polyphosphates (E 338-452) in frozen vertical meat spits (B8-0666/2017) (item 66 of final draft agenda).
The following spoke: Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE Group, to move the request.
Parliament approved the request.










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Request from the GUE/NGL Group to extend the sitting until midnight.
The following spoke: Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to move the request.
Parliament approved the request.










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Request from the PPE Group for the vote on the objection to the Commission proposal to be held on Wednesday.
The following spoke: Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE Group, to move the request.
Parliament approved the request.
The following spoke: Knut Fleckenstein (the President said that the debate would be the last item on the agenda for Tuesday).










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The vote on the Lebreton report on the request for the defence of the privileges and immunities of Eleonora Forenza (A8-0398/2017), and the vote on the Cavada report on the request for the waiver of the immunity of Ingeborg Gräßle (A8-0397/2017) would be taken during voting time.





Wednesday

After consulting with the political groups, the President proposed the following change:
The debate on the Corazza Bildt report on the implementation of Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (A8-0368/2017) (item 55 of the final draft agenda) was to be entered as the last item on the agenda.
Parliament approved the proposal.

Thursday











 


Request from the PPE Group to postpone, until the January 2018 part-session, the debate on the major interpellation on the EU-Norway dispute on snow crab fisheries in Svalbard (B8-0612/2017) (item 29 of the final draft agenda).




The following spoke: Jarosław Wałęsa, on behalf of the PPE Group, to move the request.
Parliament approved the request.
The order of business was thus established.
6.   Composition of Parliament
The Austrian, French and German competent authorities had given notice that Lukas Mandl, Geoffroy Didier and Michael Detjen had been elected to the European Parliament with effect from 30 November 2017, 1 December 2017, and 1 January 2018 respectively, to replace Elisabeth Köstinger, Constance Le Grip, and Jutta Steinruck respectively.
Parliament noted 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, Lukas Mandl, Geoffroy Didier and Michael Detjen would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.
7.   Verification of credentials
On a proposal from the JURI Committee, Parliament decided to validate the mandates of Wolf Klinz, Nadja Hirsch, Martin Schirdewan, Thomas Waitz and Caroline Nagtegaal, with effect from 6 November, 8 November, 8 November, 10 November and 14 November 2017, respectively.
8.   Composition of committees and delegations
The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PPE Group:






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ENVI Committee: Lukas Mandl to replace Norbert Lins










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AGRI Committee: Norbert Lins










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FEMM Committee: Heinz K. Becker










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PETI Committee: Lukas Mandl to replace Heinz K. Becker










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Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo: Lukas Mandl to replace Claudia Schmidt










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Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees: Claudia Schmidt










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Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly: Claudia Schmidt




The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these minutes.
9.   Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 69c)
The President announced that he had received a request from the Verts/ALE Group and a number of Members reaching the medium threshold to put to the vote the decision by the JURI Committee to enter into interinstitutional negotiations announced in the minutes of 29 November 2017(minutes of 29.11.2017, item 8).
The vote would take place the following day in accordance with Rule 69(2).
The President announced that no request had been received on behalf of a number of Members or a political group or groups reaching at least the medium threshold concerning the other decisions to enter into interinstitutional negotiations announced in the minutes of Wednesday 29 November 2017(minutes of 29.11.2017, item 8).
The CULT, AFCO and IMCO/JURI Committees had therefore been able to start the negotiations following the expiry of the deadline laid down in Rule 69c(2).
The President announced the decisions by several committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 69c (1):






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IMCO Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the enforcement of the Directive 2006/123/EC on services in the internal market, laying down a notification procedure for authorisation schemes and requirements related to services, and amending Directive 2006/123/EC and Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (COM(2016)0821 — C8-0011/2017 — 2016/0398(COD)). Rapporteur: Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto (A8-0396/2017)










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IMCO Committee, on the basis of the report on proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on a proportionality test before adoption of new regulation of professions (COM(2016)0822 — C8-0012/2017 — 2016/0404(COD)). Rapporteur: Andreas Schwab (A8-0395/2017)










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ECON Committee and LIBE, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on controls on cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005 (COM(2016)0825 — C8-0001/2017 — 2016/0413(COD)). Rapporteurs: Mady Delvaux and Juan Fernando López Aguilar (A8-0394/2017)




In accordance with Rule 69c (2), Members or political group(s) reaching at least the medium threshold may request in writing, before midnight the following day, Tuesday 12 December, that decisions to enter into negotiations be put to the vote.
Negotiations may start at any time after that deadline has expired if no request for a vote in Parliament on the decision to enter into negotiations has been made.
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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Recommendation of the ECON Committee to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 17 November 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instruments with regard to regulatory technical standards on the trading obligation for certain derivatives (C(2017)07684 — 2017/2979(DEA)) (B8-0667/2017).




If no objections to this recommendation are raised by a political group or by a number of Members corresponding at least to the threshold within 24 hours, it shall be deemed to have been approved. If this is not the case, it shall be put to the vote.
The recommendation is available on Europarl for the duration of the current part-session.
11.   Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78)

The President announced that during the course of the week the President of the European Parliament would sign, together with the President of the Council, the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:






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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), (EU) No 1306/2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and (EU) No 652/2014 laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material (00056/2017/LEX — C8-0443/2017 — 2016/0282B(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) 2015/1017 as regards the extension of the duration of the European Fund for Strategic Investments as well as the introduction of technical enhancements for that Fund and the European Investment Advisory Hub (00058/2017/LEX — C8-0442/2017 — 2016/0276(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC to continue current limitations of scope for aviation activities and to prepare to implement a global market-based measure from 2021 (00055/2017/LEX — C8-0440/2017 — 2017/0017(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 establishing an instrument contributing to stability and peace (00054/2017/LEX — C8-0439/2017 — 2016/0207(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/59/EU as regards the ranking of unsecured debt instruments in insolvency hierarchy (00057/2017/LEX — C8-0438/2017 — 2016/0363(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 (00041/2017/LEX — C8-0437/2017 — 2016/0148(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards transitional arrangements for mitigating the impact of the introduction of IFRS 9 on own funds and for the large exposures treatment of certain public sector exposures denominated in other than domestic currencies of Member States (00059/2017/LEX — C8-0436/2017 — 2016/0360B(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 as regards the territorial typologies (Tercet) (00049/2017/LEX — C8-0435/2017 — 2016/0393(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the changes to the resources for economic, social and territorial cohesion and to the resources for the Investment for growth and jobs goal and for the European territorial cooperation goal (00053/2017/LEX — C8-0430/2017 — 2017/0247(COD))










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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 (00045/2017/LEX — C8-0429/2017 — 2016/0130(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation and repealing Council Directives 91/672/EEC and 96/50/EC (00042/2017/LEX — C8-0428/2017 — 2016/0050(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union and Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union (00050/2017/LEX — C8-0427/2017 — 2016/0351(COD))










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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/40/EU as regards the period for adopting delegated acts (00052/2017/LEX — C8-0426/2017 — 2017/0060(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation, and amending Directives 2009/65/EC, 2009/138/EC and 2011/61/EU and Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009 and (EU) No 648/2012 (00039/2017/LEX — C8-0414/2017 — 2015/0226(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms (00038/2017/LEX — C8-0413/2017 — 2015/0225(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (00061/2017/LEX — C8-0412/2017 — 2015/0289(COD))




The following spoke: Anna Elżbieta Fotyga on the terrorist attack in North Kivu, DRC, on 7 December 2017, in which 15 UN peacekeeping troops had died (the President took note of this).
12.   Action taken on Parliament's resolutions
The Commission communication on the action taken on the resolutions adopted by Parliament during the July 2017 part-session was available on the Europarl site.
13.   Questions for oral answer (submission)

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






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(O-000089/2017) by Danuta Maria Hübner, on behalf of the AFCO Committee, to the Council: European Parliament's right of inquiry (2017/2993(RSP)) (B8-0613/2017);










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(O-000090/2017) by Danuta Maria Hübner, on behalf of the AFCO Committee, to the Commission: European Parliament's right of inquiry (2017/2993(RSP)) (B8-0614/2017).




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

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






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(O-000077/2017) by Alain Cadec, on behalf of the PECH Committee, to the Commission: EU-Norway dispute on snow crab fisheries in Svalbard (2017/2934(RSP)) (B8-0612/2017)




15.   Documents received
The following documents had been received:






1)



from the Council and Commission







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Draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Portugal (13308/2017 — C8-0419/2017 — 2017/0821(CNS))
referred to responsible: LIBE










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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 as regards the location of the seat of the European Banking Authority (COM(2017)0734 — C8-0420/2017 — 2017/0326(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).
The President would consult the European Central Bank on this proposal, in accordance with Article 282(5) of the Treaty.
referred to responsible: ECON opinion: AFCO, BUDG, JURI










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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 as regards the location of the seat of the European Medicines Agency (COM(2017)0735 — C8-0421/2017 — 2017/0328(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: ENVI opinion: AFCO, AGRI, BUDG, ITRE, CONT










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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part (12543/2017 — C8-0422/2017 — 2017/0238(NLE))
referred to responsible: AFET opinion: INTA










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Proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (COM(2017)0677 — C8-0424/2017 — 2017/0305(NLE))
referred to responsible: EMPL










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Commission decision on the adoption of a proposal for the reappointment of Elke König as Chair of the Single Resolution Board (N8-0092/2017 — C8-0425/2017 — 2017/0901(NLE))
referred to responsible: ECON














2)



from committees







2.1)



reports







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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) (recast) (COM(2016)0590 — C8-0379/2016 — 2016/0288(COD)) — ITRE Committee — Rapporteur: Pilar del Castillo Vera (A8-0318/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks, amending Regulation (EU) No 515/2014 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 (COM(2016)0882 — C8-0533/2016 — 2016/0408(COD)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A8-0347/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, amending Regulation (EU) No 515/2014 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1986/2006, Council Decision 2007/533/JHA and Commission Decision 2010/261/EU (COM(2016)0883 — C8-0530/2016 — 2016/0409(COD)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A8-0349/2017)










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Report on the Annual report on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (2017/2121(INI)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: David McAllister (A8-0350/2017)










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Report on the Annual report on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (2017/2123(INI)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Michael Gahler (A8-0351/2017)










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Report on a European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility (COM(2016)0501 — 2016/2327(INI)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Bas Eickhout (A8-0356/2017)










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Report on the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion (2017/2013(INI)) — PANA Committee — Rapporteurs: Jeppe Kofod, Petr Ježek (A8-0357/2017)










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Report on the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2016 and the European Union's policy on the matter (2017/2122(INI)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (A8-0365/2017)










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Report on the implementation of Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (2015/2129(INI)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Anna Maria Corazza Bildt (A8-0368/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 establishing the Creative Europe Programme (2014 to 2020) (COM(2017)0385 — C8-0236/2017 — 2017/0163(COD)) — CULT Committee — Rapporteur: Silvia Costa (A8-0369/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (COM(2017)0481 — C8-0307/2017 — 2017/0219(COD)) — AFCO Committee — Rapporteurs: Mercedes Bresso, Rainer Wieland (A8-0373/2017)










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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United States of America, of the other part (13419/2016 — C8-0100/2017 — 2006/0058(NLE)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Theresa Griffin (A8-0376/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes (COM(2016)0594 — C8-0384/2016 — 2016/0284(COD)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Tiemo Wölken (A8-0378/2017)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013, (EU) No 1307/2013, (EU) No 1308/2013 and (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (COM(2016)0605[[02]] — C8-0404/2017 — 2016/0282B(COD)) — AGRI Committee — Rapporteur: Albert Deß (A8-0380/2017)










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Report on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on Hong Kong, 20 years after handover (2017/2204(INI)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Alyn Smith (A8-0382/2017)










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Report Towards a digital trade strategy (2017/2065(INI)) — INTA Committee — Rapporteur: Marietje Schaake (A8-0384/2017)










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Report on the EU Citizenship Report 2017: Strengthening Citizens' Rights in a Union of Democratic Change (2017/2069(INI)) — PETI Committee — Rapporteur: Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea (A8-0385/2017)










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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the linking of their greenhouse gas emissions trading systems (13076/2017 — C8-0415/2017 — 2017/0193(NLE)) — ENVI Committee — Rapporteur: Christofer Fjellner (A8-0386/2017)










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Report under Rule 216 (7) on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions during the year 2016 (2017/2222(INI)) — PETI Committee — Rapporteur: Notis Marias (A8-0387/2017)










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Report on the implementation of EU macro-regional strategies (COM(2016)0805 — 2017/2040(INI)) — REGI Committee — Rapporteur: Andrea Cozzolino (A8-0389/2017)










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* Report on the proposal of the Commission for the renewal of the term of office of the Chair of the Single Resolution Board (N8-0092/2017 — C8-0425/2017 — 2017/0901(NLE)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Roberto Gualtieri (A8-0393/2017)










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Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Ingeborg Gräßle (2017/2220(IMM)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A8-0397/2017)










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Report on the request for defence of the privileges and immunities of Eleonora Forenza (2017/2199(IMM)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Gilles Lebreton (A8-0398/2017)














2.2)



recommendations for second reading







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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 the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (11382/2/2017 — C8-0358/2017 — 2015/0289(COD)) — PECH Committee — Rapporteur: Linnéa Engström (A8-0374/2017)












16.   Amendments to various Regulations in the field of agriculture and rural development ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013, (EU) No 1307/2013, (EU) No 1308/2013 and (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council [COM(2016)0605 — C8-0404/2017 — 2016/0282B(COD)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Albert Deß (A8-0380/2017)
Albert Deß introduced the report.
IN THE CHAIR: Pavel TELIČKA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Czesław Adam Siekierski, on behalf of the PPE Group, Paolo De Castro, on behalf of the S&D Group, Bas Belder, on behalf of the ECR Group, Ulrike Müller, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ivari Padar, to ask a blue-card question (the President cut off the speaker, as what he was saying did not constitute a question), Luke Ming Flanagan, 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, Philippe Loiseau, on behalf of the ENF Group, Esther Herranz García, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Marco Zullo, Daniel Buda, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Peter Jahr, Tibor Szanyi, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Maria Noichl, Michel Dantin, Jean-Paul Denanot and Franc Bogovič.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo, Sofia Ribeiro, Monika Beňová and Notis Marias.
The following spoke: Corina Crețu and Albert Deß.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 12.12.2017, item 5.2.
17.   Sustainable management of external fishing fleets ***II (debate)

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 the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 [11382/2/2017 — C8-0358/2017 — 2015/0289(COD)] — Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Linnéa Engström (A8-0374/2017)
Linnéa Engström introduced the recommendation for second reading.
The following spoke: Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Francisco José Millán Mon, on behalf of the PPE Group, Ricardo Serrão Santos, on behalf of the S&D Group, Julie Girling, on behalf of the ECR Group, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Anja Hazekamp, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Rosa D'Amato, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Gabriel Mato and Clara Eugenia Aguilera García.
IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND

Vice-President

The following spoke: Peter van Dalen, John Stuart Agnew, Jarosław Wałęsa, Isabelle Thomas and Ruža Tomašić.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo and Notis Marias.
The following spoke: Corina Crețu and Linnéa Engström.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 12.12.2017, item 5.1.
18.   EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): continuing current limitations of scope for aviation activities and preparing to implement a global market-based measure from 2021***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC to continue current limitations of scope for aviation activities and to prepare to implement a global market-based measure from 2021 [COM(2017)0054 — C8-0028/2017 — 2017/0017(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Julie Girling (A8-0258/2017)
Julie Girling introduced the report.
The following spoke: Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Werner Langen (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Seb Dance, on behalf of the S&D Group, Mark Demesmaeker, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kateřina Konečná, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bas Eickhout, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Julia Reid, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Isabella De Monte, Gesine Meissner, Stefan Eck, Jakop Dalunde, Mireille D'Ornano, Tiemo Wölken, Lieve Wierinck, Nicola Caputo and Dominique Riquet.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Franc Bogovič, Tibor Szanyi, Notis Marias and Eleftherios Synadinos.
The following spoke: Corina Crețu.
IN THE CHAIR: Bogusław LIBERADZKI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Julie Girling.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 12.12.2017, item 5.3.
19.   EU Citizenship Report 2017: Strengthening Citizens'Rights in a Union of Democratic Change (debate)

Report on the EU Citizenship Report 2017: Strengthening Citizens' Rights in a Union of Democratic Change [2017/2069(INI)] — Committee on Petitions. Rapporteur: Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea (A8-0385/2017)
Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea introduced the report.
The following spoke: Csaba Sógor (rapporteur for the opinion of the LIBE Committee).
The following spoke: Violeta Bulc (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Krystyna Łybacka (rapporteur for the opinion of the CULT Committee), Ángela Vallina (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Pál Csáky, on behalf of the PPE Group, Demetris Papadakis, on behalf of the S&D Group, Notis Marias, on behalf of the ECR Group, Kostadinka Kuneva, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Eleonora Evi, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Gilles Lebreton, on behalf of the ENF Group, Udo Voigt, non-attached Member, Peter Jahr, Virginie Rozière, Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, Jordi Solé, Patrick O'Flynn, Eleftherios Synadinos, Jarosław Wałęsa, Jude Kirton-Darling, Arne Gericke, Milan Zver, Soledad Cabezón Ruiz, Anna Záborská, Josef Weidenholzer, Francis Zammit Dimech and Michaela Šojdrová.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Julie Ward, Ruža Tomašić, Georgios Epitideios and Nicola Caputo.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission) and Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 12.12.2017, item 5.14.
20.   EU-Kazakhstan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (Consent) *** — EU-Kazakhstan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (Resolution) (debate)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part [12409/2016 — C8-0469/2016 — 2016/0166(NLE)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Liisa Jaakonsaari (A8-0325/2017)
Report containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part [2017/2035(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Liisa Jaakonsaari (A8-0335/2017)
Liisa Jaakonsaari introduced the report and the recommendation.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission) on behalf of the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
The following spoke: Eduard Kukan, on behalf of the PPE Group, Julie Ward, on behalf of the S&D Group, Helga Stevens, on behalf of the ECR Group, and Iveta Grigule-Pēterse, on behalf of the ALDE Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Ioan Mircea PAȘCU

Vice-President

The following spoke: Lola Sánchez Caldentey, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jean-Luc Schaffhauser, on behalf of the ENF Group, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Tunne Kelam and Alojz Peterle.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Notis Marias and Georgios Epitideios.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová and Liisa Jaakonsaari.
The debate closed.
Vote: item 5.11 and minutes of 12.12.2017, item 5.12.
21.   Towards a digital trade strategy (short presentation)

Report Towards a digital trade strategy [2017/2065(INI)] — Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Marietje Schaake (A8-0384/2017)
Marietje Schaake made the presentation.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Maria Spyraki, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Notis Marias, Viviane Reding and Michaela Šojdrová.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 12.12.2017, item 5.15.
22.   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:
Andor Deli, Wajid Khan, Angel Dzhambazki, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Lynn Boylan, Jordi Solé, Mario Borghezio, Konstantinos Papadakis, László Tőkés, Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu, Notis Marias, Jasenko Selimovic, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Matt Carthy, Daniel Buda, Alex Mayer, Martina Anderson, Anna Záborská, Emilian Pavel, João Ferreira, Michaela Šojdrová, Julie Ward and Răzvan Popa.
23.   Agenda of the next sitting
The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ 614.777/OJMA).
24.   Closure of the sitting
The sitting closed at 22.00.


Klaus Welle

Secretary-General



Ioan Mircea Pașcu

Vice-President





11 December 2017

Present:
Adaktusson, Ademov, Adinolfi, Affronte, Agnew, Aguilera García, Aiuto, Aker, Albrecht, Ali, Anderson Lucy, Anderson Martina, Andersson, Andrieu, Andrikienė, Androulakis, Annemans, Arena, Arnautu, Arthuis, Assis, Atkinson, Auken, Auštrevičius, Ayala Sender, Ayuso, van Baalen, Bach, Balčytis, Balczó, Balz, Barekov, Bashir, Batten, Bayet, Bearder, Becerra Basterrechea, Becker, Belder, Benifei, Beňová, Berès, Bettini, Bilbao Barandica, Bilde, Bizzotto, Björk, Blanco López, Blinkevičiūtė, Böge, Bogovič, Borghezio, Borrelli, Borzan, Boștinaru, Bové, Boylan, Brannen, Bresso, Briano, Briois, Brok, Buda, Bullmann, Bullock, Bușoi, Bütikofer, Cabezón Ruiz, Cadec, Calvet Chambon, van de Camp, Caputo, Carthy, Carver, Caspary, Castaldo, del Castillo Vera, Cavada, Charanzová, Chauprade, Chinnici, Chountis, Christoforou, Cicu, Clune, Cofferati, Collin-Langen, Comi, Corazza Bildt, Cornillet, Corrao, Costa, Cozzolino, Cramer, Csáky, Czarnecki, Czesak, van Dalen, Dalton, Dalunde, D'Amato, Dance, Dăncilă, Danti, Dantin, (The Earl of) Dartmouth, De Castro, Deli, Delli, Delvaux, Demesmaeker, De Monte, Denanot, Deprez, Deß, Deutsch, Deva, Diaconu, Didier, Dodds, Dorfmann, D'Ornano, Durand, Dzhambazki, Eck, Ehler, Eickhout, Elissen, Engel, Engström, Epitideios, Erdős, Ertug, Estaràs Ferragut, Etheridge, Evi, Fajon, Faria, Federley, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández, Ferrand, Ferrara, Ferreira, Fisas Ayxelà, Fjellner, Flack, Flanagan, Fleckenstein, Florenz, Forenza, Foster, Fotyga, Fountoulis, Fox, Freund, Frunzulică, Gahler, Gál, Gambús, Gardini, Gebhardt, Geier, Gentile, Gerbrandy, Gericke, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gieseke, Gill Neena, Giménez Barbat, Girling, Giuffrida, Goddyn, Goerens, Gollnisch, Gomes, González Peñas, González Pons, Gosiewska, Grammatikakis, de Grandes Pascual, Grapini, Graswander-Hainz, Griesbeck, Griffin, Grigule-Pēterse, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guillaume, Gutiérrez Prieto, Hadjigeorgiou, Hannan, Harkin, Harms, Häusling, Hautala, Hazekamp, Hedh, Henkel, Herranz García, Hetman, Heubuch, Hirsch, Hoc, Hoffmann, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Hölvényi, Honeyball, Hortefeux, Hübner, Hudghton, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Iturgaiz, Ivan, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jahr, Jakovčić, James, Jamet, Járóka, Jáuregui Atondo, Jávor, Jazłowiecka, Ježek, Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Jongerius, Joulaud, Juaristi Abaunz, Jurek, Kadenbach, Kaili, Kalinowski, Kallas, Kalniete, Kammerevert, Kappel, Karas, Karim, Kariņš, Karski, Kaufmann, Kefalogiannis, Kelam, Keller Jan, Kelly, Khan, Kirton-Darling, Klinz, Kłosowski, Koch, Kofod, Kohlíček, Kölmel, Konečná, Korwin-Mikke, Kósa, Köster, Kouroumbashev, Kovatchev, Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Krehl, Kukan, Kumpula-Natri, Kuneva, Kuźmiuk, Kyrkos, Kyrtsos, Kyuchyuk, Lamassoure, Lambert, Langen, Lavrilleux, Lebreton, Lechevalier, Legutko, Le Hyaric, Leinen, Lenaers, Le Pen, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Liese, Lietz, Lins, Lochbihler, Loiseau, Løkkegaard, Lope Fontagné, López, López Bermejo, López-Istúriz White, Lösing, Lucke, Ludvigsson, Łukacijewska, Lundgren, Łybacka, McAllister, McAvan, Macovei, Maletić, Malinov, Maltese, Mamikins, Mandl, Mănescu, Maňka, Mann, Manscour, Marcellesi, Marias, Marinescu, Martin Dominique, Martin Edouard, Marusik, Maštálka, Matera, Matias, Mato, Mavrides, Mayer Alex, Mazuronis, Meissner, Mélin, Melo, Meuthen, Michels, Mihaylova, Millán Mon, van Miltenburg, Mineur, Mizzi, Mlinar, Moi, Molnár, Monot, Monteiro de Aguiar, Montel, Moody, Moraes, Morgano, Morin-Chartier, Müller, Mureșan, Muselier, Nagtegaal, Neuser, Nica, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niebler, Niedermayer, Niedermüller, Nilsson, Ní Riada, van Nistelrooij, Noichl, Novakov, Obermayr, O'Flynn, Olbrycht, Omarjee, Ożóg, Pabriks, Padar, Paet, Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Paksas, Palmer, Panzeri, Papadakis Demetris, Papadakis Konstantinos, Papadimoulis, Parker, Pașcu, Pavel, Payne, Pedicini, Peterle, Petir, Picierno, Picula, Piecha, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pimenta Lopes, Piotrowski, Pirinski, Pitera, Poc, Poche, Pogliese, Polčák, Ponga, Popa, Poręba, Pospíšil, Post, Preda, Pretzell, Preuß, Proust, Radoš, Rangel, Reda, Reding, Regner, Reid, Reimon, Reintke, Revault d'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Ribeiro, Riquet, Rochefort, Rohde, Rolin, Ropė, Rosati, Rozière, Ruas, 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, Schirdewan, Schlein, Schmidt, Schöpflin, Schulze, Schwab, Sehnalová, Selimovic, Senra Rodríguez, Sernagiotto, Serrão Santos, Siekierski, Silva Pereira, Simon Peter, Simon Siôn, Sippel, Škripek, Škrlec, Smolková, Sógor, Šojdrová, Solé, Sommer, Sonneborn, Spyraki, Staes, Stanishev, Starbatty, Štefanec, Steinruck, Štětina, Stevens, Stolojan, Stuger, Šuica, Sulík, Šulin, Svoboda, Swinburne, Sylikiotis, Synadinos, Szájer, Szanyi, Szejnfeld, Tajani, Tamburrano, Tănăsescu, Tannock, Țapardel, Tarabella, Tarand, Telička, Terricabras, Theocharous, Thomas, Thun und Hohenstein, Tőkés, Tolić, Tomaševski, Tomašić, Toom, Torres Martínez, Trebesius, Tremosa i Balcells, Troszczynski, Trüpel, Țurcanu, Ujazdowski, Ulvskog, Urtasun, Urutchev, Uspaskich, Vaidere, Vajgl, Valcárcel Siso, Valenciano, Valero, Valli, Vallina, Vana, Van Bossuyt, Van Brempt, Vandenkendelaere, Van Orden, Vaughan, Vautmans, Vergiat, Verheyen, Viegas, Vilimsky, Viotti, Virkkunen, Vistisen, Voigt, Voss, Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Waitz, Wałęsa, Ward, Weber Renate, Weidenholzer, von Weizsäcker, Wenta, Werner, Westphal, Wieland, Wierinck, Wikström, Winkler Hermann, Wiśniewska, Wölken, Woolfe, Záborská, Zala, Zammit Dimech, Zanonato, Zarianopoulos, Ždanoka, Zdechovský, Zdrojewski, Zeller, Zemke, Zijlstra, Zīle, Zimmer, Žitňanská, Złotowski, Zoffoli, Żółtek, Zorrinho, Zovko, Zullo, Zver
Excused:
Belet, Bendtsen, Boutonnet, Buchner, Campbell Bannerman, Casa, Coelho, Crowley, Guerrero Salom, Händel, Karlsson, Krasnodębski, Krupa, Lalonde, Lange, McClarkin, McGuinness, Martin David, Maydell, Mayer Georg, Metsola, Punset, Rebega, Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Rübig, Scholz, Takkula, Winkler Iuliu