Minutes of the sitting of 12 November 2018
Date: 2018-11-12
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, parliamentary debate








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12 November 2018MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 12 NOVEMBER 2018
(2019/C 346/01)
Contents







1.

Resumption of the session
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2.

Opening of the sitting
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3.

Statements by the President
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4.

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
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5.

Composition of Parliament
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6.

Request for waiver of immunity
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Composition of political groups
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Composition of committees and delegations
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9.

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

Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78)
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11.

Documents received
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12.

Questions for oral answer (submission)
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13.

Order of business
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14.

Energy efficiency ***I — Governance of the Energy Union ***I — Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources ***I (debate)
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15.

Multiannual plan for small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks ***I (debate)
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16.

Floods in Europe (debate)
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17.

Minimum standards for minorities in the EU (short presentation)
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18.

Digitalisation for development: reducing poverty through technology (short presentation)
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19.

EU development assistance in the field of education (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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ANNEX





RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES
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1.

Agenda for Monday — request by the ECR Group
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Minutes of the sitting of 12 November 2018

IN THE CHAIR: Antonio TAJANI

President

1.   Resumption of the session
The session suspended on Thursday 25 October 2018 was resumed.
2.   Opening of the sitting
The sitting opened at 17.07.
3.   Statements by the President
The President made a statement concerning his participation, on behalf of Parliament, in the celebrations organised in Paris to mark the centenary of the signing of the Armistice which brought the First World War to an end and paid tribute to the 17 million who had lost their lives. He stressed the importance of the European project in standing up for the ideals of peace, freedom and prosperity and highlighted the impact that the end of the first global conflict had had on the existence of a number of European countries.
The President expressed Parliament's condolences to the families of the victims of the tragic floods which had recently hit parts of Italy; stressed that the EU could provide assistance from the Solidarity Fund and that Parliament was striving to make funds available as soon as possible; and expressed his concern at the proliferation of adverse weather events as a result of climate change across the planet. He noted that the COP24 meeting would be held in December in Katowice, Poland, and that this would be an opportunity to place Europe's leadership in the vanguard of the fight against global warming.
The President welcomed the acquittal, by the Supreme Court in Pakistan, and the freeing of Asia Bibi, who had been sentenced to death in 2010 for blasphemy, and confirmed that he was in contact with Ján Figeľ, Special Representative for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU, and the Pakistani authorities in support of the attempts to safeguard the freedom and safety of Asia Bibi and her family.
4.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
5.   Composition of Parliament
Artis Pabriks had been elected as a member of the Latvian National Parliament and Sander Loones had been appointed Minister of Defence and the Civil Service in the Belgian Government with effect from 6 and 12 November 2018, respectively.
Parliament noted that, pursuant to Article 7(1) and (2) of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, these functions were incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament and, pursuant to Rules 3(2) and 4(1) and (4) of its Rules of Procedure, established that their seats were vacant with effect from 6 and 12 November 2018, respectively.
6.   Request for waiver of immunity
The French authorities had forwarded a request to waive the immunity of Dominique Bilde in relation to a judicial investigation being conducted at the court of first instance of Paris.
Pursuant to Rule 9(1), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.
7.   Composition of political groups
Emmanuel Maurel was no longer a member of the S&D Group and had been sitting with the Non-attached Members with effect from 26 October 2018.
Emmanuel Maurel had then joined the GUE/NGL Group with effect from 6 November 2018.
8.   Composition of committees and delegations
The President had received the following request for an appointment from the PPE Group:






 


Special Committee on Terrorism: Heinz K. Becker




The appointment would be deemed ratified if no objections were raised before the approval of these minutes.
9.   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 69(c)(1), on the basis of the following reports:






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EMPL Committee: report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union (COM(2017)0797 — C8-0006/2018 — 2017/0355(COD)). Rapporteur: Enrique Calvet Chambon (A8-0355/2018);










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ECON Committee: report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on disclosures relating to sustainable investments and sustainability risks and amending Directive (EU) 2016/2341 (COM(2018)0354 — C8-0208/2014 — 2018/0179(COD)). Rapporteur: Paul Tang (A8-0363/2018);










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ECON Committee: report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009 as regards certain charges on cross-border payments in the Union and currency conversion charges (COM(2018)0163 — C8-0129/2018 — 2018/0076(COD)). Rapporteur: Eva Maydell (A8-0360/2018);










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ECON Committee: report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments (COM(2018)0099 — C8-0102/2018 — 2018/0047(COD)). Rapporteur: Caroline Nagtegaal (A8-0362/2018);










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ECON Committee: report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Crowdfunding Service Providers (ECSP) for Business (COM(2018)0113 — C8-0103/2018 — 2018/0048(COD)). Rapporteur: Ashley Fox (A8-0364/2018);










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INTA Committee: report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the apportionment of tariff rate quotas included in the WTO schedule of the Union following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 (COM(2018)0312 — C8-0202/2018 — 2018/0158(COD)). Rapporteur: Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (A8-0361/2018);










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IMCO Committee: report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council complementing EU type-approval legislation with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (COM(2018)0397 — C8-0250/2018 — 2018/0220(COD)). Rapporteur: Marlene Mizzi (A8-0359/2018).




In accordance with Rule 69c (2), Members or political group(s) reaching at least the medium threshold may request in writing, before midnight on the following day, Tuesday, 13 November 2018, 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.   Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78)

The President announced that on Wednesday, 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 1303/2013 as regards the resources for economic, social and territorial cohesion and the resources for the Investment for growth and jobs goal (00057/2018/LEX — C8-0477/2018 — 2018/0265(COD))










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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 (00040/2018/LEX — C8-0476/2018 — 2017/0328(COD))










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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 (00039/2018/LEX — C8-0475/2018 — 2017/0326(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA), and amending Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 and Council Decision 2007/533/JHA and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 (00029/2018/LEX — C8-0472/2018 — 2017/0145(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), and replacing and repealing Council Decision 2002/187/JHA (00037/2018/LEX — C8-0471/2018 — 2013/0256(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 (codification) (00050/2018/LEX — C8-0470/2018 — 2018/0066(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union (00053/2018/LEX — C8-0469/2018 — 2017/0228(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders (00038/2018/LEX — C8-0468/2018 — 2016/0412(COD))










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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 (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) in view of changing market realities (00033/2018/LEX — C8-0467/2018 — 2016/0151(COD))




The following spoke: Jerzy Buzek, concerning the statement by the President on the celebrations marking the centenary of the end of the First World War.
11.   Documents received
The following documents had been received:






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from the Council and Commission







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Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures to address the on-going challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats (COM(2018)0708 — C8-0437/2018 — 2018/2245(BUD))
referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: LIBE










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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part (10593/2018 — C8-0463/2018 — 2018/0256(NLE))
referred to responsible: INTA opinion: AFET, AGRI, PECH










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Amendment of the EIB's Statute (13166/2018 — C8-0464/2018 — 2018/0811(CNS))
referred to responsible: AFCO opinion: BUDG, ECON










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Proposal for the position of Chair of the Single Supervisory Mechanism Supervisory Board (N8-0120/2018 — C8-0466/2018 — 2018/0905(NLE))
referred to responsible: ECON














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from committees







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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the food supply chain (COM(2018)0173 — C8-0139/2018 — 2018/0082(COD)) — AGRI Committee — Rapporteur: Paolo De Castro (A8-0309/2018)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles (COM(2018)0289 — C8-0183/2018 — 2018/0142(COD)) — IMCO Committee — Rapporteur: Nicola Danti (A8-0318/2018)










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Report on the implementation of the EU Association Agreement with Georgia (2017/2282(INI)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Andrejs Mamikins (A8-0320/2018)










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Report on the implementation of the EU Association Agreement with Moldova (2017/2281(INI)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Petras Auštrevičius (A8-0322/2018)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships, repealing Directive 2000/59/EC and amending Directive 2009/16/EC and Directive 2010/65/EU (COM(2018)0033 — C8-0014/2018 — 2018/0012(COD)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Gesine Meissner (A8-0326/2018)










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Report on EU development assistance in the field of education (2018/2081(INI)) — DEVE Committee — Rapporteur: Vincent Peillon (A8-0327/2018)










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Report with recommendations to the Commission on Humanitarian Visas (2017/2270(INL)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Juan Fernando López Aguilar (A8-0328/2018)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing the safeguard clauses and other mechanisms allowing for the temporary withdrawal of preferences in certain agreements concluded between the European Union and certain third countries (COM(2018)0206 — C8-0158/2018 — 2018/0101(COD)) — INTA Committee — Rapporteur: Christofer Fjellner (A8-0330/2018)










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Report on the 2018 Commission Report on Serbia (SWD(2018)0152 — 2018/2146(INI)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: David McAllister (A8-0331/2018)










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Report on the 2018 Commission Report on Kosovo (SWD(2018)0156 — 2018/2149(INI)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Igor Šoltes (A8-0332/2018)










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Report on the 2018 Commission Report on Albania (SWD(2018)0151 — 2018/2147(INI)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Knut Fleckenstein (A8-0334/2018)










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Report on arms exports: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (2018/2157(INI)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Sabine Lösing (A8-0335/2018)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast) (COM(2018)0144 — C8-0124/2018 — 2018/0070(COD)) — ENVI Committee — Rapporteur: Julie Girling (A8-0336/2018)










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***I Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (COM(2017)0097 — C8-0095/2017 — 2017/0043(COD)) — PECH Committee — Rapporteur: Ruža Tomašić (A8-0337/2018)










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Report on digitalisation for development: reducing poverty through technology (2018/2083(INI)) — DEVE Committee — Rapporteur: Bogdan Brunon Wenta (A8-0338/2018)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on rail passengers' rights and obligations (recast) (COM(2017)0548 — C8-0324/2017 — 2017/0237(COD)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Bogusław Liberadzki (A8-0340/2018)










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Report on the 2018 Commission Report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (SWD(2018)0154 — 2018/2145(INI)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Ivo Vajgl (A8-0341/2018)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 to prolong the transitional use of means other than the electronic data-processing techniques provided for in the Union Customs Code (COM(2018)0085 — C8-0097/2018 — 2018/0040(COD)) — IMCO Committee — Rapporteur: Jasenko Selimovic (A8-0342/2018)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 as regards the application of the Euro 5 step to the type-approval of two- or three- wheel vehicles and quadricycles (COM(2018)0137 — C8-0120/2018 — 2018/0065(COD)) — IMCO Committee — Rapporteur: Daniel Dalton (A8-0346/2018)










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Report on care services in the EU for improved gender equality (2018/2077(INI)) — FEMM Committee — Rapporteur: Sirpa Pietikäinen (A8-0352/2018)










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Report on minimum standards for minorities in the EU (2018/2036(INI)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: József Nagy (A8-0353/2018)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles (COM(2018)0284 — C8-0197/2018 — 2018/0143(COD)) — ENVI Committee — Rapporteur: Bas Eickhout (A8-0354/2018)










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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union (COM(2017)0797 — C8-0006/2018 — 2017/0355(COD)) — EMPL Committee — Rapporteur: Enrique Calvet Chambon (A8-0355/2018)










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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 Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Latvia (COM(2018)0658 — C8-0416/2018 — 2018/2230(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Inese Vaidere (A8-0357/2018)










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Interim report on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 — Parliament's position with a view to an agreement (2018/0166R(APP)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteurs: Isabelle Thomas, Jan Olbrycht, Janusz Lewandowski, Gérard Deprez (A8-0358/2018)








12.   Questions for oral answer (submission)

The following question for oral answer followed by a debate had been placed on the agenda (Rule 128):






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(O-000088/2018) by Alojz Peterle, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Frédérique Ries, Merja Kyllönen, Michèle Rivasi, Mireille D'Ornano and Sylvie Goddyn, on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, to the Commission: Lyme disease (borreliosis) (B8-0417/2018).




13.   Order of business
The final draft agenda for the November I 2018 (PE 630.251/PDOJ) sittings had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 149a):
The following spoke: Ana Miranda, Sajjad Karim, José Blanco López, Notis Marias and Piernicola Pedicini (the President gave clarifications).

Wednesday

After having consulted the political groups, The President proposed the following change:






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The statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on ‘The case of Asia Bibi and the situation of religious minorities in Pakistan’(item 78 on the final draft agenda) should be held over until a later part-session.




Parliament approved the proposal.

Monday

Request from the ECR Group to include, as a fourth item on the agenda, Council and Commission statements on ‘Albania: in particular the case of violation of the rights of the Greek ethnic minority in Northern Epirus and the murder of Konstantinos Katsifas’. The debate would be wound up with the tabling of motions for resolutions, which would be put to the vote on Thursday.
The following spoke: Notis Marias, on behalf of the ECR Group, to move the request, (the President to request clarifications from Notis Marias, who replied), and Knut Fleckenstein, on behalf of the S&D Group, against the request.
Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (48 in favour, 208 against, 200 abstentions).

Tuesday, Thursday

No changes.
The order of business was thus established.
IN THE CHAIR: Evelyne GEBHARDT

Vice-President

14.   Energy efficiency ***I — Governance of the Energy Union ***I — Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency [COM(2016)0761 — C8-0498/2016 — 2016/0376(COD)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Miroslav Poche (A8-0391/2017)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Governance of the Energy Union, amending Directive 94/22/EC, Directive 98/70/EC, Directive 2009/31/EC, Regulation (EC) No 663/2009, Regulation (EC) No 715/2009, Directive 2009/73/EC, Council Directive 2009/119/EC, Directive 2010/31/EU, Directive 2012/27/EU, Directive 2013/30/EU and Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 [COM(2016)0759 — C8-0497/2016 — 2016/0375(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteurs: Michèle Rivasi and Jakop Dalunde (A8-0402/2017)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (recast) [COM(2016)0767 — C8-0500/2016 — 2016/0382(COD)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: José Blanco López (A8-0392/2017)
The debate was held on 15 January 2018(minutes of 15.1.2018, item 12).
The matter had been referred to the committee responsible under Rule 59(4) on 17 January 2018(minutes of 17.1.2018, item 10.5, minutes of 17.1.2018, item 10.6 and minutes of 17.1.2018, item 10.4).
Miroslav Poche, Michèle Rivasi, Jakop Dalunde and José Blanco López introduced the reports.
The following spoke: Miguel Arias Cañete (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke Florent Marcellesi (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Jytte Guteland (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Bas Eickhout (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Jan Huitema (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Marijana Petir (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Eleonora Evi (rapporteur for the opinion of the PETI Committee), Markus Pieper, on behalf of the PPE Group, Kathleen Van Brempt, on behalf of the S&D Group, Anneleen Van Bossuyt, on behalf of the ECR Group, Morten Helveg Petersen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Benedek Jávor, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Merja Kyllönen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Dario Tamburrano, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Christelle Lechevalier, on behalf of the ENF Group, and Dobromir Sośnierz, non-attached Member.
IN THE CHAIR: Sylvie GUILLAUME

Vice-President

The following spoke Angélique Delahaye, Theresa Griffin, Evžen Tošenovský, Fredrick Federley, Yannick Jadot, Paloma López Bermejo, Julia Reid, Olaf Stuger, Lampros Fountoulis, Jerzy Buzek, Carlos Zorrinho, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Pavel Telička, Lynn Boylan, Diane James, Bendt Bendtsen, Jo Leinen, who also replied to a blue-card question by Paul Rübig, Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Paul Rübig, Martina Werner, Ryszard Czarnecki, Gesine Meissner, Peter Liese, Flavio Zanonato, Jozo Radoš, Andrzej Grzyb, Adam Gierek, Lefteris Christoforou, Peter Kouroumbashev and Seán Kelly.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, Franc Bogovič and Ruža Tomašić.
The following spoke Miguel Arias Cañete, Michèle Rivasi and Jakop Dalunde.
IN THE CHAIR: Heidi HAUTALA

Vice-President

The following spoke: José Blanco López.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 13.11.2018, item 4.3, minutes of 13.11.2018, item 4.4 and minutes of 13.11.2018, item 4.5.
15.   Multiannual plan for small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks ***I (debate)

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks [COM(2017)0097 — C8-0095/2017 — 2017/0043(COD)] — Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Ruža Tomašić (A8-0337/2018)
Ruža Tomašić introduced the report.
The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Elisabetta Gardini, on behalf of the PPE Group, Nicola Caputo, on behalf of the S&D Group, Czesław Hoc, on behalf of the ECR Group, Norica Nicolai, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marco Affronte, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Anja Hazekamp, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Rosa D'Amato, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Jarosław Wałęsa, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Notis Marias, Ivan Jakovčić, Mireille D'Ornano, Werner Kuhn and Isabelle Thomas.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Seán Kelly and Igor Šoltes.
The following spoke: Karmenu Vella and Ruža Tomašić.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 13.11.2018, item 4.6.
16.   Floods in Europe (debate)

Commission statement: Floods in Europe (2018/2928(RSP))
Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Herbert Dorfmann, on behalf of the PPE Group, Michela Giuffrida, on behalf of the S&D Group, Remo Sernagiotto, on behalf of the ECR Group, Bronis Ropė, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Eleonora Forenza, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mara Bizzotto, on behalf of the ENF Group, and Konstantinos Papadakis, non-attached Member.
The following spoke: Corina Crețu.
The debate closed.
17.   Minimum standards for minorities in the EU (short presentation)

Report on minimum standards for minorities in the EU [2018/2036(INI)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: József Nagy (A8-0353/2018)
József Nagy made the presentation.
IN THE CHAIR: Lívia JÁRÓKA

Vice-President

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Andrea Bocskor, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Notis Marias, Indrek Tarand, who also replied to a blue-card question by Andrejs Mamikins, Eleftherios Synadinos, Csaba Sógor, Ruža Tomašić, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Lampros Fountoulis, Stanislav Polčák, Marek Jurek, who also replied to a blue-card question by Andrejs Mamikins, Georgios Epitideios, who also replied to a blue-card question by Csaba Sógor, Sotirios Zarianopoulos and Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner.
The following spoke: Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 13.11.2018, item 4.8.
18.   Digitalisation for development: reducing poverty through technology (short presentation)

Report on digitalisation for development: reducing poverty through technology [2018/2083(INI)] — Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Bogdan Brunon Wenta (A8-0338/2018)
Bogdan Brunon Wenta made the presentation.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Michaela Šojdrová, Maria Gabriela Zoană and Notis Marias.
The following spoke: Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 13.11.2018, item 4.9.
19.   EU development assistance in the field of education (short presentation)

Report on EU development assistance in the field of education [2018/2081(INI)] — Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Vincent Peillon (A8-0327/2018)
Vincent Peillon made the presentation.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Stanislav Polčák, Michaela Šojdrová, Alex Mayer and Notis Marias.
The following spoke: Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 13.11.2018, item 4.2.
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:
Michaela Šojdrová, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Eleni Theocharous, Jasenko Selimovic, Miroslavs Mitrofanovs, Martina Anderson, Mario Borghezio, Dobromir Sośnierz, Daniel Buda, Alex Mayer, Notis Marias, Ana Miranda, Kateřina Konečná, Gilles Lebreton, Anna Záborská, Claudia Țapardel, Jordi Solé, Xabier Benito Ziluaga, Stanislav Polčák, Wajid Khan, Josep-Maria Terricabras, Lynn Boylan, Csaba Sógor, Giuseppe Ferrandino, Maria Gabriela Zoană, Răzvan Popa, Rory Palmer and Andrejs Mamikins.
21.   Agenda of the next sitting
The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 630.251/OJMA).
22.   Closure of the sitting
The sitting closed at 22.44.


Klaus Welle

Secretary-General



Ioan Mircea Pașcu

Vice-President







12 November 2018

Present:
Ademov, Adinolfi, Affronte, Agea, Agnew, Aguilera García, Aiuto, Aker, Ali, Alliot-Marie, Anderson Lucy, Anderson Martina, Andersson, Andrieu, Andrikienė, Annemans, Arnautu, Arnott, Arthuis, Assis, Auštrevičius, Ayala Sender, Ayuso, van Baalen, Bach, Balas, Balczó, Barekov, Batten, Bay, Bearder, Becerra Basterrechea, Becker, Beghin, Belder, Belet, Bendtsen, Benifei, Beňová, Berès, Bilbao Barandica, Bilde, Bizzotto, Blanco López, Blinkevičiūtė, Bocskor, Böge, Bogovič, Boni, Borghezio, Borrelli, Boștinaru, Boutonnet, Bové, Boylan, Brannen, Bresso, Briano, Briois, Brok, Buchner, Buda, Bullmann, Bușoi, Bütikofer, Buzek, Cadec, Calvet Chambon, van de Camp, Campbell Bannerman, Caputo, Carthy, Carver, Casa, Caspary, Castaldo, del Castillo Vera, Cavada, Cesa, Charanzová, Chauprade, Childers, Chountis, Christensen, Christoforou, Chrysogonos, Cicu, Ciocca, Cirio, Clune, Coburn, Coelho, Cofferati, Collin-Langen, Collins, Colombier, Corbett, Corrao, Costa, Couso Permuy, Cramer, Cristea, Csáky, Czarnecki, Czesak, van Dalen, Dalli, Dalton, Dalunde, D'Amato, Dance, Danjean, Danti, (The Earl of) Dartmouth, De Castro, Delahaye, Deli, Delli, Delvaux, Demesmaeker, De Monte, Deprez, Deß, Detjen, Deva, Diaconu, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Didier, Dlabajová, Dodds, Dorfmann, D'Ornano, Durand, Dzhambazki, Eck, Ehler, Eickhout, Elissen, Engel, Engström, Epitideios, Erdős, Ertug, Estaràs Ferragut, Etheridge, Evans, Evi, Fajon, Farage, Federley, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández, Ferrandino, Ferrara, Ferreira, Finch, Fisas Ayxelà, Fitto, Flack, Flanagan, Fleckenstein, Florenz, Forenza, Foster, Fountoulis, Fox, Franz, Freund, Frunzulică, Gabelic, Gahler, Gál, Gambús, Gardini, Gasbarra, Gebhardt, Gehrold, Geier, Gentile, Gerbrandy, Gericke, Geringer de Oedenberg, Giegold, Gierek, Gieseke, Gill Neena, Gill Nathan, Giuffrida, Gloanec Maurin, Goddyn, Goerens, Gollnisch, Gomes, González Pons, Gosiewska, Grammatikakis, de Grandes Pascual, Grapini, Gräßle, Graswander-Hainz, Gräzin, Griesbeck, Griffin, Grigule-Pēterse, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Guteland, Gutiérrez Prieto, Gyürk, Hadjigeorgiou, Halla-aho, Hansen, Harkin, Häusling, Hautala, Hayes, Hazekamp, Hedh, Henkel, Herranz García, Hetman, Heubuch, Hoc, Hoffmann, Hohlmeier, Hölvényi, Honeyball, Hookem, Hortefeux, Howarth, Hübner, Hudghton, Huitema, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Iturgaiz, Iwaszkiewicz, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jadot, Jahr, Jakovčić, Jalkh, James, Járóka, Jáuregui Atondo, Jávor, Jazłowiecka, Ježek, Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Joly, de Jong, Jongerius, Joulaud, Jurek, Juvin, Kadenbach, Kaili, Kalinowski, Kammerevert, Kappel, Karas, Karim, Kariņš, Karlsson, Karski, Kefalogiannis, Kelam, Keller Jan, Kelly, Khan, Kirton-Darling, Klinz, Kłosowski, Koch, Kofod, Kölmel, Konečná, Kósa, Köster, Kouloglou, Kouroumbashev, Kovács, Kovatchev, Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Krasnodębski, Krehl, Krupa, Kuhn, Kukan, Kuneva, Kuźmiuk, Kyllönen, Kyrkos, Kyrtsos, Kyuchyuk, Lalonde, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lancini, Langen, La Via, Lavrilleux, Lebreton, Lechevalier, Le Hyaric, Leinen, Lenaers, Leontini, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Liese, Lietz, Lins, Lochbihler, Loiseau, Lope Fontagné, López, López Aguilar, López Bermejo, López-Istúriz White, Lösing, Ludvigsson, Łukacijewska, Lundgren, McAllister, McClarkin, McGuinness, Macovei, Malinov, Mamikins, Mandl, Maňka, Mann, Manscour, Marcellesi, Marias, Marinescu, Marinho e Pinto, Martin David, Martin Dominique, Martin Edouard, Martusciello, Marusik, Maštálka, Matera, Matias, Mato, Matthews, Maullu, Maurel, Mavrides, Mayer Georg, Mayer Alex, Mazuronis, Meissner, Melior, Melo, Metz, Meuthen, Michel, Michels, Mihaylova, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, van Miltenburg, Miranda, Mitrofanovs, Mizzi, Mlinar, Mobarik, Moi, Molnár, Monot, Montel, Moody, Moraes, Morano, Morgano, Morin-Chartier, Müller, Mureșan, Nagtegaal, Nagy, Nekov, Neuser, Nica, Nicolai, Niebler, Niedermayer, Niedermüller, van Nistelrooij, Noichl, Novakov, Nuttall, Obermayr, O'Flynn, Olbrycht, Padar, Paet, Paksas, Palmer, Panzeri, Paolucci, Papadakis Konstantinos, Papadimoulis, Pargneaux, Pașcu, Pavel, Payne, Pedicini, Peillon, Peterle, Petersen, Petir, Philippot, Picierno, Picula, Piecha, Pieper, Pimenta Lopes, Piotrowski, Pirinski, Pitera, Plura, Poc, Poche, Polčák, Popa, Poręba, Post, Preda, Pretzell, Preuß, Procter, Proust, Punset, Radev, Radoš, Radtke, Rangel, Rebega, Regner, Reid, Reimon, Reintke, Revault d'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Ries, Riquet, Rivasi, Rochefort, Rodrigues Liliana, Rodrigues Maria João, Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Rodust, Rolin, Ropė, Rosati, Rozière, Ruas, Rübig, Ruohonen-Lerner, Saïfi, Sakorafa, Salini, Sander, Sant, dos Santos, Saryusz-Wolski, Saudargas, Schaffhauser, Schaldemose, Schirdewan, Schlein, Schmidt, Scholz, Schöpflin, Schreijer-Pierik, Schulze, Schuster, Schwab, Scott Cato, Scottà, Sehnalová, Selimovic, Sellström, Senra Rodríguez, Sernagiotto, Serrão Santos, Seymour, Siekierski, Silva Pereira, Simon Peter, Simon Siôn, Sippel, Škrlec, Smolková, Sógor, Šojdrová, Solé, Šoltes, Sommer, Sonneborn, Sośnierz, Spinelli, Spyraki, Staes, Starbatty, Štefanec, Štětina, Stevens, Stihler, Stolojan, Stuger, Sulík, Šulin, Svoboda, Synadinos, Szájer, Szanyi, Szejnfeld, Tajani, Tamburrano, Tănăsescu, Tang, Tannock, Țapardel, Tarand, Taylor, Telička, Terricabras, Theocharous, Thomas, Toia, Tőkés, Tolić, Tomaševski, Tomašić, Tomc, Torvalds, Tošenovský, Trebesius, Tremosa i Balcells, Troszczynski, Trüpel, Țurcanu, Ujazdowski, Ulvskog, Ungureanu, Urtasun, Urutchev, Uspaskich, Vaidere, Vajgl, Valcárcel Siso, Vălean, Valenciano, Valero, Vallina, Vana, Van Bossuyt, Van Brempt, Vaughan, Vautmans, Verheyen, Viegas, Vilimsky, Viotti, Virkkunen, Vistisen, Voigt, Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Waitz, Wałęsa, Weber Renate, Weidenholzer, von Weizsäcker, Wenta, Werner, Westphal, Wieland, Wierinck, Wikström, Winberg, Winkler Hermann, Wiśniewska, Wölken, Woolfe, Záborská, Zahradil, Zala, Zammit Dimech, Zanni, Zanonato, Zarianopoulos, Zdechovský, Zdrojewski, Zeller, Zemke, Zijlstra, Zīle, Zimmer, Žitňanská, Złotowski, Zoană, Zoffoli, Żółtek, Zorrinho, Zovko, Zullo, Zver, Zwiefka
Excused:
Atkinson, Bours, Crowley, Dohrmann, Fotyga, Guoga, Händel, Łybacka, Monteiro de Aguiar, Ní Riada, Ożóg, Parker, Patriciello, Ponga, Torres Martínez





12 November 2018




1.   Agenda for Monday — request by the ECR Group


In favour: 48




ECR
: Czesak, van Dalen, Demesmaeker, Gericke, Halla-aho, Jurek, Kölmel, Krasnodębski, Krupa, Kuźmiuk, Marias, Piecha, Ruohonen-Lerner, Starbatty, Stevens, Theocharous, Tomašić, Tošenovský, Trebesius, Van Bossuyt, Wiśniewska


EFDD
: Aker, Iwaszkiewicz, O'Flynn


ENF
: Annemans, Bilde, Bizzotto, Jamet, Lechevalier, Loiseau, Obermayr, Schaffhauser, Scottà, Troszczynski, Zanni, Zijlstra, Żółtek


GUE/NGL
: Hadjigeorgiou


NI
: Balczó, Carver, Epitideios, Fountoulis, Synadinos, Voigt


PPE
: Christoforou, Kyrtsos, Nagy, Preda


Against: 208




ALDE
: Arthuis, Auštrevičius, Bilbao Barandica, Cavada, Charanzová, Deprez, Federley, Gräzin, Griesbeck, Huitema, in 't Veld, Jakovčić, Ježek, Meissner, Michel, van Miltenburg, Mlinar, Petersen, Riquet, Rochefort, Selimovic, Telička, Torvalds, Tremosa i Balcells, Vautmans, Verhofstadt, Weber Renate, Wierinck


EFDD
: Agnew


GUE/NGL
: Michels, Schirdewan, Scholz, Spinelli


NI
: James, Sośnierz


PPE
: Bach, Belet, Bendtsen, Bocskor, Bogovič, Boni, Buda, Bușoi, Buzek, van de Camp, Cesa, Coelho, Collin-Langen, Danjean, Delahaye, Deli, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Erdős, Ferber, Florenz, Gahler, Gál, Gambús, Gardini, Gehrold, Gieseke, Gräßle, Grossetête, Grzyb, Hansen, Herranz García, Hölvényi, Jahr, Kelam, Kovatchev, Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Kukan, Lamassoure, Langen, Lenaers, Lewandowski, Lins, López-Istúriz White, McAllister, McGuinness, Mann, Mato, Mikolášik, Morin-Chartier, Mureșan, Niebler, Niedermayer, Olbrycht, Pieper, Pitera, Proust, Radtke, Rübig, Salini, Sander, Schmidt, Schreijer-Pierik, Schulze, Schwab, Siekierski, Sógor, Štefanec, Štětina, Stolojan, Šulin, Svoboda, Szájer, Țurcanu, Valcárcel Siso, Verheyen, Virkkunen, Wałęsa, Weber Manfred, Wenta, Zdrojewski, Zver, Zwiefka


S&D
: Aguilera García, Ayala Sender, Balas, Beňová, Boștinaru, Bresso, Briano, Bullmann, Caputo, Cristea, Delvaux, De Monte, Detjen, Fleckenstein, Freund, Gabelic, Gebhardt, Geier, Gierek, Gloanec Maurin, Gomes, Grammatikakis, Grapini, Graswander-Hainz, Griffin, Guteland, Hedh, Howarth, Jaakonsaari, Jongerius, Kadenbach, Keller Jan, Kofod, Köster, Kouroumbashev, Kyrkos, Lange, Ludvigsson, Mamikins, Maňka, Martin Edouard, Molnár, Nekov, Neuser, Niedermüller, Pașcu, Pavel, Picierno, Poche, Popa, Post, Preuß, Revault d'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Rodrigues Maria João, Schaldemose, Schlein, Schuster, Simon Peter, Sippel, Țapardel, Ulvskog, Van Brempt, Viotti, Weidenholzer, von Weizsäcker, Westphal, Zorrinho


Verts/ALE
: Andersson, Cramer, Dalunde, Delli, Eickhout, Engström, Giegold, Hautala, Heubuch, Jávor, Lamberts, Marcellesi, Miranda, Reimon, Reintke, Rivasi, Scott Cato, Solé, Šoltes, Staes, Valero, Vana, Waitz


Abstention: 20




EFDD
: Aiuto, Castaldo, Evi, Farage, Pedicini, Tamburrano, Zullo


GUE/NGL
: Carthy, Le Hyaric, López Bermejo, Matias, Senra Rodríguez, Zimmer


PPE
: Šojdrová, Zdechovský, Zeller


S&D
: Frunzulică, Rodust, Smolková


Verts/ALE
: Buchner


Corrections to votes and voting intentions





Abstention

: Takis Hadjigeorgiou