IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ
President

1. Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

2. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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George Lyon said that he had wanted to vote for the motion for a resolution on equal pay for male and female workers (2013/2678(RSP)) (B7-0387/2013), on 12 September 2013.

3. Statement by the President

The President made a statement on the abduction in a suburb of Damascus, over two months earlier, of the 2011 Sakharov Prize winner Razan Zeitouneh, her husband and three other Syrian human rights campaigners. He condemned the war crimes and crimes against humanity that had been committed in Syria since the beginning of the civil war and called for the hostages' immediate release. He commented that 8 March 2014 had been International Women's Day and affirmed the European Union's support for the women who were victims of such crimes.

4. Composition of Parliament

Francesca Barracciu had been appointed a member of the Italian Government with effect from 28 February 2014.

Klaus-Heiner Lehne had been appointed a Member of the European Court of Auditors with effect from 1 March 2014.

In accordance with Rule 4(1) and (4), Parliament established that Francesca Barracciu's seat was vacant with effect from 28 February 2014 and Klaus-Heiner Lehne's seat was vacant with effect from 1 March 2014 and informed the national authorities concerned.

5. Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative and procedure (Rule 74)

The President announced that, together with the President of the Council, on 11 March 2014 he would sign the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a third Programme for the Union's action in the field of health (2014-2020) and repealing Decision No 1350/2007/EC (00105/2013/LEX - C7-0102/2014 - 2011/0339(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part (00052/2014/LEX - C7-0099/2014 - 2011/0465(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 to define the modalities for reaching the 2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars (00120/2013/LEX - C7-0098/2014 - 2012/0190(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products, with regard to certain conditions for access to the market (00140/2013/LEX - C7-0097/2014 - 2013/0150(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the 'Pericles 2020' programme) and repealing Council Decisions 2001/923/EC, 2001/924/EC, 2006/75/EC, 2006/76/EC, 2006/849/EC and 2006/850/EC (00028/2013/LEX - C7-0096/2014 - 2011/0449(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 on the European Fisheries Fund, as regards certain provisions relating to financial management for certain Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (00028/2014/LEX - C7-0095/2014 - 2013/0200(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (00132/2013/LEX - C7-0090/2014 - 2012/0295(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European networks in the area of telecommunications infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1336/97/EC (00116/2013/LEX - C7-0087/2014 - 2011/0299(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation for the period 2014-2020 (00127/2013/LEX - C7-0086/2014 - 2011/0406(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument (00126/2013/LEX - C7-0085/2014 - 2011/0405(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) (00123/2013/LEX - C7-0084/2014 - 2011/0404(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for democracy and human rights worldwide (00129/2013/LEX - C7-0083/2014 - 2011/0412(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for financing external action (00130/2013/LEX - C7-0082/2014 - 2011/0415(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an instrument contributing to stability and peace (00110/2013/LEX - C7-0081/2014 - 2011/0413(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries (00128/2013/LEX - C7-0080/2014 - 2011/0411(COD))

6. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from the Council and Commission

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 04/2014 - Section III – Commission (N7-0054/2014 - C7-0076/2014 - 2014/2022(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 05/2014 - Section III – Commission (N7-0055/2014 - C7-0077/2014 - 2014/2023(GBD))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (17846/2013 - C7-0078/2014 - 2013/0356(NLE))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (15596/2013 - C7-0079/2014 - 2013/0358(NLE))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 03/2014 - Section III – Commission (N7-0056/2014 - C7-0088/2014 - 2014/2024(GBD))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Arrangement between the European Union and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office (18116/2013 - C7-0091/2014 - 2013/0423(NLE))

2) from committees

2.1) reports

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to making available on the market of pressure equipment (recast) (COM(2013)0471 - C7-0203/2013 - 2013/0221(COD)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Zuzana Roithová (A7-0008/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the euro and other currencies against counterfeiting by criminal law, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2000/383/JHA (COM(2013)0042 - C7-0033/2013 - 2013/0023(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Anthea McIntyre (A7-0018/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions on the Asylum and Migration Fund and on the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management (COM(2011)0752 - C7-0444/2011 - 2011/0367(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Lorenzo Fontana (A7-0021/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Asylum and Migration Fund (COM(2011)0751 - C7-0443/2011 - 2011/0366(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Sylvie Guillaume (A7-0022/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa (COM(2011)0750 - C7-0441/2011 - 2011/0365(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A7-0025/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management (COM(2011)0753 - C7-0445/2011 - 2011/0368(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Salvatore Iacolino (A7-0026/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Copernicus Programme and repealing Regulation (EU) No 911/2010 (COM(2013)0312 - C7-0195/2013 - 2013/0164(COD)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Vittorio Prodi (A7-0027/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a space surveillance and tracking support programme (COM(2013)0107 - C7-0061/2013 - 2013/0064(COD)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Amelia Andersdotter (A7-0030/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries as regards conferring of delegated and implementing powers upon the Commission for the adoption of certain measures (COM(2013)0579 - C7-0243/2013 - 2013/0279(COD)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0042/2014)

- ***Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilisation to the Convention on Biological Diversity (06852/2013 - C7-0005/2014 - 2012/0279(NLE)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Sandrine Bélier (A7-0061/2014)

- *Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 219/2007 on establishment of a Joint Undertaking to develop the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR) as regards the extension of the Joint Undertaking until 2024 (COM(2013)0503 - C7-0254/2013 - 2013/0237(NLE)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Britta Thomsen (A7-0062/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation of the Union in a European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research jointly undertaken by several Member States (COM(2013)0497 - C7-0221/2013 - 2013/0242(COD)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Niki Tzavela (A7-0063/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation of the Union in a second European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership Programme jointly undertaken by several Member States (COM(2013)0498 - C7-0222/2013 - 2013/0243(COD)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Vicky Ford (A7-0064/2014)

- *Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the ECSEL Joint Undertaking (COM(2013)0501 - C7-0258/2013 - 2013/0234(NLE)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Paul Rübig (A7-0074/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation of the Union in the Active and Assisted Living Research and Development Programme jointly undertaken by several Member States (COM(2013)0500 - C7-0219/2013 - 2013/0233(COD)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Claude Turmes (A7-0076/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation of the Union in a Research and Development Programme jointly undertaken by several Member States aimed at supporting research performing small and medium-sized enterprises (COM(2013)0493 - C7-0220/2013 - 2013/0232(COD)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Miloslav Ransdorf (A7-0077/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the Single European Sky (recast) (COM(2013)0410 - C7-0171/2013 - 2013/0186(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A7-0095/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 in the field of aerodromes, air traffic management and air navigation services (COM(2013)0409 - C7-0169/2013 - 2013/0187(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: David-Maria Sassoli (A7-0098/2014)

- Report on the eradication of torture in the world (2013/2169(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Véronique De Keyser (A7-0100/2014)

- Report on ‘How can the European Union contribute to creating a hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs?’ (2013/2176(INI)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Anthea McIntyre (A7-0101/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to ensure a high common level of network and information security across the Union (COM(2013)0048 - C7-0035/2013 - 2013/0027(COD)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Andreas Schwab (A7-0103/2014)

- Report on the EU Citizenship Report 2013. EU citizens: your rights, your future (2013/2186(INI)) - PETI Committee - Rapporteur: Nikolaos Salavrakos (A7-0107/2014)

- Report on an anti-missile shield for Europe and its political and strategic implications (2013/2170(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Sampo Terho (A7-0109/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1166/2008 on farm structure surveys and the survey on agricultural production methods, as regards the financial framework for the period 2014-2018 (COM(2013)0757 - C7-0390/2013 - 2013/0367(COD)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Paolo De Castro (A7-0111/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material (plant reproductive material law) (COM(2013)0262 - C7-0121/2013 - 2013/0137(COD)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris (A7-0112/2014)

- Report on Pakistan's regional role and political relations with the EU (2013/2168(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Boris Zala (A7-0117/2014)

- Report on the role of property rights, property ownership and wealth creation in eradicating poverty and fostering sustainable development in developing countries (2013/2026(INI)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Nirj Deva (A7-0118/2014)

- Report on the implementation of the Treaty of Lisbon with respect to the European Parliament (2013/2130(INI)) - AFCO Committee - Rapporteur: Paulo Rangel (A7-0120/2014)

- Report on evaluation of justice in relation to criminal justice and the rule of law (2014/2006(INI)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Kinga Göncz (A7-0122/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on package travel and assisted travel arrangements, amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004, Directive 2011/83/EU and repealing Council Directive 90/314/EEC (COM(2013)0512 - C7-0215/2013 - 2013/0246(COD)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Mayer (A7-0124/2014)

- Report on Saudi Arabia, its relations with the EU and its role in the Middle East and North Africa (2013/2147(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Ana Gomes (A7-0125/2014)

- ***Recommendation on the draft Council decision concerning the extension of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America (15854/2013 - C7-0462/2013 - 2013/0351(NLE)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Amalia Sartori (A7-0126/2014)

- Report on the European gastronomic heritage: cultural and educational aspects (2013/2181(INI)) - CULT Committee - Rapporteur: Santiago Fisas Ayxela (A7-0127/2014)

- Report on the situation and future prospects of the European fishing sector in the context of the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Thailand (2013/2179(INI)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Gabriel Mato Adrover (A7-0130/2014)

- Report on the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2013 (2014/2008(INI)) - PETI Committee - Rapporteur: Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa (A7-0131/2014)

- Report with recommendations to the Commission on the European System of Financial Supervision (ESFS) Review (2013/2166(INL)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Sven Giegold (A7-0133/2014)

- Report on Employment and social aspects of the role and operations of the Troika (ECB, Commission and IMF) with regard to euro area programme countries (2014/2007(INI)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Alejandro Cercas (A7-0135/2014)

- Report on the European Investment Bank (EIB) – Annual Report 2012 (2013/2131(INI)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A7-0137/2014)

- Report on the US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and their impact on EU citizens’ fundamental rights and on transatlantic cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs (2013/2188(INI)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Claude Moraes (A7-0139/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information accompanying transfers of funds (COM(2013)0044 - C7-0034/2013 - 2013/0024(COD)) - ECON Committee - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Mojca Kleva Kekuš - Rapporteur: Timothy Kirkhope (A7-0140/2014)

- Interim report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (COM(2013)0534 - 2013/0255(APP)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Salvatore Iacolino (A7-0141/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision and quality of statistics for the macroeconomic imbalances procedure (COM(2013)0342 - C7-0162/2013 - 2013/0181(COD)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Derk Jan Eppink (A7-0143/2014)

- Report on public access to documents (Rule 104(7)) for the years 2011-2013 (2013/2155(INI)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Sophia in 't Veld (A7-0148/2014)

- Report on the enquiry on the role and operations of the Troika (ECB, Commission and IMF) with regard to the euro area programme countries (2013/2277(INI)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteurs: Othmar Karas, Liem Hoang Ngoc (A7-0149/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (COM(2013)0045 - C7-0032/2013 - 2013/0025(COD)) - ECON Committee - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Krišjānis Kariņš - Rapporteur: Judith Sargentini (A7-0150/2014)

- Recommendation on the draft Council regulation extending to the non-participating Member States the application of Regulation (EU) No …/2012 establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the ‘Pericles 2020’ programme) (16616/2013 - C7-0463/2013 - 2011/0446(APP)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (A7-0152/2014)

- ***Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (15596/2013 - C7-0079/2014 - 2013/0358(NLE)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A7-0154/2014)

- ***Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (17846/2013 - C7-0078/2014 - 2013/0356(NLE)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A7-0155/2014)

- Report on assessing and setting priorities for EU relations with the Eastern Partnership countries (2013/2149(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Paweł Robert Kowal (A7-0157/2014)

- Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application EGF/2013/008, ES/Comunidad Valenciana textiles from Spain) (COM(2014)0045 - C7-0019/2014 - 2014/2013(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Frédéric Daerden (A7-0158/2014)

- Report on general guidelines for the preparation of the 2015 budget, Section III – Commission (2014/2004(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Eider Gardiazábal Rubial (A7-0159/2014)

- Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on humanitarian engagement of armed non-state actors in child protection (B7-0585/2013 - 2014/2012(INI)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Judith Sargentini (A7-0160/2014)

- Report on the EU 2013 Report on Policy Coherence for Development (2013/2058(INI)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Charles Goerens (A7-0161/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for the surveillance of the external sea borders in the context of operational cooperation coordinated by the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (COM(2013)0197 - C7-0098/2013 - 2013/0106(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A7-0461/2013)

2.2) recommendations for second reading

- ***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 certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part (17930/1/2013 - C7-0028/2014 - 2011/0465(COD)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Iuliu Winkler (A7-0116/2014)

7. Questions for oral answer (submission)

The following questions for oral answer had been submitted by Members (Rule 115):

- (O-000005/2014) by Vital Moreira, Daniel Caspary, Niccolò Rinaldi, Jan Zahradil and Robert Sturdy, on behalf of the Committee on International Trade, to the Commission: European business centres in Asia (2013/2915(RSP)) (B7-0109/2014);

- (O-000147/2013) by Pat the Cope Gallagher and Gabriel Mato Adrover, on behalf of the Committee on Fisheries, to the Commission: Status of the Northeast Atlantic mackerel fishery (2014/2529(RSP)) (B7-0111/2014);

- (O-000023/2014) by Alain Cadec and Gabriel Mato Adrover, on behalf of the Committee on Fisheries, to the Commission: Conservation of sea-bass at European level (2014/2555(RSP)) (B7-0112/2014).

8. Petitions

The following petitions, which had been entered in the register on the dates shown below, had been forwarded to the committee responsible under Rule 201(6):

6 March 2014

(Name confidential) (No 0364/2014); Renato Papagni (No 0365/2014); (name confidential) (No 0366/2014); Horst Jürgen Leditzky (No 0367/2014); Michael Hein (No 0368/2014); Olaf Bergner (No 0369/2014); Tommaso Di Palma (No 0370/2014); Tiziana Mancino (No 0371/2014); (name confidential) (No 0372/2014); Robert Hale (No 0373/2014); Gemma Muñoz Álvarez (No 0374/2014); Tino Mölsä (No 0375/2014); (name confidential) (No 0376/2014); (name confidential) (No 0377/2014); (name confidential) (No 0378/2014); (name confidential) (No 0379/2014); Horst Winkler (No 0380/2014); (name confidential) (No 0381/2014); Emir Alili (No 0382/2014); Rumyan Lozanov (No 0383/2014); Tanja Hrenar (No 0384/2014); (name confidential) (No 0385/2014); Gerhard Srienz (No 0386/2014); Elena Serrano García (No 0387/2014); Henry Kolhoff (No 0388/2014); Eva Sosa Robin (No 0389/2014); (name confidential) (No 0390/2014); Nicodim Eugen Lupea (No 0391/2014); (name confidential) (No 0392/2014); Ignazio Messina (No 0393/2014); Dominique Regout (No 0394/2014); Giuseppina Ranalli (No 0395/2014); (name confidential) (No 0396/2014); (name confidential) (No 0397/2014); Lea Ruth Ziebold (No 0398/2014); Franz Döller (No 0399/2014); (name confidential) (No 0400/2014); Daniel Peña Jordana (No 0401/2014); Josef Pieper (No 0402/2014); (name confidential) (No 0403/2014); Gabriel Ayala (No 0404/2014); Pura Peris García (No 0405/2014); Jadwiga-Dorota Richter (No 0406/2014); Marisol Ruiz-Meana (No 0407/2014); Oresta Modla (No 0408/2014); Héctor Villazala Alonso (No 0409/2014); Roberta Metsola (No 0410/2014); Stefano Fuschetto (No 0411/2014); Stefano Fuschetto (No 0412/2014); Stefano Fuschetto (No 0413/2014); Stefano Fuschetto (No 0414/2014); Bruno Terriou (No 0415/2014); Karl-Heinz Gunzl (No 0416/2014); Morag Keith (No 0417/2014); Max Kittan (No 0418/2014); Lars Emmermann (No 0419/2014); Christos Νinas (No 0420/2014); Josefa Vañó Revert (No 0421/2014); (name confidential) (No 0422/2014); (name confidential) (No 0423/2014); Hugo Campos (No 0424/2014); Joshua Tlapak (No 0425/2014); (name confidential) (No 0426/2014); Marc Pingen (No 0427/2014); Andrea Cavalcanti (No 0428/2014); Stephane Quartiero (No 0429/2014); Catherine Holz (No 0430/2014); Martina Scharschmiedová (No 0431/2014); Natasha Upsdale (No 0432/2014); (name confidential) (No 0433/2014); Marcos Antonio Encinas Romero (No 0434/2014); Wilfried Böckmann (No 0435/2014); (name confidential) (No 0436/2014); (name confidential) (No 0437/2014); Eleutherios Georgiadis (No 0438/2014); Christopher John Kennelly (No 0439/2014); Arturo Guillermo Lastra Nedwetzki (No 0440/2014); (name confidential) (No 0441/2014); (name confidential) (No 0442/2014); Sabine Voigt (No 0443/2014); (name confidential) (No 0444/2014); (name confidential) (No 0445/2014); Juan Antonio Bacallado Betancort (No 0446/2014); (name confidential) (No 0447/2014); Veselka Spasova (No 0448/2014); Heide Keller (No 0449/2014); Boris Kogatov (No 0450/2014); Gisbert Brinkmann (No 0451/2014); (name confidential) (No 0452/2014); Alberto Siega (No 0453/2014); Laurent Orban (No 0454/2014); Felipe Romero Cambrón (No 0455/2014); Francisco Javier Parrilla Nieto (No 0456/2014); Anne J. Smith (No 0457/2014); María Jesús López Garrido (No 0458/2014); (name confidential) (No 0459/2014); Gerhard Srienz (No 0460/2014); Elina Rivlina (No 0461/2014); Bruno Terriou (No 0462/2014); Monique Sparla (No 0463/2014); Michele Mezzacappa (No 0464/2014); Aurelia Espina Díaz (No 0465/2014); Willem Michiel Groenewegen (No 0466/2014); Călin Ciprian Iluț (No 0467/2014); María Remedios Alcina Morera (No 0468/2014); (name confidential) (No 0469/2014); (name confidential) (No 0470/2014); Bartolomé Serra Bauza (No 0471/2014); Rosita Welcker (No 0472/2014); Tommaso Ziller (No 0473/2014); Armando Tosato (No 0474/2014); (name confidential) (No 0475/2014); Sandy Mehnert (No 0476/2014); José Luis Cembrano Reder (No 0477/2014); José Luis Cembrano Reder (No 0478/2014); (name confidential) (No 0479/2014); Patrick Corsi (No 0480/2014); Pentti Korhonen (No 0481/2014); (name confidential) (No 0482/2014); Daniel Sinsaez Sevilla (No 0483/2014); Ambra Declich (No 0484/2014); Sergei Ivanov (No 0485/2014); Christoph Klein (No 0486/2014); José Hernández Asensio (No 0487/2014); Vanesa Izquierdo García (No 0488/2014); Daan Fonck (No 0489/2014); (name confidential) (No 0490/2014); (name confidential) (No 0491/2014); Tomasz Kuszewski (No 0492/2014); (name confidential) (No 0493/2014); Jonathan Strong (No 0494/2014); (name confidential) (No 0495/2014); (name confidential) (No 0496/2014).

The President announced that on 6 March 2014, in accordance with Rule 201(13), he had referred to the committee responsible a petition addressed to Parliament by natural or legal persons who were not citizens of the European Union and who did not reside in a Member State or have their registered office in a Member State.

9. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following:

- Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation;

- Agreement between the European Union and the French Republic concerning the application to the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy of Union legislation on the taxation of savings and administrative cooperation in the field of taxation.

10. Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The final draft agenda for the March 2014 part-session (PE 529.498/PDOJ) had been distributed. No changes had been proposed.

The order of business was thus established.

11. European Investment Bank annual report 2012 (debate)

Report on the European Investment Bank (EIB) – Annual Report 2012 [2013/2131(INI)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A7-0137/2014)

Marian-Jean Marinescu introduced the report.

The following spoke: Werner Hoyer (President of the European Investment Bank) and Viviane Reding (Vice-President of the Commission).

IN THE CHAIR: Anni PODIMATA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, on behalf of the PPE Group, Jens Geier, on behalf of the S&D Group, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Rina Ronja Kari, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Jean-Pierre Audy, Inés Ayala Sender, Jan Mulder, Andrej Plenković, George Sabin Cutaş and Paul Rübig.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Mairead McGuinness, Nikola Vuljanić, Andrew Henry William Brons, who also replied to a blue-card question by Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, and Ivana Maletić.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding, Werner Hoyer and Marian-Jean Marinescu.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.3.2014, item 9.22.

12. Equality between women and men in 2012 (debate)

Report on equality between women and men in the European Union - 2012 [2013/2156(INI)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Inês Cristina Zuber (A7-0073/2014)

Inês Cristina Zuber introduced the report.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Anne Delvaux, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Edite Estrela, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Paul Rübig, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Marije Cornelissen, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ruža Tomašić, on behalf of the ECR Group, and Mikael Gustafsson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND
Vice-President

The following spoke: Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Edit Bauer, Zita Gurmai, Angelika Werthmann, Csaba Sógor, Zdravka Bušić, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Biljana Borzan, who also replied to a blue-card question by Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris and Regina Bastos.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Davor Ivo Stier, Marita Ulvskog, Andrew Henry William Brons and Dubravka Šuica.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding and Inês Cristina Zuber.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.3.2014, item 9.23.

13. Production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material (plant reproductive material law) (debate) ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material (plant reproductive material law) [COM(2013)0262 - C7-0121/2013 - 2013/0137(COD)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris (A7-0112/2014)

Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris introduced the report.

The following spoke: Tonio Borg (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Pilar Ayuso (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Albert Deß, on behalf of the PPE Group, Karin Kadenbach, on behalf of the S&D Group, Britta Reimers, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Martin Häusling, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Julie Girling, on behalf of the ECR Group, Martina Anderson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, John Stuart Agnew, on behalf of the EFD Group, Dimitar Stoyanov, Non-attached Member, Elisabeth Jeggle, Pavel Poc, Bart Staes, Ruža Tomašić, Hans-Peter Martin, Tonino Picula, Claude Turmes, Franz Obermayr, Kriton Arsenis, Paolo De Castro, James Nicholson and Vicky Ford.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Mairead McGuinness, Marusya Lyubcheva, Angelika Werthmann, Alda Sousa and Marc Tarabella.

The following spoke: Tonio Borg and Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.3.2014, item 9.6.

14. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

In accordance with Rule 150, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Andrej Plenković, Luís Paulo Alves, Pat the Cope Gallagher, Nikos Chrysogelos, Marina Yannakoudakis, Georgios Toussas, Corneliu Vadim Tudor, László Tőkés, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Chris Davies, Margrete Auken, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Dimitar Stoyanov, Iuliu Winkler, Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Rina Ronja Kari, Diane Dodds, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz and Claudette Abela Baldacchino.

IN THE CHAIR: Gianni PITTELLA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Alexander Mirsky, Csaba Sógor, Oleg Valjalo, Charalampos Angourakis, Nicole Sinclaire, Roberta Metsola and Marusya Lyubcheva.

15. European System of Financial Supervision review (short presentation)

Report with recommendations to the Commission on the European System of Financial Supervision (ESFS) Review [2013/2166(INL)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sven Giegold (A7-0133/2014)

Sven Giegold made the presentation.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Astrid Lulling, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, who also replied to a blue-card question by William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, and Seán Kelly.

The following spoke: Tonio Borg (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.3.2014, item 9.24.

16. Public access to documents 2011-2013 (short presentation)

Report on public access to documents (Rule 104(7)) for the years 2011-2013 [2013/2155(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Sophia in 't Veld (A7-0148/2014)

Sophia in 't Veld made the presentation.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Michael Cashman, Dubravka Šuica, Seán Kelly, Tonino Picula, Ruža Tomašić and Renate Sommer, who also replied to a blue-card question by Sophia in 't Veld.

The following spoke: Tonio Borg (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.3.2014, item 9.25.

17. Activities of the Committee on Petitions 2013 (short presentation)

Report on the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2013 [2014/2008(INI)] - Committee on Petitions. Rapporteur: Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa (A7-0131/2014)

Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa made the presentation.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Mairead McGuinness, Marino Baldini, Andrej Plenković, Angelika Werthmann, Margrete Auken, Dubravka Šuica, Iñaki Irazabalbeitia Fernández, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi and Seán Kelly.

The following spoke: Tonio Borg (Member of the Commission).

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek PROTASIEWICZ
Vice-President

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.3.2014, item 9.26.

18. Horticulture (short presentation)

Report on the future of Europe’s horticulture sector – strategies for growth [2013/2100(INI)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Anthea McIntyre (A7-0048/2014)

Anthea McIntyre made the presentation.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Maria do Céu Patrão Neves.

The President suspended the sitting because Maria do Céu Patrão Neves had been taken ill.

(The sitting was suspended at 21.40 and resumed at 21.45.)

19. Horticulture (continuation)

Report on the future of Europe’s horticulture sector – strategies for growth [2013/2100(INI)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Anthea McIntyre (A7-0048/2014)

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Mairead McGuinness, Hiltrud Breyer, Dubravka Šuica, Seán Kelly and Czesław Adam Siekierski.

The following spoke: Miroslav Mikolášik, on the fact that Maria do Céu Patrão Neves was recovering, and Tonio Borg (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.3.2014, item 9.27.

20. Eradication of torture in the world (short presentation)

Report on the eradication of torture in the world [2013/2169(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Véronique De Keyser (A7-0100/2014)

Véronique De Keyser made the presentation.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Iñaki Irazabalbeitia Fernández, Ruža Tomašić, Davor Ivo Stier and Dubravka Šuica.

The following spoke: Tonio Borg (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.3.2014, item 9.28.

21. Saudi Arabia (short presentation)

Report on Saudi Arabia, its relations with the EU and its role in the Middle East and North Africa [2013/2147(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Ana Gomes (A7-0125/2014)

Ana Gomes made the presentation.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Dubravka Šuica and Davor Ivo Stier.

The following spoke: Tonio Borg (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.3.2014, item 9.29.

22. Priorities for EU relations with the Eastern partnership countries (short presentation)

Report on assessing and setting priorities for EU relations with the Eastern Partnership countries [2013/2149(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Paweł Robert Kowal (A7-0157/2014)

Paweł Robert Kowal made the presentation.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Dubravka Šuica, Ruža Tomašić, Davor Ivo Stier and Marusya Lyubcheva.

The following spoke: Štefan Füle (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.3.2014, item 8.22.

23. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 529.495/OJMA).

24. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.00.

25. Closure of the session

The 2013-2014 session of the European Parliament closed.

In accordance with the Treaty, Parliament would meet the following day, Tuesday 11 March 2014 at 8.30.

Present:

Abela Baldacchino, Agnew, Albrecht, Alfonsi, Allam, Alves, Andersdotter, Anderson, Andreasen, Andrés Barea, Angelilli, Angourakis, Antonescu, Arias Echeverría, Arlacchi, Arsenis, Ashworth, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, van Baalen, Bach, Badia i Cutchet, Bagó, Balčytis, Baldini, Balz, Balzani, Bartolozzi, Băsescu, Bastos, Batten, Bauer, Bearder, Becker, Belder, Bélier, Benarab-Attou, Bendtsen, Bennahmias, Bennion, Berlato, Berlinguer, Bertot, Besset, Bicep, Bielan, Bilbao Barandica, Binev, Bizzotto, Blinkevičiūtė, Bodu, Böge, Bokros, Bonanini, Bonsignore, Borissov, Borys, Borzan, Boştinaru, Boulland, Bové, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Bratkowski, Breyer, Brok, Brons, Brzobohatá, Bullmann, Bušić, Bütikofer, Cadec, Callanan, van de Camp, Campbell Bannerman, Capoulas Santos, Caronna, Carvalho, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, del Castillo Vera, Cavada, Cercas, Češková, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Childers, Chountis, Christensen, Chrysogelos, Claeys, Clark, Cliveti, Coelho, Cofferati, Collin-Langen, Colman, Corazza Bildt, Cornelissen, Correa Zamora, Correia de Campos, Costello, Cottigny, Cramer, Creutzmann, Cuschieri, Cutaş, Cymański, Czarnecki, Daerden, van Dalen, Dăncilă, (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Daul, David, Davies, De Castro, De Keyser, Delli, Delvaux, De Martini, Demesmaeker, De Mita, de Sarnez, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dodds, Domenici, Donskis, Dorfmann, Duff, Durant, Dušek, Ehrenhauser, Eickhout, El Khadraoui, Elles, Enciu, Engel, Engström, Eppink, Ertug, Essayah, Estaràs Ferragut, Estrela, Evans, Fajmon, Fajon, Falbr, Farage, Färm, Feio, Ferber, Fernandes, Fisas Ayxela, Fjellner, Flasarová, Flašíková Beňová, Florenz, Fontana, Ford, Foster, Fox, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gallagher, Gallo, Gáll-Pelcz, Garcés Ramón, García-Hierro Caraballo, García Pérez, Gardiazábal Rubial, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Geier, Gerbrandy, Geringer de Oedenberg, Giannakou, Giegold, Gierek, Girling, Glante, Glattfelder, Gollnisch, Gomes, Göncz, Goulard, Gräßle, Griesbeck, Griffin, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Gurmai, Gustafsson, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hadjigeorgiou, Hall, Händel, Hankiss, Hannan, Harbour, Harkin, Hartong, Hassi, Haug, Häusling, Helmer, Herczog, Herranz García, Hibner, Higgins, Hirsch, Hoang Ngoc, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Honeyball, Hortefeux, Howitt, Hübner, Hudghton, Hughes, Iacolino, Ibrisagic, Ilchev, Imbrasas, in 't Veld, Iovine, Irazabalbeitia Fernández, Irigoyen Pérez, Iturgaiz Angulo, Ivan, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jadot, Jahr, Járóka, Jazłowiecka, Jędrzejewska, Jeggle, Jensen, Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Johansson, Jordan, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kadenbach, Kalniete, Kamall, van der Kammen, Kammerevert, Karas, Kari, Karim, Kariņš, Kastler, Kazak, Kelam, Kelly, Kiil-Nielsen, Kirilov, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klinz, Klute, Koch, Koch-Mehrin, Kohlíček, Korhola, Kósa, Köstinger, Kovács, Kovatchev, Kowal, Kozlík, Kozłowski, Kožušník, Krahmer, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhn, Kukan, Lambert, Lamberts, Lambsdorff, Lange, Langen, La Via, Le Grip, Legutko, Le Hyaric, Leichtfried, Leinen, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Liberadzki, Liotard, Lisek, Lochbihler, Løkkegaard, Lope Fontagné, López Aguilar, López-Istúriz White, Lösing, Lövin, Ludford, Ludvigsson, Łukacijewska, Lulling, Lunacek, Lyon, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, McClarkin, McGuinness, McIntyre, McMillan-Scott, Macovei, Maletić, Malinov, Manders, Mann, Marcinkiewicz, Marinescu, Martin David, Martin Hans-Peter, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastella, Matera, Mathieu Houillon, Mato Adrover, Matula, Mayer, Mazej Kukovič, Mazzoni, Meissner, Mélenchon, Melo, Merkies, Mészáros, Metsola, Michels, Migalski, Mikolášik, Milana, Millán Mon, Mirsky, Mitchell, Mizzi, Moraes, Morganti, Morin-Chartier, Mulder, Muñiz De Urquiza, Muscardini, Mynář, Naranjo Escobar, Nattrass, Neuser, Neveďalová, Newton Dunn, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niculescu, Niebler, Nilsson, Nitras, Obermayr, Ojuland, Olbrycht, Olejniczak, Omarjee, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortiz Vilella, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Pack, Paleckis, Panayotov, Paşcu, Paška, Patrão Neves, Paulsen, Perelló Rodríguez, Picula, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Piotrowski, Pirillo, Pirker, Pitsillides, Pittella, Plenković, Poc, Podimata, Ponga, Poręba, Posselt, Pöttering, Poupakis, Prodi, Protasiewicz, Provera, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rapti, Regner, Reimers, Repo, Reul, Riera Madurell, Rinaldi, Riquet, Rivasi, Rochefort, Rodust, Roithová, Romeva i Rueda, Rosbach, Ross, Rossi, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Rübig, Rubiks, Rühle, Saïfi, Salatto, Salavrakos, Sánchez Presedo, Sargentini, Sarvamaa, Saryusz-Wolski, Saudargas, Savisaar-Toomast, Schaake, Schaldemose, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schnellhardt, Schnieber-Jastram, Schöpflin, Schroedter, Schulz Martin, Schulz Werner, Schwab, Scurria, Sedó i Alabart, Seeber, Sehnalová, Siekierski, Silaghi, Silvestris, Simon, Simpson, Sinclaire, Sippel, Siwiec, Skinner, Skrzydlewska, Smith, Sógor, Sommer, Sonik, Sosa Wagner, Sousa, Speroni, Stadler, Staes, Stassen, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavrakakis, Steinruck, Stevenson, Stier, Stihler, van der Stoep, Stolojan, Stoyanov, Strejček, Striffler, Sturdy, Šuica, Surján, Svensson, Szájer, Szegedi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tănăsescu, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Tavares, Taylor Keith, Taylor Rebecca, Teixeira, Terho, Thein, Theocharous, Theurer, Thomas, Thun und Hohenstein, Thyssen, Ţicău, Tirolien, Toia, Tőkés, Tomaševski, Tomašić, Tošenovský, Toussas, Trautmann, Trematerra, Tremosa i Balcells, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Tsoukalas, Turmes, Turunen, Uggias, Ulvskog, Urutchev, Vadim Tudor, Vaidere, Vajgl, Vălean, Valjalo, Vanhecke, Van Orden, Vattimo, Vaughan, Vergiat, Vergnaud, Verheyen, Vidal-Quadras, Vitkauskaite Bernard, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voss, Vuljanić, Wałęsa, Weber Manfred, Weber Renate, Weidenholzer, Weiler, Werthmann, Wieland, Wikström, Willmott, Wils, Winkler Hermann, Winkler Iuliu, Włosowicz, Wortmann-Kool, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Yannakoudakis, Záborská, Zahradil, Zalba Bidegain, Zaleski, Zamfirescu, Zanoni, Zasada, Zeller, Zemke, Zijlstra, Zīle, Zimmer, Ziobro, Zuber, Zver

Excused:

Bufton, Dehaene, Ferreira Elisa, Gargani, Kleva Kekuš, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Pakarinen, Papastamkos, Petrović Jakovina