IN THE CHAIR: Antonio TAJANI
President

1. Resumption of the session

The session suspended on Thursday, 14 December 2017 was resumed.

2. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 17.05.

3. Statements by the President

The President informed those present that Leyla Zana, winner of the Sakharov Prize in 1995, had been stripped of her status as a member of the Turkish Parliament. He expressed Parliament's solidarity with her and denounced the unlawful nature of what had happened.

He also expressed his concern at the continuing human rights violations taking place in Turkey which were targeting the political opposition and representatives of civil society.

4. Announcement by the President

The President announced that Leo Varadkar, Prime Minister of Ireland, would speak on Wednesday during the first debate on the Future of Europe (point 57 of the final draft agenda), which would be followed by other debates of this kind, thereby putting the European Parliament at the centre of the debate on the future of the EU.

5. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

6. Composition of Parliament

Josu Juaristi Abaunz had given notice in writing of his resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 28 February 2018.

In accordance with Rule 4(1) and (3), Parliament had noted that the seat was vacant from that date and had informed the national authority concerned.

7. Composition of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the S&D and ALDE Groups:

EMPL Committee: Michael Detjen

Delegation for relations with the United States: Simona Bonafè to replace Nicola Caputo

Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China: Nicola Caputo to replace Simona Bonafè

CONT Committee: Wolf Klinz to replace Hannu Takkula

The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these minutes.

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

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

—   LIBE Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 and Council Decision 2007/533/JHA and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 (COM(2017)0352 – C8-0216/2017 – 2017/0145(COD)). Rapporteur: Monica Macovei (A8-0404/2017)

—   LIBE Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on countering money laundering by criminal law (COM(2016)0826 – C8-0534/2016 – 2016/0414(COD)). Rapporteur: Ignazio Corrao (A8-0405/2017)

—   LIBE Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders (COM(2016)0819 – C8-0002/2017 – 2016/0412(COD). Rapporteur: Nathalie Griesbeck (A8-0001/2018)

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, 16 January 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.

9. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from the Council and Commission

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 as regards fishing mortality ranges and safeguard levels for certain herring stocks in the Baltic Sea (COM(2017)0774 - C8-0446/2017 - 2017/0348(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1).

- Proposal for a Council decision denouncing the Partnership Agreement in the fisheries sector between the European Community and the Union of the Comoros (14423/2017 - C8-0447/2017 - 2017/0241(NLE))

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Regulation (EU) No 256/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Union (COM(2017)0769 - C8-0448/2017 - 2017/0347(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).

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2016/97 as regards the date of application of Member States' transposition measures (COM(2017)0792 - C8-0449/2017 - 2017/0350(COD))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (14494/2017 - C8-0450/2017 - 2017/0265(NLE))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (14498/2017 - C8-0451/2017 - 2017/0266(NLE))

2) from committees: reports

- * Report on the nomination of Tony James Murphy as a Member of the Court of Auditors (14272/2017 - C8-0402/2017 - 2017/0820(NLE)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Indrek Tarand (A8-0002/2018)

- * Report on the nomination of Eva Lindström as a Member of the Court of Auditors (14085/2017 - C8-0401/2017 - 2017/0819(NLE)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Indrek Tarand (A8-0003/2018)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content (COM(2015)0634 - C8-0394/2015 - 2015/0287(COD)) - IMCO Committee - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Evelyne Gebhardt - Rapporteur: Axel Voss (A8-0375/2017)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention Area of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) (COM(2017)0128 - C8-0121/2017 - 2017/0056(COD)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Linnéa Engström (A8-0377/2017)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fishery resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1343/2011 and (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (COM(2016)0134 - C8-0117/2016 - 2016/0074(COD)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Gabriel Mato (A8-0381/2017)

- Report on the European Central Bank Annual Report for 2016 (2017/2124(INI)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Jonás Fernández (A8-0383/2017)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on jurisdiction, the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility, and on international child abduction (recast) (COM(2016)0411 - C8-0322/2016 - 2016/0190(CNS)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Tadeusz Zwiefka (A8-0388/2017)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering, technical assistance and transit of dual-use items (recast) (COM(2016)0616 - C8-0393/2016 - 2016/0295(COD)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Klaus Buchner (A8-0390/2017)

- ***I 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)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Miroslav Poche (A8-0391/2017)

- ***I 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)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: José Blanco López (A8-0392/2017)

- ***I Report on the 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)) - ECON Committee - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Mady Delvaux - Rapporteur: Juan Fernando López Aguilar (A8-0394/2017)

- ***I Report on the 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)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Andreas Schwab (A8-0395/2017)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a 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)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto (A8-0396/2017)

- Report on international ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans in the context of the 2030 SDGs (JOIN(2016)0049 - 2017/2055(INI)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: José Inácio Faria (A8-0399/2017)

- *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled (12629/2017 - C8-0375/2017 - 2014/0297(NLE)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Max Andersson (A8-0400/2017)

- Report on the implementation of Directive 2005/36/EC as regards regulation and the need for reform in professional services (2017/2073(INI)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Nicola Danti (A8-0401/2017)

- ***I 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)) - ENVI Committee - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Michèle Rivasi - Rapporteur: Claude Turmes (A8-0402/2017)

- Report on women, gender equality and climate justice (2017/2086(INI)) - FEMM Committee - Rapporteur: Linnéa Engström (A8-0403/2017)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 and Council Decision 2007/533/JHA and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 (COM(2017)0352 - C8-0216/2017 - 2017/0145(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Monica Macovei (A8-0404/2017)

- Report on the implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative in the Member States (2017/2039(INI)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Romana Tomc (A8-0406/2017)

10. Questions for oral answer (submission)

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

—   (O-000094/2017) by Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Esteban González Pons, Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Barbara Matera, Angelika Niebler, Marijana Petir, Michaela Šojdrová, Dubravka Šuica, Lívia Járóka, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Alessandra Mussolini, Daniel Caspary, Andrzej Grzyb, Jarosław Wałęsa and Anna Záborská, on behalf of the PPE Group, Iratxe García Pérez, Maria Arena, Viorica Dăncilă, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Anna Hedh, Maria Noichl, Pina Picierno, Biljana Borzan, Edouard Martin, Clare Moody, Marc Tarabella, Julie Ward, Josef Weidenholzer, Hugues Bayet, Monika Beňová, Sylvie Guillaume, Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, Miltiadis Kyrkos, Luigi Morgano, Soraya Post, Christine Revault d'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Catherine Stihler, Elena Valenciano and Elly Schlein, on behalf of the S&D Group, Arne Gericke, on behalf of the ECR Group, Angelika Mlinar, Catherine Bearder, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nathalie Griesbeck, Hilde Vautmans, Ivo Vajgl, Frédérique Ries and Norica Nicolai, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Terry Reintke and Ernest Urtasun, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Malin Björk, João Pimenta Lopes, Ángela Vallina, Kostadinka Kuneva, Eleonora Forenza, Marina Albiol Guzmán, Kostas Chrysogonos, Javier Couso Permuy, Josu Juaristi Abaunz, Paloma López Bermejo, Marisa Matias, Helmut Scholz, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Marie-Pierre Vieu, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Tania González Peñas, Miguel Urbán Crespo, Estefanía Torres Martínez, Xabier Benito Ziluaga, Sofia Sakorafa, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Merja Kyllönen and Neoklis Sylikiotis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Daniela Aiuto, on behalf of the EFDD Group, to the Commission: Fight against trafficking of women and girls for sexual and labour exploitation in the EU (2017/3008(RSP)) (B8-0616/2017);

—   (O-000098/2017) by Bernd Lange, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: Trade and sustainable development chapters in EU trade agreements (2017/2988(RSP)) (B8-0617/2017);

—   (O-000100/2017) by Iskra Mihaylova, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Commission: Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 on specific measures for Greece (2018/2501(RSP)) (B8-0001/2018).

11. Order of business

The final draft agenda for the January 2018 plenary sittings (PE 616.538/PDOJ) had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 149a):

Monday

Request from the GUE/NGL Group for the debate and the vote on the report by Gabriel Mato (A8-0381/2017): Conservation of fishery resources and protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures to be postponed.

The following spoke: Younous Omarjee, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who moved the request, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who asked the President to make use of Rule 175, and Gabriel Mato (rapporteur) to oppose the two requests.

Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (119 in favour, 224 against, 9 abstentions).

Tuesday

Request from the GUE/NGL Group for the question for oral answer to the Council on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (O-000097/2017) to be added.

The following spoke: Miguel Viegas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to move the request, and Philippe Lamberts, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to propose including this matter in the agenda for the February part-session.

Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (144 in favour, 204 against, 5 abstentions).

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The following spoke: Mark Demesmaeker, who said that a group of MEPs had been refused access to Estremera Prison to visit Catalan independence activists and asked the President to contact the Spanish authorities (the President took note).

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Wednesday

No changes.

Thursday

Request from the GUE/NGL Group for the Commission statement: "Huge layoffs at Europe's competitive companies – the case of Siemens".

The following spoke: Martin Schirdewan, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to move the request.

Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (168 in favour, 178 against, 12 abstentions).

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The order of business was thus established.

IN THE CHAIR: Bogusław LIBERADZKI
Vice-President

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

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)

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 Claude Turmes (A8-0402/2017)

José Blanco López, Miroslav Poche, Michèle Rivasi and Claude Turmes 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), Bas Eickhout (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Marijana Petir (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Eleonora Evi (rapporteur for the opinion of the PETI Committee), Jytte Guteland (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Jens Rohde (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Seán Kelly, on behalf of the PPE Group, Kathleen Van Brempt, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Adam Gierek, Evžen Tošenovský, on behalf of the ECR Group, Fredrick Federley, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Paloma López Bermejo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Benedek Jávor, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Dario Tamburrano, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Barbara Kappel, on behalf of the ENF Group, Lampros Fountoulis, non-attached Member, who also replied to a blue-card question by Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Markus Pieper, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Tibor Szanyi and Adam Gierek, Theresa Griffin, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Kateřina Konečná and Peter Liese, and Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy.

IN THE CHAIR: Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Xabier Benito Ziluaga, Karima Delli, Jonathan Bullock, Christelle Lechevalier, Gunnar Hökmark, Carlos Zorrinho, Anneleen Van Bossuyt, Pavel Telička, João Ferreira, Jakop Dalunde, Mireille D'Ornano, Olaf Stuger, Angélique Delahaye, Patrizia Toia, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Kateřina Konečná, Peter Liese, who also replied to a blue-card question by Claude Turmes, Miriam Dalli, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Jerzy Buzek, Edouard Martin, Adam Gierek, Massimiliano Salini, Jo Leinen, Krišjānis Kariņš, Peter Kouroumbashev, Pilar Ayuso, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri and Flavio Zanonato.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Maria Spyraki, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Bernard Monot, Eleftherios Synadinos, Henna Virkkunen, Inés Ayala Sender, Zoltán Balczó and Franc Bogovič.

The following spoke: Miguel Arias Cañete.

IN THE CHAIR: Pavel TELIČKA
Vice-President

The following spoke: José Blanco López, Miroslav Poche, Michèle Rivasi and Claude Turmes.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 17.1.2018, item 10.4, minutes of 17.1.2018, item 10.5 and minutes of 17.1.2018, item 10.6.

13. Conservation of fishery resources and protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fishery resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1343/2011 and (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 [COM(2016)0134 - C8-0117/2016 - 2016/0074(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Gabriel Mato (A8-0381/2017)

Gabriel Mato introduced the report.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Nicola Caputo (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Alain Cadec, on behalf of the PPE Group, Renata Briano, on behalf of the S&D Group, Peter van Dalen, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by John Stuart Agnew, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Anja Hazekamp, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Marco Affronte, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Mike Hookem, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Sylvie Goddyn, on behalf of the ENF Group, Werner Kuhn, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Ruža Tomašić, Younous Omarjee, Yannick Jadot, Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Isabelle Thomas and Jarosław Wałęsa.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Francisco José Millán Mon, Jérôme Lavrilleux, Marijana Petir, Seán Kelly, Notis Marias, Jan Huitema and João Ferreira.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella and Gabriel Mato.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 16.1.2018, item 5.3.

14. Management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention Area of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention Area of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) [COM(2017)0128 - C8-0121/2017- 2017/0056(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Linnéa Engström (A8-0377/2017)

Linnéa Engström introduced the report.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Francisco José Millán Mon, on behalf of the PPE Group, Czesław Hoc, on behalf of the ECR Group, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Gabriel Mato.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Notis Marias.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella.

IN THE CHAIR: Sylvie GUILLAUME
Vice-President

The following spoke: Linnéa Engström.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 16.1.2018, item 5.1.

15. Implementation of EU macro-regional strategies (debate)

Report on the implementation of EU macro-regional strategies [2017/2040(INI)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Andrea Cozzolino (A8-0389/2017)

Andrea Cozzolino introduced the report.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Franc Bogovič, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mercedes Bresso, on behalf of the S&D Group, Ivan Jakovčić, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Davor Škrlec, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Laurenţiu Rebega, on behalf of the ENF Group, Andrey Novakov, Tonino Picula, Krzysztof Hetman and Andor Deli.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Maria Spyraki, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Rosa D'Amato, Ivana Maletić, John Howarth, Stanislav Polčák, Maria Grapini and Sirpa Pietikäinen.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu and Andrea Cozzolino.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 16.1.2018, item 5.2.

16. Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 on specific measures for Greece (debate)

Question for oral answer (O-000100/2017) by Iskra Mihaylova, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Commission: Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 on specific measures for Greece (2018/2501(RSP)) (B8-0001/2018)

Iskra Mihaylova moved the question.

Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission) answered the question.

The following spoke: Pascal Arimont, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Maria Spyraki, Michela Giuffrida, on behalf of the S&D Group, Notis Marias, on behalf of the ECR Group, Matthijs van Miltenburg, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ernest Urtasun, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Rosa D'Amato, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Georgios Epitideios, non-attached Member, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Miltiadis Kyrkos and Manolis Kefalogiannis.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Maria Spyraki, Kostas Chrysogonos and Stanislav Polčák.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu.

The debate closed.

17. International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (short presentation)

Report on international ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans in the context of the 2030 SDGs [2017/2055(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: José Inácio Faria (A8-0399/2017)

José Inácio Faria made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Sirpa Pietikäinen, Linnéa Engström, Henna Virkkunen, Stanislav Polčák and Brian Hayes.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 16.1.2018, item 5.4.

18. Women, gender equality and climate justice (short presentation)

Report on women, gender equality and climate justice [2017/2086(INI)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Linnéa Engström (A8-0403/2017)

Linnéa Engström made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Michaela Šojdrová, Julie Ward, Ruža Tomašić, Florent Marcellesi and Marijana Petir.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 16.1.2018, item 5.5.

19. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

In accordance with Rule 163, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Ivan Štefanec, John Howarth, Ruža Tomašić, Ivan Jakovčić, Paloma López Bermejo, Jordi Solé, Jörg Meuthen, Gilles Lebreton, Zoltán Balczó, Brian Hayes, Maria Grapini, Arne Gericke, Jozo Radoš, Lynn Boylan, Josep-Maria Terricabras, Sotirios Zarianopoulos, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Andrejs Mamikins, Yana Toom, Dariusz Rosati, Neena Gill, Jasenko Selimovic, Marijana Petir, Nicola Caputo, Csaba Sógor, Iuliu Winkler, Michaela Šojdrová and Stanislav Polčák.

20. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 616.538/OJMA).

21. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.35.

Present:

Adaktusson, Ademov, Affronte, Agea, Agnew, Aker, Albrecht, Ali, Alliot-Marie, Anderson Lucy, Anderson Martina, Andersson, Andrieu, Andrikienė, Androulakis, Annemans, Arena, Arimont, Arnautu, Arnott, Arthuis, Ashworth, Assis, Auken, Auštrevičius, Ayala Sender, Ayuso, van Baalen, Bach, Balas, Balčytis, Balczó, Balz, Barekov, Bashir, Batten, Bay, Bayet, Becerra Basterrechea, Becker, Belder, Belet, Benifei, Benito Ziluaga, Beňová, Berès, Bettini, Bilbao Barandica, Bilde, Bizzotto, Blanco López, Blinkevičiūtė, Bocskor, Böge, Bogovič, Bonafè, Boni, Borghezio, Borrelli, Borzan, Bours, Boutonnet, Bové, Boylan, Brannen, Bresso, Briano, Briois, Brok, Buchner, Buda, Bullmann, Bullock, Buşoi, Bütikofer, Buzek, Cadec, Calvet Chambon, van de Camp, Campbell Bannerman, Caputo, Carthy, Carver, Casa, Caspary, Castaldo, del Castillo Vera, Cavada, Charanzová, Chauprade, Childers, Chountis, Christensen, Chrysogonos, Cicu, Ciocca, Cirio, Coburn, Coelho, Collin-Langen, Collins, Corazza Bildt, Corbett, Cornillet, Corrao, Costa, Couso Permuy, Cozzolino, Cramer, Cristea, Csáky, Czarnecki, Czesak, van Dalen, Dalli, Dalton, Dalunde, D'Amato, Dance, Danti, Dantin, De Castro, Delahaye, Deli, Delli, Delvaux, Demesmaeker, De Monte, Denanot, Deprez, Deß, Detjen, Diaconu, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Didier, Dlabajová, Dodds, Dohrmann, Dorfmann, D'Ornano, Durand, Dzhambazki, Eck, Eickhout, Elissen, Engel, Engström, Epitideios, Erdős, Ertug, Estaràs Ferragut, Evans, Evi, Fajon, Farage, Faria, Federley, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández, Ferrara, Ferreira, Finch, Fjellner, Flack, Flanagan, Florenz, Forenza, Foster, Fotyga, Fountoulis, Fox, Freund, Frunzulică, Gahler, Gál, Gambús, García Pérez, Gardiazabal Rubial, Gardini, Gebhardt, Geier, Gentile, Gerbrandy, Gericke, Geringer de Oedenberg, Giegold, Gierek, Gieseke, Gill Neena, Gill Nathan, Giménez Barbat, Giuffrida, Goddyn, Goerens, Gollnisch, Gomes, González Peñas, González Pons, Gosiewska, de Graaff, Grammatikakis, de Grandes Pascual, Grapini, Gräßle, Graswander-Hainz, Griesbeck, Griffin, Grigule-Pēterse, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Guoga, Guteland, Gutiérrez Prieto, Gyürk, Hadjigeorgiou, Halla-aho, Hannan, Harkin, Harms, Häusling, Hautala, Hayes, Hazekamp, Hedh, Henkel, Herranz García, Hetman, Heubuch, Hirsch, Hoc, Hökmark, Honeyball, Hookem, Hortefeux, Howarth, Hübner, Hudghton, Huitema, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Iturgaiz, Ivan, Iwaszkiewicz, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jadot, Jahr, Jakovčić, Jalkh, James, Jamet, Járóka, Jáuregui Atondo, Jávor, Jazłowiecka, Ježek, Jongerius, Joulaud, Juaristi Abaunz, Jurek, Kadenbach, Kaili, Kalinowski, Kalniete, Kammerevert, Kappel, Kari, Karim, Kariņš, Karlsson, Karski, Kaufmann, Kefalogiannis, Kelam, Keller Jan, Kelly, Khan, Kirton-Darling, Klinz, Kłosowski, Koch, Kofod, Kohlíček, Kohn, Kölmel, Konečná, Korwin-Mikke, Kósa, Kouloglou, Kouroumbashev, Kovács, Kovatchev, Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Krasnodębski, Krehl, Krupa, Kudrycka, Kuhn, Kukan, Kumpula-Natri, Kuźmiuk, Kyenge, Kyrkos, Kyrtsos, Kyuchyuk, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lange, Langen, La Via, Lavrilleux, Lebreton, Lechevalier, Le Hyaric, Leinen, Lenaers, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Liese, Lietz, Lins, Lochbihler, Loiseau, Løkkegaard, Loones, Lope Fontagné, López Aguilar, López Bermejo, López-Istúriz White, Lösing, Lucke, Ludvigsson, Łukacijewska, Lundgren, Łybacka, McAllister, McAvan, McClarkin, McIntyre, Macovei, Maletić, Malinov, Maltese, Mamikins, Mandl, Mănescu, Maňka, Mann, Manscour, Marcellesi, Marias, Marinescu, Marinho e Pinto, Martin David, Martin Dominique, Martin Edouard, Martusciello, Marusik, Maštálka, Matera, Mato, Matthews, Maydell, Mayer Georg, Mayer Alex, Mazuronis, Meissner, Mélin, Melior, Melo, Metsola, Meuthen, Mihaylova, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, van Miltenburg, Mineur, Mizzi, Mlinar, Mobarik, Moi, Moisă, Molnár, Monot, Montel, Moody, Moraes, Morgano, Morin-Chartier, Müller, Mureşan, Nagtegaal, Neuser, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niebler, Niedermayer, Ní Riada, van Nistelrooij, Novakov, Nuttall, Obermayr, O'Flynn, Olbrycht, Omarjee, Ożóg, Pabriks, Padar, Paet, Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Paksas, Panzeri, Papadakis Konstantinos, Papadimoulis, Pargneaux, Parker, Paşcu, Pavel, Payne, Pedicini, Peillon, Peterle, Petersen, Petir, Picierno, Picula, Piecha, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pimenta Lopes, Piotrowski, Piri, Pirinski, Pitera, Plura, Poc, Poche, Pogliese, Polčák, Popa, Poręba, Pospíšil, Post, Preda, Pretzell, Preuß, Procter, Proust, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radoš, Radtke, Rangel, Rebega, Reding, Regner, Reid, Reimon, Reintke, Revault d'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Ribeiro, Ries, Riquet, Rivasi, Rochefort, Rodrigues Liliana, Rodrigues Maria João, Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Rodust, Rohde, Rolin, Ropė, Rosati, Rozière, Ruas, Ruohonen-Lerner, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salini, Salvini, Sánchez Caldentey, Sander, Sant, dos Santos, Sargentini, Saryusz-Wolski, Saudargas, Schaake, Schaffhauser, Schaldemose, Schirdewan, Schlein, Schmidt, Scholz, Schöpflin, Schreijer-Pierik, Schulze, Schuster, Schwab, Scott Cato, Sehnalová, Selimovic, Senra Rodríguez, Sernagiotto, Serrão Santos, Siekierski, Simon Peter, Simon Siôn, Sippel, Škripek, Škrlec, Smith, Smolková, Sógor, Šojdrová, Solé, Šoltes, Sommer, Sonneborn, Spinelli, Spyraki, Staes, Stanishev, Starbatty, Štefanec, Štětina, Stevens, Stihler, Stuger, Sulík, Šulin, Svoboda, Swinburne, Synadinos, Szájer, Szanyi, Szejnfeld, Tajani, Takkula, Tamburrano, Tang, Tannock, Țapardel, Tarabella, Tarand, Taylor, Telička, Terricabras, Thomas, Thun und Hohenstein, Toia, Tőkés, Tolić, Tomaševski, Tomašić, Tomc, Toom, Torres Martínez, Tošenovský, Trebesius, Tremosa i Balcells, Troszczynski, Trüpel, Ţurcanu, Turmes, Ujazdowski, Ulvskog, Ungureanu, Urbán Crespo, Urtasun, Vaidere, Vajgl, Valcárcel Siso, Vălean, Valenciano, Valero, Valli, Vallina, Vana, Van Bossuyt, Van Brempt, Vandenkendelaere, Vaughan, Vautmans, Vergiat, Verheyen, Viegas, Vilimsky, Viotti, Virkkunen, Voigt, Voss, Waitz, Wałęsa, Ward, Weber Renate, Weidenholzer, von Weizsäcker, Wenta, Westphal, Wieland, Wierinck, Wikström, Winberg, Winkler Hermann, Winkler Iuliu, Wiśniewska, Wölken, Woolfe, Záborská, Zagorakis, Zahradil, Zala, Zammit Dimech, Zanni, Zanonato, Zarianopoulos, Ždanoka, Zdechovský, Zdrojewski, Zeller, Zemke, Zijlstra, Zīle, Zimmer, Žitňanská, Złotowski, Zoffoli, Zorrinho, Zovko, Zver, Zwiefka

Excused:

Aguilera García, Albiol Guzmán, Atkinson, Bendtsen, Cabezón Ruiz, Comi, Crowley, (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Fisas Ayxelà, Händel, Karas, Lalonde, Le Pen, Muselier, Nilsson, Palmer, Ponga, Punset, Seymour, Vozemberg-Vrionidi