RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

31.5.2016 - (13395/2014 – C8‑0170/2015 – 2008/0027(NLE)) - ***

Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Ramona Nicole Mănescu

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

(13395/2014 – C8‑0170/2015 – 2008/0027(NLE))

(Consent)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the draft Council decision (13395/2014),

–  having regard to the draft Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (13376/2014),

–  having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 217 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), and Article 218(8) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8‑0170/2015),

––  having regard to Rule 99(1), first and third subparagraphs, Rule 99(2), and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A8-0195/2016),

1.  Gives its consent to conclusion of the Protocol;

2.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Lebanon.

RESULT OF FINAL VOTE IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Date adopted	24.5.2016
Result of final vote	+: –: 0:	45 2 1
Members present for the final vote	Lars Adaktusson, Michèle Alliot-Marie, Petras Auštrevičius, Amjad Bashir, Bas Belder, Goffredo Maria Bettini, Elmar Brok, Klaus Buchner, James Carver, Lorenzo Cesa, Javier Couso Permuy, Mark Demesmaeker, Georgios Epitideios, Knut Fleckenstein, Eugen Freund, Michael Gahler, Iveta Grigule, Afzal Khan, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Eduard Kukan, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Barbara Lochbihler, Sabine Lösing, Andrejs Mamikins, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, David McAllister, Tamás Meszerics, Francisco José Millán Mon, Javier Nart, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Demetris Papadakis, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Vincent Peillon, Alojz Peterle, Tonino Picula, Andrej Plenković, Cristian Dan Preda, Jozo Radoš, Jaromír Štětina, Boris Zala
Substitutes present for the final vote	Luis de Grandes Pascual, Andrzej Grzyb, Bodil Valero, Janusz Zemke
Substitutes under Rule 200(2) present for the final vote	Therese Comodini Cachia, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Renate Weber

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

45	+
ALDE	Petras Auštrevičius, Iveta Grigule, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Javier Nart, Jozo Radoš, Renate Weber
ECR	Amjad Bashir, Bas Belder, Mark Demesmaeker, Ryszard Antoni Legutko
GUE/NGL	Javier Couso Permuy, Sabine Lösing
PPE	Lars Adaktusson, Michèle Alliot-Marie, Elmar Brok, Lorenzo Cesa, Therese Comodini Cachia, Michael Gahler, Andrzej Grzyb, Eduard Kukan, David McAllister, Francisco José Millán Mon, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, Alojz Peterle, Andrej Plenković, Cristian Dan Preda, Luis de Grandes Pascual, Jaromír Štětina
S&D	Goffredo Maria Bettini, Knut Fleckenstein, Eugen Freund, Afzal Khan, Andrejs Mamikins, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Demetris Papadakis, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Vincent Peillon, Tonino Picula, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Boris Zala, Janusz Zemke
Verts/ALE	Klaus Buchner, Barbara Lochbihler, Tamás Meszerics, Bodil Valero

2	-
EFDD	James Carver
NI	Georgios Epitideios

1	0
NI	Janusz Korwin-Mikke

Key to symbols:

+  :  in favour

-  :  against

0  :  abstention