REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from Finland – EGF/2016/001 FI/Microsoft)
29.9.2016 - (COM(2016)0490 – C8‑0348/2016 – 2016/2211(BUD))
Committee on Budgets
Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa
PR1101066 + AM1104414 + Letter EMPL + Letter REGI
- MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION
- ANNEX: DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
- EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
- ANNEX: LETTER OF THE COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
- ANNEX: LETTER OF THE COMMITTEE ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- RESULT OF FINAL VOTE IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE
- FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE
MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION
on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from Finland – EGF/2016/001 FI/Microsoft)
(COM(2016)0490 – C8‑0348/2016 – 2016/2211(BUD))
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2016)0490 – C8‑0348/2016),
– having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006[1] (the “EGF Regulation”),
– having regard to Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020[2], and in particular Article 12 thereof,
– having regard to 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[3], and in particular point 13 thereof,
– having regard to the trilogue procedure provided for in point 13 of the IIA of 2 December 2013,
– having regard to the letter of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs,
– having regard to the letter of the Committee on Regional Development,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A8-0273/2016),
A. whereas, while globalisation generally creates economic growth, such growth should also be used to alleviate the situation of people facing negative effects of globalisation;
B. whereas the Union has set up legislative and budgetary instruments to provide additional support to workers who are suffering from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns or of the global financial and economic crisis and to assist their reintegration into the labour market;
C. whereas the Union’s financial assistance to workers made redundant should be dynamic and made available as quickly and efficiently as possible;
D. whereas Finland submitted application EGF/2016/001 FI/Microsoft for a financial contribution from the EGF under the intervention criteria set out in Article 4(1)(a) of the EGF Regulation, following 2161 redundancies in Microsoft Mobile Oy and 8 of its suppliers and downstream producers in Finland, operating in the NACE Revision 2 division 62 (Computer programming, consultancy and related activities);
E. whereas the application fulfils the eligibility criteria established by the EGF Regulation;
F. whereas the financial control of the actions supported by the EGF is the responsibility of the Member State concerned, as laid down in Article 21(1) of the EGF Regulation;
1. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(a) of the EGF Regulation are met and that, therefore, Finland is entitled to a financial contribution of EUR 5 364 000 under that Regulation, which represents 60 % of the total cost of EUR 8 940 000;;
2. Notes that Finland submitted the application for a financial contribution from the EGF on 11 March 2016, and that following additional information provided by Finland, its assessment was finalised by the Commission on 29 July 2016, thereby respecting the deadline of 12 weeks from receipt of the completed application, who concluded that the conditions for awarding a financial contribution from the EGF had been met;
3. Notes that the main reason behind the redundancies at Microsoft is the declining market share of its phones using the Microsoft Windows operating system from over 50 % in 2009 to 0,6 % in the second quarter of 2016;
4. Recalls that the Union share in global ICT sector employment has decreased in recent years, and that ICT plays a key role in the Finnish economy, with 6,7 % of employees working in the ICT sector in 2014, the highest percentage amongst all Member States; considers that the redundancies in Microsoft are linked with the trend that has affected the entire Finnish electronics industry since the decline of Nokia in its country of origin and for which four previous applications have been presented; concludes that those events are directly linked to structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation;
5. Recalls that the software industry is highly international and that competition within the sector is global, meaning all market players can compete for the same customers and the location and cultural background of personnel has limited significance;
6. Recognises that this application continues a series of cases revolving around the decline of Nokia in Finland and that two further related applications for workers being made redundant in the ICT sector are expected to follow;
7. Notes that redundancies are concentrated in NUTS 2 regions Helsinki-Uusimaa (FI1B), Etelä-Suomi (FI1C) and Länsi-Suomi, (FI197) and concern workers with highly varying competencies, 89 % of them between 30 and 54 years of age; is concerned about the already difficult unemployment situation of highly skilled and educated people whose employment prospects would otherwise be traditionally good, especially women, who face a greater challenge in finding employment, taking into consideration that they represent almost half of the targeted beneficiaries;
8. Notes that, to date, the 'Computer programming, consultancy and related activities' sector has been the subject to two previous EGF applications, both based on the globalisation criterion (EGF/2013/001 FI/Nokia and EGF/2015/005 FI/Computer programming);
9. Emphasises the importance of the ICT sector to employment in the regions of Helsinki-Uusimaa, Etelä-Suomi and Länsi-Suomi and the potential for the redundant workers to contribute to the industry if they receive sufficient support through further education, training and plans to take up entrepreneurship;
10. Welcomes the fact that the Finnish authorities started providing the personalised services to the affected workers on 11 September 2015, well ahead of the application for the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package, since such actions are eligible for co-funding from the EGF;
11. Welcomes the high percentage (close to 80 %) of the overall package being used for personalised services;
12. Notes that Finland is planning six types of measures for the redundant workers covered by this application: (i) coaching measures and other preparatory measures; (ii) employment and business services; (iii) vocational labour training; (iv) pay subsidiesd; (v) start-up grants; and (vi) allowances for travel, overnight and removal costs; notes that sufficient funds have been allocated to control and reporting;
13. Notes that the pay subsidies mentioned in paragraph 12 will be between 30 and 50 % of the worker’s payroll costs and will be given for a period of 6 to 24 months; calls on Member States to pay strict attention when using pay subsidies to ensure that redundant workers hired with a subsidy are not replacing, in whole or in part, a position held previously by another employee at the company concerned; is pleased that the Finnish authorities have given assurances that this is the case;
14. Notes that the income support measures amount to 16,64 % of the overall package of personalised measures, well below the 35 % limit set by the EGF Regulation and that those actions are conditional on the active participation of the targeted beneficiaries in job-search or training activities;
15. Invites the Commission to evaluate and provide information about the impact of the income support measures over a period of several years, to ensure that they are supporting high-quality employment and not being used to subsidise short-term, low-cost contracts;
16. Notes that the coordinated package of personalised services has been drawn up in consultation with the representatives of the targeted beneficiaries, social, national and regional partners;
17. Recalls the importance of improving the employability of all workers; expects the training on offer to be adapted to the needs, skills and competences of the dismissed workers, and to the actual business environment;
18. Notes that the Microsoft case will cooperate with Labour Mobility in Europe 2014–2020, which is a national EURES service development project; notes that international recruitment events will be organised regionally in cooperation with EGF and EURES services; welcomes such measures and the fact that the Finnish authorities are encouraging the redundant workers to fully benefit from their right to free movement;
19. Notes that a national package of measures entitled "Models between the recruiting company and the retrenching company" has been launched within the European Social Fund; notes that this package of measures will produce results that may be useful for the implementation of projects under this EGF application; welcomes the efforts of the Finnish authorities to search for synergies with other actions funded by national or Union funds;
20. Recalls that, in line with Article 7 of the EGF Regulation, the design of the coordinated package of personalised services should anticipate future labour market perspectives and required skills and should be compatible with the shift towards a resource-efficient and sustainable economy.
21. Notes that in previous EGF cases providing face-to-face services for redundant workers has proven to be extremely useful;
22. Notes that the Finnish authorities have confirmed that the proposed actions will not receive financial support from other Union funds or financial instruments, that any double financing will be prevented and that such actions are complementary to actions funded by the Structural Funds; reiterates its call to the Commission to present an annual comparative evaluation of those data to ensure full respect of the existing regulations and that no duplication of Union-funded services can occur;
23. Welcomes Finland’s assurance that a financial contribution from the EGF will not replace actions the enterprise concerned is required to take by virtue of national law or pursuant to collective agreements;
24. Appreciates the improved procedure put in place by the Commission, following the Parliament's request for the accelerated release of grants; notes the time pressure that the new timetable implies and the potential impact on the effectiveness of case instruction;
25. Approves the decision annexed to this resolution;
26. Instructs its President to sign the decision with the President of the Council and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;
27. Instructs its President to forward this resolution, including its Annex, to the Council and the Commission.
ANNEX: DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (following an application from Finland – EGF/2016/001 FI Microsoft)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006[1], and in particular Article 15(4) thereof,
Having regard to 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[2], and in particular point 13 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.
(2) The EGF is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in Article 12 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013[3].
(3) On 11 March 2016 Finland submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in Microsoft (Microsoft Mobile Oy) and 8 suppliers and downstream producers. It was supplemented by additional information provided in accordance with Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013. That application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the EGF as laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013.
(4) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of EUR 5 364 000 in respect of the application submitted by Finland.
(5) In order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the EGF, this decision should apply from the date of its adoption,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2016, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the amount of EUR 5 364 000 in commitment and payment appropriations.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from [the date of its adoption][4].
Done at
For the European Parliament For the Council
The President The President
- [1] OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855.
- [2] OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.
- [3] Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).
- [4] Date to be inserted by the Parliament before the publication in OJ.
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
I. Background
The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund has been created in order to provide additional assistance to workers suffering from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns.
According to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020[1] and of Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013[2], the Fund may not exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million (2011 prices). The appropriate amounts are entered into the general budget of the Union as a provision.
As concerns the procedure, according to 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[3], in order to activate the Fund the Commission, in case of a positive assessment of an application, presents to the budgetary authority a proposal for mobilisation of the Fund and, at the same time, a corresponding request for transfer. In the event of disagreement, a trilogue shall be initiated.
II. The Microsoft application and the Commission's proposal
On 29 July 2016, the Commission adopted a proposal for a decision on the mobilisation of the EGF in favour of Finland to support the reintegration in the labour market of workers made redundant in Microsoft and 8 of its suppliers and downstream producers in Finland, operating in the NACE Rev. 2 division 62 (Computer programming, consultancy and related activities).
This is the seventh application to be examined under the 2016 budget and refers to the mobilisation of a total amount of EUR 1 365 000 from the EGF for Finland. It concerns 1 441 out of 2 161 workers made redundant.
The application was sent to the Commission on 11 March 2016 and supplemented by additional information up to 6 May 2016. The Commission has concluded, in accordance with all applicable provisions of the EGF Regulation, that the application meets the conditions for a financial contribution from the EGF.
The Finnish authorities state that the main reason behind the redundancies in Microsoft is the declining market share of its mobile phones. They link the workforce reductions to major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation by recalling that the EU share in the ICT sector employment has decreased, while the share of China and the United States has increased.
While Nokia dominated the mobile phone markets in the first decade of the 2000s, Android and iOS operating systems used by various Asian-based manufacturers have risen to dominate the market.
The Finnish authorities point to a trend that affects the entire Finnish electronics industry and is linked with the decline of Nokia, who sold its mobile phone operation to Microsoft. Microsoft announced in 2014 its plans to reduce the size of its overall workforce by up to 18 000 jobs in 2015, including 1 100 in Finland, and in 2015 announced plans to restructure its phone business, with expected 2 300 job losses in Finland.
The personalised services which are to be provided under the current application to workers made redundant consist of six types of measures: (i) Coaching measures and other preparatory measures, (ii) Employment and business services, (iii) Vocational labour training, (iv) Pay subsidy, (v) Start-up grant, and (vi) Allowances for travel, overnight and removal costs.
According to the Commission, the described measures constitute active labour market measures within the eligible actions set out in Article 7 of the EGF Regulation. These actions do not substitute passive social protection measures.
The Finnish authorities have provided all necessary assurances regarding the following:
the principles of equality of treatment and non-discrimination will be respected in the access to the proposed actions and their implementation,
the requirements laid down in national and EU legislation concerning collective redundancies have been complied with,
Microsoft Mobile Oy the dismissing enterprise, which has continued its activities after the lay-offs, has complied with its legal obligations governing the redundancies and provided for its workers accordingly,
the proposed actions will not receive financial support from other Union funds or financial instruments and any double financing will be prevented,
the proposed actions will be complementary with actions funded by the Structural Funds,
the financial contribution from the EGF will comply with the procedural and material Union rules on State aid.
Finland has notified the Commission that the sources of national pre-financing or co-funding mainly come from the public employment services item in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy. Some services will also be funded from the operating expenditure of the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centres) and the TE Offices.
III. Procedure
In order to mobilise the Fund, the Commission has submitted to the Budget Authority a transfer request for a global amount of EUR 5 364 000 from the EGF reserve (40 02 43) to the EGF budget line (04 04 01).
This is the seventh transfer proposal for the mobilisation of the Fund transmitted to the Budgetary Authority to date during 2016.
The trilogue procedure shall be initiated in the event of disagreement, as provided for in Article 15(4) of the EGF Regulation.
According to an internal agreement, the Employment and Social Affairs Committee should be associated to the process, in order to provide constructive support and contribution to the assessment of the applications from the Fund.
ANNEX: LETTER OF THE COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
CF/jb
D(2016)41681
Mr Jean Arthuis
Chair of the Committee on Budgets
ASP 09G205
Subject: Opinion on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for the case EGF/2016/001 FI/Microsoft from Finland - COM(2016) 490 final
Dear Chair,
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) as well as its Working Group on the EGF examined the mobilisation of the EGF for the case EGF/2016/001 FI/Microsoft and adopted the following opinion.
The EMPL committee and the Working Group on the EGF are in favour of the mobilisation of the Fund concerning this request. In this respect, the EMPL committee presents some remarks without, however, putting into question the transfer of the payments.
The deliberations of the EMPL committee are based on the following considerations:
A) Whereas this application is based on Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 (EGF Regulation) and relates to 2 161 workers in made redundant in Microsoft (Microsoft Mobile Oy) and 8 suppliers and downstream producers;
B) Whereas the primary enterprise operates in the economic sector classified under the NACE Revision 2 Division 62 (computer programming, consultancy and related activities);
C) Whereas the redundancies made by Microsoft are mainly located in the NUTS level 2 regions of Helsinki-Uusimaa, Etelä-Suomi and Länsi-Suomi;
D) Whereas, in order to establish the link between the redundancies and major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, Finland argues that the EU’s share of ICT sector employment has declined in recent years and that these effects were particularly felt in Finland, where the sector plays a key role in the economy; whereas the software industry is highly international, competition within the sector is global, all market players can compete for the same customers, and the location and cultural background of the personnel has limited significance;
E) Whereas the request follows Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s devices and services and the subsequent decision to restructure the enterprise’s phone business to better focus and align resources;
F) Whereas 60% of the workers targeted by the measure are men and 40% are women; whereas 88% of the redundant workers are between 30 and 54 years old.
Therefore, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs calls on the Committee on Budgets, as the committee responsible, to integrate the following suggestions in its motion for a resolution concerning the Finnish application:
1. Agrees with the Commission that the intervention criteria set out in Article 4(1)(a) of the Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 are met and that, therefore, Finland is entitled to a financial contribution of EUR 5 364 000 under this Regulation, which represents 60% of the total cost of EUR 8 940 000;
2. Notes that the Commission respected the deadline of 12 weeks from the reception of the completed application from the Finnish authorities, on 6 May 2016, until finalising its assessment on the compliance with the conditions for providing a financial contribution, on 29 July 2016, and notified it to Parliament on 30 August 2016;
3. Recognises that this application continues a series of cases revolving around the decline of Nokia in Finland and that two further related applications for workers being made redundant in the ICT sector are expected to follow;
4. Emphasises the importance of the ICT sector to employment in the regions of Helsinki-Uusimaa, Etelä-Suomi and Länsi-Suomi and the potential for the redundant workers to contribute to the industry if they receive sufficient support through further education, training and plans to take up entrepreneurship;
5. Notes that the EGF co-funded personalised services for the redundant workers include job and career coaching, training, employment and business services, pay subsidies, start-up grants and allowances for travel, overnight and removal costs;
6. Notes that the aforementioned pay subsidy is between 30 and 50% of the worker’s payroll costs and will be given for a period of 6 to 24 months; calls on Member States to pay strict attention when using pay subsidies to ensure that redundant workers hired with a subsidy are not replacing in whole or in part a position held previously by another employee at the company concerned; is pleased the Finnish authorities have made assurances that this is the case;
7. Welcomes the Finnish authorities decision to start providing personalised services to the targeted beneficiaries on 11 September 2015, well in advance of the application for EGF support;
8. Notes that Finland has indicated that the coordinated package of personalised services has been drawn up in consultation with the representatives of the targeted beneficiaries and the social partners;
9. Notes that the Finnish authorities have confirmed that the proposed actions will not receive financial support from other Union funds or financial instruments, that any double financing will be prevented and that they are complementary with actions funded by the Structural Funds;
10. Welcomes Finland’s assurance that a financial contribution from the EGF will not replace actions the enterprise concerned is required to take by virtue of national law or pursuant to collective agreements;
11. Notes that the income support measures amount to 16,64% of the overall package of personalised measures, well below the 35% limit set by the Regulation; and that these actions are conditional on the active participation of the targeted beneficiaries in job-search or training activities;
12. Invites the Commission to evaluate and provide information about the impact of these income support measures over a period of several years, to ensure that they are supporting high-quality employment and not being used to subsidise short-term, low-cost contracts;
13. Welcomes the high percentage (close to 80%) of the overall package being used for personalised services;
14. Recalls that, in line with Article 7 of the Regulation, the design of the coordinated package of personalised services should anticipate future labour market perspectives and required skills and should be compatible with the shift towards a resource-efficient and sustainable economy.
Yours sincerely,
Thomas HÄNDEL
EMPL Chair
ANNEX: LETTER OF THE COMMITTEE ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Mr Jean ARTHUIS
Chairman
Committee on Budgets
European Parliament
Subject: Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
Dear Mr. Arthuis,
A Commission proposal for a decision to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) has been referred for opinion to the Committee on Regional Development. I understand that it is intended that a report on this will be adopted in the Committee on Budgets on 28 September 2016:
- COM(2016)0490 proposes an EGF contribution of EUR 5 364 000 for 2 035 workers made redundant in Microsoft (Microsoft Mobile Oy) and 8 suppliers and downstream producers. The primary enterprise operates in the economic sector classified under the NACE Revision 2 Division 62, Computer programming, consultancy and related activities. The redundancies made by Microsoft are mainly located in the NUTS level 2 regions of Helsinki-Uusimaa, Etelä-Suomi and Länsi-Suomi, in Finland.
The rules applicable to financial contributions from the EGF are laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006.
The Committee coordinators have assessed this proposal, and asked me to write to you reporting that the majority of this Committee has no objection to this mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to allocate the above-mentioned amount as proposed by the Commission.
Yours sincerely,
Iskra MIHAYLOVA
RESULT OF FINAL VOTE IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE
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28.9.2016 |
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Nedzhmi Ali, Jonathan Arnott, Jean Arthuis, Richard Ashworth, Reimer Böge, Lefteris Christoforou, Jean-Paul Denanot, Gérard Deprez, José Manuel Fernandes, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Jens Geier, Esteban González Pons, Ingeborg Gräßle, Monika Hohlmeier, Bernd Kölmel, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Vladimír Maňka, Ernest Maragall, Siegfried Mureşan, Liadh Ní Riada, Urmas Paet, Pina Picierno, Paul Rübig, Petri Sarvamaa, Patricija Šulin, Eleftherios Synadinos, Paul Tang, Indrek Tarand, Isabelle Thomas, Inese Vaidere, Monika Vana, Auke Zijlstra |
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Andrey Novakov, Marco Valli |
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Nedzhmi Ali, Jean Arthuis, Gérard Deprez, Urmas Paet Marco Valli Liadh Ní Riada Reimer Böge, Lefteris Christoforou, José Manuel Fernandes, Esteban González Pons, Ingeborg Gräßle, Monika Hohlmeier, Siegfried Mureşan, Andrey Novakov, Paul Rübig, Petri Sarvamaa, Inese Vaidere, Patricija Šulin Jean-Paul Denanot, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Jens Geier, Vladimír Maňka, Pina Picierno, Paul Tang, Isabelle Thomas Ernest Maragall, Indrek Tarand, Monika Vana |
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Richard Ashworth, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Bernd Kölmel Jonathan Arnott Auke Zijlstra Eleftherios Synadinos |
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Key to symbols:
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0 : abstention