REPORT Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund following an application from Greece – EGF/2017/003 GR/Attica retail

23.11.2017 - (COM(2017)0613 – C8-0360/2017 – 2017/2229(BUD))

Committee on Budgets
Rapporteur: Marie-Pierre Vieu  

MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION

Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund following an application from Greece – EGF/2017/003 GR/Attica retail

(COM(2017)0613 – C8-0360/2017 – 2017/2229(BUD))

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2017)0613 – C8-0360/2017),

–  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] (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] (IIA of 2 December 2013), and in particular point 13 thereof,

–  having regard to Special Report No 7 of the Court of Auditors, according to which the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) delivers genuine EU added value when it is used to cofinance services for redundant workers or allowances not ordinarily existing under Member States’ unemployment benefit systems, 

–  having regard to the trilogue procedure provided for in point 13 of the IIA of 2 December 2013,

–  having regard to the resolutions it has adopted since January 2007 on the mobilisation of the EGF, including the comments of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs on the respective applications,

–  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 (A8-0367/2017),

A.  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;

B.  whereas Greece submitted application EGF/2017/003 GR/Attica retail for a financial contribution from the EGF following 725 redundancies in nine enterprises operating in the retail-trade sector in the region of Attica and 10 other regions[4];

C.  whereas the application is based on the intervention criteria laid down in Article 4(2) of the EGF Regulation;

D.  whereas, in order to establish the link between the redundancies and the global financial and economic crisis, Greece argues that its economy was in serious recession for six consecutive years (2008-2013); whereas, between 2008 and 2016, Greek GDP and public consumption fell by 26.2 % and 22.8 %, respectively, and there are 700 000 more people unemployed in the country; whereas since 2008, Greek Governments have, to deal with foreign debt repayments, significantly raised tax rates, streamlined public expenditure and reduced public-sector pay, in particular pensions, while private-sector pay has also decreased as a result of the combination of policies applied; whereas the fall in incomes has been reflected in a fall in consumption that has hit the retail sector hard;

1.  Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 4(2) of the EGF Regulation are met and that Greece is entitled to a financial contribution of EUR 2 949 150 under that Regulation, which represents 60 % of the total cost of EUR 4 915 250;

2.  Notes that the Commission respected the deadline of 12 weeks calculated from receipt of the completed application from the Greek authorities until finalisation of its assessment on compliance with the conditions for providing a financial contribution on 23 October 2017, and notified that assessment to Parliament on the same day;

3  Notes that the nine enterprises concerned own shops and supermarkets that retail consumer goods; deplores the significant fall in retail sales between 2008 and 2015, which ranged from 60 % for household appliance retailers to 30 % for food retailers and 23 % for supermarkets;

4.  Acknowledges that the redundancies in question are directly linked to the decline in the sector since 2008; notes that 164 000 jobs were lost between 2008 and 2015 in the retail trade, manufacturing and construction sectors, which account for 64.2 % of total job losses;

5.  Points out that the economic crisis has put significant downward pressure on Greek households’ purchasing power since 2008; notes that the drastic reduction in lending to businesses and individuals has had an impact on retailers; deplores the fact that the combined impact of those two factors has led to a drop in the overall turnover index in the retail trade sector, decreasing by more than 63 % between 2008 and 2016; points out that the austerity measures applied since 2008, in particular pay cuts, renegotiation of leases and deferring due dates for bills, have caused the situation to deteriorate; points out that this case demonstrates that the measures applied could not tackle the economic crisis effectively and in the long term;

6.  Emphasises, with concern, that the Attica region, where over 70% of the redundancies are concentrated, has an unemployment rate of 22.9% while in the other 10 regions it ranges from 19.5% in the Aegean region to 26.8% in the Epirus and Western Macedonia regions; is concerned at the fact that such lay-offs may compound still further the unemployment situation that the regions in question have been facing since the onset of the economic and financial crisis; notes in particular that 31.8 % of the population of Attica is at risk of poverty or social exclusion;

7.  Notes that Greece is planning five types of measures: (i) occupational guidance, (ii) training, retraining and vocational training, (iii) help with business start-ups, (iv) job search allowances and training allowances, and (v) job creation subsidies;

8.  Notes that 85.2 % of the targeted beneficiaries are over 55, of whom 24.8 % are over 64; stresses how regrettable it is that no viable solution could be found to prevent them from being made redundant, particularly given that age is an aggravating factor when looking for a job; welcomes Greece’s decision to offer vocational training courses to workers which correspond to their needs, especially those of the elderly beneficiaries, and to current labour market requirements;

9.  Notes and welcomes the fact that the co-ordinated package of personalised services has been drawn up in consultation with the General Secretary and representatives of the Institute of Labour of the Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE); points out that strong social dialogue based on mutual trust and shared responsibility is the best tool with which to seek consensual solutions and common outlooks when predicting, preventing and managing restructuring processes; stresses that that could help prevent job losses and, therefore, EGF cases;

10.  Notes that the income support measures will be 34.72 % of the overall package of personalised measures, just below the maximum 35 % set out in the EGF Regulation and a much higher percentage than those proposed for other recent cases; recalls that these actions are conditional on the active participation of the targeted beneficiaries in job-search or training activities;

11.  Points out that the Greek authorities have confirmed that the eligible actions are not receiving assistance from other EU financial instruments;

12.  Points out that the coordinated package of personalised services benefiting from the EGF ought to be geared, in terms of its design, to initiatives conducive to employment, to upskilling of workers and to making the most of their employment history so as to reach out to the business community, including cooperatives, and should be coordinated with existing EU programmes, including the European Social Fund; is convinced that a coherent strategy would reduce the risk of relocation and create an environment conducive for industrial production to return to the EU; stresses that a serious policy of preventing and pre-empting restructurings ought to be given priority over any use of the EGF; stresses also the importance of a genuine industrial policy at EU level to bring sustainable and inclusive growth;

13.  Recalls that it already expressed concern about the disparity between resources requested from the EGF and amounts reimbursed by Member States in its resolution of 15 September 2016 on the activities, impact and added value of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund between 2007 and 2014[5]; invites the Commission to continue encouraging Member States to make more realistic forecasts of likely costs so as to minimise the need to subsequently recover funds;

14.  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;

15.  Reiterates that EGF assistance must not take the place of actions which are the responsibility of enterprises, under national law or collective agreements, or of measures for restructuring enterprises or sectors;

16.  Reiterates its call on the Commission to ensure access by the public to all documents relating to EGF applications;

17.  Approves the decision annexed to this resolution;

18.  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;

19.  Instructs its President to forward this resolution, including its annex, to the Council and the Commission

• [1]  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855.
• [2]  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 1.
• [3]  OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.
• [4]  Eastern Macedonia, Thrace (EL11), Central Macedonia (EL12), Western Macedonia (EL13), Thessaly (EL14), Epirus (EL21), Western Greece (EL23), Central Greece (EL24), Peloponnese (EL25), Southern Aegean (EL42), Crete (EL43).
• [5]  Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0361.

ANNEX: DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund following an application from Greece – EGF/2017/003 GR/Attica retail

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 13 April 2017, Greece submitted an application to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in nine enterprises operating in the retail trade sector in the following regions: Attica, Eastern Macedonia, Thrace, Central Macedonia, Western Macedonia, Thessaly, Epirus, Western Greece, Central Greece, Peloponnese, Southern Aegean and Crete. 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)  In accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013, the application from Greece is considered admissible since the redundancies have a serious impact on employment and the local, regional and national economy.

(5)  The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of an amount of EUR 2 949 150 for the application submitted by Greece.

(6)  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 2017, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the amount of EUR 2 949 150 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 (EGF) has been created in order to provide additional assistance to workers suffering from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns.

Under 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 regards the procedure, under 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 EGF the Commission, in the event of a positive assessment of an application, presents to the budgetary authority a proposal for mobilisation of the EGF and, at the same time, a corresponding request for transfer. In the event of disagreement, a trilogue is initiated.

II.  Greece’s application and the Commission’s proposal

On 23 October 2017, the Commission adopted a proposal for a decision on the mobilisation of the EGF in favour of Greece to support the reintegration in the labour market of workers made redundant by nine enterprises operating in the economic sector classified under NACE Rev. 2 division 47 ('Retail trade, except of vehicles and motorcycles') in the NUTS 2 region of Attica (EL 30) and 10 other NUTS 2 regions[4] in Greece.

This is the fourth application to be examined under the 2017 budget and the eighth in the ‘Retail trade, except of vehicles and motorcycles’ sector since the EGF was established. It concerns 725 workers made redundant, all of whom are expected to participate in the proposed measures, and refers to the mobilisation of a total amount of EUR 2 949 150 from the EGF for Greece.

The application was submitted to the Commission on 13 April 2017 and was supplemented by additional information provided within eight weeks, following a two-week extension of the deadline at the duly justified request of Greece. The Commission completed its assessment on 23 October 2017 and 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, as referred to in Article 4(2)(a) of the EGF Regulation.

From 2008 onwards, the economic crisis has exerted significant downward pressure on the purchasing power of Greek households, which in turn has had an impact on enterprises operating in the retail sector. According to figures issued by the Greek National Bank in September 2016, this led to a significant fall in retail sales between 2008 and 2015, ranging from 60% for household appliances to 30% for food retailers and 23% for supermarkets. The redundancies in the nine enterprises in question are directly linked to the decline in the sector since 2008.

Although the unemployment rate in Greece has fallen slightly over the last four years, in 2016 it was still the highest in the EU (23.6%). The redundancies in the 11 regions concerned may further exacerbate the difficult situation on the local labour markets concerned, where the number of job seekers still far outweighs the number of vacancies.

Your rapporteur emphasises that active, personalised measures, such as those co-financed by the EGF, may help to ease the unemployment situation in the regions concerned and are particularly important for people aged over 55, who make up more than 85% of the workers in question.

The five types of measures to be provided to redundant workers and for which EGF co-funding is being requested consist of:

–  Occupational guidance: This accompanying measure, which will be offered to all participants with a special focus on the older beneficiaries, consists of 25 individual sessions of 45 minutes each with a specialised counsellor and covers the following stages:

–  Training, retraining and vocational training: This measure consists in providing vocational training courses to workers which correspond to their needs, in particular those of the older beneficiaries, and current needs in the labour market. The two types of training are: continuous vocational training programmes and specialised training courses or specific educational programmes. The training courses might also be supplemented by traineeships.

–  Contribution to business start-up: In order to promote entrepreneurship, the workers who set up their own business will receive up to EUR 15 000 as a contribution to cover setting-up costs. The condition is that the beneficiaries continue to run their business for at least one year.

–  Job-search allowance and training allowance: To cover the expenses incurred in participating in the professional counselling measure, the beneficiaries will receive EUR 40 in expenses for a 45-minute session with a counsellor. For the training courses the allowance will be EUR 3.33 per hour.

–  Job creation subsidy: As a recruitment incentive, employers will receive a subsidy of EUR 650 (gross) per person for six months, provided that they maintain the contract for the EGF beneficiary for six more months after the subsidy ends.

According to the Commission, the measures described constitute active labour market measures which fall within the scope of the eligible actions set out in Article 7 of the EGF Regulation. These actions are not a substitute for passive social protection measures.

The Greek authorities have provided all necessary assurances regarding the following:

  the principles of equality of treatment and non-discrimination will be complied with as regards access to the proposed actions and their implementation,

  the requirements laid down in national and EU legislation concerning collective redundancies have been complied with,

  the dismissing enterprises which have continued their activities after the lay-offs have complied with their legal obligations governing the redundancies and provided for their 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 complement actions funded by the Structural Funds,

  the financial contribution from the EGF will comply with the procedural and material Union rules on State aid.

The source of national pre-financing or co-funding is the Public Investment Programme of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Development. The financial contribution from the EGF will be managed and controlled by the same bodies that manage and control the European Social Fund (ESF) funding in Greece. The National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) Task Force at the Employment and Social Economy Department of the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Social Solidarity will act as managing authority, the EDEL (the Financial Audit Committee) as audit authority and the Special Service for Certification and Verification of Co-financed Programmes as certification authority.

III.  Procedure

In order to mobilise the Fund, the Commission has submitted to the budgetary authority a request to transfer a global amount of EUR 2 949 150 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 submitted to the budgetary authority to date during 2017.

The trilogue procedure will be initiated in the event of disagreement, as provided for in Article 15(4) of the EGF Regulation.

Under an internal agreement, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs must be involved in the process, in order to provide constructive support and contribute to the assessment of the applications to mobilise the EGF.

• [1]  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 1.
• [2]  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855.
• [3]  OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.
• [4]  Eastern Macedonia, Thrace (EL11), Central Macedonia (EL12), Western Macedonia (EL13), Thessaly (EL14), Epirus (EL21), Western Greece (EL23), Central Greece (EL24), Peloponnese (EL25), Southern Aegean (EL42), Crete (EL43).

ANNEX: LETTER OF THE COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

D(2017)45061

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/2017/003 GR/Attica retail - COM(2017) 613 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/2017/003 GR/Attica retail 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(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 (EGF Regulation) and relates to 725 workers made redundant in nine entreprises operating in in the economic sectors classified under the NACE Revision 2 Division 47 (Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles);

B)  Whereas, in order to establish the link between the redundancies and major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, Greece argues that the Greek economy has been in deep recession since the beginning of the crisis in 2008 and that the reduction in employment, in wages and in consumer confidence led to a significant fall in retail sales;

C)  Whereas 56,3% of the workers targeted by the measure are men and 43,7% are women; whereas 60,4% of the targeted beneficiaries are aged between 55 and 64 years, while 24,8% are aged over 64 years;

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 Greek application:

1.  Agrees with the Commission that the intervention criteria set out in Article 4(2) of the Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 are met and that, therefore, Greece is entitled to a financial contribution of EUR 2 949 150 under this Regulation which represents 60% of the total cost of EUR 4 915 250;

2.  Notes that the Commission respected the deadline of 12 weeks from the reception of the completed application from the Greek authorities, until finalising its assessment on the compliance with the conditions for providing a financial contribution, on 23 October 2017, and notified it to Parliament on the same day;

3.  Emphasises, with concern, that the Attica region, where over 70% of the redundancies are concentrated, has an unemployment rate of 22,9% while in the other 10 regions, it ranges from 19,5% in the Aegean region to 26,8% in the Epirus and Western Macedonia regions;

4.  Welcomes Greece’s decision to offer vocational training courses to workers which correspond to their needs, especially those of the elderly beneficiaries, and to current labour market requirements;

5.  Notes that the EGF co-funded personalised services for the redundant workers include professional counselling, training, retraining and vocational training, contributions to business start-ups, job-search allowance and training allowances, and job creation subsidies;

6.  Welcomes the consultations with stakeholders including the General Secretary and the representatives of Labour Institute of the General Confederation of Hellenic Workers (GSEE) and the Coordinating Committee of the dismissed workers that took place to draw up the co-ordinated package of personalised services;

7.  Notes that the income supports measures will be 34,72% of the overall package of personalised measures, just below the maximum 35% set out in the Regulation and a much higher percentage than those proposed for other recent cases; recalls that these actions are conditional on the active participation of the targeted beneficiaries in job-search or training activities;

8.  Recalls that it already expressed concern about the disparity between resources requested from the EGF and amounts reimbursed by Member States in its resolution on the activities, impact and added value of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund between 2007 and 2014[1]; invites the Commission to continue encouraging Member States to make more realistic forecasts of likely costs so as to minimise the need to subsequently recover funds;

9.  Notes that the Greek authorities have provided assurances 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 will be complementary with actions funded by the Structural Funds;

10.  Welcomes Greece’s confirmation 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.  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,

Marita Ulvskog

1st Vice-Chair, Acting Chair

c.c. Thomas Händel

• [1]  T8-0361/2016 adopted on 15.9.2016

ANNEX: LETTER OF THE COMMITTEE ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Letter of 7 November 2017 from Iskra Mihaylova, Chair of the Committee on Regional Development, to Jean Arthuis, Chair of the Committee on Budgets

Translation

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 22 November 2017:

-  COM(2017)0613 proposes an EGF contribution of EUR 2 949 150 for 725 workers made redundant in nine companies of the retail sector in Greece. The enterprises operate in the economic sector classified under the NACE Revision 2 Division 47 (Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles). The redundancies are located in the NUTS level 2 regions of Attica (EL30), Eastern Macedonia, Thrace (EL11), Central Macedonia (EL12), Western Macedonia (EL13), Thessaly (EL14), Epirus (EL21), Western Greece (EL23), Central Greece (EL24), Peloponnese (EL25), Southern Aegean (EL42) and Crete (EL43).

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

INFORMATION ON ADOPTION IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Date adopted	22.11.2017
Result of final vote	+: –: 0:	31 3 0
Members present for the final vote	Nedzhmi Ali, Richard Ashworth, Reimer Böge, Lefteris Christoforou, Gérard Deprez, Manuel dos Santos, José Manuel Fernandes, Jens Geier, Esteban González Pons, Ingeborg Gräßle, Iris Hoffmann, Monika Hohlmeier, John Howarth, Bernd Kölmel, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Vladimír Maňka, Siegfried Mureşan, Liadh Ní Riada, Jan Olbrycht, Urmas Paet, Răzvan Popa, Paul Rübig, Patricija Šulin, Eleftherios Synadinos, Indrek Tarand, Inese Vaidere, Daniele Viotti, Tiemo Wölken, Marco Zanni
Substitutes present for the final vote	Jean-Paul Denanot, Javi López, Andrey Novakov
Substitutes under Rule 200(2) present for the final vote	Jonathan Bullock, Jordi Solé

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALLIN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

31	+
ALDE	Nedzhmi Ali, Gérard Deprez, Urmas Paet
ECR	Zbigniew Kuźmiuk
ENF	Marco Zanni
GUE/NGL	Liadh Ní Riada
NI	Eleftherios Synadinos
PPE	Reimer Böge, Lefteris Christoforou, José Manuel Fernandes, Esteban González Pons, Ingeborg Gräßle, Monika Hohlmeier, Siegfried Mureşan, Andrey Novakov, Jan Olbrycht, Paul Rübig, Inese Vaidere, Patricija Šulin
S&D	Jean-Paul Denanot, Jens Geier, Iris Hoffmann, John Howarth, Javi López, Vladimír Maňka, Răzvan Popa, Daniele Viotti, Tiemo Wölken, Manuel dos Santos
Verts/ALE	Jordi Solé, Indrek Tarand

3	-
ECR	Richard Ashworth, Bernd Kölmel
EFDD	Jonathan Bullock

0	0

Key to symbols:

+  :  in favour

-  :  against

0  :  abstention