IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND
Vice-President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 8.35.

2. Corrigenda (Rule 216)

The AGRI Committee had submitted the following corrigenda to texts adopted by Parliament:

- Corrigendum P7_TA-PROV(2013)0490(COR01)to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 20 November 2013 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No .../2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy (the horizontal regulation) (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0490 (COM(2011)0628 – C7-0341/2011 – COM(2012)0551 – C7-0312/2012 – 2011/0288(COD))

- Corrigendum P7_TA-PROV(2013)0491(COR01) to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 20 November 2013 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No .../2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0491 (COM(2011)0627 – C7-0340/2011 – COM(2012)0553 – C7-0313/2012 – 2011/0282(COD))

- Corrigendum P7_TA-PROV(2013)0492(COR01) to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 20 November 2013 with a view to the adoption of Regulation EU) No .../2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Common Organisation of the Markets in agricultural products (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0492) (COM(2011)0626 – C7-0339/2011 – COM(2012)0535 – C7-0310/2012 – 2011/0281(COD))

- Corrigendum P7_TA-PROV(2013)0493(COR01) to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 20 November 2013 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No .../2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0493) (COM(2011)0625 – C7-0336/2011 – COM(2012)0552 – C7-0311/2012 – 2011/0280(COD))

- Corrigendum P7_TA-PROV(2013)0494(COR01) to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 20 November 2013 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No .../2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down certain transitional provisions on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and amending Regulation (EU) No …/2013* as regards resources and their distribution in respect of the year 2014 and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Regulations (EU) No …/2013**, (EU) No …/2013*** and (EU) No …/2013**** of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards their application in the year 2014 (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0494) (COM(2013)0226 – C7-0104/2013 – 2013/0117(COD))

Pursuant to Rule 216(4), these corrigenda would be deemed approved unless, within 24 hours, a request was made by a political group or at least 40 Members that it be put to the vote.

The corrigenda would be available on the Séance en direct website during the current part-session.

3. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

In accordance with Rule 122, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

I.   Situation in the Central African Republic (2013/2980(RSP))

- Judith Sargentini, Barbara Lochbihler, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the Central African Republic (B7-0561/2013);

- Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the situation in the Central African Republic (B7-0570/2013);

- Véronique De Keyser, Françoise Castex, Ana Gomes, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Ricardo Cortés Lastra, Patrice Tirolien, Joanna Senyszyn, Mitro Repo, Pino Arlacchi, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Marc Tarabella and Antigoni Papadopoulou, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the situation in the Central African Republic (B7-0571/2013);

- José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Cristian Dan Preda, Filip Kaczmarek, Mariya Gabriel, Philippe Boulland, Jean Roatta, Bernd Posselt, Tunne Kelam, Monica Luisa Macovei, Eduard Kukan, Giovanni La Via, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Roberta Angelilli, Elena Băsescu, Petri Sarvamaa, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Sari Essayah, Michael Gahler, Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa and Anne Delvaux, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the situation in the Central African Republic (B7-0572/2013);

- Marie-Christine Vergiat, Patrick Le Hyaric and Younous Omarjee, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in the Central African Republic (B7-0573/2013);

- Louis Michel, Marietje Schaake, Jelko Kacin, Sarah Ludford, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Marielle de Sarnez, Kristiina Ojuland, Frédérique Ries, Robert Rochefort, Hannu Takkula and Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in the Central African Republic (B7-0575/2013).

II.   Organ harvesting in China (2013/2981(RSP))

- Helga Trüpel, Barbara Lochbihler, Werner Schulz, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Bart Staes and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on organ harvesting in the Republic of China (B7-0562/2013);

- José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Tunne Kelam, Monica Luisa Macovei, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Cristian Dan Preda, Inese Vaidere, Filip Kaczmarek, Mariya Gabriel, Bernd Posselt, Philippe Boulland, Jean Roatta, Eduard Kukan, Roberta Angelilli, Petri Sarvamaa, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Giovanni La Via, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Sari Essayah, Michael Gahler, Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa, Csaba Sógor and Davor Ivo Stier, on behalf of the PPE Group, on organ harvesting in China (B7-0577/2013);

- Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on organ harvesting in the Republic of China (B7-0581/2013);

- Leonidas Donskis, Louis Michel, Sarah Ludford, Jelko Kacin, Kristiina Ojuland, Frédérique Ries, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Marielle de Sarnez, Angelika Werthmann, Robert Rochefort, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica and Hannu Takkula, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on organ harvesting in China (B7-0582/2013);

- Charles Tannock, Adam Bielan and Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the ECR Group, on organ harvesting in the Republic of China (B7-0583/2013).

III.   Situation in Sri Lanka (2013/2982(RSP))

- Jean Lambert, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Barbara Lochbihler, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Sri Lanka (B7-0563/2013);

- Véronique De Keyser, Ana Gomes, Richard Howitt, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Joanna Senyszyn, Pino Arlacchi, Mitro Repo, Antigoni Papadopoulou, Mojca Kleva Kekuš, Liisa Jaakonsaari and Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the situation in Sri Lanka (B7-0574/2013);

- José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Cristian Dan Preda, Mariya Gabriel, Philippe Boulland, Jean Roatta, Bernd Posselt, Tunne Kelam, Monica Luisa Macovei, Eduard Kukan, Giovanni La Via, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Roberta Angelilli, Elena Băsescu, Petri Sarvamaa, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Sari Essayah and Michael Gahler, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the situation in Sri Lanka (B7-0576/2013);

- Paul Murphy, Søren Bo Søndergaard, Patrick Le Hyaric and Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in Sri Lanka (B7-0578/2013);

- Phil Bennion, Marietje Schaake, Sarah Ludford, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Jelko Kacin, Angelika Werthmann, Louis Michel, Kristiina Ojuland, Robert Rochefort, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Marielle de Sarnez and Hannu Takkula, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Sri Lanka (B7-0579/2013);

- Geoffrey Van Orden and Nirj Deva, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the situation in Sri Lanka (B7-0580/2013).

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 149.

4. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from the Council and Commission:

- Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors (Klaus-Heiner Lehne - DE) (N7-0102/2013 - C7-0423/2013 - 2013/0813(NLE))
referred to responsible: CONT

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 46/2013 - Section III – Commission (N7-0105/2013 - C7-0433/2013 - 2013/2283(GBD))
referred to responsible: BUDG
opinion: AFET

- Appointment of seven board members for the European Food Safety Authority (16916/2013 - C7-0434/2013 - 2013/0814(NLE))
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Initiative of Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision 2005/681/JHA establishing the European Police College (CEPOL) (17043/2013 - C7-0435/2013 - 2013/0812(COD))
referred to responsible: LIBE
opinion: BUDG

2) from committees, the following report:

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (COM(2011)0840 - C7-0493/2011 - 2011/0406(COD)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Thijs Berman (A7-0450/2013)

3) from Members, the following motions for resolutions (Rule 120):

- Daniel Caspary and Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on the sale of uninhabited villages to private companies (B7-0545/2013)

- Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on combating forced organ harvesting (B7-0554/2013)

5. Justice Programme 2014-2020 ***I - Rights and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020 ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2014 to 2020 the Justice Programme [COM(2011)0759 - C7-0439/2011- 2011/0369(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteurs: Luigi Berlinguer and Philip Claeys (A7-0396/2013)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2014 to 2020 the Rights and Citizenship Programme [COM(2011)0758 - C7-0438/2011- 2011/0344(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Kinga Göncz (A7-0397/2013)

Luigi Berlinguer, Philip Claeys and Kinga Göncz presented their reports.

The following spoke: Vytautas Leškevičius (President-in-Office of the Council) and Viviane Reding (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Jean Lambert (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Regina Bastos (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Mariya Gabriel (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Tadeusz Zwiefka, on behalf of the PPE Group, Sylvie Guillaume, on behalf of the S&D Group, Cecilia Wikström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the ECR Group, Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the EFD Group, Andrew Henry William Brons, Non-attached Member, Wim van de Camp, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Nathalie Griesbeck, Janusz Wojciechowski, Mara Bizzotto, Roberta Angelilli, Sarah Ludford, Ruža Tomašić, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Tanja Fajon, Alajos Mészáros, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Kinga Gál and Carlos Coelho.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Nikola Vuljanić and Salvatore Iacolino.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding, Vytautas Leškevičius, Philip Claeys and Kinga Göncz.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.12.2013, item 7.1 and minutes of 10.12.2013, item 7.2.

6. Civil protection mechanism ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism [COM(2011)0934 - C7-0519/2011- 2011/0461(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Elisabetta Gardini (A7-0003/2013)

Elisabetta Gardini introduced the report.

The following spoke: Kristalina Georgieva (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Michèle Striffler (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Georgios Stavrakakis (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Ioan Mircea Paşcu (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee) and Richard Seeber, on behalf of the PPE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Anni PODIMATA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Edite Estrela, on behalf of the S&D Group, Rebecca Taylor, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Satu Hassi, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Anna Rosbach, on behalf of the ECR Group, Alda Sousa, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Franz Obermayr, Non-attached Member, Françoise Grossetête, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Paul Nuttall, Horst Schnellhardt, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Biljana Borzan, Monika Smolková and Oldřich Vlasák (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee).

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Iosif Matula and João Ferreira.

The following spoke: Kristalina Georgieva and Elisabetta Gardini.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.12.2013, item 7.22.

(The sitting was suspended at 10.45 and resumed at 11.30.)

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS
Vice-President    

7. Voting time

Detailed voting results (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the Results of Votes annex to the minutes.

The results of roll-call votes are available in electronic form only, as an annex to the minutes, and can be accessed via Europarl.

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The following spoke: Satu Hassi, who requested that the vote on the motion for a resolution on the defining criteria determining when recovered paper ceases to be waste pursuant to Article 6 (1) of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (B7-0553/2013) be held after the vote on the report on the timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances, rapporteur: Matthias Groote (A7-0046/2013).

Parliament approved the request.

7.1. Justice Programme 2014-2020 ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2014 to 2020 the Justice Programme [COM(2011)0759 - C7-0439/2011- 2011/0369(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteurs: Luigi Berlinguer and Philip Claeys (A7-0396/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 1)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0519)

7.2. Rights and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020 ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2014 to 2020 the Rights and Citizenship Programme [COM(2011)0758 - C7-0438/2011- 2011/0344(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Kinga Göncz (A7-0397/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 2)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0520)

7.3. Autonomous trade preferences for Moldova ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 introducing autonomous trade preferences for the Republic of Moldova [COM(2013)0678 - C7-0305/2013- 2013/0325(COD)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Iuliu Winkler (A7-0422/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 3)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0521)

7.4. EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement: protocol setting out fishing opportunities and financial contributions *** (Rule 138) (vote)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco [14165/2013 - C7-0415/2013- 2013/0315(NLE)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Carmen Fraga Estévez (A7-0417/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 4)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0522)

Parliament consented to the conclusion of the protocol.

7.5. ILO Convention concerning safety in the use of chemicals at work *** (vote)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Union, the Convention concerning Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Work, 1990, of the International Labour Organisation (Convention No 170) [11463/2013 - C7-0236/2013- 2012/0320(NLE)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Jutta Steinruck (A7-0400/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 5)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0523)

Parliament approved the draft Council decision.

7.6. Illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition *** (vote)

Recommendation on the draft Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime [12324/2013 - C7-0379/2013- 2013/0083(NLE)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Véronique Mathieu Houillon (A7-0359/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 6)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0524)

Parliament consented to the conclusion of the protocol.

7.7. EU-China Agreement relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the EU *** (vote)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV: 6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union [16112/2012 - C7-0285/2013- 2012/0304(NLE)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Helmut Scholz (A7-0332/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 7)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0525)

Parliament consented to the conclusion of the agreement.

7.8. Importation of beef from animals not treated with certain growth-promoting hormones and increased duties applied by the United States to certain products of the European Union *** (vote)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a revised Memorandum of Understanding with the United States of America Regarding the Importation of Beef from Animals Not Treated with Certain Growth-Promoting Hormones and Increased Duties Applied by the United States to Certain Products of the European Union [14374/2013 - C7-0377/2013- 2013/0324(NLE)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0427/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 8)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0526)

Parliament consented to the conclusion of the revised memorandum of agreement.

7.9. EU-Côte d’Ivoire Fisheries Partnership Agreement: protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution*** (vote)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (2013-2018) [08701/2013 - C7-0216/2013- 2013/0102(NLE)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Jean Louis Cottigny (A7-0416/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 9)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0527)

Parliament consented to the conclusion of the protocol.

7.10. Imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands from 2014 to 2020 * (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation opening and providing for the administration of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union on imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands from 2014 to 2020 [COM(2013)0552 - C7-0262/2013- 2013/0266(CNS)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Gabriel Mato Adrover (A7-0415/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 10)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0528)

7.11. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - application EGF/2013/001 FI/Nokia from Finland (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2013/001 FI/Nokia from Finland) [COM(2013)0707 - C7-0359/2013- 2013/2264(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Juan Andrés Naranjo Escobar (A7-0411/2013)

(Qualified majority: three fifths of votes cast)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 11)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0529)

7.12. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - application EGF/2013/003 DE/First Solar from Germany (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2013/003 DE/First Solar from Germany) [COM(2013)0706 - C7-0358/2013- 2013/2263(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Nadezhda Neynsky (A7-0408/2013)

(Qualified majority: three fifths of votes cast)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 12)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0530)

7.13. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application EGF/2012/011 DL/Vestas - Denmark) (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2012/011 DK/Vestas from Denmark) [COM(2013)0703 - C7-0357/2013- 2013/2262(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Jan Kozłowski (A7-0410/2013)

(Qualified majority: three fifths of votes cast)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 13)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0531)

7.14. Negotiations for an EU-Canada strategic partnership agreement (Rule 138) (vote)

Report containing the European Parliament’s recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the European External Action Service on the negotiations for an EU-Canada Strategic Partnership Agreement [2013/2133(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Elisabeth Jeggle (A7-0407/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 14)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0532)

7.15. Recovery and resolution framework for non-bank institutions (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on recovery and resolution framework for non-bank institutions [2013/2047(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Kay Swinburne (A7-0343/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 15)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0533)

7.16. EU space industrial policy (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on EU Space Industrial Policy, releasing the Potential for Growth in the Space Sector [2013/2092(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Angelika Niebler (A7-0338/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 16)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0534)

7.17. Cloud computing (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on unleashing the potential of cloud computing in Europe [2013/2063(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Pilar del Castillo Vera (A7-0353/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 17)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0535)

7.18. Evaluation report regarding BEREC (Rule 138) (vote)

Report containing its opinion on the evaluation report regarding BEREC and the Office [2013/2053(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Salvador Sedó i Alabart (A7-0378/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 18)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0536)

7.19. Common Fisheries Policy ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC [12007/3/2013 - C7-0375/2013- 2011/0195(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Ulrike Rodust (A7-0409/2013)

(Qualified majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 19)

COUNCIL POSITION

Declared approved (P7_TA(2013)0537)

7.20. Common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 [12005/2/2013 - C7-0376/2013- 2011/0194(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Struan Stevenson (A7-0413/2013)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 20)

COUNCIL POSITION

Declared approved (P7_TA(2013)0538)

7.21. North-East Atlantic: deep-sea stocks and fishing in international waters ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing specific conditions to fishing for deep-sea stocks in the North-East Atlantic and provisions for fishing in international waters of the North-East Atlantic and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 [COM(2012)0371 - C7-0196/2012- 2012/0179(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Kriton Arsenis (A7-0395/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 21)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2013)0539)

Kriton Arsenis proposed the vote on the draft legislative resolution should be postponed in accordance with Rule 57(2)).

Carmen Fraga Estévez, on behalf of the PPE Group, spoke against this proposal.

Parliament rejected the proposal by EV (285 in favour, 387 against, 15 abstentions).

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0539)

7.22. Civil protection mechanism ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism [COM(2011)0934 - C7-0519/2011- 2011/0461(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Elisabetta Gardini (A7-0003/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 22)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2013)0540)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0540)

7.23. Credit agreements relating to residential property ***I (final vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit agreements relating to residential property [COM(2011)0142 - C7-0085/2011- 2011/0062(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Antolín Sánchez Presedo (A7-0202/2012)

The debate had been held on 10 September 2013 (minutes of 10.9.2013, item 7).

The vote on the draft motion for a legislative resolution was postponed until 10 September 2013 (minutes of 10.9.2013, item 11.6).

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 23)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENT

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2013)0541)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0541)

7.24. Imports of rice from Bangladesh ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on imports of rice originating in Bangladesh [COM(2012)0172 - C7-0102/2012- 2012/0085(COD)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Paul Murphy (A7-0304/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 24)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2013)0542)

Paul Murphy proposed that the vote on the draft legislative resolution be postponed in accordance with Rule 57(2)).

Parliament approved the proposal. The matter was thus deemed to have been referred back to the committee responsible for reconsideration.

7.25. Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances ***I (final vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC clarifying provisions on the timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances [COM(2012)0416 - C7-0203/2012- 2012/0202(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Matthias Groote (A7-0046/2013)

The debate had been held on 15 April 2013 (minutes of 15.4.2013, item 16).

The Commission proposal had been rejected at the sitting of 16 April 2013 (minutes of 15.4.2013, item 8.11) and the vote on the draft resolution had been postponed to 3 July 2013 (minutes of 3.7.2013, item 8.3).

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 25)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0543)

7.26. Defining criteria determining when recovered paper ceases to be waste pursuant to Article 6 (1) of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (vote)

Motion for a resolution, tabled under Rule 88 (2) and (3) and (4)(c), on the draft Council regulation on defining criteria determining when recovered paper ceases to be waste pursuant to Article 6 (1) of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (D021155/01- 2012/2742(RPS))
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Rapporteurs: Chris Davies, Richard Seeber, Linda McAvan, Satu Hassi, Kartika Tamara Liotard, Oreste Rossi and Elisabetta Gardini (B7-0553/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 26)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0544)

(The sitting was suspended at 11.55 pending the formal sitting.)

IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ
President

8. Formal sitting - Mali

From 12.05 to 12.35, a formal sitting of Parliament was held on the occasion of the visit of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, President of Mali.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS
Vice-President

9. Voting time (continued)

9.1. Gender aspects of the European framework of national Roma inclusion strategies (vote)

Report on Gender Aspects of the European Framework of National Roma Inclusion Strategies [2013/2066(INI)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Lívia Járóka (A7-0349/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 27)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0545)

9.2. Development and 'state building' in South Sudan (vote)

Report on the efforts of the international community in the area of development and of ‘state building’ in South Sudan [2013/2090(INI)] - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Véronique De Keyser (A7-0380/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 28)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0546)

The following had spoken:

Véronique De Keyser, to move an oral amendment to paragraph 4, which was accepted.

9.3. CARS 2020: towards a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry (vote)

Report on CARS 2020: towards a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry [2013/2062(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Franck Proust (A7-0391/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 29)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0547)

9.4. Sexual and reproductive health and rights (vote)

Report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights [2013/2040(INI)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Edite Estrela (A7-0426/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 30)

ALTERNATIVE MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (tabled by the EFD Group)

Rejected

ALTERNATIVE MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (tabled by the PPE and ECR Groups)

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0548)

The following had spoken:

Edite Estrela, before the vote, and Bruno Gollnisch, on the procedure applied (the President pointed out to the speaker that the procedure had been ratified by the President and Conference of Presidents).

The following spoke, after the vote: Edite Estrela, to request that – in the light of the outcome of the vote – her name be withdrawn from the report, and Nuno Melo, on that intervention.

9.5. Volunteering and voluntary activity in Europe (vote)

Report on volunteering and voluntary activity in Europe [2013/2064(INI)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Marco Scurria (A7-0348/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 31)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0549)

10. Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 170 appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: Luigi Berlinguer and Philip Claeys - A7-0396/2013
Erminia Mazzoni, Andrej Plenković, Iva Zanicchi and Daniel Hannan

Report: Kinga Göncz - A7-0397/2013
Daniël van der Stoep, Erminia Mazzoni, Peter Jahr, Davor Ivo Stier, Andrej Plenković, Iva Zanicchi and Daniel Hannan

Recommendation: Carmen Fraga Estévez - A7-0417/2013
Guido Milana, Marisa Matias, Peter Jahr, Antonio Masip Hidalgo and Diane Dodds

Report: Elisabeth Jeggle - A7-0407/2013
Paul Murphy, Oleg Valjalo, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, and Seán Kelly

Report: Kay Swinburne - A7-0343/2013
Oleg Valjalo and Seán Kelly

Recommendation for 2nd reading: Ulrike Rodust - A7-0409/2013
Marusya Lyubcheva, Guido Milana, Mario Pirillo, Roberta Angelilli, Diane Dodds, Ivana Maletić and Charles Tannock

Report: Kriton Arsenis - A7-0395/2013
Guido Milana and Diane Dodds

Report: Elisabetta Gardini - A7-0003/2013
Roberta Angelilli, Giommaria Uggias, Ewald Stadler and Andrej Plenković

Report: Antolín Sánchez Presedo - A7-0202/2012
Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Ruža Tomašić, Dimitar Stoyanov, Dubravka Šuica, Ivana Maletić and Izaskun Bilbao Barandica

Report: Matthias Groote - A7-0046/2013
Daniël van der Stoep and Dubravka Šuica

Report: Lívia Járóka - A7-0349/2013
Zdravka Bušić, Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska and Roberta Angelilli

Report: Véronique De Keyser - A7-0380/2013
Diane Dodds and Charles Tannock

Report: Franck Proust - A7-0391/2013
Adina-Ioana Vălean, Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska, Claudette Abela Baldacchino, Francesco De Angelis, Oleg Valjalo and Izaskun Bilbao Barandica

Report: Edite Estrela - A7-0426/2013
Biljana Borzan, Ruža Tomašić, Marusya Lyubcheva, Zdravka Bušić, Dimitar Stoyanov, Davor Ivo Stier, Oleg Valjalo, Diane Dodds, Ewald Stadler, Dubravka Šuica, Paul Murphy, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Charles Tannock, Miroslav Mikolášik and Alda Sousa.

11. Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on the 'Séance en direct' website under 'Votes'/'Results of votes'/'Roll-call votes'. They are published in hard copy in the Result of roll-call votes annex.

The electronic version on Europarl will be regularly updated for a maximum of two weeks after the day of the vote concerned.

After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

(The sitting was suspended at 14.35 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

12. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

13. Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure

The Committee on Constitutional Affairs' interpretation of Rule 202(5) had been announced in plenary the previous day (minutes of 9.12.2013, item 6).

As the interpretation had not been contested by a political group or at least 40 Members, in accordance with Rule 211(4) this interpretation was deemed to have been adopted (P7_TA(2013)0550).

14. Outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (debate)

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (2013/2983(RSP))

Štefan Füle (Member of the Commission, on behalf of Catherine Ashton, Vice President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE Group, Libor Rouček, on behalf of the S&D Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, on behalf of the ECR Group, Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Zbigniew Ziobro, on behalf of the EFD Group, Adrian Severin, Non-attached Member, Elmar Brok, who also replied to a blue-card question by Tatjana Ždanoka, Evgeni Kirilov, Leonidas Donskis, Werner Schulz, who also replied to a blue-card question by Rebecca Harms, Paweł Robert Kowal, Andreas Mölzer, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Marek Siwiec, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Elmar Brok and Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Mark Demesmaeker, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Gunnar Hökmark, Knut Fleckenstein, who also replied to a blue-card question by Paweł Robert Kowal, Cristian Dan Preda, Liisa Jaakonsaari, György Schöpflin, Boris Zala, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Zigmantas Balčytis, Jacek Protasiewicz, Bernd Posselt, who also replied to a blue-card question by Victor Boştinaru, Alojz Peterle, Michael Gahler, Davor Ivo Stier and Laima Liucija Andrikienė.

The following spoke: Vytautas Leškevičius (President-in-Office of the Council).

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, Marusya Lyubcheva, who also replied to a blue-card question by Rebecca Harms, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Ana Gomes, Tunne Kelam, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Peter Šťastný, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Kristiina Ojuland, Tatjana Ždanoka and Inês Cristina Zuber.

The following spoke: Štefan Füle.

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta ANGELILLI
Vice-President

The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 110(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.12.2013, item 12.17.

15. Common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action ***I - Instrument for stability ***I - European neighbourhood instrument ***I - Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance ***I - Partnership instrument for cooperation with third countries ***I - Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide ***I - Establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action [COM(2011)0842 - C7-0494/2011- 2011/0415(COD)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A7-0447/2013)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an Instrument for Stability [COM(2011)0845 - C7-0497/2011- 2011/0413(COD)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Reinhard Bütikofer (A7-0451/2013)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument [COM(2011)0839 - C7-0492/2011- 2011/0405(COD)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Eduard Kukan (A7-0449/2013)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) [COM(2011)0838 - C7-0491/2011- 2011/0404(COD)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Libor Rouček (A7-0445/2013)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries [COM(2011)0843 - C7-0495/2011- 2011/0411(COD)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Antonio López-Istúriz White (A7-0446/2013)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide [COM(2011)0844 - C7-0496/2011- 2011/0412(COD)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (A7-0448/2013)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation [COM(2011)0840 - C7-0493/2011- 2011/0406(COD)] - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Thijs Berman (A7-0450/2013)

Elmar Brok, Barbara Lochbihler (deputising for Reinhard Bütikofer), Eduard Kukan, Libor Rouček, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff and Thijs Berman presented their reports.

The following spoke: Vytautas Leškevičius (President-in-Office of the Council), Andris Piebalgs and Štefan Füle (Members of the Commission).

The following spoke: Ana Gomes (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee), Filip Kaczmarek (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Cristian Dan Preda (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Enrique Guerrero Salom (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Nirj Deva (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), María Auxiliadora Correa Zamora (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee), Laima Liucija Andrikienė (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee), Helmut Scholz (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee), Jan Kozłowski (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Nadezhda Neynsky (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), María Muñiz De Urquiza (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Sylvana Rapti (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Marije Cornelissen (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Konrad Szymański (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Niki Tzavela (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Joachim Zeller (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Iosif Matula (rapporteur for the opinion of the CULT Committee), Mariya Gabriel (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Tunne Kelam, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, and Ioan Mircea Paşcu, on behalf of the S&D Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Isabelle DURANT
Vice-President

The following spoke: Jelko Kacin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, Sabine Lösing, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, on behalf of the EFD Group, Franz Obermayr, Non-attached Member, Gay Mitchell, Roberto Gualtieri, Marietje Schaake, Eva Joly, Paweł Robert Kowal, Willy Meyer, Andrew Henry William Brons, Monica Luisa Macovei, Pino Arlacchi, Kristiina Ojuland, Francisco José Millán Mon, Ricardo Cortés Lastra, Charles Goerens, Sari Essayah, Richard Howitt and Santiago Fisas Ayxela.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Kinga Gál, Marusya Lyubcheva, Barbara Lochbihler, Tonino Picula and Oleg Valjalo.

The following spoke: Andris Piebalgs, Vytautas Leškevičius, Barbara Lochbihler, Eduard Kukan, Libor Rouček, Antonio López-Istúriz White and Thijs Berman.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.12.2013, item 4.14, minutes of 11.12.2013, item 4.15, minutes of 11.12.2013, item 4.16, minutes of 11.12.2013, item 4.17, minutes of 11.12.2013, item 4.18, minutes of 11.12.2013, item 4.19 and minutes of 11.12.2013, item 4.20.

16. Corrigenda (Rule 216)

The corrigenda P7_TA-PROV(2013)0482(COR01), P7_TA-PROV(2013)0483(COR01), P7_TA-PROV(2013)0484(COR01), P7_TA-PROV(2013)0485(COR01), P7_TA-PROV(2013)0486(COR01) and P7_TA-PROV(2013)0487(COR01) had been announced in the plenary sitting the previous day (minutes of 9.12.2013, item 9).

As there had been no request for a vote by a political group or at least 40 Members (Rule 216(4)), these corrigenda were deemed to have been approved.

17. Delegated acts (Rule 87a(6))

The recommendation of the IMCO Committee to raise no objections to the Commission Delegated Regulation of 30 October 2013 on Conditions for making a declaration of performance on construction products available on a website (C(2013)07086 – 2013/2928(DEA)) (B7-0548/2013) had been announced in plenary the previous day (minutes of 9.12.2013, item 8).

No objection to this regulation had been raised within the 24 hour time limit stipulated in Rule 87a.

The recommendation was therefore deemed to be adopted with effect from 10 December 2013, and the decision would be published in the Texts Adopted of the sitting of 11 December 2013.

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The recommendation of the INTA Committee to raise no objections to the Commission Delegated Regulation of 30 October 2013 amending Annexes I, II and IV of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (C(2013)07167 – 2013/2929(DEA)) (B7-0547/2013) had been announced in plenary the previous day(minutes of 9.12.2013, item 8).

The Verts/ALE and GUE/NGL Groups had raised an objection to this recommendation within the 24 hour time limit stipulated in Rule 87a.

The recommendation was therefore entered on the voting list for Thursday, 12 December 2013.

18. 2013 progress report on Albania (debate)

Council and Commission statements: 2013 progress report on Albania (2013/2879(RSP))

Vytautas Leškevičius (President-in-Office of the Council) and Štefan Füle (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Nikola Vuljanić, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Doris Pack, on behalf of the PPE Group, Libor Rouček, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Davor Ivo Stier.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Eduard Kukan, Tonino Picula and Marije Cornelissen.

The following spoke: Štefan Füle and Vytautas Leškevičius.

The motion for a resolution to be tabled under Rule 110(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.12.2013, item 12.18.

19. Human rights in the world 2012 and EU policy on the matter (debate)

Report on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2012 and the European Union's policy on the matter [2013/2152(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Eduard Kukan (A7-0418/2013)

Eduard Kukan introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek PROTASIEWICZ
Vice-President

The following spoke: Vytautas Leškevičius (President-in-Office of the Council) on behalf of Catherine Ashton (Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy).

The following spoke: Mikael Gustafsson (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Mariya Gabriel (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the PPE Group, Maria Eleni Koppa, on behalf of the S&D Group, Kristiina Ojuland, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Barbara Lochbihler, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EFD Group, Ewald Stadler, Non-attached Member, Andrzej Grzyb, Richard Howitt, Mirosław Piotrowski, Nikolaos Salavrakos, Filip Kaczmarek, Joanna Senyszyn, Sajjad Karim, Bernd Posselt and Alf Svensson.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Csaba Sógor, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Seán Kelly, Laima Liucija Andrikienė and Andrej Plenković.

The following spoke: Vytautas Leškevičius and Eduard Kukan.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.12.2013, item 4.24.

20. European Globalisation Adjustment Fund 2014-2020 ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014 - 2020) [COM(2011)0608 - C7-0319/2011- 2011/0269(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Marian Harkin (A7-0005/2013)

Marian Harkin introduced the report.

The following spoke: László Andor (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Alda Sousa (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (rapporteur for the opinion of the CONT Committee), Jens Geier (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Luís Paulo Alves (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Vilija Blinkevičiūtė (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Edit Bauer, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Frédéric Daerden, on behalf of the S&D Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Anni PODIMATA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Angelika Werthmann, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marije Cornelissen, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Derek Roland Clark, on behalf of the EFD Group, Patricia van der Kammen, Non-attached Member, Thomas Mann, Pervenche Berès, Mara Bizzotto, Emer Costello and Regina Bastos.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Danuta Jazłowiecka, Sari Essayah, Inês Cristina Zuber, Andrej Plenković and Seán Kelly.

The following spoke: László Andor and Marian Harkin.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.12.2013, item 4.21.

21. ILO Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers *** (debate)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Union, the Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers, 2011, of the International Labour Organisation (Convention No 189) [11462/2013 - C7-0234/2013- 2013/0085(NLE)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Inês Cristina Zuber (A7-0394/2013)

Inês Cristina Zuber introduced the recommendation.

The following spoke: László Andor (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Traian Ungureanu, on behalf of the PPE Group, Richard Falbr, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Danuta Jazłowiecka and Emer Costello.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Sari Essayah.

The following spoke: László Andor and Inês Cristina Zuber.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.12.2013, item 4.3.

22. Mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation * (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation [COM(2013)0348 - C7-0200/2013- 2013/0188(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: George Sabin Cutaş (A7-0376/2013)

George Sabin Cutaş introduced the report.

The following spoke: Joaquín Almunia (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Petri Sarvamaa (rapporteur for the opinion of the CONT Committee), Sławomir Nitras, on behalf of the PPE Group, Olle Ludvigsson, on behalf of the S&D Group, Olle Schmidt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Rui Tavares, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ivana Maletić and Astrid Lulling.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Jaroslav Paška.

The following spoke: Joaquín Almunia and George Sabin Cutaş.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.12.2013, item 4.22.

23. Annual report on EU competition policy (debate)

Report on the Annual Report on EU Competition Policy [2013/2075(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Ramon Tremosa i Balcells (A7-0357/2013)

Ramon Tremosa i Balcells introduced the report.

The following spoke: Joaquín Almunia (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Andreas Schwab, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Antolín Sánchez Presedo, on behalf of the S&D Group.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Mairead McGuinness and Danuta Jazłowiecka.

The following spoke: Joaquín Almunia and Ramon Tremosa i Balcells.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.12.2013, item 4.25.

24. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 524.086/OJME).

25. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 22.45.

The following signed:

Abela Baldacchino, Agnew, Albrecht, Alfano, Alfonsi, Allam, Alves, Andersdotter, Anderson, Andreasen, Andrés Barea, Andrieu, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Angourakis, Antinoro, Antonescu, Arias Echeverría, Arlacchi, Arsenis, Ashworth, Atkins, Auconie, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, van Baalen, Bach, Badia i Cutchet, Bagó, Balčytis, Baldassarre, Baldini, Balz, Balzani, Bánki, Bartolozzi, Băsescu, Bastos, Batten, Bauer, Bearder, Belder, Belet, Bélier, Benarab-Attou, Bendtsen, Bennahmias, Bennion, Berès, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Berra, Bertot, Besset, Bicep, Bielan, Bilbao Barandica, Binev, Bizzotto, Blinkevičiūtė, Bloom, Bodu, Böge, Bonanini, Bonsignore, Borghezio, Borissov, Borys, Borzan, Boştinaru, Boulland, Bové, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Bratkowski, Breyer, Březina, Brok, Brons, Brzobohatá, Bullmann, Bušić, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Cadec, Callanan, van de Camp, Campbell Bannerman, Cancian, Capoulas Santos, Caronna, Carvalho, Casa, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, del Castillo Vera, Cavada, Cercas, Češková, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Childers, Chountis, Christensen, Chrysogelos, Claeys, Clark, Cliveti, Cochet, Coelho, Cofferati, Collin-Langen, Colman, Comi, Cornelissen, Correa Zamora, Correia de Campos, Cortés Lastra, Costa, Costello, Cottigny, Cozzolino, Cramer, Creţu, Creutzmann, Cronberg, Crowley, Cuschieri, Cutaş, Cymański, Czarnecki, Daerden, van Dalen, Dăncilă, Danellis, Danjean, Dantin, (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Dati, Daul, David, Davies, De Angelis, De Backer, De Castro, Dehaene, De Keyser, Delvaux, De Martini, Demesmaeker, De Mita, de Sarnez, Deß, Deutsch, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dodds, Domenici, Donskis, Dorfmann, Duff, Durant, Dušek, Ehler, Ehrenhauser, Eickhout, El Khadraoui, Elles, Enciu, Engström, Eppink, Ernst, Ertug, Essayah, Estaràs Ferragut, Estrela, Evans, Fajmon, Fajon, Falbr, Farage, Färm, Feio, Ferber, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ferreira João, Fidanza, Fisas Ayxela, Fjellner, Flašíková Beňová, Flautre, Fleckenstein, Florenz, Fontana, Ford, Foster, Fox, Fraga Estévez, Franco, Frigo, Gabriel, Gahler, Gál, Gallagher, Gallo, Gáll-Pelcz, Garcés Ramón, García-Hierro Caraballo, García Pérez, Gardiazábal Rubial, Gardini, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Geier, Gerbrandy, Geringer de Oedenberg, Giannakou, Giegold, Gierek, Girling, Glante, Glattfelder, Godmanis, Goebbels, Goerens, Gollnisch, Gomes, Göncz, Goulard, de Grandes Pascual, Gräßle, Grèze, Griesbeck, Griffin, Gróbarczyk, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Gurmai, Gustafsson, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gutiérrez Prieto, Hadjigeorgiou, Häfner, Hall, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Harkin, Hartong, Hassi, Haug, Häusling, Hedh, Hellvig, Helmer, Hénin, Herczog, Herranz García, Hibner, Higgins, Hirsch, Hoang Ngoc, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Honeyball, Hortefeux, Howitt, Hübner, Hudghton, Hughes, Hyusmenova, Iacolino, Ibrisagic, Ilchev, Imbrasas, in 't Veld, Iotova, Iovine, Irazabalbeitia Fernández, Irigoyen Pérez, Iturgaiz Angulo, Ivan, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jadot, Jahr, Járóka, Jazłowiecka, Jędrzejewska, Jeggle, Jensen, Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Johansson, Joly, de Jong, Jordan, Jørgensen, Juvin, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kadenbach, Kalfin, Kalinowski, Kalniete, Kamall, Kamiński, van der Kammen, Kammerevert, Karas, Karim, Kariņš, Kastler, Kazak, Kelam, Keller, Kelly, Kiil-Nielsen, Kirilov, Kirkhope, Klaß, Kleva Kekuš, Klinz, Klute, Koch, Koch-Mehrin, Kohlíček, Koppa, Korhola, Kósa, Köstinger, Koumoutsakos, Kovács, Kowal, Kozlík, Kozłowski, Krahmer, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhn, Kukan, Kurski, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lamberts, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lange, de Lange, Langen, La Via, Le Brun, Le Grip, Legutko, Lehne, Le Hyaric, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lepage, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Liberadzki, Lichtenberger, Liese, Liotard, Lisek, Lochbihler, Løkkegaard, Lope Fontagné, López Aguilar, López-Istúriz White, Lösing, Lövin, Ludford, Ludvigsson, Luhan, Łukacijewska, Lulling, Lunacek, Lyon, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, McClarkin, McGuinness, McIntyre, McMillan-Scott, Macovei, Maletić, Malinov, Manders, Maňka, Mann, Marcinkiewicz, Marinescu, Martin David, Martin Hans-Peter, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Matera, Mathieu Houillon, Matias, Mato Adrover, Matula, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mazej Kukovič, Mazzoni, Meissner, Melo, Menéndez del Valle, Merkies, Messerschmidt, Mészáros, Metsola, Meyer, Michel, Michels, Migalski, Mikolášik, Milana, Millán Mon, Mirsky, Mitchell, Mizzi, Mölzer, Moraes, Moreira, Morganti, Morin-Chartier, Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, Motti, Mulder, Muñiz De Urquiza, Murphy, Muscardini, Mynář, Naranjo Escobar, Nattrass, Neuser, Neveďalová, Newton Dunn, Neynsky, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niculescu, Niebler, Nilsson, van Nistelrooij, Nitras, Nuttall, Obermayr, Obiols, Ojuland, Olbrycht, Olejniczak, Omarjee, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortiz Vilella, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Pack, Padar, Paksas, Paleckis, Paliadeli, Pallone, Panayotov, Panayotova, Panzeri, Papadopoulou, Papanikolaou, Pargneaux, Parvanova, Paşcu, Paška, Patrão Neves, Patriciello, Paulsen, Perelló Rodríguez, Peterle, Petrović Jakovina, Picula, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Piotrowski, Pirillo, Pirker, Pitsillides, Plenković, Poc, Podimata, Ponga, Poręba, Posselt, Pöttering, Poupakis, Preda, Prendergast, Prodi, Protasiewicz, Proust, Provera, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rangel, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rapti, Regner, Reimers, Remek, Repo, Reul, Riera Madurell, Ries, Rinaldi, Riquet, Rivasi, Roatta, Rochefort, Rodust, Rohde, Roithová, Romero López, Romeva i Rueda, Ronzulli, Rosbach, Rossi, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Rübig, Rubiks, Rühle, Šadurskis, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salatto, Salavrakos, Sánchez Presedo, Sanchez-Schmid, Sârbu, Sargentini, Sarvamaa, Saryusz-Wolski, Sassoli, Saudargas, Savisaar-Toomast, Schaake, Schaldemose, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schnellhardt, Schnieber-Jastram, Scholz, Schöpflin, Schroedter, Schulz Martin, Schulz Werner, Schwab, Scottà, Scurria, Sedó i Alabart, Seeber, Sehnalová, Senyszyn, Severin, Siekierski, Silaghi, Silvestris, Simon, Simpson, Sinclaire, Sippel, Siwiec, Skinner, Skrzydlewska, Skylakakis, Smith, Smolková, Sógor, Sommer, Søndergaard, Sonik, Sophocleous, Sosa Wagner, Sousa, Speroni, Stadler, Staes, Stassen, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavrakakis, Steinruck, Stevenson, Stier, Stihler, van der Stoep, Stolojan, Stoyanov, Strejček, Striffler, Šuica, Surján, Svensson, Swinburne, Szájer, Szymański, Tabajdi, Takkula, Tănăsescu, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Tatarella, Tavares, Taylor Rebecca, Teixeira, Terho, Thein, Theocharous, Theurer, Thomas, Thomsen, Thun und Hohenstein, Thyssen, Ţicău, Tirolien, Toia, Tőkés, Tomaševski, Tomašić, Torvalds, Tošenovský, Toussas, Trautmann, Trematerra, Tremosa i Balcells, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Tsoukalas, Turmes, Turunen, Tzavela, Uggias, Ulmer, Ulvskog, Ungureanu, Urutchev, Vadim Tudor, Vaidere, Vajgl, Vălean, Valjalo, Van Brempt, Vanhecke, Van Orden, Vaughan, Vergiat, Vergnaud, Verheyen, Vidal-Quadras, de Villiers, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voss, Vuljanić, Wałęsa, Watson, Weber Manfred, Weber Renate, Weidenholzer, Weiler, Werthmann, Westphal, Wieland, Wikström, Willmott, Wils, Winkler Hermann, Winkler Iuliu, Włosowicz, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zala, Zalba Bidegain, Zanicchi, Zanoni, Zasada, Ždanoka, Zeller, Zemke, Zéribi, Zijlstra, Zīle, Zimmer, Ziobro, Zuber, Zver, Zwiefka