IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ
President

1. Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

2. Statements by the President

The President made a statement expressing Parliament's concern at the situation in Ukraine. Parliament stressed the importance of Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty and called on Russia to respect the principles of international law and withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory. The President said that Parliament would adopt a resolution on Ukraine on Thursday and would send an observation mission to the Ukrainian presidential elections due to be held in May 2014.

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The President made a statement on the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide.

3. Tribute

On behalf of Parliament, the President paid tribute to the memory of Dominique Baudis, the Defender of Rights in France and a former Member of the European Parliament.

Parliament observed a minute's silence in his memory and in memory of the victims of the Rwandan genocide.

4. Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings

The minutes of the sittings of 2 April 2014 and 3 April 2014 were approved.

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Marian Harkin had been present at the sittings of 13 March 2014 and 2 April 2014 but her name did not appear on the records of attendance.

Gaston Franco had been present at the sittings of 2 and 3 April 2014 but his name did not appear on the records of attendance.

5. Delegated acts (Rule 87a(6))

The EMPL Committee's recommendation to raise no objections to Commission delegated regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 of 11 March 2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (C(2014)1627 – 2014/2676(DEA)) (B7-0273/2014) had been announced in plenary on 2 April 2014 (minutes of 2.4.2014, item 5).

No objections to this recommendation had been raised within the 24-hour period laid down in Rule 87a(6).

Consequently this recommendation was deemed to have been approved with effect from 3 April 2014 and the decision would be published in the texts adopted at the sitting of 15 April 2014 (P7_TA(2014)0340).

6. Corrigenda (Rule 216)

The corrigenda P6_TA(2009)0275(COR01), P7_TA-PROV(2013)0461(COR01), P7_TA-PROV(2013)0342(COR01) and P7_TA-PROV(2014)0057(COR01) had been announced in plenary on Wednesday, 2 April 2014 (minutes of 2.4.2014, item 6).

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.

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The relevant committees had forwarded the following corrigenda to texts adopted by the European Parliament:

- Corrigendum (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0492(COR02)) to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671) (position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 20 November 2013 with a view to the adoption of the above Regulation (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0492) (COM(2011)0626 – C7-0339/2011– COM(2012)0535 – C7-0310/2012 – 2011/0281(COD))

- Corrigendum (P7_TA-PROV(2014)0168(COR01)) to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 27 February 2014 with a view to the adoption of Decision 2014/.../EU of the European Parliament and of the Council introducing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by [Bulgaria], Croatia, Cyprus [and Romania] of certain documents as equivalent to their national visas for transit through or intended stays on their territories not exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period and repealing Decision No 895/2006/EC and Decision No 582/2008/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (P7_TA-PROV(2014)0168) (COM(2013)0441 – C7-0186/2013 – 2013/0210(COD))

- Corrigendum (P7_TA-PROV(2014)0169(COR01)) to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 27 February 2014 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No .../2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (P7_TA-PROV(2014)0169) (COM(2012)0650 – C7-0371/2012 – 2012/0309(COD))

- Corrigendum (P7_TA-PROV(2014)0024(COR01)) to Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the award of concession contracts (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 1) (position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 15 January 2014 with a view to the adoption of the above Directive (P7_TA-PROV(2014)0024)) (COM(2011)0897 – C7-0004/2012 – 2011/0437(COD)).

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

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 they be put to the vote.

7. Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure

The President informed the House, under Rule 211(3), of the following interpretation of Rule 166, Rule 167(1) and Rule 195(3), provided by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, which had been consulted on the application of that provision:

'Rule 166, Rule 167(1) and Rule 195(3) on voting by roll call do not apply to the reports provided for in Rule 6b(2) and Rule 7(3), (6) and (8) in the context of procedures relating to the immunity of a Member.'

If this interpretation was not contested by a political group or by at least 40 Members, in accordance with Rule 211(4), before the opening of the following day's sitting, Tuesday 15 April 2014, it would be deemed to have been adopted. Otherwise, the matter would be put to the vote in Parliament.

8. Composition of Parliament

Ivari Padar had been appointed Minister of Agriculture in Estonia with effect from 7 April 2014.

Harlem Désir had been appointed State Secretary in France with effect from 9 April 2014.

Maria Da Graça Carvalho was going to take up an office incompatible with the office of Member of the European Parliament with effect from 1 May 2014.

In accordance with Rule 4(1), Parliament established the vacancy of Ivari Padar's seat with effect from 7 April 2014, Harlem Désir's seat with effect from 9 April 2014, and Maria Da Graça Carvalho's seat with effect from 1 May 2014 and informed the national authorities concerned.

The Estonian authorities had given notice of the election of Katrin Saks to replace Ivari Padar as Member of Parliament with effect from 7 April 2014.

In accordance with Article 7(1) of the act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, and Rule 4(1) and (4), Parliament noted the election of Katrin Saks with effect from 7 April 2014.

Under Rule 3(2), until such time as her credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that she had previously made a written declaration stating that she did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Katrin Saks would take her seat in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

9. Composition of political groups

Angelika Werthmann was no longer a member of the ALDE Group and would sit with the non-attached Members with effect from 8 April 2014.

10. Composition of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the S&D Group:

ECON Committee: Katrin Saks

Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia: Katrin Saks.

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

11. Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 74)

The President announced that on Wednesday 16 April 2014, together with the President of the Council, he would sign the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions on the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and on the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management (00139/2013/LEX - C7-0173/2014 - 2011/0367(COD))

- Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council granting an EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under financing operations supporting investment projects outside the Union (00003/2014/LEX - C7-0172/2014 - 2013/0152(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on imports of rice originating in Bangladesh and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 (00040/2014/LEX - C7-0171/2014 - 2012/0085(COD))

- Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year for Development (2015) (00043/2014/LEX - C7-0170/2014 - 2013/0238(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction or elimination of customs duties on goods originating in Ukraine (00073/2014/LEX - C7-0169/2014 - 2014/0090(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, amending Council Decision 2008/381/EC and repealing Decisions No 573/2007/EC and No 575/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Decision 2007/435/EC (00142/2013/LEX - C7-0168/2014 - 2011/0366(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts (00006/2014/LEX - C7-0167/2014 - 2011/0389(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on criminal sanctions for market abuse (market abuse directive) (00008/2014/LEX - C7-0166/2014 - 2011/0297(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on market abuse (market abuse regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC (00078/2013/LEX - C7-0165/2014 - 2011/0295(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public interest entities and repealing Commission Decision 2005/909/EC (00005/2014/LEX - C7-0164/2014 - 2011/0359(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on electronic invoicing in public procurement (00021/2014/LEX - C7-0163/2014 - 2013/0213(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management and repealing Council Decision 2007/125/JHA (00135/2013/LEX - C7-0162/2014 - 2011/0368(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, in view of the implementation by 2020 of an international agreement applying a single global market-based measure to international aviation emissions (00018/2014/LEX - C7-0161/2014 - 2013/0344(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/20/EC (00002/2014/LEX - C7-0160/2014 - 2012/0192(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa and repealing Decision No 574/2007/EC (00141/2013/LEX - C7-0159/2014 - 2011/0365(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of freedom of movement for workers (00004/2014/LEX - C7-0158/2014 - 2013/0124(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 1216/2009 and (EC) No 614/2009 (00124/2013/LEX - C7-0157/2014 - 2013/0063(COD))

- Regulation of the of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 on European environmental economic accounts (00037/2014/LEX - C7-0156/2014 - 2013/0130(COD))

- Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Framework for Space Surveillance and Tracking Support (00031/2014/LEX - C7-0155/2014 - 2013/0064(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (00086/2014/LEX - C7-0154/2014 – 2011/0310(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Union airports within a Balanced Approach and repealing Directive 2002/30/EC (00085/2014/LEX - C7-0153/2014 - 2011/0398(COD))

- Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 and repealing Decision No 1622/2006/EC (00084/2014/LEX - C7-0152/2014 - 2012/0199(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on deposit guarantee schemes (recast) (00082/2014/LEX - C7-0151/2014 - 2010/0207(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum requirements for enhancing worker mobility between Member States by improving the acquisition and preservation of supplementary pension rights (00087/2014/LEX - C7-0150/2014 - 2005/0214(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 812/2004 laying down measures concerning incidental catches of cetaceans in fisheries (00083/2014/LEX - C7-0149/2014 - 2012/0216(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sound level of motor vehicles and of replacement silencing systems, and amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directive 70/157/EEC (00081/2014/LEX - C7-0148/2014 - 2011/0409(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on compliance measures for users from the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilisation in the Union (00131/2013/LEX - C7-0143/2014 - 2012/0278(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC (00017/2014/LEX - C7-0142/2014 - 2012/0283(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (00015/2014/LEX - C7-0141/2014 - 2012/0297(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2003/71/EC and 2009/138/EC and Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009, (EU) No 1094/2010 and (EU) No 1095/2010 in respect of the powers of the European Supervisory Authority (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) and the European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority) (00007/2014/LEX - C7-0140/2014 - 2011/0006(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adjusting, with effect from 1 July 2012, the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto (00057/2014/LEX - C7-0139/2014 - 2013/0439(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency (00133/2013/LEX - C7-0138/2014 - 2013/0022(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 (00001/2014/LEX - C7-0137/2014 - 2012/0305(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adjusting, with effect from 1 July 2011, the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto (00056/2014/LEX - C7-0136/2014 - 2013/0438(COD)).

12. Petitions

The following petitions, which had been entered in the register on the dates shown below, had been forwarded to the committee responsible under Rule 201(6):

9 April 2014

Lorenzo Croce (No 0714/2014); Bruno Terriou (No 0715/2014); dr. Nagy Marianna (No 0716/2014); (name confidential) (No 0717/2014); (name confidential) (No 0718/2014); (name confidential) (No 0719/2014); Raffaele Postiglione (No 0720/2014); (name confidential) (No 0721/2014); Danièle Favari (No 0722/2014); (name confidential) (No 0723/2014); (name confidential) (No 0724/2014); (name confidential) (No 0725/2014); (name confidential) (No 0726/2014); (name confidential) (No 0727/2014); (name confidential) (No 0728/2014); (name confidential) (No 0729/2014); Laurenţiu Vasilescu (No 0730/2014); Francesc d'Assís Rossell i Taberner (No 0731/2014); Barbara Chiodi (No 0732/2014); Gregorian Bivolaru (No 0733/2014); Cristian Stanciu (No 0734/2014); (name confidential) (No 0735/2014); Christian Bosco (No 0736/2014); Marian Laurenţiu Statache (No 0737/2014); Rudolf Görke (No 0738/2014); (name confidential) (No 0739/2014); José Pereira (8 signatures) (No 0740/2014); (name confidential) (No 0741/2014); (name confidential) (No 0742/2014); (name confidential) (No 0743/2014); (name confidential) (No 0744/2014); Joseph-Christos Kondylakis (No 0745/2014); (name confidential) (No 0746/2014); (name confidential) (No 0747/2014); (name confidential) (No 0748/2014); (name confidential) (No 0749/2014); (name confidential) (No 0750/2014); (name confidential) (No 0751/2014); (name confidential) (No 0752/2014).

13. Questions for oral answer (submission)

The following questions for oral answer had been submitted by Members (Rule 115):

- (O-000032/2014) by Brian Simpson, on behalf of the TRAN Committee, to the Commission: Enforcement of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 (2014/2700(RSP)) (B7-0113/2014);

- (O-000050/2014) by Alain Lamassoure, on behalf of the BUDG Committee, to the Council: Alarming shortage of payments for financing EU external aid (2014/2697(RSP)) (B7-0114/2014);

- (O-000051/2014) by Alain Lamassoure, on behalf of the BUDG Committee, to the Commission: Alarming shortage of payments for financing EU external aid (2014/2697(RSP)) (B7-0115/2014);

- (O-000053/2014) by Eva Joly, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Council: Alarming shortage of payments for financing EU external aid (2014/2697(RSP)) (B7-0116/2014);

- (O-000054/2014) by Eva Joly, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Commission: Alarming shortage of payments for financing EU external aid (2014/2697(RSP)) (B7-0117/2014);

- (O-000049/2014) by Paul Rübig, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, to the Commission: The 'top ten' consultation process and lightening the burden of EU regulation on SMEs (2013/2711(RSP)) (B7-0118/2014).

14. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from the Council and Commission

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision (recast) (COM(2014)0167 - C7-0112/2014 - 2014/0091(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).

- Draft amending budget No 1 to the general budget for 2014: Council position of 9 April 2014 (08219/2014 - C7-0146/2014 - 2014/2018(BUD))

2) from committees

2.1) reports

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 on shipment of waste (COM(2013)0516 - C7-0217/2013 - 2013/0239(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A7-0069/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on enhanced co-operation between Public Employment Services (PES) (COM(2013)0430 - C7-0177/2013 - 2013/0202(COD)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Frédéric Daerden (A7-0072/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (COM(2013)0522 - C7-0231/2013 - 2013/0248(COD)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Rosa Estaràs Ferragut (A7-0078/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (COM(2013)0480 - C7-0201/2013 - 2013/0224(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Theodoros Skylakakis (A7-0080/2014)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking (COM(2013)0505 - C7-0255/2013 - 2013/0244(NLE)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Christian Ehler (A7-0083/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (recast) (COM(2012)0403 - C7-0197/2012 - 2012/0196(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Matthias Groote (A7-0087/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (COM(2013)0620 - C7-0264/2013 - 2013/0307(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Pavel Poc (A7-0088/2014)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (COM(2013)0496 - C7-0257/2013 - 2013/0241(NLE)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Lambert van Nistelrooij (A7-0092/2014)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (COM(2013)0506 - C7-0256/2013 - 2013/0245(NLE)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Vladko Todorov Panayotov (A7-0094/2014)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (COM(2013)0495 - C7-0259/2013 - 2013/0240(NLE)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Teresa Riera Madurell (A7-0105/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council providing macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Tunisia (COM(2013)0860 - C7-0437/2013 - 2013/0416(COD)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0110/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Animal Health (COM(2013)0260 - C7-0124/2013 - 2013/0136(COD)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Marit Paulsen (A7-0129/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 718/1999 on a Community-fleet capacity policy to promote inland waterway transport (COM(2013)0621 - C7-0265/2013 - 2013/0303(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Corien Wortmann-Kool (A7-0142/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (COM(2013)0622 - C7-0266/2013 - 2013/0302(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Corien Wortmann-Kool (A7-0145/2014)

- ***I Report on the draft 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)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Kinga Gál (A7-0146/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants (COM(2013)0267 - C7-0122/2013 - 2013/0141(COD)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Hynek Fajmon (A7-0147/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health, plant reproductive material, plant protection products and amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, 1829/2003, 1831/2003, 1/2005, 396/2005, 834/2007, 1099/2009, 1069/2009, 1107/2009, Regulations (EU) No 1151/2012, [….]/2013 and Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC, 2008/120/EC and 2009/128/EC (Official Controls Regulation) (COM(2013)0265 - C7-0123/2013 - 2013/0140(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Mario Pirillo (A7-0162/2014)

- Report on consumer protection – protection of consumers in utilities services (2013/2153(INI)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Josef Weidenholzer (A7-0163/2014)

- *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Arrangement between the European Union and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office (18116/2013 - C7-0091/2014 - 2013/0423(NLE)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Roberta Metsola (A7-0168/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer (COM(2010)0378 - C7-0179/2010 - 2010/0209(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Salvatore Iacolino (A7-0170/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 as regards the technical implementation of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COM(2013)0769 - C7-0393/2013 - 2013/0377(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Vladimir Urutchev (A7-0171/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on new psychoactive substances (COM(2013)0619 - C7-0272/2013 - 2013/0305(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Jacek Protasiewicz (A7-0172/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA of 25 October 2004 laying down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking, as regards the definition of drug (COM(2013)0618 - C7-0271/2013 - 2013/0304(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio (A7-0173/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste to reduce the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags (COM(2013)0761 - C7-0392/2013 - 2013/0371(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Margrete Auken (A7-0174/2014)

- Report on amendment of Parliament's Rules of Procedure so as to allow for the possibility of electronic signatures (2014/2011(REG)) - AFCO Committee - Rapporteur: György Schöpflin (A7-0175/2014)

- *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol between the European Union and the Union of the Comoros setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement currently in force between the two parties (16130/2013 - C7-0011/2014 - 2013/0388(NLE)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa (A7-0177/2014)

- *** Recommendation on the draft Council Decision on the conclusion of the Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Madagascar setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force (14164/1/2012 - C7-0408/2012 - 2012/0238(NLE)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Crescenzio Rivellini (A7-0178/2014)

- ***Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the general principles for the participation of Georgia in Union programmes (16612/2013 - C7-0486/2013 - 2013/0257(NLE)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Krzysztof Lisek (A7-0191/2014)

- *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union and its Member States of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (14187/2013 - C7-0007/2014 - 2013/0262(NLE)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Charles Tannock (A7-0192/2014)

- *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles (16651/2013 - C7-0020/2014 - 2013/0375(NLE)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Maria do Céu Patrão Neves (A7-0201/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Long-term Investment Funds (COM(2013)0462 - C7-0209/2013 - 2013/0214(COD)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (A7-0211/2014)

- * Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Croatia to the Convention of 23 July 1990 on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises (COM(2013)0586 - C7-0381/2013 - 2013/0308(CNS)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Sławomir Nitras (A7-0214/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries (COM(2013)0812 - C7-0416/2013 - 2013/0398(COD)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Esther Herranz García (A7-0217/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 515/97 of 13 March 1997 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters (COM(2013)0796 - C7-0421/2013 - 2013/0410(COD)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: António Fernando Correia de Campos (A7-0241/2014)

- Report containing the European Parliament’s recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the European External Action Service on the negotiations of the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership agreement (2014/2021(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Alojz Peterle (A7-0244/2014)

- ***I Report on the amended proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services (codified text) (COM(2013)0932 - C7-0006/2014 - 2010/0095(COD)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Francesco Enrico Speroni (A7-0247/2014)

- Report on new technologies and open educational resources (2013/2182(INI)) - CULT Committee - Rapporteur: Cătălin Sorin Ivan (A7-0249/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (COM(2012)0363 - C7-0192/2012 - 2012/0193(COD)) - CONT Committee - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Ingeborg Gräßle - Rapporteur: Juan Fernando López Aguilar (A7-0251/2014)

- Report on amendment of Rule 90 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on international agreements (2013/2259(REG)) - AFCO Committee - Rapporteur: David Martin (A7-0253/2014)

- Report on negotiations on the MFF 2014-2020: lessons to be learned and the way forward (2014/2005(INI)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteurs: Jean-Luc Dehaene, Ivailo Kalfin (A7-0254/2014)

- Report on relations between the European Parliament and the national parliaments (2013/2185(INI)) - AFCO Committee - Rapporteur: Carlo Casini (A7-0255/2014)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (COM(2013)0195 - C7-0102/2013 - 2013/0105(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried (A7-0256/2014)

- *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Arrangement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office (18141/2013 - C7-0107/2014 - 2013/0427(NLE)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Roberta Metsola (A7-0257/2014)

- Report on the modification of the interinstitutional agreement on the Transparency Register (2014/2010(ACI)) - AFCO Committee - Rapporteur: Roberto Gualtieri (A7-0258/2014)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (COM(2013)0922 - C7-0034/2014 - 2013/0445(NLE)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Josefa Andrés Barea (A7-0259/2014)

- Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with 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 (application EGF/2012/004 ES/Grupo Santana from Spain) (COM(2014)0116 - C7-0101/2014 - 2014/2027(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Frédéric Daerden (A7-0260/2014)

- Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with 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 (application EGF/2012/007 IT/VDC Technologies from Italy) (COM(2014)0119 - C7-0089/2014 - 2014/2025(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Frédéric Daerden (A7-0261/2014)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision authorising Portugal to apply a reduced rate of excise duty in the autonomous region of Madeira on locally produced and consumed rum and liqueurs and in the autonomous region of the Azores on locally produced and consumed liqueurs and eaux-de-vie (COM(2014)0117 - C7-0104/2014 - 2014/0064(CNS)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Danuta Maria Hübner (A7-0262/2014)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the AIEM tax applicable in the Canary Islands (COM(2014)0171 - C7-0106/2014 - 2014/0093(CNS)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Danuta Maria Hübner (A7-0263/2014)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending the period of application of Council Decision 2004/162/EC concerning the dock dues in the French overseas departments (COM(2014)0181 - C7-0129/2014 - 2014/0101(CNS)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Danuta Maria Hübner (A7-0264/2014)

- *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of Korea, on the other part, with the exception of matters related to readmission (05287/2014 - C7-0044/2014 - 2013/0267B(NLE)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Norica Nicolai (A7-0265/2014)

- *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (14783/2013 - C7-0075/2014 - 2013/0311(NLE)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Nikola Vuljanić (A7-0266/2014)

- *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of Korea, on the other part, as regards matters related to readmission (05290/2014 - C7-0046/2014 - 2013/0267A(NLE)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Hubert Pirker (A7-0267/2014)

- * Report on the draft Council regulation on the methods and procedure for making available the traditional, VAT and GNI-based own resources and on the measures to meet cash requirements (recast) (05603/2014 - C7-0037/2014 - 2011/0185(CNS)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteurs: Anne E. Jensen, Jean-Luc Dehaene (A7-0268/2014)

- Recommendation on the draft Council regulation (EU, Euratom) laying down implementing measures for the system of own resources of the European Union (05600/2014 - C7-0047/2014 - 2011/0184(APP)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteurs: Anne E. Jensen, Jean-Luc Dehaene (A7-0269/2014)

- Report on implementing measures for the system of own resources of the European Union (2014/2020(INI)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteurs: Jean-Luc Dehaene, Anne E. Jensen (A7-0270/2014)

- * Report on the draft Council decision on the system of own resources of the European Union (05602/2014 - C7-0036/2014 - 2011/0183(CNS)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteurs: Anne E. Jensen, Jean-Luc Dehaene (A7-0271/2014)

- Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Alexander Mirsky (2014/2026(IMM)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Marielle Gallo (A7-0273/2014)

- Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 1/2014 of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section III – Commission (08219/2014 - C7-0146/2014 - 2014/2018(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Anne E. Jensen (A7-0276/2014)

- Report on Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2015 (2014/2003(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Salvador Garriga Polledo (A7-0277/2014)

2.2) recommendations for second reading

- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council Deposit Guarantee Schemes [recast] (05199/1/2014 - C7-0094/2014 - 2010/0207(COD)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Peter Simon (A7-0216/2014)

- ***II 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 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 812/2004 laying down measures concerning incidental catches of cetaceans in fisheries (06103/1/2014 - C7-0100/2014 - 2012/0216(COD)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Raül Romeva i Rueda (A7-0272/2014)

- ***II 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 establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Union airports within a Balanced Approach and repealing Directive 2002/30/EC (05560/2/2014 - C7-0133/2014 - 2011/0398(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried (A7-0274/2014)

- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading in view of the adoption of a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 and repealing Decision No 1622/2006/EC (05793/1/2014 - C7-0132/2014 - 2012/0199(COD)) - CULT Committee - Rapporteur: Marco Scurria (A7-0275/2014)

15. Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The final draft agenda for the April II 2014 sittings (PE 531.857/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 140).

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The following spoke: Ewald Stadler, who was of the view that, in Brussels on 10 April 2014, Hannes Swoboda had, while talking about the 'One of Us' European Citizens' Initiative, made statements which were incompatible with Rule 9(2), and asked the President to take action under Rules 152, 153 and 154 (the President replied that he would consider the matter) and Hannes Swoboda on what Ewald Stadler had said.

The following spoke: Michael Theurer (Chair of the CONT Committee), to contest the President's decision to declare inadmissible paragraph 47 of the report by Cătălin Sorin Ivan on the 2012 discharge: European Parliament (A7-0246/2014), entered on the voting list for Wednesday; Bernd Posselt, to talk about the speech by Hannes Swoboda; Ingeborg Gräßle and Bart Staes, to talk about the President's decision.

Monday

Request by the PPE Group for a joint debate on the report by Anthea McIntyre (A7-0101/2014) and on the oral question O-000049/2014: The 'top ten' consultation process and lightening the burden of EU regulation on SMEs (2013/2711(RSP)) (B7-0118/2014) to be placed on the agenda.

The following spoke: Paul Rübig, on behalf of the PPE Group, to justify the request, and Bendt Bendtsen, to make the request.

Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (105 in favour, 85 against, 5 abstentions).

Tuesday

Request by the Verts/ALE Group for the vote on the report by Gesine Meissner on maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management to be postponed to Thursday (A7-0379/2013).

The following spoke: Keith Taylor, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to justify the request, Francesco Enrico Speroni and Guy Verhofstadt, to support the request.

Parliament approved the request.

The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda and Pervenche Berès on the arrangements for voting on the report by Salvatore Iacolino on conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer (A7-0170/2014).

The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle.

Wednesday, Thursday

No changes.

The order of business was thus established.

16. Alternative fuels infrastructure ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure [COM(2013)0018 - C7-0022/2013 - 2013/0012(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Carlo Fidanza (A7-0444/2013)

Mathieu Grosch (deputising for the rapporteur) introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Gianni PITTELLA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Siim Kallas (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Georges Bach, on behalf of the PPE Group, Ismail Ertug, on behalf of the S&D Group, Gesine Meissner, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Keith Taylor, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Peter Liese, Inés Ayala Sender and Patrizia Toia.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Tonino Picula, Phil Bennion, Krisztina Morvai and Spyros Danellis.

The following spoke: Siim Kallas and Mathieu Grosch.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 15.4.2014, item 8.12.

17. Dimensions and weights of road vehicles circulating within the Community ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic [COM(2013)0195 - C7-0102/2013- 2013/0105(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried (A7-0256/2014)

Jörg Leichtfried introduced the report.

The following spoke: Siim Kallas (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Mathieu Grosch, on behalf of the PPE Group, Saïd El Khadraoui, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Philippe De Backer, Phil Bennion, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Jacqueline Foster and Peter van Dalen, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Peter van Dalen, on behalf of the ECR Group, Dieter-Lebrecht Koch and Ismail Ertug.

IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND
Vice-President

The following spoke: Peter van Dalen, to put a blue-card question Ismail Ertug, who replied, Philippe De Backer, Jacqueline Foster, Hubert Pirker and Oldřich Vlasák.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Bendt Bendtsen, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Gesine Meissner, Michael Cramer and Miroslav Mikolášik.

The following spoke: Siim Kallas and Jörg Leichtfried.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 15.4.2014, item 8.13.

18. Introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at European Union airports ***II (debate)

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 establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Union airports within a Balanced Approach and repealing Directive 2002/30/EC [05560/2/2014 - C7-0133/2014 - 2011/0398(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried (A7-0274/2014)

Jörg Leichtfried introduced the recommendation for second reading.

The following spoke: Siim Kallas (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Michael Gahler, on behalf of the PPE Group, Bogusław Liberadzki, on behalf of the S&D Group, Gesine Meissner, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jacqueline Foster, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Paul Rübig, and Marian-Jean Marinescu.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik and Silvia-Adriana Ţicău.

The following spoke: Siim Kallas and Jörg Leichtfried.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 16.4.2014, item 7.16.

19. Food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health, plant reproductive material and plant protection products ***I - Animal health ***I - Protective measures against pests of plants ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health, plant reproductive material, plant protection products and amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, 1829/2003, 1831/2003, 1/2005, 396/2005, 834/2007, 1099/2009, 1069/2009, 1107/2009, Regulations (EU) No 1151/2012, [….]/2013 and Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC, 2008/120/EC and 2009/128/EC (Official Controls Regulation) [COM(2013)0265 - C7-0123/2013 - 2013/0140(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Mario Pirillo (A7-0162/2014)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Animal Health [COM(2013)0260 - C7-0124/2013 - 2013/0136(COD)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Marit Paulsen (A7-0129/2014)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants [COM(2013)0267 - C7-0122/2013 - 2013/0141(COD)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Hynek Fajmon (A7-0147/2014)

Mario Pirillo, Marit Paulsen and Hynek Fajmon presented their reports.

The following spoke: Tonio Borg (Member of the Commission).

IN THE CHAIR: Gianni PITTELLA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Oreste Rossi (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Kartika Tamara Liotard (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Britta Reimers (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Isabella Lövin (rapporteur for the opinion of the PECH Committee), Horst Schnellhardt, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Christa Klaß, Giovanni Barbagallo, on behalf of the S&D Group, Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Julie Girling, on behalf of the ECR Group, Martina Anderson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Giancarlo Scottà, on behalf of the EFD Group, Elisabeth Jeggle, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Alyn Smith, Janusz Wojciechowski, Bastiaan Belder, Pilar Ayuso, Åsa Westlund, James Nicholson, Peter Liese, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Albert Deß and Iratxe García Pérez.

IN THE CHAIR: Isabelle DURANT
Vice-President

The following spoke: Zofija Mazej Kukovič and Ewald Stadler.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Marusya Lyubcheva, Christa Klaß, Tonino Picula and Andrew Henry William Brons.

The following spoke: Tonio Borg, Mario Pirillo, Marit Paulsen and Hynek Fajmon.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 15.4.2014, item 17.2,, minutes of 15.4.2014, item 17.3 and minutes of 15.4.2014, item 17.4.

20. Interinstitutional agreement on the transparency register (debate)

Report on the modification of the interinstitutional agreement on the Transparency Register [2014/2010(ACI)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Roberto Gualtieri (A7-0258/2014)

Roberto Gualtieri introduced the report.

The following spoke: Tonio Borg (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: György Schöpflin, on behalf of the PPE Group, Sandra Petrović Jakovina, on behalf of the S&D Group, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Gerald Häfner, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Rina Ronja Kari, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Evelyn Regner, Andrew Duff, Claude Turmes and Zita Gurmai.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Paul Rübig, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Carl Schlyter, Nikola Vuljanić, Krisztina Morvai and Seán Kelly.

The following spoke: Tonio Borg and Roberto Gualtieri.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 15.4.2014, item 8.36.

21. Hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs - Commission follow-up to the 'TOP TEN' Consultation of SMEs on EU Regulation (debate)

Report on ‘How can the European Union contribute to creating a hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs?’ [2013/2176(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Anthea McIntyre (A7-0101/2014)

Question for oral answer (O-000049/2014), by Paul Rübig, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, to the Commission: The 'top ten' consultation process and lightening the burden of EU regulation on SMEs (2013/2711(RSP)) (B7-0118/2014)

Anthea McIntyre introduced the report.

Paul Rübig moved the question.

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek PROTASIEWICZ
Vice-President

The following spoke: Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, to put a blue-card question Paul Rübig, who replied.

The following spoke: Antonio Tajani (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Karin Kadenbach (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Sari Essayah, on behalf of the PPE Group, Philippe De Backer, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Krisztina Morvai, Non-attached Member.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Monika Panayotova, Ruža Tomašić, Phil Bennion, Miloslav Ransdorf and Nicole Sinclaire.

The following spoke: Antonio Tajani and Anthea McIntyre.

The motion for a resolution to be tabled under Rule 115(5) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 15.4.2014, item 17.16.

Vote on the resolution: minutes of 17.4.2014, item 9.15.

The following spoke: Seán Kelly on the catch-the-eye procedure (the President explained why he had chosen certain speakers).

22. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

In accordance with Rule 150, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Edit Bauer, András Gyürk, Mário David, Juan Andrés Naranjo Escobar, Seán Kelly, Catherine Stihler, María Irigoyen Pérez, George Sabin Cutaş, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Iñaki Irazabalbeitia Fernández, Alda Sousa, Gerard Batten, Hans-Peter Martin, Miroslav Mikolášik, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Ioan Enciu, Tonino Picula, Ruža Tomašić, Tatjana Ždanoka, Martina Anderson, Slavi Binev, Andrew Henry William Brons, Dubravka Šuica, Ivailo Kalfin, Claudio Morganti, Zdravka Bušić, Petru Constantin Luhan, Biljana Borzan, and Cristian Dan Preda.

23. MFF negotiations 2014-2020: lessons to be learned and the way forward (short presentation)

Report on negotiations on the MFF 2014-2020: lessons to be learned and the way forward [2014/2005(INI)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteurs: Jean-Luc Dehaene and Ivailo Kalfin (A7-0254/2014)

Reimer Böge (deputising for the rapporteur) and Ivailo Kalfin introduced the report.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Andrej Plenković, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Jan Mulder, Younous Omarjee and Ivana Maletić.

The following spoke: Janusz Lewandowski (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 15.4.2014, item 8.38.

24. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 531.857/OJMA).

25. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.05.

Present:

Abela Baldacchino, Agnew, Albrecht, Allam, Alvaro, Alves, Andersdotter, Anderson, Andreasen, Andrés Barea, Angelilli, Angourakis, Antonescu, Arlacchi, Ashworth, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Bach, Badia i Cutchet, Bagó, Baldini, Balz, Balzani, Barbagallo, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Batten, Bauer, Bearder, Becker, Belder, Bélier, Benarab-Attou, Bendtsen, Bennahmias, Bennion, Berès, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Besset, Bicep, Bielan, Bilbao Barandica, Binev, Bizzotto, Blinkevičiūtė, Bodu, Böge, Bonanini, Bonsignore, Borissov, Borsellino, Borys, Borzan, Boştinaru, Bové, Bowles, Bradbourn, Bratkowski, Breyer, Březina, Brok, Brons, Brzobohatá, Bullmann, Bušić, Cabrnoch, Cadec, van de Camp, Campbell Bannerman, Capoulas Santos, Caronna, Carvalho, Cashman, Caspary, Castex, del Castillo Vera, Cavada, Cercas, Češková, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Childers, Chountis, Christensen, Claeys, Clark, Cliveti, Coelho, Cofferati, Collin-Langen, Colman, Corazza Bildt, Cornelissen, Correa Zamora, Correia de Campos, Cortés Lastra, Costello, Cottigny, Cramer, Creţu, Creutzmann, Cronberg, Crowley, Cuschieri, Cutaş, Cymański, Czarnecki, van Dalen, Dăncilă, Danellis, Danjean, (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Daul, David, Davies, De Backer, De Castro, De Keyser, Delli, 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, Eickhout, El Khadraoui, Elles, Enciu, Engel, Engström, Eppink, Ernst, Ertug, Essayah, Estaràs Ferragut, Estrela, Evans, Fajmon, Falbr, Farage, Färm, Feio, Ferber, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fisas Ayxela, Flasarová, Flašíková Beňová, Flautre, Florenz, Fontana, Ford, Foster, Fox, Fraga Estévez, Franco, Gabriel, Gahler, Gál, Gallagher, Gáll-Pelcz, Garcés Ramón, García-Hierro Caraballo, García Pérez, Gardini, Gauzès, Geier, Gerbrandy, Geringer de Oedenberg, Giannakou, Giegold, Gierek, Girling, Glante, Glattfelder, Godmanis, Goebbels, 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Włosowicz, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Yannakoudakis, Záborská, Zahradil, Zala, Zalba Bidegain, Zaleski, Zamfirescu, Zanoni, Zasada, Ždanoka, Zeller, Zemke, Zijlstra, Zīle, Zimmer, Zver, Zwiefka

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Bufton, Dehaene, Kleva Kekuš, Papastamkos, Scurria