IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ
President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 9.05.

2. Documents received

The following documents had been received from the Council and Commission:

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations INF 9/2014 - Committee of the Regions (N8-0055/2014 - C8-0251/2014 - 2014/2188(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations INF 12/2014 - Committee of the Regions (N8-0056/2014 - C8-0252/2014 - 2014/2189(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 2/2014 - European Economic and Social Committee (N8-0057/2014 - C8-0253/2014 - 2014/2190(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations INF 8/2014 - Committee of the Regions (N8-0058/2014 - C8-0254/2014 - 2014/2192(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations INF 10/2014 - Committee of the Regions (N8-0059/2014 - C8-0255/2014 - 2014/2193(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations INF 11/2014 - Committee of the Regions (N8-0060/2014 - C8-0256/2014 - 2014/2194(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations No 3/2014 - Court of Justice (N8-0061/2014 - C8-0257/2014 - 2014/2195(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 37/2014 - Section III – Commission (N8-0062/2014 - C8-0258/2014 - 2014/2196(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations No 5 - Section VIII – European Ombudsman (N8-0063/2014 - C8-0259/2014 - 2014/2199(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations INF 13/2014 - Committee of the Regions (N8-0064/2014 - C8-0270/2014 - 2014/2200(GBD))

3. Implementing measures (Rule 106)

The following draft implementing measures falling under the regulatory procedure with scrutiny had been forwarded to Parliament:

- Commission Regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acetamiprid, chromafenozide, cyazofamid, dicamba, difenoconazole, fenpyrazamine, fluazinam, formetanate, nicotine, penconazole, pymetrozine, pyraclostrobin, tau-fluvalinate and tebuconazole in or on certain products (D033848/03 - 2014/2979(RPS) - deadline: 22/1/2015)
referred to committee responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation on additional airworthiness specifications for a given type of operations and amending Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (D034508/02 - 2014/2955(RPS) - deadline: 14/2/2015)
referred to committee responsible: TRAN

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards requirements for the placing on the market and conditions of use of additives consisting of preparations (D036035/03 - 2014/2958(RPS) - deadline: 15/2/2015)
referred to committee responsible: AGRI

- Commission Regulation amending Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid, glucosamine salt used in the manufacture of food supplements (D036044/02 - 2014/2957(RPS) - deadline: 18/2/2015)
referred to committee responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Ephedra species and Yohimbe (Pausinystalia yohimbe (K. Schum) Pierre ex Beille) (D036045/02 - 2014/2960(RPS) - deadline: 19/2/2015)
referred to committee responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health (D036047/03 - 2014/2961(RPS) - deadline: 19/2/2015)
referred to committee responsible: ENVI (Rule 54)
opinion: IMCO (Rule 54)

- Commission Regulation refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods and referring to children's development and health (D036053/02 - 2014/2963(RPS) - deadline: 19/2/2015)
referred to committee responsible: ENVI (Rule 54)
opinion: IMCO (Rule 54)

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 657/2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards the establishment of European sample schemes (D036225/01 - 2014/2956(RPS) - deadline: 15/2/2015)
referred to committee responsible: ECON

- Commission Decision on the safety requirements to be met by European standards for alcohol-powered flueless fireplaces pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on general product safety (D036445/03 - 2014/2974(RPS) - deadline: 20/2/2015)
referred to committee responsible: IMCO

- Commission Directive amending Council Directive 96/98/EC on marine equipment (D036466/01 - 2014/2980(RPS) - deadline: 22/2/2015)
referred to committee responsible: TRAN

4. Delegated acts (Rule 105(6))

The following draft delegated acts had been forwarded to Parliament:

- Commission Delegated Regulation amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements (C(2014)08355 – 2014/2954(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 14 November 2014

Referred to committee responsible: INTA

- Commission Delegated Regulation on the implementation of the Union's international obligations, as referred to in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, under the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries C(2014)08402 - 2014/2962(DEA)

Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 18 November 2014

Referred to committee responsible: PECH

- Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council by identifying the costs eligible for support from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund in order to improve hygiene, health, safety and working conditions of fishermen, protect and restore marine biodiversity and ecosystems, mitigate climate change and increase the energy efficiency of fishing vessels C(2014)08611 - 2014/2982(DEA)

Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 24 November 2014

Referred to committee responsible: PECH

5. Transfers of appropriations

In accordance with Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the budgetary authority of the approval of transfer of appropriations by the Commission DEC 34/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the budgetary authority of the approval of transfer of appropriations by the Commission DEC 35/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, at its meeting of 20 November 2014 the Committee on Budgets had approved the proposal presented by the Commission concerning transfer of appropriations DEC 36/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the budgetary authority of the approval of transfer of appropriations by the Commission DEC 36/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, at its meeting of 20 November 2014 the Committee on Budgets had approved the proposal presented by the Commission concerning transfer of appropriations DEC 38/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the budgetary authority of the approval of transfer of appropriations by the Commission DEC 38/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, at its meeting of 20 November 2014 the Committee on Budgets had approved the proposal presented by the Commission concerning transfer of appropriations DEC 39/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the budgetary authority of the approval of transfer of appropriations by the Commission DEC 39/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, at its meeting of 13 November 2014 the Committee on Budgets had approved the proposal presented by the Commission concerning transfer of appropriations DEC 41/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the budgetary authority of the approval of transfer of appropriations by the Commission DEC 41/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the budgetary authority of the approval of transfer of appropriations by the Commission DEC 42/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, at its meeting of 13 November 2014 the Committee on Budgets had approved the proposal presented by the Commission concerning transfer of appropriations DEC 43/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the budgetary authority of the approval of transfer of appropriations by the Commission DEC 43/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, at its meeting of 13 November 2014 the Committee on Budgets had approved the proposal presented by the Commission concerning transfer of appropriations DEC 44/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the budgetary authority of the approval of transfer of appropriations by the Commission DEC 44/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, at its meeting of 13 November 2014 the Committee on Budgets had approved the proposal presented by the Commission concerning transfer of appropriations DEC 45/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the budgetary authority of the approval of transfer of appropriations by the Commission DEC 45/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had approved the proposal presented by the Commission concerning transfer of appropriations DEC 47/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the budgetary authority of the approval of transfer of appropriations by the Commission DEC 47/2014.

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, at its meeting of 13 November 2014 the Committee on Budgets had approved the proposal presented by the Commission concerning transfer of appropriations DEC 48/2014.

In accordance with Article 25 of the Financial Regulation, at its meeting of 20 November 2014 the Committee on Budgets had approved the proposal presented by the Court of Auditors concerning transfers of appropriations V/AB-18/T/14, V/AB-19/T/14 V/AB-20/C/14 and V/AB-21/T/14.

In accordance with Article 25 of the Financial Regulation, at its meeting of 20 November 2014 the Committee on Budgets had approved the proposal presented by the Committee of the Regions concerning transfer of appropriations INF 7/2014.

In accordance with Article 203(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Commission had informed the budgetary authority of the evaluation of the proposal exceeding the authorised ceiling for the building of a new laboratory building at the Institute for Transuranium Elements at the Joint Research Centre in Karlsruhe.

6. Commission Jobs, Growth and Investment Package (debate)

Statement by the President of the Commission: Commission Jobs, Growth and Investment Package (2014/2975(RSP))

Jean-Claude Juncker (President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Werner Hoyer (President of the European Investment Bank).

The following spoke: Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE Group, Gianni Pittella, on behalf of the S&D Group, Syed Kamall, on behalf of the ECR Group, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Philippe Lamberts, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Patrick O'Flynn, on behalf of the EFDD Group, and Gerolf Annemans, Non-attached Member.

The following spoke: Pietro Carlo Padoan (President-in-Office of the Council) and Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

IN THE CHAIR: Antonio TAJANI
Vice-President

7. 2014 UN Climate Change Conference - COP 20 in Lima, Peru (1-12 December 2014) (debate)

Council and Commission statements: 2014 UN Climate Change Conference - COP 20 in Lima, Peru (1-12 December 2014) (2014/2777(RSP))

Sandro Gozi (President-in-Office of the Council) and Miguel Arias Cañete (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the PPE Group, Enrique Guerrero Salom, on behalf of the S&D Group, Ian Duncan, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Merja Kyllönen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bas Eickhout, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Valentinas Mazuronis, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Zoltán Balczó, Non-attached Member, Giovanni La Via, Kathleen Van Brempt, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Fredrick Federley, Kateřina Konečná, Piernicola Pedicini, Franz Obermayr, Françoise Grossetête, Jo Leinen, Jørn Dohrmann, Josu Juaristi Abaunz, Roger Helmer, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Elisabetta Gardini, Matthias Groote, Marcus Pretzell, Teresa Rodriguez-Rubio, Eleonora Evi, Gilles Lebreton, Krišjānis Kariņš, Seb Dance, Julie Girling, Olaf Stuger, Jerzy Buzek, Massimo Paolucci, Pilar Ayuso, Gilles Pargneaux, Elisabeth Köstinger, Jytte Guteland, Ivo Belet, Iratxe García Pérez, Dubravka Šuica, Jeppe Kofod, Peter Liese, Renata Briano, Pervenche Berès, Miroslav Poche, Linda McAvan and Yannick Jadot.

The following spoke: Miguel Arias Cañete and Sandro Gozi.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 123(2):

- Giovanni La Via, Chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the PPE Group, Jo Leinen, on behalf of the S&D Group, Ian Duncan, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Merja Kyllönen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bas Eickhout, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Valentinas Mazuronis, on behalf of the EFDD Group, on the 2014 UN Climate Change Conference – COP 20 in Lima, Peru (1-12 December 2014) (2014/2777(RSP)) (B8-0251/2014).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 27.11.2014, item 12.3.

IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ
President

8. Award of the Sakharov Prize (formal sitting)

From 12.05 to 12.35, Parliament held a formal sitting for the award of the Sakharov Prize to Denis Mukwege, in recognition of his on-going efforts to restore the physical and psychological integrity of thousands of women and girls who are victims of sexual abuse by rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Before presenting the prize, the President also welcomed Elisabeth Schepetylnykova, the representative of the Ukrainian movement EuroMaidan (a candidate for the 2014 Sakharov Prize) and Dinara Yunus, daughter of Leyla Yunus, the founder of the Institute for Peace and Democracy and Human Rights in Azerbaijan (also a candidate for the 2014 Sakharov Prize), who could not be present as she remained in prison in Azerbaijan.

IN THE CHAIR: Ulrike LUNACEK
Vice-President

9. Composition of Parliament

The Spanish authorities had given notice of the election of Enrique Calvet Chambon to replace Francisco Sosa Wagner as Member of Parliament with effect from 20 November 2014.

The Bulgarian authorities had given notice of the election of Andrey Novakov to replace Tomislav Donchev as Member of Parliament with effect from 24 November 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 with Rule 4(1) and (4) of its Rules of Procedure, Parliament noted the election of Enrique Calvet Chambon and Andrey Novakov with effect from 20 November 2014 and 24 November 2014 respectively.

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

10. Appointment of a member of the Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members

Pursuant to Article 7 of the Code of Conduct for Members of the European Parliament Code with respect to financial interests and conflicts of interest, the President had decided on 25 November 2014 to appoint Jean-Marie Cavada (ALDE) member of the Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members to replace Francisco Sosa Wagner (ALDE).

11. Composition of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the ALDE Group:

EMPL Committee: Enrique Calvet Chambon

Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council: Enrique Calvet Chambon

Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean: Enrique Calvet Chambon

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

12. 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.

12.1. Collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank * (Rule 150) (vote)

Report on the draft Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2533/98 concerning the collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank [11200/2014 - C8-0109/2014 - 2014/0808(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Roberto Gualtieri (A8-0027/2014)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P8_TA(2014)0061)

12.2. The powers of the European Central Bank to impose sanctions * (vote)

Report on the draft Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2532/98 concerning the powers of the European Central Bank to impose sanctions [10896/2014 - C8-0090/2014 - 2014/0807(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Kay Swinburne (A8-0028/2014)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

Approved as amended (P8_TA(2014)0062)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P8_TA(2014)0062)

12.3. 2014 UN Climate Change Conference - COP 20 in Lima, Peru (1-12 December 2014) (vote)

Motion for a resolution B8-0251/2014

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P8_TA(2014)0063)

13. Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 183 appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: Roberto Gualtieri - A8-0027/2014
Neena Gill, Stanislav Polčák, Danuta Jazłowiecka, Daniel Hannan, Peter Jahr, Nicola Caputo and Seán Kelly

Report: Kay Swinburne - A8-0028/2014
Neena Gill, Matt Carthy, Daniel Hannan, Seán Kelly, Peter Jahr and Bernd Lucke

2014 UN Climate Change Conference - COP 20 in Lima, Peru (1-12 December 2014) - (2014/2777(RSP)) - B8-0251/2014
Neena Gill, Dubravka Šuica, Lynn Boylan, Caterina Chinnici, Monika Smolková, Daniel Hannan, Nicola Caputo, Seán Kelly and Marijana Petir.

14. Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on the Europarl website under 'Plenary/Votes/Results of Votes (Results of 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 13.25 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF
Vice-President

15. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

16. Composition of committees and delegations

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

EMPL Committee: Emilian Pavel

Delegation for relations with Israel: Emilian Pavel

Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean: Emilian Pavel

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

17. Recognition of Palestine statehood (debate)

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Recognition of Palestine statehood (2014/2964(RSP))

Federica Mogherini (Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.

The following spoke: Elmar Brok, on behalf of the PPE Group, Richard Howitt, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by James Carver, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, Fernando Maura Barandiarán, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Martina Anderson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Tamás Meszerics, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by David Coburn, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Sotirios Zarianopoulos, Non-attached Member, Cristian Dan Preda, Victor Boștinaru, Bas Belder, Pavel Telička, Neoklis Sylikiotis, Margrete Auken, who also replied to a blue-card question by Tomáš Zdechovský, Marcel de Graaff, Fulvio Martusciello, Marita Ulvskog, who also replied to a blue-card question by Lars Adaktusson, Mark Demesmaeker, Frédérique Ries, Patrick Le Hyaric, who also replied to a blue-card question by Pavel Svoboda, Bodil Ceballos, Udo Voigt, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gilles Pargneaux, Jan Zahradil, Ivo Vajgl, Marisa Matias, Alyn Smith, Bruno Gollnisch, Michèle Alliot-Marie, Elena Valenciano, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Sofia Sakorafa, Karima Delli and Eleftherios Synadinos.

IN THE CHAIR: Ryszard CZARNECKI
Vice-President

The following spoke: Francesc Gambús, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Sajjad Karim, who also replied to a blue-card question by Arne Gericke, Teresa Rodriguez-Rubio, Gianluca Buonanno, Lars Adaktusson, who also replied to a blue-card question by Margrete Auken, Maria Arena, Marcus Pretzell, who also replied to a blue-card question by Krisztina Morvai, Miguel Viegas, Gunnar Hökmark, who also replied to a blue-card question by Sofia Sakorafa, Afzal Khan, Ángela Vallina, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Steven Woolfe and Michaela Šojdrová, Tanja Fajon, Barbara Spinelli, Brando Benifei, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Eugen Freund, Vincent Peillon, Boris Zala and Tonino Picula.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Tomáš Zdechovský, Nicola Caputo, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Josu Juaristi Abaunz, Ernest Maragall, Bill Etheridge, Krisztina Morvai and, on the conduct of the catch-the-eye procedure, Ana Gomes and Richard Corbett.

The following spoke: Federica Mogherini.

The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 123(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: next part-session.

18. 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (debate)

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (2014/2964(RSP))

Federica Mogherini (Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.

The following spoke: Roberta Metsola, on behalf of the PPE Group, Josef Weidenholzer, on behalf of the S&D Group, Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the ECR Group, Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Martina Anderson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Ioan Mircea PAȘCU
Vice-President

The following spoke: Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ignazio Corrao, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Krisztina Morvai, Non-attached Member, Elissavet Vozemberg, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Beatrix von Storch, Gérard Deprez, Kateřina Konečná, Terry Reintke, Jean-Luc Schaffhauser, who also replied to a blue-card question by Elena Valenciano, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Caterina Chinnici, Branislav Škripek, Petr Ježek, Sabine Lösing, Edouard Ferrand, Kinga Gál, Elena Valenciano, Marek Jurek, Marijana Petir, Anna Hedh, Ruža Tomašić, Tadeusz Zwiefka, who also replied to a blue-card question by Marek Jurek, Linda McAvan, Jana Žitňanská, Michaela Šojdrová, Tanja Fajon, Arne Gericke, Carlos Coelho, Francisco Assis, Mariya Gabriel, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Marlene Mizzi, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Therese Comodini Cachia, Anna Záborská and Emil Radev.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Patricija Šulin, Tibor Szanyi, Notis Marias, Urmas Paet and Fabio Massimo Castaldo.

The following spoke: Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President of the Commission), on behalf of the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 123(2):

- Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Roberta Metsola, Monika Hohlmeier, Tadeusz Zwiefka, Cristian Dan Preda, Kinga Gál, Monica Macovei, Mariya Gabriel, Traian Ungureanu, Barbara Matera, Emil Radev, Elissavet Vozemberg, Michał Boni, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Carlos Coelho, Frank Engel, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Therese Comodini Cachia, Milan Zver, Heinz K. Becker, Jeroen Lenaers, Barbara Kudrycka, Csaba Sógor, Pál Csáky, Peter Jahr, Michaela Šojdrová, Lara Comi, Tomáš Zdechovský, Stanislav Polčák and Jiří Pospíšil, on behalf of the PPE Group,
Birgit Sippel, Caterina Chinnici, Anna Hedh, Tanja Fajon, Sylvie Guillaume, Elena Valenciano, Agnes Jongerius, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Kashetu Kyenge, Péter Niedermüller, Josef Weidenholzer, Hugues Bayet, Miriam Dalli, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Miltiadis Kyrkos, Kati Piri, Christine Revault D'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Marlene Mizzi and Nicola Caputo, on behalf of the S&D Group,
Charles Tannock, Mark Demesmaeker, Timothy Kirkhope, Jussi Halla-aho, Helga Stevens, Ruža Tomašić and Jana Žitňanská, on behalf of the ECR Group,
Nathalie Griesbeck, Gérard Deprez, Dita Charanzová, Marielle de Sarnez, Catherine Bearder, Petr Ježek, Javier Nart, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Filiz Hyusmenova and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group,
Martina Anderson, Cornelia Ernst, Malin Björk, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Marina Albiol Guzmán, Kostas Chrysogonos, Dennis de Jong, Barbara Spinelli, Gabriele Zimmer, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Lynn Boylan, Matt Carthy, Javier Couso Permuy, Fabio De Masi, Pablo Echenique, Luke Ming Flanagan, Eleonora Forenza, Emmanouil Glezos, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Pablo Iglesias, Josu Juaristi Abaunz, Kateřina Konečná, Kostadinka Kuneva, Merja Kyllönen, Patrick Le Hyaric, Paloma López Bermejo, Sabine Lösing, Curzio Maltese, Marisa Matias, Martina Michels, Liadh Ní Riada, Younous Omarjee, Miloslav Ransdorf, Sofia Sakorafa, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Neoklis Sylikiotis and Ángela Vallina, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,
Jean Lambert, Judith Sargentini and Bodil Ceballos, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,
Laura Ferrara, Rolandas Paksas and Valentinas Mazuronis, on behalf of the EFDD Group, on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (2014/2919(RSP)) (B8-0285/2014)

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 27.11.2014, item 10.7.

19. Outcome of the G20 meeting (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Outcome of the G20 meeting (2014/2968(RSP))

Sandro Gozi (President-in-Office of the Council) and Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.

IN THE CHAIR: Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ
Vice-President

The following spoke: Burkhard Balz, on behalf of the PPE Group, Peter Simon, on behalf of the S&D Group, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, on behalf of the ECR Group, Ivan Jakovčić, on behalf of the ALDE Group, João Ferreira, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Petr Mach, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Nicolas Bay, Non-attached Member, Maria Spyraki, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Richard Sulík, Valentinas Mazuronis, Harald Vilimsky, Guillaume Balas, Victor Boștinaru, David Martin and Nicola Danti.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo and Bill Etheridge.

The following spoke: Valdis Dombrovskis and Sandro Gozi.

The debate closed.

20. Digital single market (debate)

Commission statement: Digital single market (2014/2973(RSP))

Andrus Ansip (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Andreas Schwab, on behalf of the PPE Group, Evelyne Gebhardt, on behalf of the S&D Group, Vicky Ford, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Bill Etheridge, Dita Charanzová, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Cornelia Ernst, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Dario Tamburrano, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Julia Reda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Mylène Troszczynski, Non-attached Member, Krišjānis Kariņš, Birgit Sippel, Marcus Pretzell, Fredrick Federley, Michel Reimon, Burkhard Balz, who also replied to a blue-card question by Fredrick Federley, and Notis Marias.

IN THE CHAIR: Ryszard CZARNECKI
Vice-President

The following spoke: Cecilia Wikström, Sabine Verheyen, Petra Kammerevert, Kaja Kallas, Gunnar Hökmark, Catherine Stihler, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Josef Weidenholzer, Anne Sander, Miroslav Poche, Michał Boni, Renato Soru, Eva Paunova, Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein and Antonio Tajani.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo, Marc Tarabella, Biljana Borzan, Victor Negrescu, Henna Virkkunen, Virginie Rozière, Tibor Szanyi, Marju Lauristin, Ivan Jakovčić, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells and Jonathan Arnott.

The following spoke: Andrus Ansip.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 123(2).

- Andreas Schwab, Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein, Burkhard Balz, Krišjānis Kariņš, Michał Boni, Sabine Verheyen, Ivo Belet, Davor Ivo Stier, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Siegfried Mureșan, Tomáš Zdechovský, Michaela Šojdrová, Stanislav Polčák, Jiří Pospíšil and Lara Comi, on behalf of the PPE Group, Evelyne Gebhardt, Petra Kammerevert, Dan Nica, Evelyn Regner, Birgit Sippel, José Blanco López, Miriam Dalli, Miroslav Poche, Patrizia Toia, Flavio Zanonato, Alessandra Moretti, Marlene Mizzi, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Nicola Danti, Catherine Stihler, Lucy Anderson, Jutta Steinruck, Biljana Borzan, Maria Grapini, Hugues Bayet, Nicola Caputo, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Caterina Chinnici, Olga Sehnalová, Brando Benifei, Alessia Maria Mosca, Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu, Marc Tarabella, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Christel Schaldemose, Theresa Griffin and Victor Negrescu, on behalf of the S&D Group, on supporting consumer rights in the digital single market (2014/2973(RSP)) (B8-0286/2014),

- Vicky Ford and Sajjad Karim, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the digital single market (2014/2973(RSP)) (B8-0287/2014),

- Dita Charanzová, Pavel Telička, Javier Nart, Antanas Guoga, Gérard Deprez and Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the digital single market (2014/2973(RSP)) (B8-0288/2014).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 27.11.2014, item 10.8.

21. Composition of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PPE Group:

DEVE Committee: Andrey Novakov

Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America: Andrey Novakov

Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly: Andrey Novakov

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

22. Steel sector in the EU: protecting workers and industries (debate)

Commission statement: Steel sector in the EU: protecting workers and industries (2014/2976(RSP))

Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Antonio Tajani, on behalf of the PPE Group, Roberto Gualtieri, on behalf of the S&D Group, Notis Marias, on behalf of the ECR Group, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eleonora Forenza, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Reinhard Bütikofer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Laura Agea, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Dominique Bilde, Non-attached Member, András Gyürk, who also replied to a blue-card question by Paul Rübig, Patrizia Toia, who also replied to a blue-card question by Laura Agea, Marcus Pretzell, who also replied to a blue-card question by Jonathan Arnott, Ivan Jakovčić, who also replied to a blue-card question by Reinhard Bütikofer, Paloma López Bermejo, Bill Etheridge, Sotirios Zarianopoulos, Massimiliano Salini, who also replied to a blue-card question by Rosa D'Amato, Jonás Fernández, Curzio Maltese, Peter Lundgren, Mario Borghezio, Enrico Gasbarra, Dario Tamburrano, Edouard Martin, who also replied to a blue-card question by Sophie Montel, and Rosa D'Amato.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Paul Rübig.

The following spoke: Elżbieta Bieńkowska.

The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 123(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: next part-session.

23. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 542.136/OJJE).

24. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.10.

Present:

Adaktusson, Adinolfi, Affronte, Agea, Agnew, Aguilera García, Aiuto, Aker, Albiol Guzmán, Albrecht, Ali, Aliot, Alliot-Marie, Anderson Lucy, Anderson Martina, Andersson, Andrieu, Androulakis, Annemans, Arena, Arimont, Arnautu, Arnott, Arthuis, Ashworth, Assis, Atkinson, Auken, Auštrevičius, Ayala Sender, Ayuso, van Baalen, Bach, Balas, Balčytis, Balczó, Balz, Barekov, Bashir, Batten, Bay, Bearder, Becerra Basterrechea, Becker, Beghin, Belder, Belet, Bendtsen, Benifei, Berès, Bergeron, Bettini, Bilbao Barandica, Bilde, Bizzotto, Björk, Blanco López, Blinkevičiūtė, Bocskor, Böge, Bogovič, Bonafè, Boni, Borghezio, Borrelli, Borzan, Boștinaru, Bours, Boutonnet, Bové, Boylan, Brannen, Bresso, Briano, Briois, Brok, Buchner, Buda, Bullmann, Buonanno, Bușoi, Bütikofer, Buzek, Cabezón Ruiz, Cadec, Calvet Chambon, van de Camp, Campbell Bannerman, Caputo, Carthy, Carver, Casa, Caspary, Castaldo, del Castillo Vera, Cavada, Ceballos, Cesa, Charanzová, Chauprade, Childers, Chinnici, Christensen, Christoforou, Chrysogonos, Cicu, Cirio, Clune, Coburn, Coelho, Cofferati, Collin-Langen, Collins, Comi, Comodini Cachia, Corbett, Corrao, Costa, Couso Permuy, Cozzolino, Cramer, Cristea, Csáky, Czarnecki, van Dalen, Dalli, D'Amato, Dance, Dăncilă, Danjean, Danti, Dantin, (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Dati, De Backer, De Castro, Delahaye, Deli, Delli, Delvaux, De Masi, Demesmaeker, De Monte, Denanot, Deprez, de Sarnez, Deß, Deutsch, Diaconu, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dlabajová, Dodds Anneliese, Dohrmann, Dorfmann, D'Ornano, Drăghici, Duda, Duncan, Durand, Dzhambazki, Echenique, Eck, Ehler, Eickhout, Engel, Engström, Epitideios, Erdős, Eriksson, Ernst, Ertug, Estaràs Ferragut, Etheridge, Evans, Evi, Fajon, Farage, Faria, Federley, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández, Ferrand, Ferreira Elisa, Ferreira João, Finch, Fjellner, Flašíková Beňová, Fleckenstein, Florenz, Fontana, Ford, Forenza, Foster, Fotyga, Fountoulis, Fox, Freund, Frunzulică, Gabriel, Gahler, Gál, Gáll-Pelcz, Gambús, García Pérez, Gardiazabal Rubial, Gardini, Gasbarra, Gebhardt, Geier, Gentile, Gerbrandy, Gericke, Geringer de Oedenberg, Giegold, Gierek, Gieseke, Gill Nathan, Gill Neena, Girauta Vidal, Girling, Giuffrida, Glezos, Goddyn, Goerens, Gollnisch, Gomes, González Pons, Gosiewska, Goulard, de Graaff, Grammatikakis, de Grandes Pascual, Grapini, Gräßle, Griesbeck, Griffin, Grigule, Gróbarczyk, Groote, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Guoga, Guteland, Gutiérrez Prieto, Gyürk, Hadjigeorgiou, Halla-aho, Hannan, Harkin, Häusling, Hautala, Hayes, Hazekamp, Hedh, Hellvig, Helmer, Henkel, Herranz García, Hetman, Heubuch, Hoffmann, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Hölvényi, Honeyball, Hortefeux, Howitt, Hübner, Hudghton, Huitema, Hyusmenova, Iglesias, in 't Veld, Iotova, Iturgaiz, Iwaszkiewicz, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jackiewicz, Jadot, Jahr, Jakovčić, James, Jáuregui Atondo, Jávor, Jazłowiecka, Ježek, Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Joly, de Jong, Jongerius, Joulaud, Juaristi Abaunz, Jurek, Juvin, Kadenbach, Kaili, Kalinowski, Kallas, Kalniete, Kamall, Kammerevert, Kappel, Karas, Kari, Karim, Kariņš, Karlsson, Karski, Katrougkalos, Kaufmann, Kefalogiannis, Kelam, Keller Jan, Keller Ska, Kelly, Khan, Kirkhope, Kirton-Darling, Koch, Kofod, Kölmel, Konečná, Korwin-Mikke, Kósa, Köster, Köstinger, Kovács, Kovatchev, Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Krasnodębski, Kudrycka, Kuhn, Kukan, Kumpula-Natri, Kuneva, Kuźmiuk, Kyenge, Kyllönen, Kyrkos, Kyrtsos, Kyuchyuk, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lamberts, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lange, de Lange, Langen, Lauristin, La Via, Lavrilleux, Lebreton, Le Grip, Legutko, Le Hyaric, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lenaers, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Lewandowski, Lewer, Liberadzki, Liese, Lietz, Lins, Lochbihler, Loones, Lope Fontagné, López, López Aguilar, López Bermejo, López-Istúriz White, Lösing, Lucke, Ludvigsson, Łukacijewska, Lunacek, Lundgren, Łybacka, McAllister, McAvan, McClarkin, McGuinness, Mach, McIntyre, Macovei, Maeijer, Maletić, Malinov, Maltese, Mamikins, Mănescu, Maňka, Mann, Manscour, Maragall, Marias, Marinescu, Marinho e Pinto, Martin David, Martin Dominique, Martin Edouard, Martusciello, Marusik, Maštálka, Matera, Matias, Mato, Maura Barandiarán, Maurel, Mavrides, Mayer, Mazuronis, Meissner, Mélenchon, Mélin, Melo, Messerschmidt, Meszerics, Metsola, Michel, Michels, Mihaylova, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, van Miltenburg, Mineur, Mizzi, Mlinar, Moi, Moisă, Molnár, Monot, Montel, Moody, Moraes, Morano, Morgano, Morin-Chartier, Morvai, Mosca, Müller, Mureșan, Muselier, Mussolini, Nagy, Nart, Negrescu, Nekov, Neuser, Nica, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niebler, Niedermayer, Niedermüller, van Nieuwenhuizen, Nilsson, Ní Riada, van Nistelrooij, Noichl, Nuttall, Obermayr, O'Flynn, Olbrycht, Omarjee, Ożóg, Pabriks, Paet, Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Paksas, Panzeri, Paolucci, Papadakis Demetris, Papadakis Konstantinos, Papadimoulis, Pargneaux, Parker, Pașcu, Paulsen, Paunova, Pavel, Pedicini, Peillon, Peterle, Petersen, Petir, Philippot, Picierno, Picula, Piecha, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Piotrowski, Piri, Pirinski, Pitera, Pittella, Plenković, Plura, Poc, Poche, Pogliese, Polčák, Ponga, Poręba, Pospíšil, Post, Preda, Pretzell, Preuß, Proust, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radev, Radoš, Rangel, Rebega, Reda, Reding, Regner, Rehn, Reid, Reimon, Reintke, Reul, Revault D'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Ribeiro, Ries, Riquet, Rivasi, Rochefort, Rodrigues Liliana, Rodrigues Maria João, Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Rodriguez-Rubio, Rodust, Rohde, Rolin, Ropė, Rosati, Rozière, Ruas, Rübig, Saïfi, Sakorafa, Salini, Salvini, Sánchez Caldentey, Sander, Sant, Sargentini, Sarvamaa, Saryusz-Wolski, Sassoli, Saudargas, Schaake, Schaffhauser, Schaldemose, Schlein, Schmidt, Scholz, Schöpflin, Schreijer-Pierik, Schulz, Schulze, Schuster, Schwab, Scott Cato, Sebastià, Sehnalová, Senra Rodríguez, Sernagiotto, Serrão Santos, Seymour, Siekierski, Silva Pereira, Simon Peter, Simon Siôn, Sippel, Škripek, Škrlec, Smith, Smolková, Sógor, Šojdrová, Šoltes, Sonneborn, Soru, Spinelli, Spyraki, Staes, Stanishev, Starbatty, Štefanec, Steinruck, Štětina, Stevens, Stier, Stihler, Stolojan, von Storch, Stuger, Šuica, Sulík, Šulin, Svoboda, Swinburne, Sylikiotis, Synadinos, Szájer, Szanyi, Szejnfeld, Tajani, Tamburrano, Tănăsescu, Tang, Tannock, Tapardel, Tarabella, Tarand, Taylor, Telička, Terho, Terricabras, Theocharous, Theurer, Thomas, Thun und Hohenstein, Toia, Tőkés, Tomaševski, Tomašić, Tomc, Toom, Tørnæs, Torvalds, Tošenovský, Trebesius, Tremosa i Balcells, Troszczynski, Trüpel, Turmes, Ujazdowski, Ujhelyi, Ulvskog, Ungureanu, Urtasun, Urutchev, Uspaskich, Vaidere, Vajgl, Valcárcel, Vălean, Valenciano, Valli, Vallina, Vana, Van Brempt, Vandenkendelaere, Van Orden, Vaughan, Väyrynen, Vergiat, Verheyen, Viegas, Vilimsky, Viotti, Virkkunen, Vistisen, Voigt, Voss, Vozemberg, Wałęsa, Ward, Weber Renate, Weidenholzer, von Weizsäcker, Wenta, Werner, Westphal, Wieland, Wikström, Willmott, Winberg, Winkler Hermann, Winkler Iuliu, Wiśniewska, Woolfe, Záborská, Zagorakis, Zahradil, Zala, Zalba Bidegain, Zanni, Zanonato, Zarianopoulos, Ždanoka, Zdechovský, Zdrojewski, Zeller, Zemke, Zīle, Zimmer, Žitňanská, Złotowski, Zorrinho, Zuber, Zullo, Zver, Zwiefka

Excused:

Bradbourn, Crowley, Händel, Melior, Monteiro de Aguiar, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Patriciello, Ransdorf, Sommer, Żółtek