15. Order of business

Verbatim reports

The final draft agenda for the May I 2015 sittings (PE 557.487/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 152):

The President, after consulting the political groups, proposed the following changes:

- the vote on the reports by Arnaud Danjean (A8-0054/2015), Eduard Kukan and Indrek Tarand (A8-0136/2015) and by Ana Gomes (A8-0159/2015) in connection with the joint debate on the CFSP (items 38, 37 and 87 on the final draft agenda) would be held on Thursday;

- the vote on Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No …/.. amending Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 as regards the obligation to present a licence for imports of ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 introducing certain detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 670/2003 laying down specific measures concerning the market in ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin would be held on Wednesday.

Parliament approved the proposal.

The following spoke: Inês Cristina Zuber and Daniele Viotti.

Monday

No changes.

Tuesday

Request by the Verts/ALE and S&D Groups to wind up the debate on the Council and Commission statements on the situation in Hungary by the tabling of motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Enrique Guerrero Salom, on behalf of the S&D Group, to move the request.

The President announced that he had received a letter of 14 May 2015 from the Presidency-in-Office of the Council, stating that it did not wish to participate in the debate, since the Council had not reached a common position.

The President also announced that he had received from the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, a letter stating that he wished to take part in the debate.

The President asked the Group Chairs to decide with him what course of action to take.

The following spoke: Sophia in 't Veld, in support of the request, and József Szájer, against the request.

Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (181 in favour, 114 against, 6 abstentions).

Parliament decided to put the motions for resolutions to the vote at the June I part-session. The deadlines for tabling amendments would be set in June.

The following spoke: Marie-Christine Vergiat.

Wednesday

No changes.

Thursday

Request from the S&D Group that the debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 135) be brought forward to the morning. The vote on motions for resolutions would be held at noon.

The following spoke: Enrique Guerrero Salom, on behalf of the S&D Group, to move the request, and Cristian Dan Preda, against the request.

Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (185 in favour, 106 against, 2 abstentions)

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The order of business was thus established.