IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ
President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 8.30.

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

In accordance with Rule 135, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

I.   Cambodia's draft laws on NGOs and trade unions (2015/2756(RSP))

- Barbara Lochbihler, Reinhard Bütikofer, Bodil Valero and Igor Šoltes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Cambodia's draft laws on NGOs and trade unions (B8-0689/2015);

- Ignazio Corrao, Fabio Massimo Castaldo and Marco Zanni, on behalf of the EFDD Group, on Cambodia's draft laws on NGOs and trade unions (B8-0691/2015);

- Charles Tannock, Mark Demesmaeker, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Ryszard Czarnecki, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Branislav Škripek, Geoffrey Van Orden, Valdemar Tomaševski and Raffaele Fitto, on behalf of the ECR Group, on Cambodia's draft laws on NGOs and trade unions (B8-0693/2015);

- Cristian Dan Preda, Jeroen Lenaers, Andrzej Grzyb, Lara Comi, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Jiří Pospíšil, Jarosław Wałęsa, Claude Rolin, Patricija Šulin, Thomas Mann, Marijana Petir, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Tomáš Zdechovský, Tunne Kelam, Ivo Belet, Davor Ivo Stier, Eduard Kukan, Dubravka Šuica, Andrej Plenković, Barbara Kudrycka, József Nagy, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, Csaba Sógor, Pavel Svoboda, Luděk Niedermayer, Therese Comodini Cachia, Stanislav Polčák, László Tőkés, Giovanni La Via and Roberta Metsola, on behalf of the PPE Group, on Cambodia's draft laws on NGOs and trade unions (B8-0695/2015);

- Marie-Christine Vergiat, Kateřina Konečná, Malin Björk, Pablo Iglesias, Patrick Le Hyaric, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Barbara Spinelli, Paloma López Bermejo, Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Kostadinka Kuneva, Stelios Kouloglou, Kostas Chrysogonos, Miguel Urbán Crespo and Tania González Peñas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Cambodia's draft laws on NGOs and trade unions (B8-0697/2015);

- Cecilia Wikström, Filiz Hyusmenova, Louis Michel, Ivo Vajgl, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Pavel Telička, Marielle de Sarnez, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Javier Nart, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Petras Auštrevičius, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Frédérique Ries, Marietje Schaake, Robert Rochefort, Ivan Jakovčić, Jozo Radoš, Gérard Deprez, Nedzhmi Ali, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Petr Ježek, Antanas Guoga, Urmas Paet, José Inácio Faria, Martina Dlabajová, Nathalie Griesbeck, Hannu Takkula, Catherine Bearder and Philippe De Backer, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Cambodia's draft laws on NGOs and trade unions (B8-0698/2015);

- Josef Weidenholzer, Norbert Neuser, Victor Boştinaru, Richard Howitt, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Elena Valenciano, Nicola Caputo, Eric Andrieu, Nikos Androulakis, Zigmantas Balčytis, Hugues Bayet, Brando Benifei, Goffredo Maria Bettini, José Blanco López, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Biljana Borzan, Andrea Cozzolino, Andi Cristea, Miriam Dalli, Viorica Dăncilă, Nicola Danti, Isabella De Monte, Damian Drăghici, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Enrico Gasbarra, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Neena Gill, Michela Giuffrida, Maria Grapini, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Cătălin Sorin Ivan, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Afzal Khan, Jude Kirton-Darling, Jeppe Kofod, Bernd Lange, Arne Lietz, Javi López, Krystyna Łybacka, Edouard Martin, Marlene Mizzi, Csaba Molnár, Alessia Maria Mosca, Victor Negrescu, Momchil Nekov, Demetris Papadakis, Gilles Pargneaux, Emilian Pavel, Vincent Peillon, Tonino Picula, Miroslav Poche, Laurenţiu Rebega, Liliana Rodrigues, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Olga Sehnalová, Siôn Simon, Renato Soru, Tibor Szanyi, Claudia Tapardel, Marc Tarabella, Julie Ward, Flavio Zanonato and Damiano Zoffoli, on behalf of the S&D Group, on Cambodia's draft laws on NGOs and trade unions (B8-0701/2015).

II.   The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in particular the case of two detained human rights activists Yves Makwambala and Fred Bauma (2015/2757(RSP))

- Judith Sargentini, Maria Heubuch, Heidi Hautala, Jordi Sebastià, Bart Staes, Michèle Rivasi, Barbara Lochbihler, Ernest Urtasun, Bodil Valero and Igor Šoltes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the Democratic Republic of Congo, in particular the cases of Yves Makwambala and Fred Bauma (B8-0690/2015);

- Ignazio Corrao and Fabio Massimo Castaldo, on behalf of the EFDD Group, on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in particular the case of two detained human rights activists Yves Makwambala and Fred Bauma (B8-0692/2015);

- Charles Tannock, Mark Demesmaeker, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Geoffrey Van Orden, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Ryszard Czarnecki, Valdemar Tomaševski, Branislav Škripek and Raffaele Fitto, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in particular the case of two detained human rights activists Yves Makwambala and Fred Bauma (B8-0694/2015);

- Cristian Dan Preda, Davor Ivo Stier, Andrzej Grzyb, Lara Comi, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Jiří Pospíšil, Claude Rolin, Patricija Šulin, Marijana Petir, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Tomáš Zdechovský, Tunne Kelam, Michaela Šojdrová, Ivo Belet, Eduard Kukan, Dubravka Šuica, Mariya Gabriel, Andrej Plenković, Barbara Kudrycka, Lorenzo Cesa, József Nagy, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, Pavel Svoboda, Luděk Niedermayer, Jaromír Štětina, Therese Comodini Cachia, Maurice Ponga, Stanislav Polčák, László Tőkés, Giovanni La Via, Roberta Metsola and Elisabetta Gardini, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in particular the case of two detained human rights activists Yves Makwambala and Fred Bauma (B8-0696/2015);

- Marie-Christine Vergiat, Malin Björk, Pablo Iglesias, Patrick Le Hyaric, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Barbara Spinelli, Miguel Urbán Crespo, Kostadinka Kuneva and Stelios Kouloglou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in particular the case of two detained human rights activists Yves Makwambala and Fred Bauma (B8-0699/2015);

- Javier Nart, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Pavel Telička, Antanas Guoga, Filiz Hyusmenova, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Petras Auštrevičius, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Ivo Vajgl, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Frédérique Ries, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Marietje Schaake, Ivan Jakovčić, Gérard Deprez, Jozo Radoš, Nedzhmi Ali, Dita Charanzová, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Petr Ježek, Marielle de Sarnez, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Urmas Paet, José Inácio Faria, Martina Dlabajová, Nathalie Griesbeck, Hannu Takkula, Catherine Bearder and Philippe De Backer, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in particular the case of two detained human rights activists Yves Makwambala and Fred Bauma (B8-0700/2015);

- Gianni Pittella, Maria Arena, Josef Weidenholzer, Victor Boştinaru, Richard Howitt, Norbert Neuser, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Elena Valenciano, Kashetu Kyenge, Linda McAvan, Eric Andrieu, Nikos Androulakis, Zigmantas Balčytis, Hugues Bayet, Goffredo Maria Bettini, José Blanco López, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Biljana Borzan, Nicola Caputo, Andrea Cozzolino, Andi Cristea, Miriam Dalli, Viorica Dăncilă, Nicola Danti, Isabella De Monte, Damian Drăghici, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Enrico Gasbarra, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Neena Gill, Michela Giuffrida, Maria Grapini, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Cătălin Sorin Ivan, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Afzal Khan, Jude Kirton-Darling, Jeppe Kofod, Arne Lietz, Javi López, Krystyna Łybacka, Edouard Martin, Marlene Mizzi, Csaba Molnár, Alessia Maria Mosca, Victor Negrescu, Momchil Nekov, Demetris Papadakis, Gilles Pargneaux, Emilian Pavel, Vincent Peillon, Tonino Picula, Miroslav Poche, Laurenţiu Rebega, Liliana Rodrigues, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Olga Sehnalová, Siôn Simon, Renato Soru, Tibor Szanyi, Claudia Tapardel, Marc Tarabella, Julie Ward, Flavio Zanonato and Damiano Zoffoli, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in particular the case of two detained human rights activists Yves Makwambala and Fred Bauma (B8-0702/2015).

III.   Bahrain, in particular the case of Nabeel Rajab (2015/2758(RSP))

- Alyn Smith, Barbara Lochbihler, Michel Reimon, Bodil Valero, Igor Šoltes and Judith Sargentini, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Bahrain, in particular the case of Nabeel Rajab (B8-0703/2015);

- Ignazio Corrao and Fabio Massimo Castaldo, on behalf of the EFDD Group, on Bahrain, in particular the case of Nabeel Rajab (B8-0704/2015);

- Charles Tannock, Mark Demesmaeker, Ruža Tomašić, Jana Žitňanská, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, Geoffrey Van Orden, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Ryszard Czarnecki, Valdemar Tomaševski, Raffaele Fitto and Branislav Škripek, on behalf of the ECR Group, on Bahrain, in particular the case of Nabeel Rajab (B8-0705/2015);

- Cristian Dan Preda, Tunne Kelam, Andrzej Grzyb, Lara Comi, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Jiří Pospíšil, Claude Rolin, Patricija Šulin, Marijana Petir, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Tomáš Zdechovský, Michaela Šojdrová, Davor Ivo Stier, Dubravka Šuica, Andrej Plenković, Barbara Kudrycka, Lorenzo Cesa, József Nagy, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, Pavel Svoboda, Luděk Niedermayer, Therese Comodini Cachia, Joachim Zeller, Stanislav Polčák, László Tőkés, Giovanni La Via, Roberta Metsola, Elisabetta Gardini and Anna Záborská, on behalf of the PPE Group, on Bahrain, in particular the case of Nabeel Rajab (B8-0706/2015);

- Marie-Christine Vergiat, Javier Couso Permuy, Pablo Iglesias, Anne-Marie Mineur, Malin Björk, Kateřina Konečná, Patrick Le Hyaric, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Barbara Spinelli, Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Miguel Urbán Crespo and Tania González Peñas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Bahrain, in particular the case of Nabeel Rajab (B8-0708/2015);

- Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Pavel Telička, Marielle de Sarnez, Filiz Hyusmenova, Antanas Guoga, Javier Nart, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Petras Auštrevičius, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Frédérique Ries, Marietje Schaake, Ivan Jakovčić, Gérard Deprez, Jozo Radoš, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Robert Rochefort, Louis Michel, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Nedzhmi Ali, Petr Ježek, Urmas Paet, José Inácio Faria, Martina Dlabajová, Nathalie Griesbeck, Hannu Takkula, Catherine Bearder and Philippe De Backer, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Bahrain, in particular the case of Nabeel Rajab (B8-0710/2015);

- Josef Weidenholzer, Victor Boştinaru, Richard Howitt, Alessia Maria Mosca, Arne Lietz, Norbert Neuser, Elena Valenciano, Eric Andrieu, Nikos Androulakis, Zigmantas Balčytis, Hugues Bayet, Brando Benifei, Goffredo Maria Bettini, José Blanco López, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Biljana Borzan, Nicola Caputo, Andi Cristea, Miriam Dalli, Viorica Dăncilă, Isabella De Monte, Damian Drăghici, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Enrico Gasbarra, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Neena Gill, Michela Giuffrida, Maria Grapini, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Cătălin Sorin Ivan, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Afzal Khan, Jude Kirton-Darling, Jeppe Kofod, Javi López, Krystyna Łybacka, Marlene Mizzi, Csaba Molnár, Victor Negrescu, Momchil Nekov, Demetris Papadakis, Emilian Pavel, Tonino Picula, Miroslav Poche, Laurenţiu Rebega, Liliana Rodrigues, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Olga Sehnalová, Siôn Simon, Renato Soru, Claudia Tapardel, Marc Tarabella and Julie Ward, on behalf of the S&D Group, on Bahrain, in particular the case of Nabeel Rajab (B8-0712/2015).

IV.   Situation of two Christian pastors in Sudan (2015/2766(RSP))

- Charles Tannock, Mark Demesmaeker, Peter van Dalen, Arne Gericke, Valdemar Tomaševski, Raffaele Fitto, Jana Žitňanská, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Ryszard Czarnecki, Geoffrey Van Orden, Branislav Škripek, Angel Dzhambazki and Beatrix von Storch, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the situation of two Christian pastors in Sudan (B8-0707/2015);

- Maria Heubuch, Heidi Hautala, Bart Staes, Barbara Lochbihler, Ernest Urtasun, Bodil Valero, Igor Šoltes, Ignazio Corrao and Fabio Massimo Castaldo, on behalf of the EFDD Group, on the situation of two Christian pastors in Sudan (B8-0709/2015);

- Cristian Dan Preda, László Tőkés, Andrzej Grzyb, Lara Comi, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Jiří Pospíšil, Jarosław Wałęsa, Claude Rolin, Patricija Šulin, Anna Záborská, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, Thomas Mann, Marijana Petir, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Tomáš Zdechovský, Michaela Šojdrová, Michèle Alliot-Marie, Davor Ivo Stier, Eduard Kukan, Dubravka Šuica, György Hölvényi, Andrej Plenković, Barbara Kudrycka, Lorenzo Cesa, József Nagy, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, Csaba Sógor, Pavel Svoboda, Luděk Niedermayer, Jaromír Štětina, Therese Comodini Cachia, Maurice Ponga, Joachim Zeller, Stanislav Polčák, Tunne Kelam, Giovanni La Via, Roberta Metsola and Elisabetta Gardini, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the situation of two Christian pastors in Sudan (B8-0711/2015);

- Marie-Christine Vergiat, Malin Björk, Pablo Iglesias, Patrick Le Hyaric, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Barbara Spinelli, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kostadinka Kuneva, Stelios Kouloglou, Kostas Chrysogonos and Miguel Urbán Crespo, on the death penalty threatening two Christian pastors practising their faith in Sudan (B8-0713/2015);

- Catherine Bearder, Louis Michel, Ivo Vajgl, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Pavel Telička, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Petras Auštrevičius, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Javier Nart, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Frédérique Ries, Ivan Jakovčić, Dita Charanzová, Jozo Radoš, Gérard Deprez, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Filiz Hyusmenova, Petr Ježek, Marielle de Sarnez, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Nedzhmi Ali, Antanas Guoga, Urmas Paet, José Inácio Faria, Nathalie Griesbeck and Hannu Takkula, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation of two Christian pastors in Sudan (B8-0714/2015);

- Josef Weidenholzer, Victor Boştinaru, Richard Howitt, Norbert Neuser, Elena Valenciano, Linda McAvan, Eric Andrieu, Nikos Androulakis, Zigmantas Balčytis, Brando Benifei, Goffredo Maria Bettini, José Blanco López, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Biljana Borzan, Nicola Caputo, Andi Cristea, Viorica Dăncilă, Nicola Danti, Isabella De Monte, Damian Drăghici, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Enrico Gasbarra, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Neena Gill, Michela Giuffrida, Maria Grapini, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Jeppe Kofod, Cătălin Sorin Ivan, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Afzal Khan, Jude Kirton-Darling, Arne Lietz, Javi López, Marlene Mizzi, Csaba Molnár, Alessia Maria Mosca, Victor Negrescu, Momchil Nekov, Demetris Papadakis, Emilian Pavel, Tonino Picula, Miroslav Poche, Laurenţiu Rebega, Liliana Rodrigues, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Olga Sehnalová, Siôn Simon, Renato Soru, Claudia Tapardel, Marc Tarabella, Julie Ward and Damiano Zoffoli, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the situation of two Christian pastors in Sudan (B8-0715/2015).

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 162.

3. Review of the Latvian Presidency (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Review of the Latvian Presidency (2015/2717(RSP))

Laimdota Straujuma (President-in-Office of the Council) and Jean-Claude Juncker (President of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE Group, Gianni Pittella, on behalf of the S&D Group, Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the ECR Group, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Paul Nuttall, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Gianluca Buonanno, on behalf of the ENF Group, and Krisztina Morvai, non-attached Member.

The following spoke: Jean-Claude Juncker and Laimdota Straujuma.

The debate closed.

The following spoke: Emmanouil Glezos.

4. Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (debate)

Report containing the European Parliament’s recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) [2014/2228(INI)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Bernd Lange (A8-0175/2015)

Bernd Lange introduced the report.

The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Francisco José Millán Mon (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee), Arne Lietz (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Jeppe Kofod (rapporteur for the opinion of the ECON Committee), Marian Harkin (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Bart Staes (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Jerzy Buzek (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Dita Charanzová (rapporteur for the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Wim van de Camp (rapporteur for the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Paolo De Castro and James Nicholson (rapporteurs for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Helga Trüpel (rapporteur for the opinion of the CULT Committee), Dietmar Köster (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee), Esteban González Pons (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFCO Committee), Jarosław Wałęsa (rapporteur for the opinion of the PETI Committee), Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, on behalf of the PPE Group, David Martin, on behalf of the S&D Group, Matt Carthy, on the organisation of the debate (the President explained the rules), Emma McClarkin, on behalf of the ECR Group, Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Yannick Jadot, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Tiziana Beghin, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Marine Le Pen, on behalf of the ENF Group, and Zoltán Balczó, non-attached Member.

IN THE CHAIR: Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ
Vice-President

The following spoke: Daniel Caspary, Victor Boştinaru, Jan Zahradil, Marielle de Sarnez, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Ska Keller, William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Franz Obermayr, Georgios Epitideios, Tokia Saïfi, Alessia Maria Mosca, Joachim Starbatty, Hannu Takkula, Anne-Marie Mineur, Jill Evans, Peter Lundgren, Mara Bizzotto, Sotirios Zarianopoulos, Salvatore Cicu, Maria Arena, Sander Loones, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Eleonora Forenza, Claude Turmes, Petr Mach, Janice Atkinson, Christofer Fjellner, Joachim Schuster, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, Pavel Telička, Stelios Kouloglou, Molly Scott Cato, Artis Pabriks, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Bernd Lucke, Cecilia Wikström, Patrick Le Hyaric, Michel Reimon, Adam Szejnfeld, Emmanuel Maurel, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Matt Carthy, Max Andersson, Elmar Brok, Pedro Silva Pereira, Richard Sulík, Charles Goerens, Luke Ming Flanagan, Andreas Schwab, Agnes Jongerius, Ruža Tomašić, Enrique Calvet Chambon, Rina Ronja Kari, Franck Proust, Jude Kirton-Darling, Notis Marias, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Seán Kelly, Nicola Danti, Othmar Karas, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Danuta Maria Hübner, Eric Andrieu, Andrey Kovatchev, Goffredo Maria Bettini, Fernando Ruas, Krišjānis Kariņš, Alojz Peterle, Pablo Zalba Bidegain, Angelika Niebler, Dubravka Šuica, Thomas Mann, Paulo Rangel, Romana Tomc, Tunne Kelam, Lara Comi and Bendt Bendtsen.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Milan Zver, Maria Grapini, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Marina Albiol Guzmán, Igor Šoltes, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Krisztina Morvai, Stanislav Polčák and Doru-Claudian Frunzulică.

The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström and Bernd Lange.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 8.7.2015, item 4.1.

IN THE CHAIR: Sylvie GUILLAUME
Vice-President

The following spoke: Syed Kamall and Glenis Willmott in connection with the 10th anniversary of the 7 July 2005 terrorist attacks in London.

The following spoke: Marine Le Pen on the allocation of seats in the Chamber (the President said that the matter had been raised in the Conference of Presidents).

The following spoke: Jonathan Arnott, to complain that the blue card procedure had not been used in the morning's debate on the Transatlantic Partnership (the President pointed out that the use of this procedure was not obligatory).

The following spoke: Fabio Massimo Castaldo, to protest against the presence of certain political symbols in Parliament's buildings.

The following spoke: Gerard Batten, returning to the 7 July 2005 attacks in London, to ask for a minute's silence to be observed.

The following spoke: Elmar Brok.

5. 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.

5.1. Nomination of a Member of the Court of Auditors - Bettina Michelle Jakobsen (Rule 150) (vote)

Report on the nomination of Bettina Michelle Jakobsen as a Member of the Court of Auditors [08487/2015 - C8-0122/2015 - 2015/0803(NLE)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Igor Šoltes (A8-0198/2015)

(Secret ballot)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 1)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Igor Šoltes (rapporteur) made a statement under Rule 150(4).

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2015)0239)

The list of Members voting is annexed to these Minutes (minutes of 7.7.2015 annex 1).

5.2. Exercise of the Union’s rights under international trade rules ***I (Rule 150) (vote)

Report on the amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down Union procedures in the field of the common commercial policy in order to ensure the exercise of the Union’s rights under international trade rules, in particular those established under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (codified text) [COM(2015)0049 - C8-0041/2015- 2014/0174(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Jiří Maštálka (A8-0203/2015)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2015)0240)

5.3. Protection against injurious pricing of vessels ***I (Rule 150) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on protection against injurious pricing of vessels (codified text) [COM(2014)0605 - C8-0171/2014- 2014/0280(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Jiří Maštálka (A8-0202/2015)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2015)0241)

5.4. Fishing opportunities in EU waters for fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela off the coast of French Guiana *** (Rule 150) (vote)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Declaration on the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana [05420/2015 - C8-0043/2015 - 2015/0001(NLE)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: João Ferreira (A8-0195/2015)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

João Ferreira (rapporteur) made a statement under Rule 150(4).

Parliament gave its consent to the approval of the Declaration.

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2015)0242)

5.5. Draft amending budget No 3/2015: surplus from 2014 (Rule 150) (vote)

Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 3/2015 of the European Union for the financial year 2015 - entering the surplus of the financial year 2014 [09765/2015 - C8-0161/2015 - 2015/2077(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (A8-0219/2015)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2015)0243)

5.6. Draft amending budget No 4/2015: mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund for Romania, Bulgaria and Italy (Rule 150) (vote)

Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 4/2015 of the European Union for the financial year 2015, accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund for Romania, Bulgaria and Italy [09767/2015 - C8-0162/2015 - 2015/2078(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (A8-0220/2015)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2015)0244)

5.7. Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: Floods in Romania, Bulgaria and Italy (Rule 150) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 11 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 (floods in Romania, Bulgaria and Italy) [COM(2015)0162 - C8-0094/2015 - 2015/2079(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Siegfried Mureşan (A8-0211/2015)

(Qualified majority: three fifths of votes cast)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 7)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2015)0245)

5.8. Delivering multimodal integrated ticketing in Europe (Rule 150) (vote)

Report on delivering multimodal integrated ticketing in Europe [2014/2244(INI)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Dieter-Lebrecht Koch (A8-0183/2015)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2015)0246)

5.9. Extension of the term of office of the Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (vote)

Extension of the term of office of the Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (Rule 197)

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

Deemed to be adopted without a vote.

5.10. Draft amending budget No 1/2015: European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) (vote)

Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 1/2015 of the European Union for the financial year 2015, Section III – Commission, accompanying the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Fund for Strategic Investments and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and (EU) No 1316/2013 [09876/2015 - C8-0172/2015 - 2015/2011(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (A8-0221/2015)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2015)0247)

5.11. Draft amending budget No 5/2015 - Responding to migratory pressures (vote)

Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 5/2015 of the European Union for the financial year 2015 - Responding to migratory pressures [09768/2015 - C8-0163/2015 - 2015/2121(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (A8-0212/2015)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 11)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2015)0248)

5.12. Review of the implementation of the Dairy package (vote)

Report on prospects for the EU dairy sector – review of the implementation of the Dairy Package [2014/2146(INI)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: James Nicholson (A8-0187/2015)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 12)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2015)0249)

The following had spoken:

Lidia Senra Rodríguez, before the vote.

5.13. External impact of EU trade and investment policy on public-private initiatives (vote)

Report on the external impact of EU trade and investment policy on public-private initiatives in countries outside the EU [2014/2233(INI)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Jan Zahradil (A8-0182/2015)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 13)

The following spoke: Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, to request that a minute's silence be observed for the victims of terrorism in Europe.

Parliament observed a minute's silence.

ALTERNATIVE MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (by the GUE/NGL Group)

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (by the INTA Committee)

Adopted (P7_TA(2015)0250)

5.14. The fruit and vegetables sector since the 2007 reform (vote)

Report on the fruit and vegetables sector since the 2007 reform [2014/2147(INI)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Nuno Melo (A8-0170/2015)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2015)0251)

6. 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: Dieter-Lebrecht Koch - A8-0183/2015
Deirdre Clune, Ruža Tomašić, Jill Seymour, Andrejs Mamikins, Janusz Korwin-Mikke and Lucy Anderson

Report: James Nicholson - A8-0187/2015
Marian Harkin, Estefanía Torres Martínez, Deirdre Clune, Franc Bogovič, Momchil Nekov and Andrejs Mamikins

Report: Jan Zahradil - A8-0182/2015
Andrejs Mamikins and Bill Etheridge

Report: Nuno Melo - A8-0170/2015
Franc Bogovič and Momchil Nekov.

7. 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 13.45 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF
Vice-President

8. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

9. Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2016 (debate)

Commission statement: Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2016 (2015/2729(RSP))

Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: József Szájer, on behalf of the PPE Group, Enrique Guerrero Salom, on behalf of the S&D Group, Vicky Ford, on behalf of the ECR Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Inês Cristina Zuber, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bas Eickhout, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, David Borrelli, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Lorenzo Fontana, on behalf of the ENF Group, and Krisztina Morvai, non-attached Member.

The following spoke: Frans Timmermans.

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: minutes of 9.7.2015, item 12.5.

IN THE CHAIR: Antonio TAJANI
Vice-President

10. Long-term shareholder engagement and corporate governance statement ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2007/36/EC as regards the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement and Directive 2013/34/EU as regards certain elements of the corporate governance statement [COM(2014)0213 - C7-0147/2014 - 2014/0121(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Sergio Gaetano Cofferati (A8-0158/2015)

Sergio Gaetano Cofferati introduced the report.

The following spoke: Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Olle Ludvigsson (rapporteur for the opinion of the ECON Committee), Tadeusz Zwiefka, on behalf of the PPE Group, Evelyn Regner, on behalf of the S&D Group, Morten Messerschmidt, on behalf of the ECR Group, Cecilia Wikström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jiří Maštálka, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Pascal Durand, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Laura Ferrara, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Steeve Briois, on behalf of the ENF Group, Axel Voss, Richard Howitt, Ashley Fox, Mario Borghezio, Heinz K. Becker, Jutta Steinruck, Beatrix von Storch, who refused to reply to a blue-card question from Tadeusz Zwiefka, Gilles Lebreton, Andreas Schwab, who also replied to a blue-card question by Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Neena Gill, Daniel Buda and Victor Negrescu.

IN THE CHAIR: Mairead McGUINNESS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Bendt Bendtsen, who also replied to a blue-card question by Jeppe Kofod, Paul Tang, Georgi Pirinski, Virginie Rozière, Jeppe Kofod, Ana Gomes and Anneliese Dodds.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Patricija Šulin, Nicola Caputo, Ruža Tomašić, Ivan Jakovčić, Miguel Viegas, Igor Šoltes, Barbara Kappel, Seán Kelly and Notis Marias.

The following spoke: Věra Jourová and Sergio Gaetano Cofferati.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 8.7.2015, item 4.6.

11. Corrigendum (Rule 231)

The corrigendum (P6_TA(2008)0030(COR01)) had been announced in plenary the previous day (minutes of 6.7.2015, item 6).

As there had been no request for a vote by a political group or at least 40 Members (Rule 231(4)), this corrigendum was deemed to have been approved.

12. Market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC [COM(2014)0020 - C7-0016/2014 - 2014/0011(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Ivo Belet (A8-0029/2015)

Ivo Belet introduced the report.

The following spoke: Miguel Arias Cañete (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Antonio Tajani (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Peter Liese, on behalf of the PPE Group, Matthias Groote, on behalf of the S&D Group, Ian Duncan, on behalf of the ECR Group, José Inácio Faria, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by João Ferreira, Merja Kyllönen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bas Eickhout, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Eleonora Evi, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Mireille D'Ornano, on behalf of the ENF Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Fredrick Federley, Zoltán Balczó, Giovanni La Via, Theresa Griffin, who also replied to a blue-card question by Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, who also replied to a blue-card question by Tibor Szanyi, Fredrick Federley, Kateřina Konečná, Peter Eriksson, Julia Reid, Olaf Stuger, who also replied to a blue-card question by Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Françoise Grossetête, Miriam Dalli, Julie Girling, Cornelia Ernst, Roger Helmer, Nicolas Bay, Andrzej Grzyb, Evžen Tošenovský, Krišjānis Kariņš and Massimo Paolucci.

IN THE CHAIR: Ioan Mircea PAŞCU
Vice-President

The following spoke: Daciana Octavia Sârbu.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Seán Kelly, Gilles Pargneaux, Notis Marias, Ivan Jakovčić and João Ferreira.

The following spoke: Miguel Arias Cañete and Ivo Belet.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 8.7.2015, item 4.7.

13. 2016 Budget - Mandate for the trilogue (debate)

Report on the mandate for the trilogue on the 2016 draft budget [2015/2074(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (A8-0217/2015)

José Manuel Fernandes introduced the report.

The following spoke: Kristalina Georgieva (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Arne Lietz (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Deirdre Clune (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Giovanni La Via (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Anneleen Van Bossuyt (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz (rapporteur for the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Maria Spyraki (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Jean-Paul Denanot (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (rapporteur for the opinion of the CULT Committee), Barbara Matera (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Reimer Böge, on behalf of the PPE Group, Jens Geier, on behalf of the S&D Group, Bernd Kölmel, on behalf of the ECR Group, Nedzhmi Ali, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Liadh Ní Riada, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ernest Maragall, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jonathan Arnott, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Sophie Montel, on behalf of the ENF Group, Cristian Dan Preda, Richard Ashworth, Gérard Deprez, Miguel Urbán Crespo, Danuta Maria Hübner, Clare Moody, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Jan Olbrycht, Victor Negrescu, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Isabelle Thomas, Tomáš Zdechovský, Wim van de Camp and Alain Cadec (rapporteur for the opinion of the PECH Committee).

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Andrey Novakov, Janusz Zemke, Notis Marias, Ivan Jakovčić and Krisztina Morvai.

The following spoke: Kristalina Georgieva and José Manuel Fernandes.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 8.7.2015, item 4.12.

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The President announced, in accordance with Rule 190(1), that the S&D Group would move the adjournment of the debate on the EU’s role in the Middle East peace process (agenda item 71) the following day.

IN THE CHAIR: Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI
Vice-President

14. European Agenda on Security (debate)

Question for oral answer (O-000064/2015) by Claude Moraes, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Council: European Agenda on Security (2015/2697(RSP)) (B8-0566/2015)

Question for oral answer (O-000065/2015) by Claude Moraes, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Commission: European Agenda on Security (2015/2697(RSP)) (B8-0567/2015)

Claude Moraes moved the questions.

Nicolas Schmit (President-in-Office of the Council) and Dimitris Avramopoulos (Member of the Commission) answered the questions.

The following spoke: Monika Hohlmeier, on behalf of the PPE Group, Birgit Sippel, on behalf of the S&D Group, Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gérard Deprez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Judith Sargentini, who also replied to a blue-card question by Monika Hohlmeier, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Vicky Maeijer, on behalf of the ENF Group, Eleftherios Synadinos, non-attached Member, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Josef Weidenholzer, Helga Stevens, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Kostas Chrysogonos, Laura Ferrara, Michał Boni, Caterina Chinnici, Angel Dzhambazki, Carlos Coelho, Monica Macovei and Jeroen Lenaers.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Jiří Pospíšil, Afzal Khan, Notis Marias, Ivan Jakovčić, Krisztina Morvai and Ilhan Kyuchyuk.

The following spoke: Dimitris Avramopoulos and Nicolas Schmit.

The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 128(5) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 9.7.2015, item 12.4.

15. Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States * - Green employment initiative (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States [COM(2015)0098 - C8-0075/2015 - 2015/0051(NLE)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Laura Agea (A8-0205/2015)

Report on the Green Employment Initiative: Tapping into the job creation potential of the green economy [2014/2238(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Jean Lambert (A8-0204/2015)

Laura Agea and Jean Lambert introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Marianne Thyssen (Member of the Commission).

IN THE CHAIR: Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN
Vice-President

The following spoke: Eleonora Evi (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Monika Vana (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Georges Bach, on behalf of the PPE Group, Jutta Steinruck, on behalf of the S&D Group, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Renate Weber, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Neoklis Sylikiotis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Tatjana Ždanoka, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jane Collins, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Joëlle Mélin, on behalf of the ENF Group, Lampros Fountoulis, non-attached Member, Deirdre Clune, Jan Keller, Notis Marias, Marian Harkin, Lynn Boylan, Linnéa Engström, Daniela Aiuto, Udo Voigt, Thomas Mann, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Kostadinka Kuneva, Sotirios Zarianopoulos, Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Marita Ulvskog, Verónica Lope Fontagné, Siôn Simon and Guillaume Balas.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Anna Záborská, Ruža Tomašić, Michaela Šojdrová, Ivan Jakovčić, Stanislav Polčák, Arne Gericke and Davor Škrlec.

The following spoke: Marianne Thyssen, Laura Agea and Jean Lambert.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 8.7.2015, item 4.10 and minutes of 8.7.2015, item 4.13.

16. UN International conference on financing for development (13-16 July 2015) - Tax avoidance and tax evasion as challenges in developing countries (debate)

Council and Commission statements: UN International conference on financing for development (13-16 July 2015) (2015/2725(RSP))

Report on tax avoidance and tax evasion as challenges for governance, social protection and development in developing countries [2015/2058(INI)] - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Elly Schlein (A8-0184/2015)

Elly Schlein introduced the report.

Nicolas Schmit (President-in-Office of the Council) and Neven Mimica (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Hugues Bayet (rapporteur for the opinion of the ECON Committee), Paul Rübig, on behalf of the PPE Group, Linda McAvan, on behalf of the S&D Group, Arne Gericke, on behalf of the ECR Group, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Judith Sargentini, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ignazio Corrao, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Davor Ivo Stier, Pedro Silva Pereira, Heidi Hautala, Nathan Gill, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Norbert Neuser, Joachim Zeller and Arne Lietz.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Jiří Pospíšil, Anna Záborská, Notis Marias, Stanislav Polčák and Ivan Jakovčić.

The following spoke: Neven Mimica, Nicolas Schmit and Elly Schlein.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 8.7.2015, item 4.14.

17. Composition of political groups

Remo Sernagiotto had left the PPE Group and had joined the ECR Group with effect from 7 July 2015.

18. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 563.528/OJME).

19. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.15.

Present:

Adaktusson, Adinolfi, Affronte, Agea, Agnew, Aguilera García, Aiuto, Aker, Albiol Guzmán, 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, Bayet, 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, Boştinaru, Bours, Boutonnet, Bové, Boylan, Brannen, Bresso, Briano, Briois, Brok, Buchner, Buda, Bullmann, Buonanno, Buşoi, Bütikofer, Buzek, Cabezón Ruiz, Cadec, Calvet Chambon, van de Camp, Campbell Bannerman, Caputo, Carthy, Carver, Casa, Caspary, Castaldo, del Castillo Vera, Cavada, Cesa, Charanzová, Chauprade, Childers, Chinnici, Christensen, Christoforou, Chrysogonos, Cicu, Cirio, Clune, Coburn, Coelho, Cofferati, Collin-Langen, Collins, Comi, Comodini Cachia, Corazza Bildt, Corbett, Corrao, Costa, Couso Permuy, Cozzolino, Cramer, Cristea, Csáky, Czarnecki, Czesak, van Dalen, Dalli, Dalton, D'Amato, Dance, 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, Deva, Diaconu, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dlabajová, Dodds Anneliese, Dodds Diane, Dohrmann, Dorfmann, D'Ornano, Drăghici, Duncan, Durand, Dzhambazki, Eck, Ehler, Eickhout, Engel, Engström, Epitideios, Erdős, Eriksson, Ernst, Ertug, Estaràs Ferragut, Etheridge, Evans, Evi, Fajon, Faria, Federley, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández, Ferrand, Ferrara, Ferreira Elisa, Ferreira João, Finch, Fisas Ayxelà, Fitto, Fjellner, Flanagan, 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, Gomes, González Peñas, González Pons, Goulard, de Grandes Pascual, Grapini, Gräßle, Griesbeck, Griffin, Grigule, Gróbarczyk, Groote, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Guoga, Gutiérrez Prieto, Gyürk, Hadjigeorgiou, Halla-aho, Händel, Hannan, Harkin, Häusling, Hautala, Hayes, Hazekamp, Hedh, Helmer, Henkel, Hetman, Heubuch, Hoffmann, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Hölvényi, Honeyball, Hookem, Hortefeux, Howitt, Hübner, Hudghton, Huitema, Hyusmenova, Iglesias, in 't Veld, Iotova, Iturgaiz, Ivan, Iwaszkiewicz, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jackiewicz, Jadot, Jahr, Jakovčić, Jalkh, 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, Kaufmann, Kelam, Keller Jan, Keller Ska, Kelly, Khan, Kirkhope, Kirton-Darling, Koch, Kofod, Kölmel, Konečná, Korwin-Mikke, Kósa, Köster, Köstinger, Kouloglou, Kovatchev, Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Krasnodębski, Krehl, Kudrycka, Kuhn, Kukan, Kumpula-Natri, Kuneva, Kuźmiuk, Kyenge, Kyllönen, Kyrkos, Kyrtsos, Kyuchyuk, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lange, de Lange, Langen, Lauristin, La Via, Lavrilleux, Lebreton, Le Grip, Legutko, Le Hyaric, Leinen, Lenaers, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Lewandowski, Lewer, Liberadzki, Liese, Lietz, Lins, Lochbihler, Loiseau, 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, Melior, Melo, Messerschmidt, Meszerics, Metsola, Michels, Mihaylova, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, van Miltenburg, Mineur, Mizzi, Mlinar, Moi, Molnár, Monot, Monteiro de Aguiar, Montel, Moody, Moraes, Morano, Morgano, Morin-Chartier, Morvai, Mosca, Müller, Mureşan, Muselier, Mussolini, Nagy, Nart, Negrescu, Nekov, Neuser, Nica, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niebler, Niedermayer, Niedermüller, van Nieuwenhuizen, Nilsson, Ní Riada, van Nistelrooij, Noichl, Novakov, Nuttall, Obermayr, O'Flynn, Olbrycht, Omarjee, Ożóg, Pabriks, Paet, Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Paksas, Panzeri, Paolucci, Papadakis Demetris, Papadakis Konstantinos, Papadimoulis, Pargneaux, Parker, Paşcu, Patriciello, Paulsen, Paunova, Pavel, Pedicini, Peillon, Peterle, Petersen, Petir, Philippot, Picula, Piecha, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Piotrowski, Piri, Pirinski, Pitera, Plenković, Plura, Poc, Poche, Pogliese, Polčák, Ponga, Poręba, Pospíšil, Post, Preda, Pretzell, Proust, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radev, Radoš, Rangel, Ransdorf, Rebega, Reda, Reding, Regner, Reid, Reimon, Reintke, Reul, Revault D'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Ribeiro, Ries, Riquet, Rivasi, Rochefort, Rodrigues Liliana, Rodrigues Maria João, Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Rodust, Rohde, Rolin, Ropė, Rosati, Rozière, Ruas, Rübig, Ruohonen-Lerner, Saïfi, Sakorafa, Salini, Salvini, Sánchez Caldentey, Sander, Sant, Sârbu, 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, Sommer, Sonneborn, Soru, Spinelli, Spyraki, Staes, Starbatty, Štefanec, Steinruck, Štětina, Stevens, Stier, Stihler, Stolojan, von Storch, Stuger, Šuica, Sulík, Šulin, Svoboda, Swinburne, Sylikiotis, Synadinos, Szájer, Szanyi, Szejnfeld, Tajani, Takkula, Tamburrano, Tănăsescu, Tang, Tannock, Tapardel, Tarabella, Tarand, Taylor, Telička, Terricabras, Theurer, Thomas, Thun und Hohenstein, Toia, Tőkés, Tomaševski, Tomašić, Tomc, Toom, Torres Martínez, Torvalds, Tošenovský, Trebesius, Tremosa i Balcells, Troszczynski, Trüpel, Ţurcanu, Turmes, Ujazdowski, Ujhelyi, Ulvskog, Ungureanu, Urbán Crespo, Urtasun, Urutchev, Uspaskich, Vaidere, Vajgl, Valcárcel Siso, Vălean, Valenciano, Valero, Valli, Vana, Van Bossuyt, Van Brempt, Vandenkendelaere, Van Orden, Vaughan, Väyrynen, Vergiat, Viegas, Vilimsky, Viotti, Virkkunen, Vistisen, Voigt, Voss, Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Wałęsa, Ward, Weber Renate, Weidenholzer, von Weizsäcker, Wenta, Werner, Westphal, Wieland, Wikström, Willmott, Winberg, Winkler Hermann, Winkler Iuliu, Wiśniewska, Wojciechowski, Woolfe, Záborská, Zagorakis, Zahradil, Zala, Zalba Bidegain, Zanni, Zanonato, Zarianopoulos, Ždanoka, Zdechovský, Zdrojewski, Zeller, Zemke, Zīle, Zimmer, Žitňanská, Złotowski, Zoffoli, Żółtek, Zorrinho, Zuber, Zullo, Zver, Zwiefka

Excused:

Crowley, Lamberts, Picierno, Theocharous, Vautmans, Verheyen

Annex 1 - Nomination of a Member of the Court of Auditors - Bettina Michelle Jakobsen

MEMBERS VOTING

PPE:
Adaktusson, Alliot-Marie, Arimont, Ayuso, Bach, Balz, Becker, Belet, Bendtsen, Bocskor, Böge, Bogovič, Boni, Brok, Buda, Buşoi, Buzek, Cadec, van de Camp, Casa, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cesa, Christoforou, Cicu, Cirio, Clune, Coelho, Collin-Langen, Comi, Comodini Cachia, Corazza Bildt, Csáky, Danjean, Dantin, Dati, Delahaye, Deli, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dorfmann, Ehler, Engel, Erdős, Estaràs Ferragut, Ferber, Fernandes, Fjellner, Florenz, Gabriel, Gahler, Gál, Gáll-Pelcz, Gambús, Gardini, Gieseke, González Pons, de Grandes Pascual, Gräßle, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gyürk, Hayes, Hetman, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Hölvényi, Hortefeux, Hübner, Iturgaiz, Jahr, Jazłowiecka, Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Joulaud, Juvin, Kalinowski, Kalniete, Karas, Kariņš, Kelam, Kelly, Koch, Kósa, Köstinger, Kovatchev, Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Kudrycka, Kuhn, Kukan, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, de Lange, Langen, La Via, Lavrilleux, Le Grip, Lenaers, Lewandowski, Liese, Lins, Lope Fontagné, López-Istúriz White, Łukacijewska, McGuinness, Macovei, Maletić, Malinov, Mănescu, Mann, Marinescu, Martusciello, Matera, Mato, Melo, Metsola, Millán Mon, Monteiro de Aguiar, Morano, Morin-Chartier, Mureşan, Muselier, Mussolini, Nagy, Niebler, Niedermayer, van Nistelrooij, Novakov, Olbrycht, Pabriks, Patriciello, Paunova, Peterle, Petir, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pitera, Plenković, Plura, Pogliese, Polčák, Ponga, Pospíšil, Preda, Proust, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radev, Rangel, Reding, Reul, Ribeiro, Rolin, Rosati, Ruas, Rübig, Saïfi, Salini, Sander, Sarvamaa, Saryusz-Wolski, Saudargas, Schmidt, Schöpflin, Schreijer-Pierik, Schwab, Sernagiotto, Siekierski, Sógor, Šojdrová, Sommer, Spyraki, Štefanec, Štětina, Stier, Stolojan, Šuica, Šulin, Svoboda, Szájer, Szejnfeld, Tajani, Thun und Hohenstein, Tőkés, Tomc, Ţurcanu, Ungureanu, Urutchev, Vaidere, Valcárcel Siso, Vălean, Vandenkendelaere, Virkkunen, Voss, Vozemberg, Wałęsa, Weber Manfred, Wenta, Wieland, Winkler Hermann, Winkler Iuliu, Záborská, Zagorakis, Zalba Bidegain, Zdechovský, Zdrojewski, Zeller, Zver, Zwiefka

S&D:
Aguilera García, Anderson Lucy, Andrieu, Androulakis, Arena, Assis, Ayala Sender, Balas, Balčytis, Bayet, Benifei, Berès, Bettini, Blanco López, Blinkevičiūtė, Bonafè, Borzan, Boştinaru, Brannen, Bresso, Briano, Bullmann, Caputo, Childers, Chinnici, Christensen, Cofferati, Corbett, Cozzolino, Cristea, Dalli, Dance, Dăncilă, Danti, De Castro, Delvaux, De Monte, Denanot, Dodds Anneliese, Drăghici, Ertug, Fajon, Fernández, Ferreira Elisa, Flašíková Beňová, Fleckenstein, Freund, Frunzulică, García Pérez, Gardiazabal Rubial, Gasbarra, Gebhardt, Geier, Gentile, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill Neena, Giuffrida, Gomes, Grapini, Griffin, Groote, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Gutiérrez Prieto, Hedh, Hoffmann, Honeyball, Howitt, Iotova, Ivan, Jaakonsaari, Jáuregui Atondo, Jongerius, Kadenbach, Kaili, Kammerevert, Kaufmann, Keller Jan, Khan, Kirton-Darling, Kofod, Köster, Krehl, Kumpula-Natri, Kyenge, Kyrkos, Lange, Lauristin, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lietz, López, Ludvigsson, Łybacka, McAvan, Mamikins, Maňka, Manscour, Martin David, Martin Edouard, Maurel, Mavrides, Melior, Mizzi, Molnár, Moody, Moraes, Morgano, Mosca, Negrescu, Nekov, Neuser, Nica, Niedermüller, Nilsson, Noichl, Panzeri, Paolucci, Papadakis Demetris, Pargneaux, Paşcu, Pavel, Peillon, Picula, Piri, Pirinski, Pittella, Poc, Poche, Post, Rebega, Regner, Revault D'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Rodrigues Liliana, Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Rodust, Rozière, Sant, Sârbu, Sassoli, Schaldemose, Schlein, Schuster, Sehnalová, Serrão Santos, Silva Pereira, Simon Peter, Simon Siôn, Sippel, Smolková, Steinruck, Stihler, Szanyi, Tănăsescu, Tang, Tapardel, Tarabella, Thomas, Toia, Ujhelyi, Ulvskog, Valenciano, Van Brempt, Vaughan, Viotti, Ward, Weidenholzer, von Weizsäcker, Werner, Willmott, Zala, Zanonato, Zemke, Zoffoli, Zorrinho

ECR:
Ashworth, Barekov, Bashir, Belder, Campbell Bannerman, Czarnecki, Czesak, van Dalen, Dalton, Demesmaeker, Deva, Dohrmann, Duncan, Dzhambazki, Fitto, Foster, Fotyga, Fox, Gericke, Gosiewska, Gróbarczyk, Halla-aho, Hannan, Henkel, Jackiewicz, Jurek, Kamall, Karim, Karlsson, Karski, Kirkhope, Krasnodębski, Kuźmiuk, Legutko, Lewer, Lucke, McClarkin, McIntyre, Marias, Messerschmidt, Nicholson, Ożóg, Piecha, Piotrowski, Poręba, Pretzell, Ruohonen-Lerner, Škripek, Stevens, von Storch, Sulík, Swinburne, Tannock, Tomaševski, Tomašić, Tošenovský, Trebesius, Ujazdowski, Van Bossuyt, Van Orden, Vistisen, Wiśniewska, Wojciechowski, Zahradil, Zīle, Žitňanská, Złotowski

ALDE:
Ali, Arthuis, Auštrevičius, van Baalen, Bearder, Becerra Basterrechea, Bilbao Barandica, Calvet Chambon, Cavada, Charanzová, De Backer, Deprez, de Sarnez, Diaconu, Dlabajová, Faria, Federley, Girauta Vidal, Goerens, Goulard, Griesbeck, Grigule, Guoga, Harkin, Huitema, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jakovčić, Ježek, Kallas, Kyuchyuk, Lambsdorff, Marinho e Pinto, Maura Barandiarán, Mazuronis, Meissner, Mihaylova, van Miltenburg, Mlinar, Müller, Nart, Nicolai, van Nieuwenhuizen, Paet, Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Paulsen, Petersen, Radoš, Ries, Riquet, Rochefort, Rohde, Schaake, Takkula, Telička, Theurer, Toom, Torvalds, Tremosa i Balcells, Uspaskich, Vajgl, Väyrynen, Verhofstadt, Weber Renate, Wikström

GUE/NGL:
Albiol Guzmán, Anderson Martina, Boylan, Carthy, Chrysogonos, Couso Permuy, De Masi, Eck, Ferreira João, Flanagan, Forenza, Glezos, González Peñas, Händel, Hazekamp, Iglesias, de Jong, Juaristi Abaunz, Kari, Konečná, Kuneva, Kyllönen, Le Hyaric, López Bermejo, Lösing, Maltese, Maštálka, Matias, Mélenchon, Michels, Mineur, Ní Riada, Omarjee, Papadimoulis, Ransdorf, Sakorafa, Sánchez Caldentey, Scholz, Senra Rodríguez, Spinelli, Sylikiotis, Torres Martínez, Urbán Crespo, Viegas, Zimmer, Zuber

Verts/ALE:
Andersson, Auken, Bové, Buchner, Bütikofer, Cramer, Delli, Durand, Eickhout, Engström, Eriksson, Evans, Giegold, Harms, Häusling, Hautala, Heubuch, Hudghton, Jadot, Jávor, Joly, Keller Ska, Lambert, Lochbihler, Lunacek, Maragall, Meszerics, Reda, Reimon, Reintke, Rivasi, Ropė, Sargentini, Scott Cato, Sebastià, Škrlec, Smith, Šoltes, Staes, Tarand, Taylor, Terricabras, Trüpel, Turmes, Urtasun, Valero, Vana, Ždanoka

EFDD:
Adinolfi, Affronte, Agea, Agnew, Aiuto, Aker, Arnott, Beghin, Bergeron, Borrelli, Bours, Carver, Castaldo, Coburn, Collins, Corrao, D'Amato, (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Etheridge, Evi, Ferrara, Finch, Gill Nathan, Helmer, Hookem, Iwaszkiewicz, James, Lundgren, Mach, Moi, O'Flynn, Pedicini, Reid, Seymour, Tamburrano, Valli, Winberg, Woolfe, Zanni, Zullo

ENF:
Aliot, Annemans, Arnautu, Atkinson, Bay, Bilde, Bizzotto, Borghezio, Boutonnet, Briois, Buonanno, Chauprade, D'Ornano, Ferrand, Fontana, Goddyn, Jalkh, Kappel, Lebreton, Le Pen Marine, Loiseau, Maeijer, Martin Dominique, Marusik, Mayer, Mélin, Monot, Montel, Obermayr, Philippot, Salvini, Schaffhauser, Stuger, Troszczynski

NI:
Balczó, Dodds Diane, Epitideios, Fountoulis, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Morvai, Papadakis Konstantinos, Sonneborn, Synadinos, Voigt, Zarianopoulos