IN THE CHAIR: Mairead McGUINNESS
Vice-President

1. Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 17.05.

2. Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings

The minutes of the sittings of 24 February 2016 and 25 February 2016 were approved.

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Julie Ward had been present at the sitting of 24 February 2016, but her name was not on the attendance register.

3. Composition of Parliament

Ulla Tørnæs has been appointed to a post in the Danish Government.

Since, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, this office was incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Parliament established under Rule 4(4) of its Rules of Procedure that the vacancy would take effect from 29 February 2016 and informed the Member State concerned thereof.

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The Danish authorities had given notice of the election of Morten Løkkegaard to replace Ulla Tørnæs as Member of Parliament with effect from 3 March 2016.

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

4. Composition of committees and delegations

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

EMPL Committee: Morten Løkkegaard

Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) : Morten Løkkegaard

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

5. Delegated acts (Rule 105(6))

In accordance with Rule 105(6), the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs had informed the President of Parliament that no objections had been raised with regard to:

the recommendation by the TRAN Committee to raise no objections to the draft Commission regulation amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 as regards pilot training, testing and periodic checking for performance-based navigation (D042244/03 - 2016/2545(RPS)) (B8-0287/2016)

If no objections to this recommendation are raised by a political group or at least 40 Members within 24 hours, it shall be deemed to have been approved. If this is not the case, it shall be put to the vote.

The recommendation is available on Europarl for the duration of the current part-session.

6. Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78)

The President announced that on Wednesday, 9 March 2016, together with the President of the Council, the President of Parliament would sign the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (codification) (00036/2015/LEX - C8-0111/2016 - 2015/0006(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC (00058/2015/LEX - C8-0108/2016 - 2014/0108(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on appliances burning gaseous fuels and repealing Directive 2009/142/EC (00059/2015/LEX - C8-0107/2016 - 2014/0136(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing the safeguard clause and the anti-circumvention mechanism provided for in the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (00073/2015/LEX - C8-0106/2016 - 2015/0079(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing the anti-circumvention mechanism provided for in the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (00074/2015/LEX - C8-0105/2016 - 2015/0080(COD))

- Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a European Platform to enhance cooperation in tackling undeclared work (00064/2015/LEX - C8-0104/2016 - 2014/0124(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health ("Animal Health Law") (00007/2016/LEX - C8-0103/2016 - 2013/0136(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings (00063/2015/LEX - C8-0102/2016 - 2013/0407(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cableway installations and repealing Directive 2000/9/EC (00057/2015/LEX - C8-0101/2016 - 2014/0107(COD))

7. Questions for oral answer (submission)

The following questions for oral answer had been submitted by Members (Rule 128):

—   (O-000021/2016) by Jerzy Buzek, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, to the Commission: Towards a thriving data-driven economy (2015/2612(RSP)) (B8-0116/2016);

—   (O-000034/2016) by Thomas Händel, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, to the Commission: What is a 'social triple-A' rating? (2015/3024(RSP)) (B8-0117/2016);

—   (O-000020/2016) by Czesław Adam Siekierski, on behalf of the AGRI Committee, to the Commission: Price crisis in Europe's pig meat sector (2016/2581(RSP)) (B8-0118/2016);

—   (O-000030/2016) by Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Matthias Groote, Bolesław G. Piecha, José Inácio Faria, Kateřina Konečná, Martin Häusling, Piernicola Pedicini and Joëlle Mélin, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Zika virus outbreak (2016/2584(RSP)) (B8-0119/2016);

—   (O-000035/2016) by Françoise Grossetête, Mairead McGuinness and Esteban González Pons, on behalf of the PPE Group, Matthias Groote, Pavel Poc, Nicola Caputo and Soledad Cabezón Ruiz, on behalf of the S&D Group, Julie Girling and Bolesław G. Piecha, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz and Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kateřina Konečná, Stefan Eck, Eleonora Forenza, Estefanía Torres Martínez, Lynn Boylan, Miguel Urbán Crespo, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Barbara Spinelli, Josu Juaristi Abaunz, Fabio De Masi, Jiří Maštálka, Merja Kyllönen, Ángela Vallina, Paloma López Bermejo, Patrick Le Hyaric, Tania González Peñas, Xabier Benito Ziluaga and Marisa Matias, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bas Eickhout and Jill Evans, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Piernicola Pedicini, Eleonora Evi, Marco Affronte, David Borrelli, Marco Zullo, Rosa D'Amato, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Isabella Adinolfi, Laura Ferrara, Tiziana Beghin, Rolandas Paksas, Peter Lundgren, Tim Aker, William (The Earl of) Dartmouth and John Stuart Agnew, on behalf of the EFDD Group, to the Commission: Thalidomide (2016/2569(RSP)) (B8-0120/2016);

—   (O-000040/2016) by Vicky Ford, on behalf of the IMCO Committee, to the Commission: Commission communication on 'Towards a thriving data-driven economy' (COM(2014)0442) (2015/2612(RSP)) (B8-0351/2016).

8. Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

The Commission communications on the action taken on the resolutions adopted by Parliament during the September I and October I 2015 part-sessions and on the positions adopted by Parliament during the October I, II and III and November 2015 were available on the Europarl website.

9. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded a certified true copy of the following:

- Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Andorra providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments.

10. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from the Council and Commission

- Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing an information exchange mechanism with regard to intergovernmental agreements and non-binding instruments between Member States and third countries in the field of energy and repealing Decision No 994/2012/EU (COM(2016)0053 - C8-0034/2016 - 2016/0031(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1) and Rule 138(1).

- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and repealing Regulation (EU) No 994/2010 (COM(2016)0052 - C8-0035/2016 - 2016/0030(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1) and Rule 138(1).

- Discharge 2014: EU general budget - 8th EDFs (05219/2016 - C8-0036/2016 - 2015/2203(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: EU general budget - 9th EDFs (05220/2016 - C8-0037/2016 - 2015/2203(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: EU general budget - 10th EDFs (05223/2016 - C8-0038/2016 - 2015/2203(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: EU general budget - 11th EDFs (05224/2016 - C8-0039/2016 - 2015/2203(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: EU general budget - Executive agencies (05585/2016 - C8-0040/2016 - 2015/2154(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Commission (05583/2016 [01] - C8-0042/2016 - 2015/2154(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Parliament (05583/2016 [02] - C8-0043/2016 - 2015/2155(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: EU general budget - Council and European Council (05583/2016 [03] - C8-0044/2016 - 2015/2156(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: EU general budget - Court of Justice (05583/2016 [04] - C8-0045/2016 - 2015/2157(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Court of Auditors (05583/2016 [05] - C8-0046/2016 - 2015/2158(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Economic and Social Committee (05583/2016 [06] - C8-0047/2016 - 2015/2159(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: EU general budget - Committee of the Regions (05583/2016 [07] - C8-0048/2016 - 2015/2160(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Ombudsman (05583/2016 [08] - C8-0049/2016 - 2015/2161(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Data Protection Supervisor (05583/2016 [09] - C8-0050/2016 - 2015/2162(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European External Action Service (05583/2016 [10] - C8-0051/2016 - 2015/2163(DEC))

- Discharge 2014 - International Fusion Energy Organisation (ITER) (05587/2016 [01] - C8-0052/2016 - 2015/2196(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: Joint Undertaking - Air Navigation Safety (SESAR) (05587/2016 [02] - C8-0053/2016 - 2015/2197(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: Joint Undertaking - Aeronautics and the environment (Clean Sky) (05587/2016 [03] - C8-0054/2016 - 2015/2198(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: Embedded computing systems (Artemis) (05587/2016 [04] - C8-0055/2016 - 2015/2199(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (IMI) (05587/2016 [05] - C8-0056/2016 - 2015/2200(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH) (05587/2016 [06] - C8-0057/2016 - 2015/2201(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council (ENIAC) (05587/2016 [07] - C8-0058/2016 - 2015/2202(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: Electric Components & Systems for European Leadership (ECSEL Joint Undertaking) (05587/2016 [08] - C8-0059/2016 - 2015/2204(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) (05584/2016 [01] - C8-0062/2016 - 2015/2164(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) (05584/2016 [02] - C8-0063/2016 - 2015/2165(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) (05584/2016 [03] - C8-0064/2016 - 2015/2166(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) (05584/2016 [04] - C8-0065/2016 - 2015/2167(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Environment Agency (EEA) (05584/2016 [05] - C8-0066/2016 - 2015/2168(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) (05584/2016 [06] - C8-0067/2016 - 2015/2169(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CDT) (05584/2016 [07] - C8-0068/2016 - 2015/2170(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Medicines Agency (EMA) (05584/2016 [08] - C8-0069/2016 - 2015/2171(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: The European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust) (05584/2016 [09] - C8-0070/2016 - 2015/2172(DEC))

- Discharge 2014 : European Training Foundation (ETF) (05584/2016 [10] - C8-0071/2016 - 2015/2173(DEC))

- Discharge 2014 : European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) (05584/2016 [11] - C8-0072/2016 - 2015/2174(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) (05584/2016 [12] - C8-0073/2016 - 2015/2175(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (05584/2016 [13] - C8-0074/2016 - 2015/2176(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (05584/2016 [14] - C8-0075/2016 - 2015/2177(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) (05584/2016 [15] - C8-0076/2016 - 2015/2178(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Railway Agency (ERA) (05584/2016 [16] - C8-0077/2016 - 2015/2179(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Police College (CEPOL) (05584/2016 [17] - C8-0078/2016 - 2015/2180(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX) (05584/2016 [18] - C8-0079/2016 - 2015/2181(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European GNSS Agency (GNSS) (05584/2016 [19] - C8-0080/2016 - 2015/2182(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) (05584/2016 [20] - C8-0081/2016 - 2015/2183(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (05584/2016 [21] - C8-0082/2016 - 2015/2184(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: Euratom Supply Agency (EURATOM) (05584/2016 [22] - C8-0083/2016 - 2015/2185(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Police Office (EUROPOL) (05584/2016 [23] - C8-0084/2016 - 2015/2186(DEC))

- Discharge 2014 : European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) (05584/2016 [24] - C8-0085/2016 - 2015/2187(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Banking Authority (EBA) (05584/2016 [25] - C8-0086/2016 - 2015/2188(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) (05584/2016 [26] - C8-0087/2016 - 2015/2189(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) (05584/2016 [27] - C8-0088/2016 - 2015/2190(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) (05584/2016 [28] - C8-0089/2016 - 2015/2191(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) (05584/2016 [29] - C8-0090/2016 - 2015/2192(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) (05584/2016 [30] - C8-0091/2016 - 2015/2193(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) (05584/2016 [31] - C8-0092/2016 - 2015/2194(DEC))

- Discharge 2014: European Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (EU-LISA) (05584/2016 [32] - C8-0093/2016 - 2015/2195(DEC))

- Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF/2016/000 TA 2016 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission) (COM(2016)0078 - C8-0095/2016 - 2016/2025(BUD))

- Proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (COM(2016)0071 - C8-0098/2016 - 2016/0043(NLE))

- Proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2008/376/EC on the adoption of the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel and on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme (COM(2016)0075 - C8-0099/2016 - 2016/0047(NLE))

2) from committees

2.1) reports

- Report on the situation of women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU (2015/2325(INI)) - FEMM Committee - Rapporteur: Mary Honeyball (A8-0024/2016)

- Report on the Annual Report 2014 on the Protection of the EU’s Financial Interests – Fight against fraud (2015/2128(INI)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Benedek Jávor (A8-0026/2016)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1683/1995 of 29 May 1995 laying down a uniform format for visas (COM(2015)0303 - C8-0164/2015 - 2015/0134(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (A8-0028/2016)

- Report on the Banking Union – Annual Report 2015 (2015/2221(INI)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Roberto Gualtieri (A8-0033/2016)

- Report on Gender Mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament (2015/2230(INI)) - FEMM Committee - Rapporteur: Angelika Mlinar (A8-0034/2016)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (COM(2014)0557 - C8-0142/2014 - 2014/0256(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu (A8-0035/2016)

- Report on general guidelines for the preparation of the 2017 budget, Section III – Commission (2016/2004(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Jens Geier (A8-0036/2016)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels (codified text) (COM(2014)0466 - C8-0107/2014 - 2014/0216(COD)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Laura Ferrara (A8-0037/2016)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council to avoid trade diversion into the European Union of certain key medicines (codified text) (COM(2014)0319 - C8-0015/2014 - 2014/0165(COD)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Laura Ferrara (A8-0038/2016)

- Report on the conclusion of an Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission (COM(2015)0215 - 2016/2005(ACI)) - AFCO Committee - Rapporteur: Danuta Maria Hübner (A8-0039/2016)

- * Report on the proposal for the appointment of the Executive Director of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) (N8-0013/2016 - C8-0023/2016 - 2016/0902(NLE)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Roberto Gualtieri (A8-0045/2016)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on veterinary medicinal products (COM(2014)0558 - C8-0164/2014 - 2014/0257(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Françoise Grossetête (A8-0046/2016)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Andorra providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (COM(2015)0631 - C8-0028/2016 - 2015/0285(NLE)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Miguel Viegas (A8-0047/2016)

2.2) recommendation for second reading

- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health ("Animal Health Law") (11779/1/2015 - C8-0008/2016 - 2013/0136(COD)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Jasenko Selimovic (A8-0041/2016)

11. Order of business

The final draft agenda for the March and 2016 sittings (PE 578.051/PDOJ) had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 152):

Monday

No changes.

Tuesday

Request by the ECR Group to include as the first item on the agenda a debate on the Kirkhope report on the use of passenger name record data (EU-PNR).

The following spoke: Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the ECR Group, to move the request, Alain Lamassoure, to second the request, and Enrique Guerrero Salom, against the request.

Parliament voted by RCV to reject the request (163 in favour, 207 against, 14 abstentions).

Request by the Verts/ALE Group to include as the second item on the agenda for the afternoon a statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on recent events impacting human rights, the rule of law and stability in Turkey.

The following spoke: Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to move the request, Marie-Christine Vergiat, to second the request, and Cristian Dan Preda, against the request.

Parliament voted by RCV to reject the request (136 in favour, 243 against, 6 abstentions).

Wednesday

No changes.

Thursday

Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 135):

Request by the GUE/NGL Group to include on the agenda in place of the debate on freedom of expression in Kazakhstan (item 90 on the final draft agenda), a debate on violation of human rights obligations during the forced evictions from the Calais 'Jungle', wound up with the tabling of motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to move the request, Molly Scott Cato, to second the request, and Diane James, against the request.

Parliament voted by RCV to reject the request (90 in favour, 276 against, 21 abstentions).

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The order of business was thus established.

The following spoke: James Nicholson.

12. Aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 as regards the aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments [COM(2014)0032 - C7-0025/2014 - 2014/0014(COD)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Marc Tarabella (A8-0006/2016)

Marc Tarabella introduced the report.

The following spoke: Phil Hogan (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Albert Deß, on behalf of the PPE Group, Paolo De Castro, on behalf of the S&D Group, James Nicholson, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Ulrike Müller, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Maria Grapini, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bronis Ropė, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marco Zullo, on behalf of the EFDD Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by István Ujhelyi, Edouard Ferrand, on behalf of the ENF Group, Esther Herranz García, who also replied to a blue-card question by Peter Jahr, Maria Noichl, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, John Stuart Agnew, who also replied to a blue-card question by Ivan Jakovčić, Marijana Petir, who also replied to a blue-card question by Tibor Szanyi, Karin Kadenbach, who also replied to a blue-card question by Ivana Maletić, and Jørn Dohrmann.

IN THE CHAIR: Ryszard CZARNECKI
Vice-President

The following spoke: Petr Mach, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Stanislav Polčák and Hilde Vautmans, Gabriel Mato, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García and Tibor Szanyi.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Michela Giuffrida, Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner, Ivan Jakovčić, Miguel Viegas, Diane Dodds, Michaela Šojdrová, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, Lampros Fountoulis, Franc Bogovič, Ricardo Serrão Santos and Ruža Tomašić.

The following spoke: Phil Hogan and Marc Tarabella.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 8.3.2016, item 6.2.

13. Animal health ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health ("Animal Health Law") [11779/1/2015 - C8-0008/2016 - 2013/0136(COD)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Jasenko Selimovic (A8-0041/2016)

Jasenko Selimovic introduced the recommendation for second reading.

The following spoke: Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Albert Deß, on behalf of the PPE Group, Michela Giuffrida, on behalf of the S&D Group, Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Jan Huitema, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Stefan Eck, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bronis Ropė, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Philippe Loiseau, on behalf of the ENF Group, Diane Dodds, non-attached Member, Esther Herranz García, who also replied to a blue-card question by Tibor Szanyi, Nicola Caputo, James Nicholson, Franz Obermayr, Georgios Epitideios, Marijana Petir, who also replied to a blue-card question by Gilles Lebreton, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, who also replied to a blue-card question by Albert Deß, Ricardo Serrão Santos and Paul Brannen, who also replied to a blue-card question by Maria Grapini.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Karin Kadenbach, Notis Marias, Ivan Jakovčić, Miguel Viegas, Stanislav Polčák and Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner.

The following spoke: Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis and Jasenko Selimovic.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 8.3.2016, item 6.1.

(The sitting was suspended for a short time)

14. Market access to port services and financial transparency of ports ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework on market access to port services and financial transparency of ports [COM(2013)0296 - C7-0144/2013 - 2013/0157(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Knut Fleckenstein (A8-0023/2016)

Knut Fleckenstein introduced the report.

The following spoke: Violeta Bulc (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Maria Grapini, Lucy Anderson, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Bogusław Liberadzki, Peter van Dalen, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gesine Meissner, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Stelios Kouloglou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Lucy Anderson, Keith Taylor, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Jude Kirton-Darling, Jill Seymour, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Marie-Christine Arnautu, on behalf of the ENF Group, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Ismail Ertug, Jacqueline Foster, Pavel Telička, who also replied to a blue-card question by Gesine Meissner, Merja Kyllönen, Karima Delli and Rosa D'Amato.

IN THE CHAIR: Sylvie GUILLAUME
Vice-President

The following spoke: Luis de Grandes Pascual, Christine Revault D'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Tania González Peñas, Dieter-Lebrecht Koch, Paloma López Bermejo, Massimiliano Salini, João Ferreira and Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Stanislav Polčák, Richard Howitt, Ruža Tomašić, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Igor Šoltes, Tim Aker, Diane Dodds, who also replied to a blue-card question by Knut Fleckenstein, Seán Kelly, Inés Ayala Sender and Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner.

The following spoke: Violeta Bulc and Knut Fleckenstein.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 8.3.2016, item 6.3.

15. Annual report 2014 on the Protection of the EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud (debate)

Report on the Annual Report 2014 on the Protection of the EU’s Financial Interests – Fight against fraud [2015/2128(INI)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Benedek Jávor (A8-0026/2016)

Benedek Jávor introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Sander Loones (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee), Mercedes Bresso (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFCO Committee), Julia Pitera, on behalf of the PPE Group, Georgi Pirinski, on behalf of the S&D Group, Monica Macovei, on behalf of the ECR Group, Nedzhmi Ali, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marco Valli, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Eleftherios Synadinos, non-attached Member, Petri Sarvamaa, who also replied to a blue-card question by Paul Rübig, Inés Ayala Sender, Jonathan Arnott, Tomáš Zdechovský, Bogusław Liberadzki, Andrey Novakov and Zigmantas Balčytis.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Jiří Pospíšil, Maria Grapini, Notis Marias, Igor Šoltes and Ivana Maletić.

The following spoke: Kristalina Georgievaand and Benedek Jávor.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 8.3.2016, item 6.5.

16. Towards a thriving data-driven economy (debate)

Question for oral answer (O-000021/2016) by Jerzy Buzek, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, to the Commission: Towards a thriving data-driven economy (2015/2612(RSP)) (B8-0116/2016)

Question for oral answer (O-000040/2016) by Vicky Ford, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: Commission communication on 'Towards a thriving data-driven economy' (COM(2014)0442) (2015/2612(RSP)) (B8-0351/2016)

Jerzy Buzek moved the question B8-0116/2016.

IN THE CHAIR: Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN
Vice-President

Vicky Ford moved the question B8-0351/2016.

Andrus Ansip (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the questions.

The following spoke: Michał Boni, on behalf of the PPE Group, Patrizia Toia, on behalf of the S&D Group, Evžen Tošenovský, on behalf of the ECR Group, Kaja Kallas, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Maria Grapini, Neoklis Sylikiotis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Roger Helmer, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Barbara Kappel, on behalf of the ENF Group, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, non-attached Member, Marc Tarabella, Jean-Luc Schaffhauser, Gunnar Hökmark, who also replied to a blue-card question by István Ujhelyi, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Paul Rübig, Marju Lauristin and Csaba Sógor, who also replied to a blue-card question by Paul Rübig.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Julia Reda, Stanislav Polčák, Nicola Caputo and Notis Marias.

The following spoke: Andrus Ansip.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 128(5):

—   Jerzy Buzek, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, on ‘Towards a thriving data-driven economy’ (2015/2612(RSP)) (B8-0308/2016).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.3.2016, item 7.7.

17. Gender mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament (short presentation)

Report on Gender Mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament [2015/2230(INI)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Angelika Mlinar (A8-0034/2016)

Angelika Mlinar made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Michaela Šojdrová, Julie Ward, Ruža Tomašić, Monika Vana, Romana Tomc, Soledad Cabezón Ruiz, Branislav Škripek, Marijana Petir, Beatrix von Storch and Seán Kelly.

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

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 8.3.2016, item 6.6.

18. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

In accordance with Rule 163, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Andrea Bocskor, Soledad Cabezón Ruiz, Marcus Pretzell, Marian Harkin, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Ernest Maragall, Tim Aker, Dominique Bilde, Gabriel Mato, Tonino Picula, Danuta Jazłowiecka, Maria Grapini, Seán Kelly, Julie Ward, Mihai Ţurcanu, Beatrix von Storch, Miguel Viegas, Romana Tomc, Paul Brannen, Notis Marias, Csaba Sógor, István Ujhelyi, Jonathan Arnott, Tomáš Zdechovský, Emilian Pavel, Barbara Kappel, Sofia Sakorafa, Sophie Montel and Janusz Korwin-Mikke.

19. Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity

Gianluca Buonanno, Member of the European Parliament, had requested that his parliamentary immunity be defended in connection with criminal proceedings before the district court of Bolzano.

Under Rule 9(1), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee

20. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 578.051/OJMA).

21. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.45.

22. Closure of the session

The 2015 - 2016 session of the European Parliament closed.

In accordance with the Treaty, Parliament would meet the following day, Tuesday 8 March 2016 at 9:00.

Present:

Adaktusson, Adinolfi, Affronte, Agea, Agnew, Aguilera García, Aiuto, Aker, Albrecht, Ali, Alliot-Marie, Anderson Lucy, Anderson Martina, Andersson, Andrieu, Androulakis, Annemans, Arena, Arnautu, Arnott, Arthuis, Ashworth, Atkinson, Auken, Auštrevičius, Ayala Sender, Ayuso, van Baalen, Bach, Balčytis, Balczó, Balz, Bashir, Batten, Bay, Bayet, Bearder, Becerra Basterrechea, Becker, Beghin, Belder, Belet, Bendtsen, Benifei, Benito Ziluaga, Berès, Bergeron, Bettini, Bilbao Barandica, Bilde, Bizzotto, Blanco López, Blinkevičiūtė, Bocskor, Böge, Bogovič, Bonafè, Boni, Borghezio, Borrelli, Borzan, Boştinaru, Boutonnet, Brannen, Bresso, Briano, Briois, Brok, Buchner, Buda, Bullmann, Buşoi, Buzek, Cabezón Ruiz, Cadec, Calvet Chambon, Campbell Bannerman, Caputo, Carver, Casa, Caspary, Castaldo, del Castillo Vera, Cavada, Cesa, Charanzová, Chauprade, Childers, Chinnici, Chountis, Christensen, Christoforou, Chrysogonos, Cicu, Cirio, Clune, Coburn, Coelho, Cofferati, Collin-Langen, Collins, Comi, Comodini Cachia, Corazza Bildt, Corbett, Corrao, Costa, Cozzolino, Cramer, Cristea, Csáky, Czarnecki, Czesak, van Dalen, Dalli, Dalton, D'Amato, Dance, Danjean, Danti, De Backer, De Castro, Delahaye, Deli, Delli, Delvaux, Demesmaeker, De Monte, Denanot, Deprez, de Sarnez, Deß, Deva, Diaconu, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dlabajová, Dodds Diane, Dohrmann, D'Ornano, Duncan, Durand, Dzhambazki, Eck, Eickhout, Engel, Epitideios, Erdős, Eriksson, Ernst, Estaràs Ferragut, Etheridge, Evans, Evi, Faria, Federley, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández, Ferrand, Ferrara, Ferreira Elisa, Ferreira João, Fisas Ayxelà, Fitto, Fjellner, Flanagan, Flašíková Beňová, Fleckenstein, Fontana, Ford, 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, Girling, Giuffrida, Goerens, Gollnisch, Gomes, González Peñas, González Pons, Gosiewska, Goulard, Grammatikakis, de Grandes Pascual, Grapini, Graswander-Hainz, Griesbeck, Grigule, Groote, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Guteland, Gutiérrez Prieto, Gyürk, Hadjigeorgiou, Halla-aho, Händel, Hannan, Harkin, Häusling, Hautala, Hazekamp, Helmer, Henkel, Herranz García, Hetman, Heubuch, Hoc, Hoffmann, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Hölvényi, Honeyball, Hookem, Hortefeux, Howitt, Hübner, Hudghton, Huitema, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Iotova, Iturgaiz, Ivan, Iwaszkiewicz, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jadot, Jahr, Jakovčić, Jalkh, James, Jáuregui Atondo, Jávor, Jazłowiecka, Ježek, Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Jongerius, Joulaud, Juaristi Abaunz, Jurek, Kadenbach, Kaili, Kalinowski, Kallas, Kalniete, Kammerevert, Kappel, Karas, Kariņš, Karski, Kaufmann, Kefalogiannis, Kelam, Keller Jan, Keller Ska, Kelly, Khan, Kirkhope, Kirton-Darling, Kłosowski, Koch, Kofod, Kohlíček, Kölmel, Korwin-Mikke, Kósa, Köster, Köstinger, Kouloglou, Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Krehl, Kudrycka, Kuhn, Kukan, Kumpula-Natri, Kuźmiuk, Kyenge, Kyllönen, Kyrkos, Kyrtsos, Kyuchyuk, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lange, Langen, Lauristin, La Via, Lavrilleux, Lebreton, Le Grip, Legutko, Le Hyaric, Leinen, Lenaers, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Lewandowski, Lewer, Liberadzki, Liese, Lietz, Lins, Lochbihler, Loiseau, Loones, Lope Fontagné, López, López Aguilar, López-Istúriz White, Lösing, Ludvigsson, Łukacijewska, Lunacek, Lundgren, Łybacka, McAllister, McAvan, McClarkin, McGuinness, Mach, McIntyre, Macovei, Maletić, Malinov, Maltese, Mamikins, Mănescu, Maňka, Mann, Manscour, Maragall, Marias, Marinescu, Marinho e Pinto, Martin David, Martin Edouard, Martusciello, Marusik, Maštálka, Matera, Matias, Mato, Maullu, Mavrides, Mayer, Mazuronis, Meissner, Mélenchon, Melior, Melo, Messerschmidt, Meszerics, Michels, Mihaylova, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, van Miltenburg, Mineur, Mizzi, Mlinar, Moi, Moisă, Molnár, Monot, Monteiro de Aguiar, Montel, Moody, Moraes, Morano, Morgano, Morin-Chartier, Müller, Mureşan, Nart, Negrescu, Nekov, Neuser, Nica, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niebler, Niedermayer, Niedermüller, van Nieuwenhuizen, Nilsson, Ní Riada, van Nistelrooij, Noichl, Novakov, Nuttall, Obermayr, O'Flynn, Ożóg, Pabriks, Paet, Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Paksas, Panzeri, Paolucci, Papadakis Konstantinos, Papadimoulis, Parker, Paşcu, Pavel, Pedicini, Peillon, Peterle, Petersen, Petir, Picierno, Picula, Piecha, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pimenta Lopes, Piotrowski, Piri, Pirinski, Pitera, Pittella, Plenković, Plura, Poc, Poche, Pogliese, Polčák, Ponga, Poręba, Pospíšil, Post, Preda, Pretzell, Preuß, Punset, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radoš, Rangel, Rebega, Reda, Reding, Regner, Reid, Reintke, Reul, Revault D'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Ribeiro, Ries, Riquet, Rivasi, Rochefort, Rodrigues Liliana, Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Rodust, Rohde, Rolin, Ropė, Rosati, Rozière, Ruas, Rübig, Ruohonen-Lerner, Saïfi, Sakorafa, Salini, Salvini, Sánchez Caldentey, Sander, Sant, Sargentini, Sarvamaa, Saryusz-Wolski, Sassoli, Saudargas, Schaake, Schaffhauser, Schaldemose, Schlein, Schmidt, Scholz, Schöpflin, Schulz, Schulze, Schuster, Schwab, Scott Cato, Sebastià, Sehnalová, Selimovic, Senra Rodríguez, Sernagiotto, Serrão Santos, Seymour, Siekierski, Silva Pereira, Simon Peter, Simon Siôn, Sippel, Škripek, Škrlec, Smith, Smolková, Sógor, Šojdrová, Šoltes, Sommer, Sonneborn, Spinelli, Spyraki, Staes, Starbatty, Štefanec, Štětina, Stevens, Stier, Stihler, Stolojan, von Storch, Stuger, Šulin, Svoboda, Swinburne, Sylikiotis, Synadinos, Szájer, Szanyi, Szejnfeld, Tajani, Takkula, Tamburrano, Tănăsescu, Tang, Tannock, Tapardel, Tarabella, Tarand, Taylor, Telička, Terricabras, Theocharous, Toia, Tőkés, Tomaševski, Tomašić, Tomc, Torres Martínez, 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, Vaughan, Vautmans, Väyrynen, Vergiat, Verheyen, Viegas, Vilimsky, Viotti, Virkkunen, Vistisen, Voigt, Voss, Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Wałęsa, Ward, Weber Renate, Weidenholzer, von Weizsäcker, Wenta, Werner, Westphal, Wikström, Willmott, Winberg, Winkler Hermann, Winkler Iuliu, Wiśniewska, Wojciechowski, Záborská, Zagorakis, Zahradil, Zala, Zalba Bidegain, Zanni, Zanonato, Zarianopoulos, Ždanoka, Zdechovský, Zdrojewski, Zeller, Zemke, Zijlstra, Zīle, Zimmer, Žitňanská, Złotowski, Zoffoli, Żółtek, Zorrinho, Zullo, Zver, Zwiefka

Excused:

Aliot, Bours, Crowley, Dodds Anneliese, Engström, Joly, Konečná, Muselier, Mussolini, Omarjee, Toom, Vallina