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Wednesday, 13 April 2016 - Strasbourg

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1. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/009 SE/Volvo Trucks

2. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: EGF/2016/000 TA 2016/Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission

3. Draft Amending Budget No 1/ 2016: New instrument to provide emergency support within the Union

4. Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Samo Jereb

5. Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Mihails Kozlovs

6. Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Jan Gregor

7. Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Ladislav Balko

8. Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Janusz Wojciechowski

9. Objection pursuant to Rule 106: renewal of the approval of the active substance glyphosate

Motion for a resolution: B8-0439/2016


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.		Vote		RCV/EV – remarks
Motion for a resolution B8-0439/2016 (ENVI committee)
§ 1	44	ECR	RCV		-		152, 527, 25
	9	PPE	RCV		-		219, 477, 7
After § 1	32	Verts/ALE, EFDD	RCV		+		401, 297, 8
	33	Verts/ALE, EFDD	RCV		+		396, 299, 6
	34	Verts/ALE, EFDD	RCV		+		388, 318, 2
	35	Verts/ALE, EFDD	RCV		-		252, 324, 128
§ 2	10	PPE	split
			1		+
			2/RCV		+		463, 231, 9
			3/RCV		+		489, 187, 27
			4/RCV		+		515, 175, 17
			5		+
			6/RCV		+		508, 192, 2
			7/RCV		+		499, 201, 4
			8/RCV		+		500, 198, 4
			9/RCV		+		477, 221, 1
	45	ECR	split
			1/RCV		↓
			2/RCV		↓
§ 3	11	PPE	split
			1/RCV		+		294, 278, 134
			2/RCV		+		559, 130, 13
	20	ALDE	RCV		↓
	46	ECR	RCV		-		295, 394, 15
§ 4	47S	ECR	RCV		-		282, 392, 30
	36	Verts/ALE, EFDD	EV		+		564, 113, 20
After § 4	12	PPE	EV		+		478, 196, 30
	48	ECR	RCV		+		592, 88, 23
§ 5	49	ECR	split
			1/RCV		-		327, 331, 47
			2/RCV		+		554, 112, 42
After § 5	37	Verts/ALE, EFDD	EV		-		343, 357, 5
	38	Verts/ALE, EFDD			-
§ 6	50	ECR			-
After § 6	13	PPE	split
			1		+
			2/EV		+		547, 140, 19
§ 7	51S	ECR			-
	14	PPE			+
After § 7	19	ENF	RCV		-		110, 556, 42
After citation 4	21	Verts/ALE, EFDD			+
Recital A	1	PPE			-
After recital A	15	ENF	RCV		-		115, 553, 34
After recital C	16	ENF	RCV		-		53, 600, 51
Recital D	39S	ECR	RCV		-		90, 616, 2
	2	PPE	RCV		-		296, 386, 27
After recital D	17	ENF	RCV		-		106, 555, 42
Recital E	40S	ECR	RCV		-		116, 583, 7
	3	PPE	split
			1/RCV		-		334, 366, 8
			2/RCV		+		543, 140, 22
Recital J	4	PPE	split
			1		+
			2/EV		-		301, 399, 9
	41	ECR			↓
Recital O	5	PPE	RCV		-		290, 386, 31
Recital R	42S	ECR	RCV		-		298, 404, 6
	6	PPE	RCV		-		256, 439, 13
Recital U	43S	ECR	RCV		-		91, 608, 8
	7	PPE	RCV		-		278, 419, 7
Recital W	8	PPE			+
	18	ENF	RCV		-		78, 599, 29
After Recital W	22	Verts/ALE, EFDD	RCV		+		350, 326, 29
	23	Verts/ALE, EFDD	RCV		+		343, 329, 29
	24	Verts/ALE, EFDD	EV		+		343, 328, 30
After Recital X	25	Verts/ALE, EFDD	RCV		+		345, 343, 13
	26	Verts/ALE, EFDD	EV		+		346, 313, 33
	27	Verts/ALE, EFDD	EV		+		343, 318, 40
	28	Verts/ALE, EFDD	RCV		+		348, 314, 43
	29	Verts/ALE, EFDD			+
	30	Verts/ALE, EFDD	EV		-		329, 345, 31
	31	Verts/ALE, EFDD	EV		+		338, 335, 25
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)				RCV		+		374, 225, 102


Requests for roll-call votes
Verts/ALE:	Amendments 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 (3rd part, 6th part, 8th part), 11 (1st part), 20, 23, 25, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 44, 45, 46, 47
ECR:	Amendments 11, 20, 22, 42, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49; final vote
GUE/NGL:	Amendments 2, 3, 9, 10 (2nd part, 4th part, 7th part, 9th part), 11, 20, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45 (1st part, 2nd part), 46, 47; final vote
ENF:	Amendments 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, final vote


Requests for split votes
Verts/ALE:
Amendment 11
First part	'Calls on the Commission to renew the approval of glyphosate for 7 years; recalls that under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 the Commission can withdraw the approval of an active substance during the period of its authorisation if it no longer satisfies the criteria for its approval;'
Second part	'calls on the Commission and Member States to accelerate their work on the list of co-formulants not accepted for inclusion in plant protection products; welcomes the exclusion of POE-tallowamine from use in plant protection products containing glyphosate;'
Amendment 13
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words 'research and innovation with regard to'
Second part	those words
Amendment 49
First part	'Calls on the Commission and on EFSA to, as far as possible within the legal and regulatory framework and in compliance with the confidentiality provisions in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, allow access to the scientific studies and data used for the positive classification of glyphosate and the proposed re-authorisation;'
Second part	'calls on the Commission furthermore to make all necessary efforts to facilitate full disclosure of the scientific evidence used in the context of the EU evaluation process;'
GUE/NGL:
Amendment 45
First part	'Supports the adoption by Member States of an implementing regulation based on the authorisation procedure for active substances as set out in Regulation (EC) No 1141/2010 (the second Renewal Regulation);'
Second part	'notes that following any re-authorisation, Member States are obliged to reassess all products on the market which contain glyphosate, including its co-formulants, and ensure that they continue to meet modern safety standards;'
S&D:
Amendment 3
First part	deletion of words 'primarily through residence near sprayed areas, through home use, and through diet;'
Second part	'whereas exposure to glyphosate is on the rise owing to the dramatic increase in the total volume of glyphosate used; whereas the impact of glyphosate and its most common co-formulants on human health must be regularly monitored;'
Amendment 4
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words 'an extensive'
Second part	this word
Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL:
Amendment 10
First part	2.'Calls on the Commission to submit a new draft implementing regulation in order to better address the sustainable use of herbicides'
Second part	'containing glyphosate'
Third part	'calls on the Commission to recommend that Member States in particular limit or prohibit the sale of glyphosate for non-professional users'
Fourth part	'and ask for an assessment by the Commission, together with experts from Member States,'
Fifth part	'to evaluate the use of plant protection products for non-professionals'
sixth part	'and make proposals, to develop training'
7th part	'and user authorisation'
8th part	'for professionals'
9th part	'to provide better information on the use of glyphosate, and to place strict limits on the pre-harvest use of products containing the active substance glyphosate;'

10. The EU in a changing global environment - a more connected, contested and complex world

Report: Sandra Kalniete (A8-0069/2016)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.		Vote		RCV/EV – remarks
After § 3	1	76+ Members	split
			1		+
			2/EV		-		261, 374, 41
			3		+
§ 5	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		538, 138, 16
			2/RCV		+		503, 171, 24
§ 6	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		407, 266, 28
			2/RCV		+		444, 222, 30
			3/RCV		+		488, 191, 14
§ 9	§	original text	RCV		+		454, 227, 19
§ 10	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		463, 205, 35
			2/RCV		+		382, 273, 42
			3/RCV		+		423, 253, 25
§ 11	§	original text	RCV		+		436, 251, 13
§ 12	§	original text	split
			1/RCV		+		451, 221, 26
			2/RCV		+		508, 144, 42
§ 17	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 23	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 26	§	original text	RCV		+		461, 202, 38
§ 27	§	original text	RCV		+		454, 204, 39
§ 45	2	76+ Members			+
Recital C	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
Subtitle after Recital N	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		-		307, 345, 50
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)				RCV		+		427, 232, 43


Requests for roll-call votes
Verts/ALE:	§§ 5 (2nd part), 6 (1st part), 9, 10 (1st part, 2nd part), 11, 12, 27
S&D:	§ 10
GUE/NGL:	§§ 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 26, 27
EFDD:	§§ 6 (2nd part, 3rd part), 10 (1st part, 3rd part), 27


Requests for split votes
PPE:
Amendment 1
First part	'3a. Takes the view that the EU, as a global actor, has a key role in upholding the principles enshrined in international human rights law, in particular the principles of universality and indivisibility of human rights; believes therefore that human rights must be meaningfully integrated into the new Global Strategy,'
Second part	'which should be seized as an opportunity to address today’s lack of systematic mainstreaming of the EU’s existing human rights policy and the urgent need for the highest level of political backing'
Third part	'for the full implementation of the EU Strategic Framework, EU Human Rights Guidelines and the Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy;' highlights in this regard the need to always consult EU, Member State and third-country civil society so as to enable the experience and expertise of practitioners and human rights defenders to inform and sharpen EU foreign and security policy; calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure that EU foreign policy adopts a strategic approach to human rights, emphasising concrete actions and outcomes and demonstrating coherence in the EU’s engagement on human rights across different countries and regions, regardless of security, foreign policy, trade, energy, aid or other concerns;'
Verts/ALE:
§ 5
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words 'notes that the EU and its Member States must be more united and prepared to take greater responsibility for their collective security and territorial defence, relying less on the United States, especially in Europe’s neighbourhood' and 'therefore, to step up their defence capabilities, in order'
Second part	those words
Subtitle after Recital N
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words 'people, and its states, societies and values'
Second part	those words
S&D:
§ 17
First part	'Stresses that the impact of technologies should also be reflected in the global strategy, as well as in cybersecurity initiatives,'
Second part	'while the improvement of human rights should be an integral part of, and be mainstreamed in, all EU policies and programmes, if applicable, in order to advance the protection of human rights, the promotion of democracy, the rule of law and good governance, and peaceful conflict resolution;'
EFDD:
§ 12
First part	'Stresses the vital importance of strengthening EU-NATO cooperation, which should guarantee the coordination between operations, and supports the establishment of European capabilities which strengthen NATO in territorial defence and are able to conduct intervention operations autonomously beyond the EU’s borders; stresses that the CSDP should reinforce the European pillar of NATO and ensure that European members of NATO actually live up to their NATO commitments; suggests combining the concepts of EU Battle Groups and the NATO Response Force;'
Second part	'recalls that the military contributions should be based on the principle of solidarity among EU Member States;'
§ 23
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words 'and military'
Second part	those words
recital C
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words 'the attempts by revisionist powers to redraw borders by force by violating international law and to challenge rules-based global order'
Second part	those words
Verts/ALE, EFDD
§ 6
First part	'Urges the EU in consequence to enhance coherent and structured cooperation on defence research, the industrial base and cyber defence through pooling and sharing and other cooperative projects, in order to use national defence budgets more efficiently, to achieve the collective target of 2 % of defence spending on research and to launch an EU-funded defence research and technology programme in the next multiannual financial framework (MFF); considers that the role of the European Defence Agency (EDA) needs to be strengthened and its resources increased to enable it to act more effectively; considers also that Member States should take more responsibility for building urgently needed European capabilities and contributing to EU strategic autonomy, increase their military research expenditure through the EDA and strengthen the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) and the European Defence Market (EDM); calls for more transparent and accountable use of security and defence budgets by Member States;' excluding the words 'to achieve the collective target of 2 % of defence spending on research and to launch an EU-funded defence research and technology programme in the next multiannual financial framework (MFF)'
Second part	'to achieve the collective target of 2 % of defence spending on research and to launch an EU-funded defence research and technology programme in the next multiannual financial framework (MFF)'
Third part	'calls also on the Member States to ensure that appropriate capabilities for fulfilling the tasks under Article 43 TEU are made available, including for relevant UN peacekeeping missions; considers, furthermore, that European intelligence exchanges should be improved and a true European intelligence and forecasting capacity developed, with the appropriate oversight mechanisms in place;'
§ 10
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words 'joint defence forces and the framing of a common defence policy which should ultimately lead to a European Defence Union' and 'the establishment of a permanent EU military headquarters'
Second part	'joint defence forces and the framing of a common defence policy which should ultimately lead to a European Defence Union.
Third part	'the establishment of a permanent EU military headquarters'

11. Implementation and review of the EU-Central Asia Strategy

Report: Tamás Meszerics (A8-0051/2016)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.		Vote		RCV/EV – remarks
§ 3	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		-		124, 542, 26
§ 65	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 89	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 90	§	original text	RCV		+		544, 142, 11
§ 110	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		-		312, 372, 13
§ 149	§	original text	vs/EV		+		372, 305, 21
§ 145	1	rapporteur			+
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)				RCV		+		605, 66, 25


Requests for roll-call votes
GUE/NGL:	§ 90


Requests for separate votes
PPE:	§ 149


Requests for split votes
PPE:
§ 3
First part	'Points out that the strategic approach adopted to date to shaping relations with Central Asian countries has demonstrated only limited viability and success; recognises that economic relations between the EU and the Central Asia Strategy’s target countries have seen no relevant expansion, that the aim of promoting regional cooperation and integration between Central Asian countries by means of exchange of experience and transfer of standards on the part of the EU has stalled;'
Second part	'and that the EU has to date not been able to make any relevant contribution on the basis of its own values and societal models and concepts towards resolving the severe socio economic and environmental issues facing Central Asian societies or towards their modernisation;’
§ 65
First part	Notes the common characteristics resulting from older history, including that of the Silk Routes, colonisation by Turkic tribes and the reception of Islam; notes also that the five countries in the region are at differing stages in their development: Kazakhstan is emerging as a key player in the region, with which the EU’s relations are progressing steadily; Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are much poorer, but relatively open, with a degree of civil society involvement; the EU’s relationship with Uzbekistan is also developing; but Turkmenistan remains the most closed country in the region,'
Second part	'with no effective independent civil society;'
§ 110
First part	Text as a whole excluding the word 'top'
Second part	this word
GUE/NGL:
§ 89
First part	'Welcomes the increase in macrofinancial assistance, and'
Second part	'calls for the instrument concerned to be employed on the basis of stringent cost-benefit criteria and detailed impact assessments which focus on spillover effects; taking into consideration the highlights of the Strategy progress reports, emphasises the importance of Member States’ involvement in the implementation of EU assistance in order to achieve greater impact and improve results;'

12. Zika virus outbreak

Motion for a resolution: B8-0449/2016


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote		RCV/EV – remarks
Motion for a resolution B8-0449/2016 (ENVI committee)
After § 7	5	ALDE	EV	-		259, 328, 93
	6	ALDE		-
After § 10	1	Verts/ALE		-
§ 13	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 15	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
			3/EV	+		431, 198, 53
			4	+
			5	+
§ 19	2	S&D		+
	§	original text	split
			1	↓
			2	↓
			3	↓
			4	↓
§ 33	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
Recital M	4	ALDE		+
Recital U	3	ALDE		+
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)					+


Requests for separate votes
ECR:	§ 33


Requests for split votes
PPE:
§ 33
First part	'Supports calls made by the United Nations to repeal laws and policies that restrict access to sexual and reproductive health and rights in contravention of international standards'
Second part	'and echoes its willingness to ensure that public health responses are pursued in conformity with human rights, in particular in relation to health and health-related rights;'
ALDE:
§ 13
First part	'considers that such a plan should include targeted and sufficient free distribution of mechanical barriers such as nets (to avoid mosquito bites) and condoms (to avoid sexual transmission);'
Second part	those words
ECR, PPE:
§ 15
First part	'Points out the fact that the Zika virus has exposed the weaknesses in both public health systems’ responses, especially at the primary care level,'
Second part	'and the provision of reproductive health services and rights for women and girls in the countries affected, particularly with regard to information and care during and after pregnancy, and to the prevention'
Third part	'and termination'
Fourth part	'of pregnancies'
Fifth part	'while government officials in these countries have advised women to delay pregnancy until more is known about the Zika virus;'
§ 19
First part	'Calls on the EU to support the affected countries in achieving universal access to primary health care, including antenatal and postnatal care and diagnostic testing for the Zika virus, and calls on the EU to support the governments of the affected countries in providing a comprehensive sexual and reproductive information and health care package, including family planning possibilities, with an emphasis on access to a range of high-quality contraceptive methods for all women and adolescent girls,'
Second part	'and access to safe abortion in order to combat the rise in unsafe abortions '
Third part	'since the start of the epidemic, '
Fourth part	'and, in this context, to trigger the required dialogue about contraception and women’s and girls’ rights with partner countries;'

13. Situation in Poland

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