IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ
President

1. Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

The following spoke: Notis Marias.

2. Statement by the President

The President made a statement condemning the recent attacks in Istanbul, Mogadishu and Cairo, which had left many dead. He also referred to the collapse of a church roof in Uyo (Nigeria), in which at least 160 people had died. He conveyed Parliament's condolences to the families of the victims.

He also referred to the case of the Irish national Ibrahim Halawa, who had been prosecuted in Egypt for participating in a demonstration and risked the death penalty; he announced that he had asked the President of the Republic of Egypt to take into consideration the fact that the accused had been a minor at the time the acts of which he is accused had been committed.

Finally, he announced that he had asked the Ethiopian Prime Minister for the immediate release of the opposition politician Merera Gudina, who had been arrested on 30 November 2016 on his return from a trip to Europe during which he had met Members of the European Parliament among others.

3. Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings

The minutes of the sittings of 30 November 2016 and 1 December 2016 were approved.

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Ernest Urtasun had made it known that he had been present at the sitting of 30 November 2016 but that his name was not on the attendance register.

4. Composition of Parliament

Pablo Zalba Bidegain had been appointed President of the Instituto de Crédito Oficial in Spain.

Parliament noted that, pursuant to Article 7(3) of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, this post was incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, and established the vacancy of his seat with effect from 18 November 2016; the relevant national authorities would be informed.

5. Composition of political groups

Alessandra Mussolini had joined the PPE Group with effect from 12 December 2016.

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

The President announced that on Wednesday 14 December 2016, together with the President of the Council, he would sign the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance based investment products as regards the date of its application (00051/2016/LEX - C8-0513/2016 - 2016/0355(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 laying down the Union Customs Code, as regards goods that have temporarily left the customs territory of the Union by sea or air (00050/2016/LEX - C8-0512/2016 - 2016/0229(COD))

- Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council providing further macro-financial assistance to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (00045/2016/LEX - C8-0511/2016 - 2016/0197(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC (00034/2016/LEX - C8-0510/2016 - 2013/0443(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) (recast) (00035/2016/LEX - C8-0509/2016 - 2014/0091(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing specific conditions for fishing for deep sea stocks in the north-east Atlantic and provisions for fishing in international waters of the north-east Atlantic and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 (00046/2016/LEX - C8-0507/2016 - 2012/0179(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/34/EU as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure (00049/2016/LEX - C8-0505/2016 - 2013/0029(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 concerning the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail (00048/2016/LEX - C8-0504/2016 - 2013/0028(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1192/69 of the Council on common rules for the normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings (00047/2016/LEX - C8-0503/2016 - 2013/0013(COD))

7. Questions for oral answer (submission)

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

- (O-000135/2016) by Giovanni La Via, Françoise Grossetête, Elena Gentile, Bolesław G. Piecha, Frédérique Ries, Stefan Eck and Joëlle Mélin, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Paediatric medicines, (2016/2902(RSP)) (B8-1818/2016);

- (O-000145/2016) by Mady Delvaux, on behalf of the JURI Committee, to the Commission: Recognising the content of civil status documents (2016/3000(RSP)) (B8-1819/2016);

- (O-000142/2016) by Claude Moraes, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Commission: Obligations in the field of visa reciprocity, (2016/2986(RSP)) (B8-1820/2016).

8. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from the Council and Commission

- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union (13037/2016 - C8-0490/2016 - 2016/0307(NLE))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement between the European Union and Kosovo on the general principles for the participation of Kosovo in Union programmes (13391/2016 - C8-0491/2016 - 2013/0115(NLE))

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs and the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks (COM(2016)0750 - C8-0496/2016 - 2016/0392(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1).

The President would consult the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Article 307 of the Treaty.

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (COM(2016)0761 - C8-0498/2016 - 2016/0376(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 directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings (COM(2016)0765 - C8-0499/2016 - 2016/0381(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 repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89, Regulations (EC) No 2888/2000 and (EC) No 685/2001 (COM(2016)0745 - C8-0501/2016 - 2016/0368(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).

2) from committees

2.1) reports

- *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (10711/2016 - C8-0332/2016 - 2016/0192(NLE)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Jørn Dohrmann (A8-0321/2016)

- Report containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, amending the Agreement in order to extend the provisions of the Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement (2016/2226(INI)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Maria Arena (A8-0330/2016)

- *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, amending the Agreement in order to extend the provisions of the Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement (16384/1/2010 - C7-0097/2011 - 2010/0323(NLE)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Maria Arena (A8-0332/2016)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation and repealing Council Directive 96/50/EC and Council Directive 91/672/EEC (COM(2016)0082 - C8-0061/2016 - 2016/0050(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Gesine Meissner (A8-0338/2016)

- Report on CAP tools to reduce price volatility in agricultural markets (2016/2034(INI)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Angélique Delahaye (A8-0339/2016)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Cultural Heritage (COM(2016)0543 - C8-0352/2016 - 2016/0259(COD)) - CULT Committee - Rapporteur: Mircea Diaconu (A8-0340/2016)

- Report on the general revision of Parliament's Rules of Procedure (2016/2114(REG)) - AFCO Committee - Rapporteur: Richard Corbett (A8-0344/2016)

- Report on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2015 (2016/2009(INI)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: József Nagy (A8-0345/2016)

- Report on the Annual Report on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter 2015 (2016/2219(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Josef Weidenholzer (A8-0355/2016)

- Report on a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries (2016/2072(INI)) - ITRE Committee - CULT Committee - Rapporteur: Christian Ehler - Rapporteur: Luigi Morgano (A8-0357/2016)

- * Report on the 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)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Jerzy Buzek (A8-0358/2016)

- Report on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (2016/2036(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A8-0360/2016)

- *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol of Accession to the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Ecuador (07620/2016 - C8-0463/2016 - 2016/0092(NLE)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Helmut Scholz (A8-0362/2016)

- Report on rights of women in the Eastern Partnership States (2016/2060(INI)) - FEMM Committee - Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0365/2016)

- Report on the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2015 (2016/2146(INI)) - PETI Committee - Rapporteur: Ángela Vallina (A8-0366/2016)

- *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria on the general principles for the participation of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria in Union programmes (16152/2014 - C8-0152/2015 - 2014/0195(NLE)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Pier Antonio Panzeri (A8-0367/2016)

- * Report on the nomination of Juhan Parts as a Member of the Court of Auditors (12886/2016 - C8-0445/2016 - 2016/0817(NLE)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A8-0375/2016)

- Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from Spain – EGF/2016/004 ES/Comunidad Valenciana automotive) (COM(2016)0708 - C8-0454/2016 - 2016/2298(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Esteban González Pons (A8-0379/2016)

2.2) recommendations for second reading

- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/34/EU as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure (11199/1/2016 - C8-0426/2016 - 2013/0029(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: David-Maria Sassoli (A8-0371/2016)

- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading in view of the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing specific conditions for fishing for deep-sea stocks in the North-East Atlantic and provisions for fishing in international waters of the North-East Atlantic and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 (11625/1/2016 - C8-0427/2016 - 2012/0179(COD)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Isabelle Thomas (A8-0369/2016)

- ***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 amending Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 concerning the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail (11198/1/2016 - C8-0425/2016 - 2013/0028(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Wim van de Camp (A8-0373/2016)

- ***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 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1192/69 of the Council on common rules for the normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings (11197/1/2016 - C8-0424/2016 - 2013/0013(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Merja Kyllönen (A8-0368/2016)

9. Order of business

The final draft agenda for the December 2016 sittings (PE 595.324/PDOJ) had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 152):

Monday

No changes.

Tuesday

Request by the GUE/NGL Group for the inclusion on the agenda of a debate on the Corbett report on the General revision of Parliament's Rules of Procedure (A8-0344/2016), following the debate on the Commission statement on the 'Clean Energy' package (point 86 of the draft agenda).

The following spoke: Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to move the request, and Philippe Lamberts, in favour of the request.

Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (207 in favour, 158 against, 11 abstentions).

Request by the ENF Group for the inclusion, as the second item on the afternoon's agenda, of a statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the situation in Aleppo.

The following spoke: Edouard Ferrand, on behalf of the ENF Group, to move the request, and Jean-Luc Schaffhauser, in favour of the request.

Parliament rejected the request.

Request by the EFDD Group for the withdrawal from the agenda of the Commission statement on the situation of the rule of law and democracy in Poland (item 103 on the draft agenda).

The following spoke: James Carver, on behalf of the EFDD Group, to move the request, Marek Jurek, in favour of the request, Janusz Lewandowski, who felt the debate was badly timed because it fell on the 35th anniversary of the imposition of martial law in Poland, and proposed that the matter be considered in the LIBE Committee (in the presence of the First Vice-President of the Commission, Mr Timmermans) before it returned to plenary, Terry Reintke, to oppose the EFDD request, and Bogusław Liberadzki, who proposed that the debate be held in January, or, failing that, on Wednesday 14 December 2016.

Parliament rejected the EFDD proposal by electronic vote (80 in favour, 200 against, 103 abstentions).

Parliament rejected Janusz Lewandowski's proposal by electronic vote (149 in favour, 200 against, 31 abstentions).

Parliament agreed to Bogusław Liberadzki's proposal by electronic vote (193 in favour, 171 against, 21 abstentions).

Wednesday

Request by the GUE/NGL Group for the inclusion, as the second item of the afternoon's agenda, of a Commission statement on the Commission Recommendation on the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement and the reinstatement of Dublin transfers.

The following spoke: Barbara Spinelli, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to move the request , and Ska Keller, in favour of the request.

Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (204 in favour, 149 against, 6 abstentions).

Request by the EFDD Group for the inclusion on the agenda of a statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the attack on the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo - freedom of religion and conscience.

The following spoke: James Carver, on behalf of the EFDD Group, to move the request, Philippe Lamberts, in favour of the request, and Pier Antonio Panzeri, against the request.

Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (173 in favour, 150 against, 24 abstentions).

Thursday

No changes.

The order of business was thus established.

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The following spoke: Takis Hadjigeorgiou.

10. Normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings ***II - Domestic passenger transport services by rail ***II - Single European railway area***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 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1192/69 of the Council on common rules for the normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings [11197/1/2016 - C8-0424/2016 - 2013/0013(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Merja Kyllönen (A8-0368/2016)

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 amending Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 concerning the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail [11198/1/2016 - C8-0425/2016 - 2013/0028(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Wim van de Camp (A8-0373/2016)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/34/EU as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure [11199/1/2016 - C8-0426/2016 - 2013/0029(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: David-Maria Sassoli (A8-0371/2016)

Merja Kyllönen introduced the recommendation A8-0368/2016.

IN THE CHAIR: Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO
Vice-President

Wim van de Camp and David-Maria Sassoli presented their recommendations A8-0373/2016 and A8-0371/2016.

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

The following spoke: Markus Ferber, on behalf of the PPE Group, Bogusław Liberadzki, on behalf of the S&D Group, Helga Stevens, on behalf of the ECR Group, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Curzio Maltese, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Karima Delli, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Tibor Szanyi and Maria Grapini, Rosa D'Amato, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Mylène Troszczynski, on behalf of the ENF Group, Andor Deli, Christine Revault D'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Pavel Telička, Xabier Benito Ziluaga, who also replied to a blue-card question by José Blanco López, Jill Seymour, Dieter-Lebrecht Koch, Inés Ayala Sender, Dominique Riquet, João Ferreira, Deirdre Clune, Claudia Țapardel, Michaela Šojdrová, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska and Ismail Ertug.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Ivana Maletić, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, Gesine Meissner and Eleftherios Synadinos.

The following spoke: Violeta Bulc, Merja Kyllönen, Wim van de Camp and David-Maria Sassoli.

The debate closed.

Vote: item 9.9, item 9.10 and minutes of 14.12.2016, item 9.11.

11. 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 Tibor Szanyi, Bogusław Liberadzki, on behalf of the S&D Group, Peter van Dalen, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gesine Meissner, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Merja Kyllönen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Molly Scott Cato, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Ryszard CZARNECKI
Vice-President

The following spoke: Jill Seymour, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Diane Dodds, non-attached Member, Wim van de Camp, Isabella De Monte, Ruža Tomašić, Rosa D'Amato, Lampros Fountoulis, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Inés Ayala Sender, Amjad Bashir, Bendt Bendtsen, Janusz Zemke and Maria Grapini.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Stanislav Polčák, Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, João Ferreira, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García and Lucy Anderson.

The following spoke: Violeta Bulc and Knut Fleckenstein.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 14.12.2016, item 9.12.

12. Composition of political groups

José Inácio Faria was no longer a member of the ALDE Group and had joined the PPE Group with effect from 12 December 2016.

13. Composition of committees

The President had received the following request for an appointment from the PPE Group:

ENVI Committee: Ivica Tolić to replace Dubravka Šuica

The appointment would be deemed ratified if no objections were raised before the approval of these Minutes.

14. North-East Atlantic: deep-sea stocks and fishing in international waters *** II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading in view of the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing specific conditions for fishing for deep-sea stocks in the North-East Atlantic and provisions for fishing in international waters of the North-East Atlantic and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 [11625/1/2016 - C8-0427/2016 - 2012/0179(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Isabelle Thomas (A8-0369/2016)

Isabelle Thomas introduced the recommendation for second reading.

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

The following spoke: Gabriel Mato, on behalf of the PPE Group, Ricardo Serrão Santos, on behalf of the S&D Group, Czesław Hoc, on behalf of the ECR Group, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group, João Ferreira, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Linnéa Engström, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marco Affronte, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Sylvie Goddyn, on behalf of the ENF Group, Alain Cadec, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, David Coburn, Jarosław Wałęsa and Renata Briano.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Francisco José Millán Mon, José Blanco López, Notis Marias and Nicola Caputo.

The following spoke: Věra Jourová and Isabelle Thomas.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.12.2016, item 5.2.

15. Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2015 (debate)

Report on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2015 [2016/2009(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: József Nagy (A8-0345/2016)

József Nagy introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Cristian Dan Preda (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFCO Committee) and Florent Marcellesi (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee).

IN THE CHAIR: Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN
Vice-President

The following spoke: Edouard Martin (rapporteur for the opinion of the PETI Committee), Pavel Svoboda, on behalf of the PPE Group, Péter Niedermüller, on behalf of the S&D Group, Helga Stevens, on behalf of the ECR Group, Angelika Mlinar, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Josep-Maria Terricabras, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, David Coburn, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Vicky Maeijer, on behalf of the ENF Group, Bruno Gollnisch, non-attached Member, Carlos Coelho, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Monica Macovei, Marina Albiol Guzmán, Mylène Troszczynski, Csaba Sógor, Soraya Post, Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner, Pál Csáky, Caterina Chinnici, Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski and Juan Fernando López Aguilar.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo, Branislav Škripek, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Sofia Sakorafa, Georgios Epitideios and Ramon Tremosa i Balcells.

The following spoke: Věra Jourová and József Nagy.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.12.2016, item 5.4.

16. A coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries (short presentation)

Report on a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries [2016/2072(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteurs: Christian Ehler and Luigi Morgano (A8-0357/2016)

Christian Ehler and Luigi Morgano presented the report.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Michaela Šojdrová, Silvia Costa, Notis Marias, Constance Le Grip, José Blanco López, João Ferreira, Bogdan Brunon Wenta and Jasenko Selimovic.

The following spoke: Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.12.2016, item 5.5.

17. Rights of women in the Eastern Partnership States (short presentation)

Report on rights of women in the Eastern Partnership States [2016/2060(INI)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A8-0365/2016)

Constance Le Grip (substituting for the rapporteur) made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Michaela Šojdrová, Julie Ward, Tibor Szanyi, Notis Marias, Jasenko Selimovic and Nicola Caputo.

The following spoke: Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.12.2016, item 5.6.

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:

Ivan Štefanec, Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu, Urszula Krupa, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Josu Juaristi Abaunz, Ernest Maragall, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Pál Csáky, Jonás Fernández, Michaela Šojdrová, Notis Marias, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Tibor Szanyi, Jozo Radoš, Liadh Ní Riada, Josep-Maria Terricabras, Stanislav Polčák, Julie Ward, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Emilian Pavel, Nicola Caputo, Deirdre Clune and Jasenko Selimovic.

19. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 595.324/OJMA).

20. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.25.

Present:

Adaktusson, Adinolfi, Affronte, Agea, Agnew, Aguilera García, Aiuto, Aker, Albiol Guzmán, Albrecht, Али, Alliot-Marie, Anderson Lucy, Andersson, Andrieu, Andrikienė, Annemans, Arena, Arnautu, Arnott, Arthuis, Ashworth, Assis, Atkinson, Auken, Auštrevičius, Ayala Sender, Ayuso, van Baalen, Balas, Balčytis, Balczó, Balz, Barekov, Bashir, Batten, Bayet, Bearder, Becerra Basterrechea, Becker, Belder, Belet, Bendtsen, Benito Ziluaga, Berès, Bilbao Barandica, Bilde, Bizzotto, Blanco López, Blinkevičiūtė, Bocskor, Böge, Bogovič, Bonafè, Boni, Borghezio, Borrelli, Borzan, Boştinaru, Bours, Boutonnet, Bové, Boylan, Brannen, Bresso, Briano, Briois, Bullmann, Cabezón Ruiz, Cadec, Calvet Chambon, van de Camp, Campbell Bannerman, Caputo, Carthy, Carver, Casa, Caspary, Castaldo, Charanzová, Chauprade, Childers, Chinnici, Chountis, Christensen, Christoforou, Chrysogonos, Cicu, Ciocca, Cirio, Clune, Coburn, Coelho, Cofferati, Collin-Langen, Comi, Comodini Cachia, Corazza Bildt, Corbett, Corrao, Costa, Couso Permuy, Cozzolino, Cramer, Cristea, Csáky, Czarnecki, Czesak, van Dalen, Dalli, Dalton, Dalunde, D'Amato, Dance, Dăncilă, Danjean, Danti, Dantin, (The Earl of) Dartmouth, De Castro, Delahaye, Deli, Delli, Delvaux, Demesmaeker, De Monte, Denanot, Deprez, de Sarnez, Deß, Diaconu, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dlabajová, Dodds Anneliese, Dodds Diane, Dohrmann, D'Ornano, Duncan, Durand, Dzhambazki, Eck, Ehler, Eickhout, Engel, Engström, Epitideios, Erdős, Ernst, Ertug, Estaràs Ferragut, Etheridge, Evans, Evi, Fajon, Farage, Faria, Federley, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández, Ferrand, Ferrara, Ferreira, Fisas Ayxelà, Fitto, Fjellner, Flanagan, Flašíková Beňová, Fleckenstein, Florenz, Fontana, Ford, Forenza, Foster, Fotyga, Fountoulis, Fox, Freund, Frunzulică, Gahler, Gál, Gáll-Pelcz, Gambús, Gardiazabal Rubial, Gardini, Gasbarra, Gebhardt, Geier, Gentile, Gerbrandy, Gericke, Geringer de Oedenberg, Giegold, Gierek, Gieseke, Gill Nathan, Gill Neena, Girling, Giuffrida, Goddyn, Goerens, Gollnisch, Gomes, González Pons, Gosiewska, Goulard, Grammatikakis, de Grandes Pascual, Grapini, Gräßle, Graswander-Hainz, Griesbeck, Griffin, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Guteland, Gutiérrez Prieto, Gyürk, Hadjigeorgiou, Halla-aho, Hannan, Harkin, Häusling, Hautala, Hayes, Hazekamp, Hedh, Helmer, Henkel, Herranz García, Hetman, Hoc, Hoffmann, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Hölvényi, Honeyball, Hookem, Hortefeux, Hübner, Hudghton, Huitema, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Iotova, Ivan, Iwaszkiewicz, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jahr, Jakovčić, James, Jáuregui Atondo, Jávor, Jazłowiecka, Ježek, Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Joly, de Jong, Jongerius, Joulaud, Juaristi Abaunz, Jurek, Juvin, Kadenbach, Kalinowski, Kallas, Kalniete, Kammerevert, Kappel, Karas, Karim, Kariņš, Karlsson, Karski, Kaufmann, Kefalogiannis, Kelam, Keller Jan, Keller Ska, Kelly, Khan, Kłosowski, Koch, Kofod, Kohlíček, Konečná, Korwin-Mikke, Kósa, Köster, Köstinger, Kovatchev, Krasnodębski, Krehl, Krupa, Kudrycka, Kukan, Kumpula-Natri, Kuneva, Kuźmiuk, Kyenge, Kyllönen, Kyrkos, Kyrtsos, Kyuchyuk, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambsdorff, Langen, Lauristin, La Via, Lavrilleux, Le Grip, Legutko, Le Hyaric, Leinen, Lenaers, Lewandowski, Lewer, Liberadzki, Liese, Lietz, Lins, Lochbihler, Loiseau, Løkkegaard, Loones, Lope Fontagné, López, López Aguilar, Lösing, Lucke, Ludvigsson, Łukacijewska, Lunacek, Lundgren, Łybacka, McAllister, McAvan, McClarkin, McGuinness, McIntyre, Macovei, Maeijer, Maletić, Malinov, Maltese, Mamikins, Mănescu, Maňka, Mann, Manscour, Maragall, Marcellesi, Marias, Marinescu, Marinho e Pinto, Martin David, Martin Dominique, Martin Edouard, Martusciello, Marusik, Maštálka, Matias, Mato, Maullu, Maurel, Mavrides, Mayer Georg, Mayer Alex, Mazuronis, Meissner, Mélenchon, Mélin, Melior, Melo, Michels, Mihaylova, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, van Miltenburg, Mineur, Mizzi, Mlinar, Moi, Moisă, Molnár, Monot, Montel, Moody, Moraes, Morgano, Morin-Chartier, Mosca, Müller, Mureşan, Mussolini, Nagy, Negrescu, Nekov, Neuser, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niebler, Niedermayer, Niedermüller, van Nieuwenhuizen, Ní Riada, Noichl, Novakov, Nuttall, Obermayr, O'Flynn, Olbrycht, Omarjee, Ożóg, Pabriks, Paet, Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Paksas, Panzeri, Paolucci, Papadakis Demetris, Papadimoulis, Paşcu, Pavel, Pedicini, Peterle, Petersen, Petir, Picierno, Picula, Piecha, Pietikäinen, Pimenta Lopes, Piotrowski, Pirinski, Pitera, Pittella, Plura, Poc, Poche, Pogliese, Polčák, Ponga, Poręba, Post, Preda, Pretzell, Preuß, Procter, Proust, Punset, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radev, Radoš, Rangel, Rebega, Reda, Reding, Regner, Reid, Reimon, Reintke, Reul, Revault D'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Ribeiro, Ries, Riquet, Rivasi, Rodrigues Liliana, Rodrigues Maria João, Rodust, Rohde, Rolin, Ropė, Rosati, Rozière, Ruas, Rübig, Ruohonen-Lerner, Saïfi, Sakorafa, Salini, Sander, Sant, dos Santos, Sârbu, Sargentini, Saryusz-Wolski, Sassoli, Saudargas, Schaake, Schaffhauser, Schaldemose, Schlein, Schmidt, Scholz, Schöpflin, Schreijer-Pierik, Schulz, Schulze, Schuster, Schwab, Scott Cato, Sehnalová, Selimovic, Senra Rodríguez, Sernagiotto, Serrão Santos, Seymour, Siekierski, Silva Pereira, Simon Peter, Simon Siôn, Sippel, Škripek, Škrlec, Smith, Smolková, Sógor, Šojdrová, Sonneborn, Spinelli, Spyraki, Staes, Starbatty, Štefanec, Steinruck, Štětina, Stevens, Stolojan, von Storch, Stuger, Šuica, Sulík, Šulin, Svoboda, Swinburne, Sylikiotis, Synadinos, Szájer, Szanyi, Szejnfeld, Tajani, Takkula, Tamburrano, Tănăsescu, Tang, Tannock, Țapardel, Tarabella, Tarand, Taylor, Telička, Terricabras, Theocharous, Thomas, Thun und Hohenstein, Toia, Tőkés, Tolić, Tomaševski, Tomašić, Tomc, Toom, Torvalds, Tošenovský, Trebesius, Tremosa i Balcells, Troszczynski, Ţurcanu, Ujazdowski, Ulvskog, Ungureanu, Urtasun, Urutchev, Uspaskich, Vaidere, Vajgl, Valcárcel Siso, Vălean, Valenciano, Valero, Valli, Vallina, Vana, Van Bossuyt, Van Brempt, Vandenkendelaere, Van Orden, Vaughan, Vautmans, Väyrynen, Vergiat, Verheyen, Viegas, Vilimsky, Viotti, Virkkunen, Vistisen, Voigt, Voss, Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Wałęsa, Ward, Weber Renate, Weidenholzer, von Weizsäcker, Wenta, Werner, Wieland, Wierinck, Wikström, Willmott, Winberg, Winkler Iuliu, Wiśniewska, Wölken, Woolfe, Záborská, Zagorakis, Zahradil, Zala, Zanni, Zanonato, Ždanoka, Zdechovský, Zdrojewski, Zeller, Zemke, Zijlstra, Zimmer, Žitňanská, Złotowski, Zoffoli, Zorrinho, Zovko, Zullo, Zver, Zwiefka

Excused:

Collins, Crowley, Händel, Kirton-Darling, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Matera, Messerschmidt, Metsola, Morvai, Nart, Rochefort, Šoltes