The following documents had been received: proposals for resolutions (Rule 133)
- Ivan Jakovčić and Jozo Radoš. Motion for a resolution on organ donation (B8-0287/2017)
referred to
responsible :
ENVI
- Dominique Martin. Motion for a resolution on the percentage of women on company boards (B8-0288/2017)
referred to
responsible :
FEMM
- Lorenzo Fontana. Motion for a resolution on NGO financing (B8-0289/2017)
referred to
responsible :
LIBE
- Nuno Melo. Motion for a resolution on the decline of the European rabbit (B8-0291/2017)
referred to
responsible :
ENVI
3. Risk of political abuse of media in the Czech Republic (debate)
Commission statement: Risk of political abuse of media in the Czech Republic (2017/2696(RSP))
Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Luděk Niedermayer, on behalf of the PPE Group, Pavel Poc, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jan Zahradil, on behalf of the ECR Group, Pavel Telička, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kateřina Konečná, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Judith Sargentini, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Rolandas Paksas, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Ingeborg Gräßle, Ana Gomes, Evžen Tošenovský, Jaromír Kohlíček, Michaela Šojdrová, who also replied to a blue-card question by Jaromír Štětina, Monika Beňová, who also replied to a blue-card question byTomáš Zdechovský, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Carlos Coelho, Bogusław Liberadzki and Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Milan Zver, Maria Grapini, Marek Jurek, Georgios Epitideios, Tomáš Zdechovský, Olga Sehnalová, Notis Marias, Richard Sulík, who also replied to a blue-card question by Jiří Pospíšil, and Tibor Szanyi.
The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström.
The debate closed.
4. Uniform format for visas ***I (debate)
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)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (A8-0028/2016)
Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann introduced the report.
The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Angel Dzhambazki (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee), Carlos Coelho, on behalf of the PPE Group, Caterina Chinnici, on behalf of the S&D Group, Ruža Tomašić, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gérard Deprez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bodil Valero, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Franz Obermayr, on behalf of the ENF Group, Diane James, non-attached Member, who declined a blue-card question from Michael Theurer, Maria Grapini and Bronis Ropė.
IN THE CHAIR: Ioan Mircea PAŞCU Vice-President
The following spoke: Gilles Lebreton, Eleftherios Synadinos, Tonino Picula and Angelo Ciocca.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo and Notis Marias.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission) and Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann.
Report with recommendations to the Commission on the protection of vulnerable adults [2015/2085(INL)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Joëlle Bergeron (A8-0152/2017)
The following spoke: Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission).
Joëlle Bergeron introduced the report.
The following spoke: Victor Negrescu, on behalf of the S&D Group, Notis Marias, on behalf of the ECR Group, António Marinho e Pinto, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kostas Chrysogonos, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Gilles Lebreton, on behalf of the ENF Group, Lampros Fountoulis, non-attached Member, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Michela Giuffrida, Ángela Vallina, Pavel Svoboda and Bogusław Liberadzki.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo, Ruža Tomašić and Maria Grapini.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová and Joëlle Bergeron.
(The sitting was suspended at 10.45 and resumed at 11.30.)
IN THE CHAIR: Sylvie GUILLAUME Vice-President
6. Proposal for a Union act
The President announced that the following proposal for a Union act had been declared admissible by the President, in accordance with Rule 46(2):
— Proposal for a Union act, tabled by Nicola Caputo, Eric Andrieu, Marc Tarabella, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Marco Zullo, José Bové and Luke Ming Flanagan, on strengthening the position of farmers in the food supply chain (B8-0303/2017).
In accordance with Rule 46(2) the proposal had been referred to the AGRI Committee as the committee responsible and to the IMCO Committee for its opinion.
7. Voting time
Detailed voting results (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the Results of Votes annex to the minutes.
The results of roll-call votes are available in electronic form only, as an annex to the minutes, and can be accessed via Europarl.
7.1. Request for the waiver of the immunity of Béla Kovács (Rule 150)(vote)
Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Béla Kovács [2016/2266(IMM)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Heidi Hautala (A8-0203/2017)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 1)
7.2. Rates of value added tax applied to books, newspapers and periodicals * (Rule 150)(vote)
Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC, as regards rates of value added tax applied to books, newspapers and periodicals [COM(2016)0758 - C8-0529/2016- 2016/0374(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Tom Vandenkendelaere (A8-0189/2017)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 2)
7.3. Internet connectivity for growth, competitiveness and cohesion: European gigabit society and 5G (Rule 150)(vote)
Report on internet connectivity for growth, competitiveness and cohesion: European gigabit society and 5G [2016/2305(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Michał Boni (A8-0184/2017)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 3)
7.4. Protection of vulnerable adults (Rule 150)(vote)
Report with recommendations to the Commission on the protection of vulnerable adults [2015/2085(INL)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Joëlle Bergeron (A8-0152/2017)
(Majority of Parliament's component Members) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 4)
7.5. Introduction of temporary autonomous trade measures for Ukraine ***I (Rule 150)(vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the introduction of temporary autonomous trade measures for Ukraine supplementing the trade concessions available under the Association Agreement [COM(2016)0631 - C8-0392/2016- 2016/0308(COD)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Jarosław Wałęsa (A8-0193/2017)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 5)
The following spoke: Jarosław Wałęsa, after the vote, to ask for the question to be referred back to the committee responsible, for interinstitutional negotiations in accordance with Rule 59(4). Parliament approved the request.
7.6. Uniform format for visas ***I (vote)
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)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (A8-0028/2016)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 6)
7.7. Multiannual Framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2018-2022 *** (Rule 150)(vote)
Recommendation on the draft Council decision establishing a Multiannual Framework for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2018–2022 [14423/2016 - C8-0528/2016- 2016/0204(APP)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Angelika Mlinar (A8-0177/2017)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 7)
Written explanations of vote within the meaning of Rule 183 appear on the Members’ pages on Parliament’s website.
Oral explanations of vote:
Report: Michał Boni - A8-0184/2017 Michela Giuffrida, Daniel Hannan, Petras Auštrevičius, Momchil Nekov, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Andrejs Mamikins, Stanislav Polčák, Jiří Pospíšil and Seán Kelly;
Report: Joëlle Bergeron - A8-0152/2017 Daniel Hannan and Reinhard Bütikofer, regarding the previous speaker's speech, Notis Marias and Jiří Pospíšil
Report: Jarosław Wałęsa - A8-0193/2017 Momchil Nekov, Petras Auštrevičius, Monica Macovei, Michaela Šojdrová, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Notis Marias, Charles Tannock, Andrejs Mamikins, Stanislav Polčák, Jiří Pospíšil and Seán Kelly
Report: Angelika Mlinar - A8-0177/2017 Monica Macovei, Bruno Gollnisch and Ruža Tomašić
Motion for a resolutionon the Multiannual Framework for 2018-2022 for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (2017/2702(RSP)) (B8-0384/2017) Bruno Gollnisch
Report: Reinhard Bütikofer - A8-0183/2017 Monica Macovei, Michaela Šojdrová, Maria Spyraki, Momchil Nekov, Stanislav Polčák, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Stefano Maullu and Seán Kelly
Motion for a resolutionon a joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on the new European Consensus on Development – Our World, Our Dignity, Our Future (2017/2586(RSP)) (B8-0390/2017) José Inácio Faria, Bruno Gollnisch and Ruža Tomašić
Motion for a resolution: Resilience as a strategic priority of the external action of the EU (2017/2594(RSP)) (B8-0314/2017) Diane James and Andrejs Mamikins
Motion for a resolutionon combating anti-Semitism (2017/2692(RSP)) (B8-0388/2017) Diane James, Michaela Šojdrová, Jan Zahradil, Pascal Durand, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Frédérique Ries, Charles Tannock and Mairead McGuinness
Motion for a resolutionon the High-Level UN Conference to Support the Implementation of SDG 14 (UN Ocean Conference) (2017/2653(RSP)) (B8-0382/2017) Estefanía Torres Martínez.
9. Corrections to votes and voting intentions
Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on the Europarl website under 'Plenary/Votes/Results of Votes (Results of roll-call votes)'. They are published in hard copy in the 'Results of roll-call votes' annex.
The electronic version on Europarl will be regularly updated for a maximum of two weeks after the day of the vote concerned.
After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.
10. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting
In accordance with Rule 192(2), the minutes of that day's sitting and of the previous day's sitting would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning of the next sitting.
With Parliament's agreement, the texts that had been adopted would be forwarded forthwith to the bodies named therein.
11. Dates of forthcoming sittings
The next sittings would be held from 12 June 2017 to 15 June 2017.
12. Adjournment of the session
The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.