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Wednesday, 15 November 2017 - Strasbourg

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1. Period for adopting delegated acts ***I

2. Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Karel Pinxten

3. Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Pietro Russo

4. Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Hannu Takkula

5. Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Baudilio Tomé Muguruza

6. Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Bettina Jakobsen

7. Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - João Alexandre Tavares Gonçalves de Figueiredo

8. Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Iliana Ivanova

9. Protection against dumped and subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU ***I

10. Rule of law in Malta

Motions for resolutions: B8-0596/2017, B8-0597/2017


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
motion for a resolution B8-0596/2017 (S&D)
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)				-
Motion for a resolution B8-0597/2017 (PPE, ECR, ALDE, GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE)
§ 2	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
After § 4	2	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	296, 354, 29
§ 5	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 6	1	S&D		-
	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
After § 10	8	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	506, 147, 29
After § 11	9	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	199, 449, 26
§ 12	§	original text	sep	+
After § 13	3	GUE/NGL		-
After § 13	4	GUE/NGL		-
Citation 10	§	original text	sep	+
Oral amendment to Recital B		original text		-
After recital P	5	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	498, 133, 53
After Recital U:	6	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	291, 373, 18
After Recital U:	7	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	190, 446, 47
Recital X	§	original text	sep	+
Recital Z	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	638, 22, 19
			2/RCV	+	381, 266, 28
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)			RCV	+	466, 49, 167


Requests for roll-call votes
Verts/ALE:	Recital Z, ams 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, final vote (B8-0597/2017)
GUE/NGL:	amendment 2
PPE:	final vote (B8-0597/2017)


Requests for separate votes
ECR	§ 12, citation 10, recital X


Requests for split votes
S&D:
§ 5
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘in recent years’
Second part	those words
Verts/ALE:
Recital Z
First part	‘whereas the report by Europol’s Financial Intelligence Group, entitled ‘From suspicion to action – converting financial intelligence into greater operational impact’, highlights that certain parties, including criminal organisations, have abused aspects of Malta’s internet-based industries to launder the proceeds of crime;’
Second part	‘whereas this should not be interpreted as being reflective of the industry as a whole;’
ECR
§ 6
First part	‘Calls on the Commission to establish a dialogue with the Maltese Government regarding the functioning of the rule of law in Malta and to ensure respect for European values; calls on the Commission to keep Parliament fully informed of its assessment; reiterates the need for a regular process of monitoring and dialogue involving all Member States in order to safeguard the EU’s fundamental values of democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law, involving the Council, the Commission and Parliament,’
Second part	‘as put forward in its resolution of 25 October 2016 on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights (the DRF Pact);’
GUE/NGL:
§ 2
First part	‘Calls for an independent international investigation into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia;’
Second part	‘acknowledges the Maltese authorities’ moves to invite the participation of international law enforcement bodies, including the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Dutch forensic specialists in this regard; calls for the full involvement of Europol in the investigation for its duration;’

Miscellaneous

Molly Scott Cato and Ernest Urtasun (Verts/ALE Group) had also signed motion for a resolution B8-0597/2017.

11. Multilateral negotiations in view of the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference

12. Eastern Partnership: November 2017 Summit

Report: Laima Liucija Andrikienė and Knut Fleckenstein (A8-0308/2017)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.		Vote		RCV/EV – remarks
§ 1 (h)	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 1 (p)	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/RCV		+		529, 111, 32
§ 1 (q)	§	original text	sep		+
§ 1 (s)	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3/RCV		+		519, 141, 20
§ 1 (y)	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
§ 1 (ac)	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/RCV		+		519, 143, 9
§ 1 (ad)	§	original text	sep		+
§ 1 (ae)	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3		+
§ 1 (af)	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
Recital K	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/RCV		+		529, 111, 35
Recital L	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
Vote: recommendation (as a whole)				RCV		+		519, 114, 47


Requests for separate votes
ENF:	§ 1 (p), § 1 (q), § 1 (ad), recital K


Requests for roll-call votes
EFDD:	§1 (p) (2nd part), §1 (ac) (2nd part), §1 (s) (3rd part), recital K (2nd part)
Requests for split votes
ENF:
§ 1 (h)
First part	‘to commit to working jointly on increased mobility between the EU and partner countries;’
Second part	‘to support Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine in implementing the visa liberalisation agreement and to ensure that suspension mechanisms are not triggered in the future, notably through close cooperation in the areas of police and customs to safeguard against security threats, criminality and overstays; to open visa dialogues with Armenia, to encourage progress by Azerbaijan in the implementation of Visa Facilitation and Readmission Agreements (VFA/RA) with a view to opening a visa dialogue in the future, and to finalise negotiations on VFA/RA with Belarus for the benefit of its citizens, should these countries make significant progress in the area of fundamental values and meet the precise conditions defined in visa liberalisation action plans;’
§ 1 (y)
First part	‘to underline that the Eastern Partnership aims to create the necessary conditions for close political association’
Second part	and economic integration, including participation in EU programmes; to reiterate that AAs with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine do not constitute the final goal in their relations with the EU; to acknowledge once again the European aspirations of these countries; to point out that, pursuant to Article 49 of the TEU and in line with the Rome Declaration of 25 March 2017, any European state may apply to become a member of the EU, provided it adheres to the Copenhagen criteria and the principles of democracy, that it respects fundamental freedoms and human rights including those of minority groups and that it upholds the rule of law; to urge the Member States, in this regard, to agree to an ambitious declaration for the 2017 Summit that sets relevant long-term goals;’
§ 1 (ae)
First part	‘to welcome the Commission proposals to provide the partners with macro-financial assistance (MFA) while insisting on strict and effective conditionality attached to the proposals, notably in terms of upholding the rule of law (including an independent judiciary and multi-party parliamentary system), ensuring good governance (including combating corruption effectively), and defending human rights and the freedom of the media; to provide Parliament and the Council with a detailed written report every six months on the progress made in these three areas for partners already benefiting from such assistance;’ excluding the words: ‘welcome the Commission proposals to provide the partners with macro-financial assistance (MFA) while’
Second part	‘welcome the Commission proposals to provide the partners with macro-financial assistance (MFA) while’
Third part	‘to call on the Commission to draw up new MFA programmes for partner countries that have successfully completed past programmes, to make systematic provision for the abovementioned conditionality in future proposals for such assistance, and to ensure that it is strictly applied, notably in the case of Moldova;’
§ 1 (af)
First part	‘to ask the Commission, the European Investment Bank and other multilateral financial institutions to work towards the successful implementation of the Investment Plan for Europe and of a dedicated support mechanism for Eastern Partnership countries committed to implementing the AAs; to request the establishment of a trust fund for Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova based on the best practices of multi-donor instruments, while stressing that this trust fund should focus on private and public investments, in particular those in social and economic infrastructure and aimed at boosting investment absorptive capacity, and on the coordination of international financial institutions and international donor support on the ground; to consider holding a donors’ conference for Ukraine in support of the country’s humanitarian needs induced by the conflict in the East and the annexation of Crimea;’
Second part	‘to ensure that the use of all these funds is also strictly scrutinised in order to prevent any misuse;’
Recital L
First part	‘whereas the Eastern Partnership policy is based on the sovereign right of each partner to choose the level of ambition to which it aspires in its relations with the EU;’
Second part	‘whereas partners seeking closer relations with the EU should be able to count on more support and assistance in achieving mutually set goals if they fulfil existing reform commitments, in line with the ‘more for more’ principle;’
EFDD:
§ 1 (p)
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘whose military presence in the region has nevertheless grown over the past years, in particular through strengthened targeted restrictive measures’
Second part	those words
§ 1 (ac)
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘and to support its activities with additional funding’
Second part	those words
Recital K
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘including some that were initiated and are still actively sustained by the Russian Federation in contradiction with its international commitments to uphold the international legal order’
Second part	those words
EFDD, ENF:
§ 1 (s)
First part	‘to call for continued support to the work carried out by the EU and OSCE missions in Georgia, Moldova and eastern Ukraine as essential operations to ensure peace and security first and foremost for the benefit of the citizens on the ground;’
Second part	‘to ensure effective implementation of these missions’ mandates and urge Russia to guarantee their unimpeded access;’
Third part	‘to consider supporting the deployment of an armed OSCE police mission in eastern Ukraine; to reflect, jointly with the partner countries, on the prospect of an enhanced role for the EU in solving these conflicts, including by launching ambitious fully-fledged Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions tasked with enhancing security and stability;’

13. Action Plan for nature, people and the economy

Motion for a resolution: B8-0589/2017


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.		Vote		RCV/EV – remarks
Motion for a resolution B8-0589/2017 (ENVI committee)
§ 16	§	original text	sep/EV		+		410, 255, 6
§ 28	§	original text	sep		-
§ 29	§	original text	split
			1		+		433, 213, 3
			2/EV		+		372, 267, 21
§ 32	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3/EV		-		271, 388, 4
§ 35	§	original text	sep/EV		+		420, 222, 25
After § 35	1	PPE			-
§ 36	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2		+
			3/EV		+		398, 237, 37
			4		+
			5		+
§ 52	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/EV		-		286, 361, 23
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)				RCV		+		612, 33, 35


Requests for roll-call votes
ECR	final vote


Requests for separate votes
PPE:	§ 16
ECR, Verts/ALE:	§§ 28, 35
S&D:	§ 28
GUE/NGL:	§§ 28, 32, 35, 36


Requests for split votes
ECR
§ 52
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘and economic growth in general’
Second part	those words
Verts/ALE:
§ 29
First part	‘Welcomes the action aimed at integrating ecosystem services into decision-making;’
Second part	‘regrets, however, the absence of a concrete No Net Loss of Biodiversity Initiative in the Action Plan;’
Verts/ALE, S&D
§ 32
First part	‘Reiterates that one of the six key priorities for rural development in the EU is the restoration, preservation and enhancement of ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry, including in Natura 2000 areas;’
Second part	‘recalls the numerous efforts made by those involved in agriculture, particularly in connection with the implementation of the greening measures introduced when the CAP was revised in 2013;’
Third part	‘stresses that, according to the Commission’s initial observations, it is still too soon to measure the impact of these measures in terms of restoration of species and habitats and improvement of biodiversity; calls on the Commission to continue its studies with a view to supplying information about the impact of greening measures as soon as possible;’
ECR, Verts/ALE
§ 36
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘particularly wolves’, ‘on the sustainable development of ecosystems and inhabited rural areas’, ‘and on the other socio-economic activities’
Second part	‘particularly wolves’,
Third part	‘on the sustainable development of ecosystems and inhabited rural areas’
Fourth part	‘and on the other socio-economic activities’
Fifth part	‘so as not to endanger the sustainable development of rural areas’

14. The situation of the rule of law and democracy in Poland

Motions for resolutions: B8-0594/2017, B8-0595/2017


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.		Vote		RCV/EV – remarks
Motion for a resolution B8-0594/2017 (ECR Group)
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)						-
Motion for a resolution B8-0595/2017 (PPE, ALDE, S&D, GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE)
§ 1	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/RCV		+		568, 30, 78
§ 2	8D	ENF			-
§ 6	9	ENF	RCV		-		127, 525, 26
§ 7	10D	ENF			-
§ 8	11D	ENF	RCV		-		119, 527, 27
§ 9	12D	ENF	RCV		-		115, 527, 27
§ 10	§	original text	RCV		+		501, 143, 26
After § 10	2	GUE/NGL	RCV		-		67, 580, 21
§ 11	13D	ENF			-
After § 11	6	GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE, S&D	split
			1/RCV		+		323, 262, 85
			2/RCV		+		383, 200, 85
	7	GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE, S&D	RCV		+		406, 207, 58
	3	GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE	RCV		-		283, 298, 83
§ 12	14	ENF			-
	§	original text	RCV		+		536, 116, 15
§ 13	§	original text	RCV		+		538, 102, 30
§ 14	15	ENF	RCV		-		132, 517, 27
	§	original text	RCV		+		448, 190, 29
After § 14	16	ENF			-
§ 15	§	original text	RCV		+		508, 149, 15
After § 15	1	PPE, S&D, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL			+
After citation 31	4	GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE, S&D	RCV		+		387, 203, 77
Recital D	§	original text	RCV		+		532, 58, 76
Recital H	§	original text	split
			1		+
			2/RCV		+		491, 124, 54
After Recital J	5	GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE, S&D	RCV		+		389, 220, 54
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)				RCV		+		438, 152, 71


Requests for roll-call votes
ECR	ams 3, 4, 5, 6 , 7, § 14, final vote (B8-0595/2017)
EFDD:	§§ 1 (2nd part), 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, recital D, recital H (2nd part), amendments 11, 12
GUE/NGL:	amendments 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
ENF:	ams 9, 15, final vote (B8-0595/2017)
PPE:	§ 14


Requests for separate votes
ECR, PPE:	§ 14


Requests for split votes
EFDD:
§ 1
First part	‘Stresses that it is fundamentally important to uphold the common European values listed in Article 2 of the TEU and in the Polish Constitution,’
Second part	‘and to guarantee fundamental rights as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;’
Recital H
First part	‘whereas the Polish Government’s refusal to implement the order of the Court of Justice of the EU on logging in the Bialowieza forest’
Second part	‘and its refusal to respect the interim orders by the ECtHR on returns to Belarus are visible symbols of Poland not following the EU Treaties;’
ALDE:
amendment 6
First part	‘Calls on the Polish Government to take a firm stand on women’s and girls’ rights by providing free and accessible contraception without discrimination, making emergency contraception available without medical prescription;’
Second part	‘calls, in this context, for the law limiting women’s and girls’ access to the emergency contraceptive pill to be repealed’

Miscellaneous

Julie Ward (S&D Group) had also signed Amendments 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

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