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Minutes
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Thursday, 18 January 2018 - Strasbourg
1.Opening of the sitting
 2.Announcement by the President
 3.Implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive and the need for reform in professional services (debate)
 4.Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)
  
4.1.Nigeria
  
4.2.The cases of human rights activists Wu Gan, Xie Yang, Lee Ming-cheh, Tashi Wangchuk and the Tibetan monk Choekyi
  
4.3.Democratic Republic of Congo
 5.Resumption of the sitting
 6.Voting time
  
6.1.Nigeria (vote)
  
6.2.The cases of human rights activists Wu Gan, Xie Yang, Lee Ming-cheh, Tashi Wangchuk and the Tibetan monk Choekyi (vote)
  
6.3.Democratic Republic of Congo (vote)
  
6.4.Marrakesh Treaty: facilitating the access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled *** (Rule 150) (vote)
  
6.5.Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility, and international child abduction * (Rule 150) (vote)
  
6.6.Implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative in the Member States (vote)
  
6.7.Implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive and the need for reform in professional services (vote)
 7.Explanations of vote
 8.Corrections to votes and voting intentions
 9.Resumption of the sitting
 10.Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
 11.Major interpellations (debate)
 12.Decisions concerning certain documents
 13.Documents received
 14.Petitions
 15.Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting
 16.Dates of forthcoming sittings
 17.Closure of the sitting
 18.Adjournment of the session
 ATTENDANCE REGISTER


IN THE CHAIR: Mairead McGUINNESS
Vice-President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 9.00.


2. Announcement by the President

The President announced the release the previous day by the Ethiopian authorities of Merera Gudina, held in detention since November 2016 after having attended a meeting in Brussels at the Parliament. The President welcomed this decision.


3. Implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive and the need for reform in professional services (debate)

Report on the implementation of Directive 2005/36/EC as regards regulation and the need for reform in professional services [2017/2073(INI)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Nicola Danti (A8-0401/2017)

Nicola Danti introduced the report.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Andreas Schwab, on behalf of the PPE Group, Virginie Rozière, on behalf of the S&D Group, Richard Sulík, on behalf of the ECR Group, Jasenko Selimovic, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jiří Maštálka, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Richard Sulík, Bronis Ropė, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, John Stuart Agnew, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Mylène Troszczynski, on behalf of the ENF Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Diane James, Non-attached, who declined a blue-card question from Adam Szejnfeld, Adam Szejnfeld, Catherine Stihler, Daniel Dalton, Dita Charanzová, Paloma López Bermejo, Dominique Bilde, Seán Kelly, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Ulrike Trebesius, Michaela Šojdrová, Christel Schaldemose, Sofia Ribeiro, Olga Sehnalová and Maria Grapini.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Milan Zver, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Karin Kadenbach and Georgios Epitideios.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella and Nicola Danti.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 18.1.2018, item 6.7.


4. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see minutes of 17.1.2018, item 3.)


4.1. Nigeria

Motions for resolutions B8-0045/2018, B8-0049/2018, B8-0050/2018, B8-0051/2018, B8-0052/2018 and B8-0053/2018 (2017/2513(RSP))

Tunne Kelam, Charles Tannock, Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, Judith Sargentini, Miguel Urbán Crespo and Marietje Schaake introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Andrzej Grzyb, on behalf of the PPE Group, Neena Gill, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marina Albiol Guzmán, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ignazio Corrao, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Tomáš Zdechovský, Michela Giuffrida and David Coburn.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Jiří Pospíšil, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Notis Marias and Krzysztof Hetman.

IN THE CHAIR: Heidi HAUTALA
Vice-President

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Carlos Iturgaiz, Marek Jurek, Stanislav Polčák and Michaela Šojdrová.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 18.1.2018, item 6.1.


4.2. The cases of human rights activists Wu Gan, Xie Yang, Lee Ming-cheh, Tashi Wangchuk and the Tibetan monk Choekyi

Motions for resolutions B8-0043/2018, B8-0044/2018, B8-0046/2018, B8-0047/2018 and B8-0048/2018 (2017/2514(RSP))

Molly Scott Cato, Bas Belder, Jo Leinen, Frédérique Ries and Michaela Šojdrová introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: László Tőkés, on behalf of the PPE Group, Ana Gomes, on behalf of the S&D Group, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, on behalf of the ECR Group, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Thomas Mann and Csaba Sógor.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: José Inácio Faria, Jean-Paul Denanot and Stanislav Polčák.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 18.1.2018, item 6.2.


4.3. Democratic Republic of Congo

Motions for resolutions B8-0054/2018, B8-0055/2018, B8-0056/2018, B8-0057/2018, B8-0058/2018, B8-0059/2018 and B8-0060/2018 (2017/2515(RSP))

Monica Macovei, Soraya Post, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Marietje Schaake, Judith Sargentini, Ignazio Corrao and Bogdan Brunon Wenta introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Seán Kelly, on behalf of the PPE Group, Elena Valenciano, on behalf of the S&D Group, Mark Demesmaeker, on behalf of the ECR Group, Javier Nart, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jean-Luc Schaffhauser, on behalf of the ENF Group, and Maria Arena.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Jiří Pospíšil who also replied to a blue-card question by Maria Arena, Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, Notis Marias, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Stanislav Polčák and Maria Grapini.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 18.1.2018, item 6.3.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.45 until voting time.)


IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND
Vice-President

5. Resumption of the sitting

The sitting resumed at 12.03.


6. 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.


6.1. Nigeria (vote)

Motions for resolutions B8-0045/2018, B8-0049/2018, B8-0050/2018, B8-0051/2018, B8-0052/2018 and B8-0053/2018 (2018/2513(RSP))

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 1)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B8-0045/2018

(replacing B8-0045/2018, B8-0049/2018, B8-0050/2018, B8-0051/2018 and B8-0053/2018):

tabled by the following Members:

—   Cristian Dan Preda, Tunne Kelam, Andrzej Grzyb, David McAllister, Sandra Kalniete, Tomáš Zdechovský, Pavel Svoboda, Ivan Štefanec, Elisabetta Gardini, Jaromír Štětina, Krzysztof Hetman, Claude Rolin, Michaela Šojdrová, Dubravka Šuica, Brian Hayes, Thomas Mann, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Eduard Kukan, Romana Tomc, Patricija Šulin, Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Francis Zammit Dimech, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Adam Szejnfeld, Roberta Metsola, Milan Zver, Eva Maydell, Csaba Sógor, Ivana Maletić, Giovanni La Via, Joachim Zeller, Lars Adaktusson, Andrey Kovatchev, Marijana Petir, Deirdre Clune, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, Jiří Pospíšil, László Tőkés, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Manolis Kefalogiannis, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra and Stanislav Polčák, on behalf of the PPE Group,

—   Elena Valenciano, Soraya Post and Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, on behalf of the S&D Group,

—   Charles Tannock, Karol Karski, Ruža Tomašić, Valdemar Tomaševski, Notis Marias, Monica Macovei, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, Jana Žitňanská and Branislav Škripek, on behalf of the ECR Group,

—   Catherine Bearder, Nedzhmi Ali, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Dita Charanzová, Gérard Deprez, Martina Dlabajová, Nathalie Griesbeck, Marian Harkin, Filiz Hyusmenova, Ivan Jakovčić, Petr Ježek, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Patricia Lalonde, Louis Michel, Javier Nart, Norica Nicolai, Urmas Paet, Jozo Radoš, Frédérique Ries, Marietje Schaake, Jasenko Selimovic, Pavel Telička, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Ivo Vajgl, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Hilde Vautmans, Cecilia Wikström, Valentinas Mazuronis and Robert Rochefort, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

—   Judith Sargentini, Maria Heubuch, Heidi Hautala, Jean Lambert, Michèle Rivasi, Bart Staes, Ernest Urtasun, Barbara Lochbihler, Jordi Solé, Davor Škrlec, Bodil Valero, Igor Šoltes, Bronis Ropė and Michel Reimon, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

—   Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Ignazio Corrao, Piernicola Pedicini and Isabella Adinolfi

Adopted (P8_TA(2018)0013)

(Motion for a resolution B8-0052/2018 fell.)


6.2. The cases of human rights activists Wu Gan, Xie Yang, Lee Ming-cheh, Tashi Wangchuk and the Tibetan monk Choekyi (vote)

Motions for resolutions B8-0043/2018, B8-0044/2018, B8-0046/2018, B8-0047/2018 and B8-0048/2018 (2018/2514(RSP))

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 2)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B8-0043/2018

(replacing B8-0043/2018, B8-0044/2018, B8-0046/2018, B8-0047/2018 and B8-0048/2018):

tabled by the following Members:

—   Cristian Dan Preda, Michaela Šojdrová, David McAllister, Sandra Kalniete, Tomáš Zdechovský, Pavel Svoboda, Ivan Štefanec, Elisabetta Gardini, Jaromír Štětina, Krzysztof Hetman, Claude Rolin, Dubravka Šuica, Brian Hayes, Thomas Mann, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Eduard Kukan, Romana Tomc, Patricija Šulin, Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Francis Zammit Dimech, Jarosław Wałęsa, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Adam Szejnfeld, Roberta Metsola, Milan Zver, Eva Maydell, Csaba Sógor, Ivana Maletić, Giovanni La Via, Tunne Kelam, Joachim Zeller, Deirdre Clune, Lars Adaktusson, Andrey Kovatchev, Marijana Petir, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, Jiří Pospíšil, László Tőkés, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra and Stanislav Polčák, on behalf of the PPE Group,

—   Elena Valenciano, Soraya Post and Jo Leinen, on behalf of the S&D Group,

—   Charles Tannock, Ruža Tomašić, Valdemar Tomaševski, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Monica Macovei, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, Jana Žitňanská and Branislav Škripek, on behalf of the ECR Group,

—   Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Dita Charanzová, Gérard Deprez, Martina Dlabajová, Nathalie Griesbeck, Marian Harkin, Ivan Jakovčić, Petr Ježek, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Patricia Lalonde, Louis Michel, Javier Nart, Urmas Paet, Jozo Radoš, Marietje Schaake, Jasenko Selimovic, Pavel Telička, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Ivo Vajgl, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Hilde Vautmans, Cecilia Wikström, Valentinas Mazuronis, Robert Rochefort and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

—   Molly Scott Cato, Helga Trüpel, Heidi Hautala, Barbara Lochbihler, Igor Šoltes, Jordi Solé, Davor Škrlec, Bronis Ropė and Michel Reimon, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

—   Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Ignazio Corrao and Isabella Adinolfi, on behalf of the EFDD Group.

Adopted (P8_TA(2018)0014)


6.3. Democratic Republic of Congo (vote)

Motions for resolutions B8-0054/2018, B8-0055/2018, B8-0056/2018, B8-0057/2018, B8-0058/2018, B8-0059/2018 and B8-0060/2018 (2018/2515(RSP))

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 3)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B8-0054/2018

(replacing B8-0054/2018, B8-0055/2018, B8-0056/2018, B8-0057/2018, B8-0058/2018 and B8-0060/2018:

tabled by the following Members:

—   Cristian Dan Preda, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, David McAllister, Sandra Kalniete, Tomáš Zdechovský, Pavel Svoboda, Ivan Štefanec, Elisabetta Gardini, Jaromír Štětina, Krzysztof Hetman, Claude Rolin, Dubravka Šuica, Brian Hayes, Thomas Mann, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Eduard Kukan, Romana Tomc, Patricija Šulin, Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Francis Zammit Dimech, Jarosław Wałęsa, Adam Szejnfeld, Roberta Metsola, Milan Zver, Eva Maydell, Csaba Sógor, Ivana Maletić, Giovanni La Via, Michaela Šojdrová, Tunne Kelam, Joachim Zeller, Ivo Belet, Andrey Kovatchev, Marijana Petir, Deirdre Clune, Jiří Pospíšil, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, László Tőkés, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Manolis Kefalogiannis and Stanislav Polčák, on behalf of the PPE Group,

—   Elena Valenciano, Soraya Post and Maria Arena, on behalf of the S&D Group,

—   Charles Tannock, Karol Karski, Notis Marias, Monica Macovei, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, Jana Žitňanská, Branislav Škripek and Ruža Tomašić, on behalf of the ECR Group,

—   Hilde Vautmans, Nedzhmi Ali, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Dita Charanzová, Martina Dlabajová, Nathalie Griesbeck, Marian Harkin, Ivan Jakovčić, Petr Ježek, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Patricia Lalonde, Javier Nart, Norica Nicolai, Urmas Paet, Jozo Radoš, Frédérique Ries, Marietje Schaake, Jasenko Selimovic, Pavel Telička, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Ivo Vajgl, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Cecilia Wikström, Valentinas Mazuronis and Robert Rochefort, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

—   Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

—   Judith Sargentini, Maria Heubuch, Heidi Hautala, Michèle Rivasi, Bart Staes, Ernest Urtasun, Barbara Lochbihler, Jordi Solé, Davor Škrlec, Bodil Valero, Igor Šoltes, Bronis Ropė and Michel Reimon, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

—   Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Ignazio Corrao, Piernicola Pedicini and Rolandas Paksas.

Adopted (P8_TA(2018)0015)

(Motion for a resolution B8-0059/2018 fell.)


6.4. Marrakesh Treaty: facilitating the access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled *** (Rule 150) (vote)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled [12629/2017 - C8-0375/2017 - 2014/0297(NLE)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Max Andersson (A8-0400/2017)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 4)

DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P8_TA(2018)0016)

Parliament approved the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty.


6.5. Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility, and international child abduction * (Rule 150) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on jurisdiction, the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility, and on international child abduction (recast) [COM(2016)0411 - C8-0322/2016 - 2016/0190(CNS)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Tadeusz Zwiefka (A8-0388/2017)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 5)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

Adopted by single vote (P8_TA(2018)0017)


6.6. Implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative in the Member States (vote)

Report on the implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative in the Member States [2017/2039(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Romana Tomc (A8-0406/2017)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 6)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P8_TA(2018)0018)


6.7. Implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive and the need for reform in professional services (vote)

Report on the implementation of Directive 2005/36/EC as regards regulation and the need for reform in professional services [2017/2073(INI)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Nicola Danti (A8-0401/2017)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 7)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P8_TA(2018)0019)


7. Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Written explanations of vote within the meaning of Rule 183 appear on the Members’ pages on Parliament’s website.

Oral explanations of vote:

Recommendation: Max Andersson - A8-0400/2017
Alex Mayer, Momchil Nekov, Angel Dzhambazki, Daniel Hannan, Jiří Pospíšil and Seán Kelly.

Report: Tadeusz Zwiefka - A8-0388/2017
Monica Macovei, Andrejs Mamikins, Tomáš Zdechovský, Angel Dzhambazki and Anna Záborská.

Report: Romana Tomc - A8-0406/2017
Monica Macovei, Momchil Nekov, Andrejs Mamikins, Tomáš Zdechovský, Angel Dzhambazki, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Seán Kelly and Anna Záborská.

Report: Nicola Danti - A8-0401/2017
Monica Macovei, Andrejs Mamikins, Tomáš Zdechovský, Jiří Pospíšil, Lucy Anderson and Anna Záborská.


8. 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.

(The sitting was suspended at 12.44.)


IN THE CHAIR: Ryszard CZARNECKI
Vice-President

9. Resumption of the sitting

The sitting resumed at 15.00.


10. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.


11. Major interpellations (debate)

EU-Norway dispute on snow crab fisheries in Svalbard

Major interpellation for written answer with debate (O-000077/2017) by Alain Cadec, on behalf of the PECH Committee, to the Commission: Major interpellation - EU-Norway dispute on snow crab fisheries in Svalbard (2017/2934(RSP)) (B8-0612/2017)

Jarosław Wałęsa moved the question.

Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission) answered the question.

The following spoke: Gabriel Mato, on behalf of the PPE Group, Andrejs Mamikins, on behalf of the S&D Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the ECR Group, Ivan Jakovčić, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Seán Kelly, Angel Dzhambazki and Artis Pabriks, who declined a blue-card question from Andrejs Mamikins.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Maria Grapini.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella.

The debate closed.


12. Decisions concerning certain documents

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 46)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11 January 2018)

ECON Committee

- Tax treatment of pension products, including the pan-European Personal Pension Product (2018/2002(INL))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 6 December 2017)

LIBE Committee

- Humanitarian Visas (2017/2270(INL))
(opinion: FEMM)

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 52)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 6 December 2017)

AFET Committee

- Implementation of the EU association agreement with Ukraine (2017/2283(INI))
(opinion: INTA)

- Implementation of the EU association agreement with Georgia (2017/2282(INI))
(opinion: INTA)

- Implementation of the EU association agreement with Moldova (2017/2281(INI))
(opinion: INTA)

- Implementation of the EU external financing instruments: mid-term review 2017 and the future post-2020 architecture (2017/2280(INI))
(opinion: BUDG, DEVE (Rule 54))

- EU-NATO relations (2017/2276(INI))

- Towards an EU external strategy against early and forced marriages - next steps (2017/2275(INI))
(opinion: FEMM)

- State of EU-China relations (2017/2274(INI))
(opinion: ENVI, INTA (Rule 54))

- State of EU-US relations (2017/2271(INI))
(opinion: INTA (Rule 54))

- Climate diplomacy (2017/2272(INI))

EMPL Committee

- Pathways for the reintegration of workers recovering from injury and illness into quality employment (2017/2277(INI))

ENVI Committee

- Implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides (2017/2284(INI))
(opinion: AGRI)

IMCO Committee

- The public procurement strategy package (2017/2278(INI))
(opinion: ENVI, INTA)

JURI Committee

- Monitoring the application of EU law 2016 (COM(2017)0370 - 2017/2273(INI))
(opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, ENVI)

REGI Committee

- Cohesion Policy and thematic objective ‘promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures’ - Article 9(7) of the Common Provisions Regulation (2017/2285(INI))
(opinion: TRAN)

- Strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in the European Union: the 7th report of the European Commission (2017/2279(INI))
(opinion: CULT, EMPL, BUDG)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11 January 2018)

AFET Committee

- Cyber defence (2018/2004(INI))

CONT Committee

- Protection of the EU’s financial interests - Recovery of money and assets from third-countries in fraud cases (2018/2006(INI))

DEVE Committee

- Transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests (2018/2003(INI))
(opinion: INTA, ENVI (Rule 54))

ECON Committee

- Sustainable finance (2018/2007(INI))

IMCO Committee

- Dual quality of products in the Single Market (2018/2008(INI))
(opinion: AGRI, ENVI (Rule 54))

INTA Committee

- Harnessing globalisation: trade aspects (2018/2005(INI))
(opinion: DEVE, CULT, AFET, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, TRAN, REGI)

- Implementation of the Trade Agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru (2018/2010(INI))
(opinion: AFET)

JURI Committee

- The 2017 EU Justice Scoreboard (2018/2009(INI))
(opinion: PETI, LIBE (Rule 54))

Decision to apply the procedure with joint committee meetings (Rule 55)

- Climate diplomacy (2017/2272(INI))
committees: AFET, ENVI
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 6 December 2017)

- Import of cultural goods (COM(2017)0375 - C8-0227/2017 - 2017/0158(COD))
committees: INTA, IMCO
(opinion: LIBE, CULT (Rule 54))
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11 January 2018)

Associated committees (Rule 54)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11 January 2018)

JURI Committee

- The 2017 EU Justice Scoreboard (2018/2009(INI))
(opinion: PETI, LIBE (Rule 54))

IMCO Committee

- Dual quality of products in the Single Market (2018/2008(INI))
(opinion: AGRI, ENVI (Rule 54))

DEVE Committee

- Transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests (2018/2003(INI))
(opinion: INTA, ENVI (Rule 54))

ITRE Committee
- Regulation on ENISA, the 'EU Cybersecurity Agency', and repealing Regulation (EU) No 526/2013, and on ICT cybersecurity certification ('Cybersecurity Act') (COM(2017)0477 - C8-0310/2017 - 2017/0225(COD))
(opinion: BUDG, LIBE, IMCO (Rule 54))

INTA Committee IMCO Committee
- Import of cultural goods (COM(2017)0375 - C8-0227/2017 - 2017/0158(COD))
(opinion: LIBE, CULT (Rule 54))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 6 December 2017)

ENVI Committee

- Implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides (2017/2284(INI))
(opinion: AGRI (Rule 54))

AFET Committee

- Implementation of the EU external financing instruments: mid-term review 2017 and the future post-2020 architecture (2017/2280(INI))
(opinion: BUDG, DEVE (Rule 54))

- State of EU-China relations (2017/2274(INI))
(opinion: ENVI, INTA (Rule 54))

- State of EU-US relations (2017/2271(INI))
(opinion: INTA (Rule 54))

INTA Committee

- Establishing a framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union (COM(2017)0487 - C8-0309/2017 - 2017/0224(COD))
(opinion: AFET, JURI, ECON, LIBE, ITRE (Rule 54))

Modified referrals to committees (Rule 53)

JURI Committee

- Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing (COM(2016)0450 - C8-0265/2016 - 2016/0208(COD))
referred back to committee responsible: ECON, LIBE
opinion: DEVE, JURI, INTA, JURI (Rule 39))

Changes to the Rules of Procedure (Rule 227)

AFCO Committee

- Amendment of Rule 174(8) of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure on the order of voting on amendments (2017/2264(REG))


13. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from the Council and Commission

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union (COM(2017)0797 - C8-0006/2018 - 2017/0355(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).

referred to

responsible:

EMPL

opinion:

FEMM, JURI, TRAN

- Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax, with regard to the obligation to respect a minimum standard rate (COM(2017)0783 - C8-0007/2018 - 2017/0349(CNS))

referred to

responsible:

ECON

- Partial renewal of members of the Court of Auditors - BE nominee (05161/2018 - C8-0008/2018 - 2018/0801(NLE))

referred to

responsible:

CONT

- Proposal for a Council regulation on the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2019-2020) complementing the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (COM(2017)0698 - C8-0009/2018 - 2017/0312(NLE))

referred to

responsible:

ITRE

opinion:

BUDG, JURI

- Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund following an application from Sweden – EGF/2017/007SE/Ericsson (COM(2017)0782 - C8-0010/2018 - 2018/2012(BUD))

referred to

responsible:

BUDG

opinion:

EMPL, REGI

- Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund following an application from Spain – EGF/2017/006ES/Galicia apparel (COM(2017)0686 - C8-0011/2018 - 2018/2014(BUD))

referred to

responsible:

BUDG

opinion:

EMPL, REGI

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prudential supervision of investment firms and amending Directives 2013/36/EU and 2014/65/EU (COM(2017)0791 - C8-0452/2017 - 2017/0358(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 European Central Bank on this proposal, in accordance with Article 282(5) of the Treaty.

referred to

responsible:

ECON

opinion:

DEVE, ITRE, JURI

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prudential requirements of investment firms and amending Regulations (EU) No 575/2013, (EU) No 600/2014 and (EU) No 1093/2010 (COM(2017)0790 - C8-0453/2017 - 2017/0359(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 European Central Bank on this proposal, in accordance with Article 282(5) of the Treaty.

referred to

responsible:

ECON

opinion:

AFCO, DEVE, BUDG, ITRE, JURI

2) from Members, motions for resolutions (Rule 133)

- Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Eric Andrieu, Soledad Cabezón Ruiz, Paolo De Castro and Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández. Motion for a resolution on the attack made on the EU system of aid and the principles underpinning the CAP by the United States in the context of the dispute on Spanish olives (B8-0661/2017)

referred to

responsible:

INTA

opinion:

AGRI

- Dominique Martin. Motion for a resolution on the composition and funding of self-styled European agencies (B8-0662/2017)

referred to

responsible:

EMPL

- Luke Ming Flanagan. Motion for a resolution on training for hospitality workers on signs of human trafficking and sex slavery (B8-0663/2017)

referred to

responsible:

LIBE

opinion:

FEMM

- Ivan Jakovčić and Jozo Radoš. Motion for a resolution on multi-level governance (B8-0664/2017)

referred to

responsible:

REGI

opinion:

JURI

- Lorenzo Fontana. Motion for a resolution on boosting the birth rate in Europe (B8-0665/2017)

referred to

responsible:

EMPL

opinion:

FEMM

- Salvatore Domenico Pogliese. Motion for a resolution on a European fire safety strategy (B8-0675/2017)

referred to

responsible:

ENVI


14. Petitions

The following petitions, which had been entered in the register in accordance with Rule 215(9) and (10) on the dates shown below, had been forwarded to the committee responsible:

16 January 2018

(*) Name withheld

(*) (n° 1151/2017); (*) (n° 1152/2017); Alexandr Klenovsky (n° 1153/2017); Jürgen Keller (n° 1154/2017); Antonio Luis Vázquez Delgado (n° 1155/2017); (*) (n° 1156/2017); (*) (n° 1157/2017); (*) (n° 1158/2017); Jens Genzer (n° 1159/2017); Flavio Miccono (n° 1160/2017); (*) (n° 1161/2017); Pierpaolo Volpe (n° 1162/2017); Demitrios Paicopolos (n° 1163/2017); Luca Nascimbene (n° 1164/2017); Antonio Ramos da Silva (n° 1165/2017); Konstantinos Vasilopoulos (n° 1166/2017); Noël Lucia (n° 1167/2017); Nicola De Gaspari (n° 1168/2017); Andrés Ruiz Rodríguez (n° 1169/2017); (*) (n° 1170/2017); (*) (n° 1171/2017); (*) (n° 1172/2017); Noël Lucia (n° 1173/2017); Ismael Antonio López Pérez (Asociación ambiental y cultural Petón do Lobo, Galicia) (n° 1174/2017); Jens Genzer (n° 1175/2017); (*) (n° 1176/2017); Gabriele Schweiger (n° 1177/2017); Fried-Th. Jantzen (n° 1178/2017); Michael Bowden (n° 1179/2017); Malene Jørgensen (n° 1180/2017); Hans Egon Kraemer (n° 1181/2017); Tibor Siroki (n° 1182/2017); (*) (n° 1183/2017); (*) (n° 1184/2017); Lapo Rossi (n° 1185/2017); Raimonds Lejnieks-Puķe (Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā strādnieku partija) (n° 1186/2017); (*) (n° 1187/2017); (*) (n° 1188/2017); Fabiano Filippin (n° 1189/2017); (*) (n° 1190/2017); Ermal Ndini (n° 1191/2017); Antonio José García Cabrera (n° 1192/2017); (*) (n° 1193/2017); María del Carmen Varela Velo (n° 1194/2017); (*) (n° 1195/2017); (*) (n° 1196/2017); (*) (n° 1197/2017); Luca Nascimbene (n° 1198/2017); Luca Nascimbene (n° 1199/2017); David Llewellyn (n° 1200/2017); (*) (n° 1201/2017); Jose Eduardo Meira Da Cunha (n° 1202/2017); Ismael Antonio López Pérez (Asociación ambiental y cultural Petón do Lobo, Galicia) (n° 1203/2017); (*) (n° 1204/2017); Rainer Kitzelmann (n° 1205/2017); Heiner Schwarz (n° 1206/2017); Jens Genzer (n° 1207/2017); (*) (n° 1208/2017); (*) (n° 1209/2017); Roland Rück (n° 1210/2017); Anthony Valcke (EU Rights Clinic - ECAS) (n° 1211/2017); Cinzia Mammolotti (n° 1212/2017); (*) (n° 1213/2017); (*) (n° 1214/2017); (*) (n° 1215/2017); (*) (n° 1216/2017); (*) (n° 1217/2017); (*) (n° 1218/2017); Juan José Asensio González (n° 1219/2017); José Manuel Martín Álvarez (n° 1220/2017); Jordi Massey Figols (n° 1221/2017); (*) (n° 1222/2017); Tatiana De Rossi (n° 1223/2017); (*) (n° 1224/2017); (*) (n° 1225/2017); (*) (n° 1226/2017); Antonio Fanelli (n° 1227/2017); (*) (n° 1228/2017); Mauro Laccetti (n° 1229/2017); Johan Bruyninx (n° 1230/2017); (*) (n° 1231/2017); Juan Lorenzo Santana Pérez (n° 1232/2017); Filomena Pinca (n° 1233/2017); Jens Genzer (n° 1234/2017); (*) (n° 1235/2017); (*) (n° 1236/2017); (*) (n° 1237/2017); Oliver Lücke (n° 1238/2017); (*) (n° 1239/2017); Flavio Miccono (n° 0001/2018); Ismael Antonio López Pérez (Asociación ambiental y cultural Petón do Lobo, Galicia) (n° 0002/2018); Beáta Bihari (n° 0003/2018); José Manuel Martín Álvarez (n° 0004/2018); Reiner Schwope (n° 0005/2018); (*) (n° 0006/2018); André Kauper (n° 0007/2018); Mª Ángeles García Cortes (n° 0008/2018); Simon Pitsillides (n° 0009/2018); Mercedes Rodríguez Cortes (n° 0010/2018); Maren Bestmann-Auchter (n° 0011/2018); Claudio Argentini (n° 0012/2018).

The President announced that, on 16 January 2018, he had The President announced that, on 16 January 2018, he had forwarded to the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 215(15), petitions to the European Parliament from natural and legal persons who are not citizens of the European Union and are not resident in a Member State.


15. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

In accordance with Rule 192(2) the minutes of that 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.


16. Dates of forthcoming sittings

The next sittings would be held from 5 to 8 February 2018.


17. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 15.39.


18. Adjournment of the session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

Klaus Welle

Antonio Tajani

Secretary-General

President


ATTENDANCE REGISTER

Present:

Adaktusson, Ademov, Adinolfi, Affronte, Agnew, Aiuto, Aker, Albiol Guzmán, Albrecht, Ali, Alliot-Marie, Anderson Lucy, Anderson Martina, Andersson, Andrieu, Androulakis, Arena, Arimont, Arnautu, Arnott, Arthuis, Ashworth, Assis, Atkinson, Auken, Auštrevičius, Ayala Sender, van Baalen, Bach, Balas, Balčytis, Balczó, Balz, Bashir, Batten, Bay, Bayet, Bearder, Becerra Basterrechea, Becker, Beghin, Belder, Benifei, Benito Ziluaga, Beňová, Berès, Bergeron, Bettini, Bilbao Barandica, Bilde, Bizzotto, Björk, Blanco López, Blinkevičiūtė, Bocskor, Böge, Bogovič, Bonafè, Boni, Borghezio, Borrelli, Borzan, Boutonnet, Bové, Boylan, Brannen, Bresso, Briano, Briois, Brok, Buchner, Buda, Bullmann, Bullock, Bütikofer, Buzek, Cadec, Calvet Chambon, van de Camp, Campbell Bannerman, Caputo, Carthy, Carver, Casa, Caspary, Castaldo, Cavada, Charanzová, Chauprade, Childers, Chinnici, Chountis, Christensen, Christoforou, Chrysogonos, Cicu, Cirio, Clune, Coburn, Coelho, Collin-Langen, Collins, Corazza Bildt, Corbett, Corrao, Costa, Couso Permuy, Cozzolino, Cramer, Cristea, Csáky, Czarnecki, Czesak, van Dalen, Dalli, Dalton, Dalunde, Dance, Danjean, Danti, Dantin, Dati, De Castro, Deli, Demesmaeker, De Monte, Denanot, Deprez, Deß, Detjen, Diaconu, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Didier, Dlabajová, Dodds, Dohrmann, Dorfmann, D'Ornano, Durand, Dzhambazki, Eck, Eickhout, Elissen, Engel, Epitideios, Erdős, Ernst, Ertug, Estaràs Ferragut, Etheridge, Evans, Evi, Fajon, Faria, Federley, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández, Ferrara, Ferreira, Finch, Fjellner, Flack, Flanagan, Florenz, Forenza, Foster, Fotyga, Fountoulis, Fox, Freund, Frunzulică, Gahler, Gál, Gambús, García Pérez, Gardiazabal Rubial, Gardini, Gebhardt, Geier, Gentile, Gerbrandy, Gericke, Geringer de Oedenberg, Giegold, Gierek, Gieseke, Gill Neena, Gill Nathan, Giménez Barbat, Girling, Giuffrida, Goerens, Gollnisch, Gomes, González Peñas, González Pons, Gosiewska, Grammatikakis, de Grandes Pascual, Grapini, Gräßle, Graswander-Hainz, Griesbeck, Griffin, Grigule-Pēterse, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Guoga, Guteland, Gyürk, Hadjigeorgiou, Halla-aho, Hannan, Harkin, Harms, Häusling, Hautala, Hayes, Hedh, Henkel, Herranz García, Hetman, Hirsch, Hoc, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Honeyball, Hookem, Hortefeux, Howarth, Hübner, Hudghton, Huitema, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Iturgaiz, Iwaszkiewicz, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jahr, Jakovčić, Jalkh, James, Jamet, Járóka, Jáuregui Atondo, Jávor, Jazłowiecka, Ježek, de Jong, Jongerius, Joulaud, Juaristi Abaunz, Jurek, Juvin, Kadenbach, Kaili, Kalinowski, Kalniete, Kammerevert, Kappel, Karim, Kariņš, Karski, Kefalogiannis, Kelam, Keller Jan, Keller Ska, Kelly, Khan, Kirton-Darling, Klinz, Kłosowski, Koch, Kofod, Kohlíček, Kohn, Kölmel, Konečná, Korwin-Mikke, Kósa, Köster, Kouloglou, Kouroumbashev, Kovács, Kovatchev, Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Krasnodębski, Krehl, Krupa, Kudrycka, Kuhn, Kukan, Kumpula-Natri, Kuneva, Kuźmiuk, Kyenge, Kyrkos, Kyrtsos, Kyuchyuk, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lange, de Lange, Langen, La Via, Lavrilleux, Lebreton, Lechevalier, Le Hyaric, Leinen, Lenaers, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Liese, Lietz, Lins, Lochbihler, Loiseau, Løkkegaard, Loones, Lope Fontagné, López, López Aguilar, López-Istúriz White, Lösing, Lucke, Ludvigsson, Łukacijewska, Lundgren, Łybacka, McAllister, McAvan, McClarkin, McGuinness, McIntyre, Macovei, Maletić, Malinov, Maltese, Mamikins, Mandl, Mănescu, Maňka, Mann, Manscour, Marcellesi, Marias, Marinescu, Marinho e Pinto, Martin David, Martin Dominique, Martin Edouard, Martusciello, Marusik, Maštálka, Matera, Matias, Mato, Matthews, Maullu, Maurel, Mavrides, Maydell, Mayer Georg, Mayer Alex, Mazuronis, Meissner, Mélin, Melior, Melo, Messerschmidt, Meszerics, Metsola, Meuthen, Michel, Michels, Mihaylova, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, van Miltenburg, Mineur, Mizzi, Mlinar, Mobarik, Moi, Moisă, Molnár, Monot, Montel, Moody, Moraes, Morano, Morgano, Morin-Chartier, Mosca, Mureşan, Nagtegaal, Nagy, Nart, Nekov, Neuser, Nica, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niedermayer, Niedermüller, Ní Riada, van Nistelrooij, Novakov, Obermayr, O'Flynn, Olbrycht, Omarjee, Ożóg, Pabriks, Padar, Paet, Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Paksas, Panzeri, Papadakis Konstantinos, Papadimoulis, Pargneaux, Parker, Paşcu, Pavel, Payne, Pedicini, Peillon, Peterle, Petersen, Petir, Philippot, Picierno, Piecha, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pimenta Lopes, Piotrowski, Piri, Pirinski, Pitera, Plura, Poc, Poche, Polčák, Popa, Poręba, Pospíšil, Post, Preda, Preuß, Procter, Proust, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radoš, Radtke, Rangel, Rebega, Reda, Reding, Reid, Reimon, Reintke, Revault d'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Ribeiro, Ries, Riquet, Rivasi, Rochefort, Rodrigues Liliana, Rodrigues Maria João, Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, Rodust, Rolin, Ropė, Rosati, Rozière, Ruas, Rübig, Ruohonen-Lerner, Saïfi, Sakorafa, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salini, Sánchez Caldentey, Sander, Sant, dos Santos, Sârbu, Sargentini, Sarvamaa, Saryusz-Wolski, Sassoli, Saudargas, Schaake, Schaffhauser, Schaldemose, Schirdewan, Schlein, Schmidt, Scholz, Schöpflin, Schreijer-Pierik, Schulze, Schuster, Schwab, Scott Cato, Sehnalová, Selimovic, Senra Rodríguez, Sernagiotto, Serrão Santos, Siekierski, Silva Pereira, Simon Peter, Simon Siôn, Sippel, Škripek, Škrlec, Smith, Smolková, Sógor, Šojdrová, Solé, Šoltes, Sommer, Sonneborn, Spinelli, Staes, Stanishev, Starbatty, Štefanec, Štětina, Stevens, Stihler, Stuger, Šuica, Sulík, Šulin, Svoboda, Swinburne, Sylikiotis, Synadinos, Szájer, Szanyi, Szejnfeld, Tajani, Takkula, Tamburrano, Tang, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Taylor, Telička, Terricabras, Thomas, Thun und Hohenstein, Toia, Tőkés, Tolić, Tomaševski, Tomašić, Tomc, Toom, Torres Martínez, Tošenovský, Trebesius, Tremosa i Balcells, Troszczynski, Trüpel, Ţurcanu, Turmes, Ujazdowski, Ujhelyi, Ulvskog, Ungureanu, Urbán Crespo, Urtasun, Urutchev, Vajgl, Valcárcel Siso, Vălean, Valenciano, Valero, Valli, Vallina, Vana, Van Brempt, Vandenkendelaere, Vaughan, Vergiat, Verheyen, Viegas, Vieu, Vilimsky, Viotti, Virkkunen, Voigt, Voss, Waitz, Wałęsa, Ward, Weber Renate, Weidenholzer, von Weizsäcker, Wenta, Werner, Westphal, Wieland, Wierinck, Wikström, Winberg, Winkler Hermann, Winkler Iuliu, Wölken, Woolfe, Záborská, Zagorakis, Zahradil, Zala, Zammit Dimech, Zanonato, Zarianopoulos, Ždanoka, Zdechovský, Zdrojewski, Zeller, Zemke, Zijlstra, Zīle, Zimmer, Žitňanská, Złotowski, Zoffoli, Zorrinho, Zovko, Zullo, Zver, Zwiefka

Excused:

Aguilera García, Annemans, Bendtsen, Cabezón Ruiz, Comi, Crowley, (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Fisas Ayxelà, Händel, Karas, Lalonde, Le Pen, Muselier, Nilsson, Palmer, Ponga, Punset, Seymour, Vozemberg-Vrionidi

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