14. Order of business

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The final draft agenda for the October I 2018 (PE 628.017/PDOJ) sittings had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 149a):

Monday

- Request by the S&D Group for the inclusion of a statement by the President on the 'Imminent demolition of the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar' as the first item on the day's agenda, followed by a round of speeches by representatives of the political groups.

The following spoke: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, on behalf of the S&D Group, to move the request (the President pointed out that a statement by the President of the European Parliament could not be included on the agenda but that the House was free to debate the subject in question), Cristian Dan Preda against the request, Neoklis Sylikiotis and Margrete Auken for the request.

Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (143 for, 150 against, 19 abstentions).

- Request by the EFDD Group for the inclusion as the third item on the day's agenda, after the debate on the report by Soledad Cabezón Ruiz (A8-0289/2018) on 'Health technology assessment' (item 74 on the draft agenda), a debate on the report by Sabine Verheyen and Petra Kammerevert (A8-0192/2017) on 'Provision of audiovisual media services' (item 17 on the draft agenda). As things stood, the item was only included in voting time on Tuesday.

The following spoke: John Stuart Agnew, on behalf of the EFDD Group, to move the request, and Petra Kammerevert against the request.

Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (82 for, 216 against, 7 abstentions).

Tuesday

- Request by the GUE/NGL Group to close the debate on the oral question on 'The EU's input on a UN binding instrument on transnational corporations with respect to human rights' (2018/2763(RSP)) (item 48 on the draft agenda) with the tabling of motions for resolutions, which would be put to the vote on Thursday.

The following spoke: Lola Sánchez Caldentey, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to move the request.

Parliament approved the request by roll-call vote (154 for, 139 against, 3 abstentions).

The following deadlines had been set:

motions for resolutions: Tuesday 2 October 2018, 12:00
amendments to motions for resolutions and motions for joint resolutions: Wednesday 3 October 2018, 12:00
amendments to motions for joint resolutions: Wednesday 3 October 2018, 13:00
requests for separate votes and split votes: Wednesday 3 October 2018, 19:00.

- Request by the ENF Group for the inclusion as the first point on the afternoon's agenda of statements by the Council and the Commission on 'Protecting European companies against extraterritorial application of US law'.

The following spoke: Gilles Lebreton, on behalf of the ENF Group, to move the request, and Javier Nart against the request.

Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (32 for, 158 against, 42 abstentions).

- Request by the GUE/NGL Group for the inclusion as the sixth item on the afternoon's agenda of statements by the Council and Commission on the 'Rise of neo-fascist violence in Europe'. The debate would be closed with the tabling of motions for resolutions, which would be put to the vote at the October II part-session.

The following spoke: Eleonora Forenza, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to move the request, and Bruno Gollnisch against the request.

Parliament approved the request by roll-call vote (141 for, 118 against, 29 abstentions).

Wednesday

- Request by the Verts/ALE Group to change the title of the statements by the Council and Commission on the 'Humanitarian emergency in the Mediterranean: supporting local and regional authorities' (2018/2854(RSP)) (item 72 on the draft agenda) to the 'Humanitarian emergency in the Mediterranean: the case of Aquarius and role of support for local and regional public authorities'.

The following spoke: Philippe Lamberts, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to move the request.

Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (133 for, 140 against, 6 abstentions).

Thursday

- Request by the GUE/NGL Group to close the debate on the oral question on 'Animal welfare, antimicrobial use and the environmental impact of industrial broiler farming' (2018/2858(RSP)) (item 79 on the draft agenda) with the tabling of motions for resolutions, which would be put to the vote at the October II part-session.

The following spoke: Anja Hazekamp, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to move the request.

Parliament approved the request by roll-call vote (147 for, 113 against, 9 abstentions).

The order of business was thus established.