The session suspended on Thursday 14 March 2019 was resumed.
2. Opening of the sitting
The sitting opened at 17.06.
3. Statements by the President
The President spoke about the recent terrorist attacks in Utrecht in the Netherlands and in Christchurch, New Zealand, in which many people had been killed or injured. He offered his condolences to the victims' families and stressed the need to redouble efforts to counter all forms of violence and discrimination.
He also expressed solidarity with the victims of Cyclone Idai, which struck Zimbabwe, Malawi and above all Mozambique and caused many deaths and major material damage.
Finally, the President made a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the mass deportations of inhabitants of the Baltic States to Siberia.
Parliament observed a minute's silence.
4. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
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The following spoke: Antanas Guoga.
5. Request for the defence of immunity
Mario Borghezio had presented to Parliament a request for the defence of his parliamentary privileges and immunities in connection with legal proceedings brought against him before the public prosecutor at the Court of Imperia.
Under Rule 9(1), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee
6. Announcement by the President
On a recommendation by the Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members, the President had decided to impose a penalty on Marcus Pretzell, under Rule 166, for failure to respect the reporting requirements set out in the Code of Conduct and the Implementing Measures. The penalty took the form of a reprimand.
The Member concerned had been informed of the decision on 22 March 2019.
In accordance with Rule 167, Marcus Pretzell would be able to lodge an internal appeal with the Bureau within two weeks of notification of the penalty.
7. Corrigenda (Rule 231)
The ENVI Committee had submitted the following corrigenda to texts adopted by Parliament:
— Corrigendum P8_TA(2017)0107(COR01) to Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (OJ L 117, 5.5.2017, p. 1-175) - (position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 5 April 2017 with a view to the adoption of the above regulation P8_TA(2017)0107) - (10728/4/2016 – C8-0104/2017 – 2012/0266(COD))
— Corrigendum P8_TA(2017)0108(COR01)to Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU(OJ L 117, 5.5.2017, p. 176-332) - (position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 5 April 2017 with a view to the adoption of the above regulationP8_TA(2017)0108) - (10729/4/2016 – C8-0105/2017 – 2012/0267(COD)).
The corrigenda were available on Europarl.
Pursuant to Rule 231(4), these corrigenda would be deemed approved unless, within 24 hours, a request was made by a political group or a number of Members reaching at least the low threshold that they be put to the vote.
8. Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78)
The President announced that that day, 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 on certain aspects of railway safety and connectivity with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (00072/2019/LEX - C8-0147/2019 - 2019/0040(COD))
- Regulation of the European parliament and of the Council laying down provisions for the continuation of ongoing learning mobility activities under the Erasmus+ programme established by Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013, in the context of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (00055/2019/LEX - C8-0146/2019 - 2019/0030(COD))
- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 as regards fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in United Kingdom waters and fishing operations of United Kingdom fishing vessels in Union waters (00036/2019/LEX - C8-0145/2019 - 2019/0010(COD))
- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 as regards certain rules relating to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (00035/2019/LEX - C8-0144/2019 - 2019/0009(COD))
- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (00022/2019/LEX - C8-0143/2019 - 2018/0299(COD))
- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules ensuring basic road freight and road passenger connectivity with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the Union (00067/2019/LEX - C8-0142/2019 - 2018/0436(COD))
- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 by granting a Union general export authorisation for the export of certain dual-use items from the Union to the United Kingdom (00023/2019/LEX - C8-0141/2019 - 2018/0435(COD))
- Regulation of the European parliament and of the Council establishing contingency measures in the field of social security coordination following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (00062/2019/LEX - C8-0140/2019 - 2019/0019(COD))
- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a verification procedure related to infringements of rules on the protection of personal data in the context of elections to the European Parliament (00014/2019/LEX - C8-0139/2019 - 2018/0336(COD))
- Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (00013/2019/LEX - C8-0138/2019 - 2018/0298(COD))
- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules ensuring basic air connectivity with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the Union (00068/2019/LEX - C8-0137/2019 - 2018/0433(COD))
- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of aviation safety with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the Union (00017/2019/LEX - C8-0136/2019 - 2018/0434(COD))
- Regulation in order to allow for the continuation of the territorial cooperation programmes PEACE IV (Ireland-United Kingdom) and United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-Scotland) in the context of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (00012/2019/LEX - C8-0135/2019 - 2018/0432(COD)).
9. Documents received
The following documents had been received:
1) from the Council and Commission
- Proposal for a Council decision on the accession of the European Union to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (06929/2019 - C8-0133/2019 - 2018/0214(NLE))
referred to
responsible :
JURI
opinion :
INTA, ENVI, AGRI
- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015 (06781/2019 - C8-0134/2019 - 2017/0107(NLE))
referred to
responsible :
INTA
opinion :
AGRI
2) from committees
- Report on the Court of Auditors’ special reports in the context of the 2017 Commission discharge (COM(2018)0521[[52]] - C8-0370/2018 - 2018/2219(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Inés Ayala Sender (A8-0088/2019)
- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund (COM(2018)0372 - C8-0227/2018 - 2018/0197(COD)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Andrea Cozzolino (A8-0094/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[46]] - C8-0364/2018 - 2018/2213(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Martina Dlabajová (A8-0095/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section II – European Council and Council (COM(2018)0521[[03]] - C8-0320/2018 - 2018/2168(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Arndt Kohn (A8-0096/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section V – Court of Auditors (COM(2018)0521[[05]] - C8-0322/2018 - 2018/2171(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Arndt Kohn (A8-0097/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section IV – Court of Justice (COM(2018)0521[[04]] - C8-0321/2018 - 2018/2169(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Arndt Kohn (A8-0098/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section VIII – European Ombudsman (COM(2018)0521[[08]] - C8-0325/2018 - 2018/2174(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Arndt Kohn (A8-0099/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section VI – European Economic and Social Committee (COM(2018)0521[[06]] - C8-0323/2018 - 2018/2172(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Arndt Kohn (A8-0100/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section VII – Committee of the Regions (COM(2018)0521[[07]] - C8-0324/2018 - 2018/2173(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Arndt Kohn (A8-0101/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[51]] - C8-0369/2018 - 2018/2218(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Martina Dlabajová (A8-0102/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[47]] - C8-0365/2018 - 2018/2214(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Martina Dlabajová (A8-0103/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[48]] - C8-0366/2018 - 2018/2215(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Martina Dlabajová (A8-0104/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[49]] - C8-0367/2018 - 2018/2216(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Martina Dlabajová (A8-0105/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0519 - C8-0328/2018 - 2018/2177(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Marco Valli (A8-0107/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section I – European Parliament (COM(2018)0521[[02]] - C8-0319/2018 - 2018/2167(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Claudia Schmidt (A8-0108/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section X – European External Action Service (COM(2018)0521[[10]] - C8-0327/2018 - 2018/2176(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Arndt Kohn (A8-0109/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section III – Commission and executive agencies (COM(2018)0521[[01]] - C8-0318/2018 - 2018/2166(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Inés Ayala Sender (A8-0110/2019)
- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing ‘Erasmus’: the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 (COM(2018)0367 - C8-0233/2018 - 2018/0191(COD)) - CULT Committee - Rapporteur: Milan Zver (A8-0111/2019)
- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision No 940/2014/EU as regards products eligible for exemption from or a reduction in dock dues (COM(2018)0825 - C8-0034/2019 - 2018/0417(CNS)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Iskra Mihaylova (A8-0112/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[38]] - C8-0356/2018 - 2018/2205(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0113/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[39]] - C8-0357/2018 - 2018/2206(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0114/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section IX – European Data Protection Supervisor (COM(2018)0521[[09]] - C8-0326/2018 - 2018/2175(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Arndt Kohn (A8-0116/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[45]] - C8-0363/2018 - 2018/2212(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Martina Dlabajová (A8-0118/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[11]] - C8-0329/2018 - 2018/2178(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0119/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[22]] - C8-0340/2018 - 2018/2189(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0120/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[27]] - C8-0345/2018 - 2018/2194(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0121/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[17]] - C8-0335/2018 - 2018/2184(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0122/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[41]] - C8-0359/2018 - 2018/2208(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0123/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Banking Authority (EBA) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[35]] - C8-0353/2018 - 2018/2202(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0124/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[31]] - C8-0349/2018 - 2018/2198(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0125/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[44]] - C8-0362/2018 - 2018/2211(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Martina Dlabajová (A8-0126/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency (EEA) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[15]] - C8-0333/2018 - 2018/2182(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0127/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[23]] - C8-0341/2018 - 2018/2190(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0128/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[25]] - C8-0343/2018 - 2018/2192(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0129/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[21]] - C8-0339/2018 - 2018/2188(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0130/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation (ETF) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[20]] - C8-0338/2018 - 2018/2187(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0131/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Euratom Supply Agency (ESA) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[32]] - C8-0350/2018 - 2018/2199(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0132/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[30]] - C8-0348/2018 - 2018/2197(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0133/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[24]] - C8-0342/2018 - 2018/2191(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0134/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[18]] - C8-0336/2018 - 2018/2185(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0135/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[13]] - C8-0331/2018 - 2018/2180(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0136/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[36]] - C8-0354/2018 - 2018/2203(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0137/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[16]] - C8-0334/2018 - 2018/2183(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0138/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[14]] - C8-0332/2018 - 2018/2181(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0139/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2017: performance, financial management and control (COM(2018)0521[[43]] - C8-0361/2018 - 2018/2210(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0140/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[37]] - C8-0355/2018 - 2018/2204(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0141/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European GNSS Agency (GSA) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[29]] - C8-0347/2018 - 2018/2196(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0142/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[12]] - C8-0330/2018 - 2018/2179(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0143/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Οperational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (now European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice) (eu-LISA) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[42]] - C8-0360/2018 - 2018/2209(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0145/2019)
- Report on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning the Institutional Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation (2018/2262(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Doru-Claudian Frunzulică (A8-0147/2019)
- Report on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the new comprehensive agreement between the EU and Uzbekistan (2018/2236(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: David McAllister (A8-0149/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[34]] - C8-0352/2018 - 2018/2201(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0150/2019)
- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers, and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users, amending Regulation (EU) 2018/.... and repealing Regulations (EC) No 78/2009, (EC) No 79/2009 and (EC) No 661/2009 (COM(2018)0286 - C8-0194/2018 - 2018/0145(COD)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein (A8-0151/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[40]] - C8-0358/2018 - 2018/2207(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0152/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[28]] - C8-0346/2018 - 2018/2195(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0153/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) (before 1 May 2017: European Police Office) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[33]] - C8-0351/2018 - 2018/2200(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0154/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[19]] - C8-0337/2018 - 2018/2186(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0155/2019)
- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Creative Europe programme (2021 to 2027) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 (COM(2018)0366 - C8-0237/2018 - 2018/0190(COD)) - CULT Committee - Rapporteur: Silvia Costa (A8-0156/2019)
- Report on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning the Proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, with the support of the Commission, to the Council for a Council Decision establishing a European Peace Facility (2018/2237(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Hilde Vautmans (A8-0157/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Railway Agency (ERA) (now European Union Agency for Railways) for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[26]] - C8-0344/2018 - 2018/2193(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0158/2019)
- Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2017 (COM(2018)0521[[50]] - C8-0368/2018 - 2018/2217(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Martina Dlabajová (A8-0163/2019)
- Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (09547/2018 - C8-0021/2019 - 2018/0080(NLE)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Cristian Dan Preda (A8-0164/2019)
- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council discontinuing seasonal changes of time and repealing Directive 2000/84/EC (COM(2018)0639 - C8-0408/2018 - 2018/0332(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Marita Ulvskog (A8-0169/2019)
- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (COM(2018)0460 - C8-0275/2018 - 2018/0243(COD)) – AFET, DEVE Committees - Rapporteurs: Pier Antonio Panz, Cristian Dan Preda, Frank Engel, Charles Goerens (A8-0173/2019)
- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III) (COM(2018)0465 - C8-0274/2018 - 2018/0247(COD)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteurs: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Knut Fleckenstein (A8-0174/2019)
- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment (COM(2018)0353 - C8-0207/2018 - 2018/0178(COD)) – ECON, ENVI Committees - Rapporteurs: Bas Eickhout, Sirpa Pietikäinen (A8-0175/2019)
- Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Jørn Dohrmann (2018/2277(IMM)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Evelyn Regner (A8-0178/2019)
10. Questions for oral answer (submission)
The following question for oral answer with debate had been placed on the agenda (Rule 128):
— O-000015/2019 by Claude Moraes, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Commission: Situation of rule of law and fight against corruption in the EU, specifically in Malta and Slovakia (B8-0017/2019)
11. Major interpellations (Rule 130b)(submission)
The following major interpellation for written answer with debate had been submitted (Rule 130b):
— G-000001/2019 by Daniel Buda, Theodor Dumitru Stolojan, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Mihai Ţurcanu, Csaba Sógor, Siegfried Mureşan, Emil Radev, Milan Zver, Romana Tomc, Ivana Maletić, Michaela Šojdrová, Marijana Petir, Dubravka Šuica, Danuta Jazłowiecka, Krzysztof Hetman, Franc Bogovič, Anna Záborská, Željana Zovko, Marek Plura, Dariusz Rosati, Tamás Deutsch, Kinga Gál, Norbert Erdős, László Tőkés, Andrea Bocskor, András Gyürk, György Schöpflin, Andor Deli, Pál Csáky, Vladimir Urutchev, Michał Boni, Lívia Járóka, Andrey Kovatchev, Asim Ademov, Stanislav Polčák, Eva Maydell, Ivica Tolić and Alojz Peterle, to the Commission: Breaches of the rights of children whose parents work in Austria (B8-0018/2019).
12. Order of business
The final draft agenda for the March II 2019 (PE 637.634/PDOJ) sittings had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 149a):
Monday
Request by the ALDE Group for the debate on the question for oral answer on the 'Situation of rule of law and fight against corruption in the EU, specifically in Malta and Slovakia' (item 117 of the final draft agenda) to be wound up by the tabling of a motion for a resolution by the LIBE Committee, which would be put to the vote on Thursday.
The following spoke Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to move the request, Monika Smolková, to suggest that the vote take place during the following part-session, Sophie in't Veld to uphold the request, and Monika Smolková.
Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (153 in favour, 143 against, 12 abstentions).
The following deadlines had been set
Motions for resolutions: Tuesday 26 March 2019 at 12:00.
Amendments to motions for resolutions and joint motions for resolutions: Wednesday 27 March 2019 at 12:00.
Amendments to joint motions for resolutions: Wednesday 27 March 2019 at 13:00.
Requests for separate votes and requests for split votes: Wednesday 27 March 2019 at 19:00.
Tuesday
Request by the ENF and GUE/NGL Groups for the report by Hilde Vautmans on the 'Decision establishing a European Peace Facility' (A8-0157/2019), originally planned for voting time on Tuesday (item 20 of the final draft agenda), to be debated and voted on in accordance with Rule 113 paragraph 6.
The President proposed that the debate be placed on the agenda for Wednesday as the final item.
Parliament approved the proposal.
The deadline for submitting amendments was set as 13:00 on Wednesday 27 March 2019.
Request by the ENF Group for the Council and Commission statements on the General Court's annulment of Commission decision (EU) 2016/1208 of 23 December 2015 on state aid granted by Italy to the bank Tercas to placed on the agenda for the morning as the second item. As a result, the sitting would begin at 08:30.
The following spokeMarco Zanni, on behalf of the ENF Group, to move the request.
Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (86 for, 183 against, 25 abstentions).
Wednesday
The President provided some information on the availability of the amendments on the 'Mobility' package.
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The following spoke: Bas Eickhout on the inadmissibility of an amendment, tabled by the S&D Group, to the report by Inés Ayala Sender on 'Discharge 2017: EU general budget - Commission and executive agencies' (A8-0110/2019) (the President confirmed the inadmissibility of the amendment).
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Request by a number of Members reaching at least the low threshold and by the ECR and EFDD Groups for the debate and the vote on the joint discussion on the raft of measures on the 'Mobility' package, including the reports by Ismail Ertug, Merja Kyllönen and Wim van de Camp (items 113, 114 and 115 of the final draft agenda), to be removed from the agenda.
The following spoke Andrey Novakov, to move the request on behalf of a number of Members reaching at least the threshold, Kosma Złotowski, to move the request on behalf of the ECR Group, and Ismail Ertug (rapporteur) to oppose the request.
Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (154 for, 156 against, 14 abstentions).
The following spoke Karima Delli and Antanas Guoga (the President gave details).
Request by the PPE Group for a Commission declaration on the security threats arising from the rapid dissemination of terrorist content online to be placed on the afternoon's agenda.
The following spoke Roberta Metsola, on behalf of the PPE Group, to move the request, and Daniel Dalton, to oppose the request.
Parliament rejected the request by electronic vote (105 in favour, 186 against, 8 abstentions).
Thursday
No changes.
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The order of business was thus established.
IN THE CHAIR: Pavel TELIČKA Vice-President
13. Report on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance (debate)
Report on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance [2018/2121(INI)] - Special committee on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance. Rapporteurs: Jeppe Kofod and Luděk Niedermayer (A8-0170/2019)
Jeppe Kofod and Luděk Niedermayer introduced the report.
The following spoke: Pierre Moscovici (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Werner Langen, on behalf of the PPE Group, Evelyn Regner, on behalf of the S&D Group, Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the ECR Group, Petr Ježek, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Molly Scott Cato, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Miguel Urbán Crespo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, David Coburn, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Dobromir Sośnierz, non-attached Member, Othmar Karas, Paul Tang, who also replied to a blue-card question by David Coburn, Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner, Eva Joly, Matt Carthy, Lampros Fountoulis, Anne Sander, Alfred Sant, who also replied to a blue-card question by Ana Gomes, Sven Giegold, who also replied to a blue-card question by Thomas Mann, Martin Schirdewan, who also replied to a blue-card question by Dobromir Sośnierz, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Ana Gomes, David Casa, Peter Simon, Brian Hayes and Emil Radev.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Nicola Caputo, Ramón Jáuregui Atondo, Ruža Tomašić, Julie Ward, Ernest Urtasun, Monika Beňová, Jordi Solé, Pervenche Berès and Miguel Viegas.
The following spoke: Pierre Moscovici and Jeppe Kofod.
14. Situation of rule of law and fight against corruption in the EU, specifically in Malta and Slovakia (debate)
Question for oral answer O-000015/2019 by Claude Moraes, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Commission: Situation of rule of law and fight against corruption in the EU, specifically in Malta and Slovakia (B8-0017/2019)
Sophia in 't Veld (deputising for the author) moved the question.
Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission) answered the question.
The following spoke: Roberta Metsola, on behalf of the PPE Group, Josef Weidenholzer, on behalf of the S&D Group, Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner, on behalf of the ECR Group, Sven Giegold, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Barbara Spinelli, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Laura Ferrara, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Pál Csáky, Monika Smolková, Tomáš Zdechovský, Alfred Sant and Asim Ademov.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: José Inácio Faria, Miriam Dalli, Ana Gomes, who also replied to a blue-card question by Miriam Dalli, Monika Beňová, who also replied to a blue-card question by Sophia in 't Veld, and Juan Fernando López Aguilar.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová.
The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 128(5) would be announced in the House at a later time.
15. Discontinuing seasonal changes of time ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council discontinuing seasonal changes of time and repealing Directive 2000/84/EC [COM(2018)0639 - C8-0408/2018 - 2018/0332(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Marita Ulvskog (A8-0169/2019)
Marita Ulvskog introduced the report.
The following spoke: Violeta Bulc (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Bolesław G. Piecha (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee).
IN THE CHAIR: David-Maria SASSOLI Vice-President
The following spoke: Sven Schulze (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Igor Šoltes (rapporteur for the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Ulrike Müller (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Pavel Svoboda (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee), Wim van de Camp, on behalf of the PPE Group, Liisa Jaakonsaari, on behalf of the S&D Group, Kosma Złotowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jakop Dalunde, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Merja Kyllönen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Daniela Aiuto, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Joëlle Mélin, on behalf of the ENF Group, Dieter-Lebrecht Koch, Momchil Nekov, Mark Demesmaeker, Gesine Meissner, James Carver, Eva Maydell, James Nicholson, Peter Liese, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Seán Kelly, Annie Schreijer-Pierik, who also replied to a blue-card question by Matthijs van Miltenburg, Andrzej Grzyb, Werner Langen, Alojz Peterle, who also replied to a blue-card question by Werner Langen, and Peter van Dalen, who also replied to a blue-card question by Annie Schreijer-Pierik.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Indrek Tarand, Davor Škrlec, João Pimenta Lopes and José Blanco López.
The following spoke: Violeta Bulc and Marita Ulvskog.
16. Common rules for the internal market for electricity ***I - Internal market for electricity ***I - European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators ***I - Risk-preparedness in the electricity sector ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the internal market in electricity (recast) [COM(2016)0864 - C8-0495/2016 - 2016/0380(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Jerzy Buzek (A8-0044/2018)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the internal market for electricity (recast) [COM(2016)0861 - C8-0492/2016 - 2016/0379(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Jerzy Buzek (A8-0042/2018)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (recast) [COM(2016)0863 - C8-0494/2016 - 2016/0378(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Morten Helveg Petersen (A8-0040/2018)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on risk-preparedness in the electricity sector and repealing Directive 2005/89/EC [COM(2016)0862 - C8-0493/2016 - 2016/0377(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Flavio Zanonato (A8-0039/2018)
Martina Werner (deputising for the rapporteur Jerzy Buzek), Morten Helveg Petersen and Flavio Zanonato introduced the reports.
IN THE CHAIR: Evelyne GEBHARDT Vice-President
The following spoke: Miguel Arias Cañete (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Carlos Zorrinho (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Werner Langen, on behalf of the PPE Group, Martina Werner, on behalf of the S&D Group, Angelika Mlinar, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Florent Marcellesi, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Cornelia Ernst, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jonathan Bullock, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Christelle Lechevalier, on behalf of the ENF Group, José Blanco López, Davor Škrlec, Miroslav Poche and Zdzisław Krasnodębski.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Seán Kelly and Nicola Caputo.
The following spoke: Miguel Arias Cañete, Morten Helveg Petersen and Flavio Zanonato.
17. Representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers, and repealing Directive 2009/22/EC [COM(2018)0184 - C8-0149/2018 - 2018/0089(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Geoffroy Didier (A8-0447/2018)
Geoffroy Didier introduced the report.
IN THE CHAIR: Sylvie GUILLAUME Vice-President
The following spoke: Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Pavel Svoboda, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mady Delvaux, on behalf of the S&D Group, Matthijs van Miltenburg, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Gilles Lebreton, on behalf of the ENF Group, Christel Schaldemose, Ralph Packet, on behalf of the ECR Group, and Evelyne Gebhardt.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová and Geoffroy Didier.
18. Recent developments on the Dieselgate scandal (debate)
Commission statement: Recent developments on the Dieselgate scandal (2019/2670(RSP))
Miguel Arias Cañete (Member of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Christine Revault d'Allonnes Bonnefoy, on behalf of the S&D Group, Mark Demesmaeker, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bas Eickhout, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Merja Kyllönen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Eleonora Evi, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Christel Schaldemose, Kosma Złotowski and Karima Delli.
The following spoke: Miguel Arias Cañete.
The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 123(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.
The following spoke: Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, to ask the Commission to reply in writing to certain questions which were still unanswered (the President supported the request).
19. Labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters (debate)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters and repealing Regulation (EC) no 1222/2009 [COM(2018)0296 - C8-0190/2018 - 2018/0148(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Michał Boni (A8-0086/2019)
Michał Boni introduced the report.
The following spoke: Miguel Arias Cañete (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Edouard Martin, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jozo Radoš, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Carlos Zorrinho.
The following spoke: Miguel Arias Cañete and Michał Boni.
20. 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:
László Tőkés, Julie Ward, Jasenko Selimovic, Jordi Solé, João Pimenta Lopes, Dobromir Sośnierz, Michaela Šojdrová, Momchil Nekov, Branislav Škripek, Miroslavs Mitrofanovs, José Inácio Faria, Andrejs Mamikins, Anna Záborská, Nicola Caputo and Martina Anderson.
21. Agenda of the next sitting
The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 637.634/OJMA).