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Tuesday, 26 March 2019 - Strasbourg

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1. Request for the waiver of the immunity of Jørn Dohrmann

2. Representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers ***I

3. Protocol to the EU-Israel Euro-Mediterranean Agreement (accession of Croatia) ***

4. EU-Uzbekistan comprehensive agreement

5. Discontinuing seasonal changes of time***I

6. Common rules for the internal market for electricity ***I

7. Internal market for electricity ***I

8. European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators ***I

9. Risk-preparedness in the electricity sector ***I

10. Labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters ***I

Report: Michał Boni (A8-0086/2019)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
Amendments by the committee responsible – block vote	1-10 12 14-20 23-28 30 32-35 37-38 40 42 44-45 47-48 50-52 54-57	committee		+
Amendments by the committee responsible - separate vote	11	committee	sep	-
	36	committee	sep	-
	39	committee	RCV	+	346, 313, 3
	41	committee	split
			1	+
			2/EV	-	302, 354, 3
	53	committee		+
Article 3, § 1, point 7	62	S&D, Verts/ALE	RCV	-	316, 345, 1
Article 4, § 2	21	committee	RCV	+	371, 258, 33
Article 4, § 2	63	S&D, Verts/ALE		↓
Article 4, § 3	22D	committee	RCV	+	385, 274, 4
Article 4, § 3	64	S&D, Verts/ALE		↓
Article 5	58	PPE	split
			1	+
			2	+
Article 6, § 2	29D	committee		+
Article 6, § 2	65	S&D, Verts/ALE		↓
Article 6, § 7	31	committee	EV	+	372, 274, 16
Article 6, § 7	66	S&D, Verts/ALE		↓
Article 11, after § 3	67	S&D, Verts/ALE	RCV	-	291, 362, 8
After article 11	68	S&D, Verts/ALE	split
			1/RCV	-	316, 345, 3
			2/RCV	-	305, 353, 4
			3/RCV	-	317, 335, 8
Article 12, § 1, introductory part	69	S&D, Verts/ALE		-
Article 12, § 1, point c	70	S&D, Verts/ALE		-
After article 15 Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Article 5, § 2, point o	71	S&D, Verts/ALE	RCV	-	311, 352, 2
Article 17, § 2	72	S&D, Verts/ALE		-
Article 17, § 2	43	committee	EV	+	365, 287, 9
Annex I, part A, table	74	S&D, Verts/ALE		-
Annex I, part A, table	46	committee		+
Annex I, part B, point 2, table	75	S&D, Verts/ALE	RCV	-	294, 353, 18
Annex I, part B, point 2, table	49	committee		+
Annex IV, § 1, after point g	73	S&D, Verts/ALE	RCV	-	313, 333, 17
Recital 21	59	S&D, Verts/ALE		-
After recital 30	60	S&D, Verts/ALE	RCV	-	302, 341, 21
	13	committee	split
			1	+
			2	-
	61	S&D, Verts/ALE	RCV	↓
Vote: Commission proposal			RCV	+	369, 273, 23


Requests for roll-call votes
S&D:	amendments 61, 62, 67, 68, 73
Verts/ALE:	amendments 21, 22, 39, 60, 71, 75


Requests for separate votes
PPE:	amendments 11, 36
Verts/ALE:	amendments 21, 22, 29, 31, 53


Requests for split votes
PPE:
amendment 13
First part	‘Data on mileage and abrasion of tyres, once a suitable testing method is available, will be a beneficial tool informing consumers about the durability, lifetime and the unintended release of microplastics of their purchased tyre. Mileage information would also enable consumers to make an informed choice with regard to tyres with a longer lifetime, which would help protect the environment, and at the same time allow them to estimate the operating costs of the tyres over a longer period. Therefore, mileage and abrasion performance data should be added to the label when a relevant, meaningful and reproducible testing method becomes available for the application of this Regulation. Research and development of new technologies in that field should continue.’
Second part	‘An indication of mileage and tyre abrasion would be a fundamental change to the label and should therefore be made in the next revision of this Regulation.’
Verts/ALE:
amendment 41
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘shall assess the requirements to introduce new tyre classes, a new label format or new tyre parameters, in particular for mileage and abrasion, provided suitable testing methods are available, and’
Second part	those words
amendment 58
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘with the exception of the measured technical parameters of the model’ (both in § 1 and 2)
Second part	those words
amendment 68
First part	‘1. The Commission shall adopt, by 1 June 2023, delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 in order to supplement this Regulation by introducing parameters and information requirements for the abrasion of tyres.’
Second part	‘2. The Commission shall adopt, by 1 January 2025, delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 in order to supplement this Regulation by introducing parameters and information requirements for the mileage of tyres.’
Third part	‘3. The Commission shall request the standardisation organisations to develop harmonised test methods for the measurement of tyre abrasion and of tyre mileage, and investigate consumer understanding of these parameters.’

11. Copyright in the Digital Single Market ***I

12. Contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services ***I

13. Contracts for the sale of goods ***I

14. Fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area ***I

15. Alignment of reporting obligations in the field of environment policy ***I

16. Special rules regarding maximum length in case of cabs ***I

17. Low carbon benchmarks and positive carbon impact benchmarks ***I

18. Specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) ***I

19. Fundamental rights of people of African descent

20. Report on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance

Report: Jeppe Kofod and Luděk Niedermayer (A8-0170/2019)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
After § 1	56	GUE/NGL		-
After § 3	1	EFDD	RCV	-	121, 477, 60
After § 4	57	GUE/NGL		-
§ 8	51D	EFDD	RCV	-	56, 603, 4
After § 8	58	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	163, 487, 7
After § 8	59	GUE/NGL		-
After § 12	60	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	298, 353, 11
After § 12	61	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	267, 370, 23
After § 16	85	S&D		-
After § 16	86	S&D		+
After § 22	87	S&D		+
After § 29	88	S&D	EV	-	305, 332, 22
§ 35	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	610, 42, 2
			2/RCV	+	506, 140, 11
			3/RCV	+	503, 133, 18
			4/RCV	-	287, 341, 30
After § 35	62	GUE/NGL		-
§ 36	89	S&D		-
After § 36	63	GUE/NGL		-
After § 36	64	GUE/NGL		-
§ 39	5	PPE, S&D		+
§ 41	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
After § 46	65	GUE/NGL		-
§ 52	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	326, 307, 28
			2/RCV	+	506, 122, 32
After § 55	24	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	569, 76, 13
§ 60	§	original text	RCV	+	489, 132, 34
§ 63	§	original text	RCV	+	451, 199, 9
§ 64	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
			3	+
§ 65	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 67	§	original text	sep	+
§ 68	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 69	25	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	150, 329, 183
	6	PPE, S&D		+
	§	original text	RCV	↓
§ 71	26	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	251, 264, 140
	7	PPE, S&D		+
	§	original text	RCV	↓
§ 72	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 73	§	original text	RCV	+	517, 63, 80
§ 75	27	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	287, 342, 28
	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 77	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 79	28	Verts/ALE, S&D	RCV	-	273, 371, 16
After § 79	29	Verts/ALE, S&D	split
			1	+
			2/RCV	-	269, 335, 53
§ 80	§	original text	RCV	+	491, 143, 26
§ 81	8	PPE, S&D		+
§ 81	§	original text	sep	↓
83	§	original text	sep/EV	+	346, 236, 74
§ 86	90	S&D	RCV	-	256, 325, 77
§ 106	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
After § 106	66	GUE/NGL	RCV	+	399, 249, 12
After § 113	91	S&D	EV	+	326, 259, 65
After § 114	2	EFDD	EV	+	334, 248, 72
After § 115	67	GUE/NGL	EV	+	326, 318, 11
After § 115	68	GUE/NGL	EV	-	170, 464, 14
After § 117	30	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	466, 163, 33
	31	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	450, 171, 36
	69	GUE/NGL		-
After § 120	32	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	371, 223, 62
§ 123	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	571, 84, 4
			2/RCV	+	482, 160, 14
After § 199	33	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	340, 309, 9
§ 209	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 211	9	PPE, S&D		+
§ 211	34	Verts/ALE		+
§ 214	§	original text	RCV	+	352, 238, 70
§ 216	92	S&D		+
§ 219	§	original text	sep/EV	-	198, 451, 5
After § 223	10	PPE, S&D		+
After § 223	97	ECR		-
§ 235	93	S&D	EV	+	584, 45, 22
§ 244	35	Verts/ALE, S&D	RCV	+	354, 283, 20
§ 250	§	original text	sep	+
§ 258	36	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	285, 361, 10
§ 263	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2/EV	+	363, 270, 23
§ 281	11	PPE, S&D		+
After § 282	70	GUE/NGL		-
	71	GUE/NGL		-
	72	GUE/NGL		-
After § 283	37	Verts/ALE		-
	73	GUE/NGL		-
	74	GUE/NGL		-
After § 286	98	ECR		-
§ 287	52D	EFDD	RCV	-	53, 585, 23
After § 288	38	Verts/ALE, S&D		-
After § 296	75	GUE/NGL		-
After § 296	76	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	213, 421, 25
§ 297	39	Verts/ALE		-
§ 298	12	PPE, S&D		+
After § 298	77	GUE/NGL	split
			1	-
			2/EV	+	355, 226, 76
	78	GUE/NGL		-
	79	GUE/NGL	RCV	+	330, 310, 18
After § 300	80	GUE/NGL		-
After § 302	40	Verts/ALE		-
§ 303	94	S&D	RCV	+	317, 302, 30
After § 304	21	PPE, S&D, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL		+
	22	PPE, S&D, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL		+
	23	PPE, S&D, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL		+
§ 306	13	PPE, S&D		+
After § 307	14	PPE, S&D		+
§ 310	95	S&D	EV	+	321, 260, 75
§ 312	96	S&D	split
			1/RCV	+	539, 85, 28
			2/RCV	+	408, 205, 37
	15	PPE, S&D		↓
	41	Verts/ALE		↓
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	↓
			2/RCV	↓
§ 313	42	Verts/ALE		-
§ 313	16	PPE, S&D		+
§ 320	17	PPE, S&D		+
After § 325	81	GUE/NGL	EV	-	265, 382, 7
§ 326	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
After § 328	43	Verts/ALE		+
§ 333	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
After § 333	82	GUE/NGL	EV	-	285, 285, 82
§ 345	§	original text	RCV	+	513, 109, 34
§ 347	§	original text	sep	+
§ 355	44	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	308, 346, 2
After § 358	83	GUE/NGL		-
§ 359	§	original text	RCV	+	351, 296, 10
After § 361	84	GUE/NGL		-
§ 368	§	original text	RCV	+	341, 291, 23
§ 370	45	Verts/ALE	EV	+	472, 165, 19
After § 377	46	Verts/ALE		+
§ 380	47	Verts/ALE		+
§ 387	48	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	291, 354, 14
§ 400	53D	EFDD	RCV	-	313, 334, 9
§ 401	§	original text	RCV	-	278, 360, 16
§ 404	54D	EFDD	RCV	-	64, 524, 67
§ 405	55D	EFDD	RCV	-	53, 536, 68
§ 407	49	Verts/ALE		-
§ 407	§	original text	RCV	+	456, 191, 11
After § 407	18	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	144, 493, 20
§ 408	§	original text	RCV	+	406, 232, 16
§ 409	§	original text	RCV	+	476, 166, 12
§ 410	50	Verts/ALE, S&D	RCV	+	319, 317, 23
Citation 23	3	PPE, S&D		+
After citation 25	4	PPE, S&D		+
After citation 30	19	PPE, S&D, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL		+
After citation 30	20	PPE, S&D, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL		+
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)			RCV	+	505, 63, 87


Requests for roll-call votes
ECR	§§ 35, 60, 407, 408, 409
EFDD:	amendments 1, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55
PPE:	amendments 51, 52, 54, 55, 90, 123, 312
Verts/ALE:	amendments 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36, 44, 48, 50
S&D:	§§ 63, 69, 71, 73, 80, 214, 359, 368, 401, 408; amendments 28, 29 (2nd part), 35, 50, 51, 53, 94, 96 (1st and 2nd parts)
GUE/NGL:	§§ 52, 345, 408; amendments 18, 58, 60, 61, 66, 76, 79


Requests for separate votes
ECR	§§ 60, 407, 408, 409
ALDE:	§§ 67, 69, 71, 73, 80, 81, 359
PPE:	§§ 63, 83, 214, 219, 359, 368, 401, 408
GUE/NGL:	§§ 250, 347


Requests for split votes
ALDE:
§ 41
First part	‘Points out that some countries have recently adopted unilateral countermeasures against harmful tax practices (such as the UK’s Diverted Profits Tax and the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) provisions of the US tax reform) to ensure that the foreign income of MNEs is duly taxed at a minimum effective tax rate in the parent’s country of residence; calls for an EU assessment of these measures; notes that, in contrast to these unilateral measures, the EU generally promotes multilateral and consensual solutions to deal with a fair allocation of taxing rights; stresses that, for example, the EU prioritises a global solution for taxing the digital sector,’
Second part	‘but is nevertheless proposing an EU Digital Services Tax (DST) as global discussions have been progressing slowly’
§ 64
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘‘creating a non level playing field and putting traditional companies at a disadvantage’’ and ‘notes that digital businesses models in the EU face a lower effective average tax burden than traditional business models’
Second part	‘creating a non level playing field and putting traditional companies at a disadvantage’
Third part	‘notes that digital businesses models in the EU face a lower effective average tax burden than traditional business models’
§ 65
First part	‘Points out, in this context, the gradual shift from tangible production to intangible assets in the value chains of MNEs, as reflected in the relative rates of growth over the last five years of royalties and licensing fee receipts (almost 5 %annually) compared with trade in goods and foreign direct investment (FDI) (less than 1 % annually);’
Second part	‘deplores the fact that digital businesses pay almost no taxes in some Member States despite their significant digital presence and large revenues in those Member States;’
§ 68
First part	‘Notes the leading role played by the Commission and some Member States in the global debate on the taxation of the digitalised economy; encourages the Member States to continue their proactive work at OECD and UN level, especially via the process introduced by the Inclusive Framework on BEPS in its Policy Note;’
Second part	‘recalls, however, that the EU should not wait for a global solution and must act immediately;’
§ 72
First part	‘Understands that the so-called interim solution is not optimal;’
Second part	‘believes that it will help speed up the search for a better solution at global level, while levelling the playing field in local markets to some extent; calls on the EU Member States to discuss, adopt and implement the long-term solution concerning the taxation of the digital economy (on significant digital presence) as soon as possible in order for the EU to remain a trendsetter at global level; stresses that the long-term solution proposed by the Commission should serve as a basis for further work at international level;’
§ 75
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘which translates into minimum effective taxation’
Second part	those words
§ 77
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘notes that traditional sectors pay on average an effective corporate tax rate of 23 %, while the digital sector pays about 9.5 %’
Second part	those words
PPE:
§ 52
First part	‘Calls for these new tax indicators for the European Semester to be given the same status as the indicators relating to expenditure control;’
Second part	‘underlines the benefit of providing the European Semester with this tax dimension, as it will make it possible to tackle certain harmful tax practices that had not thus far been tackled through the ATAD Directive and other existing European regulations;’
§ 123
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘that’ and ‘can only to a limited extent be explained by real economic activities taking place in these Member States’
Second part	‘that’ and ‘can only to a limited extent be explained by real economic activities taking place in these Member States’
§ 263
First part	‘Underscores the problem of money laundering through investment in real estate in European cities through foreign shell companies; recalls that the Commission should assess the necessity and proportionality of harmonising the information in the land and real estate registers and assess the need for the interconnection of those registers; calls on the Commission to accompany the report with a legislative proposal, if appropriate;’
Second part	‘takes the view that Member States should have publicly accessible information in place on the ultimate beneficial ownership of land and real estate;’
§ 312
First part	‘Recalls that the Commission has criticised seven Member States – Belgium, Cyprus, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands – for shortcomings in their tax systems that facilitate aggressive tax planning, arguing that they undermine the integrity of the European single market;’
Second part	‘takes the view that these jurisdictions can also be regarded as facilitating aggressive tax planning globally;’
S&D:
amendment 77
First part	‘Notes the Council’s recent addition of 10 jurisdictions (Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Dominica, Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu) to the five jurisdictions that were already listed as non-cooperative for tax purposes (American Samoa, Guam, Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago, and the US Virgin Islands);’
Second part	‘notes the addition of two other jurisdictions to the grey list (Australia and Costa Rica);’
amendment 29
First part	‘Believes that the global coordination on the tax base as a result of the OECD/BEPS project should be accompanied by better coordination on tax rates in an effort to achieve improved efficiency;’
Second part	‘calls on the Member States to work with the Commission in order to determine a fair level of minimum effective taxation at EU level and to promote such a standard at global level; believes that this level of taxation should not be set below 18 % of corporate net profits;’
amendment 96
First part	‘Recalls that the Commission has criticised seven Member States151 – Belgium, Cyprus, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands – for shortcomings in their tax systems that facilitate aggressive tax planning, arguing that they undermine the integrity of the European single market; takes the view that these jurisdictions can also be regarded as facilitating aggressive tax planning globally; highlights that the Commission has acknowledged that some of the aforementioned Member States have taken measures to improve their tax systems to address the Commission’s criticism’
Second part	‘notes that a recent research study has identified five EU Member States as corporate tax havens: Cyprus, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands; stresses that the criteria and methodology used to select those Member States included a comprehensive assessment of their harmful tax practices, measures that facilitate aggressive tax planning and distortion of economic flows based on Eurostat data, which included a combination of high inward and outward foreign direct investment, royalties, interests and dividend flows; calls on the Commission to currently regard at least these five Member States as EU tax havens until substantial tax reforms are implemented;’
GUE/NGL:
§ 106
First part	‘Recalls that public CBCR is one of the key measures to create greater transparency on tax information of companies; stresses that the proposal for public CBCR by certain undertakings and branches was submitted to the co-legislators just after the Panama Papers scandal on 12 April 2016, and that Parliament adopted its position on it on 4 July 2017; recalls that it called for an enlargement of the scope of reporting’
Second part	‘and protection of commercially sensitive information with due regard to the competitiveness of EU enterprises;’
§ 209
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘, inspired by the US Global Magnitsky Act’
Second part	those words
§ 326
First part	‘Believes that supporting developing countries in combating tax evasion and aggressive tax planning, as well as corruption and secrecy that facilitate illicit financial flows, is of the utmost importance for strengthening policy coherence for development in the EU and improving developing countries’ tax capacities and ability to mobilise their own resources for sustainable economic development;’
Second part	‘stresses the need to increase the share of financial and technical assistance to the tax administrations of developing countries, so as to create stable and modern legal taxation frameworks;’
§ 333
First part	‘Recalls that public development aid targeting poverty reduction should be directed to a greater extent towards the implementation of an appropriate regulatory framework and the bolstering of tax administrations and institutions responsible for fighting illicit financial flows;’
Second part	‘calls for this aid to be provided in the form of technical expertise in relation to resource management, financial information and anti-corruption rules; calls for this aid to also favour regional cooperation against tax fraud, tax evasion, ATP and money laundering; stresses that this aid should include support to civil society and media in developing countries to ensure public scrutiny over domestic tax policies;’
ECR, S&D, GUE/NGL:
§ 35
First part	‘Recalls that taxes must be paid in the jurisdictions where the actual substantive and genuine economic activity and value creation take place or, in the case of indirect taxation, where consumption takes place;’
Second part	‘highlights that this can be achieved by adopting the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) in the EU with an appropriate and fair distribution,’
Third part	‘incorporating among other things all tangible and intangible assets;’ without ‘and intangible’
Fourth part	‘and intangible’

21. EU-Switzerland Institutional Framework Agreement

22. Discharge 2017: EU general budget - Commission and executive agencies

Report: Inés Ayala Sender (A8-0110/2019)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
Decision on discharge
Vote: decision (text as a whole)			RCV	+	349, 158, 3
Motion for a resolution
After § 20	4	EFDD		-
After § 24	14	S&D	EV	+	303, 204, 17
§ 34	1	PPE		+
After § 34	15	S&D		+
§ 39	2	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	290, 227, 27
§ 83	§	original text	sep	+
§ 85	§	original text	sep	+
§ 120	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	-
§ 143	5	EFDD	split
			1/EV	-	258, 320, 7
			2	↓
§ 165	6	EFDD		-
After subheading 31	27	S&D	EV	+	343, 242, 14
After § 180	22	S&D		+
	23	S&D		+
	24	S&D		+
	25	S&D	EV	+	286, 241, 80
	26	S&D		+
§ 182	3	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	404, 161, 47
§ 183	12	GUE/NGL	EV	-	151, 399, 70
After § 182	7	EFDD	RCV	-	100, 371, 144
§ 184	9	ENF	RCV	-	94, 418, 107
After § 184	28	GUE/NGL	RCV	+	313, 246, 67
After § 194	10	ALDE	EV	-	268, 320, 41
	11	ALDE	split
			1/EV	+	421, 203, 2
			2	-
After § 196	8	EFDD		+
§ 201	16	S&D		+
§ 228	17	S&D	EV	+	364, 262, 6
§ 230	18	S&D		+
§ 231	19	S&D		+
§ 243	13	GUE/NGL		-
§ 256	20	S&D		+
After § 256	21	S&D		+
After § 258	29	S&D	RCV	+	348, 225, 58
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)			RCV	+	449, 152, 26


Requests for roll-call votes
Verts/ALE:	amendments 2, 3
EFDD:	vote on decision; amendment 7 (resolution)
ENF:	amendments 9, 28
S&D:	amendment 29


Requests for separate votes
S&D:	§§ 83, 85, 228, 232


Requests for split votes
S&D:
amendment 5
First part	‘Stresses that DG CLIMA and DG BUDG monitor the 20 % climate mainstreaming target in the Multiannual Financial Framework, and that DG CLIMA supports other DGs in integrating climate in their activities; regrets that in 2017, only 19,3 % of the Union budget was spent on climate-related activities, and that it is estimated that the average for the period 2014-2020 will only be 18,8 %; notes with concern that expenditure has failed to comply with the parameter requiring 20% to be allocated to climate action and calls for a strong commitment by the Commission to support environmental and climate action,’
Second part	‘especially in the agricultural sector;’
amendment 11
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘performed by an independent party’
Second part	those words
§ 120
First part	Text as a whole excluding the word: ‘promptly’
Second part	this word

Miscellaneous

The vote on the decision on the discharge covered the closure of accounts (see Annex IV, Article 5(1) of the Rules of Procedure).

The vote on the decision on the discharge covered both the Commission and the executive agencies (Regulation (EC) No 58/2003, Article 14(3) and Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004, Article 66(2)).

23. Discharge 2017: Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2017 Commission discharge

24. Discharge 2017: EU general budget - 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th EDFs

25. Discharge 2017: EU general budget - European Parliament

Report: Claudia Schmidt (A8-0108/2019)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
Decision on discharge
Vote: decision (text as a whole)			RCV	+	485, 139, 8
Motion for a resolution
§ 1	14	EFDD	split
			1/RCV	-	216, 409, 14
			2/RCV	-	185, 433, 10
After § 3	15	EFDD	RCV	-	141, 460, 31
§ 29	1	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	371, 262, 5
§ 36	2	Verts/ALE		-
	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2/EV	+	322, 297, 17
§ 38	34	ENF	RCV	-	113, 451, 64
After § 38	23	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	296, 318, 20
§ 39	16	EFDD	split
			1/RCV	+	416, 192, 31
			2/RCV	+	411, 205, 15
	§	original text	RCV	↓
§ 40	§	original text	RCV	+	486, 116, 29
§ 41	§	original text	RCV	+	497, 111, 22
§ 42	§	original text	RCV	+	503, 112, 21
§ 43	§	original text	RCV	+	497, 110, 22
§ 44	§	original text	RCV	+	409, 169, 50
§ 48	§	original text	sep	+
§ 54	35	ENF	RCV	-	107, 478, 55
After § 54	24	GUE/NGL	split
			1/RCV	+	412, 190, 36
			2/RCV	-	170, 408, 42
After § 55	36	ENF	RCV	-	139, 477, 18
§ 56	§	original text	sep	+
§ 62	37	ENF	RCV	-	73, 527, 37
After § 66	32	S&D	RCV	+	595, 13, 23
After § 71	17	EFDD		-
§ 72	3	Verts/ALE		+
§ 78	46	S&D, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL	RCV	+	375, 210, 46
§ 80	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	-
After § 80	25	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	167, 441, 27
§ 85	§	original text	sep	-
§ 86	§	original text	sep	-
§ 87	§	original text	sep	-
§ 88	§	original text	sep/EV	+	388, 249, 3
§ 91	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2/EV	-	308, 320, 5
After § 92	18	EFDD		-
§ 98	33	Verts/ALE, S&D	RCV	+	393, 221, 22
§ 99	44	S&D	RCV	-	260, 284, 87
After § 100	38	ENF		-
After § 106	4	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	301, 306, 30
§ 107, introductory part	31	ALDE	EV	+	313, 291, 28
§ 107	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2/EV	+	347, 270, 15
			3	+
			4	+
After § 107	5	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	374, 246, 16
	6	Verts/ALE	split
			1/RCV	+	332, 256, 41
			2/RCV	+	327, 251, 42
			3/RCV	+	322, 244, 59
	7	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	428, 191, 16
	8	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	250, 346, 33
	26	GUE/NGL	RCV	+	339, 260, 29
§ 109	19	EFDD	RCV	-	239, 360, 32
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	510, 64, 54
			2/RCV	+	363, 186, 83
After § 109	20	EFDD	RCV	-	99, 458, 76
§ 110	§	original text	sep	+
§ 112	§	original text	sep/EV	+	454, 165, 15
§ 113	§	original text	sep/EV	+	396, 205, 30
§ 115	§	original text	sep	+
§ 116	§	original text	sep	+
§ 117	§	original text	sep	+
After § 133	10	Verts/ALE		-
	11	Verts/ALE		-
	12	Verts/ALE	EV	+	436, 186, 17
	13	Verts/ALE	EV	-	284, 326, 22
After § 144	39	ENF	RCV	-	138, 452, 42
After § 144	30rev	S&D	RCV	+	414, 192, 23
After § 145	21	EFDD	RCV	-	157, 436, 42
§ 147	27	GUE/NGL	RCV	↓
After § 149, title	28	GUE/NGL	EV	-	237, 349, 53
After § 149	22	EFDD		-
After § 149	29	GUE/NGL	RCV	+	297, 260, 78
Vote: resolution (text as a whole)			RCV	+	464, 144, 33


Requests for roll-call votes
ENF:	amendments 24, 25, 29, 30, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39
EFDD:	vote on decision; amendments 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21
Verts/ALE:	amendments 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
GUE/NGL:	amendments 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 46
PPE:	§§ 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 109
S&D:	amendments 30, 32, 33, 44, 46


Requests for separate votes
PPE:	§§ 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 56, 85, 86, 87, 88
S&D:	§§ 110, 112, 113, 115, 116, 117


Requests for split votes
Verts/ALE:
amendment 6
First part	‘– a 5% sample checks of the GEA spending by the European Parliament's internal auditing; the final results and the findings should be part of the annual internal audit report published by the European Parliament;’
Second part	‘– the need for Members to publish, on an annual basis, an overview of their expenditures by category (communication costs, office rental, office supplies, etc.);’
Third part	‘– the admission of an independent auditor in charge of the annual check of the accounts and the publication of an auditor’s opinion;’
amendment 14
First part	‘Deplores the fact that Parliament's final appropriations for 2017 totalled EUR 1 909 590 000, or 19,25 % of heading V of the Multiannual Financial Framework9 set aside for the 2017 administrative expenditure of the Union institutions as a whole, representing an increase of no less than 3.9% over the 2016 budget (EUR 1 838 613 983); deplores the fact that Parliament's budget has increased steadily year on year during the current parliamentary term, reaching a total of no less than EUR 1 999 144 000 for the financial year 2019;’
Second part	‘calls, therefore, for Parliament to set as the main objective for its own budget that of curbing its own costs as much as possible and seeking significant savings, in order to send out a message of solidarity with EU citizens;’
amendment 16
First part	‘Still strongly regrets that, despite repeated calls from the Parliament to establish a single seat, and the fact that citizens of the Union do not understand why the Parliament should divide its activities over two seats, so far the European Council has not even begun a discussion on how to meet Parliament´s requests in this respect; recalls the Court’s 2014 analysis which estimated annual savings of EUR 114 million were Parliament to centralise its operations; recalls the Parliament’s 2013 resolution10 which estimated the costs of the geographic dispersion of the Parliament to range from EUR 156 million to EUR 204 million per year; deplores the fact that over a single parliamentary term the costs generated by Parliament's geographic dispersion can amount to as much as EUR 1 billion and voices opposition to the multiannual building projects intended to increase the office space available to Members in both Strasbourg and Brussels; calls, therefore, for practical steps to be taken quickly to establish a single seat for Parliament,’
Second part	‘in order to prevent any further waste of public money;’
PPE:
§ 36
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘with appreciation’
Second part	those words
§ 91
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘notes that the building is due to be completed over six years late and EUR 115 million over budget’
Second part	those words
§ 109
First part	‘Recalls that, in a note to the Bureau dated 8 March 2018, the Parliament’s Secretary-General accepted that the pension fund linked to the Members’ voluntary pension scheme “will exhaust its capital well before the end of the pension obligations and possibly already by 2024”; calls therefore upon the Secretary-General and the Bureau, while respecting fully the Statute for Members, to urgently establish a clear plan for the Parliament assuming and taking over its obligations and responsibilities for its Member’s voluntary pension scheme’
Second part	‘immediately after the 2019 elections;’
S&D:
amendment 24
First part	‘Regrets that documents relating to the tender procedure of the House of European History in January 2019 were not made available; expresses its deep concerns regarding the requirements for the new tender; calls on the Secretary-General to inform the Budgetary Control Committee on the outcome of the tender; stresses that irrespective of the outcome of the tender the EXPO crew members must be treated better in the following areas: their working hours must be predictable, there must be a decent leave arrangement, proper attire must be provided;’
Second part	‘furthermore, calls on the Bureau to continue the dialogue with the local authorities to see how the latter can contribute to the financing of the House of European History;’
§ 80
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘regrets that in certain cities, such as Paris, locations were selected on the most expensive streets without proper justification’
Second part	those words
§ 107
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘regrets, however, that the only decision taken by the Bureau relates to a non-exhaustive list of eligible expenses;’ ‘calls for Members to be fully accountable for their spending under this allowance;’ and ‘(which requires, inter alia, an exhaustive list of eligible expenses)’
Second part	‘regrets, however, that the only decision taken by the Bureau relates to a non-exhaustive list of eligible expenses;’
Third part	‘calls for Members to be fully accountable for their spending under this allowance;’
Fourth part	‘(which requires, inter alia, an exhaustive list of eligible expenses)’

Miscellaneous

Amendment 9 had been withdrawn.

Amendments 40, 41, 42, 43 and 45 had been cancelled.

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34. Discharge 2017: Performance, financial management and control of EU agencies

35. Discharge 2017: Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)

36. Discharge 2017: Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC)

37. Discharge 2017: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT)

38. Discharge 2017: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)

39. Discharge 2017: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL)

40. Discharge 2017: European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

41. Discharge 2017: European Asylum Support Office (EASO)

42. Discharge 2017: European Banking Authority (EBA)

43. Discharge 2017: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

44. Discharge 2017: European Chemical Agency (ECHA)

45. Discharge 2017: European Environment Agency (EEA)

46. Discharge 2017: European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA)

47. Discharge 2017: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

48. Discharge 2017: European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)

49. Discharge 2017: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)

50. Discharge 2017: European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

51. Discharge 2017: European Medicines Agency (EMA)

52. Discharge 2017: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)

53. Discharge 2017: European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

54. Discharge 2017: European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA)

55. Discharge 2017: European Union Agency for Railways (ERA)

56. Discharge 2017: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

57. Discharge 2017: European Training Foundation (ETF)

58. Discharge 2017: European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT Systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (EU-LISA)

59. Discharge 2017: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)

60. Discharge 2017: Euratom Supply Agency (ESA)

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63. Discharge 2017: European Police Office (Europol)

64. Discharge 2017: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

65. Discharge 2017: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex)

66. Discharge 2017: European GNSS Agency (GSA)

67. Discharge 2017: Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI)

68. Discharge 2017: Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking

69. Discharge 2017: Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership Joint undertaking (ECSEL)

70. Discharge 2017: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (FCH2)

71. Discharge 2017: Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (IMI)

72. Discharge 2017: ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy Joint Undertaking

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