2. Pan-European Personal Pension Product ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) [COM(2017)0343 - C8-0219/2017 - 2017/0143(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sophia in 't Veld (A8-0278/2018)
Sophia in 't Veld introduced the report.
The following spoke: Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President of the Commission).
The following spoke: Heinz K. Becker (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Birgit Collin-Langen (rapporteur for the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Brian Hayes, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Sven Giegold, Liisa Jaakonsaari, on behalf of the S&D Group, Bernd Lucke, on behalf of the ECR Group, Enrique Calvet Chambon, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Martin Schirdewan, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bas Eickhout, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Auke Zijlstra, on behalf of the ENF Group, Sotirios Zarianopoulos, non-attached Member, Jiří Pospíšil, Maria Arena, Jasenko Selimovic, Paloma López Bermejo, Sven Giegold, who also replied to a blue-card question by Maria Arena, Eleftherios Synadinos, Brando Benifei, Caroline Nagtegaal, Miguel Urbán Crespo, Ana Miranda and Paul Tang.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: António Marinho e Pinto, Kostadinka Kuneva and Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez.
The following spoke Jyrki Katainen and Sophia in 't Veld.
3. Work-life balance for parents and carers ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU [COM(2017)0253 - C8-0137/2017 - 2017/0085(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: David Casa (A8-0270/2018)
David Casa introduced the report.
The following spoke: Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee).
The following spoke: Marianne Thyssen (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke:: Elisabeth Morin-Chartier, on behalf of the PPE Group, Maria Arena, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jana Žitňanská, on behalf of the ECR Group, Renate Weber, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Tania González Peñas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ernest Urtasun, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Tiziana Beghin, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Joëlle Mélin, on behalf of the ENF Group, Lampros Fountoulis, non-attached Member, Sofia Ribeiro, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Czesław Hoc and Enrique Calvet Chambon.
IN THE CHAIR: David Maria SASSOLI Vice-President
The following spoke:: Kostadinka Kuneva, Miroslavs Mitrofanovs, Angelo Ciocca, Michaela Šojdrová, Agnes Jongerius, Anders Primdahl Vistisen, João Pimenta Lopes, Terry Reintke, Anne Sander, Marita Ulvskog, Helga Stevens, Barbara Matera, Elena Gentile, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Michael Detjen and Siôn Simon.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Caterina Chinnici, Jordi Solé, Ana Miranda and Nicola Caputo.
The following spoke: Marianne Thyssen and David Casa.
(The sitting was suspended at 10.34 pending voting time.)
IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND Vice-President
4. Resumption of the sitting
The sitting resumed at 11.00.
5. Delegated acts (Rule 105(6)) (action taken)
The President made the following statement:
— The recommendation of the ECON Committee to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 28 March 2019 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2251 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the date until which counterparties may continue to apply their risk-management procedures for certain OTC derivative contracts not cleared by a CCP ((C(2019)02530 ; 2019/2679(DEA)) (B8-0234/2019) had been announced in plenary on Wednesday 3 April 2019 (Minutes of 3.4.2019, Item 6);
— The recommendation of the ECON Committee to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 28 March 2019 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2205, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/592 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1178 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the date at which the clearing obligation takes effect for certain types of contracts (C(2019)02533 ; 2019/2680(DEA)) (B8-0235/2019) had been announced in plenary on Wednesday 3 April 2019 (Minutes of 3.4.2019, Item 6).
No objections to these recommendations had been raised within the 24-hour period.
Consequently these recommendations were deemed to have been approved and would be published in the texts adopted at the sitting of that day.
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 Parliament's website.
6.1. Request for the waiver of the immunity of Georgios Epitideios (vote)
Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Georgios Epitideios [2018/2268(IMM)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Angel Dzhambazki (A8-0185/2019)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 1)
6.2. Request for the waiver of the immunity of Lampros Fountoulis (vote)
Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Lampros Fountoulis [2018/2269(IMM)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Angel Dzhambazki (A8-0183/2019)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 2)
6.3. Request for the waiver of the immunity of Eleftherios Synadinos (vote)
Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Eleftherios Synadinos [2018/2270(IMM)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Angel Dzhambazki (A8-0184/2019)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 3)
6.4. Listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement, as regards the UK's withdrawal from the EU ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement, as regards the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union [COM(2018)0745 - C8-0483/2018 - 2018/0390(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Sergei Stanishev (A8-0047/2019)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 4)
The following spoke: Ashley Fox, on behalf of the ECR Group, to request that the vote be postponed under Rule 190, and Iratxe García Pérez, against the request.
Parliament rejected the request by electronic vote (161 in favour, 392 against, 28 abstentions).
The following spoke: Julie Girling, on behalf of a number of Members reaching at least the low threshold, to request that amendments be put to the vote before the provisional agreement, under Rule 59(3), and Esteban González Pons, against the request.
Parliament rejected the request by electronic vote (230 in favour, 354 against, 25 abstentions).
6.5. Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States * (vote)
Report on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States [COM(2019)0151 - C8-0131/2019 - 2019/0056(NLE)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Miroslavs Mitrofanovs (A8-0177/2019)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 5)
Motion for a resolution, tabled under Rule 216(2), by Cecilia Wikström, on behalf of the PETI Committee, on waste management (2019/2557(RSP)) (B8-0231/2019)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 6)
6.7. Enforcement requirements and specific rules for posting drivers in the road transport sector ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/22/EC as regards enforcement requirements and laying down specific rules with respect to Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU for posting drivers in the road transport sector [COM(2017)0278 - C8-0170/2017 - 2017/0121(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Merja Kyllönen (A8-0206/2018)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 7)
The following spoke: Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska on the organisation of the vote and Kosma Złotowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, to request that the vote be postponed under Rule 190.
Parliament rejected the request by electronic vote (290 in favour, 312 against, 21 abstentions).
Before the vote on Amendment 261, the President, on the issue of block voting, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Philippe Lamberts and Richard Corbett.
Parliament consented, by electronic vote, to the block voting procedure (454 in favour, 144 against, 24 abstentions).
Dobromir Sośnierz and Marek Jurek, before the vote on block D.
6.8. Daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and rest periods and positioning by means of tachographs ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 as regards on minimum requirements on maximum daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods and Regulation (EU) 165/2014 as regards positioning by means of tachographs [COM(2017)0277 - C8-0167/2017 - 2017/0122(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Wim van de Camp (A8-0205/2018)
An initial debate had taken place on 3 July 2018 (Minutes of 3.7.2018, Item 18). The question had been referred back for interinstitutional negotiations to the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 59(4), on 4 July 2018 (Minutes of 4.7.2018, Item 9.2). A second debate had been held on 27 March 2019 (Minutes of 27.3.2019, Item 8).
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 8)
6.9. Adapting to development in the road transport sector ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) 1071/2009 and Regulation (EC) 1072/2009 with a view to adapting them to developments in the sector [COM(2017)0281 - C8-0169/2017 - 2017/0123(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Ismail Ertug (A8-0204/2018)
6.10. Common rules for the internal market for natural gas ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/73/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas [COM(2017)0660 - C8-0394/2017 - 2017/0294(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Jerzy Buzek (A8-0143/2018)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 10)
6.11. European Maritime and Fisheries Fund ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council [COM(2018)0390 - C8-0270/2018 - 2018/0210(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Gabriel Mato (A8-0176/2019)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 11)
6.12. Multiannual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multi-annual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea [COM(2018)0115 - C8-0104/2018 - 2018/0050(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Clara Aguilera (A8-0005/2019)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 12)
The vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations had taken place on 17 January 2019 (Minutes of 17.1.2019, Item 10.7).
6.13. Strengthening the security of identity cards and of residence documents issued to Union citizens ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement [COM(2018)0212 - C8-0153/2018 - 2018/0104(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Gérard Deprez (A8-0436/2018)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 13)
The following spoke: Cornelia Ernst, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to request that amendments be put to the vote before the provisional agreement, under Rule 59(3), and Gérard Deprez (rapporteur), against the request.
Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (271 for, 312 against, 39 abstentions).
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/96/EC on road infrastructure safety management [COM(2018)0274 - C8-0196/2018 - 2018/0129(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Daniela Aiuto (A8-0008/2019)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 14)
6.15. Pan-European Personal Pension Product ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) [COM(2017)0343 - C8-0219/2017 - 2017/0143(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sophia in 't Veld (A8-0278/2018)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 15)
6.16. Work-life balance for parents and carers ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU [COM(2017)0253 - C8-0137/2017 - 2017/0085(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: David Casa (A8-0270/2018)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 16)
The following spoke: Tania González Peñas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to request that amendments be put to the vote before the provisional agreement, under Rule 59(3), and David Casa (rapporteur), against the request.
Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (126 for, 470 against, 18 abstentions).
6.17. Protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States [COM(2018)0324 - C8-0178/2018 - 2018/0136(COD)] - Committee on Budgets - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteurs: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0469/2018)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 17)
The debate had taken place on 16 January 2019 (Minutes of 16.1.2019, Item 29). The question had been referred back for interinstitutional negotiations to the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 59(4), on 17 January 2019 (Minutes of 17.1.2019, Item 10.8).
6.18. European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) [COM(2018)0382 - C8-0232/2018 - 2018/0206(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Verónica Lope Fontagné (A8-0461/2018)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 18)
The debate had taken place on 15 January 2019 (minutes of 15.1.2019, item 20). Thematter had been referred to the committee responsible for the purposes of interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 59(4) on 16 January 2019 (Minutes of 16.1.2019, Item 12.7).
6.19. Computerising the movement and surveillance of excise goods ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on computerising the movement and surveillance of excise goods (recast) [COM(2018)0341 - C8-0215/2018 - 2018/0187(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Kay Swinburne (A8-0010/2019)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 19)
The question had been referred back for interinstitutional negotiations to the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 59(4), on 13 February 2019 (Minutes of 13.2.2019, Item 8.3).
6.20. Re-use of public sector information ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the re-use of public sector information (recast) [COM(2018)0234 - C8-0169/2018 - 2018/0111(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Neoklis Sylikiotis (A8-0438/2018)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 20)
6.21. Multiannual recovery plan for Mediterranean swordfish ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a multiannual recovery plan for Mediterranean swordfish and amending Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006 and (EU) 2017/2107 [COM(2018)0229 - C8-0162/2018 - 2018/0109(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Marco Affronte (A8-0389/2018)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 21)
6.22. Minimum level of training of seafarers ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/106/EC on the minimum level of training of seafarers and repealing Directive 2005/45/EC [COM(2018)0315 - C8-0205/2018 - 2018/0162(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Dominique Riquet (A8-0007/2019)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 22)
6.23. Adjustment of annual pre-financing for the years 2021 to 2023 ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the adjustment of annual pre-financing for the years 2021 to 2023 [COM(2018)0614 - C8-0396/2018 - 2018/0322(COD)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Mirosław Piotrowski (A8-0181/2019)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 23)
6.24. Temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 as regards the rules applicable to the temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders [COM(2017)0571 - C8-0326/2017 - 2017/0245(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Tanja Fajon (A8-0356/2018)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 24)
The question had been referred back for interinstitutional negotiations to the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 59(4), on 29 November 2018 (Minutes of 29.11.2018, Item 8.7)
6.25. Seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice relating to the EU accession to the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (vote)
Motion for a resolution, tabled under Rule 108(6), by Claude Moraes and Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, on behalf of the LIBE Committee and on behalf of the FEMM Committee, seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposals for the accession by the European Union to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence and on the procedure for that accession (2019/2678(RSP)) (B8-0232/2019)
6.26. Tax treatment of pension products, including the pan-European Personal Pension Product (vote)
Report on tax treatment of pension products, including the pan-European Personal Pension Product [2018/2002(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sophia in 't Veld (A8-0481/2018)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 26)
Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on Parliament's (Europarl) website under 'Plenary/Votes/Results of Votes (Results of roll-call votes)'.
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.
9. Decisions concerning certain documents
Modified referrals to committees (Rule 53)
JURI Committee
- Adapting a number of legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny to Articles 290 and 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union - part II (COM(2016)0799 - C8-0148/2019 - 2016/0400B(COD)) referred to committee responsible: JURI opinion: ECON, ENVI, TRAN, AGRI, JURI (Rule 39)
- Adapting a number of legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny to Articles 290 and 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU - part I (COM(2016)0799 - C8-0524/2016 - 2016/0400A(COD)) referred to committee responsible: JURI opinion: DEVE, INTA, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, REGI, AGRI, PECH, CULT, FEMM, JURI (Rule 39)
10. Documents received
The following documents had been received:
1) from other institutions
- Proposal for a Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Ireland (07290/2019 - C8-0154/2019 - 2019/0806(CNS))
referred to
responsible :
LIBE
2) from Members
- Piernicola Pedicini. Motion for a resolution on EU and Member State support at the 72nd WHO plenary meeting for a resolution entitled ‘Improving the transparency of markets for drugs, vaccines and other health-related technologies’ (B8-0211/2019)
referred to
responsible :
ENVI
- Mara Bizzotto. Motion for a resolution on support for the Italian poultry sector (B8-0213/2019)
referred to
responsible :
AGRI
11. Approval of the minutes of the part-session and forwarding of texts adopted
In accordance with Rule 192(3), the minutes of the sitting and those of the previous day's sitting would be submitted for approval by Parliament at the start of the next sitting.
With Parliament's agreement, the texts adopted during the part-session would immediately be forwarded to the recipients named therein.
12. Dates of forthcoming sittings
The next sittings would be held from 15 April 2019 to 18 April 2019.
13. Closure of the sitting
The sitting closed at 12.53.
14. Adjournment of the session
The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.