The Commission communication on the action taken on the resolutions adopted by Parliament during the April II 2019 part-session was available on Parliament's website.
3. Statement by the candidate Commission President (debate)
Ursula von der Leyen (candidate Commission President) made the statement.
The following spoke Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE Group, Iratxe García Pérez, on behalf of the S&D Group, Dacian Cioloş, on behalf of the Renew Group, Philippe Lamberts, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jörg Meuthen, on behalf of the ID Group, Raffaele Fitto, on behalf of the ECR Group, Martin Schirdewan, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Nigel Farage, non-attached Member.
The following spoke: Ursula von der Leyen.
The following spoke Nico Semsrott on a point of order (The President cut off the speaker as what he was saying did not constitute a point of order), Daniel Caspary, Roberto Gualtieri, Stéphane Séjourné, Sven Giegold, Marco Zanni and Roberts Zīle.
IN THE CHAIR: Mairead McGUINNESS Vice-President
The following spoke João Ferreira, Martin Sonneborn, Tamás Deutsch, Miriam Dalli, Caroline Voaden, Bas Eickhout, Nicolas Bay, Peter Lundgren, Marisa Matias, Tiziana Beghin, Esteban González Pons, Claude Moraes, Luis Garicano, Yannick Jadot, Jaak Madison, Derk Jan Eppink, Nikolaj Villumsen, Ivan Vilibor Sinčić, François-Xavier Bellamy, Kati Piri, Frédérique Ries, Heidi Hautala, Lars Patrick Berg, Assita Kanko, Manon Aubry, Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos, Antonio Tajani, Jens Geier, Katalin Cseh, Monika Vana, Nicolaus Fest, Hermann Tertsch, Márton Gyöngyösi, Paulo Rangel and Sylvie Guillaume.
IN THE CHAIR: David Maria SASSOLI President
The following spoke Fredrick Federley, Molly Scott Cato, Christine Anderson, Geoffrey Van Orden, Mislav Kolakušić, Esther de Lange, Simona Bonafè, Dita Charanzová, Ernest Urtasun, Maximilian Krah, Ruža Tomašić, Dino Giarrusso, Tomas Tobé, Marina Kaljurand, Cristian Ghinea, Alyn Smith, Joachim Kuhs, Patryk Jaki, Dubravka Šuica, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Elsi Katainen, Marcel Kolaja, Gunnar Beck, Alexandr Vondra, Seán Kelly, Bogusław Liberadzki, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Andrius Kubilius, Dan Nica, Urmas Paet, Roberta Metsola, Pierre Larrouturou, Hilde Vautmans, Siegfried Mureşan, Carlos Zorrinho, Sophia in 't Veld, Karoline Edtstadler, Andreas Schieder, Charles Goerens, Eva Maydell, Christel Schaldemose, Claudia Gamon, Richard Corbett and Pedro Marques.
The following spoke: Ursula von der Leyen.
The debate closed.
(The sitting was suspended at 13.00.)
IN THE CHAIR: David Maria SASSOLI President
4. Resumption of the sitting
The sitting resumed at 15.03.
5. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
6. Composition of committees and delegations
The President had received requests from the S&D and ID groups for the following appointments:
CONT Committee: Lara Wolters to replace Paul Tang
CULT Committee: Catherine Griset
JURI Committee: Lara Wolters to replace Kati Piri
The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these minutes.
7. Review of the Romanian Presidency of the Council (debate)
Council and Commission statements: Review of the Romanian Presidency of the Council (2019/2685(RSP))
Viorica Dăncilă (President-in-Office of the Council) and Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.
The following spoke: Andrey Kovatchev, on behalf of the PPE Group, Iratxe García Pérez, on behalf of the S&D Group, Dragoş Tudorache, on behalf of the Renew Group, Philippe Lamberts, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Nicolas Bay, on behalf of the ID Group, Ruža Tomašić, on behalf of the ECR Group, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Jake Pugh, non-attached Member.
The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič and Viorica Dăncilă.
The debate closed.
(The sitting was suspended at 16.06.)
8. Resumption of the sitting
The sitting resumed at 18.06.
9. Election of the President of the Commission
The President announced that he had received from the Council, under Rule 124, the nomination of Ursula von der Leyen.
The President reminded Members of the provisions of Rule 124(2).
The following were appointed as tellers: Ivan David, Christel Schaldemose, Jessica Stegrud, Raphaël Glucksmann, Paolo Borchia, Kateřina Konečná, Stéphane Séjourné and Irena Joveva.
The vote was taken.
(The sitting was suspended at 18.42 for the votes to be counted.)
10. Resumption of the sitting
The sitting resumed at 19.32.
11. Election of the President of the Commission (announcement of the results)
The President announced the results of the ballot:
The President declared that the candidate had been elected by the European Parliament and offered her his congratulations.
The President noted that, under Rule 124(3), he would inform the Council of the election of the candidate and would call on the Council and the President-elect of the Commission to jointly propose candidates for the Commissioner posts (P9_TA(2019)0002).
The following spoke: Ursula von der Leyen (President-elect of the Commission).
(The sitting was suspended at 19.38.)
IN THE CHAIR: Fabio Massimo CASTALDO Vice-President
12. Resumption of the sitting
The sitting resumed at 19.46.
13. Implementation of the EU Global Strategy (debate)
Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Implementation of the EU Global Strategy (2019/2729(RSP))
Federica Mogherini (Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.
The following spoke: Michael Gahler, on behalf of the PPE Group, Kati Piri, on behalf of the S&D Group, Hilde Vautmans, on behalf of the Renew Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Claire Fox, Reinhard Bütikofer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Thierry Mariani, on behalf of the ID Group, Charlie Weimers, on behalf of the ECR Group, Özlem Demirel, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nathan Gill, non-attached Member, Dubravka Šuica, Isabel Santos, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Lars Patrick Berg, David McAllister, Brando Benifei, Bernard Guetta, Francisco José Millán Mon, Marina Kaljurand, Urmas Paet, Željana Zovko, Tonino Picula and Alexander Alexandrov Yordanov.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Neena Gill, Martin Horwood, who also replied to a blue-card question by Robert Rowland, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Julie Ward and Mick Wallace.
The following spoke: Federica Mogherini.
The debate closed.
14. Situation in Venezuela (debate)
Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Situation in Venezuela (2019/2730(RSP))
Federica Mogherini (Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.
The following spoke: Paulo Rangel, on behalf of the PPE Group, Javi López, on behalf of the S&D Group, Dita Charanzová, on behalf of the Renew Group, Molly Scott Cato, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Philippe Olivier, on behalf of the ID Group, Anna Fotyga, on behalf of the ECR Group, Manu Pineda, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Robert Rowland, non-attached Member, who also replied to a blue-card question by Martin Horwood, Leopoldo López Gil, Isabel Santos, Samira Rafaela, Hermann Tertsch, Stelios Kouloglou, Ivan Vilibor Sinčić, Francisco José Millán Mon and Julie Ward.
IN THE CHAIR: Othmar KARAS Vice-President
The following spoke: Carlo Fidanza, Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos, David Lega and Beata Kempa.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure:Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Mick Wallace, Clare Daly, Milan Uhrík and Sandra Pereira.
The following spoke: Federica Mogherini.
Proposals for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 132(2) would be announced at a later time.
Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Situation in the Persian Gulf (2019/2731(RSP))
Federica Mogherini (Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.
The following spoke: Michaela Šojdrová, on behalf of the PPE Group, Tonino Picula, on behalf of the S&D Group, Nathalie Loiseau, on behalf of the Renew Group, Hannah Neumann, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Herve Juvin, on behalf of the ID Group, Anna Fotyga, on behalf of the ECR Group, Emmanuel Maurel, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, non-attached Member, Sven Mikser, Klemen Grošelj and Nacho Sánchez Amor.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure:Clare Daly, Martin Horwood, Mick WallaceandThierry Mariani.
The following spoke: Federica Mogherini.
The debate closed.
16. Situation in Moldova (debate)
Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Situation in Moldova (2019/2737(RSP))
Federica Mogherini (Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.
The following spoke: David McAllister, on behalf of the PPE Group, Marina Kaljurand, on behalf of the S&D Group, Petras Auštrevičius, on behalf of the Renew Group, Heidi Hautala, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Dominique Bilde, on behalf of the ID Group, Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Christina Sheila Jordan, non-attached Member, Siegfried Mureşan, Isabel Santos, Ramona Strugariu, Sergey Lagodinsky, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel, Andrzej Halicki and Andrius Kubilius.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Traian Băsescu, Thierry Mariani and Michael Gahler.
The following spoke: Federica Mogherini.
The debate closed.
17. Agenda of the next sitting
The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 640.119/OJME).