2. Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 and own resources: time to meet citizens' expectations (debate)
Council and Commission statements: Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 and own resources: time to meet citizens' expectations (2019/2833(RSP))
Tytti Tuppurainen (President-in-Office of the Council) made the statement.
The following spoke: Jérôme Rivière and Thierry Mariani on points of procedure (the President provided clarification).
Johannes Hahn (Member of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Jan Olbrycht, on behalf of the PPE Group, Margarida Marques, on behalf of the S&D Group, Valerie Hayer, on behalf of the Renew Group, Rasmus Andresen, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marco Zanni, on behalf of the ID Group, Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the ECR Group, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Richard Tice, non-attached Member, José Manuel Fernandes, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Moritz Körner, David Cormand, Hélène Laporte, Bogdan Rzońca, Younous Omarjee, Mislav Kolakušić, Siegfried Mureşan, Elisabetta Gualmini, Nils Torvalds, Joachim Kuhs, Henrik Overgaard Nielsen and Monika Hohlmeier.
IN THE CHAIR: Nicola BEER Vice-President
The following spoke: Pierre Larrouturou, Martin Hojsík, Herbert Dorfmann, Olivier Chastel and Othmar Karas.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Tudor Ciuhodaru, Valter Flego, Ruža Tomašić, João Ferreira, Jörgen Warborn and Pedro Marques.
The following spoke: Johannes Hahn and Tytti Tuppurainen.
Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 132(2):
— José Manuel Fernandes and Jan Olbrycht, on behalf of the PPE Group, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Margarida Marques, on behalf of the S&D Group, Valerie Hayer and Moritz Körner, on behalf of the Renew Group, Rasmus Andresen and David Cormand, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework and own resources: time to meet citizens’ expectations (2019/2833(RSP)) (B9-0110/2019);
— Marco Zanni, Hélène Laporte, Anna Bonfrisco, Valentino Grant and Joachim Kuhs, on behalf of the ID Group, on the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework and own resources: time to meet citizens’ expectations (2019/2833(RSP)) (B9-0112/2019);
— Dimitrios Papadimoulis and Younous Omarjee, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework and own resources: time to meet the citizens’ expectations (2019/2833(RSP)) (B9-0113/2019).
3. Employment and social policies of the euro area (debate)
Report on employment and social policies of the euro area [2019/2111(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Yana Toom (A9-0016/2019)
Yana Toom introduced the report.
The following spoke: Marianne Thyssen (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Maria Walsh, on behalf of the PPE Group, Agnes Jongerius, on behalf of the S&D Group, Sylvie Brunet, on behalf of the Renew Group, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, France Jamet, on behalf of the ID Group, Anna Zalewska, on behalf of the ECR Group, Sandra Pereira, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who declined a blue-card question from Tomáš Zdechovský, Chiara Gemma, non-attached Member, Dennis Radtke, Elisabetta Gualmini, Katrin Langensiepen, Guido Reil, Elżbieta Rafalska, Daniela Rondinelli, Sara Skyttedal, Alex Agius Saliba, Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová and Tomáš Zdechovský.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Radan Kanev, Mick Wallace, Julie Ward, Ruža Tomašić, Clare Daly and Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos.
The following spoke: Marianne Thyssen and Yana Toom.
- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 16/2019 - Section III – Commission (N9-0026/2019 - C9-0123/2019 - 2019/2113(GBD))
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- Proposal for transfer of appropriations No 1/2019 - EEAS (N9-0027/2019 - C9-0128/2019 - 2019/2115(GBD))
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- Proposal for transfer of appropriations V/AB-13/C/19 - European Court of Auditors (N9-0028/2019 - C9-0129/2019 - 2019/2116(GBD))
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- Proposal for transfer of appropriations V/AB-14/C/19 - European Court of Auditors (N9-0029/2019 - C9-0130/2019 - 2019/2117(GBD))
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- Proposal for transfer of appropriations V/AB-15/C/19 - European Court of Auditors (N9-0030/2019 - C9-0131/2019 - 2019/2118(GBD))
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- Proposal for transfer of appropriations V/AB-16/C/19 - European Court of Auditors (N9-0031/2019 - C9-0132/2019 - 2019/2119(GBD))
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- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 18/2019 - Section III – Commission (N9-0032/2019 - C9-0133/2019 - 2019/2120(GBD))
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- Proposal for transfer of appropriations INFO 01/2019 - Section III – Commission (N9-0033/2019 - C9-0135/2019 - 2019/2121(GBD))
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- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 17/2019 - Section III – Commission (N9-0034/2019 - C9-0136/2019 - 2019/2122(GBD))
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- Richard Corbett and Anthea McIntyre. Motion for a resolution on Kashmir (B9-0101/2019)
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5. Transfers of appropriations and budgetary decisions
In accordance with Article 29 of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided to raise no objection to transfer of appropriations No 5/2019 by the European Ombudsman.
(The sitting was suspended at 11:19.)
IN THE CHAIR: David Maria SASSOLI President
6. Resumption of the sitting
The sitting resumed at 11:34.
7. Statement by the President
The President made a statement on the occasion of the European and World Day Against the Death Penalty.
IN THE CHAIR: Katarina BARLEY Vice-President
8. 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.
8.1. Request for urgent procedure: Periods of application of Regulation (EU) 2019/501 and Regulation (EU) 2019/502 ***I (vote) (Rule 163)
Request for an urgent procedure (minutes of 9.10.2019, item 13) concerning: Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/501 and Regulation (EU) 2019/502 as regards their periods of application (COM(2019)0396 - C9-0108/2019 – 2019/0179(COD)) - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Karima Delli
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 1)
REQUEST FOR URGENT PROCEDURE
Parliament approved the request for urgent procedure.
8.2. Eurojust and Serbia Cooperation Agreement* (vote)
Report on the draft Council implementing decision approving the conclusion by Eurojust of the Agreement on Cooperation between Eurojust and Serbia [10334/2019 - C9-0041/2019- 2019/0807(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Juan Fernando López Aguilar (A9-0009/2019)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 2)
8.3. Draft amending budget No 4/2019: reduction of commitment and payment appropriations in line with updated needs of expenditure and update of revenue (own resources) (vote)
Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 4/2019 of the European Union for the financial year 2019: Reduction of commitment and payment appropriations in line with updated needs of expenditure and update of revenue (own resources) [11733/2019 - C9-0114/2019- 2019/2037(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: John Howarth (A9-0012/2019)
(Majority of Parliament's component Members required for adoption of the amendments) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 3)
Tytti Tuppurainen (President-in-Office of the Council) noted the differences between the positions of Parliament and the Council and agreed that the conciliation committee should be convened, in accordance with Article 314(4)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (the President confirmed that the conciliation committee would be convened).
8.4. Adjustments to the amounts mobilised from the Flexibility Instrument for 2019 to be used for migration, refugee inflows and security threats (vote)
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision (EU) 2019/276 as regards adjustments to the amounts mobilised from the Flexibility Instrument for 2019 to be used for migration, refugee inflows and security threats [COM(2019)0600 - C9-0029/2019- 2019/2039(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: John Howarth (A9-0013/2019)
(Majority of Parliament's component Members and three fifths of the votes cast required) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 4)
8.5. Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Active substances, including flumioxazine (vote)
Motion for a resolution tabled by the ENVI Committee, in accordance with Rule 112(2) and (3), on Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/707 of 7 May 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances alpha-cypermethrin, beflubutamid, benalaxyl, benthiavalicarb, bifenazate, boscalid, bromoxynil, captan, cyazofamid, desmedipham, dimethoate, dimethomorph, diuron, ethephon, etoxazole, famoxadone, fenamiphos, flumioxazine, fluoxastrobin, folpet, foramsulfuron, formetanate, metalaxyl-m, methiocarb, metribuzin, milbemectin, Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251, phenmedipham, phosmet, pirimiphos-methyl, propamocarb, prothioconazole, s-metolachlor and tebuconazole (2019/2825(RSP)) (B9-0103/2019) - Member responsible: Anja Hazekamp
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 5)
8.6. Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Active substances, including chlorotoluron (vote)
Motion for a resolution tabled by the ENVI Committee, in accordance with Rule 112(2) and (3), on the draft Commission implementing regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances amidosulfuron, beta-cyfluthrin, bifenox, chlorotoluron, clofentezine, clomazone, cypermethrin, daminozide, deltamethrin, dicamba, difenoconazole, diflubenzuron, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin, fludioxonil, flufenacet, fosthiazate, indoxacarb, lenacil, MCPA, MCPB, nicosulfuron, picloram, prosulfocarb, pyriproxyfen, thiophanate-methyl, triflusulfuron and tritosulfuron (D062951/02 ; 2019/2826(RSP)) (B9-0104/2019) - Member responsible: Anja Hazekamp
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 6)
Motion for a resolution tabled by the ENVI Committee, in accordance with Rule 112(2) and (3), on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MZHG0JG (SYN-ØØØJG-2), pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D061869/04 ; 2019/2830(RSP)) (B9-0107/2019) - Members responsible: Tilly Metz, Günther Sidl, Anja Hazekamp, Eleonora Evi, Sirpa Pietikäinen and Nicolae Ştefănuță
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 7)
Motion for a resolution tabled by the ENVI Committee, in accordance with Rule 112(2) and (3), on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean A2704-12 (ACS-GMØØ5-3) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D062417/04 ; 2019/2828(RSP)) (B9-0105/2019) - Members responsible: Anja Hazekamp, Günther Sidl, Anja Hazekamp, Eleonora Evi and Sirpa Pietikäinen
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 8)
8.9. Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × MON 88017 × 59122 × DAS-40278-9 and genetically modified maize combining two, three or four of the single events MON 89034, 1507, MON 88017, 59122 and DAS-40278-9 (vote)
Motion for a resolution tabled by the ENVI Committee, in accordance with Rule 112(2) and (3), on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × MON 88017 × 59122 × DAS-40278-9 and genetically modified maize combining two, three or four of the single events MON 89034, 1507, MON 88017, 59122 and DAS-40278-9 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D062827/02 ; 2019/2829(RSP)) (B9-0106/2019) - Members responsible: Tilly Metz, Günther Sidl, Anja Hazekamp, Eleonora Evi, Sirpa Pietikäinen and Nicolae Ştefănuță
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 9)
Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 132(2):
— Roberta Metsola, Tomas Tobé, Danuta Maria Hübner, Vladimír Bilčík and Michael Gahler, on behalf of the PPE Group, Iratxe García Pérez, Kati Piri and Claude Moraes, on behalf of the S&D Group, Sophia in ’t Veld and Pascal Durand, on behalf of the Renew Group, Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield, Tineke Strik, Alice Kuhnke, Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel, Catherine Rowett and Alexandra Geese, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Anna Fotyga, Witold Jan Waszczykowski, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Ryszard Czarnecki and Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the ECR Group, on foreign electoral interference and disinformation in national and European democratic processes (2019/2810(RSP)) (B9-0108/2019);
— Christine Anderson, Nicolaus Fest and Lars Patrick Berg, on behalf of the ID Group, on foreign electoral interference and disinformation in national and European democratic processes (2019/2810(RSP)) (B9-0111/2019).
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 10)
8.12. Employment and social policies of the euro area (vote)
Report on employment and social policies of the euro area [2019/2111(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Yana Toom (A9-0016/2019)
(Simple majority needed) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 12)
ALTERNATIVE MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (tabled by the ID Group)
Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 194 appear on the Members' pages on Parliament's website.
Oral explanations of vote:
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Genetically modified maize MZHG0JG (SYN-ØØØJG-2) - B9-0107/2019 Stanislav Polčák
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Genetically modified soybean A2704-12 (ACS-GMØØ5-3) Mazaly Aguilar and Stanislav Polčák
Foreign electoral interference and disinformation in national and European democratic processes - B9-0108/2019 Ramona Strugariu, Dace Melbārde, Mick Wallace, Thierry Mariani, Antony Hook, Catherine Rowett, Claude Moraes, Christian Allard, Michaela Šojdrová, Claire Fox, Tatjana Ždanoka, Angel Dzhambazki, Stanislav Polčák and Petras Auštrevičius
Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 and own resources: time to meet citizens' expectations - B9-0110/2019 Ramona Strugariu, Jeroen Lenaers, Leszek Miller, Michaela Šojdrová, Veronika Vrecionová and Angel Dzhambazki
Report: Yana Toom - A9-0016/2019 Rory Palmer, Michaela Šojdrová, Claire Fox and Angel Dzhambazki.
10. Corrections to votes and voting intentions
Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on Parliament's website under 'Plenary/Votes/Results of Votes (Results of roll-call votes)'.
The electronic version 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.
11. Approval of the minutes of the part-session and forwarding of texts adopted
In accordance with Rule 202(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 21 October 2019 to 24 October 2019.
13. Closure of the sitting
The sitting closed at 12.33.
14. Adjournment of the session
The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.