9. Order of business

Verbatim reports

The final draft agenda for the February 2020 (PE 647.408/PDOJ) sittings had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 158):

Monday

No changes.

Tuesday

Request from the ID Group to add, as the fifth item on the agenda for the afternoon, a question for oral answer on freedom of expression in the face of the rise of Islamic fundamentalism.

The following spoke: Jérôme Rivière, on behalf of the ID Group, to move the request, François-Xavier Bellamy to request that this item form part of the debate on "Fighting against antisemitism, racism and hatred across Europe" (item 41 on the final draft agenda) and Jérôme Rivière, who agreed to that proposal.

Parliament rejected the proposal, as amended, by electronic vote (150 for, 198 against, 4 abstentions).

Parliament rejected the initial request from the ID Group by roll-call vote (77 for, 278 against, 7 abstentions).

Request from the Renew Group to add, as the second item on the agenda for the afternoon, statements from the Council and the Commission on the breach of Council Decision 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela – illegal entry on the territory of an EU Member State of a person included in the sanctions list.

The following spoke: Jordi Cañas, on behalf of the Renew Group, to move the request, and Javier Moreno Sánchez, against the request.

Parliament approved the request by electronic vote (189 for, 159 against, 10 abstentions).

Wednesday

Request from the Verts/ALE Group to postpone the vote on the motion for a resolution on the Conclusion of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (item 12 on the final draft agenda), and the consent vote on the conclusion of that agreement (item 14 on the final draft agenda) to the next part-session.

Request from the GUE/NGL Group to take off the agenda the vote on the motion for a resolution on the Conclusion of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (item 12 on the final draft agenda), the consent vote on the conclusion of the agreement (item 14 on the final draft agenda) and the vote on the motion for a resolution on the 'EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement' (item 24 on the final draft agenda) as well as the consent vote on the conclusion of the agreement (item 13 on the final draft agenda).

The following spoke: Emmanuel Maurel, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to request that the vote be postponed, Ska Keller, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to move the request by the Verts/ALE Group, and Geert Bourgeois (rapporteur), against the requests.

Parliament rejected the request by the GUE/NGL Group by roll-call vote (110 for, 246 against, 9 abstentions).

Parliament rejected the request by the Verts/ALE Group by roll-call vote (121 for, 231 against, 12 abstentions).

Request from the PPE Group to add, as the last item on the agenda, a question for oral answer to the Commission on better internet for children.

The following spoke: Jan Olbrycht, on behalf of the PPE Group, to move the request.

Parliament approved the request by roll-call vote (283 for, 59 against, 23 abstentions).

Request from the Verts/ALE Group to add, as the sixth item on the agenda, a debate on the intervention of four Member States in respect of the review of EU competition policy.

The following spoke: Philippe Lamberts, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to move the request, and Jonás Fernández against the request.

Parliament rejected the request.

Thursday

Request from the GUE/NGL Group to add, as the first item on the agenda, a Commission statement on EU-US relations, meaning that Thursday's sitting would open at 9.00.

The following spoke: Anja Hazekamp, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to move the request, and Christophe Hansen, against the request.

Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (164 for, 195 against, 8 abstentions).

Request from the PPE Group to add, as the first item on the agenda, a question for oral answer to the Commission on the Farm to Fork Strategy - the key role of farmers and rural areas, meaning that Thursday's sitting would begin at 9.00.

The following spoke: Norbert Lins, on behalf of the PPE Group, to move the request.

Parliament agreed to the request.

Request from the Renew Group to withdraw from the agenda the debate on the Human rights dimension of the Coronavirus outbreak (item 52 on the final draft agenda).

The following spoke: Jan Huitema, on behalf of the Renew Group, to move the request, Esther de Lange to request that the debate on the Human rights dimension of the Coronavirus outbreak be brought forward to Wednesday, and Jan Huitema, who agreed with that proposal.

Parliament agreed to the proposal as amended.

The order of business was thus established.

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The following spoke: Fabio Massimo Castaldo.