The session suspended on Friday 19 June 2020 was resumed.
2. Opening of the sitting
The sitting opened at 14.02.
3. Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings
The minutes of the sittings of 17 June 2020, 18 June 2020 and 19 June 2020 were approved.
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Eugen Jurzyca had made it known that he had been present at the sitting of 15 July 2019 but that his name was not on the attendance register.
4. Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 71)
The President announced, in accordance with Rule 71, the decisions of the ITRE, EMPL and INTA Committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations on the basis of the following reports:
— ITRE Committee: Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (recast) (COM(2019)0331 - C9-0042/2019 - 2019/0151(COD)). Rapporteur: Marisa Matias (A9-0120/2020);
— ITRE Committee: Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of Council on the Strategic Innovation Agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) 2021-2027: Boosting the Innovation Talent and Capacity of Europe (COM(2019)0330 - C9-0043/2019 - 2019/0152(COD)). Rapporteur: Maria da Graça Carvalho (A9-0121/2020);
— EMPL Committee: Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 573/2014/EU on enhanced cooperation between Public Employment Services (PES) (COM(2019)0620 - C9-0117/2019 - 2019/0188(COD)). Rapporteur: Manuel Pizarro (A9-0128/2020);
— INTA Committee: Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 654/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the exercise of the Union's rights for the application and enforcement of international trade rules (COM(2019)0623 - C9-0197/2019 - 2019/0273(COD)). Rapporteur: Marie-Pierre Vedrenne (A9-0133/2020).
Under Rule 71(2), if, before midnight on the following day, Thursday 9 July 2020, a request is received from a number of Members or one or more political groups meeting at least the average threshold, the decisions to enter into negotiations will be put to the vote.
Negotiations may start at any time after that deadline has expired if no request for a vote in Parliament on the decision to enter into negotiations has been made.
5. Delegated acts (Rule 111(6))
Under Rule 111(6), the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs had informed the President of Parliament that no objections had been raised to:
— the recommendation of the ECON Committee to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 19 June 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 877/2013 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 473/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common provisions for monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and ensuring the correction of excessive deficit of the Member States in the euro area (C(2020)04140 - 2020/2695(DEA)) (B9-0208/2020).
If no objection was expressed by a political group or a number of Members reaching at least the low threshold within 24 hours, the recommendation would be deemed approved after announcement in plenary. If such an objection were forthcoming, it would be put to the vote.
6. Documents received
The following documents had been received:
1) from other institutions
- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing measures for a sustainable rail market in view of the COVID-19 pandemic (COM(2020)0260 - C9-0186/2020 - 2020/0127(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 145(1) and Rule 146(1).
referred to
responsible :
TRAN
- Draft amending budget No 5 to the general budget for 2020: Continuation of the support to refugees and host communities in response to the Syria crisis in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey - Council position of 24 June 2020 (09060/2020 - C9-0189/2020 - 2020/2092(BUD))
referred to
responsible :
BUDG
opinion :
AFET, DEVE, LIBE
- Proposal for a Council decision authorising Portugal to apply a reduced rate of excise duty on certain alcoholic products produced in the autonomous regions of Madeira and the Azores (COM(2020)0240 - C9-0190/2020 - 2020/0118(CNS))
referred to
responsible :
REGI
opinion :
ECON, AGRI
2) from committees
2.1) reports
- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the resources for the specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (COM(2020)0206 - C9-0145/2020 - 2020/0086(COD)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Younous Omarjee (A9-0111/2020)
- Report on control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2018 (2019/2127(INI)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Bas Eickhout (A9-0118/2020)
- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (recast) (COM(2019)0331 - C9-0042/2019 - 2019/0151(COD)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Marisa Matias (A9-0120/2020)
- ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Strategic Innovation Agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) 2021-2027: Boosting the Innovation Talent and Capacity of Europe (COM(2019)0330 - C9-0043/2019 - 2019/0152(COD)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Maria da Graça Carvalho (A9-0121/2020)
- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Directives (EU) 2017/2455 and (EU) 2019/1995 as regards the dates of transposition and application due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis (COM(2020)0198 - C9-0137/2020 - 2020/0082(CNS)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Ondřej Kovařík (A9-0122/2020)
- * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2454 as regards the dates of application due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis (COM(2020)0201 - C9-0136/2020 - 2020/0084(CNS)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Luděk Niedermayer (A9-0123/2020)
- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (COM(2020)0070 - C9-0079/2020 - 2020/0030(NLE)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: José Gusmão (A9-0124/2020)
- Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2020 to continue humanitarian support to refugees in Turkey (COM(2020)0422 - C9-0162/2020 - 2020/2094(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Monika Hohlmeier (A9-0125/2020)
- Report on the nomination of Helga Berger as a Member of the Court of Auditors (07630/2020 - C9-0129/2020 - 2020/0802(NLE)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Mikuláš Peksa (A9-0126/2020)
- Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 5/2020 of the European Union for the financial year 2020 - Continuation of the support to refugees and host communities in response to the Syria crisis in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey (09060/2020 - C9-0189/2020 - 2020/2092(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Monika Hohlmeier (A9-0127/2020)
- Report on a comprehensive European approach to energy storage (2019/2189(INI)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Claudia Gamon (A9-0130/2020)
- Report on the European Parliament recommendation to the Council and the Commission concerning the conclusion of an agreement, under negotiation, between the European Union and New Zealand on the exchange of personal data between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the New Zealand authorities competent for fighting serious crime and terrorism (2020/2048(INI)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Annalisa Tardino (A9-0131/2020)
- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 654/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the exercise of the Union's rights for the application and enforcement of international trade rules (COM(2019)0623 - C9-0197/2019 - 2019/0273(COD)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Marie-Pierre Vedrenne (A9-0133/2020)
- Report on the proposal for the appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority (N9-0010/2020 - C9-0080/2020 - 2020/0905(NLE)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Irene Tinagli (A9-0132/2020)
2.2) recommendations for second reading
- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules with respect to Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU for posting drivers in the road transport sector and amending Directive 2006/22/EC as regards enforcement requirements and Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 (05112/1/2020 - C9-0106/2020 - 2017/0121(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Kateřina Konečná (A9-0114/2020)
- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 as regards minimum requirements on maximum daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods and Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 as regards positioning by means of tachographs (05114/1/2020 - C9-0104/2020 - 2017/0122(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Henna Virkkunen (A9-0115/2020)
- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1071/2009, (EC) No 1072/2009 and (EU) No 1024/2012 with a view to adapting them to developments in the road transport sector (05115/1/2020 - C9-0105/2020 - 2017/0123(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Ismail Ertug (A9-0116/2020)
- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on electronic freight transport information (05142/1/2020 - C9-0103/2020 - 2018/0140(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Andor Deli (A9-0119/2020)
7. Questions for oral answer (submission)
The following questions for oral answer with debate had been placed on the agenda (Rule 136):
— O-000035/2020 by Younous Omarjee, on behalf of the Committee on Regional Development, to the Commission: The role of cohesion policy in tackling the socio-economic fallout from COVID-19 (B9-0012/2020);
— O-000044/2020 by Maria Spyraki, Maria Arena, Frédérique Ries, Sven Giegold, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Pietro Fiocchi and Anja Hazekamp, on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, to the Commission: Chemicals strategy for sustainability (B9-0013/2020).
8. Order of business
The final draft agenda for the July 2020 (654.272/PDOJ) sittings had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 158).
The President announced that he had received two requests to apply the urgent procedure (Rule 163) for the adoption of the following files during the part-session:
— Transitional provisions in order to address the impact of COVID-19 crisis (amendment of Regulation (EU) 2016/1628) - ENVI Committee (item 59 on the final draft agenda);
— Conduct of clinical trials with and supply of medicinal products for human use containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms intended to treat or prevent coronavirus disease - ENVI Committee (item 119 on the final draft agenda).
The following spoke: Kateřina Konečná, under Rule 163, against the second request by the ENVI Committee (item 119 on the final draft agenda).
Following consultations with the political groups, the President put to the House the following proposal for changes to the final draft agenda:
voting items would be distributed among voting sessions based on the number of amendments and the number of requests for split votes and separate votes. Information on the distribution of voting items among the different voting sessions was available on Parliament's website under the heading 'Priority information and documents';
the second voting session on Friday would be held from 14.15 to 15.30. The results of the votes at the second voting session would be announced at 18.00;
The third voting session on Friday would be cancelled.
Parliament approved the proposed changes.
The order of business was thus established.
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The President announced that no proposal to reject the Council’s position at first reading and no amendments to that position had been tabled under Rules 67 and 68 in respect of the following:
Electronic freight transport information ***II (item 120 on the final draft agenda) Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on electronic freight transport information [05142/1/2020 - C9-0103/2020 - 2018/0140(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Andor Deli (A9-0119/2020).
The Council's position was therefore deemed to have been approved (P9_TA(2020)0177).
9. Presentation of the programme of activities of the German Presidency (debate)
Council and Commission statements: Presentation of the programme of activities of the German Presidency (2020/2667(RSP))
Angela Merkel (President-in-Office of the Council) and Ursula von der Leyen (President of the Commission) made the statements.
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, Jörg Meuthen, on behalf of the ID Group, Ska Keller, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Raffaele Fitto, on behalf of the ECR Group, Martin Schirdewan, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Martin Sonneborn, non-attached Member.
The following spoke: Angela Merkel.
The following spoke: Daniel Caspary, Jens Geier, Malik Azmani, Gerolf Annemans, Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Rosa D'Amato, Enikő Győri, Simona Bonafè, Nicola Beer, Jaak Madison, Sven Giegold, Helmut Geuking, Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó, Dolors Montserrat, Ismail Ertug, Ulrike Müller and Peter Kofod.
IN THE CHAIR: Mairead McGUINNESS Vice-President
The following spoke: Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Andrzej Halicki, Eric Andrieu, Luis Garicano, Mara Bizzotto, Derk Jan Eppink, Paulo Rangel, Kati Piri, Dita Charanzová, Katarina Barley, Katalin Cseh, Heléne Fritzon, Hilde Vautmans, Udo Bullmann and Fabienne Keller.
IN THE CHAIR: David Maria SASSOLI President
The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission) and Angela Merkel.
The debate closed.
(The sitting was suspended briefly)
10. Resumption of the sitting
The sitting resumed at 16.20.
11. First voting session
Parliament voted on:
— Nomination of Helga Berger as a Member of the Court of Auditors Report on the nomination of Helga Berger as a Member of the Court of Auditors [07630/2020 - C9-0129/2020 - 2020/0802(NLE)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Mikuláš Peksa (A9-0126/2020)
— Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority (EBA) Report on the proposal for the appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority [N9-0010/2020 - C9-0080/2020 - 2020/0905(NLE)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Irene Tinagli (A9-0132/2020)
Parliament voted on the following requests to activate the urgent procedure (Rule 163):
— Transitional provisions in order to address the impact of COVID-19 crisis (amendment of Regulation (EU) 2016/1628) ***I [COM(2020)0233 - C9-0161/2020 - 2020/0113(COD)] - ENVI Committee
— Conduct of clinical trials with and supply of medicinal products for human use containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms intended to treat or prevent coronavirus disease ***I [COM(2020)0261 - C9-0185/2020 - 2020/0128(COD)] - ENVI Committee
Parliament voted in a single vote:
— Amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the resources for the specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the resources for the specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative [COM(2020)0206 - C9-0145/2020 - 2020/0086(COD)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Younous Omarjee (A9-0111/2020)
— Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2454 as regards the dates of application due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2454 as regards the dates of application due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis [COM(2020)0201 - 2020/0084(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Luděk Niedermayer (A9-0123/2020)
— International and domestic parental abduction of EU children in Japan Motion for a resolution tabled by Dolors Montserrat, on behalf of the PETI Committee, in accordance with Rule 227(2), on the international and domestic parental abduction of EU children in Japan (2020/2621(RSP)) (B9-0205/2020)
— Rights of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families in the COVID-19 crisis Motion for a resolution tabled by Dolors Montserrat, on behalf of the PETI Committee, in accordance with Rule 227(2), on the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities in the COVID-19 crisis (2020/2680(RSP)) (B9-0204/2020)
Parliament voted on procedural motions (Rule 67(1)) concerning:
— Specific rules for posting drivers in the road transport sector and enforcement requirements ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules with respect to Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU for posting drivers in the road transport sector and amending Directive 2006/22/EC as regards enforcement requirements and Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 [05112/1/2020 - C9-0106/2020 - 2017/0121(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Kateřina Konečná (A9-0114/2020)
— Daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and rest periods and positioning by means of tachographs ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 as regards minimum requirements on maximum daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods and Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 as regards positioning by means of tachographs [05114/1/2020 - C9-0104/2020 - 2017/0122(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Henna Virkkunen (A9-0115/2020)
— Adapting to development in the road transport sector ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1071/2009, (EC) No 1072/2009 and (EU) No 1024/2012 with a view to adapting them to developments in the road transport sector [05115/1/2020 - C9-0105/2020 - 2017/0123(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Ismail Ertug (A9-0116/2020)
Parliament voted on amendments to:
— Amending Directives (EU) 2017/2455 and (EU) 2019/1995 as regards the dates of transposition and application due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis * Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Directives (EU) 2017/2455 and (EU) 2019/1995 as regards the dates of transposition and application due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis [COM(2020)0198 - 2020/0082(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Ondřej Kovařík (A9-0122/2020)
— Financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2019 Report on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2019 [2019/2126(INI)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: David Cormand (A9-0081/2020)
— Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2018 Report on control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2018 [2019/2127(INI)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Bas Eickhout (A9-0118/2020)
The ballot would be open until 17.45.
The vote was taken.
The voting results would be announced at 20.00.
12. Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 June 2020 - Preparation of the European Council meeting of 17-18 July 2020 (debate)
European Council and Commission statements: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 June 2020 (2020/2669(RSP))
European Council and Commission statements: Preparation of the European Council meeting of 17-18 July 2020 (2020/2704(RSP))
Charles Michel (President of the European Council) and Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.
The following spoke: Siegfried Mureşan, on behalf of the PPE Group, Iratxe García Pérez, on behalf of the S&D Group, Valérie Hayer, on behalf of the Renew Group, Gilles Lebreton, on behalf of the ID Group, Philippe Lamberts, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Johan Van Overtveldt, on behalf of the ECR Group, Manon Aubry, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Márton Gyöngyösi, non-attached Member.
The following spoke: Charles Michel.
The following spoke: Andrey Novakov.
IN THE CHAIR: Mairead McGUINNESS Vice-President
The following spoke: Brando Benifei, Harald Vilimsky, Rasmus Andresen, Ignazio Corrao, Angelika Niebler, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Laura Huhtasaari, David Cormand, Antonio Tajani, Margarida Marques, Markus Pieper, Paul Tang, Monika Hohlmeier, Othmar Karas, Lefteris Christoforou, Benoît Lutgen and Henna Virkkunen.
The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič.
The debate closed.
(The sitting was suspended at 17.41.)
IN THE CHAIR: Othmar KARAS Vice-President
13. Resumption of the sitting
The sitting resumed at 19.03.
14. Composition of committees and delegations
The President had received from the PPE, S&D and Renew groups the following decisions changing the composition of the committees and delegations:
AGRI Committee: Cristian Ghinea to replaceDacian Cioloş
PETI Committee: Ibán García Del Blanco and Marc Angel
The decisions took effect as of that day.
15. Request for waiver of immunity
The French authorities had forwarded a request to waive the immunity of Jean-François Jalkh in relation to a judicial investigation opened at the Paris District Court.
Pursuant to Rule 9(1), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.
16. A comprehensive Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing – Commission's Action plan and other recent developments (debate)
Council and Commission statements: A comprehensive Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing – Commission's Action plan and other recent developments (2020/2686(RSP))
Michael Roth (President-in-Office of the Council) and Valdis Dombrovskis made the statements.
The following spoke: David Casa, on behalf of the PPE Group, Eero Heinäluoma, on behalf of the S&D Group, Luis Garicano, on behalf of the Renew Group, Gunnar Beck, on behalf of the ID Group, Saskia Bricmont, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Nicola Procaccini, on behalf of the ECR Group, José Gusmão, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mislav Kolakušić, non-attached Member, Monika Hohlmeier, Paul Tang, Ramona Strugariu, Herve Juvin, Sven Giegold, Laura Ferrara, Markus Ferber, Jonás Fernández, Roman Haider, Lídia Pereira, Juan Fernando López Aguilar and Enikő Győri.
The following spoke: Valdis Dombrovskis and Michael Roth.
Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 132(2):
— Gunnar Beck, Hélène Laporte, Herve Juvin and Marco Zanni, on behalf of the ID Group, on a comprehensive Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing – the Commission’s Action Plan and other recent developments (2020/2686(RSP)) (B9-0206/2020);
— Markus Ferber, David Casa, Roberta Metsolaand Emil Radev, on behalf of the PPE Group, Jonás Fernández, Birgit Sippel, Eero Heinäluoma and Paul Tang, on behalf of the S&D Group, Luis Garicano, Ramona Strugariu and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the Renew Group, Saskia Bricmont and Sven Giegold, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, andJosé Gusmão, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on a comprehensive Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing – the Commission’s Action Plan and other recent developments (2020/2686(RSP)) (B9-0207/2020).
Nomination of Helga Berger as a Member of the Court of Auditors Report on the nomination of Helga Berger as a Member of the Court of Auditors [07630/2020 - C9-0129/2020 - 2020/0802(NLE)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Mikuláš Peksa (A9-0126/2020)
(Simple majority needed) (Vote by secret ballot (Rule 191(1)))
(Voting record: 'Results of vote' of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020, item 2) The list of Members voting is annexed to these Minutes (minutes of 8.7.2020, Annex 1)
Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority (EBA) Report on the proposal for the appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority [N9-0010/2020 - C9-0080/2020 - 2020/0905(NLE)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Irene Tinagli (A9-0132/2020)
(Simple majority needed) (Vote by secret ballot (Rule 191(1)))
NOMINATION
Adopted (P9_TA(2020)0179) (Voting record: 'Results of vote' of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020, item 3) The list of Members voting is annexed to these Minutes (minutes of 8.7.2020, Annex 2)
The President read out the results of the votes on the requests for urgent procedure:
Transitional provisions in order to address the impact of COVID-19 crisis (amendment of Regulation (EU) 2016/1628) ***I [COM(2020)0233 - C9-0161/2020 - 2020/0113(COD)] - ENVI Committee
Parliament approved the request by roll-call vote (671 for, 16 against, 7 abstentions).
Parliament approved the request for urgent procedure.
Conduct of clinical trials with and supply of medicinal products for human use containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms intended to treat or prevent coronavirus disease ***I [COM(2020)0261 - C9-0185/2020 - 2020/0128(COD)] - ENVI Committee
Parliament approved the request by roll-call vote (618 for, 62 against, 13 abstentions).
Parliament approved the request for urgent procedure.
The President read out the voting results on:
Amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the resources for the specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the resources for the specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative [COM(2020)0206 - C9-0145/2020 - 2020/0086(COD)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Younous Omarjee (A9-0111/2020)
(Simple majority needed)
COMMISSION PROPOSAL
Adopted by single vote (P9_TA(2020)0180) (Voting record: 'Results of vote' of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020, item 4)
Parliament's first reading thus closed.
Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2454 as regards the dates of application due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2454 as regards the dates of application due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis [COM(2020)0201 - 2020/0084(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Luděk Niedermayer (A9-0123/2020)
(Simple majority needed)
COMMISSION PROPOSAL
Adopted by single vote (P9_TA(2020)0181) (Voting record: 'Results of vote' of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020, item 5)
International and domestic parental abduction of EU children in Japan Motion for a resolutionB9-0205/2020
(Voting record: 'Results of vote' of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020, item 7)
The President read out the voting results on the following procedural motions (Rule 67(1)):
Specific rules for posting drivers in the road transport sector and enforcement requirements ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules with respect to Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU for posting drivers in the road transport sector and amending Directive 2006/22/EC as regards enforcement requirements and Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 [05112/1/2020 - C9-0106/2020 - 2017/0121(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Kateřina Konečná (A9-0114/2020)
(Majority of Parliament's component Members)
PROPOSAL FOR IMMEDIATE REJECTION OF THE COUNCIL'S POSITION
Rejected
(Voting record: 'Results of vote' of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020, item 8)
Daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and rest periods and positioning by means of tachographs ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 as regards minimum requirements on maximum daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods and Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 as regards positioning by means of tachographs [05114/1/2020 - C9-0104/2020 - 2017/0122(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Henna Virkkunen (A9-0115/2020)
(Majority of Parliament's component Members)
PROPOSAL FOR IMMEDIATE REJECTION OF THE COUNCIL'S POSITION
Rejected
(Voting record: 'Results of vote' of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020, item 9)
Adapting to development in the road transport sector ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1071/2009, (EC) No 1072/2009 and (EU) No 1024/2012 with a view to adapting them to developments in the road transport sector [05115/1/2020 - C9-0105/2020 - 2017/0123(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Ismail Ertug (A9-0116/2020)
(Majority of Parliament's component Members)
PROPOSAL FOR IMMEDIATE REJECTION OF THE COUNCIL'S POSITION
Rejected
(Voting record: 'Results of vote' of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020, item 10)
The President read out the voting results for the amendments to:
Amending Directives (EU) 2017/2455 and (EU) 2019/1995 as regards the dates of transposition and application due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis * Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Directives (EU) 2017/2455 and (EU) 2019/1995 as regards the dates of transposition and application due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis [COM(2020)0198 - 2020/0082(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Ondřej Kovařík (A9-0122/2020)
(Voting record: 'Results of vote' of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020, item 12)
Financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2019 Report on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2019 [2019/2126(INI)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: David Cormand (A9-0081/2020)
(Voting record: 'Results of vote' of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020, item 13)
Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2018 Report on control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2018 [2019/2127(INI)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Bas Eickhout (A9-0118/2020)
Stella Kyriakides (Member of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Peter Liese, on behalf of the PPE Group, Heléne Fritzon, on behalf of the S&D Group, Véronique Trillet-Lenoir, on behalf of the Renew Group, Silvia Sardone, on behalf of the ID Group, Petra De Sutter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, on behalf of the ECR Group.
— Specific rules for posting drivers in the road transport sector and enforcement requirements ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules with respect to Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU for posting drivers in the road transport sector and amending Directive 2006/22/EC as regards enforcement requirements and Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 [05112/1/2020 - C9-0106/2020 - 2017/0121(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Kateřina Konečná (A9-0114/2020)
— Daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and rest periods and positioning by means of tachographs ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 as regards minimum requirements on maximum daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods and Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 as regards positioning by means of tachographs [05114/1/2020 - C9-0104/2020 - 2017/0122(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Henna Virkkunen (A9-0115/2020)
— Adapting to development in the road transport sector ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1071/2009, (EC) No 1072/2009 and (EU) No 1024/2012 with a view to adapting them to developments in the road transport sector [05115/1/2020 - C9-0105/2020 - 2017/0123(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Ismail Ertug (A9-0116/2020)
— Protection of the European Union's financial interests - combating fraud - annual report 2018 Report on protection of the European Union’s financial interests - combating fraud - annual report 2018 [2019/2128(INI)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Joachim Kuhs (A9-0103/2020)
The ballot would be open until 21.45.
The vote was taken.
The results of the vote would be announced the following day, on Thursday, 9 July 2020 at 09.00.
21. The EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19 (continuation of debate)
Council and Commission statements: The EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19 (2020/2691(RSP))
The following spoke: Kateřina Konečná, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Daniela Rondinelli, non-attached Member, Dolors Montserrat, István Ujhelyi, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Joëlle Mélin, Tilly Metz, Helmut Geuking, Jessica Polfjärd, Javi López, Kim Van Sparrentak, Edina Tóth and Mohammed Chahim.
The following spoke: Stella Kyriakides (Member of the Commission) and Michael Roth (President-in-Office of the Council).
Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 132(2):
— Kateřina Konečná and Marc Botenga, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19 (2020/2691(RSP)) (B9-0216/2020);
— Alexandr Vondra, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19 (2020/2691(RSP)) (B9-0217/2020);
— Jytte Guteland, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19 (2020/2691(RSP)) (B9-0218/2020);
— Véronique Trillet-Lenoir, on behalf of the Renew Group, on the EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19 (2020/2691(RSP)) (B9-0219/2020);
— Petra de Sutter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19 (2020/2691(RSP)) (B9-0220/2020);
— Peter Liese, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19 (2020/2691(RSP)) (B9-0221/2020).
Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 194 appear on the Members' pages on Parliament's website.
Exceptionally, explanations of vote of a maximum of 400 words would be accepted.
23. Corrections to votes and voting intentions
Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on Parliament's website under 'Results of roll-call votes' as an annex to the minutes of the sitting. They are for information only and have no effect on the result of the vote as announced in plenary.
The document will be regularly updated in the two weeks following the part-session concerned.
After those two weeks, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.
24. Agenda of the next sitting
The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' 654.272/OJJE).
Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, a remote voting system had been introduced (see Bureau Decision of 20 March 2020 supplementing its Decision of 3 May 2004 on rules governing voting). The Members who voted are listed in the document 'Results of roll-call votes', which is annexed to the Minutes of the sitting and available on Parliament's website.
Annex 1 - Nomination of Helga Berger as a Member of the Court of Auditors