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Wednesday, 25 November 2020 - Brussels

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1. Cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters ***II

2. Service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters ***II

3. Appointment of Julia Laffranque to the panel set up under Article 255 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union

4. Appointment of a Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank

5. Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Croatia and Poland in relation to a natural disaster and advances to Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal and Spain in relation to a public health emergency

6. Draft amending budget no 9 to the general budget 2020: assistance to Croatia, Poland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal and Spain

7. Tackling homelessness rates in the European Union

8. The Schengen system and measures taken during the COVID-19 crisis

9. Representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers ***II

10. Markets in financial instruments: amending information requirements, product governance requirements and position limits to help the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic ***I

11. Towards a more sustainable single market for business and consumers

12. Addressing product safety in the Single Market

13. Strengthening Media Freedom: the Protection of Journalists in Europe, Hate Speech, Disinformation and the Role of Platforms

14. A New Industrial Strategy for Europe

15. Foreign policy consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak

16. Improving development effectiveness and efficiency of aid

17. The application of Union tariff rate quotas and other import quotas ***I

18. Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Lead in gunshot in or around wetlands

19. Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Active substances, including chlorotoluron

20. Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Carbendazim for use in certain biocidal products

21. Stocktaking of European elections

Report: Pascal Durand (A9-0211/2020)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
§ 1	5	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	183, 488, 26
§ 1	34	ID	RCV	-	88, 595, 12
After § 1	35	ID	RCV	-	133, 559, 3
After § 1	36	ID	RCV	-	88, 553, 54
§ 3	6	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	257, 425, 15
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	670, 8, 19
			2/RCV	+	547, 117, 33
			3/RCV	+	362, 291, 44
After § 3	49	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	139, 479, 76
§ 4	37	ID	RCV	-	136, 539, 20
	7	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	111, 566, 19
	8	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	101, 575, 19
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	509, 127, 60
			2/RCV	+	340, 327, 29
§ 5	§	original text	RCV	-	332, 344, 19
§ 6	38	ID	RCV	-	143, 547, 5
§ 7	§	original text	RCV	+	547, 104, 46
§ 10	39	ID	RCV	-	138, 537, 20
§ 14	9	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	179, 504, 14
§ 14	40	ID	RCV	-	153, 528, 14
§ 15	10	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	140, 520, 36
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	533, 121, 43
			2/RCV	-	319, 351, 26
§ 17	§	original text	RCV	+	350, 326, 21
After § 17	11	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	119, 562, 15
§ 18	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	654, 28, 14
			2/RCV	+	393, 236, 68
§ 19	12	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	200, 467, 30
§ 19	§	original text	RCV	-	286, 382, 29
§ 20	13D	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	173, 506, 18
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	462, 214, 21
			2/RCV	-	325, 350, 22
§ 21	41	ID	RCV	-	142, 543, 10
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	571, 113, 13
			2/RCV	+	471, 209, 16
§ 22	§	original text	RCV	+	494, 182, 21
§ 23, introductory part and indent 1	§	original text	RCV	+	575, 110, 11
§ 23, indent 2	14D	GUE/NGL	RCV	+	344, 333, 18
§ 23, indent 3	15D	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	180, 493, 23
§ 23, indent 4	16	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	75, 568, 53
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	494, 189, 13
			2/RCV	+	349, 327, 20
§ 23, indent 5	§	original text	RCV	+	426, 250, 20
§ 24	§	original text	RCV	+	454, 221, 22
§ 26	42	ID	RCV	-	93, 586, 16
§ 27	17D	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	163, 521, 13
After § 27	43	ID	RCV	-	93, 581, 21
§ 29	18	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	162, 496, 39
§ 30	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	527, 114, 56
			2/RCV	+	478, 161, 58
§ 31	19	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	120, 554, 23
After § 31	44	ID	RCV	-	94, 589, 12
After § 31	20	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	183, 456, 57
§ 32	21	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	142, 541, 14
§ 34	45	ID	RCV	-	108, 534, 53
§ 34	22	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	99, 588, 10
§ 35	46	ID	RCV	-	104, 555, 36
After § 35	23	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	263, 417, 17
§ 36	47	ID	RCV	-	109, 546, 40
§ 36	24	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	112, 501, 84
After citation 16	48	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	180, 479, 37
Recital B	27	ID	RCV	-	143, 538, 14
Recital F	1	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	45, 638, 14
Recital G	25	PPE	RCV	+	545, 117, 35
Recital I	28	ID	RCV	-	136, 542, 17
Recital K	29	ID	RCV	-	162, 527, 6
After recital K	2	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	142, 544, 11
After recital K	3	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	221, 448, 27
Recital T	30	ID	RCV	-	109, 545, 41
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	482, 194, 21
			2/RCV	-	300, 367, 30
Recital U	§	original text	RCV	+	486, 201, 10
Recital V	31	ID	RCV	-	99, 577, 19
Recital W	32	ID	RCV	-	92, 585, 18
	26	PPE	RCV	-	245, 340, 111
	4	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	68, 606, 22
Recital AA	33	ID	RCV	-	103, 552, 39
Recital AD	§	original text	RCV	+	483, 198, 15
Resolution (text as a whole)			RCV	+	468, 194, 34


Requests for separate votes
GUE/NGL:	recital AD
PPE:	§§ 5, 17, 19
ID:	recital U; §§ 5, 7, 15, 20, 22, 23, 24


Requests for split votes
GUE/NGL:
§ 21
First part	‘Points out that the proposed changes to the EU’s primary law within this report, which reflect the increased political role of the Commission within the EU framework, should also include the individual and collective responsibility of the Commission towards Parliament and the Council,’
Second part	‘as well as the transformation of the Council into a second legislative chamber of the Union;’
§ 30
First part	‘Considers that European political parties’ manifestos should be known before the elections, which requires clear and transparent rules on campaigning; underlines that European election rules must promote European party democracy,’
Second part	‘including by making it obligatory for national parties running in European elections to display the logo of their respective European party next to the national logo on the ballot sheet;’
PPE:
Recital T
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘whereas the Spitzenkandidaten system and, if introduced, transnational lists, should be open to coalitions of European political parties or movements, or even to mixed coalitions of political parties and movements, as long as they share a common political programme and a common Spitzenkandidat’
Second part	those words
§ 4
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘for example through the use of zipped lists or other equivalent methods’
Second part	those words
§ 15
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘notably the Spitzenkandidaten system for the election of the President of the European Commission and transnational lists for elections to the European Parliament,’
Second part	those words
§ 18
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘supports the coming reflection in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) and the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) on the creation of an independent ethics body, which could be endowed with the appropriate resources;’ and without the word ‘however’
Second part	those words
§ 20
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘or movement’
Second part	those words
§ 23
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘the issue of elections in a joint European constituency’, without the words ‘including a reflection on decreasing the minimum age of voters in all Member States to 16’ and without the words ‘provisions on periods of absence for Members, for example in the case of maternity leave, parental leave or severe illness;’
Second part	those words
PPE, ID:
§ 3
First part	‘Welcomes the substantial increase of youth participation in the elections; reiterates its call on the Council and the Commission to take into account their concerns, which are critical for the lives of the next generations,’
Second part	‘by means of public consultation procedures and the Conference on the Future of Europe;’
Third part	‘recommends that Member States reflect upon the harmonisation of the minimum age of voters in order to further enhance the participation of young voters;’

22. Situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union - Annual Report for the years 2018-2019

Report: Clare Daly (A9-0226/2020)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
§ 1	51	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	132, 526, 37
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	601, 77, 17
			2/RCV	+	428, 201, 66
§ 2	52	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	163, 524, 8
§ 3	7	ID	RCV	-	108, 541, 43
	53	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	117, 534, 43
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	540, 70, 85
			2/RCV	+	415, 272, 8
§ 4	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	574, 108, 13
			2/RCV	+	367, 323, 4
After § 4	27	ECR	RCV	+	328, 286, 80
§ 5	8	ID	RCV	-	199, 439, 50
§ 5	§	original text	RCV	+	469, 139, 84
After § 5	25	ECR	RCV	-	159, 509, 26
§ 6	§	original text	RCV	+	457, 155, 81
After § 6	26	ECR	split
			1/RCV	-	312, 338, 42
			2/RCV	-	150, 429, 106
	9	ID	RCV	-	168, 515, 7
After § 7	28	ECR	RCV	-	146, 457, 86
§ 8	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	677, 11, 5
			2/RCV	+	552, 91, 49
§ 10	10	ID	RCV	-	144, 537, 12
After § 10	29	ECR	RCV	+	344, 333, 17
§ 11	11	ID	RCV	-	133, 550, 10
After § 11	35	Verts/ALE GUE/NGL	RCV	+	623, 37, 35
§ 12	12	ID	RCV	-	146, 536, 11
§ 13	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	484, 130, 80
			2/RCV	+	549, 138, 6
After § 14	1	Renew	RCV	+	420, 217, 59
§ 15	13	ID	RCV	-	128, 561, 4
After § 19	14	ID	RCV	-	175, 510, 7
§ 20	32	ECR	RCV	-	296, 382, 17
After § 20	36	Verts/ALE GUE/NGL	RCV	-	312, 335, 47
After § 20	37	Verts/ALE GUE/NGL	RCV	-	140, 498, 56
§ 23	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	526, 139, 29
			2/RCV	+	521, 153, 20
§ 24	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	534, 151, 10
			2/RCV	+	378, 309, 8
§ 25	54D	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	242, 443, 10
§ 25	15	ID	RCV	-	157, 529, 7
After § 27	38	Verts/ALE GUE/NGL	RCV	-	170, 487, 37
§ 30	55D	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	241, 390, 63
After § 30	16	ID	RCV	-	143, 505, 43
	17	ID	RCV	-	108, 564, 20
	63	PPE	RCV	+	303, 292, 99
§ 31	18	ID	RCV	-	121, 527, 44
	59	PPE	RCV	-	183, 371, 140
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	510, 124, 59
			2/RCV	+	407, 233, 54
			3/RCV	+	350, 313, 31
After § 31	65	PPE	split
			1/RCV	+	363, 322, 9
			2/RCV	-	287, 384, 23
§ 32	66D	PPE	RCV	-	307, 366, 20
	33	ECR	RCV	-	176, 370, 148
	56	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	116, 573, 5
	§	original text	RCV	+	358, 310, 24
After § 32	60	PPE	RCV	-	220, 423, 51
§ 33	67D	PPE	RCV	-	313, 358, 22
	19	ID	RCV	-	147, 534, 11
	§	original text	RCV	+	359, 310, 25
§ 34	20D 68D	ID PPE	RCV	-	304, 375, 15
	34	ECR	RCV	-	180, 345, 168
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	671, 15, 8
			2/RCV	+	358, 306, 30
§ 35	69	PPE	RCV	-	310, 363, 20
§ 35	§	original text	RCV	+	368, 295, 31
§ 36	21	ID	RCV	-	154, 527, 11
After § 36	64	PPE	split
			1/RCV	+	381, 301, 12
			2/RCV	+	362, 324, 8
§ 37	61	PPE	RCV	-	314, 347, 33
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	443, 222, 29
			2/RCV	+	528, 115, 51
			3/RCV	+	424, 215, 54
§ 41	§	original text	RCV	+	535, 131, 28
§ 42	22	ID	RCV	-	125, 510, 56
§ 44	23	ID	RCV	-	109, 577, 6
§ 46	§	original text	RCV	+	514, 158, 21
§ 47	24	ID	RCV	-	146, 529, 17
§ 47	§	original text	RCV	+	527, 150, 16
After § 47	70	Verts/ALE GUE/NGL	RCV	-	131, 495, 67
After citation 20	39	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	123, 552, 18
After citation 22	40	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	130, 547, 16
Citation 35	§	original text	RCV	+	552, 136, 6
After citation 41	41	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	150, 533, 10
Citation 55	§	original text	RCV	+	534, 150, 8
Citation 56	§	original text	RCV	+	539, 143, 10
Citation 57	§	original text	RCV	+	530, 146, 18
Citation 58	§	original text	RCV	+	537, 141, 15
Citation 62	§	original text	RCV	+	538, 134, 22
Citation 66	§	original text	RCV	+	543, 134, 16
Citation 67	§	original text	RCV	+	540, 136, 17
Citation 69	§	original text	RCV	+	534, 147, 12
Citation 70	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	588, 84, 22
			2/RCV	+	371, 298, 24
Citation 71	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	589, 89, 16
			2/RCV	+	370, 312, 11
Citation 74	§	original text	RCV	+	387, 296, 11
Recital C	3	ID	RCV	-	140, 545, 7
After recital H	30	ECR	RCV	-	316, 358, 19
Recital L	§	original text	RCV	+	457, 140, 95
Recital M	42	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	132, 551, 9
Recital N	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	520, 158, 14
			2/RCV	+	386, 305, 3
After recital N	31	ECR	RCV	-	338, 343, 9
Recital O	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	604, 77, 13
			2/RCV	+	511, 166, 17
Recital P	43	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	223, 456, 13
Recital P	§	original text	RCV	+	532, 134, 27
Recital Q	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	373, 305, 16
			2/RCV	+	588, 71, 35
after recital V	62	PPE	RCV	+	343, 338, 13
Recital W	44	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	191, 408, 93
Recital W	2	S&D Renew	RCV	+	637, 26, 31
After Recital X	45	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	138, 499, 56
Recital Y	47	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	270, 414, 10
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	451, 233, 9
			2/RCV	+	500, 170, 24
After recital Y	46	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	157, 515, 20
Recital AA	§	original text	RCV	+	525, 153, 15
After recital AB	48	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	132, 551, 8
Recital AC	§	original text	RCV	+	359, 314, 20
After recital AC	58	PPE	RCV	-	287, 375, 31
Recital AD	4	ID	RCV	-	154, 530, 8
	49	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	121, 566, 6
	57	PPE	RCV	-	299, 335, 59
Recital AE	5	ID	RCV	-	108, 531, 52
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	576, 68, 48
			2/RCV	+	572, 109, 11
Recital AH	50D	GUE/NGL	RCV	-	108, 574, 11
Recital AH	6	ID	RCV	-	98, 582, 11
Resolution (text as a whole)			RCV	+	330, 298, 65


Requests for separate votes
ECR	Citations 35, 55, 56, 57, 58, 62, 66, 67, 69; recitals O, L, P, AA; §§ 5, 6, 41, 46, 47
PPE:	Citation 74; recitals L, AC; §§ 5, 6, 32, 33, 35
ID:	recitals L, P, AC; §§ 6, 47


Requests for split votes
PPE:
Citation 70
First part	‘having regard to the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) of 19 December 2017 in Case A.R. and L.R. v Switzerland (22338/15),’
Second part	‘which affirmed that comprehensive sexuality education pursues the legitimate aims of protecting public health, protecting children from sexual violence, and preparing them for social realities; therefore did not recognise an obligation on the part of Member States to allow parents to withdraw their children from such education,’
Citation 71
First part	‘having regard to the ECtHR case Sh.D. and others v Greece, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Northern Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia,’
Second part	‘which affirms that the child’s extreme vulnerability should prevail over irregular status with necessary measures adopted to protect them and that authorities violated Article 5 by automatically applying the protective custody regime without considering any alternatives to detention or the requirement under EU law to avoid the detention of children,’
recital N
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘whereas the fight against terrorism and counter-terrorism policies should not lead to general discrimination against certain communities;’
Second part	those words
Recital Q
First part	‘whereas the EU and the Member States have shared competencies in the area of housing;’
Second part	‘whereas both a national and an EU level strategy is needed; whereas homelessness is a situation that deprives individuals of human rights, and is itself a violation of human rights; whereas there is a trend of rising evictions and homelessness across the EU;’
Recital Y
First part	‘whereas acting police officers must always be identifiable in order to enable the investigations of possible excesses of use of force and national authorities must determine the associated responsibilities; whereas Member States have different thresholds for the use of force and weapons by law enforcement authorities for maintaining public order;’
Second part	‘whereas several Member States, have adopted laws that could lead to disproportionate restrictions of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly;’
§ 3
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘is concerned by the fact that young people in particular are being priced out of housing and deplores cases of discrimination by landlords and policies which cut housing benefits for young people;’
Second part	those words
§ 4
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘of all policies and initiatives’
Second part	those words
§ 13
First part	‘Calls for the quick adoption of the proposed 2008 Equal Treatment Directive, which is still awaiting approval by the Council, in order to close the current protection gap in the EU legal framework concerning non-discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, religion or belief, or sexual orientation in key areas of life, such as social protection, education and access to goods and services;’
Second part	‘calls on the Commission to actively fight segregation and discrimination, including by initiating infringement procedures to foster the effective application of the Framework Decision on combating certain forms of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law; recalls that these measures should be accompanied by proper national integration strategies;’
§ 24
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘and stresses the need to strengthen and enlarge its mandate following a thorough impact assessment;’
Second part	those words
§ 34
First part	‘Stresses that the saving of lives is a legal obligation under international law and EU law;’
Second part	‘condemns the intimidation, arrests and criminal proceedings initiated in some Member States against civil society organisations and individuals for providing humanitarian assistance to migrants, whose lives are at risk; calls on Member States to ensure that acts of humanitarian assistance are not criminalised in line with the UN Smuggling Protocol;’
§ 37
First part	‘Reiterates that immigration detention of children is never in the child’s best interest in line with the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants;’
Second part	‘calls on the EU and the Member States to step up action to end the detention of children, particularly in the context of migration across the EU, and to work out community-based alternatives to detention, as well as prioritising integration, education and psychological support; stresses that an unaccompanied child is above all a child who is potentially in danger’
Third part	‘and that child protection, rather than migration policies, must be the leading principle for Member States and the European Union when dealing with them, thus respecting the core principle of the child’s best interests.’
ID:
Recital O
First part	‘whereas the increased resort of states to new technology, such as predictive policing and the use of facial recognition, presents a number of risks,’
Second part	‘in particular for racial minorities in Europe;’
recital AE
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘part of the EU’s past, present and future and’
Second part	those words
§ 1
First part	‘Recognises that the EU plays an important role in preventing poverty and social exclusion in the Member States; stresses the importance for the EU and its Member States to work out specific programmes aimed at ending child poverty, as special consideration must be given to the particular detrimental impact of poverty on the social, psychological and physical development of children; and the health implications for future adult generations; stresses that children are at a disproportionate risk of social and economic exclusion and experience the violation of their fundamental rights due to abuse, violence, exploitation, poverty, and all forms of social exclusion; stresses that poverty is by itself a form of social injustice, which is grounded in gender inequalities, discrimination and unequal chances to access goods and services; calls on the Commission and the Council to consider fundamental rights while making economic policy proposals and to ensure that human rights impact assessments are conducted in conjunction with any decisions on their adoption, in order to assess any potential adverse impacts on human rights;’
Second part	‘calls on the Member States to guarantee access to health care, quality education and housing on an equal footing for all;’
§ 8
First part	Text as a whole excluding the word: ‘forced’ (before surrogacy)
Second part	this word
§ 23
First part	‘Is deeply concerned about the increasingly shrinking space for independent civil society in some Member States, in particular for women's rights organisations, LGBTI organisations and human rights defenders, including unreasonable administrative burdens, decreasing financial support for conducting advocacy, as well as restrictions on freedom of assembly and organisation; condemns the restrictions in access to funding of civil society organisations which, in some Member States, has a more systemic aspect in the form of legal and policy changes and are severely affecting their work and legal standing;’
Second part	‘calls upon the European Commission and the Council to increase EU support for civil society organisations defending the values of Article 2 TUE in the European Union through the Rights and Values Programme, the funding of which should be significant, as asked by the European Parliament;’
Amendment 26
First part	‘Recalls that everyone has the right to life, as recognised by Article 2 of the Charter;’
Second part	‘stresses that this right must be defended from the moment of conception;’
Amendment 64
First part	‘Encourages the EU and the Member States to devote sufficient resources to undermining the business model of trafficking networks and smugglers, which routinely puts the most vulnerable groups such as children and women in life-threatening situations,’
Second part	‘as well as to protecting many from the risk of setting out on dangerous and uncontrolled migration routes where they will not have access to official asylum procedure;’
Amendment 65
First part	‘Emphasises the importance of rigorous management of the EU’s external borders; stresses the need to address humanitarian issues affecting border control;’
Second part	‘underlines that EU and national policies on migration must comply fully with the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its additional protocol;’
PPE, ID:
§ 31
First part	‘Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement the Recommendation of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights of June 2019 entitled ‘Lives saved. Rights protected. Bridging the protection gap for refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean’;’
Second part	‘reiterates that safe and legal pathways for migration are the best way of avoiding loss of life;’
Third part	‘urges Member States to intensify resettlement measures, put in place humanitarian corridors to the EU, and introduce the possibility to apply for humanitarian visas for asylum-seekers;’

23. Deteriorating situation of human rights in Algeria, in particular the case of journalist Khaled Drareni

24. Situation in Ethiopia

25. The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka

26. Escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey and the urgent need for the resumption of talks

27. Elimination of customs duties on certain products ***I

28. Union General Export Authorisation for the export of certain dual-use items from the Union to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ***I

29. Temporary measures in relation to value added tax for COVID-19 vaccines and in vitro diagnostic medical devices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic *

30. Abortion rights in Poland

Motions for resolutions: B9-0372/2020/rev, B9-0373/2020/rev


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
Motion for a resolution B9-0373/2020/rev (PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL)
§ 1	1	ID	RCV	-	139, 519, 17
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	521, 86, 69
			2/RCV	+	461, 126, 91
After § 1	6	PPE	RCV	-	154, 479, 44
§ 2	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	549, 69, 61
			2/RCV	+	474, 89, 115
§ 11	§	original text	RCV	+	475, 68, 135
§ 12	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	534, 79, 65
			2/RCV	+	450, 122, 105
§ 15	§	original text	RCV	+	502, 141, 35
After § 15	7	PPE	RCV	-	199, 363, 117
After § 15	8	PPE	RCV	-	255, 392, 31
§ 16	§	original text	RCV	+	518, 136, 25
§ 17	§	original text	RCV	+	524, 140, 12
§ 20	9	PPE	RCV	-	178, 435, 66
§ 20	§	original text	RCV	+	390, 244, 45
§ 21	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	540, 68, 70
			2/RCV	+	411, 192, 75
§ 22	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	385, 247, 46
			2/RCV	+	526, 127, 25
After § 24	10	PPE	RCV	-	160, 483, 35
	11	PPE	RCV	-	175, 476, 27
	14	PPE	RCV	-	279, 387, 11
After recital A	2	PPE	RCV	+	379, 253, 46
After recital B	3	PPE	RCV	-	264, 319, 93
After recital C	4	PPE	RCV	+	387, 272, 20
After recital C	5	PPE	RCV	-	266, 362, 51
Recital D	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	533, 84, 60
			2/RCV	+	438, 138, 101
Recital E	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	536, 62, 80
			2/RCV	+	468, 110, 99
Recital H	15	S&D, Verts/ALE	RCV	+	510, 126, 41
Recital P	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	567, 69, 43
			2/RCV	+	465, 84, 128
Resolution (text as a whole)			RCV	+	455, 145, 71
Motion for a resolution B9-0372/2020/rev (ECR)
Resolution (text as a whole)			RCV	↓


Requests for separate votes
GUE/NGL:	§§ 15, 16, 17
ECR	§ 20
PPE:	§§ 11, 20


Requests for split votes
PPE:
Recital D
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘whereas access to abortion constitutes a human right, while the delaying and denying thereof constitute forms of gender-based violence and may amount to torture and/or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment;’
Second part	those words
Recital E
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘and safe and legal abortion’
Second part	those words
recital P
First part	‘whereas the ruling will become applicable upon its publication, which pursuant to Polish law is mandatory, and once published will result in an almost complete ban on the right to abortion in Poland,’
Second part	‘criminalising abortion and leading to the expansion of clandestine, unsafe abortion and abortion tourism, which is only accessible to some, thus undermining women’s health and rights and putting their lives at risk; whereas despite the ruling not having been published, many pregnant women who have been informed that there is a high probability of the foetus having a severe and irreversible abnormality or an incurable disease have had their access to legal abortion restricted;’
§ 1
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘recalls that it has strongly criticised any legislative proposals or restrictions that aim to further prohibit and limit access to safe and legal abortion in Poland, which come close to banning access to abortion care in Poland’
Second part	those words
§ 2
First part	‘Notes that restricting or banning the right to abortion by no means eliminates abortion, but merely pushes it underground, leading to an increase in unlawful, unsafe, clandestine and life-threatening abortions;’
Second part	‘insists that the performance of an abortion should not be included in the criminal code, as this has a chilling effect on doctors who refrain from providing SRHR services out of fear of criminal sanctions;’
§ 12
First part	Text as a whole excluding the words: ‘the liberalisation of the right to abortion’
Second part	those words
§ 21
First part	‘Highlights the expressions of support for and interest in the cause of Polish women from many Member States;’
Second part	‘calls for the EU to fund organisations that facilitate cross-border cooperation between organisations providing safe and legal abortion;’
§ 22
First part	‘Calls on the Commission to confirm the application of Directive 2004/113/EC to SRHR goods and services and recognise that limits on and barriers to accessing SRHR goods and services constitute gender-based discrimination, as they disproportionally affect one gender (women) or vulnerable groups (e.g. trans and non-binary persons);’
Second part	‘condemns the Polish Government’s abuse of the judiciary and its legislative powers to instrumentalise and politicise the lives and health of women and LGBTI+ persons, leading to their discrimination in this regard;’

Miscellaneous

The PPE Group had withdrawn its motion for a resolution B9-0371/2020.

Amendments 12 and 13 had been cancelled.

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