IN THE CHAIR: David Maria SASSOLI
President

1. Resumption of the session

The session suspended on Thursday 11 February 2021 was resumed.

2. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 17.02.

3. Statements by the President

The President made a statement on the occasion of International Women’s Day. This was followed by messages from Jacinda Ardern (Prime Minister of New Zealand) and Kamala Harris (Vice-President of the United States).

Ursula von der Leyen (President of the Commission) also made a statement on the same subject.

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The President made a statement on the assassination of Luca Attanasio, the Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci and their driver Moustapha Milambo, on 22 February 2021 during a trip organised by the UN World Food Programme to the north of Goma, in the east of the country.

The President said that a debate on this urgent case had been placed on the agenda for Thursday 11 March 2021 and extended Parliament’s sympathy to the families and friends of the victims.

Parliament held a minute’s silence in memory of all victims of violence.

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The following spoke: Andrius Kubilius and Assita Kanko.

4. Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings

The minutes of the sittings of 8, 9, 10 and 11 February 2021 were approved.

5. Request for consent from the Council (Rule 105)

The President announced that on 1 March 2021 he had received a request from the Council for Parliament to give its consent to the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, and of the Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information.

The draft Council decision had been referred to the AFET and INTA committees (Rule 58).

6. Council position at first reading

The President announced that, in accordance with Rule 63(1), the following position had been received from the Council, together with the reasons which had led to its adoption, and the Commission’s position on:

– Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Customs programme for cooperation in the field of customs and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1294/2013 – Adopted by the Council on 1 March 2021 (05265/1/2021 – COM(2021)0099 – C9-0091/2021 – 2018/0232(COD))
referred to committee responsible: IMCO

This would be included on the agenda of that part-session provided the recommendation for a second reading was adopted by the IMCO Committee.

7. Composition of political groups

Vincenzo Sofo was no longer a member of the ID Group and had joined the ECR Group as of 23 February 2021.

Andrea Bocskor, Andor Deli, Tamás Deutsch, Kinga Gál, Enikő Győri, András Gyürk, Balázs Hidvéghi, Lívia Járóka, Ádám Kósa, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Edina Tóth and László Trócsányi were no longer members of the PPE Group and now sat, as of 5 March 2021, with the non-attached Members.

8. Composition of committees and delegations

The President had received from the ID Group the following decision changing the composition of the committees and delegations:

REGI Committee: Rosanna Conte

The decision took effect as of that day.

9. Extension of the term of office of special committees

The President informed the House that the Conference of Presidents, at its meetings of 11 February and 4 March 2021, had given its consent to the requests by the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation, and the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age for a six-month extension to their terms of office, and to the request by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer for its term of office to be extended by three months.

These extensions were necessary on account of the work still to be done and the challenges posed by the current health context, in order to allow the Special Committees to fulfil fully and correctly their mandates as approved by Parliament on 18 June 2020 (minutes of 18.6.2020, item 20).

If no objections were raised in the 24 hours following that announcement, these extensions would be deemed to be approved. If any objections were forthcoming, the extensions would be put to the vote.

10. Delegated acts (Rule 111(6))

In accordance with Rule 111(6), the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs had notified the President of Parliament that no objection had been raised concerning:

- the recommendation of the AGRI Committee to raise no objections to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/95 of 28 January 2021 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/592 on temporary exceptional measures derogating from certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council to address the market disturbance in the fruit and vegetables and wine sectors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and measures linked to it (C(2021)00368 - 2021/2531(DEA)) (B9-0157/2021);

- the recommendation of the AGRI Committee to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 1 February 2021 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1366 as regards the basis for allocating the financial contribution in the apiculture sector (C(2021)00429 - 2021/2535(DEA)) (B9-0158/2021);

- the recommendation of the ECON Committee to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 11 February 2021 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1222/2014 supplementing Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the specification of the methodology for the identification of global systemically important institutions and for the definition of subcategories of global systemically important institutions (C(2021)0772 - 2021/2561(DEA)) (B9-0168/2021);

- the recommendation of the ECON Committee to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 11 February 2021 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2361 as regards the arrangements for the payment of contributions to the administrative expenditures of the Single Resolution Board (C(2021)0766 - 2021/2562(DEA)) (B9-0169/2021).

If no objection was expressed by a political group or a number of Members reaching at least the low threshold within 24 hours, the recommendations would be deemed approved after announcement in plenary. If such an objection were forthcoming, they would be put to the vote.

11. Negotiations ahead of the Council’s first reading (Rule 72)

The President announced that, in accordance with Rule 72, the ECON and JURI committees had decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations on the basis of the position adopted by Parliament at first reading on:

– Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches (COM(2016)0198 – C8-0146/2016 – 2016/0107(COD)) – position at first reading P8_TA(2017)0284.

The position adopted by Parliament at first reading constituted the mandate for the negotiations.

12. Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 79)

The President announced that since the suspension of the session on Thursday 11 February 2021, he had, together with the President of the Council, signed the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific and temporary measures in view of the persistence of the COVID-19 crisis concerning the renewal or extension of certain certificates, licences and authorisations, the postponement of certain periodic checks and periodic training in certain areas of transport legislation and the extension of certain periods referred to in Regulation (EU) 2020/698 (00002/2021/LEX - C9-0025/2021 - 2021/0012(COD));

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/65/EU as regards information requirements, product governance and position limits, and Directives 2013/36/EU and (EU) 2019/878 as regards their application to investment firms, to help the recovery from the COVID 19 crisis (00071/2020/LEX - C9-0023/2021 - 2020/0152(COD));

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as regards the EU Recovery prospectus and targeted adjustments for financial intermediaries and Directive 2004/109/EC as regards the use of the single electronic reporting format for annual financial reports, to support the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis (00072/2020/LEX - C9-0022/2021 - 2020/0155(COD));

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 as regards temporary relief from the slot utilisation rules at Union airports due to the COVID-19 crisis (00001/2021/LEX - C9-0021/2021 - 2020/0358(COD));

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (00075/2020/LEX - C9-0019/2021 - 2020/0104(COD)).

The President announced that on Thursday 11 March 2021, together with the President of the Council, he would sign the following act adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Customs programme for cooperation in the field of customs and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1294/2013 (00007/2021/LEX - C9-0092/2021 - 2018/0232(COD)).

13. Questions for oral answer (submission)

The following questions for oral answer with debate had been placed on the agenda (Rule 136):

- O-000005/2021 by Norbert Lins, on behalf of the REGI Committee, to the Commission: Long-term vision for rural areas (B9-0006/2021);

- O-000007/2021 by Juan Fernando López Aguilar, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Commission: Children’s rights (B9-0007/2021);

- O-000010/2021 by Anna Cavazzini, on behalf of the IMCO Committee, to the Commission: Evaluation of the Geo-blocking Regulation (B9-0008/2021);

- O-000083/2020 by Johan Van Overtveldt, on behalf of the BUDG Committee, to the Commission: EU Pledge for Afghanistan at 2020 Geneva Conference (B9-0009/2021).

14. Action taken on Parliament’s positions and resolutions

The Commission communications on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament during the June, September and December part-sessions in 2020 were available on Parliament’s website.

15. Decisions to apply the joint committee procedure (Rule 58)

(Following the Conference of Presidents’ decision of 28 December 2020)

- Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, and of the Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information (05022/2021 – C9-0086/2021 – 2020/0382(NLE))
committees: AFET, INTA
(opinion: DEVE, BUDG, CONT, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, REGI, AGRI, PECH, CULT, JURI, LIBE, AFCO, FEMM, PETI)

16. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from other institutions

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards regional economic accounts for agriculture (COM(2021)0054 – C9-0020/2021 – 2021/0031(COD))

- Proposal for a Council regulation laying down implementing measures for the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 608/2014 (10045/2020 – C9-0024/2021 – 2018/0132(APP))

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2017/2397 as regards the transitional measures for the recognition of third countries certificates (COM(2021)0071 – C9-0026/2021 – 2021/0039(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).

- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of a Protocol to the Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus (Interbus Agreement) regarding the international regular and special regular carriage of passengers by coach and bus (11441/2020 – C9-0027/2021 – 2020/0258(NLE))

- 2019 Discharge: EU general budget – Executive agencies (05794/2021 – C9-0028/2021 – 2020/2140(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: International Fusion Energy Organisation (ITER) (05795/2021 [01] – C9-0029/2021 – 2020/2182(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: Joint Undertaking – Safety of air navigation (SESAR) (05795/2021 [02] – C9-0030/2021 – 2020/2183(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: Joint Undertaking – Aeronautics and Environment (Clean Sky) (05795/2021 [03] – C9-0031/2021 – 2020/2184(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) (05795/2021 [04] – C9-0032/2021 – 2020/2185(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) Joint Undertaking (05795/2021 [05] – C9-0033/2021 – 2020/2186(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH) Joint Undertaking (05795/2021 [06] – C9-0034/2021 – 2020/2187(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (Shift2Rail) (05795/2021 [07] – C9-0035/2021 – 2020/2188(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership (ECSEL Joint Undertaking) (05795/2021 [08] – C9-0036/2021 – 2020/2189(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Commission (05792/2021 [01] – C9-0037/2021 – 2020/2140(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Parliament (05792/2021 [02] – C9-0038/2021 – 2020/2141(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – Council and European Council (05792/2021 [03] – C9-0039/2021 – 2020/2142(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – Court of Justice (05792/2021 [04] – C9-0040/2021 – 2020/2143(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – Court of Auditors (05792/2021 [05] – C9-0041/2021 – 2020/2144(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Economic and Social Committee (05792/2021 [06] – C9-0042/2021 – 2020/2145(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Committee of the Regions (05792/2021 [07] – C9-0043/2021 – 2020/2146(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Ombudsman (05792/2021 [08] – C9-0044/2021 – 2020/2147(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Data Protection Supervisor (05792/2021 [09] – C9-0045/2021 – 2020/2148(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – European External Action Service (05792/2021 [10] – C9-0046/2021 – 2020/2149(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) (05793/2021 [01] – C9-0047/2021 – 2020/2150(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) (05793/2021 [02] – C9-0048/2021 – 2020/2151(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) (05793/2021 [03] – C9-0049/2021 – 2020/2152(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) (05793/2021 [04] – C9-0050/2021 – 2020/2153(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Environment Agency (EEA) (05793/2021 [05] – C9-0051/2021 – 2020/2154(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) (05793/2021 [06] – C9-0052/2021 – 2020/2155(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT) (05793/2021 [07] – C9-0053/2021 – 2020/2156(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Medicines Agency (EMA) (05793/2021 [08] – C9-0054/2021 – 2020/2157(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) (05793/2021 [09] – C9-0055/2021 – 2020/2158(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Training Foundation (ETF) (05793/2021 [10] – C9-0056/2021 – 2020/2159(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) (05793/2021 [11] – C9-0057/2021 – 2020/2160(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) (05793/2021 [12] – C9-0058/2021 – 2020/2161(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (05793/2021 [13] – C9-0059/2021 – 2020/2162(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (05793/2021 [14] – C9-0060/2021 – 2020/2163(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) (05793/2021 [15] – C9-0061/2021 – 2020/2164(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) (05793/2021 [16] – C9-0062/2021 – 2020/2165(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) (05793/2021 [17] – C9-0063/2021 – 2020/2166(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX) (05793/2021 [18] – C9-0064/2021 – 2020/2167(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European GNSS Agency (GSA) (05793/2021 [19] – C9-0065/2021 – 2020/2168(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) (05793/2021 [20] – C9-0066/2021 – 2020/2169(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (05793/2021 [21] – C9-0067/2021 – 2020/2170(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: Euratom Supply Agency (ESA) (05793/2021 [22] – C9-0068/2021 – 2020/2171(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (EUROPOL) (05793/2021 [23] – C9-0069/2021 – 2020/2172(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) (05793/2021 [24] – C9-0070/2021 – 2020/2173(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Banking Authority (EBA) (05793/2021 [25] – C9-0071/2021 – 2020/2174(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) (05793/2021 [26] – C9-0072/2021 – 2020/2175(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) (05793/2021 [27] – C9-0073/2021 – 2020/2176(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) (05793/2021 [28] – C9-0074/2021 – 2020/2177(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) (05793/2021 [29] – C9-0075/2021 – 2020/2178(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) (05793/2021 [30] – C9-0076/2021 – 2020/2179(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) (05793/2021 [31] – C9-0077/2021 – 2020/2180(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA) (05793/2021 [32] – C9-0078/2021 – 2020/2181(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: EU general budget – 8th EDF (05282/2021 – C9-0079/2021 – 2020/2190(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: EU general budget – 9th EDF (05284/2021 – C9-0080/2021 – 2020/2190(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: EU general budget – 10th EDF (05286/2021 – C9-0081/2021 – 2020/2190(DEC))

- 2019 discharge: EU general budget – 11th EDF (05289/2021 – C9-0082/2021 – 2020/2190(DEC))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Honduras on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (12543/2020 – C9-0084/2021 – 2020/0157(NLE))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, and of the Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information+ (05022/2021 – C9-0086/2021 – 2020/0382(NLE))

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/816 establishing a centralised system for the identification of Member States holding conviction information on third-country nationals and stateless persons (ECRIS-TCN) to supplement the European Criminal Records Information System and Regulation (EU) 2019/818 on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems in the field of police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration and amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1726, (EU) 2018/1862 and (EU) 2019/816 for the purpose of introducing a screening of third country nationals at the external borders (COM(2021)0096 – C9-0088/2021 – 2021/0046(COD))

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the conditions for accessing the other EU information systems and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 and Regulation (EU) yyyy/xxx [ECRIS-TCN] (COM(2019)0003 [02] – C9-0090/2021 – 2019/0001B(COD))

2) from committees

- Report on the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products (the Construction Products Regulation) (2020/2028(INI)) – IMCO Committee – Rapporteur: Christian Doleschal (A9-0012/2021)

- Report on the activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2019 (2020/2125(INI)) – PETI Committee – Rapporteur: Sylvie Guillaume (A9-0013/2021)

- Report on the implementation of Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD (2020/2086(INI)) – EMPL Committee – Rapporteur: Katrin Langensiepen (A9-0014/2021)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (COM(2020)0314 – C9-0213/2020 – 2020/0148(CNS)) – ECON Committee – Rapporteur: Sven Giegold (A9-0015/2021)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1005/2008, and Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards fisheries control (COM(2018)0368 – C8-0238/2018 – 2018/0193(COD)) – PECH Committee – Rapporteur: Clara Aguilera (A9-0016/2021)

- Report on a new EU-Africa Strategy – a partnership for sustainable and inclusive development (2020/2041(INI)) – DEVE Committee – Rapporteur: Chrysoula Zacharopoulou (A9-0017/2021)

- Report with recommendations to the Commission on corporate due diligence and corporate accountability (2020/2129(INL)) – JURI Committee – Rapporteur: Lara Wolters (A9-0018/2021)

- Report towards a WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (2020/2043(INI)) – ENVI Committee – Rapporteur: Yannick Jadot (A9-0019/2021)

- Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó (2020/2024(IMM)) – JURI Committee – Rapporteur: Angel Dzhambazki (A9-0020/2021)

- Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Antoni Comín i Oliveres (2020/2025(IMM)) – JURI Committee – Rapporteur: Angel Dzhambazki (A9-0021/2021)

- Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Clara Ponsatí Obiols (2020/2031(IMM)) – JURI Committee – Rapporteur: Angel Dzhambazki (A9-0022/2021)

- Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Valter Flego (2020/2054(IMM)) – JURI Committee – Rapporteur: Andrzej Halicki (A9-0023/2021)

- Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Nuno Melo (2020/2050(IMM)) – JURI Committee – Rapporteur: Manon Aubry (A9-0024/2021)

- Report on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and Social Aspects in the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021 (2020/2244(INI)) – EMPL Committee – Rapporteur: Lina Gálvez Muñoz (A9-0026/2021)

- Report on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021 (2021/2004(INI)) – ECON Committee – Rapporteur: Markus Ferber (A9-0036/2021)

17. Order of business

The final draft agenda for the March I 2021 (PE 689.224/PDOJ) sittings had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 158):

The President announced that he had received two requests for urgent procedure (Rule 163) in respect of the adoption of the following files during the part-session:

- Equivalence of forest reproductive material produced in the UK (item 49 on the final draft agenda);

- Equivalence of field inspections and equivalence of checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties of agricultural plant species carried out in the UK (item 50 on the final draft agenda).

The President added that the requests would be put to the vote during that day’s voting session.

After consulting the political groups, the President proposed the following change to the final draft agenda:

Tuesday

The Commission statement on tackling the economic impact of the COVID pandemic by focusing on investment, competitiveness and skills (item 86 on the final draft agenda) would become the third item on the afternoon’s agenda, after the debate on the activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2019 (item 33 on the final draft agenda).

The President pointed out that the votes would be spread over the various voting sessions depending on the number of amendments and requests for split and separate votes. Information on the manner in which the votes would be spread over the various voting sessions was available on Parliament’s website under ‘Priority information and documents’.

Parliament agreed to the proposals.

The order of business was thus established.

18. A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (debate)

Report towards a WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism [2020/2043(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Yannick Jadot (A9-0019/2021)

Yannick Jadot introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Marcel KOLAJA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Karin Karlsbro (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee) and Luis Garicano (rapporteur for the opinion of the ECON Committee).

The following spoke: Paolo Gentiloni (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Margarida Marques (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Nicolás González Casares (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Adam Jarubas, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mohammed Chahim, on behalf of the S&D Group, Pascal Canfin, on behalf of the Renew Group, Laura Huhtasaari, on behalf of the ID Group, Manuela Ripa, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Manuel Bompard, on behalf of The Left Group, Edina Tóth, non-attached Member, Christophe Hansen, Jytte Guteland, Valérie Hayer and Catherine Griset.

(Continuation of debate: minutes of 8.3.2021, item 20)

19. Voting session

Parliament voted on:

Request for waiver of the immunity of Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó
Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó [2020/2024(IMM)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Angel Dzhambazki (A9-0020/2021);

Request for waiver of the immunity of Antoni Comín i Oliveres
Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Antoni Comín i Oliveres [2020/2025(IMM)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Angel Dzhambazki (A9-0021/2021);

Request for waiver of the immunity of Clara Ponsatí Obiols
Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Clara Ponsatí Obiols [2020/2031(IMM)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Angel Dzhambazki (A9-0022/2021);

Request for waiver of the immunity of Valter Flego
Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Valter Flego [2020/2054(IMM)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Andrzej Halicki (A9-0023/2021);

Request for waiver of the immunity of Nuno Melo
Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Nuno Melo [2020/2050(IMM)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Manon Aubry (A9-0024/2021).

Parliament voted on the following requests to apply the urgent procedure (Rule 163):

Equivalence of forest reproductive material produced in the UK ***I
[COM(2020)0852 - C9-0430/2020- 2020/0378(COD)] - AGRI Committee

Equivalence of field inspections and equivalence of checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties of agricultural plant species carried out in the UK ***I
[COM(2020)0853 - C9-0431/2020- 2020/0379(COD)] - AGRI Committee.

Parliament took a vote on the request by the ID Group for the amendments to be put to the vote instead of the provisional agreement (Rule 59(3)) on:

InvestEU programme ***I
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the InvestEU Programme [COM(2020)0403 - C9-0158/2020 - 2020/0108(COD)] - Committee on Budgets - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteurs: José Manuel Fernandes and Irene Tinagli (A9-0203/2020).

The ballot would be open until 19.45.

The vote was taken.

The results of votes would be announced the next day, Tuesday 9 March 2021, at 9.00.

20. A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (continuation of debate)

Report towards a WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism [2020/2043(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Yannick Jadot (A9-0019/2021)

(Start of debate: minutes of 8.3.2021, item 18)

The following spoke: Damien Carême, Hermann Tertsch, Silvia Modig, Pernille Weiss, Pedro Marques, Martin Hojsík and Markus Buchheit.

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta METSOLA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Bas Eickhout, Geert Bourgeois, Petros Kokkalis, Agnès Evren, Joachim Schuster, Roman Haider, Sara Matthieu, Jessica Stegrud, Maria Spyraki, Christel Schaldemose, Michael Bloss, Anna Zalewska, Lídia Pereira, Javi López, Ville Niinistö, Angelika Niebler, Sándor Rónai, Jakop G. Dalunde, Angelika Winzig, Seán Kelly, Massimiliano Salini and Tom Berendsen.

The following spoke: Paolo Gentiloni (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 9.3.2021, item 17 (amendments); minutes of 10.3.2021, item 14 (final vote).

21. Administrative cooperation in the field of taxation * (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation [COM(2020)0314 - C9-0213/2020- 2020/0148(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sven Giegold (A9-0015/2021)

Sven Giegold introduced the report.

The following spoke: Paolo Gentiloni (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Lídia Pereira, on behalf of the PPE Group, Aurore Lalucq, on behalf of the S&D Group, Monica Semedo, on behalf of the Renew Group, Gunnar Beck, on behalf of the ID Group, Bogdan Rzońca, on behalf of the ECR Group, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of The Left Group, Paul Tang, Eugen Jurzyca, José Gusmão and Evelyn Regner.

The following spoke: Paolo Gentiloni.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 9.3.2021, item 17 (amendments); minutes of 10.3.2021, item 14 (final vote).

22. Corporate due diligence and corporate accountability (debate)

Report with recommendations to the Commission on corporate due diligence and corporate accountability [2020/2129(INL)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Lara Wolters (A9-0018/2021)

Lara Wolters introduced the report.

The following spoke: Raphaël Glucksmann (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee) and Bernd Lange (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee).

The following spoke: Didier Reynders (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Marc Tarabella (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Axel Voss, on behalf of the PPE Group, Maria Arena, on behalf of the S&D Group, Pascal Durand, on behalf of the Renew Group, Gilles Lebreton, on behalf of the ID Group, Heidi Hautala, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Geert Bourgeois, on behalf of the ECR Group, Manon Aubry, on behalf of The Left Group (the President reminded Members of the provisions of Rule 10(3)), Mislav Kolakušić, non-attached Member, Pernille Weiss, Kathleen Van Brempt and Karin Karlsbro.

IN THE CHAIR: Nicola BEER
Vice-President

The following spoke: Marie Toussaint, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Helmut Scholz, Enikő Győri, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Bettina Vollath, Barry Andrews, Anna Cavazzini, Dorien Rookmaker, Salvatore De Meo, Ibán García Del Blanco, Svenja Hahn and Grace O'Sullivan.

The following spoke: Didier Reynders.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 9.3.2021, item 17 (amendments); minutes of 10.3.2021, item 14 (final vote).

23. Implementation of the Construction Products Regulation (debate)

Report on the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products (the Construction Products Regulation) [2020/2028(INI)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Christian Doleschal (A9-0012/2021)

Christian Doleschal introduced the report.

The following spoke: Didier Reynders (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Antonius Manders, on behalf of the PPE Group, Maria Grapini, on behalf of the S&D Group, Sandro Gozi, on behalf of the Renew Group, Virginie Joron, on behalf of the ID Group, Claude Gruffat, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Carlo Fidanza, on behalf of the ECR Group, Tomislav Sokol, Christel Schaldemose, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Alessandra Basso and Beata Mazurek.

The following spoke: Didier Reynders.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.3.2021, item 14.

24. Equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD (debate)

Report on the implementation of Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD [2020/2086(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Katrin Langensiepen (A9-0014/2021)

Katrin Langensiepen introduced the report.

The following spoke: Helena Dalli (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Juan Fernando López Aguilar (rapporteur for the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Frances Fitzgerald (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Demetris Papadakis (rapporteur for the opinion of the PETI Committee), Stelios Kympouropoulos, on behalf of the PPE Group, Marc Angel, on behalf of the S&D Group, Radka Maxová, on behalf of the Renew Group, France Jamet, on behalf of the ID Group, Tilly Metz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, on behalf of the ECR Group, Sandra Pereira, on behalf of The Left Group, Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos, non-attached Member, Miriam Lexmann, Alicia Homs Ginel, Dragoş Pîslaru, Stefania Zambelli, Sylwia Spurek, Elżbieta Rafalska, Ádám Kósa, Maria Walsh, Marianne Vind, Gerolf Annemans, Daniela Rondinelli, Loucas Fourlas, Alex Agius Saliba, Guido Reil, Krzysztof Hetman, Brando Benifei, Julie Lechanteux and Nicolaus Fest.

The following spoke: Helena Dalli.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 9.3.2021, item 17 (amendments); minutes of 10.3.2021, item 14 (final vote).

25. Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

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.

26. 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.

27. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day’s sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ 689.224/OJMA).

28. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 22.36.

29. Closure of the session

The 2020-2021 session of the European Parliament closed.

In accordance with the Treaty, Parliament would meet the following day, Tuesday 9 March 2021 at 9.00.

Present:

Adinolfi Isabella, Adinolfi Matteo, Agius Saliba Alex, Aguilar Mazaly, Aguilera Clara, Alfonsi François, Anderson Christine, Andresen Rasmus, Andrews Barry, Andrieu Eric, Androulakis Nikos, Annemans Gerolf, Ansip Andrus, Ara-Kovács Attila, Arena Maria, Arias Echeverría Pablo, Arłukowicz Bartosz, Aubry Manon, Auštrevičius Petras, Avram Carmen, Baldassarre Simona, Balt Marek Paweł, Barrena Arza Pernando, Bartolo Pietro, Băsescu Traian, Basso Alessandra, Bauzá Díaz José Ramón, Bay Nicolas, Beck Gunnar, Beer Nicola, Beigneux Aurélia, Belka Marek, Bellamy François-Xavier, Benifei Brando, Berendsen Tom, Berger Stefan, Bernhuber Alexander, Biedroń Robert, Bielan Adam, Bijoux Stéphane, Bilbao Barandica Izaskun, Bischoff Gabriele, Bizzotto Mara, Blinkevičiūtė Vilija, Bloss Michael, Bocskor Andrea, Bogovič Franc, Bonafè Simona, Borchia Paolo, Botenga Marc, Botoş Vlad-Marius, Bourgeois Geert, Boyer Gilles, Brglez Milan, Brudziński Joachim Stanisław, Brunet Sylvie, Buchheit Markus, Buda Daniel, Bullmann Udo, Buşoi Cristian-Silviu, Bütikofer Reinhard, Buxadé Villalba Jorge, Campomenosi Marco, Cañas Jordi, Canfin Pascal, Carême Damien, Caroppo Andrea, Carvalhais Isabel, Casa David, Caspary Daniel, Castaldo Fabio Massimo, del Castillo Vera Pilar, Cavazzini Anna, Ceccardi Susanna, Cerdas Sara, Chahim Mohammed, Chaibi Leila, Charanzová Dita, Chastel Olivier, Christoforou Lefteris, Ciuhodaru Tudor, Comín i Oliveres Antoni, Conte Rosanna, Corrao Ignazio, Crețu Corina, Cuffe Ciarán, Cutajar Josianne, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dalunde Jakop G., Daly Clare, D'Amato Rosa, Danielsson Johan, Danjean Arnaud, Danti Nicola, De Castro Paolo, Delbos-Corfield Gwendoline, Deli Andor, De Man Filip, De Meo Salvatore, Demirel Özlem, Deparnay-Grunenberg Anna, Doleschal Christian, Donáth Anna Júlia, Donato Francesca, Dorfmann Herbert, Dreosto Marco, Duda Jarosław, Durá Ferrandis Estrella, Durand Pascal, Engerer Cyrus, Eroglu Engin, Ertug Ismail, Evi Eleonora, Evren Agnès, Falcă Gheorghe, Farreng Laurence, Ferber Markus, Fernandes José Manuel, Fernández Jonás, Ferrandino Giuseppe, Ferrara Laura, Ferreira João, Fest Nicolaus, Fidanza Carlo, Fiocchi Pietro, Flego Valter, Fourlas Loucas, Franz Romeo, Freund Daniel, Fritzon Heléne, Fuglsang Niels, Gahler Michael, Gál Kinga, Gálvez Muñoz Lina, Gancia Gianna, García Del Blanco Ibán, García-Margallo y Marfil José Manuel, García Muñoz Isabel, García Pérez Iratxe, Gardiazabal Rubial Eider, Garicano Luis, Geese Alexandra, Georgiou Giorgos, Gheorghe Vlad, Giarrusso Dino, Glavak Sunčana, Glucksmann Raphaël, Goerens Charles, González Mónica Silvana, González Casares Nicolás, González Pons Esteban, Gozi Sandro, de Graaff Marcel, Grant Valentino, Griset Catherine, Grošelj Klemen, Grudler Christophe, Gruffat Claude, Guerreiro Francisco, Guillaume Sylvie, Gusmão José, Guteland Jytte, Gyöngyösi Márton, Győri Enikő, Hahn Svenja, Haider Roman, Hansen Christophe, Hautala Heidi, Hava Mircea-Gheorghe, Hayer Valérie, Herbst Niclas, Hetman Krzysztof, Hidvéghi Balázs, Hlaváček Martin, Hohlmeier Monika, Hojsík Martin, Holmgren Pär, Hölvényi György, Homs Ginel Alicia, Hristov Ivo, Hübner Danuta Maria, Huhtasaari Laura, Huitema Jan, Ijabs Ivars, Incir Evin, in 't Veld Sophia, Jadot Yannick, Jaki Patryk, Jamet France, Jarubas Adam, Juknevičienė Rasa, Jurgiel Krzysztof, Juvin Herve, Kaljurand Marina, Kanev Radan, Kanko Assita, Karleskind Pierre, Karlsbro Karin, Kefalogiannis Manolis, Kelleher Billy, Kelly Seán, Kempa Beata, Kizilyürek Niyazi, Kloc Izabela-Helena, Knotek Ondřej, Kofod Peter, Kohut Łukasz, Kolaja Marcel, Kolakušić Mislav, Konstantinou Athanasios, Kopacz Ewa, Kopcińska Joanna, Körner Moritz, Kósa Ádám, Kountoura Elena, Kovařík Ondřej, Kovatchev Andrey, Krah Maximilian, Krasnodębski Zdzisław, Krehl Constanze, Kruk Elżbieta, Kubilius Andrius, Kuhnke Alice, Kuhs Joachim, Kuźmiuk Zbigniew, Kympouropoulos Stelios, Lacapelle Jean-Lin, Lagodinsky Sergey, Lagos Ioannis, Lange Bernd, de Lange Esther, Langensiepen Katrin, Laporte Hélène, Larrouturou Pierre, Lebreton Gilles, Leitão-Marques Maria-Manuel, Lenaers Jeroen, Lexmann Miriam, Liberadzki Bogusław, Lizzi Elena, Loiseau Nathalie, Løkkegaard Morten, López Javi, López Aguilar Juan Fernando, López-Istúriz White Antonio, Luena César, Lundgren Peter, McAllister David, MacManus Chris, Madison Jaak, Maestre Martín De Almagro Cristina, Maldeikienė Aušra, Maldonado López Adriana, Manders Antonius, Mandl Lukas, Mariani Thierry, Marinescu Marian-Jean, Marquardt Erik, Marques Margarida, Marques Pedro, Martusciello Fulvio, Matias Marisa, Matić Predrag Fred, Mato Gabriel, Matthieu Sara, Maurel Emmanuel, Mavrides Costas, Mayer Georg, Mazurek Beata, Meimarakis Vangelis, Melbārde Dace, Melchior Karen, Metsola Roberta, Metz Tilly, Meuthen Jörg, Michels Martina, Mikser Sven, Milazzo Giuseppe, Millán Mon Francisco José, Miller Leszek, Mituța Alin, Molnár Csaba, Montserrat Dolors, Moreno Sánchez Javier, Moretti Alessandra, Mortler Marlene, Motreanu Dan-Ştefan, Możdżanowska Andżelika Anna, Müller Ulrike, Mureşan Siegfried, Nagtegaal Caroline, Nart Javier, Neumann Hannah, Neuser Norbert, Niebler Angelika, Nienaß Niklas, Nistor Gheorghe-Vlad, Oetjen Jan-Christoph, Olivier Philippe, Omarjee Younous, O'Sullivan Grace, Pagazaurtundúa Maite, Panza Alessandro, Papadakis Demetris, Pedicini Piernicola, Peksa Mikuláš, Pelletier Anne-Sophie, Pereira Sandra, Pereira Lídia, Peter-Hansen Kira Marie, Picierno Pina, Picula Tonino, Pieper Markus, Pignedoli Sabrina, Pineda Manu, Pirbakas Maxette, de la Pisa Carrión Margarita, Pîslaru Dragoş, Plumb Rovana, Pollák Peter, Ponsatí Obiols Clara, Poręba Tomasz Piotr, Procaccini Nicola, Puigdemont i Casamajó Carles, Radačovský Miroslav, Rafalska Elżbieta, Rangel Paulo, Regimenti Luisa, Regner Evelyn, Reil Guido, Reintke Terry, Ressler Karlo, Ries Frédérique, Rinaldi Antonio Maria, Ripa Manuela, Riquet Dominique, Rodríguez-Piñero Inma, Rodríguez Ramos María Soraya, Rónai Sándor, Rondinelli Daniela, Rooken Rob, Rookmaker Dorien, Roos Robert, Ruiz Devesa Domènec, Rzońca Bogdan, Salini Massimiliano, Sánchez Amor Nacho, Santos Isabel, Sardone Silvia, Saryusz-Wolski Jacek, Sassoli David Maria, Satouri Mounir, Schaldemose Christel, Schieder Andreas, Schneider Christine, Scholz Helmut, Schreinemacher Liesje, Schuster Joachim, Schwab Andreas, Séjourné Stéphane, Semedo Monica, Sidl Günther, Silva Pereira Pedro, Šimečka Michal, Simon Sven, Sinčić Ivan Vilibor, Sippel Birgit, Smeriglio Massimiliano, Šojdrová Michaela, Sokol Tomislav, Solé Jordi, Solís Pérez Susana, Spurek Sylwia, Spyraki Maria, Stanishev Sergei, Štefanec Ivan, Ştefănuță Nicolae, Strugariu Ramona, Szydło Beata, Tang Paul, Tarabella Marc, Tardino Annalisa, Tax Vera, Terras Riho, Tertsch Hermann, Tobiszowski Grzegorz, Tomac Eugen, Toom Yana, Torvalds Nils, Tóth Edina, Trócsányi László, Tudose Mihai, Urtasun Ernest, Ušakovs Nils, Van Brempt Kathleen, Vandendriessche Tom, Vandenkendelaere Tom, Van Overtveldt Johan, Vautmans Hilde, Verheyen Sabine, Verhofstadt Guy, Villanueva Ruiz Idoia, Villumsen Nikolaj, Vincze Loránt, Vollath Bettina, Voss Axel, Vázquez Lázara Adrián, Waitz Thomas, Wallace Mick, Walsh Maria, Weimers Charlie, Weiss Pernille, Wieland Rainer, Wiesner Emma, Wiezik Michal, Winkler Iuliu, Wiseler-Lima Isabel, Wiśniewska Jadwiga, Wolters Lara, Yenbou Salima, Zalewska Anna, Zambelli Stefania, Zarzalejos Javier, Ždanoka Tatjana, Zdechovský Tomáš, Zimniok Bernhard, Złotowski Kosma, Zoido Álvarez Juan Ignacio, Zorrinho Carlos, Zovko Željana

Excused:

Beňová Monika, Geuking Helmut, Kokalari Arba, Maydell Eva, Skyttedal Sara

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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.