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1. Request for waiver of the immunity of Filip De Man

2. Request for waiver of the immunity of Zdzisław Krasnodębski

3. Request for waiver of the immunity of Ioannis Lagos

4. Request for waiver of the immunity of Ioannis Lagos

5. EU/Norway Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union ***

6. EU/Honduras Voluntary Partnership Agreement ***

7. Implementation report on the road safety aspects of the Roadworthiness Package

8. Chemical residues in the Baltic Sea based on petitions 1328/2019 and 0406/2020 under Rule 227(2)

9. Establishing Horizon Europe – laying down its rules for participation and dissemination ***II

10. Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation *

11. European Institute of Innovation and Technology ***I

12. Strategic Innovation Agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology ***I

13. Union Civil Protection Mechanism ***I

14. EU/Honduras Voluntary Partnership Agreement (resolution)

15. Interinstitutional agreement on mandatory transparency register

16. More efficient and cleaner maritime transport

17. Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) and Rule 112(4)(c): Maximum residue levels for several substances, including lufenuron

18. Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) and Rule 112(4)(c): Maximum residue levels for several substances, including flonicamid

19. Programme for the internal market, competitiveness of enterprises, the area of plants, animals, food and feed and European statistics (Single Market Programme) 2021-2027 ***II

20. European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2021-2027 ***II

21. Citizens, equality, rights and values programme 2021-2027 ***II

22. Justice programme 2021-2027 ***II

23. Space programme 2021-2027 and European Union Agency for the space programme ***II

24. The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement ***

25. The outcome of EU-UK negotiations

Motion for a resolution: B9-0225/2021


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
Motion for a resolution B9-0225/2021 (PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, The Left)
After § 1	5	ID	RCV	-	150, 539, 8
§ 2	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	536, 110, 52
			2/RCV	+	606, 85, 8
			3/RCV	+	584, 57, 58
§ 9	6	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	211, 482, 6
§ 15	7	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	183, 442, 74
After § 17	1	The Left	RCV	-	137, 558, 4
§ 18, point ii	2	The Left	RCV	-	147, 539, 13
§ 18, point iv	8	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	110, 537, 52
§ 21	21	MEPs	RCV	+	562, 133, 4
§ 22	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	568, 65, 66
			2/RCV	+	605, 68, 26
§ 30	9	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	193, 468, 38
§ 34	10	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	173, 486, 40
After § 34	11	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	164, 464, 71
§ 35	3	The Left	RCV	-	134, 559, 6
§ 36	12	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	147, 544, 8
§ 36	4	The Left	RCV	-	136, 555, 8
After § 38	13	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	200, 471, 28
§ 45	14	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	158, 529, 12
After § 46	15	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	185, 457, 57
After § 47	16	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	200, 454, 45
	17	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	172, 479, 47
	18	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	199, 480, 20
	19	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	161, 502, 36
	20	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	210, 451, 38
Resolution (as a whole)			RCV	+	578, 51, 68


Requests for split votes
The Left
§ 22
First part	‘Regrets that contrary to the Political Declaration which envisaged an ambitious, broad, deep and flexible partnership in the field of foreign policy, security and defence, the UK refused to negotiate on these aspects as part of the agreement; recalls nevertheless that it is in both sides’ interest to maintain close and lasting cooperation in these fields, particularly for the promotion of peace, security, including counter-terrorism, promoting a rules-based global order, effective multilateralism, the UN Charter, consolidation of democracy and the rule of law, and the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms as per Article 21 TEU;’
Second part	‘proposes that future cooperation and coordination between the EU and UK should be governed by a systemic platform for high-level consultations and coordination on foreign policy issues, including challenges posed by countries such as Russia and China, a close engagement on security matters, including in the framework of EU-NATO cooperation, and a systematic preferential cooperation as regards in particular peacekeeping operations; calls in particular for in-depth cooperation and coordination with the UK as regards sanctions policies with the EU given the shared values and interests and for the establishment of a coordination mechanism in this respect;’
ID
§ 2
First part	‘Reiterates that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU is a historic mistake’
Second part	‘and recalls that the EU has always respected the UK’s decision’
Third part	‘while insisting that the UK must also accept the consequences of leaving the EU and that a third country cannot have the same rights and benefits as a Member State; recalls that throughout the process of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, Parliament has sought to protect the rights of EU citizens, protect peace and prosperity on the island of Ireland, protect fishing communities, uphold the EU’s legal order, safeguard the autonomy of EU decision making, preserve the integrity of the customs union and internal market while avoiding social, environmental, fiscal, or regulatory dumping as this is essential to protect European jobs, industry and competitiveness and to pursue the ambitions set in the European Green Deal;’

Miscellaneous

Marina Kaljurand (S&D Group) had also supported amendment 21.
Geert Bourgeois, on behalf of the ECR Group, had also supported motion for a resolution
B9-0225/2021.

26. Multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean ***I

27. Soil protection

Motion for a resolution: B9-0221/2021


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
Motion for a resolution B9-0221/2021 (ENVI Committee)
§ 1	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	687, 4, 7
			2/RCV	+	561, 103, 34
§ 3	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	690, 4, 4
			2/RCV	-	288, 400, 10
§ 4	§	original text	RCV	+	559, 80, 59
After § 4	1	The Left	RCV	-	191, 424, 82
§ 5	§	original text	RCV	+	561, 79, 58
§ 10	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	646, 45, 7
			2/RCV	+	402, 284, 11
§ 11	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	662, 10, 26
			2/RCV	+	565, 95, 38
§ 16	§	original text	RCV	+	610, 85, 3
§ 27	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	511, 176, 11
			2/RCV	-	305, 364, 29
§ 28	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	526, 144, 28
			2/RCV	+	559, 120, 19
			3/RCV	-	288, 349, 61
§ 29	2	The Left	RCV	-	143, 541, 13
§ 35	§	original text	RCV	+	367, 263, 68
§ 37	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	635, 13, 50
			2/RCV	+	475, 168, 55
§ 52	§	original text	RCV	+	361, 307, 29
§ 54	§	original text	RCV	-	335, 349, 14
§ 55	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	415, 241, 42
			2/RCV	-	298, 370, 30
§ 60	§	original text	RCV	+	375, 317, 6
§ 63	§	original text	RCV	+	381, 280, 37
§ 65	§	original text	RCV	+	411, 217, 70
Recital R	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	648, 7, 43
			2/RCV	+	554, 138, 5
Recital Y	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	622, 40, 35
			2/RCV	+	372, 314, 11
Recital Z	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	638, 23, 37
			2/RCV	+	591, 101, 5
Recital AA	§	original text	RCV	+	378, 312, 8
Recital AB	§	original text	RCV	+	415, 270, 13
Recital AQ	§	original text	RCV	+	561, 88, 49
Resolution (as a whole)			RCV	+	605, 55, 41


Requests for separate votes
ID:	Recitals Y, AQ; §§ 4, 5, 16, 60
PPE:	Recitals AA, AB: §§ 27, 35, 52, 54, 55, 60, 63, 65


Requests for split votes
ID
Recital R
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘unsustainable agricultural and forestry practices’
Second part	those words
Recital Z
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘whereas an earlier attempt to introduce a legal framework for soil protection in the EU was without success as it was withdrawn in May 2014 after being blocked for eight years by a minority of Member States in the Council;’
Second part	those words
PPE
Recital Y
First part	Text as a whole without the word: ‘binding’
Second part	that word
§ 3
First part	‘Considers that healthy soils are the basis for nutritious and safe food and are a prerequisite for sustainable food production;’
Second part	‘stresses that the adoption of sustainable diets, particularly the increased uptake of plant-based diets, has huge potential to drastically improve soil health and land use;’
§ 10
First part	Text as a whole without the word: ‘legal’
Second part	that word
ECR
§ 1
First part	‘Emphasises the importance of protecting soil and promoting healthy soils in the Union, bearing in mind that the degradation of this living ecosystem, component of biodiversity, and non-renewable resource continues, in spite of the limited and uneven action being in some Member States;’
Second part	‘stresses the costs of inaction on soil degradation, with estimates in the Union exceeding EUR 50 billion per year;’
§ 11
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘both the costs of action and non-action in terms of immediate and’
Second part	those words
Renew
§ 27
First part	‘Stresses that EU forests store about 2.5 times more carbon in soils than in tree biomass;’
Second part	‘calls on the Commission to prepare the EU forest strategy that duly takes this into account and that promotes management choices which sustain this invaluable resource, and endorses restoration and protection targets as these will work for soil, biodiversity and climate;’
§ 37
First part	‘Calls on the Commission to ensure coherence between the new soil strategy and the upcoming EU forest strategy’
Second part	‘by including sustainable soil management requirements, such as agroforestry practices, in the forest strategy;’
§ 55
First part	‘Stresses that unsustainable land use releases soil carbon into the atmosphere after centuries or millennia of having been part of the soil ecosystem;’
Second part	‘notes that emissions of soil carbon after forest harvest activities occur even decades after the site has been logged and replanted; highlights that although these fluxes should appear in the accounts, the use of forest biomass is still being considered as carbon neutral;’
PPE, Renew
§ 28
First part	‘Stresses that clearcutting forest management practice destroys the symbiotic interdependent network of trees with fungi and that subsequent reestablishment of this web after clearcut is almost non-existent;’
Second part	‘highlights that in boreal forests this web represents the single most important mechanism of accumulation of soil organic matter and is thus crucial in the global carbon cycle; reiterates that clearcutting does not mimic natural disturbance by wildfire as unlike a clearcut site a site disturbed by wildfire is characterised by a very high amount of deadwood and soil open for colonisation of species;’
Third part	‘calls therefore for a ban on clearcutting forest management across the EU as a complementary measure to other soil protection measures within the soil framework and relevant initiatives;’

28. Preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online ***II

29. Digital Green Certificate – Union citizens ***I

Proposal for a regulation (COM(2021)0130 – C9-0104/2021 – 2021/0068(COD))


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
Proposal to reject the Commission proposal
Rejection	11	MEPs	RCV	-	86, 591, 16
Amendments by the committee responsible
Text as a whole	25CP	committee	RCV	+	575, 80, 40
Amendments to Article 1
§ 1	25CP	committee	RCV	+	553, 95, 46
§ 1	6	MEPs	RCV	↓
After § 2	9	ECR	RCV	+	442, 239, 14
Amendments to Article 2
Point 5	25CP	committee	RCV	+	630, 51, 13
Amendments to Article 3
§ 1, point c	25CP	committee	RCV	+	613, 68, 14
§ 2	15	S&D, PPE, Renew	RCV	+	680, 6, 9
Amendments to Article 5
§ 1	24	The Left	RCV	-	64, 585, 46
	7	MEPs	RCV	-	94, 549, 52
	25CP	committee	split
			1/RCV	+	614, 60, 21
			2/RCV	+	540, 90, 65
§ 5, sub§ 1	25CP	committee	RCV	+	515, 127, 53
	10	ECR	RCV	↓
	3	MEPs	RCV	-	115, 533, 47
§ 5, sub§ 2	4	MEPs	RCV	-	118, 524, 53
Amendments to Article 6
§ 1	25CP	committee	split
			1/RCV	+	615, 61, 19
			2/RCV	+	540, 89, 66
§ 5	14	PPE	RCV	-	233, 438, 24
§ 5	25CP	committee	RCV	+	571, 80, 44
Amendments to Article 7
§ 1	25CP	committee	split
			1/RCV	+	621, 33, 41
			2/RCV	+	613, 68, 14
§ 2, point b	25CP	committee	split
			1/RCV	+	648, 36, 11
			2/RCV	+	615, 68, 12
Amendments to Article 8
§ 1	16	S&D, PPE, Renew	RCV	+	679, 7, 9
New articles after Article 8
After Article 8	12	Renew	RCV	+	402, 201, 92
After Article 8	13	Renew	RCV	-	235, 414, 46
Amendments to Annex
point 3, point f	25CP	committee	RCV	+	616, 65, 14
point 3, point j	25CP	committee	RCV	+	509, 136, 50
Amendments to recitals
After recital 8	5	MEPs	RCV	-	148, 536, 11
Recital 9	8	ECR	RCV	+	387, 280, 28
After recital 11	1	MEPs	RCV	-	110, 564, 21
Recital 14	17	S&D, PPE, Renew	RCV	+	678, 8, 9
After recital 16	18	The Left	RCV	+	539, 148, 8
Recital 25	25CP	committee	RCV	+	522, 135, 38
Recital 25	2	MEPs	RCV	↓
After recital 26	19rev	The Left	RCV	-	153, 454, 87
	20rev	The Left	RCV	-	162, 450, 82
	21rev	The Left	RCV	+	407, 240, 47
	22rev	The Left	RCV	+	396, 251, 48
After recital 37	23rev	The Left	RCV	-	267, 340, 88
Commission proposal			RCV	+	540, 119, 31


Requests for separate votes
ID:	Amendment 25 – Article 2, point 5; Amendment 25 – Annex, point 3, point j
ECR	Amendment 25 – Article 3, § 1, point c; Amendment 25 – Annex, point 3, point f


Requests for split votes
ID
Amendment 25 – Article 5, § 1
First part	Text as a whole without the word ‘automatically’ and deletion of the words ‘upon request by that person’
Second part	those words
Amendment 25 – Article 6, § 1
First part	Text as a whole without the word ‘automatically’ and deletion of the words ‘upon request by that person’
Second part	those words
ECR
Amendment 25 – Article 7, § 1
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘It shall also be possible to issue a certificate of recovery through the detection of antibodies by a serological test’ and ‘The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 11 to amend the number of days as of which a certificate of recovery may be issued based on guidance received from the Health Security Committee in accordance with Article 3(6) or on scientific evidence reviewed by ECDC.’
Second part	those words
Amendment 25 – Article 7, § 2, point b
First part	‘documented by a positive NAAT test’
Second part	‘or outcome of serology test’

30. Digital Green Certificate – third-country nationals ***I

31. Digital Taxation: OECD negotiations, tax residency of digital companies and a possible European Digital Tax

32. Assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the rule of law in Malta

33. Union Anti-Fraud Programme 2021-2027 ***II

34. Rail passengers’ rights and obligations ***II

35. European Defence Fund ***II

36. Digital Europe programme II***

37. Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) 2021-2027 II***

38. Administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties: content of electronic registers *

39. COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America

40. Bolivia and the arrest of former President Jeanine Añez and other officials

41. Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case of Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel

42. Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2022

Report: Damian Boeselager (A9-0145/2021)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
§ 2	6	ID	RCV	-	101, 577, 18
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	591, 100, 7
			2/RCV	+	654, 12, 32
After § 2	7	ID	RCV	-	109, 575, 12
§ 8	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	583, 71, 44
			2/RCV	+	515, 132, 50
§ 9	1	PPE	RCV	-	288, 373, 37
§ 10	§	original text	RCV	+	617, 48, 33
§ 12	2D	PPE	RCV	-	327, 362, 9
§ 16	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	511, 137, 49
			2/RCV	+	539, 80, 78
			3/RCV	+	504, 144, 48
§ 27	§	original text	RCV	+	504, 143, 50
§ 28	§	original text	RCV	+	516, 140, 42
§ 37	8	ID	RCV	-	108, 583, 5
After § 38	9	ID	RCV	-	103, 551, 42
After § 40	10	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	545, 97, 54
§ 51	4	The Left	RCV	-	302, 330, 66
§ 54	3D	PPE	RCV	-	321, 345, 32
§ 56	5	S&D	RCV	+	674, 18, 6
Resolution (as a whole)			RCV	+	582, 91, 18


Requests for separate votes
ID:	§§ 10, 27, 28
Renew:	§ 8


Requests for split votes
ID
§ 2
First part	‘Endorses the agreement reached in the Conciliation between the Bureau and the Committee on Budgets on 14 April 2021 to set the increase over the 2021 budget at 2,4 %, corresponding to an overall level of estimates of EUR 2 112 904 198 for 2022,’
Second part	‘to decrease the level of expenditure of the preliminary draft estimates approved by the Bureau on 8 March 2021 by EUR 18,85 million and to reduce accordingly the appropriations proposed on the following budget lines: 1004 01 – Ordinary travel expenses: sessions, committees or their delegations, political groups and miscellaneous; 1405 01 – Expenditure on interpretation: external interpretation; 2007 01 – Construction of buildings and fitting-out of premises; 2022 – Building maintenance, upkeep, operation and cleaning; 2024 – Energy consumption; 2120 01: Furniture: purchase, rental, renewal, maintenance and repair of furniture; 2140: Technical equipment and installations; 3000 – Expenses for staff missions and duty travel between the three places of work; 3040 – Miscellaneous expenditures on internal meetings; 3042 – Meetings, congresses, conferences and delegations; 3210 09: Expenditure on European parliamentary research services, including the Library, the Historical Archives, scientific and technological options assessment (STOA) and the European Science Media Hub: expenditure for the European Science Media Hub; 3243 01 – European Parliament visitors’ centres: Parlamentarium and “Europa Experience”; 3244 01: Organisation and reception of groups of visitors, Euroscola programme and invitations to opinion multipliers from third countries: reception costs and subsidies for visitors’ groups; 4220 02 – Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance: salaries and allowances of accredited assistants – Statute for Members; 4220 04: Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance: expenses for missions and duty travel between the three places of work and external training of accredited assistants – Statute for Members;’
PPE
§ 8
First part	‘Calls for the expansion of voluntary teleworking to more days and functions; calls for a preference to be given to hybrid meetings or fully remote meetings when they do not involve political decision making, such as hearings and exchanges of views or internal and preparatory meetings, while acknowledging that physical presence is more efficient for political negotiations, including for the provision of interpretation and for remote interpretation whenever needed; calls upon the Secretary-General to establish, following COVID-19 business continuity measures, a new flexible framework for the provision of remote interpretation for the post-COVID era; notes that excessive time spent with digital tools may have negative effects on some persons’ well-being; calls for a revision of mission rules by the end of 2022 to ensure a proper needs-based approval, a specific justification for authorisation
	concerning all missions, requirements for low carbon transport modes without hindering Members in the fulfilment of their mandate and the exclusion of the most harmful modes of transport with the exception of extreme cases where alternative transport modes for long journeys or towards areas that are difficult to access would disrupt the balance between the environmental target and the efficiency of the parliamentary work; expects fully remote preparatory meetings and post-mission debriefings for all official delegation visits as a condition for authorisation, and the limiting of authorisation of delegations to only those within entitlements from 2022;’
Second part	‘calls for the Bureau to ensure that extraordinary committee meetings in Strasbourg are strictly limited to exceptional circumstances and that they are required to be duly justified before they are approved in each individual case;’
Renew, PPE
§ 16
First part	‘Recalls the support of the vast majority of Parliament’s Members for a single seat to ensure that Union taxpayers’ money is spent efficiently and for Parliament to assume its institutional responsibility to reduce its carbon footprint; recalls the need to find solutions to optimise parliamentary institutional work, financial costs and the carbon footprint;’
Second part	‘believes that the experience gained and investments made in remote working and meetings can serve as a basis for adapting staff mission needs;’
Third part	‘recalls that according to the Treaty on European Union, the European Parliament is to have its seat in Strasbourg; notes that permanent changes would require a Treaty change for which unanimity is needed;’

43. Russia, the case of Alexei Navalny, military build-up on Ukraine’s border and Russian attack in the Czech Republic

44. Fifth anniversary of the Peace Agreement in Colombia

45. European Child Guarantee

Motion for a resolution: B9-0220/2021


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
Motion for a resolution B9-0220/2021 (EMPL Committee)
§ 2	2	ID	RCV	-	110, 540, 46
§ 3	3	ID	RCV	-	94, 598, 4
§ 4	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	660, 6, 32
			2/RCV	+	536, 117, 45
§ 5	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	642, 34, 22
			2/RCV	+	497, 59, 141
			3/RCV	+	660, 27, 11
			4/RCV	+	368, 315, 14
			5/RCV	+	423, 246, 29
			6/RCV	+	347, 339, 12
			7/RCV	+	443, 223, 32
§ 6	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	629, 59, 10
			2/RCV	+	515, 113, 70
§ 8	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	619, 62, 17
			2/RCV	+	406, 247, 45
§ 10	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	628, 21, 49
			2/RCV	+	479, 136, 83
§ 12	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	655, 7, 36
			2/RCV	+	425, 234, 39
§ 15	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	643, 20, 35
			2/RCV	+	449, 156, 93
§ 16	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	583, 37, 78
			2/RCV	+	566, 82, 50
			3/RCV	+	678, 6, 14
§ 20	§	original text	RCV	+	450, 223, 25
§ 23	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	678, 7, 13
			2/RCV	-	315, 378, 5
§ 24	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	686, 6, 6
			2/RCV	+	560, 110, 28
§ 26	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	536, 97, 65
			2/RCV	+	530, 68, 100
§ 28	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	599, 33, 66
			2/RCV	+	367, 317, 14
			3/RCV	+	340, 333, 25
§ 29	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	583, 28, 87
			2/RCV	+	544, 76, 78
§ 30	§	original text	RCV	+	421, 216, 61
Recital E	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	644, 21, 33
			2/RCV	-	300, 387, 11
Recital F	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	514, 181, 3
			2/RCV	+	478, 186, 34
			3/RCV	+	353, 211, 134
Recital G	1	ID	RCV	-	131, 559, 6
Recital R	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	608, 44, 46
			2/RCV	+	403, 246, 49
Recital S	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	656, 32, 10
			2/RCV	+	407, 271, 20
Resolution (as a whole)			RCV	+	510, 42, 139


Requests for separate votes
ID:	§ 8
PPE:	§§ 20, 30


Requests for split votes
The Left
§ 16
First part	‘Calls on the Commission, in accordance with its EPSR Action Plan, to put forward a proposal for the revision of the Barcelona targets and the ECEC quality framework in order to support further upward convergence among Member States in the field of ECEC; stresses the need for EU initiatives to support online and distance learning for more flexible and inclusive primary and secondary education, while preserving face-to-face learning as the primary education method with guaranteed accessibility for all children, specifically children with disabilities; calls on the Member States to bridge the digital divide by scaling up and prioritising internet connectivity in remote and rural areas, as 10 % of households in the EU are still lacking internet access;’
Second part	‘calls for a public-private partnership at pan-European level for investing in reducing the digital divide and empowering children through digital and entrepreneurial skills;’
Third part	‘stresses the importance of equal access to digital infrastructure and skills for children, teachers and parents alike, in both urban and rural settings, in order to avoid a digital divide, as well for children in remote and outlying regions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide financial support to areas in need of technological upgrading and comprehensive digital training for both teachers and students, in order to enable them to adapt to new technologies;’
Verts/ALE
§ 24
First part	‘Calls on the Member States to work out specific strategies to protect children from online sexual abuse and exploitation, since in isolation children spend more time online which increases the risk of their exposure to online abuse, including child pornography and online bullying; urges Member States to conduct information campaigns for both parents and children regarding the dangers to which children are exposed in the online environment;’
Second part	‘calls on the Commission and the Member States to work closely with private sector operators to fund the development of new technologies to detect and eliminate materials containing child pornography and child sexual abuse;’
PPE
Recital E
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘over expenditure’
Second part	those words
Recital R
First part	‘whereas the Child Guarantee is one of the flagship social policy initiatives listed in Commission’s political guidelines and the Commission Work Programme 2021, and must be further boosted in the future by ambitious policies and targets; whereas this issue must be on the agenda of the Conference for the Future of Europe; whereas the EPSR and the 2013 Commission Recommendation ‘Investing in Children: Breaking the cycle of disadvantage’ remain important guiding principles for reducing child poverty, improving child well-being ,and providing a stable future, while reducing early school leaving; whereas in the Action Plan on implementing the EPSR the Commission has set a target of reducing the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU by at least 15 million by 2030 – including at least 5 million children;’
Second part	‘whereas negative gender stereotypes and social conditioning leading to the so called ‘dream gap’ or ‘entitlement gap’ and a lack of women’s representation in leadership positions condition girls’ career and education choices from an early age, and therefore contribute to increasing inequality and gender segmentation between men and women in certain sectors of the job market , in particular science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers;’
Recital S
First part	‘whereas local and regional authorities are at the forefront of work to tackle child poverty and exploitation, and therefore have a crucial responsibility in preventing marginalisation and social exclusion; whereas national authorities should provide them with sufficient means to meet these objectives,’
Second part	‘whenever appropriate;’
§ 4
First part	‘Believes that it is crucial to make considerable investments in children in order to eradicate child poverty and to enable them to grow and enjoy their full rights in the EU; stresses that this requires a holistic approach to early childhood development, starting with the first 1 000 days, which should guarantee maternal health, including mental health, safety, security and responsive caregiving; calls on Member States to ensure a strategic and comprehensive approach to implementing the Child Guarantee through adequate policies and resources, including through labour market integration, work-life balance measures for parents and guardians, and income support for families and households, so that financial barriers do not prevent children from accessing quality and inclusive services;’
Second part	‘calls for an overarching European anti-poverty strategy, with ambitious targets for reducing poverty and homelessness and ending extreme poverty in Europe by 2030, especially among children, in line with the principles laid down in the EPSR and the UN SDGs and building on the headline targets set out in the EPSR Action Plan;’
§ 6
First part	‘Calls on the Member States to prioritise funding for children’s rights according to the needs identified at national and regional level and strongly encourages them to go beyond the predefined allocations in EU funding schemes; calls on the Member States to inform, train and support local and regional authorities in securing EU funding; calls on Member States to ensure a coordinated approach in the programming and implementation of EU funds, and to speed up their implementation and dedicate all possible national resources, complemented by EU funds such as the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe (React-EU), the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), InvestEU, Erasmus+, the Asylum and Migration Fund (AMF) and EU4Health, to the fight against child poverty and social exclusion; recalls that Member States must include dedicated measures investing in children and young people in their national recovery and resilience plans in order to access the fund, as per the “Next Generation” pillar of the RRF;’
Second part	‘recalls the possibilities afforded by Next Generation EU to provide financial support also to organisations, for example NGOs and charities, and social help to families in need; Calls in this regard on all Member States, not only those that are most affected by child poverty, to allocate at least 5 % of the ESF+ resources under shared management to support activities under the European Child Guarantee;’
§ 8
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘a permanent’
Second part	those words
§ 10
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls for the urgent resumption of negotiations on the horizontal anti-discrimination directive as a key tool in this regard;’
Second part	those words
§ 12
First part	Text as a whole without the word ‘permanent’
Second part	that word
§ 15
First part	Text as a whole without the word ‘universal’
Second part	that word
§ 23
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘the EU and’
Second part	those words
§ 26
First part	‘Recalls that the proposal on adequate minimum wages aims at improving the income situation of working people, including that of parents, and women in particular; recalls that decent working conditions and fair wages must be complementary to anti-poverty measures, including the guarantee, while ensuring national particularities and respecting subsidiarity; believes that such an approach will thus improve children’s well-being and reduce inequalities from an early age, thereby breaking the poverty cycle; reminds Member States that the Commission recommendation on effective active support to employment (EASE) (C(2021)1372) offers guidance on gradually transitioning from emergency measures taken to preserve jobs during the pandemic and new measures needed for a job-rich and growth-oriented recovery;’
Second part	‘welcomes the proposal for a Pay Transparency Directive, which aims at reducing the gender pay gap and thereby improving women’s financial stability and economic independence in general, as well as enabling the women affected to escape poverty and situations of domestic violence;’
§ 28
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls on the Commission to continue monitoring progress in the European Semester, including via dedicated Social Scoreboard indicators, and to issue country-specific recommendations where needed;’ and ‘and indicators of the country-specific recommendations in the framework of the European Semester and’
Second part	‘calls on the Commission to continue monitoring progress in the European Semester, including via dedicated Social Scoreboard indicators, and to issue country-specific recommendations where needed;’
Third part	‘and indicators of the country-specific recommendations in the framework of the European Semester and’
§ 29
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘including the social economy, educational institutions, the private sector, NGOs and civil society organisations, as well as children and parents themselves;’
Second part	those words
The Left, PPE
recital F
First part	‘whereas research shows that investment in children, for example in high quality early childhood education and care, can yield a return on investment at societal level at least four times higher than the original costs of the investments, without taking into account the wider benefits for businesses in terms of skilled labourers, or for welfare systems that are unburdened from further expenses for children that have access to social inclusion measures;’ without the words: ‘business in terms of’
Second part	‘business in terms of’
Third part	‘whereas budgetary procedures should recognise investment in children as a separate investment category, distinct from regular social expenditure;’
§ 5
First part	‘Welcomes the fact that the views and suggestions of over 10 000 children have been taken on board in preparing the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child; calls on the Commission to ensure that children’s voices, as well as those of their representative organisations, are heard in the implementation and monitoring of the Child Guarantee at national, regional and local level, by enabling them to be full participants in meaningful and inclusive public dialogue and consultation and have their say on matters that concern them at EU level, as was the case in the 2020 Forum on the Rights of the Child;’
Second part	‘calls, in this respect, on all Member States to specifically task a public authority, for example a children’s commissioner or ombudsman, with measuring the effects on children of national and regional legislation and of the national measures to implement the Child Guarantee, as well as generally promoting children’s rights in public policy,’
Third part	‘and calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of establishing a European Authority for Children to support and monitor Member States’ implementation of the recommendation, coordinate national work, ensure the exchange of good practices and innovative solutions, and streamline reporting and recommendations;’ without the words: ‘examine the possibility of establishing a European Authority for Children to’, ‘and monitor’, ‘coordinate national work’, ‘and streamline reporting and recommendation’
Fourth part	‘examine the possibility of establishing a European Authority for Children to’
Fifth part	‘and monitor’
Sixth part	‘coordinate national work’
Seventh part	‘and streamline reporting and recommendation’

46. The accessibility and affordability of COVID-testing

Motions for resolutions: B9-0233/2021, B9-0234/2021/rev


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
Motion for a resolution B9-0234/2021/rev (PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, ECR, The Left)
§ 1	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	650, 22, 25
			2/RCV	+	623, 26, 48
§ 3	2	Verts/ALE, The Left	RCV	+	475, 149, 73
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	↓
			2/RCV	↓
After § 3	3	Verts/ALE, The Left	RCV	-	178, 452, 67
§ 6	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	661, 18, 18
			2/RCV	+	592, 59, 46
			3/RCV	+	581, 97, 19
§ 9	4	ECR	RCV	-	132, 543, 22
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	536, 83, 78
			2/RCV	+	668, 7, 22
			3/RCV	+	618, 31, 48
Recital D	§	original text	RCV	+	538, 86, 73
Recital Q	1	Verts/ALE, The Left	RCV	+	555, 115, 27
Recital V	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	623, 49, 25
			2/RCV	+	526, 148, 23
Recital X	§	original text	RCV	+	597, 33, 67
Resolution (as a whole)			RCV	+	616, 29, 45
Motion for a resolution B9-0233/2021 (ID)
Resolution (as a whole)			RCV	↓


Requests for separate votes
ECR:	§ 3; recitals D, X
ID:	recitals V, X


Requests for split votes
ECR
Recital V
First part	‘whereas the Commission has jointly procured COVID-19 vaccines on behalf of all Member States,’
Second part	‘ensuring accessibility and lowering prices for all;’
ID
§ 1
First part	‘Calls on the Member States to ensure universal, accessible, timely and free-of-charge testing’
Second part	‘in order to guarantee the right to free movement within the EU without discrimination on grounds of economic or financial means in the context of the EU COVID-19 certificate, in line with Article 3 of the Parliament mandate for negotiations on the proposal for a Digital Green Certificate; underlines the threat of financial discrimination to which non-immunised EU citizens and residents would otherwise be subject once the EU COVID-19 certificate is implemented;’
§ 3
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘Commission and’
Second part	those words
§ 6
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘under the European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) incubator’ and ‘for children and vulnerable groups’
Second part	‘under the European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) incubator’
Third part	‘for children and vulnerable groups’
§ 9
First part	‘Calls on the Member States and the Commission to jointly procure diagnostic test kits and sign joint contracts with medical analysis laboratory service providers to scale up COVID-19 testing capacity at EU level;’
Second part	‘stresses the need to ensure a high level of transparency and scrutiny in health procurement;’
Third part	‘stresses that it is of vital importance to ensure that the Commission reserves a sufficient budget to acquire the equipment referred to in this paragraph to enable it to take swift and convincing action;’

47. EU-India relations

48. 2019 discharge: EU general budget – Commission and executive agencies

Report: Joachim Kuhs (A9-0117/2021)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
Decision on discharge
Proposals for decision			RCV	+	504, 178, 16
Motion for a resolution
§ 1	45	ID	RCV	-	117, 525, 53
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	688, 5, 5
			2/RCV	+	520, 115, 63
§ 2	§	original text	RCV	+	544, 145, 9
§ 9	86	PPE	RCV	+	556, 82, 60
After § 11	87	PPE	RCV	+	513, 169, 16
§ 14	46	ID	RCV	-	93, 599, 4
§ 15	47	ID	RCV	-	88, 597, 11
§ 19	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	609, 71, 18
			2/RCV	+	473, 209, 16
§ 21	1	S&D	RCV	+	611, 77, 10
After § 23	50	The Left	RCV	-	320, 359, 19
§ 25	88	PPE	RCV	+	601, 82, 15
§ 30	48	ID	RCV	-	106, 587, 3
§ 37	2	S&D	RCV	-	246, 444, 8
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	687, 6, 5
			2/RCV	+	448, 242, 8
§ 43	3	S&D	RCV	-	255, 377, 66
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	636, 39, 23
			2/RCV	+	387, 294, 17
§ 47	4	S&D	RCV	+	409, 285, 4
§ 66	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	678, 9, 11
			2/RCV	+	612, 47, 39
After § 69	51	The Left	RCV	+	426, 205, 67
§ 102	5	S&D	RCV	-	145, 547, 6
After § 105	52	The Left	RCV	+	346, 341, 11
§ 110	89	PPE	RCV	-	330, 360, 8
§ 113	49	ID	RCV	-	122, 560, 14
§ 131	6	S&D	RCV	+	374, 318, 6
§ 173	90	PPE	RCV	+	498, 181, 19
§ 200	7	S&D	RCV	-	243, 450, 5
§ 205	8D	S&D	RCV	-	145, 549, 4
§ 231	9D	S&D	RCV	-	309, 374, 15
§ 232	10D	S&D	RCV	-	267, 421, 10
§ 233	11	S&D	RCV	-	248, 413, 37
§ 234	12	S&D	RCV	-	255, 403, 39
§ 235	13	S&D	RCV	-	244, 403, 50
§ 270	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	587, 44, 66
			2/RCV	+	419, 222, 56
§ 274	91D	PPE	RCV	-	206, 486, 6
§ 279	14D	S&D	RCV	-	163, 526, 9
§ 281	92	PPE	RCV	-	212, 478, 8
§ 282	15D	S&D	RCV	-	269, 424, 5
§ 287	§	original text	RCV	+	489, 141, 66
§ 304	95	PPE	RCV	+	507, 152, 37
§ 307	§	original text	RCV	+	453, 155, 90
After § 339	16	S&D	RCV	-	284, 383, 31
§ 340	17	S&D	RCV	+	369, 313, 16
After § 340	53	The Left	RCV	-	174, 507, 17
§ 341	§	original text	RCV	+	636, 28, 32
§ 342	§	original text	RCV	+	635, 8, 55
§ 344	§	original text	RCV	+	655, 14, 29
§ 345	§	original text	RCV	+	585, 72, 39
§ 351	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	525, 134, 39
			2/RCV	+	612, 53, 33
§ 352	§	original text	RCV	+	397, 255, 46
After § 352	96	PPE	RCV	+	495, 130, 73
§ 356	18	S&D	RCV	-	249, 396, 53
§ 357	19	S&D	RCV	-	263, 385, 50
§ 358	20	S&D	RCV	-	262, 385, 50
§ 359	21	S&D	RCV	-	205, 442, 50
§ 360	22	S&D	RCV	-	216, 430, 51
§ 371, introductory part	23	S&D	RCV	-	286, 406, 5
§ 371, introductory part	39	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	213, 475, 9
§ 371, before indent 1	40	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	143, 502, 52
§ 371, indent 2	24	S&D	RCV	-	230, 458, 9
§ 371, indent 4	54	The Left	RCV	-	289, 368, 40
§ 371, indent 7	93	PPE	RCV	-	270, 382, 45
§ 372	41	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	594, 83, 20
After § 388	97	PPE	split
			1/RCV	+	628, 7, 60
			2/RCV	+	415, 195, 85
§ 393	§	original text	RCV	+	439, 207, 50
After § 396	55	The Left	RCV	-	311, 378, 6
	56	The Left	RCV	-	285, 405, 6
	57	The Left	RCV	-	281, 396, 19
§ 403	25-32	S&D	RCV	-	245, 413, 39
§ 415	33	S&D	RCV	-	141, 550, 6
§ 416	34D= 42D= 58D=	S&D Verts/ALE The Left	RCV	-	267, 400, 30
§ 419	59	The Left	RCV	-	188, 492, 17
After § 419	60	The Left	RCV	-	186, 490, 20
After § 419	61	The Left	RCV	-	157, 513, 26
After § 420	62	The Left	RCV	-	179, 498, 19
After § 422	63	The Left	RCV	-	142, 536, 18
	64	The Left	RCV	-	165, 519, 12
	65	The Left	RCV	-	156, 530, 8
§ 423, after indent 3	66	The Left	RCV	-	166, 517, 13
§ 423, after indent 3	67	The Left	RCV	-	284, 404, 7
§ 424, after indent 3	68	The Left	RCV	-	272, 413, 10
§ 424, after indent 3	69	The Left	RCV	-	294, 388, 14
§ 424, indent 4	70D	The Left	RCV	-	222, 470, 4
After § 433	71	The Left	RCV	-	311, 345, 40
After § 436	72	The Left	RCV	-	288, 394, 14
§ 438	43D= 73D=	Verts/ALE The Left	RCV	-	256, 421, 19
	35	S&D	RCV	-	303, 385, 8
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	420, 258, 19
			2/RCV	-	259, 426, 12
After § 438	74	The Left	RCV	-	301, 358, 37
After § 464	36	S&D	RCV	-	266, 315, 116
After § 465	75	The Left	RCV	-	268, 411, 18
After § 465	76	The Left	RCV	-	288, 392, 16
After § 467	77	The Left	RCV	-	256, 411, 29
After § 467	78	The Left	RCV	-	325, 358, 13
After § 473	79	The Left	RCV	-	322, 362, 12
§ 480	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	518, 160, 18
			2/RCV	+	406, 273, 18
§ 482	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	588, 49, 60
			2/RCV	-	239, 393, 64
§ 485	37	S&D	RCV	-	271, 421, 5
§ 490	38D	S&D	RCV	-	175, 513, 9
§ 492	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	650, 36, 11
			2/RCV	+	587, 99, 11
§ 494	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	473, 208, 16
			2/RCV	+	372, 305, 19
After § 512	80	The Left	RCV	+	347, 339, 11
After § 512	81	The Left	RCV	+	415, 266, 16
After § 513	82	The Left	RCV	+	489, 182, 26
After § 513	83	The Left	RCV	+	429, 196, 72
§ 516	94D	PPE	RCV	-	293, 397, 7
§ 517	§	original text	RCV	+	405, 215, 77
After § 520	84	The Left	RCV	+	509, 166, 22
After § 520	85	The Left	RCV	-	301, 371, 25
Motion for a resolution			RCV	+	362, 164, 156


Requests for separate votes
ID:	§§ 2, 287, 393
Renew:	§§ 307, 341, 342, 344, 345, 352, 517


Requests for split votes
ID
§ 1
First part	‘Highlights, with regard to the implementation of the Union budget, the importance of complying with the principle of sound financial management as enshrined in Article 317 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),’
Second part	‘as well as the importance of achieving programmes priorities and objectives which contribute to strengthening the European integration and creating an ever closer Union;’
§ 66
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘notes the Commission’s explanation that the slower absorption rate is partly related to the late adoption of the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR), the time needed for authorities to set up an effective delivery programme and compliance systems, and the changes introduced in the regulations in the 2014-2020 programming period, such as the high level of annual prefinancing and the new rule for automatic decommitments (n+3);’
Second part	those words
§ 492
First part	‘Takes note that the 2014 reform of the Staff Regulations brought savings of 4,2 billions on the 2014–2020 MFF, which represents 0,4 % of the overall MFF; recalls that the 2014 reform generated unquestionable negative effects on the staff, which was confirmed by the Court in 2019, and regrets that it is nearly impossible to know their financial cost in order to have a realistic image of the savings; notes the several policies and actions designed by the Commission to help mitigate the negative effects and expects that the lessons learned will be reflected on the Commission’s new HR Strategy to be adopted in 2021;’
Second part	‘reiterates the serious consequences that any budgetary cut in administration or staff reduction may have in the future of the European civil service and the implementation of the Union’s policies;’
§ 494
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘points out, as a relevant example, that 16 out of 200 suitable candidates selected by the EPPO have declined the job offer on account of the salary not being high enough to live in Luxembourg;’
Second part	those words
Renew
§ 19
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘in countries such as Bulgaria, Czechia or Slovakia and Romania;’
Second part	those words
§ 37
First part	‘Recalls the increasing gap between commitments and payments and the increase in the size of the Union budget (the Court’s rapid case review, ‘Outstanding commitments – a closer look’) which poses a serious challenge for the discharge authority too; notes that the long-term EU budget increased from 1.083 to 1.800 billion Euro for 2021-2027, including the EU Recovery plan Next Generation EU; calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of the national recovery and resilience plans at regular intervals to ensure that the state aid rules are fulfilled and report to the discharge authority;’
Second part	‘stresses that a failure of this request could lead to a refusal of the Discharge procedure in 2020;’
§ 43
First part	‘Is concerned that the current staffing situation is insufficient to cope with the increasing EU budget; stresses that an increase of the administrative capacities in the Court and the relevant secretariats in the European Parliament is indispensable;’
Second part	‘stresses if these requirements are not met it can lead to a refusal of the 2020 discharge;’
§ 270
First part	‘Is concerned by the Court’s opinion that there are strong indications that the Union will not meet the 2030 climate and energy targets; notes that according to the Commission, there was only limited progress in the reduction of the negative environmental impacts stemming from the use of natural resources; highlights the Court observation that half of the Union Member States were at risk of not generating enough electricity from renewable energy to meet their 2020 targets; notes that in the Court’s landscape review of Union action on energy and climate change, the Court reported that the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions projected by Member States falls short of the 40 % target for 2030;’
Second part	‘calls on the Commission to re-evaluate the results due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic and the Green Deal package;’
§ 351
First part	‘Remains deeply worried by reports about agricultural funds ending up in the pockets of autocrat leaders and their cronies; reiterates that this is a severe injustice towards EU tax payers and particularly towards small farmers and rural communities;’
Second part	‘stresses that the eradication of corruption and fraud should be part and parcel of the CAP;’
§ 480
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘independent and publicly available’
Second part	those words
PPE
§ 438
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘in in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem’
Second part	those words
S&D
amendment 97
First part	‘Highlights that beneficiaries of programmes for rights, equality and citizenship under the EU budget must adhere to the highest standards of rule of law, independent media, and free speech;’
Second part	‘deplores that Austrian political scientist Farid Hafez repeatedly received funding from the EU budget, despite his close association with the Muslim Brotherhood and the Turkish government, who attempt to silence independent journalists and media freedom under the disguise of Islamophobia; calls on the Commission to amend eligibility criteria for rights, equality and citizenship programmes under the EU budget to prevent individuals and organisations with such disturbing views from receiving EU funding;’
ID, PPE
§ 482
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘plans to strengthen its development role by creating a dedicated agency for this purpose and may become the main entity in charge of development policies in the new financial architecture framework of the Union,’
Second part	those words

Miscellaneous

Amendment 44 had been cancelled.

The vote on the discharge decision constituted closure of the accounts (see Annex V, Article 5(1) to the Rules of Procedure).

The vote on the discharge decision covered both the Commission and the executive agencies (Regulation (EC) No 58/2003, Article 14(3), and Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004, Article 66(2).

49. 2019 discharge: EU general budget – European Parliament

Report: Petri Sarvamaa (A9-0044/2021)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
Decision on discharge
Proposal for a decision			RCV	+	612, 83, 3
Motion for a resolution
After § 1	1	ID	RCV	-	279, 413, 7
§ 16	22	S&D	RCV	+	431, 264, 6
§ 20	23	S&D	RCV	+	552, 110, 39
§ 25	9	PPE	RCV	-	282, 397, 21
After § 25	19	The Left	RCV	-	295, 391, 14
After § 31	24	S&D	RCV	+	632, 42, 27
§ 33	25	S&D	RCV	-	255, 419, 27
§ 35	26	S&D	RCV	+	343, 248, 110
After § 36	27	S&D	RCV	+	392, 249, 60
§ 37	2	ID	RCV	-	93, 590, 16
§ 38	§	original text	RCV	+	496, 178, 27
§ 43	§	original text	RCV	+	601, 84, 16
§ 46	3	ID	RCV	-	80, 585, 34
After § 46	4	ID	RCV	-	66, 599, 34
§ 49	10	PPE	RCV	+	592, 65, 44
§ 49	§	original text	RCV	↓
§ 50	28	S&D	RCV	+	639, 52, 10
After § 51	5	ID	RCV	-	329, 360, 10
§ 54	29	S&D	RCV	+	404, 232, 64
§ 57	6	ID	RCV	-	92, 599, 8
§ 65	7	ID	RCV	-	158, 532, 9
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	634, 58, 9
			2/RCV	+	460, 232, 9
§ 71	30	S&D	RCV	+	627, 37, 37
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	↓
			2/RCV	↓
§ 73	8	ID	RCV	-	119, 576, 4
§ 74	31	S&D	RCV	+	375, 294, 32
After § 86	40	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	374, 293, 34
After § 86	41	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	606, 30, 65
§ 94	§	original text	RCV	+	389, 284, 28
§ 95	11D	PPE	RCV	-	250, 440, 11
After § 95	42	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	330, 355, 16
After § 106	20	The Left	RCV	-	291, 379, 31
§ 110	§	original text	RCV	+	363, 308, 30
§ 112	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	605, 80, 15
			2/RCV	+	635, 29, 37
§ 115	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	682, 2, 17
			2/RCV	+	536, 133, 32
§ 116	§	original text	RCV	+	459, 219, 23
§ 120	32	S&D	RCV	+	626, 7, 68
§ 124	33	S&D	RCV	+	648, 20, 33
§ 126	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	677, 21, 3
			2/RCV	+	431, 255, 15
§ 127	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	596, 58, 47
			2/RCV	+	552, 121, 26
After § 127	43	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	606, 48, 47
§ 129	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	678, 14, 9
			2/RCV	+	470, 152, 76
§ 131	§	original text	RCV	+	672, 25, 4
After § 133	34	S&D	RCV	+	371, 299, 31
§ 135	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	654, 13, 34
			2/RCV	+	344, 298, 59
After § 136	12	PPE	RCV	+	356, 213, 132
After § 138	35	S&D	RCV	+	533, 146, 21
After § 139	36	S&D	RCV	+	531, 67, 103
Subheading	§	original text	RCV	+	465, 113, 121
§ 140	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	487, 151, 62
			2/RCV	+	628, 45, 28
			3/RCV	+	508, 142, 49
§ 141	§	original text	RCV	+	409, 257, 35
§ 142	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	491, 157, 52
			2/RCV	+	484, 135, 79
			3/RCV	+	454, 184, 61
§ 143	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	567, 86, 43
			2/RCV	+	424, 238, 38
After § 143	13	PPE	RCV	-	291, 356, 54
§ 145	14	PPE	RCV	+	529, 123, 49
§ 147	15D	PPE	RCV	+	341, 294, 66
§ 147	16	PPE	RCV	↓
§ 148	17D	PPE	RCV	+	359, 277, 64
§ 148	18	PPE	RCV	↓
§ 150	37	S&D	RCV	-	282, 380, 39
§ 151	38	S&D	RCV	-	175, 484, 42
§ 152	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	647, 20, 34
			2/RCV	+	461, 205, 35
§ 164	§	original text	RCV	+	508, 134, 58
After § 168	21	The Left	split
			1/RCV	+	495, 160, 45
			2/RCV	+	428, 171, 102
§ 177	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	604, 37, 60
			2/RCV	+	591, 18, 91
			3/RCV	+	577, 50, 74
§ 178	§	original text	RCV	+	522, 122, 57
§ 179	44	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	328, 334, 38
§ 179	§	original text	RCV	+	402, 180, 118
§ 180	45	Verts/ALE	split
			1/RCV	+	357, 253, 89
			2/RCV	+	355, 250, 93
	§	original text	RCV	↓
§ 181	46	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	326, 324, 50
§ 181	§	original text	RCV	↓
After § 195	47	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	395, 293, 12
After § 195	48	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	389, 301, 11
Motion for a resolution			RCV	+	564, 90, 37


Requests for separate votes
Renew:	§§ 141, 143, 164
ID:	§§ 38, 43, 49, 131, 140, 141, 143, 178, 179, 180, 181
PPE:	§§ 94, 110, 116, 141, 142; subheading before § 140 (Geographic dispersion of Parliament – Single Seat)


Requests for split votes
Renew
§ 142
First part	‘Points to a recent study submitted to Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety; highlights the study’s conclusion that “in a carbon neutrality pathway, it is evident that Parliament needs to consider operation in one site”;’
Second part	‘recalls that Parliament has committed to reducing its carbon footprint in its resolution of 28 November 2019; recalls that in the same resolution Parliament declared a climate and environment emergency;’
Third part	‘notes that Brussels is Parliament’s largest centre of activity, that it hosts the Council and the Commission but also other stakeholders, NGOs, civil society organisations and Member State representations; considers therefore that retaining Strasbourg as its Seat is unsustainable and indefensible;’
§ 177
First part	‘Recalls Rule 11(4) of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, as adopted by the Bureau on 11 March 2019, which provides that “The Bureau shall provide the necessary infrastructure on Members’ online page on Parliament’s website for those Members who wish to publish a voluntary audit or confirmation, as provided for under the applicable rules of the Statute for Members and its implementing rules, that their use of the General Expenditure Allowance complies with the applicable rules of the Statute for Members and its implementing measures”; notes that such publications are made individually and optionally under the Members’ own responsibility and that Parliament’s administration is not responsible for compiling the information provided;’
Second part	‘calls on Parliament’s services to send a yearly reminder to Members in relation to this possibility;’
Third part	‘calls on Parliament to regularly inform the discharge authority of how many Members follow these recommendations in order for the spending of Union taxpayers’ money to become more transparent and accountable;’
ID
§ 112
First part	‘Is concerned by the lack of diversity among Parliament’s staff; calls on the Secretary-General to make increasing diversity a priority;’
Second part	‘takes note of the difficulty of recruiting IT and financial specialists and staff at lower grades in Luxembourg, especially in the AST-SC category; stresses that the introduction of a correction coefficient that takes account of the higher living costs in this place of work together with recruitment at higher grades is necessary to solve this structural problem and reiterates, in this regard, its request to the Commission in the frame of the 2018 discharge procedure; stresses that a preliminary factual analysis that the Court addressed to the Secretary-General in this context shows that the selection process organised by the European Personnel Selection Office is not adapted to small-scale, targeted competitions, which are those most suited to the current recruitment needs of Union institutions; notes with satisfaction Parliament’s active involvement in an inter-institutional effort in reviewing the way competitions are currently run by European Personnel Selection Office; calls for a new selection framework to be developed for specialist competitions and the introduction of a mechanism for regularly reviewing its selection process; calls on the Secretary-General to organise specialist competitions in-house when appropriate;’
§ 115
First part	‘Welcomes the fact that promoting equal opportunities is a key component of Parliament’s human resource policy; facilitating the employment and strengthening the integration of disabled persons;’
Second part	‘expresses its satisfaction as regards the fact that the gender equality roadmap continues to be implemented through concrete actions and that on 13 January 2020, the Bureau approved a set of targets for gender balance in senior and middle management posts in Parliament’s Secretariat to be achieved by 2024: 50% female heads of units and directors, 40% female directors-general; stresses the need for the Bureau to further strengthen its commitment to gender equality by committing to more ambitious targets to be achieved by 2022: 50% female heads of units and directors, 50% female directors-general; calls on the Bureau to also formulate ambitious targets for lower management posts;’
§ 129
First part	‘Supports the launch of an awareness raising campaign in 2019 to promote a zero-tolerance policy on harassment in the workplace; recognises Parliament’s zero tolerance policy towards harassment at any and all levels including Members, staff and APAs; notes that following the 2019 elections, all Members were required to sign a declaration confirming their commitment to complying with the code of appropriate behaviour incorporated in Parliament’s Rules of Procedure in January 2019; however, regrets that 10 new harassment cases were opened in 2019 out of which 4 cases concerned sexual harassment; welcomes the fact that the parliament provides voluntary trainings on dignity and respect at work for Members in order to lead by example;’
Second part	‘deeply regrets in this context that the Bureau has refused to implement the will of the plenary expressed on several occasions to institute anti-harassment trainings for all staff and Members on a compulsory basis; urges the Bureau to implement this request without further delay;’
PPE
§ 65
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘as leading criteria’
Second part	those words
§ 71
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘a company importing and producing cameras from Xinjiang province in China’
Second part	those words
§ 126
First part	‘Welcomes the development of measures that contribute to a better balancing of professional and private life including the implementation of extended teleworking possibilities for Parliament’s staff and of measures promoting well-being at work; however, highlights the value of physical presence in Parliament;’
Second part	‘highlights the contribution of teleworking arrangements and remote voting to the further reduction of Parliament’s carbon footprint; stresses the need for Parliament’s staff and Members to be provided the opportunity to continue the conduct of so-called hybrid meetings as well as remote voting; calls on the Bureau to continue providing mechanisms to facilitate these arrangements in future;’
§ 135
First part	‘Highlights that the COVID-19 crisis has called for decisions with a direct impact on the staff of Parliament, including subcontracted and freelance employees; points in this regard inter alia to the decision to close the European House of History, the Europa Experience sites and the European Union Liaison Offices and to the altered circumstances for freelance interpreters and the cleaning and restoration staff; acknowledges that, in the current circumstances related to the spread of COVID-19, the institutions, including Parliament, must take decisions in a fast and unbureaucratic manner to prevent a further spread of the virus and to keep its staff safe; calls, however, on Parliament to honour its social responsibilities in each decision,’
Second part	‘to avoid, or to compensate for, any changes in income, and to avoid coronavirus-related dismissals of people working on Parliament’s premises by all means necessary;’
§ 143
First part	‘Reiterates that the COVID-19 crisis constitutes a force majeure situation which has forced Parliament to scrap a substantial amount of the 12 Strasbourg sessions from the 2020 parliamentary calendar;’
Second part	‘upholds that costs and health consequences caused by the COVID-19 crisis should not be compounded by costly moves to Strasbourg; strongly urges the Member States, by way of derogation from the Treaty, to refrain from insisting on compensatory sessions in Strasbourg;’
§ 152
First part	‘Supports the use of the Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS), which is a management instrument of the Union for private and public organisations to evaluate and improve their environmental performance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 ; acknowledges that Parliament is the first Union institution to become carbon neutral in 2016 due to offsetting 100 % of its irreducible emissions; supports measures taken to reduce Parliament’s emissions even further;’
Second part	‘including increasing teleworking targets in the different directorates-general, limiting and optimising travel time for missions and encouraging the use of sustainable transport modes, e.g. by increasing the number of parking spots for bikes;’
Amendment 21
First part	‘Notes that many communications and documents are only available in English. Also notes that working meetings are held without the possibility of interpretation. Requests that the Parliament respects the principles, rights and obligations laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Regulation No 1/1958/EC, as well as in internal guidelines and decisions, such as the Code of Good Administrative Behaviour.’
Second part	‘Consequently, calls on the Parliament to provide the necessary human resources to ensure that multilingualism is respected, by increasing the number of staff responsible for translation and interpretation;’
Amendment 45
First part	‘regrets that the bureau continues to ignore the plenary’s will expressed on numerous occasions to further reform the general expenditure allowance, thereby actively preventing Members’ expenses of Union taxpayers’ money from becoming more transparent and accountable;’
Second part	‘urges the bureau to immediately implement the Plenary’s decisions from the 2017 and 2018 Parliament’s discharge reports introducing changes to the rules governing the general expenditure allowance;’
ECR
§ 127
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘one on LGBTI+ issues and one on racial discrimination issues’
Second part	those words
Renew, PPE
§ 140
First part	‘Notes that the Court estimated that moving from Strasbourg to Brussels could generate annual savings of EUR 114 million plus a one-off saving of EUR 616 million if the Strasbourg buildings are successfully divested, or a one-off cost of EUR 40 million if they are not;’
Second part	‘notes that a single seat can only be achieved by a unanimous Treaty change;’
Third part	‘recalls that a vast majority of Members of Parliament expressed, in various resolutions, support for a single Seat to ensure efficient spending of Union taxpayers’ money; urges the Council to take note of Parliament’s position;’

Miscellaneous

The President had ruled amendment 39 inadmissible.

50. 2019 discharge: EU general budget – Council and European Council

51. 2019 discharge: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union

52. 2019 discharge: EU general budget – Court of Auditors

53. 2019 discharge: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee

54. 2019 discharge: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions

55. 2019 discharge: EU general budget – European Ombudsman

56. 2019 discharge: EU general budget – European Data Protection Supervisor

57. 2019 discharge: EU general budget – European External Action Service

58. 2019 discharge: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

59. 2019 discharge: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

60. 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

61. 2019 discharge: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

62. 2019 discharge: European Environment Agency

63. 2019 discharge: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

64. 2019 discharge: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union

65. 2019 discharge: European Medicines Agency

66. 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust)

67. 2019 discharge: European Training Foundation

68. 2019 discharge: European Maritime Safety Agency

69. 2019 discharge: European Aviation Safety Agency

70. 2019 discharge: European Food Safety Authority

71. 2019 discharge: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

72. 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)

73. 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Railways

74. 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL)

75. 2019 discharge: European Border and Coast Guard Agency

Report: Ryszard Czarnecki (A9-0081/2021)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
Decision to postpone discharge
Proposals for decision			RCV	+	528, 127, 43
Motion for a resolution
§ 20	1	PPE	RCV	+	364, 310, 20
§ 22	2	PPE	split
			1/RCV	+	456, 233, 5
			2/RCV	+	481, 194, 19
§ 25	3	PPE	RCV	-	294, 333, 66
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	+	571, 69, 54
			2/RCV	+	344, 249, 101
			3/RCV	+	556, 84, 54
			4/RCV	+	345, 273, 76
			5/RCV	+	559, 79, 56
			6/RCV	+	346, 295, 53
			7/RCV	+	559, 84, 51
			8/RCV	+	346, 277, 71
			9/RCV	+	609, 79, 6
After § 25	4	PPE	RCV	+	554, 121, 19
§ 29	5	PPE	RCV	+	366, 308, 20
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	↓
			2/RCV	↓
After § 30	9	Verts/ALE	RCV	-	280, 400, 14
After § 33	6/rev	Renew	split
			1/RCV	+	609, 30, 55
			2/RCV	-	231, 419, 44
§ 42	10	Verts/ALE	RCV	+	334, 300, 60
§ 43	7	Renew	RCV	+	539, 146, 9
	§	original text	split
			1/RCV	↓
			2/RCV	↓
After § 43	11	The Left	RCV	-	270, 412, 11
After § 43	12	The Left	RCV	-	267, 414, 12
§ 44	13	The Left	RCV	-	330, 350, 12
After § 44	14	The Left	RCV	-	284, 393, 15
After § 50	8	Renew	split
			1/RCV	+	519, 72, 102
			2/RCV	+	293, 271, 129
Motion for a resolution			RCV	+	531, 80, 80


Requests for split votes
Verts/ALE
amendment 2
First part	‘Expresses concern over reports from journalistic investigations regarding the attitude of high ranking officials towards lower ranking staff; highlights in particular its concerns over reports of insulting and disrespectful behaviour towards staff, as well as remarks that allegedly control mechanisms at the Agency are becoming less effective; notes that the Agency had not reported any official complaints about those actions;’
Second part	‘notes that according to its mandate, the Frontex Scrutiny Working Group will monitor the Agency’s internal management, including procedures for reporting and handling of complaints; encourages the Agency to cooperate with the Frontex Scrutiny Working Group to clarify any concerns in this regard and follow up on future recommendations made regarding this aspect on the functioning of the Agency;’
Renew
§ 29
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘recalls that a crucial part of the Agency’s mission is to rescue migrants in distress at the external borders;’
Second part	those words
§ 43
First part	‘Notes the repeated allegations of complicity of the Agency in fundamental rights violations by the Greek authorities concerning its involvement in migrant’s pushbacks;’
Second part	‘recalls that the Agency is mandated to control borders while ensuring that border controls are conducted in accordance with the fundamental rights, the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, as provided in Regulation (EU) 2016/399 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1896, which in its Article 46 obliges the executive director to suspend, terminate or not launch activities in case of fundamental rights violations; notes the establishment of the Working Group on Fundamental Rights and Legal Operational Aspects in the Aegean Sea (WG FRaLO); notes that WG FRaLO identified 13 relevant incidents which were later examined – 8 were clarified according to the final report of the Frontex Management Board Working Group and 5 still under consideration; stresses the need to involve the Frontex Scrutiny Working Group, established by the Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, to fully clarify the incidents; calls on the Agency to regularly inform Parliament about the Agency’s work at the external borders;’
PPE
§ 25
First part	‘Expresses great concern that in spite of being aware, as early as March 2019, of the changes that entered into force in December 2019 with regards to the role and competences of the fundamental rights officer and the fundamental rights monitors, the executive leadership of the Agency did not take the necessary measures to adapt to those changes, resulting in repeated delays in the implementation of provisions concerning the respect for fundamental rights within the Agency;’
Second part	‘deeply deplores the manner in which the executive director decided to bypass the management board in the replacement procedure of the fundamental rights officer at the end of 2019;’
Third part	‘notes with concern that the procedure had started just as the fundamental rights officer was returning from an extended illness, informing the incumbent on a very short notice; highlights that the Agency had to suspend the publication of the vacancy note for the post of fundamental rights officer due to the lack of compliance with relevant legislation;’
Fourth part	‘underlines the comments made by the Commission with regard to that situation as “plain and simply unlawful”;’
Fifth part	‘takes note that currently the post of fundamental rights officer is occupied ad interim by a former member of the cabinet of the executive director;’
Sixth part	‘is seriously concerned over media reports that the executive director had repeatedly ignored reports and advice coming from the fundamental rights officer, concerning its operations in several Member States;’
Seventh part	‘underlines that up until February 2021 the Agency had not recruited a single person for the post of fundamental rights monitor;’
Eighth part	‘expresses serious concerns over the Commission remarks concerning the Agency’s reluctance to implement guidance provided by the Commission with regard to recruitment, including the recruitment of the fundamental rights officer and monitors, further obstructing and delaying this process;’
Ninth part	‘urges the Agency to fully comply with all obligations stemming from Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 and to report to the discharge authority on the progress made;’
Amendment 6/rev.
First part	‘Underlines that certain officials fill in declarations of absence of conflicts of interest and provide self-assessments with regard to respect for ethical standards; highlights, however, that such self-declarations and self-assessments are not sufficient and that additional scrutiny is therefore needed;’
Second part	‘underlines that this task should fall under the competence of an independent specialised third party, in the form of an independent ethics body;’
Amendment 8
First part	‘Highlights that the concerns identified in the management of the Agency in 2019 do not question the existence, legitimacy or mandate of the Agency; continues to consider the Agency as an essential tool in the management of EU’s external borders with a duty to ensure the proper functioning of the Schengen area and the freedom of movement within the EU; expects the Agency to fully implement the recommendations of WG FRaLO and to present to the discharge authority concrete actions with a clear timetable to address the problems identified;’
Second part	‘considers these steps to be a mandatory condition for granting the discharge to the Agency;’

Miscellaneous

Discharge and the closure of accounts were postponed (see Annex V, Article 5(1)(b) to the Rules of Procedure).

76. 2019 discharge: European GNSS Agency

77. 2019 discharge: European Fisheries Control Agency

78. 2019 discharge: European Chemicals Agency

79. 2019 discharge: Euratom Supply Agency

80. 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol)

81. 2019 discharge: European Institute for Gender Equality

82. 2019 discharge: European Banking Authority

83. 2019 discharge: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority

84. 2019 discharge: European Securities and Markets Authority

85. 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators

86. 2019 discharge: Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office)

87. 2019 discharge: European Institute of Innovation and Technology

88. 2019 discharge: European Asylum Support Office

89. 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA)

90. 2019 discharge: European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy

91. 2019 discharge: SESAR Joint Undertaking

92. 2019 discharge: Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking

93. 2019 discharge: Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking

94. 2019 discharge: Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking

95. 2019 discharge: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking

96. 2019 discharge: Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking

97. 2019 discharge: ECSEL Joint Undertaking

98. 2019 discharge: EU general budget – 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th EDFs

99. Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2019: performance, financial management and control

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