2. The right of information of the Parliament regarding the ongoing assessment of the national recovery and resilience plans (debate)
Council and Commission statements: The right of information of the Parliament regarding the ongoing assessment of the national recovery and resilience plans (2021/2703(RSP))
Augusto Santos Silva (President-in-Office of the Council) and Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.
The following spoke: Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE Group, Iratxe García Pérez, on behalf of the S&D Group, Dacian Cioloş, on behalf of the Renew Group, Jörg Meuthen, on behalf of the ID Group, Philippe Lamberts, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Raffaele Fitto, on behalf of the ECR Group, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of The Left Group, and Mario Furore, non-attached Member.
The following spoke: Paolo Gentiloni (Member of the Commission) and Augusto Santos Silva.
Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 132(2):
- Manfred Weber, Esther de Lange, Siegfried Mureşan, Markus Ferber, and José Manuel Fernandes, on behalf of the PPE Group, Iratxe García Pérez, Jonás Fernández and Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, on behalf of the S&D Group, Dacian Cioloş, Luis Garicano, Valérie Hayer, Dragoș Pîslaru and Pascal Canfin, on behalf of the Renew Group, Damian Boeselager, Ernest Urtasun and Jordi Solé, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Raffaele Fitto, Johan Van Overtveldt and Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the ECR Group, José Gusmão and Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of The Left Group, on the right of information of the Parliament regarding the ongoing assessment of the national recovery and resilience plans (2021/2703(RSP)) (B9-0276/2021).
3. Revised industrial strategy for Europe (debate)
Commission statement: Revised industrial strategy for Europe (2021/2669(RSP))
Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Christian Ehler, on behalf of the PPE Group, Carlo Calenda, on behalf of the S&D Group, Christophe Grudler, on behalf of the Renew Group, Marco Zanni, on behalf of the ID Group, Damien Carême, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Marc Botenga, on behalf of The Left Group, Edina Tóth, non-attached Member, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Mauri Pekkarinen, Markus Buchheit, Henrike Hahn, Geert Bourgeois, Manuel Bompard, Tom Berendsen, Jens Geier, Morten Løkkegaard, Georg Mayer, Bas Eickhout, Dace Melbārde, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Nicola Danti, Hélène Laporte, Rosa D'Amato, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Angelika Niebler, Patrizia Toia, Nicola Beer, Jordi Solé, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Seán Kelly, Carlos Zorrinho and Jerzy Buzek.
IN THE CHAIR: Roberta METSOLA Vice-President
The following spoke: Josianne Cutajar, Henna Virkkunen, Nicolás González Casares, Ivan Štefanec, Robert Hajšel, Massimiliano Salini, Romana Jerković, Maria Spyraki, Łukasz Kohut, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan and Othmar Karas.
The following spoke: Margrethe Vestager.
The debate closed.
4. Recent deaths in the Mediterranean and search and rescue at sea (debate)
Council and Commission statements: Recent deaths in the Mediterranean and search and rescue at sea (2021/2690(RSP))
Augusto Santos Silva (President-in-Office of the Council) and Ylva Johansson (Member of the Commission) made the statements.
The following spoke: Jeroen Lenaers, on behalf of the PPE Group, Simona Bonafè, on behalf of the S&D Group, Malik Azmani, on behalf of the Renew Group, Annalisa Tardino, on behalf of the ID Group, Erik Marquardt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Nicola Procaccini, on behalf of the ECR Group, Malin Björk, on behalf of The Left Group, Laura Ferrara, non-attached Member, Paulo Rangel, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Fabienne Keller, Harald Vilimsky, Saskia Bricmont, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Clara Ponsatí Obiols, Lena Düpont, Pedro Marques, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Peter Kofod, Damien Carême, Assita Kanko, Sira Rego, Balázs Hidvéghi, Tomas Tobé, Pietro Bartolo, Nicola Danti, Jaak Madison, Tineke Strik, Beata Kempa, Giorgos Georgiou, Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos, Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez, Bettina Vollath, Sandro Gozi, Tom Vandendriessche, Karlo Ressler, Dietmar Köster, Jean-Lin Lacapelle, Cyrus Engerer and Teuvo Hakkarainen.
Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Securities and Markets Authority - Candidate: Natasha Cazenave Report on the proposal for the appointment of the Executive Director of the European Securities and Markets Authority [N9-0005/2021 - C9-0114/2021 - 2021/0900(NLE)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Irene Tinagli (A9-0137/2021);
Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority - Candidate: Petra Hielkema Report on the proposal for the appointment of the Chairperson of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) [N9-0022/2021 - C9-0163/2021 - 2021/0901(NLE)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Irene Tinagli (A9-0162/2021).
Parliament voted on the provisional agreement concerning:
Just Transition Fund ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund [COM(2020)0022 - C9-0007/2020 - 2020/0006(COD)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Manolis Kefalogiannis (A9-0135/2020).
Parliament took a single vote on:
Review of the European Union Solidarity Fund Report on the review of the European Union Solidarity Fund [2020/2087(INI)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Younous Omarjee (A9-0052/2021);
Exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting for the period 2021-2027 (Pericles IV programme): extension to the non-participating Member States *** Recommendation on the draft Council regulation extending to the non-participating Member States the application of Regulation (EU) No …/2021 establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting for the period 2021-2027 (the ‘Pericles IV’ programme), and repealing Regulation (EU) No 331/2014 [13255/2020 - C9-0017/2021- 2018/0219(APP)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Clare Daly (A9-0165/2021);
EU/Cuba 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 *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Union and Cuba relating to the 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 [10637/2020 - C9-0097/2021 - 2020/0233(NLE)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Gabriel Mato (A9-0129/2021);
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement EU/Tunisia (accession of Croatia) *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union [12294/2018 - C9-0302/2020 - 2018/0310(NLE)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Michael Gahler (A9-0150/2021);
Protocol to the EU/Central America Association Agreement (accession of Croatia) *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the Union and its Member States of the Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America, on the other, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union [06048/2020 - C9-0383/2020 - 2020/0024(NLE)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Karol Karski (A9-0148/2021);
EU/USA/Iceland/Norway Agreement: Time Limitations on Arrangements for the Provision of Aircraft with Crew *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement with Respect to Time Limitations on Arrangements for the Provision of Aircraft with Crew between the European Union, the United States of America, Iceland, and the Kingdom of Norway [11645/2020 - C9-0392/2020- 2019/0126(NLE)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Maria Grapini (A9-0125/2021);
Dock dues scheme in the French outermost regions * Report on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the dock dues scheme in the French outermost regions and amending Decision No 940/2014/EU [COM(2021)0095 - C9-0105/2021- 2021/0051(CNS)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Younous Omarjee (A9-0138/2021);
Securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 of the common fisheries policy Report on securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 of the common fisheries policy [2019/2177(INI)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Søren Gade (A9-0147/2021);
Common system of value added tax: exemptions on importations and on certain supplies, in respect of Union measures in the public interest * Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards exemptions on importations and on certain supplies, in respect of Union measures in the public interest [COM(2021)0181 - C9-0132/2021 - 2021/0097(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Irene Tinagli (A9-0155/2021);
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2020/002 EE/Estonia Tourism Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund following an application from Estonia – EGF/2020/002 EE/Estonia Tourism [COM(2021)0151 - C9-0127/2021 - 2021/0076(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (A9-0158/2021);
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Greece and France in relation to natural disasters and to Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain in relation to a public health emergency Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Greece and France in relation to natural disasters and to Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain in relation to a public health emergency [COM(2021)0201 - C9-0117/2021 - 2021/0077(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (A9-0157/2021);
Draft amending budget No 2/2021: financing the COVID-19 response and including refinements and updates related to the final adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework Report on draft amending budget no 2 to the general budget 2021 financing the COVID-19 response and including refinements and updates related to the final adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework [08145/2021 - C9-0155/2021- 2021/0078(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Pierre Larrouturou (A9-0160/2021).
Parliament voted on the amendments to:
A European strategy for energy system integration Report on a European strategy for energy system integration [2020/2241(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Christophe Grudler (A9-0062/2021);
A European strategy for hydrogen Report on a European strategy for hydrogen [2020/2242(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Jens Geier (A9-0116/2021);
Research Fund for Coal and Steel * Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2008/376/EC on the adoption of the research programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel and on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme [COM(2020)0320 - C9-0214/2020 - 2020/0141(NLE)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Cristian-Silviu Buşoi (A9-0102/2021);
Challenges of sports events organisers in the digital environment Report with recommendations to the Commission on challenges of sports events organisers in the digital environment [2020/2073(INL)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Angel Dzhambazki (A9-0139/2021);
The impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries Report on the impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries [2020/2042(INI)] - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Mónica Silvana González (A9-0115/2021).
The following spoke: Ylva Johansson (Member of the Commission) and Augusto Santos Silva (President-in-Office of the Council).
The debate closed.
(The sitting was suspended at 13.11.)
IN THE CHAIR: Nicola BEER Vice-President
7. Resumption of the sitting
The sitting resumed at 15.05.
8. Human rights protection and the EU external migration policy (debate)
Report on human rights protection and the EU external migration policy [2020/2116(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Tineke Strik (A9-0060/2021)
Tineke Strik introduced the report.
The following spoke: Olivér Várhelyi (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Miguel Urbán Crespo (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Sira Rego (rapporteur for the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Leopoldo López Gil, on behalf of the PPE Group, Dietmar Köster, on behalf of the S&D Group, Charles Goerens, on behalf of the Renew Group, Susanna Ceccardi, on behalf of the ID Group, Mounir Satouri, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Angel Dzhambazki, on behalf of the ECR Group, Kinga Gál, non-attached Member, Karlo Ressler, Pedro Marques, Nicolaus Fest, Nicola Procaccini, Dorien Rookmaker, Gabriel Mato, Maria Arena, Jean-Lin Lacapelle, Georgios Kyrtsos, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Marco Dreosto and Isabel Santos.
Report on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Turkey [2019/2176(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Nacho Sánchez Amor (A9-0153/2021)
Nacho Sánchez Amor introduced the report.
The following spoke: Augusto Santos Silva (President-in-Office of the Council) and Olivér Várhelyi (Member of the Commission).
IN THE CHAIR: Othmar KARAS Vice-President
The following spoke: Angel Dzhambazki (rapporteur for the opinion of the PETI Committee), Gheorghe-Vlad Nistor, on behalf of the PPE Group, Pedro Marques, on behalf of the S&D Group, Hilde Vautmans, on behalf of the Renew Group, Harald Vilimsky, on behalf of the ID Group, Sergey Lagodinsky, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Witold Jan Waszczykowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Giorgos Georgiou, on behalf of The Left Group, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, non-attached Member, Michael Gahler, Maria Arena, Nathalie Loiseau, Jérôme Rivière, Charlie Weimers, Özlem Demirel, Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos, Arnaud Danjean, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Filip De Man, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó, Vangelis Meimarakis, Nikos Androulakis, Angelo Ciocca, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Francisco José Millán Mon, Demetris Papadakis, Lefteris Christoforou, Paulo Rangel, Lukas Mandl, Peter van Dalen, Manolis Kefalogiannis, Tomas Tobé and Christophe Hansen.
Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: EU strategy towards Israel-Palestine (2021/2700(RSP))
Augusto Santos Silva (President-in-Office of the Council) made the statement on behalf of the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
The following spoke: David McAllister, on behalf of the PPE Group, Pedro Marques, on behalf of the S&D Group, Hilde Vautmans, on behalf of the Renew Group, Anna Bonfrisco, on behalf of the ID Group, Jordi Solé, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charlie Weimers, on behalf of the ECR Group, Manu Pineda, on behalf of The Left Group, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Tonino Picula, Michal Šimečka, Jérôme Rivière, Margrete Auken, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Martina Michels, Michael Gahler, Maria Arena, Frédérique Ries, Jörg Meuthen, Reinhard Bütikofer, Hermann Tertsch, Chris MacManus, Lukas Mandl, Evin Incir, Javier Nart, Salima Yenbou, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Željana Zovko, Elena Yoncheva, Bernard Guetta, Grace O'Sullivan, Pina Picierno, Nicola Beer, Sergey Lagodinsky and Ilana Cicurel.
The following spoke: Augusto Santos Silva.
The debate closed.
11. Delegated acts(Rule 111(6)) (action taken)
The President reminded Members that the recommendations of the ECON Committee to raise no objections to the delegated acts had been announced in plenary the previous day, Monday 17 May 2021 (minutes of 17.5.2021, item 8).
No objections to these recommendations had been raised within the 24-hour period laid down in Rule 111(6).
They were therefore deemed to have been approved and would be published in the texts adopted at that day’s sitting (P9_TA(2021)0232 and P9_TA(2021)0233).
12. 2019-2020 Reports on Montenegro (debate)
Report on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Montenegro [2019/2173(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Tonino Picula (A9-0131/2021)
Tonino Picula introduced the report.
The following spoke: Augusto Santos Silva (President-in-Office of the Council) and Olivér Várhelyi (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Željana Zovko, on behalf of the PPE Group, Petra Kammerevert, on behalf of the S&D Group, Klemen Grošelj, on behalf of the Renew Group, Dominique Bilde, on behalf of the ID Group, Thomas Waitz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, non-attached Member, David McAllister, Elena Yoncheva, Valter Flego, Paulo Rangel, Thijs Reuten and Vladimír Bilčík.
The following spoke: Olivér Várhelyi and Augusto Santos Silva.
Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Securities and Markets Authority - Candidate: Natasha Cazenave Report on the proposal for the appointment of the Executive Director of the European Securities and Markets Authority [N9-0005/2021 - C9-0114/2021 - 2021/0900(NLE)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Irene Tinagli (A9-0137/2021)
Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority - Candidate: Petra Hielkema Report on the proposal for the appointment of the Chairperson of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) [N9-0022/2021 - C9-0163/2021 - 2021/0901(NLE)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Irene Tinagli (A9-0162/2021)
Just Transition Fund ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund [COM(2020)0022 - C9-0007/2020 - 2020/0006(COD)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Manolis Kefalogiannis (A9-0135/2020)
(Simple majority needed)
PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT
Adopted by single vote (P9_TA(2021)0219) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 4)
Parliament’s first reading thus closed.
Review of the European Union Solidarity Fund Report on the review of the European Union Solidarity Fund [2020/2087(INI)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Younous Omarjee (A9-0052/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Adopted by single vote (P9_TA(2021)0220) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 5)
Exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting for the period 2021-2027 (Pericles IV programme): extension to the non-participating Member States *** Recommendation on the draft Council regulation extending to the non-participating Member States the application of Regulation (EU) No …/2021 establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting for the period 2021-2027 (the ‘Pericles IV’ programme), and repealing Regulation (EU) No 331/2014 [13255/2020 - C9-0017/2021- 2018/0219(APP)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Clare Daly (A9-0165/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
DRAFT COUNCIL REGULATION
Approved by single vote (P9_TA(2021)0221) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 6)
EU/Cuba 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 *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Union and Cuba relating to the 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 [10637/2020 - C9-0097/2021 - 2020/0233(NLE)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Gabriel Mato (A9-0129/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION
Approved by single vote (P9_TA(2021)0222) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 7)
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement EU/Tunisia (accession of Croatia) *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union [12294/2018 - C9-0302/2020 - 2018/0310(NLE)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Michael Gahler (A9-0150/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION
Approved by single vote (P9_TA(2021)0223) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 8)
Protocol to the EU/Central America Association Agreement (accession of Croatia) *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the Union and its Member States of the Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America, on the other, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union [06048/2020 - C9-0383/2020 - 2020/0024(NLE)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Karol Karski (A9-0148/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION
Approved by single vote (P9_TA(2021)0224) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 9)
EU/USA/Iceland/Norway Agreement: Time Limitations on Arrangements for the Provision of Aircraft with Crew *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement with Respect to Time Limitations on Arrangements for the Provision of Aircraft with Crew between the European Union, the United States of America, Iceland, and the Kingdom of Norway [11645/2020 - C9-0392/2020- 2019/0126(NLE)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Maria Grapini (A9-0125/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION
Approved by single vote (P9_TA(2021)0225) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 10)
Dock dues scheme in the French outermost regions * Report on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the dock dues scheme in the French outermost regions and amending Decision No 940/2014/EU [COM(2021)0095 - C9-0105/2021- 2021/0051(CNS)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Younous Omarjee (A9-0138/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
COMMISSION PROPOSAL
Approved by single vote (P9_TA(2021)0226) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 11)
Securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 of the common fisheries policy Report on securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 of the common fisheries policy [2019/2177(INI)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Søren Gade (A9-0147/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Adopted by single vote (P9_TA(2021)0227) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 12)
Common system of value added tax: exemptions on importations and on certain supplies, in respect of Union measures in the public interest * Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards exemptions on importations and on certain supplies, in respect of Union measures in the public interest [COM(2021)0181 - C9-0132/2021 - 2021/0097(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Irene Tinagli (A9-0155/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
COMMISSION PROPOSAL
Approved by single vote (P9_TA(2021)0228) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 13)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2020/002 EE/Estonia Tourism Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund following an application from Estonia – EGF/2020/002 EE/Estonia Tourism [COM(2021)0151 - C9-0127/2021 - 2021/0076(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (A9-0158/2021)
(Majority of Parliament's component Members and three fifths of the votes cast required)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Adopted by single vote (P9_TA(2021)0229) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 14)
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Greece and France in relation to natural disasters and to Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain in relation to a public health emergency Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Greece and France in relation to natural disasters and to Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain in relation to a public health emergency [COM(2021)0201 - C9-0117/2021 - 2021/0077(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (A9-0157/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Adopted by single vote (P9_TA(2021)0230) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 15)
Draft amending budget No 2/2021: financing the COVID-19 response and including refinements and updates related to the final adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework Report on draft amending budget no 2 to the general budget 2021 financing the COVID-19 response and including refinements and updates related to the final adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework [08145/2021 - C9-0155/2021- 2021/0078(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Pierre Larrouturou (A9-0160/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Adopted by single vote (P9_TA(2021)0231) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 16)
A European strategy for energy system integration Report on a European strategy for energy system integration [2020/2241(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Christophe Grudler (A9-0062/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
AMENDMENTS
See Texts adopted (P9_TA(2021)0240) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 24)
A European strategy for hydrogen Report on a European strategy for hydrogen [2020/2242(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Jens Geier (A9-0116/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
AMENDMENTS
See Texts adopted (P9_TA(2021)0241) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 25)
Research Fund for Coal and Steel * Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2008/376/EC on the adoption of the research programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel and on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme [COM(2020)0320 - C9-0214/2020 - 2020/0141(NLE)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Cristian-Silviu Buşoi (A9-0102/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
AMENDMENTS
See Texts adopted (P9_TA(2021)0237) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 20)
Challenges of sports events organisers in the digital environment Report with recommendations to the Commission on challenges of sports events organisers in the digital environment [2020/2073(INL)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Angel Dzhambazki (A9-0139/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
AMENDMENTS
See Texts adopted (P9_TA(2021)0236) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 19)
The impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries Report on the impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries [2020/2042(INI)] - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Mónica Silvana González (A9-0115/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
AMENDMENTS
Rejected
(‘Results of votes’ annex, item 21)
14. The effects of climate change on human rights and the role of environmental defenders on this matter (debate)
Report on the effects of climate change on human rights and the role of environmental defenders on this matter [2020/2134(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos (A9-0039/2021)
María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos introduced the report.
The following spoke: Olivér Várhelyi (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Miguel Urbán Crespo (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Karin Karlsbro (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, on behalf of the PPE Group, Isabel Santos, on behalf of the S&D Group, Katalin Cseh, on behalf of the Renew Group, Teuvo Hakkarainen, on behalf of the ID Group, Hannah Neumann, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Hermann Tertsch, on behalf of the ECR Group, Marisa Matias, on behalf of The Left Group, Antoni Comín i Oliveres, non-attached Member, Bettina Vollath, Marie Toussaint and Evin Incir.
Challenges of sports events organisers in the digital environment Report with recommendations to the Commission on challenges of sports events organisers in the digital environment [2020/2073(INL)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Angel Dzhambazki (A9-0139/2021);
Research Fund for Coal and Steel * Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2008/376/EC on the adoption of the research programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel and on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme [COM(2020)0320 - C9-0214/2020 - 2020/0141(NLE)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Cristian-Silviu Buşoi (A9-0102/2021);
The impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries Report on the impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries [2020/2042(INI)] - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Mónica Silvana González (A9-0115/2021).
Parliament voted on the amendments to:
Human rights protection and the EU external migration policy Report on human rights protection and the EU external migration policy [2020/2116(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Tineke Strik (A9-0060/2021);
2019-2020 Reports on Turkey Report on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Turkey [2019/2176(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Nacho Sánchez Amor (A9-0153/2021);
2019-2020 Reports on Montenegro Report on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Montenegro [2019/2173(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Tonino Picula (A9-0131/2021);
The effects of climate change on human rights and the role of environmental defenders on this matter Report on the effects of climate change on human rights and the role of environmental defenders on this matter [2020/2134(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos (A9-0039/2021).
The ballot would be open until 21.15.
The vote was taken.
The results of votes would be announced the next day, Wednesday 19 May 2021 at 9.00 (minutes of 19.5.2021, item 2).
17. Business taxation (continuation of debate)
Commission statement: Business taxation (2021/2691(RSP))
The following spoke: Markus Ferber, on behalf of the PPE Group, Irene Tinagli, on behalf of the S&D Group, Billy Kelleher, on behalf of the Renew Group, Francesca Donato, on behalf of the ID Group, Sven Giegold, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Eugen Jurzyca, on behalf of the ECR Group, José Gusmão, on behalf of The Left Group, Enikő Győri, non-attached Member, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Paul Tang, Valérie Hayer, Claude Gruffat and Jonás Fernández.
The following spoke: Paolo Gentiloni (Member of the Commission).
The debate closed.
(The sitting was suspended at 20.25.)
IN THE CHAIR: Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS Vice-President
18. Resumption of the sitting
The sitting resumed at 20.49.
19. Creative Europe Programme ***II (debate)
Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Creative Europe Programme (2021 to 2027) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 [14146/1/2020 - C9-0134/2021- 2018/0190(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Massimiliano Smeriglio (A9-0161/2021)
Massimiliano Smeriglio introduced the recommendation for second reading.
The following spoke: Mariya Gabriel (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Tomasz Frankowski, on behalf of the PPE Group, Victor Negrescu, on behalf of the S&D Group, Laurence Farreng, on behalf of the Renew Group, Gianantonio Da Re, on behalf of the ID Group, Niklas Nienaß, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Elżbieta Kruk, on behalf of the ECR Group, Martina Michels, on behalf of The Left Group, Dorien Rookmaker, non-attached Member, Sabine Verheyen, Hannes Heide, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Nicolaus Fest, Diana Riba i Giner, Andrey Slabakov, Ádám Kósa, Michaela Šojdrová, Łukasz Kohut, Roberta Metsola, Maria Walsh and Seán Kelly.
20. Erasmus+: the Union programme for education and training, youth and sport ***II (debate)
Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Erasmus+: the Union programme for education and training, youth and sport and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 [14148/1/2020 - C9-0135/2021- 2018/0191(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Milan Zver (A9-0159/2021)
Milan Zver introduced the recommendation for second reading.
IN THE CHAIR: Fabio Massimo CASTALDO Vice-President
The following spoke: Mariya Gabriel (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Michaela Šojdrová, on behalf of the PPE Group, Petra Kammerevert, on behalf of the S&D Group, Laurence Farreng, on behalf of the Renew Group, Alessandro Panza, on behalf of the ID Group, Salima Yenbou, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Elżbieta Kruk, on behalf of the ECR Group, Niyazi Kizilyürek, on behalf of The Left Group, Andrea Bocskor, non-attached Member, Sabine Verheyen, Alicia Homs Ginel, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Ciarán Cuffe, Dace Melbārde, Ádám Kósa, Marcos Ros Sempere, Niklas Nienaß, Ivan Vilibor Sinčić and Heléne Fritzon.
The following spoke: Mariya Gabriel.
The debate closed.
The President announced that no proposals for rejection or amendments had been tabled under Rules 67 and 68 on the Council position at first reading (14148/1/2020 - C9-0135/2021 - 2018/0191(COD)).
The Council position was therefore deemed approved.
The President announced that the President of Parliament had received from the PPE Group the following decision changing the composition of committees and delegations:
SEDE Subcommittee: Rasa Juknevičienė to replace Michael Gahler
The decision took effect as of that day.
22. European Solidarity Corps programme ***II (debate)
Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Solidarity Corps programme and repealing Regulations (EU) 2018/1475 and (EU) No 375/2014 [14153/1/2020 - C9-0143/2021 - 2018/0230(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Michaela Šojdrová (A9-0156/2021)
Michaela Šojdrová introduced the recommendation for second reading.
The following spoke: Mariya Gabriel (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Sabine Verheyen, on behalf of the PPE Group, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, on behalf of the S&D Group, Irena Joveva, on behalf of the Renew Group, Gianantonio Da Re, on behalf of the ID Group, Niklas Nienaß, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Elżbieta Kruk, on behalf of the ECR Group, Cindy Franssen, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Dragoş Pîslaru, Beata Kempa and Lefteris Christoforou.
The following spoke: Mariya Gabriel.
The debate closed.
The President announced that no proposals for rejection or amendments had been tabled under Rules 67 and 68 on the Council position at first reading (14153/1/2020 - C9-0143/2021 - 2018/0230(COD)).
The Council position was therefore deemed approved.
23. Artificial intelligence in education, culture and the audiovisual sector (debate)
Report on artificial intelligence in education, culture and the audiovisual sector [2020/2017(INI)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Sabine Verheyen (A9-0127/2021)
Sabine Verheyen introduced the report.
The following spoke: Ondřej Kovařík (rapporteur for the opinion of the LIBE Committee).
The following spoke: Mariya Gabriel (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Kim Van Sparrentak (rapporteur for the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Angel Dzhambazki (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee), Maria da Graça Carvalho (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Miriam Lexmann, on behalf of the PPE Group, Ibán García Del Blanco, on behalf of the S&D Group, Laurence Farreng, on behalf of the Renew Group, Marcel Kolaja, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Beata Mazurek, on behalf of the ECR Group, Martina Michels, on behalf of The Left Group, Paul Tang, Svenja Hahn, Pernando Barrena Arza and Victor Negrescu.
- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres (05628/2/2021 - C9-0152/2021 - 2018/0328(COD)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Rasmus Andresen (A9-0166/2021)
- ***II Recommendation for Second Reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the ‘Fiscalis’ programme for cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1286/2013 (06116/1/2021 - C9-0179/2021 - 2018/0233(COD)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Sven Giegold (A9-0167/2021)
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’PE 693.081/OJME).
Joveva Irena, 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.
Annex 1 – Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Securities and Markets Authority – Candidate: Natasha Cazenave