The President read out the results of the votes on:
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)
(Majority of Parliament’s component Members required)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Adopted(P9_TA(2021)0236) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 19)
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)
COMMISSION PROPOSAL
Approved as amended(P9_TA(2021)0237) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 20)
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)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Rejected (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 21)
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)
(Simple majority needed)
AMENDMENTS
See Texts adopted (P9_TA(2021)0242) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 26)
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)
(Simple majority needed)
AMENDMENTS
See Texts adopted (P9_TA(2021)0243) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 27)
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)
(Simple majority needed)
AMENDMENTS
See Texts adopted (P9_TA(2021)0244) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 28)
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)
(Simple majority needed)
AMENDMENTS
See Texts adopted (P9_TA(2021)0245) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 29)
3. Meeting the Global Covid-19 challenge: effects of waiver of the WTO TRIPS agreement on Covid-19 vaccines, treatment, equipment and increasing production and manufacturing capacity in developing countries (debate)
Council and Commission statements: Meeting the Global Covid-19 challenge: effects of waiver of the WTO TRIPS agreement on Covid-19 vaccines, treatment, equipment and increasing production and manufacturing capacity in developing countries (2021/2692(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: Esther de Lange, on behalf of the PPE Group, Iratxe García Pérez, on behalf of the S&D Group, Dacian Cioloş, on behalf of the Renew Group, Roman Haider, on behalf of the ID Group, Philippe Lamberts, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Geert Bourgeois, on behalf of the ECR Group, Manon Aubry, on behalf of The Left Group, Tiziana Beghin, non-attached Member, Esteban González Pons, Heléne Fritzon, Samira Rafaela, Marco Campomenosi, Sara Matthieu, Joanna Kopcińska, Marc Botenga, Enikő Győri, Christophe Hansen, Marek Belka, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Luisa Regimenti, Diana Riba i Giner, Carlo Fidanza, Kateřina Konečná, Antoni Comín i Oliveres, Peter Liese, Kathleen Van Brempt, Karin Karlsbro, Gilles Lebreton, Anna Cavazzini, Beata Mazurek, Silvia Modig, Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos, Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Jytte Guteland, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Sylvia Limmer, Tilly Metz, Eugen Jurzyca, João Ferreira, Ivan Vilibor Sinčić, Sven Simon, Tiemo Wölken, Svenja Hahn, Sven Giegold, Marisa Matias, Dolors Montserrat, Bernd Lange, Dita Charanzová, Ernest Urtasun, Helmut Scholz, Cindy Franssen, Dan Nica, Nicola Danti, Loucas Fourlas, Udo Bullmann, Morten Løkkegaard, Geoffroy Didier and Alessandra Moretti.
IN THE CHAIR: Othmar KARAS Vice-President
The following spoke: Luis Garicano, Angelika Niebler, Eric Andrieu, Charles Goerens, Mohammed Chahim, Frédérique Ries, Brando Benifei, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Inma Rodríguez-Piñero and Sara Cerdas.
The following spoke: Valdis Dombrovskis and Augusto Santos Silva.
Motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 132(2) would be announced at a later time.
The debate closed.
Vote: next part-session.
4. The conflict of interest of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (debate)
Council and Commission statements: The conflict of interest of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2021/2671(RSP))
Augusto Santos Silva (President-in-Office of the Council) and Johannes Hahn (Member of the Commission) made the statements.
The following spoke: Monika Hohlmeier, on behalf of the PPE Group, Lara Wolters, on behalf of the S&D Group, Ondřej Knotek, on behalf of the Renew Group, Joachim Kuhs, on behalf of the ID Group, Mikuláš Peksa, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Sabrina Pignedoli, non-attached Member, Tomáš Zdechovský, Sándor Rónai, Dita Charanzová, Maximilian Krah, Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel, Siegfried Mureşan, Maria Grapini, Tineke Strik, Jiří Pospíšil, Hannes Heide, Thomas Waitz, José Manuel Fernandes, Katarina Barley, Esteban González Pons, Margarida Marques, Michal Wiezik, Radka Maxová, Michaela Šojdrová, Vladimír Bilčík, Paulo Rangel, Daniel Freund and Patryk Jaki.
The following spoke: Johannes Hahn and Augusto Santos Silva.
Motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 132(2) would be announced at a later time.
The debate closed.
Vote: next part-session.
(The sitting was suspended at 12.36.)
5. Resumption of the sitting
The sitting resumed at 13.00.
6. First voting session
Parliament took a single vote on:
Artificial intelligence in education, culture and the audiovisual sector 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).
Parliament voted on the amendments to:
Creative Europe Programme ***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 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);
Impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills Report on impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills [2020/2007(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Radan Kanev (A9-0066/2021);
Accelerating progress and tackling inequalities towards ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 Motion for a resolution B9-0263/2021.
Parliament took the final vote on:
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);
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).
8. European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: interim report (debate)
Interim report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights [2020/0112R(APP)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Lukas Mandl (A9-0058/2021)
Lukas Mandl introduced the report.
The following spoke: Didier Reynders (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Evelyn Regner (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Paulo Rangel, on behalf of the PPE Group, Bettina Vollath, on behalf of the S&D Group, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, on behalf of the Renew Group, Nicolaus Fest, on behalf of the ID Group (The President issued a reminder of the provisions of Rule 10(1)), Diana Riba i Giner, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Beata Kempa, on behalf of the ECR Group, Clare Daly, on behalf of The Left Group, Balázs Hidvéghi, non-attached Member, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Roman Haider, Eugenia Rodríguez Palop, Clara Ponsatí Obiols, Peter Pollák, Caterina Chinnici, Gunnar Beck, Loucas Fourlas and Łukasz Kohut.
9. New Avenues for Legal Labour Migration (debate)
Report on new Avenues for Legal Labour Migration [2020/2010(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Sylvie Guillaume (A9-0143/2021)
Sylvie Guillaume introduced the report.
The following spoke: Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President of the Commission).
The following spoke: Lena Düpont, on behalf of the PPE Group, Javier Moreno Sánchez, on behalf of the S&D Group, Malik Azmani, on behalf of the Renew Group, Peter Kofod, on behalf of the ID Group, Damian Boeselager, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charlie Weimers, on behalf of the ECR Group, Pernando Barrena Arza, on behalf of The Left Group, Balázs Hidvéghi, non-attached Member, Lukas Mandl, Cyrus Engerer, Abir Al-Sahlani, Gilles Lebreton, Alice Kuhnke, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Dorien Rookmaker, Gabriel Mato, Agnes Jongerius, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Tineke Strik, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Ádám Kósa, Pernille Weiss, Łukasz Kohut, Fabienne Keller, Karlo Ressler, Isabel Santos, Maite Pagazaurtundúa and Eugen Tomac.
10. Digital future of Europe: digital single market and use of AI for European consumers (debate)
Report on shaping the digital future of Europe: removing barriers to the functioning of the digital single market and improving the use of AI for European consumers [2020/2216(INI)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Deirdre Clune (A9-0149/2021)
Deirdre Clune introduced the report.
The following spoke: Nicola Beer (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Kosma Złotowski (rapporteur for the opinion of the TRAN Committee) and Sabine Verheyen (rapporteur for the opinion of the CULT Committee).
IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND Vice-President
The following spoke: Marion Walsmann (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee) and Annalisa Tardino (rapporteur for the opinion of the LIBE Committee).
The following spoke: Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President of the Commission).
The following spoke: Konstantinos Arvanitis (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Ivo Hristov (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Maria da Graça Carvalho (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Andreas Schwab, on behalf of the PPE Group, Evelyne Gebhardt, on behalf of the S&D Group, Svenja Hahn, on behalf of the Renew Group, Alessandra Basso, on behalf of the ID Group, Marcel Kolaja, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Carlo Fidanza, on behalf of the ECR Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Marcel KOLAJA Vice-President
The following spoke: Kateřina Konečná, on behalf of The Left Group, Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos, non-attached Member, and Pablo Arias Echeverría.
IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND Vice-President
The following spoke: Christel Schaldemose, Sandro Gozi, Elena Lizzi, Kim Van Sparrentak, Beata Mazurek, Anne-Sophie Pelletier, Edina Tóth, Ivan Štefanec, Josianne Cutajar, Dragoş Tudorache, Alexandra Geese, Krzysztof Jurgiel, Ádám Kósa, Antonius Manders, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Markéta Gregorová, Joanna Kopcińska, Tomislav Sokol, Brando Benifei, Liesje Schreinemacher, Salvatore De Meo, Alex Agius Saliba, Claudia Gamon, Henna Virkkunen, Tsvetelina Penkova, Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Pernille Weiss and Miriam Lexmann.
11. Liability of companies for environmental damage (debate)
Report on the liability of companies for environmental damage [2020/2027(INI)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Antonius Manders (A9-0112/2021)
Antonius Manders introduced the report.
The following spoke: Virginijus Sinkevičius (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Caroline Roose (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Delara Burkhardt (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Saskia Bricmont (rapporteur for the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Sunčana Glavak, on behalf of the PPE Group, Tiemo Wölken, on behalf of the S&D Group, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, on behalf of the Renew Group, and Gilles Lebreton, on behalf of the ID Group.
The President read out the results of the votes on:
Artificial intelligence in education, culture and the audiovisual sector 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)
(Simple majority needed)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Adopted by single vote(P9_TA(2021)0238) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 22)
Creative Europe Programme ***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 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)
(Majority of Parliament’s component Members required to amend or reject the Council position)
AMENDMENTS
The President announced that the original text had been adopted in separate and split votes and that no other requests under Rules 67 and 68 had been received concerning the Council position at first reading.
The Council position was therefore deemed to have been approved. The proposed act was thus adopted.
See Texts adopted (P9_TA(2021)0239) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 23)
Impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills Report on impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills [2020/2007(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Radan Kanev (A9-0066/2021)
(Simple majority needed)
AMENDMENTS
See Texts adopted (P9_TA(2021)249) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 33)
Accelerating progress and tackling inequalities towards ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 Motion for a resolution B9-0263/2021
(Simple majority needed)
AMENDMENTS
See Texts adopted (P9_TA(2021)0250) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 34)
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)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
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)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Adopted(P9_TA(2021)0241) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 25)
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)
(Simple majority needed)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (AFET Committee)
Adopted(P9_TA(2021)0242) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 26)
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)
(Simple majority needed)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Adopted(P9_TA(2021)0243) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 27)
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)
(Simple majority needed)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Adopted(P9_TA(2021)0244) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 28)
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)
(Simple majority needed)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Adopted(P9_TA(2021)0245) (‘Results of votes’ annex, item 29)
13. Liability of companies for environmental damage (continuation of debate)
Report on the liability of companies for environmental damage [2020/2027(INI)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Antonius Manders (A9-0112/2021)
The following spoke: Marie Toussaint, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kosma Złotowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Manon Aubry, on behalf of The Left Group, Ernő Schaller-Baross, non-attached Member, Tomislav Sokol, Bettina Vollath, Gunnar Beck, Ciarán Cuffe, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Pernando Barrena Arza, Łukasz Kohut and Carmen Avram.
The following spoke: Virginijus Sinkevičius (Member of the Commission).
14. The importance of civil justice for the economic recovery post COVID-19 (debate)
Question for oral answer O-000016/2021 by Adrián Vázquez Lázara, on behalf of the JURI Committee, to the Commission: The importance of civil justice for the economic recovery post COVID-19 (B9-0014/2021)
Emil Radev (deputising for the author) moved the question.
Didier Reynders (Member of the Commission) answered the question.
The following spoke: Radan Kanev, on behalf of the PPE Group, Tiemo Wölken, on behalf of the S&D Group, and Salvatore De Meo.
The following spoke: Didier Reynders.
The debate closed.
(The sitting was suspended at 19.50.)
15. Resumption of the sitting
The sitting resumed at 20.00.
16. Second voting session
Parliament voted on the amendments to:
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: interim report Interim report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights [2020/0112R(APP)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Lukas Mandl (A9-0058/2021);
New Avenues for Legal Labour Migration Report on new Avenues for Legal Labour Migration [2020/2010(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Sylvie Guillaume (A9-0143/2021);
Digital future of Europe: digital single market and use of AI for European consumers Report on shaping the digital future of Europe: removing barriers to the functioning of the digital single market and improving the use of AI for European consumers [2020/2216(INI)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Deirdre Clune (A9-0149/2021).
Parliament took the final vote on:
Reversing demographic trends in EU regions using cohesion policy instruments Report on reversing demographic trends in EU regions using cohesion policy instruments [2020/2039(INI)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Daniel Buda (A9-0061/2021);
Impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills Report on impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills [2020/2007(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Radan Kanev (A9-0066/2021);
Accelerating progress and tackling inequalities towards ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 Motion for a resolutionB9-0263/2021.
The ballot would be open until 21.15.
The vote was taken.
The results of votes would be announced the next day, Thursday 20 May 2021 at 9.00 (minutes of 20.5.2021, item 4).
(The sitting was suspended at 20.01.)
IN THE CHAIR: Marcel KOLAJA Vice-President
17. Resumption of the sitting
The sitting resumed at 20.30.
18. Environment: The Aarhus Regulation ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies [COM(2020)0642 - C9-0321/2020- 2020/0289(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Christian Doleschal (A9-0152/2021)
Christian Doleschal introduced the report.
The following spoke: Virginijus Sinkevičius (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Jiří Pospíšil (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee), Peter Liese, on behalf of the PPE Group, Jytte Guteland, on behalf of the S&D Group, Martin Hojsík, on behalf of the Renew Group, Gerolf Annemans, on behalf of the ID Group, Marie Toussaint, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Anna Zalewska, on behalf of the ECR Group, Mick Wallace, on behalf of The Left Group, Ivan Vilibor Sinčić, non-attached Member, Pernille Weiss, Milan Brglez, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Sara Matthieu, Pietro Fiocchi, Silvia Modig, Ljudmila Novak, César Luena, Vlad Gheorghe, Grace O'Sullivan, Cyrus Engerer, Pär Holmgren and Ciarán Cuffe.
19. European Cybersecurity Competence Centre ***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 Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres [05628/2/2021 - C9-0152/2021 - 2018/0328(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Rasmus Andresen (A9-0166/2021)
Rasmus Andresen introduced the recommendation for second reading.
The following spoke: Paolo Gentiloni (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Pilar del Castillo Vera, on behalf of the PPE Group, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, on behalf of the S&D Group, Claudia Gamon, on behalf of the Renew Group, Isabella Tovaglieri, on behalf of the ID Group, Lars Patrick Berg, non-attached Member, Siegfried Mureşan, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Dragoş Pîslaru, Virginie Joron, Tsvetelina Penkova, Dragoş Tudorache and Maria Grapini.
The following spoke: Paolo Gentiloni.
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 (05628/2/2021 - C9-0152/2021 - 2018/0328(COD)).
The Council position was therefore deemed approved.
20. Fiscalis programme for cooperation in the field of taxation 2021-2027 ***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 ‘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)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sven Giegold (A9-0167/2021)
Sven Giegold introduced the recommendation for second reading.
The following spoke: Paolo Gentiloni (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Eero Heinäluoma, on behalf of the S&D Group, Gunnar Beck, on behalf of the ID Group, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska, on behalf of the ECR Group, Othmar Karas, Jonás Fernández, Hélène Laporte, Eugen Jurzyca, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Paul Tang, Vincenzo Sofo, Evelyn Regner and Georgios Kyrtsos, on behalf of the PPE Group.
The following spoke: Paolo Gentiloni.
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 (06116/1/2021 - C9-0179/2021 - 2018/0233(COD)).
The Council position was therefore deemed approved.
21. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)
In accordance with Rule 144, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:
I. Prisoners of war in the aftermath of the most recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan (2021/2693(RSP))
- Idoia Villanueva Ruiz and Pernando Barrena Arza, on behalf of The Left Group, on prisoners of war in the aftermath of the most recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan (B9-0277/2021);
- Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel, Markéta Gregorová, Bronis Ropė, Francisco Guerreiro, Sergey Lagodinsky, Hannah Neumann, Ignazio Corrao and Erik Marquardt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on prisoners of war in the aftermath of the most recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan (B9-0278/2021);
- Margarida Marques, Andrea Cozzolino and Isabel Santos, on behalf of the S&D Group, on prisoners of war in the aftermath of the most recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan (B9-0279/2021);
- Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Anna Fotyga, Assita Kanko, Elżbieta Kruk, Carlo Fidanza, Sergio Berlato, Valdemar Tomaševski, Raffaele Fitto, Veronika Vrecionová, Adam Bielan, Alexandr Vondra, Witold Jan Waszczykowski and Angel Dzhambazki, on behalf of the ECR Group, on prisoners of war in the aftermath of the most recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan (B9-0280/2021);
- Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dita Charanzová, Olivier Chastel, Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Nathalie Loiseau, Karen Melchior, Frédérique Ries, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță and Ramona Strugariu, on behalf of the Renew Group, on prisoners of war in the aftermath of the most recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan (B9-0281/2021);
- Michael Gahler, Andrey Kovatchev, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Sandra Kalniete, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Andrius Kubilius, Peter van Dalen, Sara Skyttedal, Miriam Lexmann, Loránt Vincze, Krzysztof Hetman, Vladimír Bilčík, Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, David Lega, Seán Kelly, Romana Tomc, Tomáš Zdechovský, Peter Pollák, Christian Sagartz, Adam Jarubas, Janina Ochojska, José Manuel Fernandes, Paulo Rangel, Stanislav Polčák, Loucas Fourlas, Eva Maydell, Michaela Šojdrová, Stelios Kympouropoulos, Luděk Niedermayer and Jiří Pospíšil, on behalf of the PPE Group, on prisoners of war in the aftermath of the most recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan (B9-0288/2021).
- Marisa Matias, on behalf of The Left Group, on the situation in Haiti(B9-0282/2021);
- Caroline Roose, Francisco Guerreiro, Bronis Ropė, Hannah Neumann, Ignazio Corrao, Michèle Rivasi, Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana and Mounir Satouri, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Haiti(B9-0283/2021);
- Pedro Marques, Andrea Cozzolino and Hannes Heide, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the situation in Haiti(B9-0284/2021);
- Nathalie Loiseau, Malik Azmani, Stéphane Bijoux, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Dita Charanzová, Olivier Chastel, Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Bernard Guetta, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Karen Melchior, Frédérique Ries, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Ramona Strugariu and Hilde Vautmans, on behalf of the Renew Group, on the situation in Haiti(B9-0285/2021);
- Karol Karski, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Anna Fotyga, Assita Kanko, Elżbieta Kruk, Carlo Fidanza, Joanna Kopcińska, Valdemar Tomaševski, Raffaele Fitto, Veronika Vrecionová, Elżbieta Rafalska, Ryszard Czarnecki, Adam Bielan, Bogdan Rzońca, Alexandr Vondra, Witold Jan Waszczykowski and Angel Dzhambazki, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the situation in Haiti(B9-0286/2021);
- Michael Gahler, Željana Zovko, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Sandra Kalniete, David McAllister, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Andrey Kovatchev, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Sara Skyttedal, Miriam Lexmann, Loránt Vincze, Krzysztof Hetman, Vladimír Bilčík, Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, David Lega, Seán Kelly, Romana Tomc, Magdalena Adamowicz, Tomáš Zdechovský, Peter Pollák, Christian Sagartz, Janina Ochojska, José Manuel Fernandes, Paulo Rangel, Stanislav Polčák, Inese Vaidere, Loucas Fourlas, Eva Maydell, Michaela Šojdrová, Stelios Kympouropoulos, Luděk Niedermayer, Jiří Pospíšil and Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the situation in Haiti(B9-0287/2021).
- Miguel Urbán Crespo, on behalf of The Left Group, on the situation in Chad (B9-0289/2021);
- Michèle Rivasi, Mounir Satouri, Piernicola Pedicini, Katrin Langensiepen, Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, Erik Marquardt, Ignazio Corrao, Hannah Neumann, Bronis Ropė and Francisco Guerreiro, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Chad (B9-0290/2021);
- Thierry Mariani and Jérôme Rivière, on behalf of the ID Group, on the situation in Chad (B9-0291/2021);
- Pedro Marques, Andrea Cozzolino and Maria Arena, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the situation in Chad (B9-0292/2021);
- Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Malik Azmani, Olivier Chastel, Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Bernard Guetta, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Nathalie Loiseau, Karen Melchior, Frédérique Ries, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Ramona Strugariu, Hilde Vautmans and Javier Nart, on behalf of the Renew Group, on the situation in Chad (B9-0293/2021);
- Anna Fotyga, Karol Karski, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Assita Kanko, Elżbieta Kruk, Carlo Fidanza, Joanna Kopcińska, Valdemar Tomaševski, Raffaele Fitto, Veronika Vrecionová, Elżbieta Rafalska, Ryszard Czarnecki, Adam Bielan, Alexandr Vondra, Bogdan Rzońca, Emmanouil Fragkos, Witold Jan Waszczykowski, Eugen Jurzyca and Angel Dzhambazki, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the situation in Chad (B9-0294/2021);
- Michael Gahler, Željana Zovko, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Sandra Kalniete, David McAllister, Andrey Kovatchev, Antonio López-Istúriz White, György Hölvényi, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Sara Skyttedal, Miriam Lexmann, Loránt Vincze, Krzysztof Hetman, Vladimír Bilčík, Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, David Lega, Seán Kelly, Romana Tomc, Magdalena Adamowicz, Tomáš Zdechovský, Peter Pollák, Christian Sagartz, Janina Ochojska, Loucas Fourlas, José Manuel Fernandes, Paulo Rangel, Stanislav Polčák, Inese Vaidere, Eva Maydell, Michaela Šojdrová, Stelios Kympouropoulos, Luděk Niedermayer, Jiří Pospíšil and Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the situation in Chad (B9-0295/2021).
Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 171.
22. Delegated acts (Rule 111(2))
The following draft delegated acts had been forwarded to Parliament:
- Commission delegated decision establishing the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors from 2022 (C(2021)02797 - 2021/2665(DEA))
Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 27 April 2021
referred to committee responsible: PECH
- Commission Delegated Regulation amending Annexes I and II to Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards modifying the list of Union inland waterways and the minimum technical requirements applicable to craft (C(2021)02853 - 2021/2673(DEA))
Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 28 April 2021
referred to committee responsible: TRAN
- Commission Delegated Directive amending Annex III to Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on marine equipment as regards the applicable standard for laboratories used by conformity assessment bodies for marine equipment (C(2021)02903 - 2021/2674(DEA))
Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 30 April 2021
referred to committee responsible: TRAN
- Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards rules for the prevention and control of certain listed diseases (C(2021)03028 - 2021/2676(DEA))
Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 5 May 2021
referred to committee responsible: AGRI
opinion: ENVI (Rule 57)
- Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on the cooperation, exchange of information and notification obligations between competent authorities and ESMA, the EBA and EIOPA (C(2021)03103 - 2021/2683(DEA))
Deadline for raising objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 6 May 2021
referred to committee responsible: ECON
- Commission Delegated Regulation extending the transitional period referred to in Article 89(1), first subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (C(2021)03114 - 2021/2680(DEA))
Deadline for raising objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 6 May 2021
referred to committee responsible: ECON
- Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the criteria under which competent authorities may require changes to the compliance statement of non-significant benchmarks (C(2021)03116 - 2021/2682(DEA))
Deadline for raising objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 6 May 2021
referred to committee responsible: ECON
- Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the criteria for the competent authorities’ compliance assessment regarding the mandatory administration of a critical benchmark (C(2021)03117 - 2021/2681(DEA))
Deadline for raising objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 6 May 2021
referred to committee responsible: ECON
- Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the requirements to ensure that an administrator’s governance arrangements are sufficiently robust (C(2021)03123 - 2021/2685(DEA))
Deadline for raising objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 6 May 2021
referred to committee responsible: ECON
- Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the characteristics of the systems and controls for the identification and reporting of any conduct that may involve manipulation or attempted manipulation of a benchmark (C(2021)03125 - 2021/2677(DEA))
Deadline for raising objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 6 May 2021
referred to committee responsible: ECON
- Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the conditions to ensure that the methodology for determining a benchmark complies with the quality requirements (C(2021)03143 - 2021/2684(DEA))
Deadline for raising objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 6 May 2021
referred to committee responsible: ECON
- Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the production and marketing of plant reproductive material of organic heterogeneous material of particular genera or species (C(2021)03163 - 2021/2686(DEA))
Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 7 May 2021
referred to committee responsible: AGRI
- Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/856 as regards the application and selection procedures under the Innovation Fund (C(2021)03188 - 2021/2687(DEA))
Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 10 May 2021
referred to committee responsible: ENVI
opinion: ITRE (Rule 57)
23. Implementing measures(Rule 112)
The following draft implementing measures falling under the regulatory procedure with scrutiny had been forwarded to Parliament:
- Commission Regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards N,N-dimethylformamide (D070424/04 - 2021/2698(RPS) - deadline: 12 August 2021) referred to committee responsible: ENVI opinion: ITRE (Rule 57), IMCO (Rule 57);
- Commission Regulation amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the prohibition to feed non-ruminant farmed animals, other than fur animals, with protein derived from animals (D070606/03 - 2021/2675(RPS) - deadline: 4 August 2021) referred to committee responsible: ENVI;
- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of cadmium in certain foodstuffs (D071843/04 - 2021/2657(RPS) - deadline: 23 July 2021) referred to committee responsible: ENVI;
- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of ergot sclerotia and ergot alkaloids in certain foodstuffs (D071863/03 - 2021/2668(RPS) - deadline: 28 July 2021) referred to committee responsible: ENVI;
- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of tropane alkaloids in certain foodstuffs (D071865/02 - 2021/2664(RPS) - deadline: 27 July 2021) referred to committee responsible: ENVI;
- Commission Regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for mandestrobin in grapes and strawberries (D072920/02 - 2021/2697(RPS) - deadline: 11 July 2021) referred to committee responsible: ENVI;
- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Financial Reporting Standard 16 (Text with EEA relevance) (D073527/01 - 2021/2688(RPS) - deadline: 10 August 2021) referred to committee responsible: ECON opinion: JURI (Rule 57).
24. Documents received
The following documents had been received:
- Proposal for transfer of appropriations INF 1/2021 – Section VII – Committee of the Regions (N9-0014/2021 – C9-0160/2021 – 2021/2050(GBD))
referred to
responsible:
BUDG
- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 08/2021 – Section III – Commission (N9-0023/2021 – C9-0164/2021 – 2021/2051(GBD))
referred to
responsible:
BUDG
- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 10/2021 – Section III – Commission (N9-0024/2021 – C9-0165/2021 – 2021/2052(GBD))
referred to
responsible:
BUDG
- Proposal for transfer of appropriations INF 3/2021 – European Economic and Social Committee (N9-0026/2021 – C9-0183/2021 – 2021/2059(GBD))
referred to
responsible:
BUDG
- Proposal for transfer of appropriations V/AB-01/C/21- Court of Auditors (N9-0027/2021 – C9-0184/2021 – 2021/2067(GBD))
referred to
responsible:
BUDG
- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 12/2021 – Section III – Commission (N9-0028/2021 – C9-0186/2021 – 2021/2068(GBD))
referred to
responsible:
BUDG
- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 11/2021 – Section III – Commission (N9-0029/2021 – C9-0187/2021 – 2021/2069(GBD))
referred to
responsible:
BUDG
25. Transfers of appropriations and budgetary decisions
In accordance with Article 31(1), of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided to approve transfer of appropriations DEC 04/2021 – Section III – Commission.
In accordance with Article 29 of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided to approve transfer of appropriations INF 1/2021 - Section VII - Committee of the Regions.
26. 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.
27. 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.
28. Agenda of the next sitting
The agenda of the next day’s sitting had been established (‘Agenda’PE 693.081/OJJE).
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 ‘Results of roll-call votes’ document, which is annexed to the minutes of the sitting and available on Parliament’s website.