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Thursday, 19 May 2022 - Brussels

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1. Temporary trade liberalisation supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under EU/Ukraine Association Agreement ***I

2. Preservation, analysis and storage at Eurojust of evidence relating to genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and related criminal offences ***I

3. Regulation (EU) 2016/1628: Extension of the empowerment to adopt delegated acts ***I

4. EU Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova

5. Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law Report

Report: Terry Reintke (A9-0139/2022)


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
Alternative motion for a resolution	1	ID	RCV	-	120, 462, 14
§ 6	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 38	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2/EV	+	323, 267, 9
§ 39	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 40	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 42	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 57	2	rapporteur		+
	§	original text	split
			1	↓
			2	↓
Motion for a resolution (as a whole)			RCV	+	429, 131, 34


Requests for roll-call votes
ID:	amendment 1


Requests for split votes
MEPs:
§ 6
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘in Hungary, Poland and Slovenia’
Second part	those words
§ 38
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘such as the use of excessive force by law enforcement authorities during protests and at the Union borders’
Second part	those words
§ 39
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘including in the area of counter-terrorism and security policies’
Second part	those words
§ 40
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘and rights’, ‘including the imposition of highly restrictive laws on abortion’
Second part	those words
§ 42
First part	‘Notes with concern the numerous reports of significant and systematic violations of the fundamental rights of migrants and asylum seekers across the Union and particularly at its external borders; deplores the fact that several Member States have adopted national legislation which severely limits the rights of asylum seekers and in some cases even poses a threat to the principle of non-refoulement and the right to effective remedy; regrets that, despite calls from Parliament, the Commission did not finalise its assessment of the compatibility of numerous national legislative measures in the field of asylum and migration with Union law;’
Second part	‘reiterates that respect for fundamental rights such as the rights to asylum and to effective remedy is integral to the proper functioning of the rule of law;’
§ 57
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘urges the Commission to launch the procedure enshrined in Article 6(1) of the Regulation at least in the cases of Poland and Hungary; recalls that the applicability, purpose and scope of the Regulation are clearly defined and do not need to be supported by further explanations; condemns the Commission’s decision to continue to draft guidelines even after the CJEU ruling confirming the legality and validity of the Regulation;’
Second part	those words

6. 2021 Report on North Macedonia

7. 2021 Report on Albania

8. Prosecution of the opposition and the detention of trade union leaders in Belarus

9. Minimum level of taxation for multinational groups *

10. Establishing the European Education Area by 2025 – micro credentials, individual learning accounts and learning for a sustainable environment

11. The fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine

Motions for resolutions: B9-0272/2022, B9-0281/2022, B9-0282/2022, B9-0283/2022, B9-0284/2022, B9-0285/2022


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
Joint motion for a resolution RC-B9-0281/2022 (PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, ECR, Members)
After § 1	3	The Left	RCV	-	118, 443, 25
§ 4	11	PPE		+
After § 10	4	The Left	RCV	-	270, 295, 31
After § 17	5	The Left	RCV	-	101, 443, 48
§ 19	6	The Left	RCV	+	431, 81, 75
§ 22	7	The Left		-
§ 25	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	-
			3	+
			4/EV	-	252, 290, 48
After § 25	8	The Left	split
			1/RCV	-	175, 407, 14
			2/RCV	↓
After § 27	9	The Left	RCV	-	95, 402, 99
After § 27	10	The Left	RCV	-	169, 362, 60
After recital F	1	The Left	RCV	-	69, 459, 57
After recital F	2	The Left	RCV	-	61, 452, 52
Motion for a resolution (as a whole)				+
Motions for resolutions by political groups
B9-0272/2022		The Left		↓
B9-0281/2022		PPE		↓
B9-0282/2022		Renew		↓
B9-0283/2022		Verts/ALE		↓
B9-0284/2022		S&D		↓
B9-0285/2022		ECR		↓


Requests for roll-call votes
The Left:	amendments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10


Requests for split votes
Verts/ALE:
Amendment 8
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘including the multitude of war crimes committed in countries such as Syria, Burma, Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine and Yemen’
Second part	those words
ECR, PPE:
§ 25
First part	‘Welcomes the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of Draft Law #7304, which provides for the admission of the ICC to work inside Ukraine and calls on the Ukrainian authorities to support accountability efforts for serious international crimes by urgently ratifying the Rome Statute of the ICC and formally becoming a member of the ICC; calls on the Ukrainian authorities to align Ukraine’s national legislation and procedures with international law, thereby strengthening the domestic legal mechanisms to counteract impunity for crimes, to harmonise domestic legislation, notably the Criminal Code, with international criminal law and international humanitarian law, and to adopt a clear and practical framework for cooperation with the ICC and other bodies investigating crimes committed in Ukraine,’
Second part	‘including by signing into law Bill 2689 on amendments to certain legislative acts on the enforcement of international criminal and humanitarian law, adopted by the Ukrainian Rada in May 2021;’
Third part	‘recalls the need for all parties to a conflict to strictly uphold international humanitarian law;’
Fourth part	‘calls on Ukraine to ensure an effective investigation into alleged abuses by Ukrainian fighters of Russian prisoners of war;’

12. Social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine – reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act

Motions for resolutions: B9-0267/2022, B9-0271/2022, B9-0273/2022, B9-0278/2022, B9-0279/2022, B9-0280/2022


Subject	Am No	Author	RCV etc.	Vote	RCV/EV – remarks
Joint motion for a resolution RC-B9-0267/2022 (PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, Members)
§ 1	§	original text	RCV	+	575, 8, 9
§ 4	1	The Left	RCV	-	48, 461, 91
	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 7	2	The Left	RCV	-	118, 408, 74
§ 8	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
			3	+
After § 10	3	The Left		-
§ 11	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
			3	+
After § 11	4	The Left	RCV	-	133, 438, 25
	5	The Left	split
			1/RCV	-	265, 312, 19
			2/RCV	↓
§ 13	§	original text	split
			1/EV	+	382, 158, 49
			2	+
§ 14	§	original text	RCV	+	542, 15, 24
§ 15	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 18	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 21	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 24	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2/EV	+	349, 221, 20
§ 26	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2/EV	+	337, 233, 23
§ 30, point b	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 30, point d	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 31	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 33	§	original text	sep	+
§ 34	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
			3	+
§ 35	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
After § 39	6	The Left	RCV	-	143, 434, 17
§ 41	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
			3	+
§ 42	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 44	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
			3/EV	+	332, 248, 9
			4/EV	+	300, 266, 15
§ 45	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
			3	+
§ 46	7	The Left	split
			1/RCV	-	162, 369, 61
			2/RCV	-	108, 364, 112
	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
§ 49	§	original text	sep	+
After § 50	8	The Left	RCV	-	156, 323, 107
Recital Q	§	original text	split
			1	+
			2	+
Recital V	§	original text	sep	+
Motion for a resolution (as a whole)				+
Motions for resolutions by political groups
B9-0267/2022		Renew		↓
B9-0271/2022		PPE		↓
B9-0273/2022		The Left		↓
B9-0278/2022		S&D		↓
B9-0279/2022		ECR		↓
B9-0280/2022		Verts/ALE		↓


Requests for roll-call votes
ID:	§§ 1, 14
The Left:	amendments 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8


Requests for separate votes
Renew:	§§ 24, 44
The Left:	§ 33
PPE:	§§ 13, 49; Recital V


Requests for split votes
Renew:
§ 34
First part	‘Highlights that in the European response to the COVID crisis, European citizens felt that the EU was protecting them and opening up prospects, notably through the creation of the SURE programme and NextGenerationEU (NGEU);’
Second part	‘underlines that neither the NGEU fund, its Recovery and Resilience Fund component, nor the flexibility under the current 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework (MFF) are sufficient to fully cover the financial needs generated by the war in Ukraine;’
Third part	‘recalls that these instruments were neither designed nor conceived in terms of size to address the new challenges stemming from the Russian aggression and invasion and simultaneously maintain investments in the EU’s programmes and policies, including important priorities like the just, green and digital transitions;’
§ 35
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘and proceed with a legislative proposal for a comprehensive MFF revision as soon as possible and no later than the first quarter of 2023’
Second part	those words
§ 41
First part	‘Notes the Commission communication on fiscal policy guidance for 2023 and its call to maintain a supportive fiscal stance while standing ready to react to the evolving economic and social situation; expects the Commission to come forward with a set of fiscal policy measures to react to economic shocks and the spike in poverty levels;’
Second part	‘further expects, in this context, the general escape clause to remain activated as long as the underlying justification persists;’
Third part	‘considers that reverting to the fiscal rules in the current circumstances may have unintended consequences for the EU economy and for the Member States’ ability to face the current crisis;’
§ 45
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘and legally binding’ and ‘including a Financial Transaction Tax’
Second part	‘and legally binding’
Third part	‘including a Financial Transaction Tax’
ECR
§ 4
First part	text as a whole without the word: ‘renewable’
Second part	that word
§ 11
First part	text as a whole without the word: ‘renewable’ (first occurrence) and ‘calls for the swift phasing-out of fossil subsidies’
Second part	‘renewable’ (first occurrence)
Third part	‘calls for the swift phasing-out of fossil subsidies’
§ 21
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘that respect the rule of law’
Second part	those words
§ 30, point d
First part	text as a whole without the word: ‘renewable’
Second part	that word
Verts/ALE:
amendment 5
First part	‘Recalls that energy prices have been extraordinarily high since the beginning of autumn 2021, which was negatively affecting workers even before the beginning of the conflict; acknowledges the extraordinary measures adopted by some Member States with the aim of mitigating the increase in fuel prices; highlights, however, that these measures are insufficient to really alleviate the cost of rising energy prices for households; calls on the Commission, therefore, to come up with ambitious, coordinated and clear criteria on additional measures to protect workers and households,’
Second part	‘especially on capping energy prices at pre-crisis levels, as well as the prices of other essential goods;’
amendment 7
First part	‘Notes that large private companies, notably in the energy and food retail sectors, have been making extraordinary profits during this crisis; highlights that, as stressed by the European Council and as recommended by international institutions such as the OECD or the IMF, temporary taxation of or regulatory interventions on windfall profits could be a source of national public financing; calls on the Commission and the Member States to coordinate the design of an ambitious windfall profit taxation scheme to prevent war profiteering by large corporations and finance necessary public measures and other regulatory measures in order to use them to mitigate the social and economic consequences for the EU of the war in Ukraine;’
Second part	‘calls on the Member States to regulate prices and profit margins in sectors where there is evidence of price-gouging by cartel structures, in particular in the fuel sector;’
The Left:
§ 8
First part	‘Calls on the Council to extend the list of individuals directly targeted by EU sanctions, including Russian oligarchs,’
Second part	‘taking into account the list of 6 000 individuals presented by Navalny’s Foundation;’
Third part	‘calls for an extension of EU-sanctioned Russian-affiliated media entities operating in the EU, specifically the GRU-affiliated ‘news agency’ InfoRos;’
§ 13
First part	‘Calls on the Commission and the Member States to condition public investment and financial support, including public financial support for businesses granted within the flexibilisation of State aid rules, to relevant requirements linked to public policy objectives, in particular social, environmental and financial requirements, which should be fulfilled by beneficiaries for as long as they receive public support, while ensuring fair and open competition, a level playing field between our companies,’
Second part	‘and respect for the fundamental principles on which our single market is based;’
§ 15
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘while preserving the integrity of the single market’
Second part	those words
PPE:
§ 18
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls on the Member States to help temporarily displaced Ukrainian women to ensure universal access to quality sexual and reproductive healthcare free from discrimination, coercion and abuse, to address the issue of legal remedies and to prevent human rights violations affecting them;’
Second part	those words
§ 24
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘and a social rescue facility with increased public support for existing instruments aimed at the poorest in our society’
Second part	those words
§ 26
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘and stated that not all Member States have set theirs above the poverty line;’
Second part	those words
§ 30, point b
First part	‘increasing aid for businesses in such sectors by ensuring a flexible application of State aid rules, while ensuring fair competition’
Second part	‘subject to the relevant binding sustainability requirements integrated in the undertakings’ business models, such as bans on collective dismissals, increased energy efficiency, additional renewable energy usage and virgin material reduction targets;’
§ 31
First part	‘Underlines the Council’s recent conclusions inviting the Member States and the Commission to continue to make best use of the State aid toolbox, including the new State aid temporary crisis framework;’
Second part	‘underlines the absence, in this regard, of any sustainability and social conditions in the State aid framework presented by the Commission; insists that the EU institutions and the Member States ensure that public financial support provided to firms in order to combat the economic effects of the pandemic and the war is conditional upon the funding being used to benefit employees and the recipient firms refraining from paying bonuses to management, tax evasion, paying out dividends or offering share buy-back schemes for as long as they are receiving this support;’
§ 42
First part	‘Takes the opportunity, amid ongoing global geopolitical challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, to rethink the EU’s economic governance so as to increase its resilience to shocks and crises;’
Second part	‘as well as strengthening its social and energy dimension; invites the Commission to revamp the comprehensive economic policy response to the current crisis in order to effectively address economic and social inequalities against the backdrop of enormous investment needs;’
§ 44
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘a new dedicated European Fund (a Strategic Autonomy Fund for Europe) to finance’, ‘avoiding lock-in effects on fossil fuels,’ and ‘asks all of it to be based on lessons learnt from NGEU;’
Second part	‘a new dedicated European Fund (a Strategic Autonomy Fund for Europe) to finance’
Third part	‘avoiding lock-in effects on fossil fuels,’
Fourth part	‘asks all of it to be based on lessons learnt from NGEU;’
§ 46
First part	‘Highlights that, as stressed by the European Council, temporary taxation of or regulatory interventions on windfall profits could be a source of national public financing;’
Second part	‘calls on the Commission and the Member States to coordinate the design of windfall profit taxation schemes or other regulatory measures in order to use them to mitigate the social and economic consequences for the EU of the war in Ukraine;’
recital Q
First part	Text as a whole without the words: ‘whereas it has also stated that temporary fiscal measures on windfall profits could be made available for public revenue to partially offset higher energy bills;’
Second part	those words

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