2. Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020 [COM(2023)0160 - C9-0061/2023 - 2023/0079(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Nicola Beer (A9-0260/2023)
An initial vote had been held on 14 September 2023 and the matter had been referred back to the committee responsible for interinstitutional negotiations under Rule 59(4) (minutes of 14.9.2023, item 7.5).
Nicola Beer introduced the report.
The following spoke: Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee) and Jessica Polfjärd (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee).
The following spoke: Thierry Breton (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Miriam Lexmann (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee), Franc Bogovič (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Hildegard Bentele, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mohammed Chahim, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, on behalf of the Renew Group, Henrike Hahn, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Izabela-Helena Kloc, on behalf of the ECR Group, Paolo Borchia, on behalf of the ID Group, Cornelia Ernst, on behalf of The Left Group, Hervé Juvin, non-attached Member, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Jens Geier, Karin Karlsbro, Sara Matthieu, Johan Nissinen, Marie Dauchy, Malin Björk, Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Lina Gálvez, Dragoş Tudorache, Caroline Roose, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Markus Buchheit, Miguel Urbán Crespo, Maxette Pirbakas, Sara Skyttedal, Tsvetelina Penkova, Engin Eroglu, Ville Niinistö, who also answered a blue-card question from Sara Skyttedal, Geert Bourgeois, Georg Mayer, Marisa Matias, Marc Tarabella, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Carlos Zorrinho, Susana Solís Pérez, Malte Gallée, Adam Bielan, Matteo Adinolfi, Pernille Weiss, Romana Jerković, Iskra Mihaylova and Alexandr Vondra.
IN THE CHAIR: Pedro SILVA PEREIRA Vice-President
The following spoke: Alessandro Panza, Martine Kemp, Łukasz Kohut, who also answered a blue-card question from Reinhard Bütikofer, Nicola Danti, Alex Agius Saliba, Niels Fuglsang, Maria Grapini and Achille Variati.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Henna Virkkunen, Mick Wallace and Seán Kelly.
The following spoke: Thierry Breton and Nicola Beer.
3. EU-Taiwan trade and investment relations (debate)
Question for oral answer O-000046/2023 by Iuliu Winkler, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: EU-Taiwan trade and investment relations (B9-0037/2023)
Seán Kelly moved the question.
Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question.
The following spoke: Angelika Winzig, on behalf of the PPE Group, Inma Rodríguez-Piñero, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, on behalf of the Renew Group, Reinhard Bütikofer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Michiel Hoogeveen, on behalf of the ECR Group, Ivan Štefanec, Kathleen Van Brempt, Svenja Hahn, Liudas Mažylis, Karin Karlsbro and Michaela Šojdrová.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Mick Wallace.
Parliament held a formal sitting to award the Sakharov Prize to Jina Mahsa Amini and to the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ movement in Iran.
The President made an introductory address.
Saleh Nikbakht, a lawyer representing the family of Jina Mahsa Amini, made a statement.
(The sitting was suspended for a few moments.)
6. Resumption of the sitting
The sitting resumed at 12:01.
7. Voting time
Detailed voting results (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the ‘Results of votes’ annex, and the results of roll-call votes appear in the ‘Results of roll-call votes’ annex. Both annexes are published alongside these minutes and are available on Parliament’s website.
7.1. Setting up the delegations to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly, to the Caribbean-EU Parliamentary Assembly, and to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly, and defining their numerical strength (vote)
Proposal for a decision tabled under Rule 223, on the European Parliament decision of X December 2023 on setting up the delegations to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly, to the Caribbean-EU Parliamentary Assembly, and to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly, and defining their numerical strength (2023/3028(RSO)) (B9-0497/2023)
7.2. Foodstuffs for human consumption: amending certain ‘breakfast’ directives ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 2001/110/EC relating to honey, 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption, 2001/113/EC relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption, and 2001/114/EC relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption [COM(2023)0201 - C9-0140/2023 - 2023/0105(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Alexander Bernhuber (A9-0385/2023)
After the vote on the Commission proposal, Alexander Bernhuber (rapporteur), to request, under Rule 59(4), that the matter be referred back to the committee responsible for interinstitutional negotiations.
7.3. Fees and charges payable to the European Medicines Agency ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on fees and charges payable to the European Medicines Agency, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 297/95 and Regulation (EU) No 658/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council [COM(2022)0721 - C9-0426/2022 - 2022/0417(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Cristian-Silviu Buşoi (A9-0224/2023)
An initial vote had been held on 12 July 2023 and the matter had been referred back to the committee responsible for interinstitutional negotiations under Rule 59(4) (minutes of 12.7.2023, item 8.2).
7.4. Recognition of professional qualifications: nurses responsible for general care trained in Romania ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending and correcting Directive 2005/36/EC as regards the recognition of professional qualifications of nurses responsible for general care trained in Romania [COM(2023)0502 - C9-0324/2023 - 2023/0307(COD)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Adam Bielan (A9-0381/2023)
(Majority of the votes cast)
COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS
Approved by single vote(P9_TA(2023)0447) (‘Results of votes’, item 4)
Parliament’s first reading thus closed.
The following had spoken:
Before the vote, Adam Bielan (rapporteur) to make a statement on the basis of Rule 159(4).
7.5. Authorisation empowering France to negotiate a bilateral agreement with Algeria concerning judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on an authorisation addressed to France to negotiate a bilateral agreement with Algeria on matters related to judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters [COM(2023)0065 - C9-0019/2023 - 2023/0028(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Ilana Cicurel (A9-0356/2023)
(Majority of the votes cast)
COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS
Approved by single vote(P9_TA(2023)0448) (‘Results of votes’, item 5)
Parliament’s first reading thus closed.
7.6. Authorisation empowering France to negotiate a bilateral agreement with Algeria concerning judicial cooperation in civil matters related to family law * (vote)
Report on the proposal for a Council decision on an authorisation addressed to France to negotiate a bilateral agreement with Algeria on matters related to judicial cooperation concerning family law matters [COM(2023)0064 - C9-0026/2023 - 2023/0027(CNS)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Ilana Cicurel (A9-0355/2023)
(Majority of the votes cast)
COMMISSION PROPOSAL TO THE COUNCIL
Approved as amended by single vote(P9_TA(2023)0449) (‘Results of votes’, item 6)
7.7. Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors – Hans Lindblad (vote)
Report on the nomination of Hans Lindblad as a Member of the Court of Auditors [14069/2023 - C9-0379/2023 - 2023/0813(NLE)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Angelika Winzig (A9-0390/2023)
(Majority of the votes cast) (Secret ballot (Rule 129(3)))
7.8. Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors – João Leão (vote)
Report on the nomination of João Leão as a Member of the Court of Auditors [14429/2023 - C9-0397/2023 - 2023/0814(NLE)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Mikuláš Peksa (A9-0391/2023)
(Majority of the votes cast) (Secret ballot (Rule 129(3)))
Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other (2023-2028) [09862/2023 - C9-0356/2023 - 2023/0147(NLE)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: João Pimenta Lopes (A9-0380/2023)
Parliament consented to the conclusion of the protocol.
7.10. Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 as regards minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector [COM(2023)0256 - C9-0178/2023 - 2023/0155(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Henna Virkkunen (A9-0370/2023)
After the vote on the Commission proposal, Henna Virkkunen (rapporteur), to request, under Rule 59(4), that the matter be referred back to the committee responsible for interinstitutional negotiations.
7.11. Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020 [COM(2023)0160 - C9-0061/2023 - 2023/0079(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Nicola Beer (A9-0260/2023)
Report on the European Elections 2024 [2023/2016(INI)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteurs: Domènec Ruiz Devesa and Sven Simon (A9-0332/2023)
7.15. Implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (vote)
Report on the implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe [2023/2029(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs - Committee on Development. Rapporteurs: Tomas Tobé, Pedro Marques, Charles Goerens and Michael Gahler (A9-0374/2023)
Before the vote, Charles Goerens (rapporteur) to make a statement on the basis of Rule 159(4).
7.16. Addictive design of online services and consumer protection in the EU single market (vote)
Report on addictive design of online services and consumer protection in the EU single market [2023/2043(INI)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Kim Van Sparrentak (A9-0340/2023)
Before the vote, Kim Van Sparrentak (rapporteur) to make a statement on the basis of Rule 159(4).
7.17. Role of tax policy in times of crisis (vote)
Report on the role of tax policy in times of crisis [2023/2058(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (A9-0336/2023)
(Majority of the votes cast)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Rejected
(‘Results of votes’, item 17)
7.18. Further reform of corporate taxation rules (vote)
Report on further reform of corporate taxation rules [2022/2146(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Isabel Benjumea Benjumea (A9-0359/2023)
Before the vote, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea (rapporteur) to make a statement on the basis of Rule 159(4).
7.19. Reshaping the future framework of EU structural funds to support regions particularly affected by challenges related to the automotive, green and digital transitions (vote)
Report on reshaping the future framework of EU structural funds to support regions particularly affected by challenges related to the automotive, green and digital transitions [2023/2061(INI)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Susana Solís Pérez (A9-0326/2023)
Before the vote, Susana Solís Pérez (rapporteur) to make a statement on the basis of Rule 159(4).
(The sitting was suspended for a few moments.)
IN THE CHAIR: Dita CHARANZOVÁ Vice-President
8. Resumption of the sitting
The sitting resumed at 12:38.
9. European Health Data Space ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Health Data Space [COM(2022)0197 - C9-0167/2022 - 2022/0140(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteurs: Tomislav Sokol and Annalisa Tardino (A9-0395/2023)
Tomislav Sokol and Annalisa Tardino introduced the report.
The following spoke: Cristian-Silviu Buşoi (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee).
The following spoke: Stella Kyriakides (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Sara Cerdas, on behalf of the S&D Group, Susana Solís Pérez, on behalf of the Renew Group, Tilly Metz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Joanna Kopcińska, on behalf of the ECR Group, Mathilde Androuët, on behalf of the ID Group, Konstantinos Arvanitis, on behalf of The Left Group, Angelika Niebler, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Glück, Patrick Breyer, who also answered blue-card questions from Tomislav Sokol and Sara Cerdas, Beata Kempa, Sylvia Limmer, Loucas Fourlas, Tiemo Wölken, who also answered a blue-card question from Tomislav Sokol, Catherine Amalric, Rob Rooken, Patricia Chagnon, Adam Jarubas, Carlos Zorrinho, Fabienne Keller, Andrey Slabakov, Lukas Mandl, who also answered a blue-card question from Patrick Breyer, Pascal Arimont, Andreas Schwab, who also answered a blue-card question from Patrick Breyer, and Sunčana Glavak, who also answered a blue-card question from Maria Grapini.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Tomáš Zdechovský, Jordi Cañas, Clare Daly and Mick Wallace.
The following spoke: Stella Kyriakides.
IN THE CHAIR: Roberts ZĪLE Vice-President
The following spoke: Tomislav Sokol and Annalisa Tardino.
10. Parliament’s call for the right to disconnect – three years on (debate)
Commission statement: Parliament’s call for the right to disconnect – three years on (2023/3019(RSP))
Nicolas Schmit (Member of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Tomáš Zdechovský, on behalf of the PPE Group, Alex Agius Saliba, on behalf of the S&D Group, Dragoş Pîslaru, on behalf of the Renew Group, Sara Matthieu, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Beata Kempa, on behalf of the ECR Group, Dominique Bilde, on behalf of the ID Group, José Gusmão, on behalf of the The Left Group, Katarína Roth Neveďalová, non-attached Member, Liudas Mažylis, Agnes Jongerius, Jordi Cañas, Kim Van Sparrentak, Eugenia Rodríguez Palop, Marc Tarabella, Michaela Šojdrová, Gabriele Bischoff, Atidzhe Alieva-Veli, Özlem Demirel, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Max Orville and Marianne Vind.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: João Albuquerque, Sandra Pereira, Maria Grapini and Elena Kountoura.
The following spoke: Nicolas Schmit.
The debate closed.
(The sitting was suspended at 14:53.)
IN THE CHAIR: Katarina BARLEY Vice-President
11. Resumption of the sitting
The sitting resumed at 15:02.
12. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
13. Defence of democracy package (debate)
Commission statement: Defence of democracy package (2023/3026(RSP))
Věra Jourová (Vice-President of the Commission) and Dubravka Šuica (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Paulo Rangel, on behalf of the PPE Group, Raphaël Glucksmann, on behalf of the S&D Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the Renew Group, Sergey Lagodinsky, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, on behalf of the ECR Group, Jean-Lin Lacapelle, on behalf of the ID Group, Clare Daly, on behalf of The Left Group, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, non-attached Member, Vladimír Bilčík, Cyrus Engerer, Ramona Strugariu, Markéta Gregorová, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Gunnar Beck, Antoni Comín i Oliveres, Tomáš Zdechovský, Evin Incir, Morten Løkkegaard, Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield, Filip De Man, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Bart Groothuis, Saskia Bricmont, Eugen Tomac, Anna Júlia Donáth, Nuno Melo, Vlad-Marius Botoş and Sunčana Glavak.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Maria Grapini, Barry Andrews, Silvia Sardone and Mick Wallace.
The following spoke: Dubravka Šuica and Věra Jourová.
The debate closed.
14. Need to release all hostages, to achieve a humanitarian ceasefire and prospect of the two-state solution (debate)
Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Need to release all hostages, to achieve a humanitarian ceasefire and prospect of the two-state solution (2023/3020(RSP))
Josep Borrell Fontelles (Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.
The following spoke: Antonio López-Istúriz White, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Iratxe García Pérez, on behalf of the S&D Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Othmar KARAS Vice-President
The following spoke: Hilde Vautmans, on behalf of the Renew Group, Jordi Solé, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Assita Kanko, on behalf of the ECR Group, Thierry Mariani, on behalf of the ID Group, Manu Pineda, on behalf of The Left Group, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, non-attached Member, Lukas Mandl, who also answered a blue-card question from Ana Miranda Paz, Pedro Marques, Bernard Guetta, Alice Kuhnke, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Annika Bruna, Martina Michels, Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos, Željana Zovko, Tonino Picula, Nicola Beer, who also answered a blue-card question from Özlem Demirel, Reinhard Bütikofer, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Niyazi Kizilyürek, Gilbert Collard, David Lega, Evin Incir, Abir Al-Sahlani, Ciarán Cuffe, Veronika Vrecionová, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, who also answered a blue-card question from Reinhard Bütikofer, Alexander Alexandrov Yordanov, who also answered a blue-card question from Abir Al-Sahlani (the President reminded the House of Parliament’s stance on the two-state solution), Isabel Santos, Ilana Cicurel, who also answered a blue-card question from Evin Incir, Margrete Auken, Michiel Hoogeveen, Marc Botenga, Hildegard Bentele, César Luena, Barry Andrews, Mounir Satouri, Chris MacManus, Eugen Tomac, Brando Benifei, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Ana Miranda Paz, Mick Wallace, who also answered a blue-card question from Sara Skyttedal, Eleni Stavrou, Alex Agius Saliba, José Ramón Bauzá Díaz, Francisco Guerreiro, Thijs Reuten, Samira Rafaela, Carina Ohlsson and Domènec Ruiz Devesa.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Tomislav Sokol.
IN THE CHAIR: Marc ANGEL Vice-President
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Milan Brglez, Billy Kelleher, Saskia Bricmont and Clare Daly.
The following spoke: Josep Borrell Fontelles.
The debate closed.
15. Attempt of coup d’Etat in Guatemala (debate)
Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Attempt of coup d’Etat in Guatemala (2023/3031(RSP))
Josep Borrell Fontelles (Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.
The following spoke: Leopoldo López Gil, on behalf of the PPE Group, Alicia Homs Ginel, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jordi Cañas, on behalf of the Renew Group, Ana Miranda Paz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Miguel Urbán Crespo, on behalf of The Left Group, Jiří Pospíšil, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Massimiliano Smeriglio and María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos.
Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Situation in Venezuela (2023/3032(RSP))
Josep Borrell Fontelles (Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.
The following spoke: Gabriel Mato, on behalf of the PPE Group, Ibán García Del Blanco, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jordi Cañas, on behalf of the Renew Group, Jordi Solé, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Anna Fotyga, on behalf of the ECR Group, Manu Pineda, on behalf of The Left Group, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Dita Charanzová, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Leopoldo López Gil, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Paulo Rangel and Francisco José Millán Mon.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Sandra Pereira.
The following spoke: Josep Borrell Fontelles.
The debate closed.
17. European Economic Security Strategy (debate)
Council and Commission statements: European Economic Security Strategy (2023/2925(RSP))
Josep Borrell Fontelles (Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) on behalf of the Council, and Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.
The following spoke: Markus Ferber, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Inma Rodríguez-Piñero, on behalf of the S&D Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND Vice-President
The following spoke: Valérie Hayer, on behalf of the Renew Group, Reinhard Bütikofer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ladislav Ilčić, on behalf of the ECR Group, Paolo Borchia, on behalf of the ID Group, Enikő Győri, non-attached Member, Ralf Seekatz, Raphaël Glucksmann, Bart Groothuis, Henrike Hahn, Ryszard Czarnecki, Philippe Olivier, who also declined to take a blue-card question from Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Angelika Winzig, Margarida Marques, Svenja Hahn, France Jamet, who also answered a blue-card question from Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Kathleen Van Brempt and Marie-Pierre Vedrenne.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Mick Wallace and Clare Daly, and on those speeches, Reinhard Bütikofer.
The following spoke: Valdis Dombrovskis and Josep Borrell Fontelles.
The debate closed.
18. Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability (debate)
Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability (2023/2991(RSP))
Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President of the Commission) 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: Michael Gahler, on behalf of the PPE Group, Christel Schaldemose, on behalf of the S&D Group, Ivars Ijabs, on behalf of the Renew Group, Heidi Hautala, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Anna Fotyga, on behalf of the ECR Group, Anja Hazekamp, on behalf of The Left Group, Lukas Mandl, Leszek Miller, Karin Karlsbro, Viola von Cramon-Taubadel, Ryszard Czarnecki, Radan Kanev, who also answered a blue-card question from Reinhard Bütikofer, Marcos Ros Sempere, Marie Toussaint, Rafał Romanowski, Liudas Mažylis, Marek Paweł Balt, Anna Zalewska, Helmut Geuking and Michaela Šojdrová.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Clare Daly and Mick Wallace.
The following spoke: Valdis Dombrovskis.
The debate closed.
19. EU-US relations (debate)
Report on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning EU-US relations [2023/2126(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Tonino Picula (A9-0372/2023)
Tonino Picula introduced the report.
The following spoke: Josep Borrell Fontelles (Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy).
IN THE CHAIR: Martin HOJSÍK Vice-President
The following spoke: Željana Zovko, on behalf of the PPE Group, Daniela Rondinelli, on behalf of the S&D Group, Dragoş Tudorache, on behalf of the Renew Group, Reinhard Bütikofer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Anna Zalewska, on behalf of the ECR Group, Thierry Mariani, on behalf of the ID Group, Emmanuel Maurel, on behalf of The Left Group, Katarína Roth Neveďalová, non-attached Member, David McAllister, Evin Incir, Billy Kelleher, Ladislav Ilčić, Maximilian Krah, Helmut Scholz, Francisco José Millán Mon, Leszek Miller, José Ramón Bauzá Díaz, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Victor Negrescu, Lukas Mandl, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Vladimír Bilčík, Massimiliano Salini, Benoît Lutgen, Sunčana Glavak, Angelika Winzig, Arba Kokalari and Radan Kanev.
The following spoke: Josep Borrell Fontelles and Tonino Picula.
Report on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning EU-China relations [2023/2127(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Hilde Vautmans (A9-0375/2023)
Hilde Vautmans introduced the report.
The following spoke: Josep Borrell Fontelles (Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy).
The following spoke: Seán Kelly, on the conduct of the debate (the President gave explanations).
The following spoke: David Lega, on behalf of the PPE Group, Raphaël Glucksmann, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, on behalf of the Renew Group, Reinhard Bütikofer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Anna Fotyga, on behalf of the ECR Group, Thierry Mariani, on behalf of the ID Group, Manu Pineda, on behalf of The Left Group, Francisco José Millán Mon, Beatrice Covassi, Bergur Løkke Rasmussen, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Maximilian Krah, Miriam Lexmann, Margarida Marques, Isabella Tovaglieri, Lukas Mandl, Niels Fuglsang, Pernille Weiss and Ibán García Del Blanco.
The following spoke: Josep Borrell Fontelles and Hilde Vautmans.
Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector – Report: Henna Virkkunen - A9-0370/2023 Seán Kelly
Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials – Report: Nicola Beer - A9-0260/2023 Seán Kelly
The European Elections 2024 – Report: Domènec Ruiz Devesa and Sven Simon - A9-0332/2023 Seán Kelly
Written explanations of vote
Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 194 appear on the Members’ pages on Parliament’s website.
22. Agenda of the next sitting
The next sitting would be held the following day, 13 December 2023, starting at 09:00. The agenda was available on Parliament’s website.
23. Approval of the minutes of the sitting
In accordance with Rule 202(3), the minutes of the sitting would be put to the House for approval at the beginning of the afternoon of the next sitting.
24. Closure of the sitting
The sitting closed at 23:02.
Alessandro Chiocchetti
Dita Charanzová
Secretary-General
Vice-President
LIST OF DOCUMENTS SERVING AS A BASIS FOR THE DEBATES AND DECISIONS OF PARLIAMENT
1. Documents received
The following documents had been received from committees:
- Report on the situation of children deprived of liberty in the world (2022/2197(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos (A9-0371/2023)
- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Health Data Space (COM(2022)0197 - C9-0167/2022 - 2022/0140(COD)) - ENVI Committee - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Tomislav Sokol - Rapporteur: Annalisa Tardino (A9-0395/2023)