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MINUTES

of the sitting of

Thursday

9 July 2020

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KEYS TO SYMBOLS USED

* Consultation procedure*** Consent procedure***I Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading***II Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading***III Ordinary legislative procedure: third reading(The type of procedure is determined by the legal basis proposed in the draft act.)

ABBREVIATIONS USED FOR PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

AFET Committee on Foreign AffairsDEVE Committee on DevelopmentINTA Committee on TradeBUDG Committee on BudgetsCONT Committee on Budgetary ControlECON Committee on Economic and Monetary AffairsEMPL Committee on Employment and Social AffairsENVI Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyITRE Committee on Industry, Research and EnergyIMCO Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionTRAN Committee on Transport and TourismREGI Committee on Regional DevelopmentAGRI Committee on Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentPECH Committee on FisheriesCULT Committee on Culture and EducationJURI Committee on Legal AffairsLIBE Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsAFCO Committee on Constitutional AffairsFEMM Committee on Women's Rights and Gender EqualityPETI Committee on Petitions

DROI Subcommittee on Human Rights SEDE Subcommittee on Security and Defence

ABBREVIATIONS USED FOR POLITICAL GROUPS

PPE Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)S&D Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European ParliamentRenew Renew Europe GroupID Identity and Democracy GroupVerts/ALE Group of the Greens / European Free AllianceECR European Conservatives and Reformists GroupGUE/NGL Group of the European United Left / Nordic Green LeftNI Non-attached Members

Contents1. Opening of the sitting........................................................................................................................3

2. Announcement by the President........................................................................................................3

3. Announcement of voting results...................................................................................................... 3

4. Humanitarian situation in Venezuela and migration and refugee crisis (motions for resolutionstabled)................................................................................................................................................... 5

5. First voting session........................................................................................................................... 5

6. Statement by the President................................................................................................................6

7. Resumption of the sitting.................................................................................................................. 6

8. The 2019 Human Rights Annual report - Stability and Security in the Mediterranean and thenegative role of Turkey - Situation in Belarus (debate)........................................................................ 6

9. Resumption of the sitting.................................................................................................................. 7

10. Delegated acts (Rule 111(6)) (action taken)................................................................................... 7

11. Announcement of voting results......................................................................................................7

12. Second voting session.....................................................................................................................8

13. Resumption of the sitting................................................................................................................ 9

14. Chemicals strategy for sustainability (debate) ................................................................................9

15. Boosting Roma inclusion process in Europe for the next decade (debate) ....................................9

16. State of play of Council negotiations on the Regulation on the protection of the Union’s budgetin case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States (debate) ............10

17. Delegated acts (Rule 111(2))........................................................................................................ 10

18. Documents received......................................................................................................................11

19. Transfers of appropriations and budgetary decisions.................................................................... 12

20. Petitions........................................................................................................................................ 13

21. Resumption of the sitting.............................................................................................................. 13

22. Announcement of voting results....................................................................................................13

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23. Composition of committees and delegations................................................................................ 14

24. Third voting session...................................................................................................................... 14

25. Explanations of vote..................................................................................................................... 16

26. Corrections to votes and voting intentions................................................................................... 16

27. Agenda of the next sitting............................................................................................................. 16

28. Closure of the sitting.....................................................................................................................16

ATTENDANCE REGISTER..............................................................................................................17

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MINUTES

THURSDAY 9 JULY 2020

IN THE CHAIR: David Maria SASSOLIPresident

1. Opening of the sittingThe sitting opened at 9.00.

2. Announcement by the PresidentThe President announced that, on a recommendation by the Advisory Committee on the Conduct ofMembers, he had decided to impose a penalty, dated 1 July 2020, on Jan Zahradil for failure torespect the reporting obligations set out in Article 3(3) and Article 4(2) of the Code of Conduct,which might have resulted in a conflict of interests. The penalty consisted of a reprimand.

The Member concerned had been informed of the decision on 7 July 2020.

In accordance with Rule 177, Jan Zahradil would be able to lodge an internal appeal with the Bureauwithin two weeks of notification of the penalty.

3. Announcement of voting resultsThe President read out the results of the voteThe President announced the results of the votes on thefollowing amendments (minutes of 8.7.2020, item 20):

Specific rules for posting drivers in the road transport sector and enforcement requirements***IIRecommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to theadoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific ruleswith respect to Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU for posting drivers in the roadtransport sector and amending Directive 2006/22/EC as regards enforcement requirements andRegulation (EU) No 1024/2012 [05112/1/2020 - C9-0106/2020 - 2017/0121(COD)] - Committeeon Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Kateřina Konečná (A9-0114/2020)

(Majority of Parliament's component Members required)

AMENDMENTS

See Texts Adopted (P9_TA(2020)0184) (Voting record: 'Results of votes' of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020,item 8)

Daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and rest periods and positioning by meansof tachographs ***IIRecommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to theadoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC)No 561/2006 as regards minimum requirements on maximum daily and weekly driving times,

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minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods and Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 as regardspositioning by means of tachographs [05114/1/2020 - C9-0104/2020 - 2017/0122(COD)] -Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Henna Virkkunen (A9-0115/2020)


AMENDMENTS

See Texts Adopted (P9_TA(2020)0185) (Voting record: 'Results of votes' of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020,itemVoting record: 'Results of votes' of 8, 9 and 10 July, item 9)

Adapting to development in the road transport sector ***IIRecommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to theadoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC)No 1071/2009, (EC) No 1072/2009 and (EU) No 1024/2012 with a view to adapting them todevelopments in the road transport sector [05115/1/2020 - C9-0105/2020 - 2017/0123(COD)] -Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Ismail Ertug (A9-0116/2020)


AMENDMENTS


Protection of the European Union's financial interests - combating fraud - annual report 2018Report on protection of the European Union’s financial interests - combating fraud - annual report2018 [2019/2128(INI)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Joachim Kuhs (A9-0103/2020)

(Simple majority needed)

AMENDMENT


Following the announcement of the results of the votes on the three Council positions on:

— Specific rules for posting drivers in the road transport sector and enforcement requirements***II;

— Daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and rest periods and positioning by means oftachographs ***II;

— Adapting to development in the road transport sector ***II;

the President said that no amendments had been adopted and that he had not received any furtherrequests under Rule 67.

He declared the three Council positions to be approved and the three legislative resolutions deemedto have been adopted.

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4. Humanitarian situation in Venezuela and migration and refugee crisis(motions for resolutions tabled)Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for ForeignAffairs and Security Policy: Humanitarian situation in Venezuela and migration and refugee crisis(2019/2952(RSP))

The debate had taken place on 18 December 2019 (minutes of 18.12.2019, item 20).

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 132(2):— Dolors Montserrat, Esteban González Pons, Leopoldo López Gil, Paulo Rangel, Antonio

Tajani, David McAllister, Gabriel Mato, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Cláudia Monteiro deAguiar, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Miriam Lexmann, Vladimír Bilčík, Ivan Štefanec, Michal Wiezikand Peter Pollák, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the humanitarian situation in Venezuela andthe migration and refugee crisis (2019/2952(RSP)) (B9-0211/2020);

— Manu Pineda, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the humanitarian situation in Venezuelaand the migration and refugee crisis (2019/2952(RSP)) (B9-0212/2020);

— Kati Piri, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques and Javi López, on behalf of the S&D Group, on thehumanitarian situation in Venezuela and the migration and refugee crisis (2019/2952(RSP))(B9-0213/2020);

— Anna Fotyga, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the humanitarian situation in Venezuela and themigration and refugee crisis (2019/2952(RSP)) (B9-0214/2020);

— Dita Charanzová, Jordi Cañas, Barry Andrews, Petras Auštrevičius, Stéphane Bijoux, IzaskunBilbao Barandica, Sylvie Brunet, Olivier Chastel, Martina Dlabajová, Billy Kelleher, MoritzKörner, Nathalie Loiseau, Javier Nart, Nicolae Dragoș Pîslaru, Samira Rafaela, FrédériqueRies, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Nicolae Ştefănuță and Ramona Strugariu, on behalf ofthe Renew Group, on the humanitarian situation in Venezuela and the migration and refugeecrisis (2019/2952(RSP)) (B9-0215/2020).

Vote: minutes of 9 July 2020, item 11 (amendments), minutes of 10 July 2020, item 4 (final vote).

5. First voting sessionParliament voted on the amendments to:

— Humanitarian situation in Venezuela and migration and refugee crisisJoint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 132(2) and (4), replacing proposals for resolutionsB9-0211/2020, B9-0213/2020 and B9-0215/2020, by Dolors Montserrat, Esteban González Pons,Leopoldo López Gil, Paulo Rangel, Antonio Tajani, David McAllister, Gabriel Mato, Antonio LópezIstúriz White, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Isabel Wiseler Lima, Miriam Lexmann, Vladimír Bilčík,Ivan Štefanec, Michal Wiezik and Peter Pollák, on behalf of the PPE Group, Kati Piri, Javi Lópezand Maria Manuel Leitão Marques, on behalf of the S&D Group, Dita Charanzová, Jordi Cañas,Abir Al Sahlani, Barry Andrews, Malik Azmani, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Sylvie Brunet, OlivierChastel, Nicola Danti, Fredrick Federley, Billy Kelleher, Moritz Körner, Nathalie Loiseau, JavierNart, Dragoș Pîslaru, Samira Rafaela, Frédérique Ries, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, NicolaeŞtefănuță, Ramona Strugariu, Dragoş Tudorache and Hilde Vautmans, on behalf of the RenewGroup, on the humanitarian situation in Venezuela and the migration and refugee crisis (2019/2952

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(RSP)) (RC-B9-0211/2020)

— A comprehensive Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing –Commission's Action plan and other recent developmentsMotion for a resolution B9-0207/2020

The ballot would be open until 10.30.

The vote was taken.The voting results would be announced at 14.15.

6. Statement by the PresidentThe President made a statement on the situation in Hong Kong in which he called on the authoritiesresponsible to comply with international commitments and fundamental freedoms.

(The sitting was suspended briefly)

IN THE CHAIR: Nicola BEERVice-President

7. Resumption of the sittingThe sitting resumed at 9.16.

8. The 2019 Human Rights Annual report - Stability and Security in theMediterranean and the negative role of Turkey - Situation in Belarus(debate)Statements by the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for ForeignAffairs and Security Policy:

The 2019 Human Rights Annual report (2020/2688(RSP))

Stability and Security in the Mediterranean and the negative role of Turkey (2020/2706(RSP))

Situation in Belarus (2020/2707(RSP))

Josep Borrell Fontelles (Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union forForeign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statements.

The 2019 Human Rights Annual report

The following spoke: Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE Group, Isabel Santos, on behalf of theS&D Group, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, on behalf of the Renew Group, Lars Patrick Berg, onbehalf of the ID Group, Hannah Neumann, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Bert-Jan Ruissen, onbehalf of the ECR Group, Miguel Urbán Crespo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, LeopoldoLópez Gil, Maria Arena, Barry Andrews, Isabella Tovaglieri, Heidi Hautala, Carles Puigdemont iCasamajó, Francisco José Millán Mon, Bettina Vollath, Yana Toom, Mislav Kolakušić, MaxettePirbakas, Arba Kokalari, Marc Angel, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Seán Kelly, Carlos Zorrinho and JaviLópez.

IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND

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Vice-President

Stability and Security in the Mediterranean and the negative role of Turkey

The following spoke: Lefteris Christoforou, on behalf of the PPE Group, Nacho Sánchez Amor, onbehalf of the S&D Group, Hilde Vautmans, on behalf of the Renew Group, Thierry Mariani, onbehalf of the ID Group, Tineke Strik, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Assita Kanko, on behalf ofthe ECR Group, Giorgos Georgiou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, David McAllister, ToninoPicula, Nathalie Loiseau, Vincenzo Sofo, Damian Boeselager, Emmanouil Fragkos, Özlem Demirel,Loucas Fourlas, Nikos Androulakis, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Jérôme Rivière, Angel Dzhambazki,Emmanuel Maurel, Massimiliano Salini, Evin Incir, Bernhard Zimniok, Carlo Fidanza, Mick Wallace,Lukas Mandl, Costas Mavrides, Francesca Donato, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Željana Zovko, AndreasSchieder, Jordan Bardella, François-Xavier Bellamy, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Vangelis Meimarakis,Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Seán Kelly, Maria Spyraki and Rasa Juknevičienė.

Situation in Belarus

The following spoke: Andrius Kubilius, on behalf of the PPE Group, Robert Biedroń, on behalf ofthe S&D Group, Petras Auštrevičius, on behalf of the Renew Group, Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel,on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Manu Pineda, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, MichaelGahler, Norbert Neuser, Karin Karlsbro, Eugen Tomac and Juozas Olekas.

The following spoke: Josep Borrell Fontelles.

The debate closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.39.)

IN THE CHAIR: Katarina BARLEYVice-President


10. Delegated acts (Rule 111(6)) (action taken)The President said that the recommendation by the ECON Committee to raise no objection to thedelegated act had been announced in plenary the previous day, Wednesday 8 July 2020 (minutes of8.7.2020, item 5).

No objection to that recommendation had been raised within period laid down.

As a result, in accordance with Rule 111(6), the recommendation was deemed approved and wouldbe published in the Texts Adopted of that day's sitting (P9_TA(2020)0187).

11. Announcement of voting resultsThe President read out the voting results for the amendments to:

Humanitarian situation in Venezuela and migration and refugee crisisJoint motion for a resolution RC-B9-0211/2020

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AMENDMENTS

See Texts Adopted (P9_TA(2020)0193) (Voting record: Results of Vote of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020, item 16)

A comprehensive Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing –Commission's Action plan and other recent developmentsMotion for a resolution B9-0207/2020

AMENDMENTS

See Texts Adopted (P9_TA(2020)0204)(Voting record: Results of Vote of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020, item 28)

12. Second voting sessionThe following had spoken:

José Gusmão, rapporteur, made a statement before the vote on his report (A9-0124/2020) underRule 159(4).

Parliament voted on the amendments to:

— European citizens’ initiative: temporary measures concerning the time limits for thecollection, verification and examination stages in view of the COVID-19 outbreak ***I[COM(2020)0221 - C9-0142/2020 - 2020/0099(COD)]

— Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States *Report on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of theMember States [COM(2020)0070 - C9-0079/2020 - 2020/0030(NLE)] - Committee on Employmentand Social Affairs. Rapporteur: José Gusmão (A9-0124/2020)

— Draft amending budget no 5 to the general budget 2020 Continuation of the support torefugees and host communities in response to the Syria crisis in Jordan, Lebanon and TurkeyReport on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 5/2020 of the European Union for thefinancial year 2020 - Continuation of the support to refugees and host communities in response tothe Syria crisis in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey [09060/2020 - C9-0189/2020 - 2020/2092(BUD)] -Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Monika Hohlmeier (A9-0127/2020)

— The EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19Joint motion for a resolution, tabled under Rule 132(2) and (4), replacing motions for resolution B9-0216/2020, B9-0218/020, B9-0219/2020, B9-0220/2020 and B9-0221/2020, by Peter Liese, onbehalf of the PPE Group, Jytte Guteland, on behalf of the S&D Group, Véronique Trillet Lenoir, onbehalf of the Renew Group, Petra De Sutter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kateřina Konečnáand Marc Botenga, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the EU's public health strategy post-COVID-19 (2020/2691(RSP)) (RC-B9-0216/2020)

The ballot would be open until 15.45.

The vote was taken.The voting results would be announced at 18.15.

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14. Chemicals strategy for sustainability (debate) Question for oral answer (O-000044/2020) by Maria Spyraki, Maria Arena, Frédérique Ries, SvenGiegold, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Pietro Fiocchi and Anja Hazekamp, on behalf of the ENVICommittee, to the Commission: Chemicals strategy for sustainability (B9-0013/2020)

Maria Spyraki moved the question.

Virginijus Sinkevičius (Member of the Commission) answered the question.

The following spoke: Pernille Weiss, on behalf of the PPE Group, Maria Arena, on behalf of theS&D Group, Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the Renew Group, Isabella Tovaglieri, on behalf of the IDGroup, Sven Giegold, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Pietro Fiocchi, on behalf of the ECRGroup, and Anja Hazekamp, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

The following spoke: Virginijus Sinkevičius.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 136(5):— Maria Spyraki, Maria Arena, Frédérique Ries, Sven Giegold, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Pietro

Fiocchi and Anja Hazekamp, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, on the Chemicals Strategy forSustainability (2020/2531(RSP)) (B9-0222/2020).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 10 July 2020, item 4 (amendments), minutes of 10 July 2020, item 17 (final vote).

15. Boosting Roma inclusion process in Europe for the next decade(debate) Council and Commission statements: Boosting Roma inclusion process in Europe for the nextdecade (2020/2692(RSP))

Michael Roth (President-in-Office of the Council) and Helena Dalli (Member of the Commission)made the statements.

The following spoke: Peter Pollák, on behalf of the PPE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Heidi HAUTALAVice-President

The following spoke: Evin Incir, on behalf of the S&D Group, Anna Júlia Donáth, on behalf of theRenew Group, Annalisa Tardino, on behalf of the ID Group, Romeo Franz, on behalf of theVerts/ALE Group, Elżbieta Rafalska, on behalf of the ECR Group, Clare Daly, on behalf of theGUE/NGL Group, Michaela Šojdrová, Milan Brglez, France Jamet, Evin Incir, on the precedingintervention, (the President said that Members had to respect each other), Angel Dzhambazki, who

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rose to speak against what the previous speaker had said off-mic (the President said he could make apersonal statement, only at the end of the debate) and Loránt Vincze.

The following spoke: Helena Dalli and Michael Roth.

The debate closed.

The following spoke: Angel Dzhambazki, to make a personal statement (Rule 173).

16. State of play of Council negotiations on the Regulation on theprotection of the Union’s budget in case of generalised deficiencies asregards the rule of law in the Member States (debate) Council and Commission statements: State of play of Council negotiations on the Regulation on theprotection of the Union’s budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in theMember States (2020/2709(RSP))

Michael Roth (President-in-Office of the Council) and Johannes Hahn (Member of the Commission)made the statements.

The following spoke: Petri Sarvamaa, on behalf of the PPE Group, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, onbehalf of the S&D Group, Moritz Körner, on behalf of the Renew Group, Nicolas Bay, on behalf ofthe ID Group, Daniel Freund, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, on behalf ofthe ECR Group, Silvia Modig, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mario Furore, non-attachedMember, Tomáš Zdechovský, Margarida Marques, Katalin Cseh, Joachim Kuhs, Clara PonsatíObiols, Monika Hohlmeier, Katarina Barley, Christophe Hansen, Lara Wolters and Othmar Karas.

The following spoke: Didier Reynders (Member of the Commission) and Michael Roth.

The debate closed.


17. Delegated acts (Rule 111(2))The following draft delegated acts had been forwarded to Parliament:

- Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/40 as regards theevaluation of the implementation of the school scheme (C(2020)03909 - 2020/2694(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 18 June 2020

referred to committee responsible: AGRI

- Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 877/2013supplementing Regulation (EU) No 473/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council oncommon provisions for monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and ensuring the correctionof excessive deficit of the Member States in the euro area (C(2020)04140 - 2020/2695(DEA))


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referred to committee responsible: ECON

- Commission Delegated Regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2017/821 of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council by establishing volume thresholds for tantalum or niobiumores and concentrates, gold ores and concentrates, tin oxides and hydroxides, tantalates and carbidesof tantalum (C(2020)04164 - 2020/2698(DEA))


referred to committee responsible: INTA

- Commission Delegated Regulation correcting the Swedish language version of Annex I toRegulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification,labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (C(2020)04214 - 2020/2699(DEA))


referred to committee responsible: ENVI, IMCO (Rule 57)

- Commission Delegated Regulation fixing a flat-rate reduction for the import duty for sorghum inSpain imported from third countries (C(2020)04262 - 2020/2700(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 1 July 2020


- Commission Delegated Regulation amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/592 ontemporary exceptional measures derogating from certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council to address the market disturbance in thefruit and vegetables and wine sectors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and measures linked to it(C(2020)04583 - 2020/2711(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 6 July 2020


Commission decision on the withdrawal of the following delegated act:

- Withdrawal of Commission Delegated Regulation of 13 February 2020 amending Regulation (EU)No 139/2014 as regards runway safety and aeronautical data - (C(2020)4034 - C(2020)0710 –2020/2576(DEA))

Date of receipt: 22 June 2020

Document referred to the committee responsible for the basic legislative act: TRAN

18. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from other institutions

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- Proposal for transfer of appropriations 1-INF/2020 - Section IV - Court of Justice (N9-0033/2020- C9-0195/2020 - 2020/2106(GBD))

referred to responsible : BUDG

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations 2-INF/2020 - Section IV - Court of Justice (N9-0034/2020- C9-0196/2020 - 2020/2107(GBD))


- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 13/2020 - Section III – Commission (N9-0035/2020 -C9-0197/2020 - 2020/2109(GBD))


2) from Members

- Viktor Uspaskich. Motion for a resolution on increasing funding for higher education in the EU(B9-0164/2020)

referred to responsible : CULT

- Jordan Bardella. Motion for a resolution on the free trade agreement between the European Unionand Mexico (B9-0167/2020)

referred to responsible : INTA

- Christine Anderson, Gerolf Annemans, Gunnar Beck, Aurelia Beigneux, Lars Patrick Berg,Dominique Bilde, Markus Buchheit, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Gilbert Collard, Filip De Man, Derk JanEppink, Nicolaus Fest, Emmanouil Fragkos, Gianna Gancia, Catherine Griset, Roman Haider,Virginie Joron, Maximilian Krah, Joachim Kuhs, Jean-Lin Lacapelle, Gilles Lebreton, Jaak Madison,Thierry Mariani, Jörg Meuthen, Guido Reil, Jérôme Rivière, Rob Rooken, Robert Roos, HermannTertsch, Tom Vandendriessche, Harald Vilimsky, Charlie Weimers, Bernhard Zimniok, Milan Zverand Marcel de Graaff. Motion for a resolution on placing the Antifa movement on the EU terroristlist (B9-0168/2020)

referred to responsible : LIBE

- Mara Bizzotto. Motion for a resolution on the security of video-conferencing apps in the EU (B9-0198/2020)

referred to responsible : LIBE

- Gianantonio Da Re. Motion for a resolution on protecting and promoting the skilled crafts sector(B9-0199/2020)

referred to responsible : ITRE

- Julie Lechanteux. Motion for a resolution on Russia’s participation in the G7 summit (B9-0201/2020)

referred to responsible : AFET

19. Transfers of appropriations and budgetary decisions

In accordance with Article 31(1) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decidedto approve the transfer of appropriations by the Commission DEC 11/2020 - Section III -Commission.

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In accordance with Article 32(2) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decidedto approve the transfer of appropriations by the European Commission DEC 12/2020 - Section III -Commission.

In accordance with Article 29 of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided toraise no objection to transfers of appropriations V/AB-01/A/20, V/AB-02/A/20, V/AB-03/C/20 andV/AB-04/T/20 - Section V - Court of Auditors.

In accordance with Article 29 of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided toapprove transfer of appropriations N1/2020 - European External Action Service.

20. PetitionsPetitions numbers 0629-20 to 0720-20 had been entered in the register on 9 July 2020 and had beenforwarded to the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 226(9) and (10).

On 9 July 2020, the President, in accordance with Rule 226(15), had forwarded to the committeeresponsible petitions addressed to Parliament by natural or legal persons who were not citizens of theEuropean Union and who did not reside, or have their registered office, in a Member State.

IN THE CHAIR: Fabio Massimo CASTALDOVice-President


22. Announcement of voting resultsThe President read out the voting results for the amendments to:

European citizens’ initiative: temporary measures concerning the time limits for the collection,verification and examination stages in view of the COVID-19 outbreak ***I[COM(2020)0221 - C9-0142/2020 - 2020/0099(COD)]


PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT

See Texts Adopted (P9_TA(2020)0188)(Voting record: 'Results of votes of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020, item 11)

Parliament's first reading thus closed.

Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesReport on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of theMember States [COM(2020)0070 - C9-0079/2020 - 2020/0030(NLE)] - Committee on Employmentand Social Affairs. Rapporteur: José Gusmão (A9-0124/2020)


AMENDMENTS

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See Texts Adopted (P9_TA(2020)0194) (Voting record: 'Results of votes of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020,item 17)

Draft amending budget no 5 to the general budget 2020 Continuation of the support torefugees and host communities in response to the Syria crisis in Jordan, Lebanon and TurkeyReport on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 5/2020 of the European Union for thefinancial year 2020 - Continuation of the support to refugees and host communities in response tothe Syria crisis in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey [09060/2020 - C9-0189/2020 - 2020/2092(BUD)] -Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Monika Hohlmeier (A9-0127/2020)


AMENDMENT

See Texts Adopted (P9_TA(2020)0195)(Voting record: 'Results of votes of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020, item 18)

The EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19Joint motion for a resolution RC-B9-0216/2020


AMENDMENTS

See Texts Adopted (P9_TA(2020)0205) (Voting record: 'Results of votes of 8, 9 and 10 July 2020, item 29)

23. Composition of committees and delegationsThe President had received from the S&D and Renew groups the following decisions changing thecomposition of the committees and delegations:

INTA Committee: Udo Bullmann and Margarida Marques

LIBE Committee: Maria Grapini

AFCO Committee: Mihai Tudose to replace Maria Grapini

Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee: Sylwia Spurek

Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia: Sylwia Spurek

Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee: Jordi Cañas to replace Luis Garicano

Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly: Sylwia Spurek

The decisions took effect as of that day.

24. Third voting sessionThe following had spoken:

Annalisa Tardino, rapporteur, made a statement before the vote on her report (A9-0131/2020) underRule 159(4).

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Parliament took the final vote on:

— Amending Directives (EU) 2017/2455 and (EU) 2019/1995 as regards the dates oftransposition and application due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis *Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Directives (EU) 2017/2455 and (EU)2019/1995 as regards the dates of transposition and application due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis [COM(2020)0198 - 2020/0082(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.Rapporteur: Ondřej Kovařík (A9-0122/2020)

— Financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2019Report on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2019 [2019/2126(INI)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: David Cormand (A9-0081/2020)

— Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2018Report on control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2018[2019/2127(INI)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Bas Eickhout (A9-0118/2020)

— Protection of the European Union's financial interests - combating fraud - annual report2018 Report on protection of the European Union’s financial interests - combating fraud - annual report2018 [2019/2128(INI)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Joachim Kuhs (A9-0103/2020)

— Humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and migration and refugee crisisJoint motion for resolution RC-B9-0211/2020

Parliament took the vote on the amendments to:

— Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Active substances, including flumioxazineMotion for a resolution, tabled by the ENVI Committee under Rule 112(2) and (3), on the draftCommission implementing regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 asregards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances beflubutamid, benalaxyl,benthiavalicarb, bifenazate, boscalid, bromoxynil, captan, cyazofamid, dimethomorph, ethephon,etoxazole, famoxadone, fenamiphos, flumioxazine, fluoxastrobin, folpet, formetanate, metribuzin,milbemectin, Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251, phenmedipham, phosmet, pirimiphos-methyl,propamocarb, prothioconazole and S-metolachlor (D067115/02 ; 2020/2671(RSP)) (B9-0203/2020)- Members responsible: Anja Hazekamp, Maria Arena, Tilly Metz and Eleonora Evi

— Revision of the guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructureMotion for a resolution B9-0122/2020

— Conclusion of an EU - New Zealand agreement, under negotiation, on the exchange ofpersonal data for fighting serious crime and terrorismReport on the European Parliament recommendation to the Council and the Commission concerningthe conclusion of an agreement, under negotiation, between the European Union and New Zealandon the exchange of personal data between the European Union Agency for Law EnforcementCooperation (Europol) and the New Zealand authorities competent for fighting serious crime andterrorism [2020/2048(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur:Annalisa Tardino (A9-0131/2020)

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— Chemicals strategy for sustainabilityMotion for a resolution B9-0222/2020

The ballot would be open until19.45.

The vote was taken.The results of vote would be announced at 9.00 the next day, Friday 10 July 2020.

25. Explanations of voteWritten explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 194 appear on the Members' pages onParliament's website.

Exceptionally, explanations of vote of a maximum of 400 words would be accepted.

26. Corrections to votes and voting intentionsCorrections to votes and voting intentions appear on Parliament's website under 'Results of roll-callvotes' as an annex to the minutes of the sitting. They are for information only and have no effect onthe 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 itcan be translated and published in the Official Journal.

27. Agenda of the next sittingThe agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' 654.272/OJVE).

28. Closure of the sittingThe sitting closed at 20.30.

Klaus Welle David Maria SassoliSecretary General President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

9.7.2020

Present:

Adamowicz Magdalena, Ademov Asim, Adinolfi Isabella, Aguilar Mazaly, Alexandrov YordanovAlexander, Ameriks Andris, Anderson Christine, Andresen Rasmus, Andrews Barry, AndroulakisNikos, Angel Marc, Annemans Gerolf, Ansip Andrus, Ara-Kovács Attila, Arena Maria, AriasEcheverría Pablo, Arłukowicz Bartosz, Armand Clotilde, Asimakopoulou Anna-Michelle, AubryManon, Auštrevičius Petras, Avram Carmen, Azmani Malik, Balt Marek Paweł, Bardella Jordan,Barley Katarina, Bartolo Pietro, Băsescu Traian, Basso Alessandra, Bauzá Díaz José Ramón, BayNicolas, Beck Gunnar, Beer Nicola, Beghin Tiziana, Beigneux Aurelia, Bellamy François-Xavier,Benifei Brando, Benjumea Benjumea Isabel, Berg Lars Patrick, Berger Stefan, Biedroń Robert,Bijoux Stéphane, Bilde Dominique, Bischoff Gabriele, Biteau Benoît, Bizzotto Mara, BocskorAndrea, Boeselager Damian, Bogdan Ioan-Rareş, Bogovič Franc, Bonafè Simona, Borchia Paolo,Botenga Marc, Botoş Vlad-Marius, Boyer Gilles, Brglez Milan, Brunet Sylvie, Buchheit Markus,Buchner Klaus, Buda Daniel, Bullmann Udo, Burkhardt Delara, Buxadé Villalba Jorge,Campomenosi Marco, Cañas Jordi, Canfin Pascal, Carême Damien, Casa David, Caspary Daniel,Castaldo Fabio Massimo, del Castillo Vera Pilar, Ceccardi Susanna, Cerdas Sara, ChahimMohammed, Chaibi Leila, Chastel Olivier, Christensen Asger, Christoforou Lefteris, Comín iOliveres Antoni, Conte Rosanna, Corrao Ignazio, Cseh Katalin, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dalunde JakopG., Daly Clare, D'Amato Rosa, Danielsson Johan, Danjean Arnaud, Danti Nicola, Da ReGianantonio, de la Pisa Carrión Margarita, De Meo Salvatore, De Castro Paolo, Delbos-CorfieldGwendoline, Deli Andor, Demirel Özlem, De Sutter Petra, Deutsch Tamás, Dobrev Klára, DoleschalChristian, Donáth Anna Júlia, Donato Francesca, Dorfmann Herbert, Dreosto Marco, DudaJarosław, Durand Pascal, Dzhambazki Angel, Eppink Derk Jan, Eroglu Engin, Ertug Ismail, EviEleonora, Fajon Tanja, Falcă Gheorghe, Ferber Markus, Fernández Jonás, Ferrandino Giuseppe,Ferrara Laura, Ferreira João, Fidanza Carlo, Fiocchi Pietro, Flego Valter, Fourlas Loucas, FragkosEmmanouil, Frankowski Tomasz, Franz Romeo, Freund Daniel, Fritzon Heléne, Fuglsang Niels,Furore Mario, Gahler Michael, Gál Kinga, Gálvez Muñoz Lina, Gancia Gianna, García Del BlancoIbán, García-Margallo y Marfil José Manuel, García Muñoz Isabel, García Pérez Iratxe, GardiazabalRubial Eider, Gemma Chiara, Georgiou Giorgos, Geuking Helmut, Giarrusso Dino, Giegold Sven,Gieseke Jens, Glavak Sunčana, Glucksmann Raphaël, Goerens Charles, González Mónica Silvana,González Pons Esteban, Gozi Sandro, de Graaff Marcel, Grant Valentino, Grapini Maria, GrisetCatherine, Grošelj Klemen, Grudler Christophe, Gruffat Claude, Gualmini Elisabetta, GuerreiroFrancisco, Guetta Bernard, Guillaume Sylvie, Gusmão José, Gyöngyösi Márton, Győri Enikő, HahnSvenja, Haider Roman, Halicki Andrzej, Hansen Christophe, Häusling Martin, Hautala Heidi, HavaMircea-Gheorghe, Hazekamp Anja, Heide Hannes, Heinäluoma Eero, Herbst Niclas, HetmanKrzysztof, Hohlmeier Monika, Hojsík Martin, Holmgren Pär, Homs Ginel Alicia, Hortefeux Brice,Hristov Ivo, Hübner Danuta Maria, Huhtasaari Laura, Huitema Jan, Ijabs Ivars, Incir Evin, in 't VeldSophia, Jahr Peter, Jakeliūnas Stasys, Jalkh Jean-François, Jamet France, Jarubas Adam, JongeriusAgnes, Juknevičienė Rasa, Jurgiel Krzysztof, Jurzyca Eugen, Juvin Herve, Kalinowski Jarosław,Kaljurand Marina, Kammerevert Petra, Kanko Assita, Karas Othmar, Karlsbro Karin, Karski Karol,Kefalogiannis Manolis, Kelleher Billy, Keller Fabienne, Kelly Seán, Kizilyürek Niyazi, Kloc Izabela-

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Helena, Kofod Peter, Kohut Łukasz, Kokalari Arba, Kolaja Marcel, Kolakušić Mislav, KonečnáKateřina, Kopacz Ewa, Kopcińska Joanna, Körner Moritz, Kósa Ádám, Kountoura Elena, KovaříkOndřej, Kovatchev Andrey, Krah Maximilian, Krasnodębski Zdzisław, Krehl Constanze, KrukElżbieta, Kubilius Andrius, Kuhs Joachim, Kumpula-Natri Miapetra, Kuźmiuk Zbigniew, KyuchyukIlhan, Lacapelle Jean-Lin, Lagodinsky Sergey, Lagos Ioannis, Lalucq Aurore, Laporte Hélène,Larrouturou Pierre, Lebreton Gilles, Leitão-Marques Maria-Manuel, Lenaers Jeroen, LiberadzkiBogusław, Liese Peter, Limmer Sylvia, Lizzi Elena, Loiseau Nathalie, Løkkegaard Morten, LópezJavi, López Aguilar Juan Fernando, López Gil Leopoldo, López-Istúriz White Antonio, Luena César,Łukacijewska Elżbieta Katarzyna, Lundgren Peter, Lutgen Benoît, McAllister David, McGuinnessMairead, Madison Jaak, Maestre Martín De Almagro Cristina, Majorino Pierfrancesco, MaldeikienėAušra, Maldonado López Adriana, Manders Antonius, Mandl Lukas, Mariani Thierry, MarquardtErik, Marques Margarida, Marques Pedro, Martusciello Fulvio, Matias Marisa, Matić Predrag Fred,Mato Gabriel, Maurel Emmanuel, Mavrides Costas, Mayer Georg, Mazurek Beata, Mebarek Nora,Meimarakis Vangelis, Melbārde Dace, Mélin Joëlle, Metz Tilly, Meuthen Jörg, Milazzo Giuseppe,Millán Mon Francisco José, Miller Leszek, Modig Silvia, Molnár Csaba, Montserrat Dolors, MoranoNadine, Moreno Sánchez Javier, Moretti Alessandra, Mortler Marlene, Motreanu Dan-Ștefan,Możdżanowska Andżelika Anna, Müller Ulrike, Mureşan Siegfried, Nagtegaal Caroline, NegrescuVictor, Neumann Hannah, Neuser Norbert, Niebler Angelika, Nienaß Niklas, Niinistö Ville, NistorGheorghe-Vlad, Oetjen Jan-Christoph, Olekas Juozas, Olivier Philippe, Omarjee Younous, PaetUrmas, Pagazaurtundúa Maite, Papadakis Demetris, Paulus Jutta, Pedicini Piernicola, Peeters Kris,Pelletier Anne-Sophie, Pereira Sandra, Pereira Lídia, Peter-Hansen Kira Marie, Picierno Pina, PiculaTonino, Pieper Markus, Pignedoli Sabrina, Pineda Manu, Pirbakas Maxette, Piri Kati, PisapiaGiuliano, Pîslaru Dragoș, Pizarro Manuel, Polfjärd Jessica, Pollák Peter, Ponsatí Obiols Clara,Poręba Tomasz Piotr, Pospíšil Jiří, Procaccini Nicola, Puigdemont i Casamajó Carles, Radtke Dennis,Rafaela Samira, Rafalska Elżbieta, Rangel Paulo, Regner Evelyn, Rego Sira, Reil Guido, RiesFrédérique, Rinaldi Antonio Maria, Riquet Dominique, Rivière Jérôme, Rodríguez-Piñero Inma,Rodríguez Ramos María Soraya, Rónai Sándor, Rondinelli Daniela, Rooken Rob, RookmakerDorien, Roos Robert, Roose Caroline, Ros Sempere Marcos, Rougé André, Ruissen Bert-Jan, RuizDevesa Domènec, Rzońca Bogdan, Sagartz Christian, Salini Massimiliano, Sánchez Amor Nacho,Santos Isabel, Sardone Silvia, Sarvamaa Petri, Schaldemose Christel, Schieder Andreas,Schmiedtbauer Simone, Schneider Christine, Scholz Helmut, Schreinemacher Liesje, Schulze Sven,Schuster Joachim, Schwab Andreas, Seekatz Ralf, Semedo Monica, Semsrott Nico, Sidl Günther,Silva Pereira Pedro, Simon Sven, Sippel Birgit, Skyttedal Sara, Smeriglio Massimiliano, SofoVincenzo, Šojdrová Michaela, Sokol Tomislav, Solís Pérez Susana, Sonneborn Martin, SpurekSylwia, Spyraki Maria, Stancanelli Raffaele, Ştefănuță Nicolae, Stegrud Jessica, Strik Tineke,Strugariu Ramona, Szájer József, Tajani Antonio, Tang Paul, Tarabella Marc, Tardino Annalisa, TaxVera, Terras Riho, Tinagli Irene, Tobé Tomas, Tobiszowski Grzegorz, Tomac Eugen, Toom Yana,Torvalds Nils, Tóth Edina, Tovaglieri Isabella, Trócsányi László, Ujhelyi István, Urbán CrespoMiguel, Ušakovs Nils, Van Brempt Kathleen, Vandendriessche Tom, Van Overtveldt Johan, VanSparrentak Kim, Vautmans Hilde, Vedrenne Marie-Pierre, Verhofstadt Guy, Vilimsky Harald,Villanueva Ruiz Idoia, Vincze Loránt, Vind Marianne, Virkkunen Henna, Vollath Bettina, VonCramon-Taubadel Viola, Vrecionová Veronika, Waitz Thomas, Wallace Mick, Walsh Maria,Walsmann Marion, Waszczykowski Witold Jan, Weimers Charlie, Weiss Pernille, Wieland Rainer,Winkler Iuliu, Wiseler-Lima Isabel, Wiśniewska Jadwiga, Wölken Tiemo, Wolters Lara, YenbouSalima, Yon-Courtin Stéphanie, Yoncheva Elena, Zacharopoulou Chrysoula, Zalewska Anna,Zambelli Stefania, Zarzalejos Javier, Ždanoka Tatjana, Zdechovský Tomáš, Zimniok Bernhard,Złotowski Kosma, Zoido Álvarez Juan Ignacio, Zorrinho Carlos, Zovko Željana

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For reasons linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, a remote voting system has been established (seeBureau Decision of 20 March 2020 supplementing its Decision of 3 May 2004 on rules governingvoting). The Members who voted are listed in the document 'Results of roll-call votes', annexed tothe Minutes of the sitting and available on Parliament's website.

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