Contents

1.

Resumption of the session

3

2.

Opening of the sitting

3

3.

Statements by the President

3

4.

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

3

5.

Composition of Parliament

3

6.

Verification of credentials

4

7.

Request for the waiver of immunity

4

8.

Composition of committees and delegations

4

9.

Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 71)

4

10.

Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 79)

5

11.

Corrigendum (Rule 241)

5

12.

Proposals for Union acts

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13.

Order of business

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14.

Resumption of the sitting

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15.

Industrial Emissions Directive ***I – Industrial Emissions Portal ***I – Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure ***I – Sustainable maritime fuels (FuelEU Maritime Initiative) ***I – Energy efficiency (recast) ***I (joint debate – Fit for 55 and Industrial Emissions)

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16.

Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings ***I (debate)

8

17.

European Citizens' Initiative ‘Save cruelty-free cosmetics – Commit to a Europe without animal testing’ (debate)

9

18.

Management, conservation and control measures in the area covered under the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) ***I (debate)

9

19.

Protection of workers from extreme heat and other extreme weather phenomena resulting from the climate crisis (debate)

10

20.

Implementation of passerelle clauses in the EU Treaties (short presentation)

10

21.

Banking Union – annual report 2022 (short presentation)

10

22.

Fostering and adapting vocational training as a tool for employees' success and a building block for the EU economy in the new industry 4.0 (short presentation)

11

23.

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

11

24.

Agenda of the next sitting

11

25.

Approval of the minutes of the sitting

11

26.

Closure of the sitting

12

LIST OF DOCUMENTS SERVING AS A BASIS FOR THE DEBATES AND DECISIONS OF PARLIAMENT

13

1.

Amendment of the Rules of Procedure (Rule 237)

13

2.

Documents received

13

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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ANNEX

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

20

1.

Wednesday's agenda – Request from the ID Group

20

Minutes of the sitting of 10 July 2023

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta METSOLA

President

1.   Resumption of the session

The session adjourned on Thursday 15 June 2023 was resumed.

2.   Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 17.00.

3.   Statements by the President

The President made a statement marking 500 days since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and emphasised Parliament's continued support for and solidarity with Ukraine and its people.

The President also informed the House that it was now 100 days since Evan Gershkovich, a journalist at The Wall Street Journal, had been illegally detained in Russia. The President reiterated her call for his immediate release. She also reminded the House that 300 weeks had passed since the assassination of the Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and reaffirmed Parliament's commitment to ensuring that justice would be done.

The President concluded by expressing Parliament's solidarity with the LGBTIQ community in the wake of the violent disruption of the Pride festival in Tbilisi, Georgia.

4.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

5.   Composition of Parliament

Álvaro Amaro had resigned as an MEP with effect from 7 July 2023.

Peter van Dalen had resigned as an MEP with effect from 4 September 2023.

The JURI Committee considered that both resignations were in compliance with the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage.

Under Rule 4, Parliament established that the seats concerned would fall vacant with effect from 7 July 2023 and 4 September 2023 respectively and would inform the Member States concerned thereof.

The German competent authorities had given notice of the election of Thomas Rudner to replace Ismail Ertug as Member of Parliament with effect from 3 July 2023.

The Portuguese competent authorities had given notice of the election of Carlos Coelho to replace Álvaro Amaro as Member of Parliament with effect from 7 July 2023.

Parliament took due note of their election.

Under Rule 3(2), until such time as their credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that they had previously made a written declaration stating that they did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Thomas Rudner and Carlos Coelho would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

6.   Verification of credentials

On the basis of a unanimous proposal by the JURI Committee at its meeting of 27 June 2023, Parliament verified the credentials and confirmed the mandate of Nikos Papandreou with effect from 3 May 2023, in accordance with Rule 3(4).

7.   Request for the waiver of immunity

The Greek authorities had sent the President a request for Georgios Kyrtsos's immunity to be waived in connection with criminal proceedings pending in Greece.

Pursuant to Rule 9(1), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, in this case the JURI Committee.

8.   Composition of committees and delegations

The S&D and The Left groups had notified the President of the following decisions changing the composition of the committees and delegations:

—	AFET Committee: Alessandra Moretti to replace Giuliano Pisapia

—	TRAN Committee: Thomas Rudner

—	Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee: Anja Hazekamp was no longer a member

—	Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China: Thomas Rudner

—	Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly: Daniela Rondinelli

—	Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly: Anja Hazekamp was no longer a member The decisions took effect as of that day.

9.   Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 71)

The committees responsible had decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 71 on the basis of the following reports:

—	LIBE, FEMM committees — Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating violence against women and domestic violence (COM(2022)0105 — C9-0058/2022 — 2022/0066(COD)) — Rapporteurs: Evin Incir, Frances Fitzgerald (A9-0234/2023);

—	ECON Committee — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 260/2012 and (EU) 2021/1230 as regards instant credit transfers in euro (COM(2022)0546 — C9-0362/2022 — 2022/0341(COD)) — Rapporteur: Michiel Hoogeveen (A9-0230/2023);

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LIBE Committee — Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of Union restrictive measures (COM(2022)0684 — C9-0401/2022 — 2022/0398(COD)) — Rapporteur: Sophia in 't Veld (A9-0235/2023). In accordance with Rule 71(2), requests for the decisions to be put to the vote could be submitted until midnight the following day, 11 July 2023.

Negotiations could start at any time after the expiry of that deadline if no request for a vote on the decision to enter into negotiations had been made.

10.   Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 79)

Since the adjournment of the session on 15 June 2023, the President of Parliament, together with the President of the Council, had signed the following act adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1920/2006 (00016/2023/LEX — C9-0212/2023 — 2022/0009(COD)).

On 12 July 2023, the President of Parliament, together with the President of the Council, would sign the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:

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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on the designation of designated establishments and the appointment of legal representatives for the purpose of gathering electronic evidence in criminal proceedings (00003/2023/LEX — C9-0243/2023 — 2018/0107(COD));

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Production Orders and European Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal proceedings and for the execution of custodial sentences following criminal proceedings (00004/2023/LEX — C9-0244/2023 — 2018/0108(COD));

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning batteries and waste batteries, amending Directive 2008/98/EC and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Directive 2006/66/EC (00002/2023/LEX — C9-0224/2023 — 2020/0353(COD));

—	Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council providing macro-financial assistance to the Republic of North Macedonia (00023/2023/LEX — C9-0245/2023 — 2023/0034(COD)).

11.   Corrigendum (Rule 241)

The committee responsible had forwarded the following corrigendum to a text adopted by Parliament:

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AGRI Committee — Corrigendum P9_TA(2021)0458(COR01) to Regulation (EU) 2021/2117 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products, (EU) No 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs, (EU) No 251/2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products and (EU) No 228/2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 262) — (position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 23 November 2021 with a view to the adoption of the above regulation P9_TA(2021)0458 (COM(2018)0394 — C8-0246/2018 — 2018/0218(COD)).

This corrigendum would be deemed approved unless a request for a vote was made within 24 hours, in accordance with Rule 241(4).

12.   Proposals for Union acts

The President announced that she had declared the following proposals for Union acts admissible under Rule 47(2):

—	Proposal for a Union act tabled by Ivan Vilibor Sinčić, Christine Anderson, Francesca Donato, Stasys Jakeliūnas, Mislav Kolakušić and Cristian Terheș on the establishment of an independent authority to investigate the side effects of COVID-19 vaccines (B9-0261/2023) Committee responsible: ENVI;

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Proposal for a Union act tabled by Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Hermann Tertsch, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión and Ryszard Antoni Legutko on the need to amend EU legislation to address the problems facing livestock farms as a result of bovine tuberculosis (B9-0299/2023) Committee responsible: AGRI Committee asked for opinion: ENVI.

13.   Order of business

The final draft agenda for the plenary sittings of July 2023 (PE 751.220/PDOJ) had been made available to Members in accordance with Rule 157(3).

The following spoke: François Alfonsi.

Proposals to amend the final draft agenda pursuant to Rule 158(1)

Wednesday

Request by the ID Group to add as the seventh item in the afternoon a Commission statement on ‘The continuing repression of the democratic opposition in Germany, particularly remarks by the President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution’ (without motions for resolutions). As a consequence, the sitting would be extended until 23.00.

The following spoke: Christine Anderson, on behalf of the ID Group, who moved the request.

Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (32 in favour, 306 against, 13 abstentions).

The order of business was thus established.

(The sitting was suspended for a few moments.)

IN THE CHAIR: Katarina BARLEY

Vice-President

14.   Resumption of the sitting

The sitting resumed at 17.14.

15.   Industrial Emissions Directive ***I – Industrial Emissions Portal ***I – Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure ***I – Sustainable maritime fuels (FuelEU Maritime Initiative) ***I – Energy efficiency (recast) ***I(joint debate – Fit for 55 and Industrial Emissions)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) and Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste [COM(2022)0156 — C9-0144/2022 — 2022/0104(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Radan Kanev (A9-0216/2023)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on reporting of environmental data from industrial installations and establishing an Industrial Emissions Portal [COM(2022)0157 — C9-0145/2022 — 2022/0105(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Radan Kanev (A9-0211/2023)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council [COM(2021)0559 — C9-0331/2021 — 2021/0223(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Petar Vitanov (A9-0234/2022)

An initial debate had taken place on 17 October 2022 (minutes of 17.10.2022, item 14).

An initial vote had been held on 19 October 2022 and the matter had been referred back to the committee responsible for interinstitutional negotiations under Rule 59(4) (minutes of 19.10.2022, item 7.5).

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport and amending Directive 2009/16/EC [COM(2021)0562 — C9-0333/2021 — 2021/0210(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Jörgen Warborn (A9-0233/2022)

An initial debate had taken place on 17 October 2022 (minutes of 17.10.2022, item 14)

An initial vote had been held on 19 October 2022 and the matter had been referred back to the committee responsible for interinstitutional negotiations under Rule 59(4) (minutes of 19.10.2022, item 7.4).

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency (recast) [COM(2021)0558 — C9-0330/2021 — 2021/0203(COD)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Niels Fuglsang (A9-0221/2022)

An initial debate had taken place on 12 September 2022 (minutes of 12.9.2022, item 17)

An initial vote had been held on 14 September 2022 and the matter had been referred back to the committee responsible for interinstitutional negotiations under Rule 59(4) (minutes of 14.9.2022, item 5.1).

Radan Kanev, Petar Vitanov, Jörgen Warborn and Niels Fuglsang introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Tiemo Wölken (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Rasmus Andresen (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee) and Benoît Lutgen (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee).

The following spoke: Adina-Ioana Vălean (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Alexandr Vondra (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Bas Eickhout (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Michael Bloss (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Tom Berendsen (rapporteur for the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Niklas Nienass (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Alice Kuhnke (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Sara Skyttedal (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Jens Gieseke, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mohammed Chahim, on behalf of the S&D Group, Michal Wiezik, on behalf of the Renew Group, Jutta Paulus, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Carlo Fidanza, on behalf of the ECR Group, Marie Dauchy, on behalf of the ID Group, Marisa Matias, on behalf of The Left Group, Pernille Weiss, Vera Tax, Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Anders Vistisen, Elena Kountoura, Miroslav Radačovský, Peter Liese, Alex Agius Saliba, who also answered a blue-card question from Bogdan Rzońca, Elsi Katainen, Johan Nissinen, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Sandra Pereira, Christian Ehler, Thomas Rudner, Nicola Danti, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, João Pimenta Lopes, Jerzy Buzek, Nicolás González Casares, Iskra Mihaylova, Herbert Dorfmann, Paolo De Castro, Jérémy Decerle and Maria Spyraki.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Cristian-Silviu Bușoi, Isabel García Muñoz, Clare Daly, Ljudmila Novak, Mick Wallace and Henna Virkkunen.

The following spoke: Adina-Ioana Vălean.

The following spoke: Radan Kanev and Petar Vitanov.

IN THE CHAIR: Othmar KARAS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Jörgen Warborn and Niels Fuglsang.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.7.2023, item 8.10, minutes of 11.7.2023, item 8.11, minutes of 11.7.2023, item 8.12, minutes of 11.7.2023, item 8.13 and minutes of 11.7.2023, item 8.14.

16.   Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings ***I(debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) [COM(2022)0177 — C9-0161/2022 — 2022/0117(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Tiemo Wölken (A9-0223/2023)

Tiemo Wölken introduced the report.

The following spoke: Ramona Strugariu (rapporteur for the opinion of the LIBE Committee).

The following spoke: Věra Jourová (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Magdalena Adamowicz, on behalf of the PPE Group, Ibán García Del Blanco, on behalf of the S&D Group, Ilana Cicurel, on behalf of the Renew Group, Diana Riba i Giner, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Cristian Terheș, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gilles Lebreton, on behalf of the ID Group, Manon Aubry, on behalf of The Left Group, Sabrina Pignedoli, non-attached Member, David Casa, Sylvie Guillaume, Irena Joveva, Saskia Bricmont, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Łukasz Kohut, Hannah Neumann, Tatjana Ždanoka, Antonius Manders, Katarina Barley, Marc Tarabella.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Clare Daly, Cyrus Engerer and Mick Wallace.

The following spoke: Věra Jourová and Tiemo Wölken.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.7.2023, item 8.18.

17.   European Citizens' Initiative ‘Save cruelty-free cosmetics – Commit to a Europe without animal testing’(debate)

European Citizens' Initiative ‘Save cruelty-free cosmetics – Commit to a Europe without animal testing’ (2023/2679(RSP) (Rule 222(8))

Maria Spyraki, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, Mazaly Aguilar, on behalf of the AGRI Committee, and Ana Miranda, on behalf of the PETI Committee, introduced the European Citizens' Initiative.

IN THE CHAIR: Heidi HAUTALA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Věra Jourová (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Marlene Mortler, on behalf of the PPE Group, Niels Fuglsang, on behalf of the S&D Group, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the Renew Group, Tilly Metz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Elżbieta Kruk, on behalf of the ECR Group, Annika Bruna, on behalf of the ID Group, Sunčana Glavak and Beatrice Covassi.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Stanislav Polčák, Caroline Roose, Mick Wallace and Clare Daly.

The following spoke: Věra Jourová.

The debate closed.

18.   Management, conservation and control measures in the area covered under the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) ***I(debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Area covered under the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) [COM(2022)0563 — C9-0370/2022 — 2022/0348(COD)] — Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: João Pimenta Lopes (A9-0192/2023)

João Pimenta Lopes introduced the report.

The following spoke: Věra Jourová (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, on behalf of the PPE Group, Isabel Carvalhais, on behalf of the S&D Group, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the Renew Group, France Jamet, on behalf of the ID Group, and Gabriel Mato.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Mick Wallace.

The following spoke: Věra Jourová and João Pimenta Lopes.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.7.2023, item 8.16.

19.   Protection of workers from extreme heat and other extreme weather phenomena resulting from the climate crisis (debate)

Commission statement: Protection of workers from extreme heat and other extreme weather phenomena resulting from the climate crisis (2023/2788(RSP))

Nicolas Schmit (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Helmut Geuking, on behalf of the PPE Group, Elisabetta Gualmini, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, on behalf of the Renew Group, Rosa D'Amato, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Mathilde Androuët, on behalf of the ID Group, Eugenia Rodríguez Palop, on behalf of The Left Group, and Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos, non-attached Member.

The following spoke: Nicolas Schmit.

The debate closed.

20.   Implementation of passerelle clauses in the EU Treaties (short presentation)

Report on the implementation of the passerelle clauses in the EU Treaties [2022/2142(INI)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Giuliano Pisapia (A9-0208/2023)

Giuliano Pisapia made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Juan Fernando López Aguilar.

The following spoke: Nicolas Schmit (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.7.2023, item 8.20.

21.   Banking Union – annual report 2022(short presentation)

Report on Banking Union – annual report 2022 [2022/2061(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (A9-0177/2023)

Kira Marie Peter-Hansen made the presentation.

IN THE CHAIR: Nicola BEER

Vice-President

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Billy Kelleher.

The following spoke: Mairead McGuinness (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.7.2023, item 21.

22.   Fostering and adapting vocational training as a tool for employees' success and a building block for the EU economy in the new industry 4.0 (short presentation)

Report on fostering and adapting vocational training as a tool for employees' success and a building block for the EU economy in the new industry 4.0 [2022/2207(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Anna Zalewska (A9-0232/2023)

Anna Zalewska made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Stanislav Polčák, Ilana Cicurel and Sandra Pereira.

The following spoke: Nicolas Schmit (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.7.2023, item 8.22.

23.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

In accordance with Rule 172, the following Members who wished to draw Parliament's attention to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Michaela Šojdrová, Sara Cerdas, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Ana Miranda, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Marie Dauchy, João Pimenta Lopes, Tatjana Ždanoka, Stanislav Polčák, Delara Burkhardt, Billy Kelleher, Grace O'Sullivan, Johan Nissinen, Gianantonio Da Re, Sandra Pereira, René Repasi, Katalin Cseh, Hannah Neumann, Michiel Hoogeveen, Gilles Lebreton, Manon Aubry, Victor Negrescu, Nicolae Ștefănuță, Carmen Avram, Cristian Terheș and Lara Wolters.

24.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 751.220/OJ).

25.   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.

26.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 22.33.