22 October 2014
MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 22 OCTOBER 2014

(2015/C 424/03)

Contents

1.

Opening of the sitting

60

2.

Presentation by the Commission President-elect of the College of Commissioners and their programme (debate)

60

3.

Election of the Commission (Rule 118) (vote)

61

4.

Voting time

62

4.1.

Draft amending budget No 2/2014 — surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget year 2013 (vote)

62

4.2.

Draft general budget of the European Union — financial year 2015 (vote)

62

4.3.

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 — all sections (vote)

63

4.4.

Protocol to the EU-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement to take account of Croatia's accession to the EU *** (Rule 150) (vote)

63

4.5.

European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2014 priorities (vote)

64

5.

Explanations of vote

64

6.

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

64

7.

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

65

8.

Documents received:

65

9.

Delegated acts (Rule 105(6))

65

10.

Implementing measures (Rule 106)

69

11.

Transfers of appropriations

70

12.

Situation in Kobane and the threat of IS (debate)

71

13.

Situation in Hong Kong (debate)

72

14.

Death sentence against Asia Bibi (debate)

73

15.

European IS fighters (debate)

73

16.

Joint police operation ‘Mos Maiorum’ (debate)

74

17.

Composition of committees and delegations

74

18.

Joint police operation ‘Mos Maiorum’ (continuation of debate)

75

19.

2012 discharge: Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications — 2012 discharge: European Council and Council (debate)

75

20.

Agenda of the next sitting

76

21.

Closure of the sitting

76

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

77

ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

79

1.

Motions for resolutions on election of the Commission (Rule 118)

79

2.

Election of the Commission (Rule 118)

80

3.

Draft amending budget No 2/2014 — surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget year 2013

80

4.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year

80

5.

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 — all sections

98

6.

Protocol to the EU-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement to take account of Croatia's accession to the EU ***

101

7.

European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2014 priorities

101

ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

104

1.

Election of the Commission

104

2.

A8-0018/2014 — Gérard Deprez — Resolution

105

3.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year — Collective vote 1

107

4.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year — Collective vote 2

109

5.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year — Amendment 849

110

6.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year — Amendment 758/2

112

7.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year — Collective vote 3

114

8.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year — Amendment 232

115

9.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year — Amendment 231

117

10.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year — Collective vote 4

119

11.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year — Collective vote 5

120

12.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year — Collective vote 6

122

13.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year — Amendment 553

123

14.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year — Amendment 554

125

15.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year — Amendment 555

127

16.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year — Amendment 556

129

17.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year — Amendment 557

130

18.

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year — Amendment 676

132

19.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 61

134

20.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 31

135

21.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 32

137

22.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 33

138

23.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 41

140

24.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 39

141

25.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 63

143

26.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 40

145

27.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 4

146

28.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 5

148

29.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 43

149

30.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 64

151

31.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 46

153

32.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 48

154

33.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 11

156

34.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 12

158

35.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 50

159

36.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 51

161

37.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 13

163

38.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 65

165

39.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 53

166

40.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 58

168

41.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — § 86

169

42.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 55

171

43.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 57

173

44.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Amendment 59

174

45.

A8-0014/2014 — Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — Resolution

176

46.

A8-0012/2014 — Jan Zahradil — vote: consent

178

47.

A8-0019/2014 — Philippe De Backer — § 8/2

179

48.

A8-0019/2014 — Philippe De Backer — Resolution

181

Minutes of the sitting of 22 October 2014

IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ

President

1.    Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 9.10.

2.    Presentation by the Commission President-elect of the College of Commissioners and their programme (debate)

Jean-Claude Juncker (President-elect of the Commission) presented the College of Commissioners and their programme.

The following spoke: Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE Group, Gianni Pittella, on behalf of the S&D Group, Syed Kamall, on behalf of the ECR Group, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Neoklis Sylikiotis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Harald Vilimsky, Non-attached Member, Herbert Reul, Udo Bullmann and Ryszard Antoni Legutko.

IN THE CHAIR: Antonio TAJANI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Sophia in 't Veld, Curzio Maltese, Josep-Maria Terricabras, Valentinas Mazuronis, Zoltán Balczó, Andrzej Grzyb, Pervenche Berès, Bernd Lucke, Pavel Telička, Marisa Matias, Claude Turmes, Laura Agea, Matteo Salvini, Elisabetta Gardini, Iratxe García Pérez, Jørn Dohrmann, Marielle de Sarnez, João Ferreira, José Bové, Isabella Adinolfi, Georgios Epitideios, Esteban González Pons, Glenis Willmott, Jan Zahradil, Paloma López Bermejo, Marcel de Graaff, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Kathleen Van Brempt, Peter van Dalen, Pablo Iglesias, Konstantinos Papadakis, Mariya Gabriel, Maria João Rodrigues, Matt Carthy, Iveta Grigule, Othmar Karas, Patrizia Toia, Dubravka Šuica, Tanja Fajon, Manolis Kefalogiannis, Paul Tang, Esther de Lange and Carlos Zorrinho.

IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ

President

The following spoke: Seán Kelly, Bogusław Liberadzki and Paulo Rangel.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Antonio López-Istúriz White, Ana Gomes, Notis Marias, Emmanouil Glezos, Jörg Leichtfried and Monika Flašíková Beňová.

Motions for resolutions tabled, under Rule 118(5), first subparagraph, to wind up the debate:

—	Philippe Lamberts and Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the election of the Commission 2014/2811(RSP) (B8-0180/2014);

—	Ashley Fox, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the election of the Commission 2014/2811(RSP) (B8-0181/2014);

—	Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the election of the Commission 2014/2811(RSP) (B8-0182/2014);

—	Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the election of the Commission 2014/2811(RSP) (B8-0183/2014).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 22.10.2014, item 3.

3.    Election of the Commission (Rule 118) (vote)

The following spoke: Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE Group, Gianni Pittella, on behalf of the S&D Group, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, on behalf of the ECR Group, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, David Borrelli, on behalf of the EFDD Group, and Marine Le Pen, Non-attached Member.

Motions for resolutions on the election of the Commission (Rule 118) (vote)

Motions for resolutions B8-0180/2014, B8-0181/2014, B8-0182/2014 and B8-0183/2014

(Simple majority) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 1)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B8-0180/2014

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B8-0181/2014

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B8-0182/2014

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B8-0183/2014

Rejected

The following had spoken:

Before the vote, the President had given details of the procedure for electing the Commission.

Election of the Commission (Rule 118) (vote)

(Simple majority) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 2)

Adopted (P8_TA(2014)0034)

The following had spoken:

On behalf of Parliament, the President congratulated the President of the Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the College of Commissioners which had been elected.

Benedetto Della Vedova (President-in-Office of the Council).

(The sitting was suspended at 12.35 pending voting time and resumed at 13.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND

Vice-President

4.    Voting time

Detailed voting results (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the Results of Votes annex to the minutes.

The results of roll-call votes are available in electronic form only, as an annex to the minutes, and can be accessed via Europarl.

4.1.    Draft amending budget No 2/2014 — surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget year 2013 (vote)

Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 2/2014 of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section III — Commission [12300/2014 — C8-0160/2014 — 2014/2035(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Gérard Deprez (A8-0018/2014)

(Qualified majority) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 3)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P8_TA(2014)0035)

4.2.    Draft general budget of the European Union — financial year 2015 (vote)

—	Draft amendments to the appropriations in Section III of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015, concerning the Commission;

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Draft amendments to the appropriations in Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 concerning the European Parliament, the Council, the Court of Justice, the European Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, the Ombudsman, the European Data Protection Supervisor and the European External Action Service.

Under the provisions of the Treaties, draft amendments require for adoption the votes of a majority of the Members of the European Parliament.

(The draft amendments adopted would appear as an annex to ‘texts adopted’)

(Qualified majority) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 4)

The following had spoken:

Before the vote, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (rapporteur) had moved the following technical modifications:

—	Pilot project — Cohesion policy and the synergies with the research and development funds: the stairways to excellence (line 13 03 77 13) Amendment PLEN/9500 replacing Amendment 1167 (ex-BUDG/3570): deletion of a duplicated paragraph, leaving only the modifications as adopted.

—	‘Financial support for encouraging the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community’ (line 22 03 01) Amendment PLEN/9501 replacing Amendment 1235 (ex-BUDG/3638): correction of omissions in a modified paragraph and deletion of a duplicate paragraph.

The President established that there were no objections to the proposed adjustments.

During the vote, Michael Cramer spoke on the vote on Amendments 472 and 654, and Jonathan Arnott asked that Amendments 157 and 547 be put to the vote in inverse order, in accordance with Rule 174(2) (the request was not accepted).

After the vote, Enrico Zanetti (President-in-Office of the Council) noted the differences between Parliament's position and the Council's position and agreed to convene a meeting of the Conciliation Committee in accordance with Article 314(4)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

4.3.    General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 — all sections (vote)

Report on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 [12608/2014 — C8-0144/2014 — 2014/2040(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets. Rapporteurs: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier (A8-0014/2014)

(Simple majority) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 5)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P8_TA(2014)0036)

IN THE CHAIR: Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF

Vice-President

4.4.    Protocol to the EU-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement to take account of Croatia's accession to the EU *** (Rule 150) (vote)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of the Additional Protocol to the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union [06035/2014 — C7-0113/2014 — 2014/0019(NLE)] — Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Jan Zahradil (A8-0012/2014)

(Simple majority) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 6)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P8_TA(2014)0037I

Parliament consented to the conclusion of the agreement.

4.5.    European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2014 priorities (vote)

Report on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2014 priorities [2014/2059(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Philippe De Backer (A8-0019/2014)

(Simple majority) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 7)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P8_TA(2014)0038)

The following had spoken:

After the vote, Enrico Zanetti (President-in-Office of the Council) noted the differences between Parliament's position and the Council's position concerning draft amending budget No 2/2014 and agreed to convene a meeting of the Conciliation Committee in accordance with Article 314(4)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

5.    Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 183 appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

Election of the Commission

Tonino Picula, Laura Ferrara, Elly Schlein, Pascal Durand, Jiří Pospíšil, Silvia Costa, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Daniele Viotti, Daniel Hannan and Georgi Pirinski

Report: Gérard Deprez — A8-0018/2014

Peter Jahr

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2015 financial year

Lucy Anderson, Anne Sander, Peter Jahr and Daniel Hannan

Report: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial and Monika Hohlmeier — A8-0014/2014

Clare Moody, Michela Giuffrida, Matt Carthy, Jens Geier, Piernicola Pedicini, Michaela Šojdrová, Peter Jahr, Janusz Korwin-Mikke and Gerard Batten

Report: Philippe De Backer — A8-0019/2014

Jana Žitňanská and Csaba Sógor.

6.    Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on the Europarl website under ‘Plenary/Votes/Results of Votes (Results of roll-call votes)’. They are published in hard copy in the Result of roll-call votes annex.

The electronic version on Europarl will be regularly updated for a maximum of two weeks after the day of the vote concerned.

After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

(The sitting was suspended at 14.30 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND

Vice-President

7.    Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

8.    Documents received:

The following documents had been received from the Council and Commission

—	Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 31/2014 — Section III — Commission (N8-0030/2014 — C8-0167/2014 — 2014/2097(GBD)) referred to responsible: BUDG

—	Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 34/2014 — Section III — Commission (N8-0035/2014 — C8-0203/2014 — 2014/2127(GBD)) referred to responsible: BUDG

—	Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 35/2014 — Section III — Commission (N8-0036/2014 — C8-0213/2014 — 2014/2136(GBD)) referred to responsible: BUDG

—	Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 36/2014 — Section III — Commission (N8-0037/2014 — C8-0215/2014 — 2014/2138(GBD)) referred to responsible: BUDG

9.    Delegated acts (Rule 105(6))

The following draft delegated acts had been forwarded to Parliament:

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Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing and amending Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to vehicle construction and general requirements for the approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles C(2014)06494 — 2014/2864(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of reception: 19 September 2014. referred back to committee responsible IMCO

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Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Directive 2014/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on the minimum monetary amount of the professional indemnity insurance or comparable guarantee to be held by credit intermediaries C(2014)06515 — 2014/2863(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 1 month, starting from the date of reception: 19 September 2014. referred back to committee responsible ECON (Rule 54), IMCO (Rule 54)

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Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the presentation of the information that credit rating agencies make available to the European Securities and Markets Authority C(2014)06840 — 2014/2873(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 1 month, starting from the date of reception: 30 September 2014. referred back to committee responsible ECON

—

Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements of agricultural and forestry vehicles C(2014)06860 — 2014/2878(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of reception: 1 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible IMCO

—	Commission Delegated Regulation repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 950/2014 C(2014)06869 — 2014/2865(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of reception: 22 September 2014. referred back to committee responsible AGRI

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Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the periodic reporting on fees charged by credit rating agencies for the purpose of on-going supervision by the European Securities and Markets Authority C(2014)06871 — 2014/2872(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 1 month, starting from the date of reception: 30 September 2014. referred back to committee responsible ECON

—

Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on disclosure requirements for structured finance instruments C(2014)06939 — 2014/2874(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 1 month, starting from the date of reception: 30 September 2014. referred back to committee responsible ECON

—

Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards regulatory technical standards for determining the overall exposure to a client or a group of connected clients in respect of transactions with underlying assets C(2014)06946 — 2014/2880(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 1 month, starting from the date of reception: 2 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible ECON

—

Commission Delegated Regulation laying down detailed rules on the functioning of the Advisory Councils under the Common Fisheries Policy C(2014)07012 — 2014/2887(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of reception: 9 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible PECH

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Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the specification of the methodology for the identification of global systemically important institutions and for the definition of subcategories of global systemically important institutions C(2014)07117 — 2014/2884(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 1 month, starting from the date of reception: 8 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible ECON

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Commission Delegated Regulation laying down further temporary exceptional support measures for producers of certain fruit and vegetables C(2014)07127 — 2014/2871(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of reception: 29 September 2014. referred back to committee responsible AGRI

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Commission Delegated Regulation on the provisional system of instalments on contributions to cover the administrative expenditures of the Single Resolution Board during the provisional period C(2014)07164 — 2014/2882(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 3 months, starting from the date of reception: 8 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible ECON

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Commission Delegated Directive amending Annex II to Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the library of picture warnings to be used on tobacco products C(2014)07212 — 2014/2894(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of reception: 10 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible ENVI

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Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) C(2014)07230 — 2014/2893(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 3 months, starting from the date of reception: 10 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible ECON

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Commission Delegated Regulation to supplement Regulation (EU) 575/2013 with regard to liquidity coverage requirement for Credit Institutions C(2014)07232 — 2014/2891(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 3 months, starting from the date of reception: 10 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible ECON

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Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the leverage ratio C(2014)07237 — 2014/2890(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 3 months, starting from the date of reception: 10 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible ECON

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Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to vehicle braking requirements for the approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles C(2014)07410 — 2014/2908(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of reception: 15 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible IMCO

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Commission Delegated Regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council C(2014)07461 — 2014/2909(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of reception: 17 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible AGRI

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Commission Delegated Regulation correcting Delegated Regulation (EU) No 918/2012 as regards the notification of significant net short positions in sovereign debt C(2014)07484 — 2014/2910(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 3 months, starting from the date of reception: 17 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible ECON

—	Commission Delegated Regulation establishing a discard plan for certain pelagic fisheries in South Western waters C(2014)07540 — 2014/2913(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of reception: 20 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible PECH

—	Commission Delegated Regulation establishing a discard plan for certain pelagic fisheries in North Western waters C(2014)07549 — 2014/2915(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of reception: 20 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible PECH

—	Commission Delegated Regulation establishing a discard plan for certain small pelagic fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea C(2014)07550 — 2014/2917(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of reception: 20 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible PECH

—	Commission Delegated Regulation establishing a discard plan in the Baltic Sea C(2014)07551 — 2014/2912(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of reception: 20 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible PECH

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Commission Delegated Regulation establishing a discard plan for certain small pelagic fisheries and fisheries for industrial purposes in the North Sea C(2014)07558 — 2014/2914(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of reception: 20 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible PECH

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Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 15 May 2014 with regard to ex ante contributions to resolution financing arrangements C(2014)07674 — 2014/2923(DEA) Period for lodging objections: 3 months, starting from the date of reception: 21 October 2014. referred back to committee responsible ECON

Draft delegated act for which the period for lodging objections has been extended:

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Commission Delegated Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences C(2014)05833 — 2014/2805(DEA) referred back to committee responsible INTA Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of reception: 19 August 2014.

Extension of the deadline for raising objections: an additional 2 months at the European Parliament's request.

10.    Implementing measures (Rule 106)

The following draft implementing measures falling under the regulatory procedure with scrutiny had been forwarded to Parliament:

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Commission Regulation (EU) amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phthalates (D033881/02 — 2014/2888(RPS) — deadline: 10/1/2015) referred to responsible: ENVI (Rule 54) opinion: ITRE (Rule 54), IMCO (Rule 54)

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Commission Regulation supplementing Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the classification of serious infringements of the Union rules, which may lead to the loss of good repute by the road transport operator and amending Annex III to Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament. (D034120/02 — 2014/2859(RPS) — deadline: 19/12/2014) referred to responsible: TRAN

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Commission Regulation amending Annexes VIII, IX and X to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards the extended one-generation reproductive toxicity study (D034185/03 — 2014/2876(RPS) — deadline: 1/1/2015) referred to responsible: ENVI (Rule 54) opinion: ITRE (Rule 54), IMCO (Rule 54)

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Commission Regulation (EU) amending Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 laying down public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu Top Level Domain and the principles governing registration (D034199/03 — 2014/2870(RPS) — deadline: 30/12/2014) referred to responsible: ITRE opinion: IMCO

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Commission Regulation laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures relating to air traffic controllers' licences and certificates pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 805/2011) (D034386/03 — 2014/2892(RPS) — deadline: 13/1/2015) referred to responsible: TRAN

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Commission Regulation implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the 2016 list of target secondary variables on access to services (D035457/01 — 2014/2879(RPS) — deadline: 2/1/2015) referred to responsible: EMPL

—	Commission Regulation implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards statistics on health care expenditure and financing (D035487/01 — 2014/2877(RPS) — deadline: 1/1/2015) referred to responsible: ENVI (Rule 54) opinion: EMPL (Rule 54)

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Commission Regulation amending Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum levels for arsenic, fluorine, lead, mercury, endosulfan and Ambrosia seeds (D035527/03 — 2014/2895(RPS) — deadline: 15/1/2015) referred to responsible: ENVI (Rule 54) opinion: AGRI (Rule 54)

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Commission Regulation Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks (D035626/01 — 2014/2881(RPS) — deadline: 3/1/2015) referred to responsible: ENVI (Rule 54) opinion: AGRI (Rule 54)

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Commission Regulation supplementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the inclusion of specific procedures, assessment methods and technical requirements, and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Commission Regulations (EU) No 1003/2010, (EU) No 109/2011 and (EU) No 458/2011 (D035711/01 — 2014/2889(RPS) — deadline: 10/1/2015) referred to responsible: IMCO

—	Commission Regulation amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2008 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods (D035732/03 — 2014/2886(RPS) — deadline: 10/1/2015) referred to responsible: ENVI

—	Commission Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (D035814/01 — 2014/2868(RPS) — deadline: 25/10/2014) referred to responsible: ENVI

—	Commission Directive adapting for the third time the Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods to scientific and technical progress (D035822/01 — 2014/2866(RPS) — deadline: 25/10/2014) referred to responsible: TRAN

11.    Transfers of appropriations

In accordance with the provisions of Article 25(1)(2) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had approved the submission of the Court of Justice concerning transfers of appropriations 1/2014 and 2/2014.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 25 of the Financial Regulation, the European Court of Auditors had notified the Budgetary Authority of its intention to proceed with transfers of appropriations V/AB-15/C/14, V/AB-16/C/14 and V/AB-17/C/14.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 25 of the Financial Regulation, the Committee of the Regions had notified the Budgetary Authority of transfers of appropriations INF 3/2014, INF 4/2014, INF 5/2014 and INF 6/2014.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 25 of the Financial Regulation, the Court of Justice of the European Union had notified the Budgetary Authority of transfer of appropriations No 1 and No 2.

In accordance with Article 25 of the Financial Regulation, the Committee of the Regions had notified the Budgetary Authority of transfer of appropriations INF 2/2014.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 25 of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had approved the submission of the Committee of the Regions concerning transfers of appropriations INF 2/2014, INF 3/2014 and INF 4/2014.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 27 of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had examined the submission of the European Ombudsman concerning transfer of appropriations 3/2014 and decided to approve it.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 27 of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had approved the submission of the European and Social Committee concerning transfer of appropriations DEC 1/2014.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 27(1) of the Financial Regulation, the Commission had submitted a proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 36/2014.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had approved the submissions of the Commission concerning transfers of appropriations DEC 23/2014, DEC 25/2014, DEC 27/2014, DEC 32/2014 and DEC 33/2014.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had approved the submissions of the Commission concerning transfers of appropriations DEC 24/2014, DEC 26/2014, DEC 28/2014 and DEC 31/2014.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the Budgetary Authority of the approval of the European Economic and Social Committee's transfer of appropriations DEC 1/2014.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the Budgetary Authority of the approval of the European Ombudsman's transfer of appropriations DEC 3/2014.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the Budgetary Authority of the approval of the Commission's transfers of appropriations DEC 12/2014, DEC 13/2014, DEC 14/2014, DEC 15/2014, DEC 16/2014, DEC 17/2014, DEC 23/2014, DEC 24/2014, DEC 27/2014, DEC 30/2014 and DEC 33/2014.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 27(5) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the Budgetary Authority of the approval of the Commission's transfers of appropriations DEC 25/2014 and DEC 2/2014.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 50 of the Financial Regulation, the Committee of the Regions had asked to modify the 2014 establishment plan.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 50 of the Financial Regulation, the Commission had notified the Budgetary Authority of the modification in its establishment plan and of the establishment plan of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).

In accordance with the provisions of Article 50(1) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had examined the submission of the Committee of the Regions concerning the proposed modification in its establishment plan and had decided not to raise any objections.

12.    Situation in Kobane and the threat of IS (debate)

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Situation in Kobane and the threat of IS (2014/2899(RSP))

Benedetto Della Vedova (President-in-Office of the Council) made the statement on behalf of the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

The following spoke: Arnaud Danjean, on behalf of the PPE Group, Victor Boștinaru, on behalf of the S&D Group, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Bill Etheridge and James Carver, Fernando Maura Barandiarán, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Barbara Lochbihler, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, on behalf of the EFDD Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Jean-Luc Schaffhauser, Konstantinos Papadakis, Non-attached Member, Davor Ivo Stier, who also replied to a blue-card question by Ivan Jakovčić, Elena Valenciano, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, Pavel Telička, who also replied to a blue-card question by James Carver, Javier Couso Permuy, Alyn Smith, James Carver, Alyn Smith, to put a blue-card question to James Carver (the President pointed out that he had not asked a question), Georg Mayer who also replied to a blue-card question by Tomáš Zdechovský, Michèle Alliot-Marie, Richard Howitt, Mark Demesmaeker, Marielle de Sarnez and Sabine Lösing.

IN THE CHAIR: Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL

Vice-President

The following spoke: Alexander Graf Lambsdorff to put a blue-card question to Sabine Lösing who replied, Bodil Ceballos, Aymeric Chauprade, Francisco José Millán Mon, Kati Piri, Bas Belder who also replied to a blue-card question by Amjad Bashir, Javier Nart, Josu Juaristi Abaunz, Michel Reimon, Eleftherios Synadinos, Emil Radev, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Angel Dzhambazki, Marietje Schaake, Inês Cristina Zuber, Mario Borghezio, Deirdre Clune, Neena Gill, David Campbell Bannerman, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Eugen Freund, who also replied to a blue-card question by Bronis Ropė, Branislav Škripek, Eleni Theocharous, Demetris Papadakis, Richard Sulík, Jeroen Lenaers, Nikos Androulakis and Francisco Assis.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: David McAllister, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Notis Marias, Ivan Jakovčić and Janusz Korwin-Mikke.

The following spoke: Benedetto Della Vedova.

The debate closed.

IN THE CHAIR: Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF

Vice-President

13.    Situation in Hong Kong (debate)

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Situation in Hong Kong (2014/2900(RSP))

Benedetto Della Vedova (President-in-Office of the Council) made the statement on behalf of the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

The following spoke: Cristian Dan Preda, on behalf of the PPE Group, Jo Leinen, on behalf of the S&D Group, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, Javier Nart, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Teresa Rodriguez-Rubio, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Reinhard Bütikofer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Bill Etheridge, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Jean-Luc Schaffhauser, Non-attached Member, Richard Howitt, Jana Žitňanská, Fredrick Federley, Helga Trüpel, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Josef Weidenholzer, Marietje Schaake, Boris Zala, Arne Lietz, Neena Gill, Nicola Caputo and Francisco Assis.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Ignazio Corrao.

The following spoke: Benedetto Della Vedova.

The debate closed.

The following spoke: Gianluca Buonanno.

14.    Death sentence against Asia Bibi (debate)

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Death sentence against Asia Bibi (2014/2911(RSP))

Benedetto Della Vedova (President-in-Office of the Council) made the statement on behalf of the Vice President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

The following spoke: Cristian Dan Preda, on behalf of the PPE Group, Afzal Khan, on behalf of the S&D Group, Peter van Dalen, on behalf of the ECR Group, Javier Nart, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Dennis de Jong, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marcel de Graaff, Non-attached Member, Jeroen Lenaers, Ana Gomes and Bas Belder.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Marijana Petir, Jussi Halla-aho, Anna Záborská, Nicola Caputo and Ignazio Corrao.

The following spoke: Benedetto Della Vedova.

The debate closed.

15.    European IS fighters (debate)

Council and Commission statements: European IS fighters (2014/2901(RSP))

Benedetto Della Vedova (President-in-Office of the Council) and Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, on behalf of the PPE Group, Birgit Sippel, on behalf of the S&D Group, Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the ECR Group, Jozo Radoš, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sofia Sakorafa, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Alyn Smith, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Amjad Bashir, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Bruno Gollnisch, Non-attached Member, Monika Hohlmeier, Josef Weidenholzer, Jussi Halla-aho, Ignazio Corrao, Georgios Epitideios, Frank Engel and Ana Gomes.

IN THE CHAIR: David-Maria SASSOLI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Anders Primdahl Vistisen, Udo Voigt, Heinz K. Becker, Afzal Khan, Louis Aliot, Davor Ivo Stier, Tomáš Zdechovský, Jeroen Lenaers, Deirdre Clune, Emil Radev and Arnaud Danjean, who also replied to a blue-card question by Edouard Ferrand.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Tonino Picula, Marijana Petir, Michela Giuffrida, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Eduard Kukan and Angel Dzhambazki.

The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström and Benedetto Della Vedova.

The debate closed.

16.    Joint police operation ‘Mos Maiorum’(debate)

Council statement: Joint police operation Mos Maiorum' (2014/2902(RSP))

Benedetto Della Vedova (President-in-Office of the Council) made the statement.

The following spoke: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, on behalf of the PPE Group, Birgit Sippel, on behalf of the S&D Group, and Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the ECR Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Ulrike LUNACEK

Vice-President

(Continuation of the debate: minutes of 23.10.2014, item 18)

17.    Composition of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the S&D, ALDE and ECR Groups:

—	DEVE Committee: Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz was no longer a member

—	BUDG Committee: Andrus Ansip to replace Kaja Kallas

—	ECON Committee: Sander Loones

—	ITRE Committee: Kaja Kallas to replace Andrus Ansip

—	AFCO Committee: Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz to replace Francisco Sosa Wagner

—	Subcommittee on Human Rights: Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz was no longer a member

—	Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee: Jørn Dohrmann to replace Morten Messerschmidt

—	Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee: Knut Fleckenstein, Ioan Mircea Pașcu

—	Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries: Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz to replace Francisco Sosa Wagner

—	Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council: Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz was no longer a member

—	Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean: Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz was no longer a member

—	Delegation for relations with the United States: Louis Ide

—	Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Sander Loones to replace Louis Ide.

The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these minutes.

18.    Joint police operation ‘Mos Maiorum’(continuation of debate)

Council statement: Joint police operation ‘Mos Maiorum’ (2014/2902(RSP))

(Beginning of the debate: minutes of 22.10.2014, item 16)

The following spoke: Cecilia Wikström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Malin Björk, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ska Keller, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Laura Ferrara, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Mario Borghezio, Non-attached Member, Monika Hohlmeier, who also replied to a blue-card question by Cornelia Ernst, Kashetu Kyenge, Helga Stevens, Barbara Spinelli, Bodil Ceballos, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, to put a blue-card question to Barbara Spinelli, who replied, Gerard Batten, who also replied to a blue-card question by Marie-Christine Vergiat, Vicky Maeijer, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Elly Schlein, Anders Primdahl Vistisen, Cornelia Ernst, Karima Delli, Elissavet Vozemberg, who also replied to a blue-card question by Barbara Spinelli, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Kostas Chrysogonos, Roberta Metsola, Josef Weidenholzer, Pablo Echenique, Therese Comodini Cachia, Caterina Chinnici, Patrizia Toia, Miriam Dalli and Kati Piri.

IN THE CHAIR: Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS

Vice-President

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Michela Giuffrida, Ángela Vallina, Notis Marias, Nicola Caputo, Josu Juaristi Abaunz and Soraya Post.

The following spoke: Benedetto Della Vedova.

The debate closed.

19.    2012 discharge: Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications — 2012 discharge: European Council and Council (debate)

Second Report on the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications for the financial year 2012 [C7-0329/2013 — 2013/2241(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa (A8-0011/2014)

Second Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section II — European Council and Council [COM(2013)0570 — C7-0275/2013 — 2013/2197(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Tamás Deutsch (A8-0010/2014)

Petri Sarvamaa and Tamás Deutsch presented their reports.

The following spoke: Benedetto Della Vedova (President-in-Office of the Council).

The following spoke: Markus Pieper, on behalf of the PPE Group, Inés Ayala Sender, on behalf of the S&D Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the ECR Group, Michael Theurer, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Igor Šoltes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marco Valli, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Patricija Šulin, Karin Kadenbach, Anders Primdahl Vistisen, Paul Rübig and Bogusław Liberadzki.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Notis Marias.

The following spoke: Benedetto Della Vedova, Petri Sarvamaa and Tamás Deutsch.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 23.10.2014, item 7.5 and minutes of 23.10.2014, item 7.6.

20.    Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 538.918/OJJE).

21.    Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 22.05.