10 September 2018
MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 10 SEPTEMBER 2018

(2019/C 227/01)

Contents

Resumption of the session

Opening of the sitting

Statement by the President

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Composition of Parliament

Verification of credentials

Composition of committees and delegations

Negotiations before the first reading in Parliament (Rule 69(c))

Request for consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee on (Rule 137(2))

10.

Corrigendum (Rule 231)

11.

Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78)

12.

Questions for oral answer (submission)

13.

Major interpellations (Rule 130b) (submission)

14.

Delegated acts (Rule 105(6))

15.

Implementing measures (Rule 106)

16.

Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

17.

Documents received

18.

Order of business

19.

European Solidarity Corps ***I (debate)

20.

Structural Reform Support Programme: financial envelope and general objective ***I (debate)

21.

The impact of EU cohesion policy on Northern Ireland (debate)

22.

Specific measures for Greece (debate)

23.

July 2018 fires at Mati in the Attica region, Greece and the EU response (debate)

24.

Pathways for the reintegration of workers recovering from injury and illness into quality employment (short presentation)

25.

Measures to prevent and combat mobbing and sexual harassment at the workplace, in public spaces, and in political life in the EU (short presentation)

26.

Relationships between the EU and third countries concerning financial services regulation and supervision (short presentation)

27.

Language equality in the digital age (short presentation)

28.

Transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests (short presentation)

29.

Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions (short presentation)

30.

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

31.

Agenda of the next sitting

32.

Closure of the sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

ANNEX

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

Monday's agenda — request by ECR Group

Monday's agenda — request by GUE/NGL Group

Minutes of the sitting of 10 September 2018

IN THE CHAIR: Antonio TAJANI

President

1. Resumption of the session

The session suspended on Thursday 5 July 2018 was resumed.

2. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 17.09.

3. Statement by the President

The President made a statement on the various tragedies that had struck European countries over the past summer, causing many casualties, including the fires in Greece and Sweden, the collapse of the Morandi bridge in Genoa and the flooding at the Raganello Gorge in the region of Calabria. He expressed Parliament's condolences to the families of the victims.

Parliament observed a minute's silence.

4. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

The following spoke: Younous Omarjee on the independence of the mandate of Members of Parliament (the President replied that the issue would be broached at the Bureau meeting that evening), Philippe Lamberts and Gabriele Zimmer.

Andrey Kovatchev spoke about the road accident that had killed 16 people in Bulgaria on 25 August 2018 (the President agreed with him).

Dobromir Sośnierz spoke.

5. Composition of Parliament

Burkhard Balz had given notice in writing of his resignation as a Member of Parliament, with effect from 1 September 2018.

In accordance with Rule 4, Parliament established the vacancy from that date and informed the national authority concerned.

The Italian authorities had given notice of the election of Salvatore Domenico Pogliese as mayor of the Metropolitan City of Catania with effect from 14 July 2018.

Parliament noted that, pursuant to Article 7(3) of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, this post was incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament and established the vacancy of his seat with effect from 14 July 2018.

The Estonian authorities had given notice of the election of Igor Gräzin to replace Kaja Kallas as Member of Parliament with effect from 5 September 2018.

The Italian authorities had given notice of the election of Giovanni Miccichè as a Member of the European Parliament to replace Salvatore Domenico Pogliese with effect from 19 July 2018. However, because Giovanni Miccichè had not resigned from a post as an elected official in Italy incompatible under national law with that of Member of the European Parliament within the prescribed period, the authorities subsequently notified Parliament that his mandate at the European Parliament had been revoked with effect from 20 August 2018. At the same time, they gave notice that Innocenzo Leontini had been elected to the European Parliament to replace Giovanni Miccichè with effect from 20 August 2018.

Parliament noted 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, Igor Gräzin et Innocenzo Leontini would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

6. Verification of credentials

On a proposal from the JURI Committee, Parliament confirmed the validity of the mandate of Tilly Metz with effect from 20 June 2018.

7. Composition of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the Verts/ALE, PPE, ALDE and GUE/NGL Groups:

—	ECON Committee: Daniel Caspary

—	ITRE Committee: Igor Gräzin

—	INTA Committee: Christophe Hansen

—	Special Committee on Terrorism: Eva Joly to replace Romeo Franz

—	Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee: Dimitrios Papadimoulis to replace Kostas Chrysogonos

—	Delegation to the Cariforum-EC Parliamentary Committee: Christophe Hansen.

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

8. Negotiations before the first reading in Parliament (Rule 69(c))

The President announced the decisions by several committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 69c (1):

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JURI Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventive restructuring frameworks, second chance and measures to increase the efficiency of restructuring, insolvency and discharge procedures and amending Directive 2012/30/EU (COM(2016)0723 — C8-0475/2016 — 2016/0359(COD)). Rapporteur: Angelika Niebler (A8-0269/2018)

—	JURI Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to the third-party effects of assignments of claims (COM(2018)0096 — C8-0109/2018 — 2018/0044(COD)). Rapporteur: Pavel Svoboda (A8-0261/2018)

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ITRE Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ENISA, the ‘EU Cybersecurity Agency’, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 526/2013, and on Information and Communication Technology cybersecurity certification ('‘Cybersecurity Act'’) (COM(2017)0477 — C8-0310/2017 — 2017/0225(COD)). Rapporteur: Angelika Niebler (A8-0264/2018)

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TRAN Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 92/106/EEC on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined transport of goods between Member States (COM(2017)0648 — C8-0137/2017 — 2017/0290(COD)). Rapporteur: Daniela Aiuto (A8-0259/2018)

—	EMPL Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU (COM(2016)0253 — C8-0475/2016 — 2017/0085(COD)). Rapporteur: David Casa (A8-0270/2018)

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LIBE Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Kosovo)(COM(2016)0277 — C8-0177/2016 — 2016/0139(COD)). Rapporteur: Tanja Fajon (A8-0261/2016)

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LIBE Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/413/JHA (COM(2017)0489 — C8-0311/2017 — 2017/0226(COD)). Rapporteur: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (A8-0276/2018)

—	ECON Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) (COM(2017)0343 — C8-0219/2017 — 2017/0143(COD)). Rapporteur: Sophia in 't Veld (A8-0278/2018)

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IMCO Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules and procedures for compliance with and enforcement of Union harmonisation legislation on products and amending Regulations (EU) No 305/2011, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426 and (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Directives 2004/42/EC, 2009/48/EC, 2010/35/EU, 2013/29/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (COM(2016)0795 — C8-0004/2018 — 2017/0353(COD)). Rapporteur: Nicola Danti (A8-0277/2018)

—	IMCO Committee, on the basis of the report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mutual recognition of goods lawfully marketed in another Member State (COM(2017)0796 — C8-0005/2018 — 2017/0354(COD)). Rapporteur: Ivan Štefanec (A8-0274/2018)

In accordance with Rule 69c (2), Members or political group(s) reaching at least the medium threshold may request in writing, before midnight of the following day, Tuesday, 11 September 2018, that decisions to enter into negotiations be put to the vote.

Negotiations may start at any time after that deadline has expired if no request for a vote in Parliament on the decision to enter into negotiations has been made.

9. Request for consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee on (Rule 137(2))

The President announced that, pursuant to Rule 137(2), he had received a request from the INTA Committee to consult the European Economic and Social Committee in order to obtain its opinion on the functioning of the domestic advisory groups.

That request for consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee would be deemed to have been approved unless, within 24 hours, a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold requested that it be put to the vote.

10. Corrigendum (Rule 231)

The LIBE Committee had forwarded the following corrigendum to a text adopted by Parliament:

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Corrigendum P8_TA(2017)0411(COR01) to Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2017 establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third-country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States and determining the conditions for access to the EES for law enforcement purposes, and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and Regulations (EC) No 767/2008 and (EU) No 1077/2011 (OJ L 327, 9.12.2017, p. 20.) (position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 25 October 2017 with a view to the adoption of the above regulation P8_TA(2017)0411 — (COM(2016)0194 — C8-0135/2016 — 2016/0106(COD) — LIBE Committee)

In accordance with Rule 231(4), this corrigendum would be deemed approved unless, not later than 24 hours after its announcement, a request was made by a political group or at least 40 Members that it be put to the vote.

The corrigendum would be available on Europarl for the remainder of the current part-session.

11. Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78)

The President announced that, together with the President of the Council, he had signed the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure.

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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (00013/2018/LEX — C8-0373/2018 — 2016/0282A(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry (00028/2018/LEX — C8-0374/2018 — 2017/0125(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on integrated farm statistics and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1166/2008 and (EU) No 1337/2011 (00026/2018/LEX — C8-0372/2018 — 2016/0389(COD))

The President announced that on Wednesday, 12 September 2018, together with the President of the Council, he would sign the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 1077/2011, (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2016/1624 and (EU) 2017/2226 (00021/2018/LEX — C8-0398/2018 — 2016/0357A(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794 for the purpose of establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) (00022/2018/LEX — C8-0397/2018 — 2016/0357B(COD))

12. Questions for oral answer (submission)

The following questions for oral answer had been submitted by Members (Rule 128):

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(O-000063/2018) by Lukas Mandl, Christel Schaldemose, Mark Demesmaeker, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Lynn Boylan, Davor Škrlec, Piernicola Pedicini and Joëlle Mélin, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Council: Options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation (B8-0036/2018)

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(O-000064/2018) by Lukas Mandl, Christel Schaldemose, Mark Demesmaeker, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Lynn Boylan, Davor Škrlec, Piernicola Pedicini and Joëlle Mélin, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation (B8-0037/2018).

13. Major interpellations (Rule 130b) (submission)

The following major interpellation for written answer with debate had been submitted (Rule 130b):

—	(O-000062/2018) by Ivan Jakovčić, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: Recognising European Day as a public holiday aimed at promoting the values of the EU (B8-0038/2018).

14. Delegated acts (Rule 105(6))

Draft delegated acts forwarded to Parliament:

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Commission delegated regulation amending Annex III of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the citizens' initiative (C(2018)04209 — 2018/2800(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 9 July 2018

referred to responsible: AFCO, PETI (Rule 54)

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Commission delegated regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 658/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the adjustment to the inflation rate of the amounts of the fees payable to the European Medicines Agency for the conduct of pharmacovigilance activities in respect of medicinal products for human use (C(2018)04364 — 2018/2805(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 11 July 2018

referred to responsible: ENVI

—	Commission delegated regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 231/2013 as regards safe-keeping duties of depositaries (C(2018)04377 — 2018/2807(DEA)) Deadline for lodging objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 12 July 2018 referred to responsible: ECON, JURI (Rule 54)

—	Commission delegated regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/438 as regards safe-keeping duties of depositaries (C(2018)04379 — 2018/2806(DEA)) Deadline for lodging objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 12 July 2018 referred to responsible: ECON

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Commission delegated regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61 to supplement Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council with regard to liquidity coverage requirement for credit institutions (C(2018)04404 — 2018/2809(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018

referred to responsible: ECON

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Deadline for lodging objections: 1 month from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018

referred to responsible: ECON

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Commission delegated regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the form and content of the application for recognition with the competent authority of the Member State of reference and of the presentation of information in the notification to European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) (C(2018)04426 — 2018/2818(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 1 month from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018

referred to responsible: ECON

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Commission delegated regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards determining the minimum content of cooperation arrangements with competent authorities of third countries whose legal framework and supervisory practices have been recognised as equivalent. (C(2018)04427 — 2018/2814(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 1 month from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018

referred to responsible: ECON

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Commission delegated regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the procedures and characteristics of the oversight function (C(2018)04430 — 2018/2813(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 1 month from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018

referred to responsible: ECON

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Commission delegated regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying further how to ensure that input data is appropriate and verifiable, and the internal oversight and verification procedures of a contributor that the administrator of a critical or significant benchmark has to ensure are in place where the input data is contributed from a front-office function (C(2018)04431 — 2018/2810(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 1 month from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018

referred to responsible: ECON

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Commission delegated regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying further the elements of the code of conduct to be developed by administrators of benchmarks that are based on input data from contributors (C(2018)04432 — 2018/2811(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 1 month from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018

referred to responsible: ECON

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Commission delegated regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying further the criteria to be taken into account by competent authorities when assessing whether administrators of significant benchmarks should apply certain requirements (C(2018)04434 — 2018/2812(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 1 month from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018

referred to responsible: ECON

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Commission delegated regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying further the information to be provided by administrators of critical or significant benchmarks on the methodology used to determine the benchmark, the internal review and approval of the methodology and on the procedures for making material changes in the methodology (C(2018)04435 — 2018/2819(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 1 month from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018

referred to responsible: ECON

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Commission delegated regulation (EU) supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the information to be provided in an application for authorisation and in an application for registration (C(2018)04438 — 2018/2820(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 1 month from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018

referred to responsible: ECON

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Commission delegated regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying further the contents of, and cases where updates are required to, the benchmark statement to be published by the administrator of a benchmark (C(2018)04439 — 2018/2815(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 1 month from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018

referred to responsible: ECON

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Commission delegated regulation amending the list of diseases set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (C(2018)04785 — 2018/2835(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 21 August 2018

referred to responsible: AGRI, ENVI (Rule 54)

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Commission delegated regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 supplementing Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards adding Pakistan to the table in point I of the Annex (C(2018)05006 — 2018/2836(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 1 month from the date of receipt of 21 August 2018

referred to responsible: ECON, LIBE

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

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Commission delegated regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 as regards certain provisions on the greening practices established by Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (C(2018)04236 — 2018/2798(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 9 July 2018

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

referred to responsible: AGRI

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Commission delegated regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards marketing standards in the fruit and vegetables sector (C(2018)04349 — 2018/2808(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 12 July 2018

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

referred to responsible: AGRI

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Commission delegated regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 515/2014 with regard to the allocation of extra funding from the EU budget to the implementation of the Entry Exit System (C(2018)04362 — 2018/2816(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018

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

referred to responsible: LIBE

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Commission delegated regulation amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1042/2014 of 25 July 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 514/2014 with regard to the designation and management and control responsibilities of Responsible Authorities and with regard to status and obligations of Audit Authorities (C(2018)02857 — 2018/2705(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 16 May 2018

Extension of the deadline for lodging objections: a further 2 months at the request of the Council.

referred to responsible: LIBE

Draft delegated acts for which the deadline had been amended from one to three months at the request of the committee responsible:

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Deadline for lodging objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018

referred to responsible: ECON

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Deadline for lodging objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018

referred to responsible: ECON

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Deadline for lodging objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018, at the request of the committee responsible.

referred to responsible: ECON

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Deadline for lodging objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018, at the request of the committee responsible.

referred to responsible: ECON

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Deadline for lodging objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018, at the request of the committee responsible.

referred to responsible: ECON

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Commission delegated regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying further the elements of the code of conduct to be developed by administrators of benchmarks that are based on input data from contributors (C(2018)04432 — 2018/2811(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018, at the request of the committee responsible

referred to responsible: ECON

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Commission delegated regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying further the criteria to be taken into account by competent authorities when assessing whether administrators of significant benchmarks should apply certain requirements (C(2018)04434 — 2018/2812(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018, at the request of the committee responsible.

referred to responsible: ECON

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Commission delegated regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying further the information to be provided by administrators of critical or significant benchmarks on the methodology used to determine the benchmark, the internal review and approval of the methodology and on the procedures for making material changes in the methodology (C(2018)04435 — 2018/2819(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018, at the request of the committee responsible.

referred to responsible: ECON

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Deadline for lodging objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018, at the request of the committee responsible.

referred to responsible: ECON

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Commission delegated regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying further the contents of, and cases where updates are required to, the benchmark statement to be published by the administrator of a benchmark (C(2018)04439 — 2018/2815(DEA))

Deadline for lodging objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 13 July 2018, at the request of the committee responsible.

referred to responsible: ECON

15. 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 amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards specifications for certain sorbitan esters (E 491 Sorbitan monostearate, E 492 Sorbitan tristearate and E 495 Sorbitan monopalmitate) (D055959/03 — 2018/2788(RPS) — deadline: 5 September 2018)

referred to responsible: ENVI Committee

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Commission regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards Cochineal, Carminic acid, Carmines (E 120) (D056133/02 — 2018/2789(RPS) — deadline: 5 September 2018)

referred to responsible: ENVI Committee

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Commission regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards the use of Low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose (L-HPC) in food supplements (D056136/03 — 2018/2794(RPS) — deadline: 6 September 2018)

referred to responsible: ENVI Committee

—	Commission regulation (EU) amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (D049821/02 — 2018/2801(RPS) — deadline: 7 October 2018) referred to responsible: ENVI

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Commission regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards octyl gallate (E 311) and dodecyl gallate (E 312) (D055962/02 — 2018/2823(RPS) — deadline: 18 September 2018)

referred to responsible: ENVI

—	Commission regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards food category 17 and the use of food additives in food supplements (D056202/02 — 2018/2826(RPS) — deadline: 18 September 2018) referred to responsible: ENVI

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Commission regulation amending Directive 2007/46/EC, Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 and Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 for the purpose of improving the emission type approval tests and procedures for light passenger and commercial vehicles, including those for in-service conformity and real-driving emissions and introducing devices for monitoring the consumption of fuel and electric energy (D056279/03 — 2018/2799(RPS) — deadline: 7 October 2018)

referred to responsible: IMCO opinion: ENVI (Rule 54)

—	Draft Commission regulation implementing Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on the information society for the reference year 2019 (D056425/01 — 2018/2803(RPS) — deadline: 10 October 2018) referred to responsible: ITRE

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Commission regulation approving amendments to the technical file of a geographical indication for a spirit drink listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 resulting in changes to its main specifications ‘Ron de Guatemala’ (GI) (D056624/02 — 2018/2796(RPS) — deadline: 7 October 2018)

referred to responsible: ENVI opinion: AGRI (Rule 54)

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Commission decision amending Decisions 2012/481/EU, 2014/391/EU, 2014/763/EU and 2014/893/EU as regards the period of validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for certain products, and of the related assessment and verification requirements (D056671/02 — 2018/2795(RPS) — deadline: 7 October 2018)

referred to responsible: ENVI

—	Commission regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards removal from the Union list of certain flavouring substances (D056880/02 — 2018/2824(RPS) — deadline: 18 October 2018) referred to responsible: ENVI

—	Commission regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards caffeine and theobromine (D056881/03 — 2018/2825(RPS) — deadline: 18 September 2018) referred to responsible: ENVI

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Commission decision on the sectoral reference document on best environmental management practices, sector environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the car manufacturing sector under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (D056934/01 — 2018/2822(RPS) — deadline: 17 October 2018)

referred to responsible: ENVI

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Commission decision on the sectoral reference document on best environmental management practices, sector environmental performance indicators and benchmarks of excellence for the electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing sector under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (D056938/01 — 2018/2821(RPS) — deadline: 17 October 2018)

referred to responsible: ENVI

—	Commission Decision establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for lubricants (D057036/02 — 2018/2827(RPS) — deadline: 18 October 2018) referred to responsible: ENVI

—	Commission regulation amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (D057068/01 — 2018/2802(RPS) — deadline: 10 October 2018) referred to responsible: ENVI

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Commission regulation amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for abamectin, acibenzolar-S-methyl, clopyralid, emamectin, fenhexamid, fenpyrazamine, fluazifop-P, isofetamid, Pasteuria nishizawae Pn1, talc E533B and tebuconazole in or on certain products (D057182/02 — 2018/2830(RPS) — deadline: 26 September 2018)

referred to responsible: ENVI

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Commission regulation amending Annexes III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for diphenylamine and oxadixyl in or on certain products (D057183/02 — 2018/2831(RPS) — deadline: 26 September 2018)

referred to responsible: ENVI

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Commission regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for penoxsulam, triflumizole and triflumuron in or on certain products (D057184/02 — 2018/2829(RPS) — deadline: 26 September 2018)

referred to responsible: ENVI

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Commission regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) (D057230/02 — 2018/2828(RPS) — deadline: 26 October 2018)

referred to responsible: ENVI opinion: ITRE (Rule 54) IMCO (Rule 54)

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Commission regulation correcting Annexes IV, VI and VII to Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing on the market and use of feed, and correcting certain language versions of Annexes II, IV, V and VI to that Regulation (D057240/02 — 2018/2837(RPS) — deadline: 23 November 2018)

referred to responsible: AGRI

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Commission regulation registering a geographical indication for spirit drink in Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 ‘Карнобатска гроздова ракия’/ ‘Гроздова ракия от Карнобат’/ ‘Karnobatska grozdova rakya’/ ‘Grozdova rakya ot Karnobat’ (D057667/01 — 2018/2832(RPS) — deadline: 26 October 2018)

referred to responsible: ENVI opinion: AGRI (Rule 54)

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Commission regulation registering a geographical indication for a spirit drink in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 ‘Гроздова ракия от Търговище/Grozdova rakya ot Targovishte’ (GI) (D057668/01 — 2018/2834(RPS) — deadline: 26 October 2018)

referred to responsible: ENVI opinion: AGRI (Rule 54)

16. Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

The Commission communications on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament during the February II, April, May I and May II 2018 part-sessions were available on the Europarl site.

17. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

from the Council and Commission

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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1005/2008, and Regulation (EU) No 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards fisheries control (COM(2018)0368 — C8-0238/2018 — 2018/0193(COD))

The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1) and Rule 138(1).

referred to responsible: PECH opinion: ENVI

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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001 on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters (COM(2018)0378 — C8-0242/2018 — 2018/0203(COD))

The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1).

referred to responsible: JURI

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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents) (COM(2018)0379 — C8-0243/2018 — 2018/0204(COD))

The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1) and Rule 138(1).

referred to responsible: JURI

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Amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration) and amending [Regulation (EU) 2018/XX [the Eurodac Regulation],] Regulation (EU) 2018/XX [the Regulation on SIS in the field of law enforcement], Regulation (EU) 2018/XX [the ECRIS-TCN Regulation] and Regulation (EU) 2018/XX [the eu-LISA Regulation] (COM(2018)0480 — C8-0293/2018 — 2017/0352(COD))

The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1) and Rule 138(1).

referred to responsible: LIBE opinion: AFET, BUDG

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Amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visa) and amending Council Decision 2004/512/EC, Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, Council Decision 2008/633/JHA, Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Regulation (EU) 2017/2226, Regulation (EU) 2018/XX [the ETIAS Regulation], Regulation (EU) 2018/XX [the Regulation on SIS in the field of border checks] and Regulation (EU) 2018/XX [the eu-LISA Regulation] (COM(2018)0478 — C8-0294/2018 — 2017/0351(COD))

The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1) and Rule 138(1).

referred to responsible: LIBE opinion: AFET, BUDG

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Proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1588 of 13 July 2015 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of horizontal State aid (COM(2018)0398 — C8-0316/2018 — 2018/0222(NLE))

referred to responsible: ECON

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Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards the introduction of the detailed technical measures for the operation of the definitive VAT system for the taxation of trade between Member States (COM(2018)0329 — C8-0317/2018 — 2018/0164(CNS))

referred to responsible: ECON

—	Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 389/2012 on administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties as regards the content of electronic register (COM(2018)0349 — C8-0371/2018 — 2018/0181(CNS)) referred to responsible: ECON

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Proposal for a Council decision authorising Austria to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Ecuador and Ukraine to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (COM(2018)0527 — C8-0375/2018 — 2018/0277(NLE))

referred to responsible: JURI

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Proposal for a Council decision authorising Austria, Cyprus, Croatia, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania and the United Kingdom to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of the Dominican Republic to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (COM(2018)0526 — C8-0376/2018 — 2018/0276(NLE))

referred to responsible: JURI

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Proposal for a Council decision authorising Austria and Romania to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Honduras to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (COM(2018)0528 — C8-0377/2018 — 2018/0278(NLE))

referred to responsible: JURI

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Proposal for a Council decision authorising Austria, Luxembourg and Romania to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Belarus and Uzbekistan to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (COM(2018)0530 — C8-0378/2018 — 2018/0279(NLE))

referred to responsible: JURI

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Proposal for a Council decision on the Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations between the European Union on the one hand, Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other ('Overseas Association Decision') (COM(2018)0461 — C8-0379/2018 — 2018/0244(CNS))

referred to responsible: DEVE opinion: BUDG, EMPL, ENVI, PECH

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Proposal for a Council regulation establishing the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 2021-2025 complementing Horizon Europe — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (COM(2018)0437 — C8-0380/2018 — 2018/0226(NLE))

referred to responsible: ITRE opinion: BUDG

—	Proposal for a Council Directive laying down the general arrangements for excise duty (recast) (COM(2018)0346 — C8-0381/2018 — 2018/0176(CNS)) referred to responsible: ECON opinion: ITRE, IMCO

—	Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership (07964/2018 — C8-0382/2018 — 2018/0091(NLE)) referred to responsible: INTA opinion: ENVI, TRAN, AGRI

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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the action of the Union following its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (COM(2018)0365 — C8-0383/2018 — 2018/0189(COD))

The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1).

referred to responsible: JURI opinion: INTA, ENVI, AGRI

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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (COM(2018)0567 — C8-0384/2018 — 2018/0298(COD))

The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1) and Rule 138(1).

referred to responsible: TRAN

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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (COM(2018)0568 — C8-0385/2018 — 2018/0299(COD))

The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1) and Rule 138(1).

referred to responsible: TRAN opinion: BUDG, ITRE, REGI

—	Proposal for a Council Directive establishing an EU Emergency Travel Document and repealing Decision 96/409/CFSP (COM(2018)0358 — C8-0386/2018 — 2018/0186(CNS)) referred to responsible: LIBE opinion: AFET, JURI

—	Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (2018-2024) (10858/2018 — C8-0387/2018 — 2018/0267(NLE)) referred to responsible: PECH opinion: DEVE, BUDG

—	Proposal for a Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Ireland (11265/2018 — C8-0388/2018 — 2018/0808(CNS)) referred to responsible: LIBE

—	Draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Ireland (11282/2018 — C8-0389/2018 — 2018/0809(CNS)) referred to responsible: LIBE

—	Draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Croatia (11284/2018 — C8-0390/2018 — 2018/0810(CNS)) referred to responsible: LIBE

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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down conservation and control measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2115/2005 and Council Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 (COM(2018)0577 — C8-0391/2018 — 2018/0304(COD))

The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 137(1).

referred to responsible: PECH

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Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund following an application from the Netherlands — EGF/2018/001NL/Financial service activities (COM(2018)0548 — C8-0392/2018 — 2018/2220(BUD))

referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: EMPL, REGI

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Proposal for a Council regulation establishing the nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania (Ignalina programme); and repealing Council Regulation (EU) No 1369/2013 (COM(2018)0466 — C8-0394/2018 — 2018/0251(NLE))

referred to responsible: ITRE opinion: BUDG

from the parliamentary committees

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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of Amendment 1 to the Memorandum of Cooperation NAT-I-9406 between the United States of America and the European Union (05800/2018 — C8-0122/2018 — 2018/0009(NLE)) — ITRE Committee — Rapporteur: Rolandas Paksas (A8-0214/2018)

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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 as regards loss-absorbing and Recapitalisation Capacity for credit institutions and investment firms (COM(2016)0851 — C8-0478/2016 — 2016/0361(COD)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Gunnar Hökmark (A8-0216/2018)

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/59/EU on loss-absorbing and recapitalisation capacity of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Directive 98/26/EC, Directive 2002/47/EC, Directive 2012/30/EU, Directive 2011/35/EU, Directive 2005/56/EC, Directive 2004/25/EC and Directive 2007/36/EC (COM(2016)0852 — C8-0481/2016 — 2016/0362(COD)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Gunnar Hökmark (A8-0218/2018)

—	***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European citizens' initiative (COM(2017)0482 — C8-0308/2017 — 2017/0220(COD)) — AFCO Committee — Rapporteur: György Schöpflin (A8-0226/2018)

—	Report on language equality in the digital age (2018/2028(INI)) — CULT Committee — Rapporteur: Jill Evans (A8-0228/2018)

—	Report on the public procurement strategy package (2017/2278(INI)) — IMCO Committee — Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A8-0229/2018)

—	Report on the impact of EU cohesion policy on Northern Ireland (2017/2225(INI)) — REGI Committee — Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0240/2018)

—	Report on Europe on the Move: an agenda for the future of mobility in the EU 2017/2257(INI)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: István Ujhelyi (A8-0241/2018)

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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards the leverage ratio, the net stable funding ratio, requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities, counterparty credit risk, market risk, exposures to central counterparties, exposures to collective investment undertakings, large exposures, reporting and disclosure requirements and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (COM(2016)0850[[01]] — C8-0480/2016 — 2016/0360A(COD)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Peter Simon (A8-0242/2018)

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2013/36/EU as regards exempted entities, financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies, remuneration, supervisory measures and powers and capital conservation measures (COM(2016)0854 — C8-0474/2016 — 2016/0364(COD)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Peter Simon (A8-0243/2018)

—	Report on the implementation of specific measures for Greece under Regulation 2015/1839 (2018/2038(INI)) — REGI Committee — Rapporteur: Pascal Arimont (A8-0244/2018)

—	***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on copyright in the Digital Single Market (COM(2016)0593 — C8-0383/2016 — 2016/0280(COD)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Axel Voss (A8-0245/2018)

—	Report on transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests (2018/2003(INI)) — DEVE Committee — Rapporteur: Heidi Hautala (A8-0249/2018)

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Report on a proposal calling on the Council to determine, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded (2017/2131(INL)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Judith Sargentini (A8-0250/2018)

—	Report on the state of EU-US relations (2017/2271(INI)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A8-0251/2018)

—	Report on the state of EU-China relations (2017/2274(INI)) — AFET Committee — Rapporteur: Bas Belder (A8-0252/2018)

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***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Brazil on fodder plant seed-producing crops and cereal seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of fodder plant seed and cereal seed produced in Brazil, and as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Moldova on cereal seed-producing crops, vegetable seed-producing crops and oil and fibre plant seed- producing crops and on the equivalence of cereal seed, vegetable seed and oil and fibre plant seed produced in Moldova (COM(2017)0643 — C8-0400/2017 — 2017/0297(COD)) — AGRI Committee — Rapporteur: Czesław Adam Siekierski (A8-0253/2018)

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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Canada, of the other part (06730/2018 — C8-0160/2018 — 2009/0018(NLE)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Francisco Assis (A8-0254/2018)

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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 as regards nominal quantities for placing on the Union market of single distilled shochu produced by pot still and bottled in Japan (COM(2018)0199 — C8-0156/2018 — 2018/0097(COD)) — ENVI Committee — Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana Vălean (A8-0255/2018)

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*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of a Protocol amending the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia (12256/2014 — C8-0080/2017 — 2014/0023(NLE)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Francisco Assis (A8-0256/2018)

—	Report on a European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) 2017/2254(INI)) — ENVI Committee — Rapporteur: Karin Kadenbach (A8-0257/2018)

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* Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2019-2020) complementing the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (COM(2017)0698 — C8-0009/2018 — 2017/0312(NLE)) — ITRE Committee — Rapporteur: Rebecca Harms (A8-0258/2018)

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 92/106/EEC on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined transport of goods between Member States (COM(2017)0648 — C8-0391/2017 — 2017/0290(COD)) — TRAN Committee — Rapporteur: Daniela Aiuto (A8-0259/2018)

—	* Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards the special scheme for small enterprises (COM(2018)0021 — C8-0022/2018 — 2018/0006(CNS)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Tom Vandenkendelaere (A8-0260/2018)

—	***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to the third party effects of assignments of claims (COM(2018)0096 — C8-0109/2018 — 2018/0044(COD)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Pavel Svoboda (A8-0261/2018)

—	Report on a European strategy for plastics in a circular economy 2018/2035(INI)) — ENVI Committee — Rapporteur: Mark Demesmaeker (A8-0262/2018)

—	Report on relationships between the EU and third countries concerning financial services regulation and supervision (2017/2253(INI)) — ECON Committee — Rapporteur: Brian Hayes (A8-0263/2018)

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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ENISA, the ‘EU Cybersecurity Agency’, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 526/2013, and on Information and Communication Technology cybersecurity certification ('‘Cybersecurity Act'’) (COM(2017)0477 — C8-0310/2017 — 2017/0225(COD)) — ITRE Committee — Rapporteur: Angelika Niebler (A8-0264/2018)

—	Report on measures to prevent and combat mobbing and sexual harassment at workplace, in public spaces, and political life in the EU (2018/2055(INI)) — FEMM Committee — Rapporteur: Pina Picierno (A8-0265/2018)

—	Report on boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions 2018/2054(INI)) — REGI Committee — Rapporteur: Krzysztof Hetman (A8-0266/2018)

—	Report on dual quality of products in the single market (2018/2008(INI)) — IMCO Committee — Rapporteur: Olga Sehnalová (A8-0267/2018)

—	Report on the implementation of the Plant Protection Products Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 (2017/2128(INI)) — ENVI Committee — Rapporteur: Pavel Poc (A8-0268/2018)

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventive restructuring frameworks, second chance and measures to increase the efficiency of restructuring, insolvency and discharge procedures and amending Directive 2012/30/EU (COM(2016)0723 — C8-0475/2016 — 2016/0359(COD)) — JURI Committee — Rapporteur: Angelika Niebler (A8-0269/2018)

—	***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU (COM(2017)0253 — C8-0137/2017 — 2017/0085(COD)) — EMPL Committee — Rapporteur: David Casa (A8-0270/2018)

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* Report on the draft Council implementing decision on subjecting the new psychoactive substances N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]cyclopropanecarboxamide (cyclopropylfentanyl) and 2-methoxy-N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]acetamide (methoxyacetylfentanyl) to control measures (09420/2018 — C8-0278/2018 — 2018/0118(NLE)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Branislav Škripek (A8-0271/2018)

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Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Bulgaria, Greece, Lithuania and Poland (COM(2018)0360 — C8-0245/2018 — 2018/2078(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Janusz Lewandowski (A8-0272/2018)

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Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 4/2018 of the European Union for the financial year 2018 accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Bulgaria, Greece, Lithuania and Poland (11738/2018 — C8-0395/2018 — 2018/2082(BUD)) — BUDG Committee — Rapporteur: Siegfried Mureșan (A8-0273/2018)

—	* Report on the draft Council implementing decision approving the conclusion by Eurojust of the Agreement on Cooperation between Eurojust and Albania (08688/2018 — C8-0251/2018 — 2018/0807(CNS)) — LIBE Committee — Rapporteur: Laura Ferrara (A8-0275/2018)

18. Order of business

The final draft agenda for the September 2018 (PE 626.050/PDOJ) sittings had been distributed and the following changes had been proposed (Rule 149a):

Monday

Request by the ECR Group to add, as a fifth item on the afternoon's agenda — after the debate on Pascal Arimont's report(A8-0244/2018) on ‘Specific measures for Greece’(item 29 of the draft agenda) — statement by the Commission on ‘The July 2018 fires at Mati in the Attica region, Greece and the EU response’.

The following spoke: Notis Marias, on behalf of the ECR Group, to move the request.

Request by the GUE/NGL Group to add, as a fifth item on the afternoon's agenda — after the debate on Pascal Arimont's report(A8-0244/2018) on ‘Specific measures for Greece’(item 29 of the draft agenda) — Council and Commission statements on the ‘The recent forest fires in the Eastern Attica region’. The debate would be wound up with the tabling of motions for resolutions, which would then be put to the vote on Thursday.

The following spoke: Sofia Sakorafa, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to move the request.

The following spoke: Ska Keller, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to request that the scope of the debate be broadened to encompass fires that had affected European countries other than Greece, Sofia Sakorafa, and Notis Marias, the latter to reiterate his previous request.

Parliament agreed to the request from the ECR Group by RCV (265 in favour, 23 against, 7 abstentions).

Parliament agreed to the request from the GUE/NGL Group by RCV (146 in favour, 137 against, 13 abstentions).

The following deadlines had been set:

—	motions for resolutions: Tuesday 11 September 2018, 12:00

—	amendments and joint motions for resolutions: Wednesday 12 September 2018, 12:00

—	amendments to joint motions for resolutions: Wednesday 12 September 2018, 13:00

—

requests for separate votes and split votes: Wednesday 12 September 2018, 19:00.

Tuesday

Request by the S&D Group to add, as the sixth item on the afternoon's agenda, a statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on ‘The threat of demolition of Khan el-Ahmar and other Bedouin villages’. The debate would be wound up with the tabling of motions for resolutions, which would then be put to the vote on Thursday.

The following spoke: Soraya Post, on behalf of the S&D Group, to move the request.

Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (168 in favour, 105 against, 15 abstentions).

The following deadlines had been set:

—	motions for resolutions: Tuesday, 11 September 2018, 12:00

—	amendments and joint motions for resolutions: Wednesday, 12 September 2018, 12:00

—	amendments to joint motions for resolutions: Wednesday, 12 September 2018, 13:00

—	requests for separate votes and split votes: Wednesday, 12 September 2018, 19:00.

The following spoke: Philippe Lamberts, to request that the Presidency-in-Office of the Council be present at the debate on the situation in Hungary (item 19 on the draft agenda), (the President replied that that was a matter for the Council to decide), Marek Jurek and Maria João Rodrigues (a Council representative stated that the Presidency-in-Office of the Council would be present at the debate).

Wednesday

No changes.

Thursday

No changes.

The order of business was thus established.

IN THE CHAIR: Ioan Mircea PAȘCU

Vice-President

19. European Solidarity Corps ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the legal framework of the European Solidarity Corps and amending Regulations (EU) No 1288/2013, (EU) No 1293/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and Decision No 1313/2013/EU [COM(2017)0262 — C8-0162/2017 — 2017/0102(COD)] — Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Helga Trüpel (A8-0060/2018)

Helga Trüpel introduced the report.

The following spoke: Brando Benifei (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee) and Eleonora Forenza (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee).

The following spoke: Tibor Navracsics (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Tiemo Wölken (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Krzysztof Hetman (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Czesław Adam Siekierski (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Michaela Šojdrová, on behalf of the PPE Group, Julie Ward, on behalf of the S&D Group, Ruža Tomašić, on behalf of the ECR Group, María Teresa Giménez Barbat, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Nikolaos Chountis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Isabella Adinolfi, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Dominique Bilde, on behalf of the ENF Group, Francesc Gambús, Liliana Rodrigues, Patrick O'Flynn and Franz Obermayr.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Georgios Epitideios, Eleftherios Synadinos and Krisztina Morvai.

The following spoke: Tibor Navracsics and Helga Trüpel.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2018, item 6.11.

IN THE CHAIR: David-Maria SASSOLI

Vice-President

20. Structural Reform Support Programme: financial envelope and general objective ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/825 to increase the financial envelope of the Structural Reform Support Programme and adapt its general objective [COM(2017)0825 — C8-0433/2017 — 2017/0334(COD)] — Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Ruža Tomašić (A8-0227/2018)

Ruža Tomašić introduced the report.

The following spoke: Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Csaba Sógor (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Lambert van Nistelrooij, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mercedes Bresso, on behalf of the S&D Group, Ivan Jakovčić, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Terry Reintke, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ángela Vallina, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Rosa D'Amato, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Olaf Stuger, on behalf of the ENF Group, Louis-Joseph Manscour and Matthijs van Miltenburg.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Maria Spyraki, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski and Krisztina Morvai.

The following spoke: Valdis Dombrovskis and Ruža Tomašić.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2018, item 6.12.

21. The impact of EU cohesion policy on Northern Ireland (debate)

Report on the impact of EU cohesion policy on Northern Ireland [2017/2225(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A8-0240/2018)

Derek Vaughan introduced the report.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Andrey Novakov, on behalf of the PPE Group, John Howarth, on behalf of the S&D Group, James Nicholson, on behalf of the ECR Group, Ivan Jakovčić, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Terry Reintke, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Martina Anderson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Diane Dodds, non-attached Member, Lambert van Nistelrooij and Joachim Zeller.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Stanislav Polčák, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica and Julie Ward.

IN THE CHAIR: Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Vice-President

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu and Derek Vaughan.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2018, item 6.6.

22. Specific measures for Greece (debate)

Report on the implementation of specific measures for Greece under Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 [2018/2038(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Pascal Arimont (A8-0244/2018)

Pascal Arimont introduced the report.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Maria Spyraki, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mercedes Bresso, on behalf of the S&D Group, Notis Marias, on behalf of the ECR Group, Iskra Mihaylova, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Terry Reintke, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jean-Luc Schaffhauser, on behalf of the ENF Group, Lampros Fountoulis, non-attached Member, Lambert van Nistelrooij and Konstantinos Papadakis.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Stanislav Polčák, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Georgios Epitideios and Krisztina Morvai.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu and Pascal Arimont.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2018, item 6.7.

23. July 2018 fires at Mati in the Attica region, Greece and the EU response (debate)

Commission statement: July 2018 fires at Mati in the Attica Region, Greece and the EU response (2018/2847(RSP))

Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Maria Spyraki, on behalf of the PPE Group, Miltiadis Kyrkos, on behalf of the S&D Group, Notis Marias, on behalf of the ECR Group, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Sofia Sakorafa and Georgios Kyrtsos.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Stanislav Polčák, Nikos Androulakis, Nikolaos Chountis, Lampros Fountoulis, Georgios Epitideios and Konstantinos Papadakis.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu.

The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 123(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.9.2018, item 10.8.

24. Pathways for the reintegration of workers recovering from injury and illness into quality employment (short presentation)

Report on pathways for the reintegration of workers recovering from injury and illness into quality employment [2017/2277(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Jana Žitňanská (A8-0208/2018)

Jana Žitňanská made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Michaela Šojdrová, Olga Sehnalová, Georgios Epitideios, Stanislav Polčák, Krisztina Morvai and Maria Grapini.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2018, item 6.8.

25. Measures to prevent and combat mobbing and sexual harassment at the workplace, in public spaces, and in political life in the EU (short presentation)

Report on measures to prevent and combat mobbing and sexual harassment at workplace, in public spaces, and political life in the EU [2018/2055(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Pina Picierno (A8-0265/2018)

Pina Picierno made the presentation.

IN THE CHAIR: Bogusław LIBERADZKI

Vice-President

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Anna Záborská, Caterina Chinnici, Ruža Tomašić, Georgios Epitideios, Michaela Šojdrová, Maria Grapini, Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner, Krisztina Morvai and Maria Gabriela Zoană.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2018, item 6.14.

26. Relationships between the EU and third countries concerning financial services regulation and supervision (short presentation)

Report on relationships between the EU and third countries concerning financial services regulation and supervision [2017/2253(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Brian Hayes (A8-0263/2018)

Brian Hayes made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Jonás Fernández.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2018, item 6.9.

27. Language equality in the digital age (short presentation)

Report on language equality in the digital age [2018/2028(INI)] — Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Jill Evans (A8-0228/2018)

Jill Evans made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Csaba Sógor, Helga Stevens, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Algirdas Saudargas and Michaela Šojdrová.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2018, item 6.15.

28. Transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests (short presentation)

Report on transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests [2018/2003(INI)] — Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Heidi Hautala (A8-0249/2018)

Heidi Hautala made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Julie Ward, Kateřina Konečná, Jean-Luc Schaffhauser and Maria Arena.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2018, item 6.16.

29. Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions (short presentation)

Report on boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions [2018/2054(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Krzysztof Hetman (A8-0266/2018)

Krzysztof Hetman made the presentation.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Daniel Buda, Maria Grapini and Aleksander Gabelic.

The following spoke: Corina Crețu (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2018, item 6.10.

30. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

In accordance with Rule 163, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Jonás Fernández, Urszula Krupa, Jasenko Selimovic, Miguel Urbán Crespo, Gilles Lebreton, Sotirios Zarianopoulos, Pál Csáky, Maria Gabriela Zoană, Laurențiu Rebega, Matt Carthy, Zoltán Balczó, László Tőkés, Maria Grapini, Marek Jurek, Martina Anderson, Cristian Dan Preda, Alex Mayer, Csaba Sógor, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Michaela Šojdrová, Neena Gill, Andrea Bocskor, Michela Giuffrida and Anna Záborská.

31. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 626.050/OJMA).

32. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 22.59.

Klaus Welle

Secretary-General

Antonio Tajani

President