What Roberta spoke about.

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Order of business

Now, I give the floor to anyone who would like to speak against. No one. We put the request to a vote by roll call. It's rejected. So the agenda does not change in this regard. Now, that means the agenda is adopted and the order of business is thus established. And we will go through the points of order as received.

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Good. So we will put that request to a vote by roll call. It's adopted. Now the sitting will be extended to 23:00. So, for tomorrow, The Left Group has requested that a statement by the Vice-President / High-Representative on 'Israel's latest airstrikes in Lebanon, the urgent need to uphold the ceasefire and the EU's responsibility to prevent further escalation' be added as the fourth item in the afternoon. I give the floor to Ms Rima Hassan to move the request on behalf of The Left Group.

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Order of business

So now I will read out the alternative proposal from the ECR Group: Parliament's statements on 'The attack against citizens in Modena: protecting public spaces and preventing violence in the EU'. It would have one round of political group speakers in the afternoon, after the oral question on governance under pressure. So, Ms Ceccardi, first let me start by asking you, do you agree with the alternative proposal of the ECR Group?

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Order of business

On this exactly, you also want to speak against, Mr Zingaretti?

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Corrigenda (Rule 251)

The AGRI Committee has transmitted a corrigendum to a text adopted by the Parliament. Pursuant to Rule 251(4) this corrigendum will be deemed approved unless, no later than 24 hours after its announcement, a request is made by a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold that it be put to the vote. The corrigendum is available on the plenary web page; its title will be published in the minutes of this sitting.

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Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 72)

The ECON, TRAN and PECH committees have decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations, pursuant to Rule 72(1). The reports which constitute the mandates for the negotiations are available on the plenary web page and the titles will be published in the minutes of the sitting. Pursuant to Rule 72(2) Members or political groups reaching at least the medium threshold may request in writing by tomorrow, Tuesday 19 May at midnight that the decisions be put to the vote. If no request for a vote in Parliament is made within the deadline, the committees may start the negotiations.

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Composition of political groups

Nikolas Farantouris is no longer a member of The Left Group and has joined the S&D Group as of 6 May 2026.

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Verification of credentials

On the proposal of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Parliament verifies the credentials of Marie-Sophie Lanig with effect from 27 March 2026.

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Composition of Parliament

Following the appointments of Péter Magyar and Zoltán Tarr to the Hungarian Government, Parliament takes note of the vacancy of their seats from 9 May 2026, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure.

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Statements by the President

I have three very quick announcements for you. I would like to start this session with some good news – that this House is very pleased that the Sakharov laureate and the fearless journalist, Andrzej Poczobut, was freed from prison in Belarus a few weeks ago. He has now arrived safely in Poland. We welcome his release and we congratulate the family, the services and the people involved in making this happen. While we celebrate this moment, it also reminds us of the many political prisoners around the world who remain unfairly imprisoned, and this Parliament will continue to speak out for them and for all those who stand up for freedom in the face of oppression. Finally, I'd like to inform you that we will welcome Mr Poczobut to address this House in June, next session. Now, looking ahead to this week, tomorrow at 11:30 we will hold the inaugural ceremony of conferral of the European Order of Merit. This is a chance for all of us to honour those extraordinary individuals who have made significant contributions to European integration and to the promotion and defence of European values. So I would ask that you would be present in this Chamber, dear colleagues, for this important event. And finally, I'd like to take the opportunity to remind all of you, dear colleagues, of the need for mutual respect during plenary sessions. As Members of this Parliament, we are all required to follow the standards of conduct agreed upon election. This is how we ensure that we continue to work as a House for everyone and deliver for Europeans. And I ask all of you to kindly respect and remember this during your debates here.

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Resumption of the session

I declare resumed the session of the European Parliament adjourned on 30 April 2026.

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Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 94637 (B10-0186/2026) (vote)

The next vote is on Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 94637 (see minutes, item 5.27).

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Protection of EU companies, jobs and products against unfair competition from third countries (B10-0185/2026) (vote)

The next vote is on Protection of EU companies, jobs and products against unfair competition from third countries (see minutes, item 5.26).

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Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 (A10-0042/2026 - Anna Strolenberg) (vote)

The next vote is on Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 (see minutes, item 5.23).

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EU-Norway Agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (A10-0071/2026 - Jaroslav Bžoch) (vote)

The next vote is on EU-Norway Agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (see minutes, item 5.20).

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EU-Iceland agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime (A10-0072/2026 - Jaroslav Bžoch) (vote)

The next vote is on EU-Iceland agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime (see minutes, item 5.19).

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International Cocoa Agreement (A10-0074/2026 - Bernd Lange) (vote)

The next vote is on International Cocoa Agreement (see minutes, item 5.18).

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European Chemicals Agency and amending regulations (A10-0093/2026 - Christophe Clergeau) (vote)

The next vote is on European Chemicals Agency and amending regulations (see minutes, item 5.17).

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Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector (A10-0098/2026 - Danuše Nerudová) (vote)

The next vote is on Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector (see minutes, item 5.16).

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Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products (A10-0104/2026 - Dimitris Tsiodras, Piotr Müller) (vote)

The next vote is on Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products (see minutes, item 5.15).

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Discharge 2024: Joint Undertakings (A10-0046/2026 - Csaba Molnár) (vote)

The next vote is on Discharge 2024: Joint Undertakings (see minutes, item 5.14).

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Discharge 2024: Agencies (A10-0087/2026 - Monika Hohlmeier) (vote)

The next vote is on Discharge 2024: Agencies (see minutes, item 5.13).

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Discharge 2024: European Public Prosecutors Office (A10-0050/2026 - Pasquale Tridico) (vote)

The next vote is on Discharge 2024: European Public Prosecutor's Office (see minutes, item 5.12).

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Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Ombudsman (A10-0054/2026 - Pasquale Tridico) (vote)

The next vote is on Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Ombudsman (see minutes, item 5.10).

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Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions (A10-0056/2026 - Pasquale Tridico) (vote)

The next vote is on Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions (see minutes, item 5.9).