What Roberta spoke about.

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2024

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Requests for waiver of immunity

I have received a request from the competent authorities in Denmark for the parliamentary immunity of Anders Vistisen to be waived. I have also received a request from the competent authorities in Czechia for the parliamentary immunity of Jana Nagyová to be waived. These requests are referred to the Committee on Legal Affairs.

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2024

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Statement by the President

Dear colleagues, dear colleagues, on 19 July 1992, thirty-two years ago, Judge Paolo Borsellino and five members of his escort were killed in a mafia attack. The rubble of the Via D'Amelio massacre did not bury the ideas and courage of a man who dedicated his life to the search for truth. An example of civil commitment that is not only Italian heritage, but also European. The destiny of the individual becomes the legacy of an entire community when his actions are inspired by the shared values of legality and freedom. The European Parliament will continue its fight without hesitation against all forms of organised crime, in the name of Paolo Borsellino and those who, like him, have paid with their lives for their love of justice. On this point I have received several references to the regulation, we follow the order in which I received them.

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2024

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Election of the President of the Commission (request to adjourn the vote)

I put the motion to the vote by roll call. (Parliament rejected the motion)

18

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2024

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Election of the President of the Commission (request to adjourn the vote)

The next item is the election of the President of the Commission (2024/2011(INS)). Pursuant to Rule 206(4), The Left Group has moved that the election of the President of the Commission be adjourned.

18

Jul

2024

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Statement by the candidate for President of the Commission (debate)

This is the third time you’ve done this! I ask that the Member is taken out of the room. Let me repeat: I ask that the Member is taken out of the room now! Do I have to say it again? (shouting from Diana Iovanovici-Șoșoacă) I would ask you also not to shout at the ushers. (more shouting from Diana Iovanovici-Șoșoacă) How many colleagues need to come and escort you out of the room? I think you’ve spoken – enough! (Diana Iovanovici-Șoșoacă was escorted from the Chamber)

17

Jul

2024

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The need for the EU's continuous support for Ukraine (B10-0007/2024) (vote)

That concludes the vote. (The sitting was suspended at 12.50)

17

Jul

2024

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Statement by the President

Now I have a point of order by Mr. Mayer.

17

Jul

2024

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Election of the Quaestors of Parliament (first and second ballots)

I’ll announce the results. We had 612 members voting, 147 blank, 465 votes cast. So the absolute majority was 233. Kosma Złotowski received 335 votes, and Pál Szekeres 130. Therefore, Kosma Złotowski has been elected because he has obtained an absolute majority of the votes cast. I would like to congratulate him. In accordance with Rules 18 and 17(2), the quaestors will take precedence in the order in which they were elected, and, in the event of a tie, by age. The composition of the new Bureau will be notified to the Presidents of the Institutions of the European Union. (The sitting was suspended at 10.20)

17

Jul

2024

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Election of the Quaestors of Parliament (first and second ballots)

Can I just tell you that you can only vote for one candidate. Otherwise it is invalid. The vote is closed.

17

Jul

2024

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Election of the Quaestors of Parliament (first and second ballots)

One seat remains to be filled in the election of the quaestors, so a second ballot is necessary. Unless there are any comments, I take it that the two candidates Mr Złotowski and Mr Szekeres are still standing? Yes. So I will proceed immediately to the vote. The vote is open.

17

Jul

2024

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Election of the Quaestors of Parliament (first and second ballots)

I will announce the results. We had 669 Members voting. We have 28 blank or void votes and 641 votes cast. That means the absolute majority is 321. I will now read the results: Andrey Kovatchev, 559; Mark Angel, 461; Miriam Lexmann, 459; Fabienne Keller, 398. Then we have Kosma Złotowski, 260; and Pál Szekeres, 174. That means that Mr Kovatchev, Mr Angel, Ms Lexmann and Ms Keller have obtained an absolute majority of the votes cast. So I declare them elected as quaestors, and I would like to congratulate them on their election.

17

Jul

2024

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Election of the Quaestors of Parliament (first and second ballots)

The vote is open. The vote is closed

17

Jul

2024

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Election of the Quaestors of Parliament (first and second ballots)

The next item is the election of the Quaestors of the European Parliament. I have received the following candidatures: Marc Angel, Fabienne Keller, Andrey Kovatchev, Miriam Lexmann, Pál Szekeres, Kosma Złotowski. All these candidates have confirmed to me their consent for them to be candidates. We shall now proceed to the vote. As the number of candidates exceeds the number of seats to be filled, we shall have a secret ballot in accordance with Rule 15(1). I remind you that, in accordance with Rule 18, Parliament shall elect five quaestors by the same procedure as that used for the election of the vice-presidents. So we now hold the election by means of a secret electronic vote, so differently to yesterday. (Before the vote, a dry-run of the voting procedure took place)

17

Jul

2024

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The need for the EU's continuous support for Ukraine (debate)

Thank you, but catch-the-eye is only for one minute.

17

Jul

2024

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Order of business

I will give the floor now to any Member who would like to speak against. No? So we will put the request to the vote by roll call. The vote is open. The vote is closed. (Parliament rejected the request) The agenda remains unchanged. The agenda is adopted. (The order of business was thus established)

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Jul

2024

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Order of business

So I give the floor to any colleague who would like to speak against. Would anyone like to speak against? No. So we will put the request to a vote by roll call. You all need your voting cards. It’s the first time for a lot of you. The vote is open. The vote is closed. (Parliament rejected the request) The Patriots Group has requested that Parliament’s statement on the assassination attempt against former US President and presidential candidate Donald Trump, and the rise of political violence in Europe be added at 15.00 this afternoon. The debate would be wound up with a resolution to be voted at the next part-session. I give the floor to Kinga Gál to move the request on behalf of the Patriots Group.

17

Jul

2024

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Order of business

Now we come to the order of business. The final draft agenda, as adopted by the Conference of Presidents on 12 July, pursuant to Rule 163, has been distributed. For Wednesday – so for today – The Left Group has requested that Parliament’s statement on defending humanitarian and international law in Gaza be added as a first point in the afternoon. I give the floor to Caterina Martins to move the request on behalf of The Left Group.

17

Jul

2024

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Announcements concerning the ninth parliamentary term

Good morning everybody. Can I please ask you to take your seats for the opening of this sitting. The sitting is opened. I’d just like to tell you that the announcements concerning the ninth term will be published in the minutes of this sitting. I would also like to inform the House that I have received requests for points of order, starting with Christine Anderson.

16

Jul

2024

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Agenda of the next sitting

The next sitting is tomorrow at 09:00.

16

Jul

2024

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Election of Quaestors (deadline for submitting nominations)

For the election of the Quaestors of the European Parliament, I propose to set the deadline for candidatures at 20:30 today. Candidatures should be lodged with the Deputy Secretary-General in the Presidency open-plan office in the Louise Weiss Building.

16

Jul

2024

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Election of Vice-Presidents of Parliament (second ballot)

Those of you who haven’t voted, this is a last appeal for you to go. The vote is closed. I ask the tellers to proceed to the room where they were before for the count. The bell will ring when we resume and this will also be announced on the screen. (The sitting was suspended at 18:27 for the votes to be counted)

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Jul

2024

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Election of Vice-Presidents of Parliament (second ballot)

I will remind you of the list of candidates for the second round, with the names in the order in which they will appear on the ballot sheet: Klára Dostálová Fabrice Leggeri Younous Omarjee Antonella Sberna Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik Roberts Zīle We now proceed to the second ballot, so I would ask that the tellers take up their positions by the ballot boxes. While we are finding the tellers – because they are not all here – I would ask that the ballot papers and the envelopes start to be distributed now. As the ballot papers and envelopes are being distributed, and the tellers are finding their way to the boxes, I will give you the rules. Please mark the boxes corresponding to the candidates you wish to vote for. Since there are 3 seats that still need to be filled, in order for your vote to be valid you can only vote for a maximum of 3 candidates and for at least 2 candidates. And here, as before, if you want to change your vote, ask an usher for a new ballot paper and give the usher the old one, which will then be destroyed. If you mark your ballot paper in any other way, or vote for more than 3 candidates or less than 2, your ballot paper will be void. Fold the ballot paper into four and place it in the envelope. I see the tellers are here. (The vote was taken)

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Jul

2024

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Election of Vice-Presidents of Parliament (first ballot) (announcement of results)

The results of the election of the Vice-Presidents are as follows: Members voting: 701 Blank or void ballot papers: 36 Votes cast: 665 Absolute majority: 333 The votes were cast as follows: Sabine Verheyen: 604 Ewa Kopacz: 572 Esteban González Pons: 478 Katarina Barley: 450 Pina Picierno: 405 Victor Negrescu: 394 Martin Hojsík: 393 Christel Schaldemose: 378 Javi López: 377 Sophie Wilmès: 371 Nicolae Ştefănuță: 347 Antonella Sberna: 323 Roberts Zīle: 306 Younous Omarjee: 272 Klára Dostálová: 214 Fabrice Leggeri: 209 Eva Zajączkowska-Hernik: 102 The following candidates have obtained an absolute majority of the votes cast: Sabine Verheyen, Ewa Kopacz, Esteban González Pons, Katarina Barley, Pina Picierno, Victor Negrescu, Martin Hojsík, Christel Schaldemose, Javi López, Sophie Wilmès, Nicolae Ştefănuță. I would like to congratulate them on their election. (Applause) We are not ready yet. Three seats remain to be filled in the election of the Vice-Presidents. The second ballot will be necessary. Unless there are any comments, I take it that the candidates in the first ballot are still standing. If there are no comments, the candidates in the first ballot will also stand in the second ballot. The second ballot will take place at 18:00. (The sitting was suspended at 17:36)

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Jul

2024

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Election of Vice-Presidents of Parliament (first ballot)

Just a quick reminder for those of you who haven’t voted yet to go to the ballot box. We will close it in a couple of minutes. Also, I need to remind the tellers to vote. I now declare the vote is closed. I would ask the tellers to proceed to room R01.101 for the count. You will hear the bell ringing to indicate when the sitting is resumed. This will also be announced on the screens. (The sitting was suspended at 15:38 for the votes to be counted)

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2024

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Election of Vice-Presidents of Parliament (first ballot)

The tellers are the same as they were for the election of the President, and I would therefore ask them to take up position already by the ballot boxes, and they themselves will vote only at the end of the ballot. Can I confirm that all the tellers are in the Chamber? Not yet? As we wait for them, I will explain to you the modalities of the election, and I would ask already for the distribution of the ballot papers and envelopes to start. As the number of candidates exceeds the number of seats to be filled, we shall hold a secret ballot in accordance with Rule 15(1). Let me also remind Members of the provisions of Rule 17(1): ‘The Vice-President shall then be elected on a single ballot. Those who on the first ballot, up to the number of 14, secure an absolute majority of the votes cast shall be declared to have been elected in order of the number of votes obtained. If the number of candidates is elected is less than the number of seats to be filled, a second ballot shall be held under the same conditions to fill the remaining seats. If a third ballot is necessary, a relative majority shall suffice for election to the remaining seats. In the event of a tie, the oldest candidates shall be declared to have been elected.’ Now this is important. When you vote, you tick the box beside the name of the candidate you wish to vote for. Do not touch the name. If you cross on the name, it is invalid. There are 14 Vice-Presidents to be elected, so each member has a maximum of 14 votes. If a ballot paper has more than 14 votes, it will be declared void. I remind you that, in accordance with Rule 15(1), in the event of a single ballot for more than one officer, the ballot paper shall only be valid if more than half of the available votes have been cast. Therefore, since there are 14 seats for Vice-Presidents to be filled, you must vote for at least 8 candidates. If you vote for less, your ballot paper will be considered null and void. If you need to change your vote, don’t worry. Ask an usher for a new ballot paper and give the usher the old one, which will then be destroyed. If you mark your ballot paper in any other way other than necessary to cast your vote, or you vote for more than 14 candidates or less than eight, your ballot paper will be void. Fold the ballot paper into four and place it into the envelope. And I remind you that if you wish to use one, there are voting booths that are situated at the entrance to the Chamber. I confirm that all the tellers are present. (The vote was taken)