What Roberta spoke about.

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Order of business

I ask you, dear colleague, also to listen to my announcements earlier. Now we go to the agenda. With the agreement of the political groups, I wish to put to the House the following proposals for changes to the final draft agenda. On Thursday, firstly, the report by Mr Lagodinsky on the request for the waiver of the immunity of Anna Júlia Donáth is to be added to the votes. Then, due to the withdrawal of the candidacy of Martin Klus, the report by Mr Kuhs on the nomination of the Slovak nominee for a member of the Court of Auditors is withdrawn. If there are no objections, these changes are approved. We now move to changes requested by political groups. For Wednesday, the Greens Group has requested that the Council and Commission statements on ‘The rights of children in rainbow families, especially the case of Italy’ be added as the last point in the afternoon. I give the floor to Ms Reintke to move this request.

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Order of business

We now come to the order of business. So I understand that there are some colleagues who want to make points of order, also with regard to changes of the agenda, so we’ll take them one by one.

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Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure

The AFCO Committee has proposed an interpretation of Rule 9(6) of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure. The text is available on the plenary webpage and will be published in the minutes of the sitting. Pursuant to Rule 236(4), Members or a political group reaching at least the low threshold may contest the committee’s interpretation within a period of 24 hours following this announcement. If the interpretation is not contested, it shall be deemed approved.

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Requests for the defence of immunity

Stefano Maullu, former Member, and Clara Ponsatí Obiols have submitted requests for defence of their parliamentary immunities in the context of legal proceedings in Italy and Spain respectively. These requests are referred to the Committee on Legal Affairs.

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Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes and the texts adopted of the sitting of 16 March 2023 are available. Are there any comments? I see that there are no comments, so the minutes are approved.

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Formal sitting - Ceremony on the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement

Thank you very much, Mr MacManus, thank you to all the colleagues.

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Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 71)(action taken)

In relation to the decision by several committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations, pursuant to Rule 71(1), announced at the opening of the sitting on Monday 13 March, I have received requests for a vote in Parliament pursuant to Rule 71(2) from Members reaching at least the medium threshold on the decision to enter into negotiations on the European Digital Identity framework. The vote will be held tomorrow, 16 March 2023. Regarding the other decisions, I have received no request for a vote and, therefore, the committees may start the negotiations. (The sitting was suspended to celebrate International Women's Day.)

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Conclusions of the Special European Council meeting of 9 February and preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 March 2023 (debate)

– The debate is closed. Written statements (Rule 171)

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Conclusions of the Special European Council meeting of 9 February and preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 March 2023 (debate)

Ms Wiesner, this is precisely why you had the one minute: to use the catch-the-eye in order to ask a question to the Commission or the Council Presidents.

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Composition of the Subcommittee on Public Health

The political groups and non-attached Members have notified me of the appointments to the new Subcommittee on Public Health. The list of the committee members will be published online and in the minutes.

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This is Europe - Debate with the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda (debate)

We have with us today the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda. Mr President, dear Gitanas, thank you for accepting our invitation to address the European Parliament as part of our ‘This is Europe’ series of debates. It has been over a year since Russia launched its full-scale military invasion of independent and sovereign Ukraine. In this time, Lithuania has never held back from sending aid to Ukraine and has been one of the strongest supporters of Ukraine’s European perspective. The Lithuanian people have welcomed more than 74 000 Ukrainians into their homes and their hearts in what is the largest inflow of refugees in the history of the country. Lithuania’s solidarity towards Ukraine has never let up. Thank you also for your commitment to a democratic Belarus. Dear colleagues, we have already witnessed our Union becoming stronger and more resilient. Facing these challenges together has made us more united. In this time of global instability, we need to speed up investment in Europe to put our economy back on a stable path of growth. Mr President, your push for a long-term competitiveness strategy, an ambitious trade policy, and boosting conditions for investment has been central to this vision of a better, more prosperous Europe. Dear President, the floor is yours.

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Order of business

We put the request to the vote by roll call. (Parliament rejected the request) The agenda remains unchanged and the agenda is thereby adopted. The order of business is thus established.

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Order of business

Thank you, we will have two separate votes, so first we put to the vote by roll call the request by The Left Group for a debate. (Parliament adopted the request) So there will be a Commission statement on the ‘Need for immediate reform of the internal rules of the Commission to ensure transparency and accountability in light of alleged conflicts of interests’ to be added as the third point in the afternoon. Now we put the request by the Greens/EFA Group for a resolution to the vote by roll call. (Parliament rejected the request) There will be no resolution to wind up the debate. Also for Wednesday, the ECR Group has requested that the title of the Council and Commission statements on ‘Women activism – human rights defenders related to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)’ be changed into ‘Women activism, related to sexual and reproductive health, in the context of human rights’. I give the floor to Ms Margarita de la Pisa Carrión to move the request on behalf of the ECR Group.

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Order of business

Does any colleague want to speak against? Mr Séjourné?

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Order of business

I will now give the floor to Mr Michael Gahler to present an alternative proposal, I’m told, on behalf of the EPP Group.

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Order of business

I will now give the floor to any colleague who would like to speak against Mr Ferber’s proposal. I don’t see that to be the case, so I put the request to the vote by roll—call. (Parliament approved the request) A Commission statement on ‘Failure of the Silicon Valley Bank and the implications for financial stability in Europe’ is added as the second point in the afternoon after the Topical debate. For Wednesday, the Renew Group has requested that we have a Council and Commission statement on ‘Strengthening EU Defence in the context of the war in Ukraine: speeding up production and deliveries to Ukraine of weapons and ammunition’ to be added as the second point in the afternoon after the Topical debate. I give the floor to Ms Nathalie Loiseau to move the request on behalf of the Renew Group.

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

I would also like to inform you that since the adjournment of Parliament’s session on the 16 February, I have signed, together with the President of the Council, one act adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure in accordance with Rule 79 of the Rules of Procedure. I would also like to inform you that, on Wednesday, I shall sign, together with the President of the Council, six acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure. The titles of the acts will be published in the minutes of this sitting. * ***

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Delegated acts (Rule 111(6))

I was informed that no objections have been raised within the Conference of Committee Chairs to the recommendation by the ECON Committee not to oppose a delegated act, pursuant to Rule 111(6) of the Rules of Procedure. The recommendation is available on the plenary webpage. If no objections are raised by a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold within 24 hours, the recommendation shall be deemed to have been approved; otherwise, it will be put to the vote.

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

The PECH Committee has decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations ahead of Council’s first reading, pursuant to Rule 72 of the Rules of Procedure. The position adopted by Parliament at first reading, which constitutes the mandate for those negotiations, is available on the plenary webpage and its title will be published in the minutes of this sitting.

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Composition of political groups

Mr Nicolae Ştefănuță is no longer a member of the Renew Europe Group and has joined the Greens/EFA Group as of 8 March 2023.

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One year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

The next item is the debate on the Council and Commission statements – One year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine (2023/2558(RSP)).

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CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (A9-0150/2022 - Jan Huitema) (vote)

That concludes the vote. (The sitting was suspended for a few moments)

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Voting time

The next item is the vote. (For the results and other details of the vote: see Minutes)

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Request for waiver of immunity

– I have received a request from the competent authorities in Greece for the parliamentary immunity of Mr Georgios Kyrtsos to be waived. This request is referred to the Committee on Legal Affairs.

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Tribute

Dear colleagues, before we start the vote it is my sad duty to inform you of the death yesterday of José María Gil—Robles y Gil—Delgado, who was President of the European Parliament from 1997 to 1999 and who was an eminent Member of this House for 15 years. He served in many capacities during his parliamentary terms and was a rapporteur for a number of institutional reforms. He will be remembered for having ensured that Parliament was directly involved in the negotiations on the Treaty of Amsterdam, including the inclusion of the legal basis for the adoption of the Members’ Statute, thanks to which Parliament became more independent. It was during his presidency that Parliament contributed to the decisions relating to the entry into force of the euro and the start of accession negotiations for ten new Member States. He also led this House during the difficult months preceding the resignation of the European Commission, a crisis from which this institution emerged stronger. This House mourns him and pays tributes to his legacy. I would ask you now, please, to observe a minute of silence in his memory. (The House rose and observed a minute’s silence) *** We now proceed to the vote. I see there is a point of order.