What Roberta spoke about.

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

I would like to inform you that, together with the President of the Council, I shall today sign eight acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure in accordance with Rule 79 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure. The titles of the acts will be published in the minutes of this sitting.

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Composition of political groups

Hervé Juvin is no longer a member of the ID Group and sits with the non—attached Members as of 10 November 2022.

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Composition of Parliament

Following the election of Søren Gade, Linea Søgaard-Lidell and Peter Kofod as members of the national parliament of Denmark, Parliament takes note of the vacancy of their seats from 15 November 2022, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure.

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Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings

The minutes and the texts adopted of the sittings of 9 and 10 November are available. Before I give the floor to some colleagues, I see there are no comments and therefore the minutes are approved.

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Racial justice, non-discrimination and anti-racism in the EU (A9-0254/2022 - Evin Incir) (vote)

That concludes the vote. (The sitting was suspended at 11.30)

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Full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Croatia (A9-0264/2022 - Paulo Rangel) (vote)

Congratulations, Mr Rangel, well done Croatia. This is a historic vote and a historic moment. Congratulations.

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Order of business

Thank you very much, Eider. I’ll put the request of the Verts/ALE Group to a vote by roll call. (Parliament rejected the request) The agenda therefore remains unchanged. The agenda is adopted and the order of business is thus established.

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Thank you, Christophe. Ms Aubry, would you agree to the request by the S&D and Renew groups so we can vote on at least having this debate, which would be wound up with a resolution, the timing of which we will then discuss at the Conference of Presidents? I’ll put this to a vote by roll call. (Parliament agreed to the request) Therefore we will have a Commission statement on the outcome of the modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty. As a second point this afternoon, the statement will be followed by a round of political group speakers and it will be wound up with a resolution later on. Let’s now move to another request, also for today. The Verts/ALE Group has asked that the Commission a statement on the EU response to the increasing crackdown on protests in Iran be added as a third item this afternoon. The statement would then be followed by a round of political group speakers. I give the floor to Hannah Neumann to move the request on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group.

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Thank you, Ms Aubry. I have received an alternative proposal from the S&D and Renew groups. I give the floor to Inma Rodríguez—Piñero to move the request on behalf of both groups.

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

I should also like to inform you that, together with the President of the Council, I shall today sign one act adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure in accordance with Rule 79 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure. The title of the act will be published in the minutes of this sitting.

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

The TRAN and LIBE committees have decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 71(1) of the Rules of Procedure. The reports, which constitute the mandates for the negotiations, are available on the plenary webpage and their titles will be published in the minutes of the sitting. Pursuant to Rule 71(2), Members or political groups reaching at least the medium threshold may request in writing by tomorrow, Thursday 10 November at midnight, that the decisions to enter into negotiations be put to the vote. If no request for a vote in Parliament on the decisions to enter into negotiations is made within the aforementioned deadline, the committees may start the negotiations.

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Statements by the President

Today is 9 November, a date that will always be symbolic in Europe’s history. Eighty-four years ago Europe lived through one of its darkest moments, but on the same day 51 years later, in 1989, we experienced one of the brightest moments in our recent history. This week I visited Auschwitz-Birkenau, a quiet part of the world which provided the setting for the worst crimes that man has even seen. Eighty-four years have passed since Kristallnacht, but despite decades of effort we have not yet done enough to end the scapegoating, to end the discrimination. We have not yet done enough to make every citizen in Europe unafraid to be themselves. And today let me reiterate our commitment to fight hate, to teach tolerance and respect, to combat anti—Semitism and to always remember. The hallmark of our European Union has been the bravery, the political courage of women and men who put division aside and fought for unity, for freedom. That is what we saw 33 years ago with the fall of the wall in Berlin. It meant hope; it meant liberty; it gave a chance to 150 million people to live in democracy; and fundamentally it contributed to reconciliation and unity in Europe. Dear colleagues, we must never go back to a divided continent. Our Europe is one where we live together united, a Europe of peace, a Europe of hope and a Europe where we pull down walls. I would also like once again to raise the issue of the situation in Iran. The situation in Iran has deteriorated even further. The people in the streets of Iran need our support. They deserve our support. Women, students, intellectuals and so many others risk their lives in Tehran and other cities in their fight for basic human rights. The Iranian regime shows no mercy towards the protesters and now calls have begun for imprisoned women to be sentenced to death. This is why I have urged the High Representative in a letter sent yesterday to take a firm stance against these despicable actions. This House has made it very clear we need an international investigation to keep the oppressive regime accountable for its ongoing human rights violations. It is now time to impose further targeted sanctions. There can be no business as usual with the Iranian regime.

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Resumption of the session

– I declare resumed the session of the European Parliament adjourned on Thursday 20 October 2022.

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Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (A9-0234/2022 - Ismail Ertug) (vote)

That concludes the vote. The sitting was suspended at 13.02.

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Formal sitting – Address by Zuzana Čaputová, President of the Slovak Republic

That concludes the formal sitting. (The sitting was suspended for a few minutes)

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 20-21 October 2022 (debate)

The next item on the agenda is: Council and Commission statements – Preparation of the European Council meeting of 20-21 October 2022.

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

In relation to the decisions by several committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations, pursuant to Rule 71, paragraph 1, announced at the opening of the session on Monday 17 October, I have received no request for a vote in Parliament by Members or political groups reaching at least the medium threshold. The committees may therefore start the negotiations.

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Order of business

So I put the request of the Left Group to a vote by roll call. I open the vote. I close the vote. And it is rejected. And, therefore, the agenda remains unchanged and the agenda is now adopted.

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We’re going to put the request of the ID Group first to a vote by roll call. I open the vote. I close the vote. And it is rejected. I now put the request by the Greens/EFA Group to vote by roll call. Vote is open. I close the vote. And it is adopted. And, therefore, we will have a Commission statement on fighting sexualised violence and violence against women, the importance of the Istanbul Convention and a comprehensive proposal for a directive against gender-based violence. And it is added as the second point on Wednesday afternoon. Then we go to Wednesday. The Left Group has asked that Council and Commission statements on neo-colonial statements of the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative at the inauguration of the European Diplomatic Academy be added as the sixth point in the afternoon, after the Commission statement on the Lukashenka regime’s active role in the war against Ukraine. I give the floor to Mr Marc Botenga to move the request on behalf of the Left Group.

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I also give the floor now to Ms Manon Aubry to present the counter-proposal on behalf of the Left Group.

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Can I ask Mr Weimers whether you, Charlie, would you be OK with the resolution being done at a later plenary so we can vote once ? Or would you insist that the resolution be done this week?

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I see that Mr Gahler would like to take the floor.

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Can I ask: does anybody want to speak against? I see nobody asking for the floor. So I put the request to vote by roll call. Vote is open. Vote is closed. And it’s adopted. Therefore, we will have Council and Commission statements on growing hate crimes against LGBTQ people across Europe in light of the recent homophobic murder in Slovakia to be added as a third point in the afternoon, after the Question Time to the Commission. And then the debate will be wound up with a resolution to be voted on Thursday. The deadlines are as follows: motions for resolutions: Tuesday, 18 October at 10.00. Amendments to the motions for resolutions and joint motions for resolutions: Wednesday, 19 October at 10.00. Amendments to joint motions for resolutions: also Wednesday at 11.00. Splits and separates: Wednesday at 19.00. On Tuesday as well, the ECR Group has asked that the Council and Commission statements on recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism to be added in the afternoon. The debate would be wound up with a resolution to be voted on Thursday. I give the floor to Mr Charlie Weimers to move the request on behalf of the ECR Group.

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Order of business

And now we come to the order of business. The final draft agenda, as adopted by the Conference of Presidents on 12 October pursuant to Rule 157, has been distributed. I would like to inform you that I have received two requests for urgent procedure, from the AFET Committee and from the Council, pursuant to Rule 163 on: specific provisions for the 2014-2020 cooperation programmes following programme implementation disruption and proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-recognition of Russian travel documents issued in occupied foreign regions. The vote on these requests will be taken tomorrow and, if adopted, the vote will be held on Thursday. We now move to the changes requested by the political groups on Tuesday. In agreement with the political groups, I would like to inform you that the debate on continued internal border controls in the Schengen area in light of the recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union has been advanced and will be held as a third point in the afternoon after the Question Time to the Commission. And the points on the oral questions on UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt and the Council and Commission statements on impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on migration flows to the EU will be taken only by the Commission. Now for today, the Left group has asked that a Commission statement on Frontex’s responsibility for fundamental rights violations at the EU’s external borders in light of the OLAF report be added as a third point this afternoon. As a consequence, the sitting would be extended until 23.00. I give the floor to Ms Cornelia Ernst to move the request on behalf of the Left group. Cornelia, you have the floor.

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Announcement by the President

Let me also inform you that the laureate of the Sakharov prize for 2022 will be announced on Wednesday afternoon at the end of the meeting of the Conference of Presidents, between 16.30 and 17.00. The announcement will be preceded by the ringing of the bells and I warmly invite you to be present in the Chamber for this important announcement.