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The social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine - reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act (debate)

The next item is the debate on the Council and Commission statements on the social and economic consequences for the European Union of the Russian war in Ukraine – reinforcing the European Union’s capacity to act (2022/2653(RSP)).…

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

I have one announcement. In relation to the decisions by the PECH, IMCO and LIBE Committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations, pursuant to Rule 71(1), announced at the opening of the sitting on Monday, 2 May, I have requests for a vote in Parliament, pursuant to Rule 71(2), from the ID and ECR Groups, reaching at least the medium threshold, on the decisions of the LIBE Committee to ent…

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This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi (debate)

Thank you very much, Prime Minister Draghi. The debate is closed. Written statements (Rule 171)

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This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi (debate)

We have the Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi, with us today. Prime Minister, let me start by thanking you for accepting our invitation to address the European Parliament as part of our ‘This is Europe’ debates where, together with European leaders, we discuss our common agenda for Europe’s future. We know, dear colleagues, that Prime Minister Draghi is a committed European who, as President o…

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Order of business

Thank you very much, Mr Sarvamaa. Now I put the request to the vote by roll call. (Parliament rejected the request) So the agenda in this regard remains unchanged. With this, we come to the end of all the requests and the agenda is therefore adopted. The order of business is established.…

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Order of business

Would any colleague like to speak against? Mr Sarvamaa, please go ahead.

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Order of business

Mr Weber, would you like the floor? (Mr Weber indicated that he did not wish to speak) OK, thanks a lot, that’s clear. Let’s put the request to the vote. (Parliament approved the request) Therefore the debate on the follow—up to the Conference on the Future of Europe will be wound up with a resolution to be voted on Wednesday. I’ll give you the deadlines. Motions for resolutions: Monday, 2 May at …

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Order of business

Thank you, Ms García Pérez. Would any colleague like to speak against? Mr Verhofstadt, you want to speak in favour? I think you can get 30 seconds to speak in favour! You are in favour. (Mr Verhofstadt indicated that he was indeed in favour)…

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Order of business

Thank you, Ms Loiseau. I’ll put the request to the vote by roll call, and give time for colleagues to enter their voting card. (Parliament rejected the request) The agenda in this regard remains unchanged. For Tuesday, the S&D Group has asked that the debate on the follow-up of the Conference on the Future of Europe taking place on Tuesday afternoon be wound up with a resolution to be voted on Wed…

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Order of business

We now come to the order of business. The final draft agenda as adopted by the Conference of Presidents on 28 April pursuant to Rule 157 has been distributed. First of all, I would like to inform you that I have received one request for urgent procedure from the ENVI Committee pursuant to Rule 163 on the following legislative file: Transitional rules for the packaging and labelling of veterinary m…

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

Since the adjournment of Parliament’s session on 7 April, I have signed, together with the President of the Council, three 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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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 AGRI Committee not to oppose a delegated act pursuant to Rule 111(6) of the Rules of Procedure, and the recommendation is available on the plenary web page. If no objections are raised by a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold within 24 hours following…

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

The PECH, IMCO 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 web page, 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 thres…

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Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes and the texts adopted at the sitting of 7 April are available. Can I ask, dear colleagues, do you have any comments? No, that does not seem to be the case, and therefore the minutes are approved.…

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation (RC-B9-0197/2022, B9-0197/2022, B9-0200/2022, B9-0201/2022, B9-0203/2022, B9-0210/2022, B9-0211/2022) (vote)

Dear colleagues, this is a very, very important moment and a significant step. I think this position of this Parliament is clear and sends the strongest of messages of support to the people on the front line in Ukraine. Well done.…

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Question Time (Commission) - von der Leyen Commission: Two years on, implementation of the political priorities

I should like to thank you, Commission President, for giving us more time than we originally asked for. I think we did very well – it is 12 years since Question Time last took place in plenary. (Applause) A lot of colleagues asked to take the floor. Can I ask you to still register your questions for the next Question Time with the High Representative, if those questions can be put to him. That con…

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EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine (debate)

The next item is the debate on the Council and Commission statements on EU protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine (2022/2618(RSP)). I remind you that we are testing some of the recommendations of the focus group on plenary reform. That means that free seating is applied, with the exception of the first two rows that are allocated to group leaders. That means that y…

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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, together with the President of the Council, I shall on Wednesday, 6 April 2022 sign seven acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure in accordance with Rule 79 of our Rules of Procedure. The titles of the acts will be published in the minutes of the sittings.…

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

– The ECON and LIBE committees have decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 71(1) of the rules. The report, which constitutes the mandate for the negotiations, is available on the plenary web page and its title will be published in the minutes of the sitting. Pursuant to Rule 71(2), Members or political groups reaching at least a medium threshold may request in writi…

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Resumption of the session

I declare resumed the session of the European Parliament adjourned on Thursday 24 March 2022.

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Voting time

Colleagues I would like to welcome you to our voting session. I think we can all say we are pleased to be back in the Chamber after almost two years of hybrid meetings and remote voting. We will be taking important decisions today, on this important day for Europe, and your presence in this regard is crucial. We will now proceed with the vote. (For the results and other details on the vote: see Mi…

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Refugees in Europe: CARE (debate)

The next item is the debate on the request for urgent procedure on refugees in Europe: CARE (COM(2022)0109 – C9-0057/2022 – 2022/0075(COD)). One month ago today, Putin ordered a criminal invasion into the sovereign and independent country of Ukraine. Millions have been forced to flee their homes in search of safety. Almost 6.5 million people are internally displaced in Ukraine and a further 3.5 mi…

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Appointments to new committees

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to this start of a very long series of important debates. I’ll start with a couple of announcements. First of all, the political groups and the non—attached Members have notified me of appointments to the two new special committees, COVI and INGE 2, and to the PEGA Committee of Inquiry. The list of the members appointed to these new committees will be published on P…

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Address by Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada

Thank you, dear colleagues. Thank you once again, Prime Minister, for being with us. We look forward to having you here quite soon again. That concludes the debate.

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Debriefing of the European Council meeting in Paris on 10 March 2022 - Preparation of the European Council meeting 24-25 March 2022 (debate)

The next item is the joint debate on: – European Council and Commission statements on the debriefing on the European Council meeting in Paris of 10 March 2022 (2022/2570(RSP)); – Council and Commission statements on preparation of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022 (2022/2532(RSP)). Let me also inform you that you will be able to request catch-the-eye and blue-card interventions via …