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Request for the waiver of the immunity of Grzegorz Braun (A10-0075/2026 - Mario Furore) (vote)

The next vote is on the request for the waiver of the immunity of Grzegorz Braun (see minutes, item 7.5).

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Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Union list of projects of common interest and projects of mutual interest (B10-0179/2026) (vote)

The next vote is on the objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Union list of projects of common interest and projects of mutual interest (see minutes, item 7.3).

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Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Union framework for the national calculation of life-cycle global warming potential (B10-0178/2026) (vote)

The next vote is on the objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Union framework for the national calculation of life-cycle global warming potential (see minutes, item 7.2).

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Voting time

The next item is the vote.

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Requests for waivers of immunity

The competent authorities of Portugal have addressed a request to me for the parliamentary immunity of Francisco Assis to be waived. This request is referred to the Committee on Legal Affairs.

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Order of business

You have the floor now. I now give the floor to miss Murielle Laurent.

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Thank you very much, Ms Düpont. I put the request of the Greens Group to a vote by roll call. (Parliament rejected the request) Therefore the agenda remains unchanged. Therefore, dear colleagues, the agenda is adopted and the order of business is thus established. Dear colleagues, please listen to the points that will be made. I give the floor to Mélissa Camara.…

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Thank you very much, Ms Bentele. So I put the request of the EPP Group to a vote by roll call. (Parliament approved the request) The agenda is changed accordingly. For tomorrow, the Greens Group has requested that the report of Ms Sippel on 'Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of applicati…

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Order of business

Thank you very much, Mr Maniatis. Ms Bentele, do you agree with the alternative proposal of the S&D Group?

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Order of business

Thank you very much, Ms Bentele. I have received an alternative proposal from the S&D Group, which would be a statement on 'The worsening Middle East escalation in light of Israel's planned security zone in Lebanon, the recent strikes on energy infrastructure in the Gulf and the risk of imminent executions in Iran.' Mr Maniatis, do I understand correctly that you want to speak against the EPP prop…

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

I have received separate requests for a vote in Parliament from The Left, Greens and S&D groups reaching the medium threshold on the decision of the LIBE Committee to enter into negotiations on the following file: Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union. The vote will be held tomorrow.…

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Composition of committees and delegations

The EPP, ECR, Renew Europe groups and the non-attached Members have notified me of decisions relating to changes to appointments within committees and delegations. These decisions will be set out in the minutes of today's sitting and take effect on the date of this announcement.…

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Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Many thanks, Ms García Pérez.

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Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes and the texts adopted of the sitting of 12 March are available. Are there any comments? I see that is not the case. Therefore, the minutes are approved. Ms García Pérez would like the floor. Please, Iratxe, you have the floor.…

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Resumption of the session

I declare resumed the session of the European Parliament adjourned on 12 March 2026.

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Flagship European defence projects of common interest (A10-0014/2026 - Lucia Annunziata) (vote)

The final vote is on flagship European defence projects of common interest (see minutes, item 8.13).

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EU-Ecuador Agreement: cooperation between Europol and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combating serious crime and terrorism (A10-0028/2026 - Matthieu Valet) (vote)

The next vote is on the EU-Ecuador Agreement: cooperation between Europol and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combating serious crime and terrorism (see minutes, item 8.4).

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Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission (A10-0031/2026 - Sven Simon) (vote)

This is a very important report. Thank you to Sven Simon and Bernd Lange for their work. We will hold a signing ceremony with the Commission President at a future part-session.

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Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission (A10-0031/2026 - Sven Simon) (vote)

The first vote is on the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission (see minutes, item 8.1).

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Voting time

Dear colleagues, the next item is the vote.

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Formal sitting – Address by Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia

Dear colleagues, it is an honour to welcome the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, to the European Parliament today. Prime Minister, dear Nikol, welcome back to this House. When you last addressed us, you set your country in motion to deepen relations with the European Union. Since then, we have come a long way – from our increased cooperation through our strategic agenda to our support f…

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EUCO and situation in the Middle East (joint debate)

The next item is the joint debate on: – the Council and Commission statements on the preparation of the European Council meeting of 19‑20 March 2026 (2026/2590(RSP)); and. – the Council and Commission statements on the US‑Israel military operation against the Iranian regime, its consequences and the need to support the people of Iran (2026/2634(RSP)). I'd like to remind you that we continue with t…

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

In relation to the decision by several committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 72(1), announced at the opening of the session on Monday 9 March 2026, I have received no requests for a vote in Parliament by Members or political groups reaching at least the medium threshold. The committees may therefore start negotiations.…

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Composition of political groups

Good morning, dear colleagues. I have two announcements. Jessika Van Leeuwen and Sander Smit are no longer members of the EPP Group and have joined the ECR Group as of 11 March 2026.

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Penalties

I have one announcement. I would like to recall that on 16 June 2025, the Bureau amended its Decision on rules governing access to and attendance in the Chamber and the conduct of debates. Mobile phones may not be used in the Chamber for the purpose of taking pictures or making audiovisual recordings when this could harm Parliament's dignity and reputation or the principle of mutual request. Pursu…