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Building of a wall on the Polish – Belarus border in the Białowieża primeval forest (debate)

The next item is the debate on the Commission statement on the building of a wall on the Polish – Belarus border in the Białowieża primeval forest (2022/2652(RSP)). I remind you that free seating applies, with the exception of the first two rows, which are allocated to the Group leaders. You will be able to request catch—the—eye and blue—cards via your voting machine, after having inserted your vo…

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Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of yesterday’s sitting and the texts adopted are available. Are there any comments? The minutes are approved.

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Impact of Russian illegal war of aggression against Ukraine on the EU transport and tourism sectors (B9-0223/2022) (vote)

That concludes the vote. (The sitting was suspended at 12.41)

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Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations: EU Digital COVID Certificate - third-country nationals (A9-0137/2022 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar) (vote)

It is adopted. The committee can start interinstitutional negotiations immediately.

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Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations: EU Digital COVID Certificate - Union citizens (A9-0138/2022 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar) (vote)

Now we will proceed with the vote. It is adopted. The committee can start interinstitutional negotiations immediately.

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Voting time

The next item is the vote.

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Resumption of the sitting

Thank you very much, Mr Lega. I will pass on the information to Madam President, and we will see how the Parliament can officially react.

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The impact of the war against Ukraine on women (debate)

Madam President, Ukrainian women are the biggest victims of Putin’s war. Women and their children are the easiest targets for Russian soldiers’ cruelty. Horrible stories are emerging: a woman forced into sexual slavery, trapped in a basement in Bucha. After being tortured, Russian soldiers, shot her dead. A mother raped repeatedly in front of her son; a three—year—old girl found dead with her whol…

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Right to repair (debate)

Madam President, we have all faced the frustration of a cracked phone screen, only to go to the manufacturer and be told that fixing it will cost almost as much as a new phone and, if we do it ourselves, it will be out of warranty for everything else. We need to listen to our citizens and we must change this. Fixing items must be easier and local businesses and individuals should be able to do it.…

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Situation in Afghanistan, in particular the situation of women’s rights (debate)

The next item is the debate on the statement by the Vice—President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the situation in Afghanistan, in particular the situation of women’s rights (2022/2571(RSP)). I remind you that free seating is applied, with the exception of the first two rows that are allocated to the political group leaders. You wi…

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Composition of committees and delegations

The S&D and ECR Groups have notified the President of decisions relating to changes to appointments within committees. Those decisions will be set out in the Minutes of today’s sitting and shall take effect on the day of this announcement.…

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

Mr President, a crying and exhausted little boy is walking by himself with just one plastic bag in his hands, towards the border with Poland. Tired mothers carrying their children in one arm and just a couple of belongings in the other, only what they had time to pack, crossing the border with Slovakia There are now already 4 million of them. Four million Ukrainians have crossed the borders becaus…

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Roaming Regulation (recast) (debate)

Madam President, consumers today may take it for granted, but I remember the huge bills consumers faced for using their phone while roaming. It was outrageous. For me, it is clear: extending the ban on roaming charges is the right step. The end of roaming is a concrete example of the European Union solving a practical problem. We did the same with limiting the costs of long-distance calls – so-cal…

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Announcement of voting results

I will now move to the results of the first voting session of today, 10 March 2022. (The President read out the results of the vote)* _______________ * See Minutes. (The sitting was suspended at 13.06)…

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Calendar of Parliament's part-sessions - 2023

At its meeting of Wednesday, 9 March 2022, the Conference of Presidents adopted a proposal for the calendar of part—sessions for the parliamentary year 2023. The dates are available on the plenary webpage. The deadline for tabling amendments is Monday, 21 March at 12.00. The vote will take place on Thursday, 24 March at 11.30.…

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Destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh

The debate is closed. The vote will take place today.

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Destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh

The next item is the debate on six motions for resolutions on destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno—Karabakh (2022/2582(RSP))*. _______________ * See Minutes.

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Myanmar, one year after the coup

The debate is closed. The vote will take place today. Written statements (Rule 171)

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Myanmar, one year after the coup

The next item is the debate on six motions for resolutions on Myanmar, one year after the coup (2022/2581(RSP))*. _______________ * See Minutes.

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The situation of journalists and human rights defenders in Mexico

The debate is closed. The vote will take place today.

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Batteries and waste batteries (debate)

Madam President, the impact of the war in Ukraine is everywhere, even in relation to batteries. The war has already shut down the production of electric cars in a number of Member States, including the Czech Republic, due to the electric parts that go into connecting batteries to the vehicles being blocked. As vehicle manufacturers struggle to find new sources of supplies, we must prevent a simila…

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The deterioration of the situation of refugees as a consequence of the Russian aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, Kyrill, 18 months – old killed from shelling. Sofia, six years old – shot to death with her baby brother, mother and grandparents trying to escape by car. Arseniy, 14 – bled to death from a fragment of projectile. Child cancer patients treated in basements of hospitals. Mothers with children targeted by gunfire while fleeing war. These are just some examples of how Putin fights in Uk…

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Closure of the session

I declare closed the 2021-2022 session of the European Parliament.

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Agenda for next sitting

The sitting is closed and it will resume tomorrow, Tuesday, 8 March, at 9.00 with the debate on the report by Ms Kalniete on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation. The agenda has been published and is available on the European Parliament website.…

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

That concludes the item.