Speeches

The next vote is on the report by Ms Cavazzini on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention on transparency in treaty-based investor-state arbitration (see minutes, item 10.6).

The next vote is on the report by Mr Joński on the EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tonga (see minutes, item 10.5).

The next vote is on the report by Ms Lalucq and Mr Zarzalejos on the appointment of the Chair of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) (see minutes, item 10.4).

The next vote is on the proposal for a decision by the Conference of Presidents on setting up a special committee on the housing crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office (see minutes, item 10.3).

The next vote is on the proposal for a decision by the Conference of Presidents on setting up a special committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office (see minutes, item 10.2).

The first vote is on the proposal for a decision by the Conference of Presidents on setting up a standing committee on security and defence and a standing committee on public health date (see minutes, item 10.1).

Thank you very much. Now we are going to decide democratically in this Chamber about this. We will move to the vote. I have another point of order from Mr Zingaretti.

I have information about the composition of the political groups: Nora Junco García and Diego Solier are members of the ECR Group as of today, 18 December 2024. I would like to inform the House that I have received a request for a point of order, and I will give the floor to Jordan Bardella.

The next item is the debate on the statement by the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the crackdown on peaceful pro-European demonstrators in Georgia (2024/2986(RSP)).

The next item on the agenda is the debate on the basis of the Commission statement on the Council Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments (2024/2911(RSP)).

The next item is the debate on the basis of statements by the Council and the Commission on the arrest of the Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, the call for his immediate and unconditional release and the repression of freedom of expression in Algeria (2024/2963(RSP)).

The next item on the agenda is the debate on six motions for resolutions on shrinking space for civil society in Cambodia, in particular the case of the workers' rights organisation CENTRAL (2024/2952(RSP)).

The next session will take place tomorrow, Tuesday 26 November 2024, at 9 a.m. The agenda has been published and is available on the European Parliament’s website.

Vice-President Schinas, since you have said that this is your last speech, I would like to thank you for all these years of dedication, work and commitment to this institution, to the European Parliament, as European Commissioner. This closes the debate.

The next item is the debate on the basis of the Commission statement condemning the illegal unilateral declaration of independence of the secessionist entity in Cyprus and all efforts to legitimise it and reaffirming the need for European solidarity – 41 years later [2024/2938(RSP)].