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15 Dec

2021

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Award of the Sakharov Prize (formal sitting)

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Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here today to award the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Alexei Navalny. The empty chair in this hemicycle symbolizes, once again unfortunately, that a winner of our prize is deprived of freedom. To our deep regret, Alexei Navalny cannot be here with us today, because he is being unjustly detained in a prison in the Russian Federa…

15 Dec

2021

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 16-17 December 2021 - The EU's response to the global resurgence of Covid-19 and the new emerging Covid variants (debate)

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The next item is the joint debate on the statements by the Council and the Commission on - Preparation of the European Council meeting on 16 and 17 December (2021/2966(RSP)), and - EU response to the global COVID-19 resurgence and the emergence of new COVID variants (2021/3012(RSP)).…

15 Dec

2021

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

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Thank you, Mr Domènec.

15 Dec

2021

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

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In relation to the decisions of several committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations under Rule 71(1) of the Rules of Procedure, as we announced at the opening of the session last Monday, I have not received any request for a vote in Parliament from a number of Members or political groups equal to the average threshold and therefore the committees concerned can start negotiations.…

15 Dec

2021

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Amendment of the agenda

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As announced at the opening of this part-session, the votes were distributed in different voting sessions, taking into account the number of amendments tabled and the number of requests for split votes. In view of this, today's second voting session is deleted and the votes initially scheduled for this voting session are redistributed. Information on the distribution of votes will be available on …

15 Dec

2021

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Announcement by the President

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At the beginning I must point out the sanctions that unfortunately we had to impose on some colleagues. Violating the rules of the COVID Pass to enter Parliament is a serious gesture, not only because it violates the rules we have given ourselves and then because it puts our own health and the health of others at risk. In accordance with Rules 10(2) and 176 of the Rules of Procedure, I have decide…

14 Dec

2021

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Formal sitting –Ghana

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Thank you to the President, we thank him for his words, for his message and for the commitments that naturally await the European Union and Ghana and many African countries. Thank you for your presence, it was truly an honor to listen to you.…

14 Dec

2021

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Formal sitting –Ghana

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Ladies and gentlemen, it is an honour today to have the President of Ghana here with us in our plenary, a country with which we have many relations, with which we want to develop cooperation. It is a very important sign of the European Union's attention with an important African country. I would immediately give the floor to the President for his speech.…

13 Dec

2021

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The 30th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its importance for the future of Russia and Europe (debate)

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Of course, Parliament will always be attentive to the reasons of the dissidents, of the opposition in the Russian Federation, to those who fight in that country for freedom. The debate is closed. Written declarations (Rule 171)…

13 Dec

2021

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The 30th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its importance for the future of Russia and Europe (debate)

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The next item is the statement by the President on the 30th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its importance for the future of Russia and Europe (2021/2995(RSP)). Ladies and gentlemen, in order to start this debate, we must go back thirty years. The collapse of the Soviet Union was a process rather than an event, yet it was unimaginable to many. The long period of the Cold War…

13 Dec

2021

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Order of business

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We will make the appropriate decisions, of course as we have always done, following the advice of the health authorities.

13 Dec

2021

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Order of business

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The final draft agenda, as set by the Conference of Presidents, pursuant to Rule 157 of the Rules of Procedure, at its meeting on Wednesday 8 December 2021 has been circulated. I would like to inform you that I have received a request for the application of the urgency procedure under Rule 163 concerning the following legislative file, which concerns transitional provisions for certain in vitro di…

13 Dec

2021

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

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I would like to inform the House that, since the session was interrupted on 25 November, I have signed under Rule 79 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure, together with the President of the Council, three acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure. I would also like to inform the House that on Wednesday I will sign, together with the President of the Council, six acts adopted under the or…

13 Dec

2021

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

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Several committees decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations under Rule 71 of the Rules of Procedure. The reports, which constitute the mandates for these negotiations, are available on the plenary website and their titles will be published in the minutes of the sitting. A number of Members or one or more political groups reaching at least the average threshold may request in writing, …

13 Dec

2021

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Composition of committees and delegations

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The S&D, Renew Europe and ID Groups have informed me of some decisions to amend the appointments in committees and delegations. These decisions will be included in the minutes of today's sitting and will enter into force as of this announcement.…

13 Dec

2021

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Composition of political groups

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Mr Michal Wiezik left the EPP Group and joined the Renew Europe Group as of 8 December 2021. Mr Dorien Rookmaker, a non-attached Member, joined the ECR Group as of 8 December 2021.

13 Dec

2021

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Composition of Parliament

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Following the appointment of Mr Johan Danielsson as Minister of Housing and Deputy Minister of Labour in the Swedish Government, Parliament takes note of the vacancy of his seat, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure, as from 30 November 2021. Following the resignation of Mrs Evelyne Gebhardt, Parliament takes note of the vacancy of her seat as of 2 February 2022, in accordance with the Rules …

13 Dec

2021

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Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings

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. – The minutes and approved texts of the sittings of 22, 23, 24 and 25 November 2021 have been distributed. Are there any comments? (The minutes of previous sittings were approved)

13 Dec

2021

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Statement by the President

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Colleagues, as we start our plenary session here in Strasbourg, our thoughts are with the victims of the terrorist attack of 11 December 2018 that hit the city in the heart. We remember the five people who lost their lives, with respect and sadness, and our solidarity goes out to all the other victims, to the families, to the City of Strasbourg and to the French people. More than ever, we must def…

13 Dec

2021

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Resumption of the session

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I declare resumed the session of the European Parliament adjourned on Thursday 25 November 2021.

24 Nov

2021

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Announcement of voting results

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Ladies and gentlemen, before continuing with the debates, I shall proceed to the communication of the results of today's voting session. (The President read out the results of the first three votes) The joint text on which the Conciliation Committee reached an agreement on 15 November 2021 was approved by both Parliament and the Council. The budgetary procedure has been implemented in accordance w…

24 Nov

2021

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Voting session

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I shall now proceed to the opening of today's voting session. We will vote on the dossiers on the agenda. The voting session will be open from 12.30 to 13.45. Voting will take place according to the same procedure as during the previous voting session. Voting will be by roll call. I declare the voting session open. You can vote until 13:45. The results of the votes will be announced at 4.30 p.m. P…

24 Nov

2021

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Statement by the President

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It is with great sadness that we learned the news of the terrible bus accident, near Sofia, Bulgaria, which cost the lives of forty-six people, including many children. On behalf of the European Parliament and personally, I would like to send all our solidarity to the families and friends of the victims, to the people of North Macedonia and Bulgaria. For this I invite you to observe a minute of si…

24 Nov

2021

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Formal sitting - Address by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

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I thank Mrs Sviatlana for her words. Your freedom is our freedom. The European Parliament is very convinced of this. Thank you for your presence.

24 Nov

2021

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Formal sitting - Address by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

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Dear colleagues, I am honoured to have with us today Mrs Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, whom I thank for her presence. (Live and prolonged applause) One of the important and prestigious leaders of the democratic opposition in Belarus who, as you will remember, together with other leaders of the democratic opposition, was awarded the 2020 Sakharov Prize, and who accepted my invitation to address the Eur…