What David Maria spoke about.

23 Nov

2021

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 21-22 October 2021 (debate)

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I thank President Michel for being with us today. I also thank President von der Leyen and Vice-President Schinas and, of course, all the speakers who have enriched our debate. The debate is closed. I now leave the Chair to Vice-President Silva Pereira for the results of the votes.…

23 Nov

2021

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 21-22 October 2021 (debate)

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The next item is the debate on the Council and Commission statements on the European Council conclusions of 21 and 22 October 2021 (2021/2895(RSP)). I greet President Charles Michel and President Ursula von der Leyen who are here with us today. I would like to inform the honourable Members that this debate takes place with a round of speeches by speakers from the political groups. I would remind y…

22 Nov

2021

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Order of business

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Let us now move on to the order of business. The final draft agenda, as amended by the Conference of Presidents by written procedure pursuant to Rule 157 on Friday 19 November, has been circulated. No requests were received to change the final order of business. I would like to inform you that votes are divided between different voting sessions, depending on the number of amendments and the number…

22 Nov

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, and this is the last announcement, that on Wednesday I will sign, together with the President of the Council, four acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure in accordance with Rule 79 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure. The titles of these acts will be published in the minutes of this sitting.…

22 Nov

2021

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Corrigendum (Rule 241)

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The EMPL Committee sent a corrigendum to a text adopted by Parliament. In accordance with Rule 241(4) of the Rules of Procedure, this corrigendum shall be deemed to have been adopted unless, within 24 hours of the announcement, a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold request that it be put to the vote. The corrigendum is available on the plenary website and the title will …

22 Nov

2021

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Negotiations ahead of the Council's first reading (Rule 72)

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Pursuant to Rule 72 of the Rules of Procedure, the JURI Committee decided to open interinstitutional negotiations prior to the Council's first reading. The position adopted by Parliament at first reading, which constitutes the mandate for these negotiations, is available on the plenary webpage and its title will be published in the minutes of the sitting.…

22 Nov

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, …

22 Nov

2021

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

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Following the decision of the ITRE Committee to enter into interinstitutional negotiations under Rule 71(1) announced on Wednesday 10 November, I have not received any request for a vote. The committee has therefore already been able to start negotiations.…

22 Nov

2021

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Composition of committees and delegations

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The EPP, S&D and Renew Europe Groups have informed me of some amending decisions regarding 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.…

22 Nov

2021

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Composition of political groups

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Carlo Calenda has left the S&D Group and joined the Renew Europe Group as of 17 November 2021.

22 Nov

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 10 and 11 November 2021 are available. Are there any comments? There were no comments and therefore the minutes were approved.

22 Nov

2021

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Opening of the sitting

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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. At the opening of this plenary, I wanted to thank the vice-presidents, the group presidents, the political groups and the administration. Unfortunately, I have been absent because of illness, I have had very bad pneumonia, but Parliament's activities have continued and I naturally wanted to thank everyone for that.…

22 Nov

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 11 November 2021.

13 Sep

2021

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health (debate)

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The next item is the joint debate. - the report by Joanna Kopcińska, on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 establishing a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COM(2020)0726 - C9-0366/2020 - 2020/0320(COD)) (A9-0253/2021), and - t…

13 Sep

2021

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Order of business

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As I said before, these are discussions that are open, there has been no decision at the moment. And it is right to discuss this, but I also invite colleagues to learn about the competences of our Parliament bodies, because behind closed doors the Conference of Presidents does not discuss this: The competences are of the Bureau Parliament, which has the competence to discuss measures and organisat…

13 Sep

2021

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Order of business

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The debate on the vaccination certificate is an open debate and this afternoon it will be addressed by Parliament, which is the competent body for this debate. So we will see what will be the discussion and what will be the measures that will be required.…

13 Sep

2021

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Order of business

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Let us now move on to the order of business. The final draft agenda, drawn up by the Conference of Presidents, pursuant to Rule 157 of the Rules of Procedure, at its meeting on Thursday 9 September, has been circulated. The following requests for amendments have been submitted: Monday I would like to inform you that I have received a request for the application of the urgency procedure under Artic…

13 Sep

2021

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

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Thank you, Mr Aguilera. Of course we are all very close to the victim, but also to all the people who have suffered disasters due to this devastating fire.

13 Sep

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, following the interruption of the session on 8 July, I signed with the President of the Council five acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure in accordance with Rule 79 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure. I would like to inform the House that on Wednesday I will sign with the President of the Council an act adopted under the ordinary legislative …

13 Sep

2021

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Calendar of part-sessions

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I would like to inform the House that, during the Conference of Presidents on 9 September, I decided, together with the Chairs of the political groups, that an extraordinary part-session will be held on 27 January 2022 to pay tribute to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust. This session will be organized as every year on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of …

13 Sep

2021

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

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The ITRE and ECON Committees decided to open 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 writi…

13 Sep

2021

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Council positions at first reading

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I have received from the Council its position at first reading concerning the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance IPA III and the reasons which led the Council to adopt it and the Commission's positions and opinions. The full title will be listed in the minutes of this sitting. Parliament's three-month speaking time start…

13 Sep

2021

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Composition of committees and delegations

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The EPP, ID and ECR Groups have informed me of some amending decisions regarding appointments in committees and delegations. These decisions will be included in the minutes of today's sitting and will enter into force on the date of this announcement.…

13 Sep

2021

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Composition of political groups

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The non-attached Member, Mrs Lucia Vuolo, joined the EPP Group on 10 September this year.

13 Sep

2021

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Request for waiver of immunity

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The competent authorities of Greece have sent me a request for the waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Mr Emmanouil Fragkos in order to initiate criminal proceedings against him. In accordance with the Rules of Procedure, such a request shall be forwarded to Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs, which shall be responsible for the matter.…