Verbatim report of proceedings of 18 April 2018

Table of Contents

• VERBATIM REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF 18 APRIL 2018 1
• 1. Opening of the sitting 7
• 2. Integrity policy of the Commission, in particular the appointment of the Secretary-General of the European Commission (motions for resolutions tabled): see Minutes 7
• 3. Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled): see Minutes 7
• 4. Implementing measures (Rule 106): see Minutes 7
• 5. Delegated acts (Rule 105(6)): see Minutes 7
• 6. Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 22 and 23 March 2018 (debate) 7
• 7. Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (consent) (Rule 69c): see Minutes 21
• 8. Composition of political groups : see Minutes 21
• 9. Request for consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee (Rule 137(2)): see Minutes 21
• 10. Discharge 2016 (debate) 21
• 11. Resumption of the sitting 49
• 12. Voting time 49
• 12.1. Fixing the period for the ninth election of representatives to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (A8-0145/2018 - Danuta Maria Hübner) (vote) 49
• 12.2. Parliament's calendar of part-sessions – 2019 (vote) 49
• 12.3. EU-Australia Framework Agreement (A8-0110/2018 - Francisco José Millán Mon) (vote) 49
• 12.4. EU-Australia Framework Agreement (Resolution) (A8-0119/2018 - Francisco José Millán Mon) (vote) 49
• 12.5. Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (A8-0131/2018 - Helga Stevens) (vote) 50
• 12.6. Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (Additional Protocol) (A8-0132/2018 - Helga Stevens) (vote) 50
• 12.7. Packaging and packaging waste (A8-0029/2017 - Simona Bonafè) (vote) 50
• 12.8. End-of-life vehicles, waste batteries and accumulators and electrical and electronic equipment waste (A8-0013/2017 - Simona Bonafè) (vote) 50
• 12.9. Waste (A8-0034/2017 - Simona Bonafè) (vote) 50
• 12.10. Landfill of waste (A8-0031/2017 - Simona Bonafè) (vote) 50
• 12.11. Procedural rules in the field of environmental reporting (A8-0253/2017 - Francesc Gambús) (vote) 50
• 12.12. Integrity policy of the Commission, in particular the appointment of the Secretary-General of the European Commission (B8-0214/2018) (vote) 50
• 12.13. Progress on UN Global compacts for safe, orderly and regular migration and on refugees (B8-0184/2018, B8-0185/2018) (vote) 50
• 12.14. Implementation of the EU external financing instruments: mid-term review 2017 and the future post-2020 architecture (A8-0112/2018 - Marietje Schaake) (vote) 50
• 12.15. Annual reports 2015-2016 on subsidiarity and proportionality (A8-0141/2018 - Mady Delvaux) (vote) 50
• 12.16. Discharge 2016: EU general budget – Commission and executive agencies (A8-0137/2018 - Joachim Zeller) (vote) 50
• 12.17. Discharge 2016: Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2016 Commission discharge (A8-0130/2018 - Joachim Zeller) (vote) 51
• 12.18. Discharge 2016: EU general budget - 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th EDFs (A8-0123/2018 - Barbara Kappel) (vote) 51
• 12.19. Discharge 2016: EU general budget – European Parliament (A8-0105/2018 - Derek Vaughan) (vote) 51
• 12.20. Discharge 2016: EU general budget – European Council and Council (A8-0116/2018 - Ingeborg Gräßle) (vote) 51
• 12.21. Discharge 2016: EU general budget – Court of Justice (A8-0122/2018 - Ingeborg Gräßle) (vote) 51
• 12.22. Discharge 2016: EU general budget – Court of Auditors (A8-0089/2018 - Ingeborg Gräßle) (vote) 51
• 12.23. Discharge 2016: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee (A8-0097/2018 - Ingeborg Gräßle) (vote) 51
• 12.24. Discharge 2016: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions (A8-0117/2018 - Ingeborg Gräßle) (vote) 51
• 12.25. Discharge 2016: EU general budget – European External Action Service (A8-0128/2018 - Marco Valli) (vote) 51
• 12.26. Discharge 2016: EU general budget – European Ombudsman (A8-0100/2018 - Ingeborg Gräßle) (vote) 52
• 12.27. Discharge 2016: EU general budget – European Data Protection Supervisor (A8-0099/2018 - Ingeborg Gräßle) (vote) 52
• 12.28. Discharge 2016: Performance, financial management and control of EU agencies (A8-0115/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 52
• 12.29. Discharge 2016: Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) (A8-0074/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 52
• 12.30. Discharge 2016: Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) (A8-0069/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 52
• 12.31. Discharge 2016: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT) (A8-0106/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 52
• 12.32. Discharge 2016: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) (A8-0068/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 52
• 12.33. Discharge 2016: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) (A8-0098/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 52
• 12.34. Discharge 2016: European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) (A8-0066/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 52
• 12.35. Discharge 2016: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) (A8-0083/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 52
• 12.36. Discharge 2016: European Banking Authority (EBA) (A8-0067/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 53
• 12.37. Discharge 2016: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (A8-0085/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 53
• 12.38. Discharge 2016: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (A8-0086/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 53
• 12.39. Discharge 2016: European Environment Agency (EEA) (A8-0090/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 53
• 12.40. Discharge 2016: European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) (A8-0107/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 53
• 12.41. Discharge 2016: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (A8-0091/2018 - Indrek Tarand) (vote) 53
• 12.42. Discharge 2016: European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) (A8-0087/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 53
• 12.43. Discharge 2016: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) (A8-0088/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 53
• 12.44. Discharge 2016: European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) (A8-0096/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 53
• 12.45. Discharge 2016: European Medicines Agency (EMA) (A8-0103/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 53
• 12.46. Discharge 2016: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) (A8-0081/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 53
• 12.47. Discharge 2016: European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) (A8-0078/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 53
• 12.48. Discharge 2016: European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) (A8-0114/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 54
• 12.49. Discharge 2016: European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) (A8-0079/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 54
• 12.50. Discharge 2016: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) (A8-0101/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 54
• 12.51. Discharge 2016: European Training Foundation (ETF) (A8-0080/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 54
• 12.52. Discharge 2016: European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA) (A8-0111/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 54
• 12.53. Discharge 2016: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) (A8-0084/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 54
• 12.54. Discharge 2016: Euratom Supply Agency (ESA) (A8-0102/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 54
• 12.55. Discharge 2016: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) (A8-0092/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 54
• 12.56. Discharge 2016: EU Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust) (A8-0113/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 54
• 12.57. Discharge 2016: European Police Office (Europol) (A8-0109/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 54
• 12.58. Discharge 2016: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) (A8-0093/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 55
• 12.59. Discharge 2016: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) (A8-0108/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 55
• 12.60. Discharge 2016: European GNSS Agency (GSA) (A8-0082/2018 - Bart Staes) (vote) 55
• 12.61. Discharge 2016: Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI) (A8-0071/2018 - Brian Hayes) (vote) 55
• 12.62. Discharge 2016: Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking (A8-0070/2018 - Brian Hayes) (vote) 55
• 12.63. Discharge 2016: ECSEL Joint Undertaking (A8-0072/2018 - Brian Hayes) (vote) 55
• 12.64. Discharge 2016: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (FCH2) (A8-0073/2018 - Brian Hayes) (vote) 55
• 12.65. Discharge 2016: Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (IMI) (A8-0075/2018 - Brian Hayes) (vote) 55
• 12.66. Discharge 2016: ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy Joint Undertaking (A8-0095/2018 - Brian Hayes) (vote) 55
• 12.67. Discharge 2016: SESAR Joint Undertaking (A8-0077/2018 - Brian Hayes) (vote) 55
• 12.68. Discharge 2016: Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R) (A8-0076/2018 - Brian Hayes) (vote) 55
• 13. Explanations of vote 56
• 13.1. EU-Australia Framework Agreement (A8-0110/2018 - Francisco José Millán Mon) 56
• 13.2. EU-Australia Framework Agreement (Resolution) (A8-0119/2018 - Francisco José Millán Mon) 56
• 13.3. Packaging and packaging waste (A8-0029/2017 - Simona Bonafè) 57
• 13.4. End-of-life vehicles, waste batteries and accumulators and electrical and electronic equipment waste (A8-0013/2017 - Simona Bonafè) 58
• 13.5. Waste (A8-0034/2017 - Simona Bonafè) 58
• 13.6. Procedural rules in the field of environmental reporting (A8-0253/2017 - Francesc Gambús) 59
• 13.7. Integrity policy of the Commission, in particular the appointment of the Secretary-General of the European Commission (B8-0214/2018) 59
• 13.8. Progress on UN Global compacts for safe, orderly and regular migration and on refugees (B8-0184/2018) 60
• 13.9. Implementation of the EU external financing instruments: mid-term review 2017 and the future post-2020 architecture (A8-0112/2018 - Marietje Schaake) 60
• 13.10. Annual reports 2015-2016 on subsidiarity and proportionality (A8-0141/2018 - Mady Delvaux) 61
• 13.11. Discharge 2016: EU general budget – Commission and executive agencies (A8-0137/2018 - Joachim Zeller) 61
• 13.12. Discharge 2016: EU general budget – Court of Auditors (A8-0089/2018 - Ingeborg Gräßle) 61
• 13.13. Discharge 2016: Performance, financial management and control of EU agencies (A8-0115/2018 - Bart Staes) 62
• 13.14. Discharge 2016: European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) (A8-0114/2018 - Bart Staes) 62
• 14. Corrections to votes and voting intentions: see Minutes 62
• 15. Resumption of the sitting 63
• 16. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting: see Minutes 63
• 17. Documents received: see Minutes 63
• 18. Transfers of appropriations: see Minutes 63
• 19. Cambridge Analytica and Facebook: Data protection and citizen's privacy as a line of defence against election manipulation (debate) 63
• 20. Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing (debate) 90
• 21. Approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (debate) 104
• 22. Organic production and labelling of organic products (debate) 114
• 23. Implementation of the Treaty provisions concerning national Parliaments (debate) 130
• 24. Annual Report on Competition Policy (debate) 138
• 25. Disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches (2016/0107(COD)) (debate) 147
• 26. Vaccine hesitancy and drop in vaccination rates in Europe (debate) 152
• 27. Agenda of the next sitting : see Minutes 162
• 28. Closure of the sitting 162