Verbatim report of proceedings of 11 December 2018

Table of Contents

• VERBATIM REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF 11 DECEMBER 2018 (C/2024/3653) 1
• 1. Opening of the sitting 4
• 2. Preparation of the European Council meeting of 13 and 14 December 2018 (debate) 4
• 3. Results of the Eurogroup and preparation of the EURO Summit (debate) 24
• 4. Resumption of the sitting 36
• 5. Voting time 37
• 5.1. Education in the digital era: challenges, opportunities and lessons for EU policy design (A8-0400/2018 - Yana Toom) (vote) 37
• 5.2. Coordination of social security systems (A8-0386/2018 - Guillaume Balas) (vote) 37
• 5.3. Establishing a European Labour Authority (A8-0391/2018 - Jeroen Lenaers) (vote) 38
• 5.4. Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund: Re-commitment of remaining amounts (A8-0370/2018 - Miriam Dalli) (vote) 38
• 5.5. Establishing a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (A8-0397/2018 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy) (vote) 38
• 5.6. Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (A8-0142/2018 - Claude Rolin) (vote) 38
• 5.7. Transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain (A8-0417/2018 - Renate Sommer) (vote) 38
• 5.8. European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) (A8-0273/2017 - Anne Sander) (vote) 39
• 5.9. European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) (A8-0274/2017 - Czesław Hoc) (vote) 39
• 5.10. European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound) (A8-0275/2017 - Enrique Calvet Chambon) (vote) 39
• 5.11. Complementing EU type-approval legislation with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (A8-0359/2018 - Marlene Mizzi) (vote) 39
• 5.12. Objection pursuant to Rule 106: maximum residue levels for acetamiprid in certain products (B8-0556/2018) (vote) 39
• 5.13. Humanitarian Visas (A8-0423/2018 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar) (vote) 39
• 5.14. Visa Code (A8-0434/2018 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar) (vote) 40
• 5.15. Common system of value added tax as regards the temporary application of a generalised reverse charge mechanism in relation to supplies of goods and services above a certain threshold (A8-0418/2018 - Gabriel Mato) (vote) 40
• 5.16. Full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania (A8-0365/2018 - Sergei Stanishev) (vote) 40
• 5.17. Military mobility (A8-0372/2018 - Tunne Kelam) (vote) 40
• 5.18. New European Agenda for Culture (A8-0388/2018 - Giorgos Grammatikakis) (vote) 40
• 6. Explanations of vote 40
• 6.1. Education in the digital era: challenges, opportunities and lessons for EU policy design (A8-0400/2018 - Yana Toom) 41
• 6.2. Establishing a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (A8-0397/2018 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy) 43
• 6.3. Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (A8-0142/2018 - Claude Rolin) 44
• 6.4. Transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain (A8-0417/2018 - Renate Sommer) 45
• 6.5. European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) (A8-0273/2017 - Anne Sander) 46
• 6.6. European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound) (A8-0275/2017 - Enrique Calvet Chambon) 47
• 6.7. Full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania (A8-0365/2018 - Sergei Stanishev) 47
• 6.8. Military mobility (A8-0372/2018 - Tunne Kelam) 47
• 6.9. New European Agenda for Culture (A8-0388/2018 - Giorgos Grammatikakis) 48
• 7. Corrections to votes and voting intentions : see Minutes 49
• 8. Resumption of the sitting 49
• 9. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting : see Minutes 50
• 10. Amendment of the agenda : see Minutes 50
• 11. Documents received: see Minutes 50
• 12. Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78): see Minutes 50
• 13. Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on Terrorism (debate) 50
• 14. EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement – EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (resolution) - EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement – EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement (resolution) - Adequacy of the protection of personal data afforded by Japan (debate) 68
• 15. The ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on the case of Selahattin Demirtas (debate) 85
• 16. Annual report on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy – Annual report on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (debate) 88
• 17. Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world in 2017 and the European Union's policy on the matter (debate) 102
• 18. EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (debate) 109
• 19. Composition of political groups : see Minutes 119
• 20. New general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019 (debate) 119
• 21. Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility (debate) 129
• 22. Establishing the European Defence Fund (debate) 141
• 23. Establishing Horizon Europe – laying down its rules for participation and dissemination – Programme implementing Horizon Europe (debate) 147
• 24. Agenda of the next sitting : see Minutes 157
• 25. Closure of the sitting 157