Minutes of the sitting of 5 October 2023

Table of Contents

• MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 5 OCTOBER 2023 (C/2024/5280) 1
• 1. Opening of the sitting 6
• 2. Financial services contracts concluded at a distance (debate) 6
• 3. Urban wastewater treatment (debate) 6
• 4. Request for the waiver of immunity 7
• 5. Action taken following a Parliament decision on immunity 7
• 6. The new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+) (debate) 7
• 7. Resumption of the sitting 8
• 8. Voting time 8
• 8.1. Approval of the appointment of Wopke Hoekstra as Member of the European Commission (vote) 8
• 8.2. Approval of the allocation of new responsibilities of Executive Vice-President of the Commission Maroš Šefčovič (vote) 8
• 8.3. Schengen Borders Code (vote) 8
• 8.4. Human rights situation in Afghanistan, in particular the persecution of former government officials (vote) 9
• 8.5. The case of Zarema Musaeva in Chechnya (vote) 9
• 8.6. Egypt, in particular the sentencing of Hisham Kassem (vote) 9
• 8.7. European green bonds ***I (vote) 10
• 8.8. Scheme of generalised tariff preferences ***I (vote) 10
• 8.9. Financial services contracts concluded at a distance ***I (vote) 10
• 8.10. Urban wastewater treatment ***I (vote) 10
• 8.11. Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijans attack and the continuing threats against Armenia (vote) 11
• 8.12. Taking stock of Moldovas path to the EU (vote) 11
• 8.13. The new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+) (vote) 11
• 9. Resumption of the sitting 12
• 10. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting 12
• 11. Poor sanitary conditions, low levels of security and lack of parking places in rest areas for truck drivers (debate) 12
• 12. Explanations of vote 12
• 13. Approval of the minutes of the sitting and forwarding of texts adopted 13
• 14. Dates of forthcoming sittings 13
• 15. Closure of the sitting 13
• 16. Adjournment of the session 13
• LIST OF DOCUMENTS SERVING AS A BASIS FOR THE DEBATES AND DECISIONS OF PARLIAMENT 14
• 1. Motions for resolutions tabled 14
• 2. Petitions 18
• 3. Modified referrals to committees 18
• 4. Associated committees 18
• 5. Decisions to apply the joint committee procedure 19
• 6. Documents received 19
• ATTENDANCE REGISTER 20
• ANNEX I 22
• RESULT OF VOTES 22
• 1. Approval of the appointment of Wopke Hoekstra as Member of the European Commission 22
• 2. Approval of the allocation of new responsibilities of Executive Vice-President of the Commission Maroš Šefčovič 23
• 3. Human rights situation in Afghanistan, in particular the persecution of former government officials 23
• 4. The case of Zarema Musaeva in Chechnya 24
• 5. Egypt, in particular the sentencing of Hisham Kassem 24
• 6. European green bonds ***I 25
• 7. Scheme of generalised tariff preferences ***I 25
• 8. Financial services contracts concluded at a distance ***I 25
• 9. Urban wastewater treatment ***I 26
• 10. Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijans attack and the continuing threats against Armenia 29
• 11. Taking stock of Moldovas path to the EU 31
• 12. The new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+) 31
• 13. Additional information 32
• ANNEX II 33
• RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 33
• 1. Schengen Borders Code – A9-0280/2023 – Sylvie Guillaume – Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations 33
• 2. Human rights situation in Afghanistan, in particular the persecution of former government officials – RC-B9-0395/2023 – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) 34
• 3. The case of Zarema Musaeva in Chechnya – RC-B9-0415/2023 – after § 4 – Am 1 36
• 4. RC-B9-0415/2023 – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) 37
• 5. Egypt, in particular the sentencing of Hisham Kassem – RC-B9-0396/2023 – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) 38
• 6. European green bonds – A9-0156/2022 – Paul Tang – Provisional agreement – Am 2 40
• 7. Scheme of generalised tariff preferences – A9-0267/2023 – Heidi Hautala – Commission proposal 41
• 8. Financial services contracts concluded at a distance – A9-0097/2023 – Arba Kokalari – Provisional agreement – Am 54 42
• 9. Urban wastewater treatment – A9-0276/2023 – Nils Torvalds – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 19/2 44
• 10. A9-0276/2023 – Nils Torvalds – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 36/2 45
• 11. A9-0276/2023 – Nils Torvalds – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 92/2 47
• 12. A9-0276/2023 – Nils Torvalds – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 109 48
• 13. A9-0276/2023 – Nils Torvalds – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 237/2 50
• 14. A9-0276/2023 – Nils Torvalds – Article 7, after § 4 – Am 253/1 51
• 15. A9-0276/2023 – Nils Torvalds – Article 8, § 1, sub-§ 1 – Am 95 53
• 16. A9-0276/2023 – Nils Torvalds – Article 8, § 1, sub-§ 2 – Am 96 54
• 17. A9-0276/2023 – Nils Torvalds – Article 9, § 1, after § 1 – Am 108 56
• 18. A9-0276/2023 – Nils Torvalds – Article 11, after § 2 – Am 267 57
• 19. A9-0276/2023 – Nils Torvalds – Recital 13 – Am 15/2 59
• 20. A9-0276/2023 – Nils Torvalds – Recital 13 – Am 15/3 60
• 21. A9-0276/2023 – Nils Torvalds – Commission proposal 62
• 22. Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijans attack and the continuing threats against Armenia – RC-B9-0393/2023 – § 10 – Am 3 63
• 23. RC-B9-0393/2023 – § 11 – Am 4 65
• 24. RC-B9-0393/2023 – § 12 – Am 2/1 66
• 25. RC-B9-0393/2023 – § 12 – Am 2/2 68
• 26. RC-B9-0393/2023 – after § 19 – Am 1 69
• 27. RC-B9-0393/2023 – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) 71
• 28. Taking stock of Moldovas path to the EU – RC-B9-0408/2023 – Motion for a resolution 72