EP Plenary session - Votes

AFET - Votes on Turkiye, Belarus and Switzerland

The European Parliament takes a position on a European Commission proposal setting a legal obligation to restore degraded ecosystems across the EU in order to secure long-term provision of essential services for human wellbeing and support climate change mitigation and adaptation. There was no majority in favour of the proposed regulation as amended in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), responsible for the file, so the Committee hences table to plenary the proposal to reject the Commission’s proposal.

Voting session on Nature Restoration Law

Voting session: Statement by Bernard GUETTA (Renew, FR) and minute of silence in tribute to Milan Kundera. Milan Kundera was a Czech-born French writer. Kundera went into exile in France in 1975, acquiring citizenship in 1981. His Czechoslovak citizenship was revoked in 1979 but he was granted Czech citizenship in 2019. Also, we have a remark by Jordan BARDELLA (ID, FR) on the absence of the President of the Council for the "Conclusions of the European Council" debate. The transcript is the result of an automated process. Please check against delivery

Voting session: Statement by Bernard GUETTA (Renew, FR) and minute of silence in tribute to Milan Kundera; Remark by Jordan BARDELLA (ID, FR) on the absence of the President of the Council for the "Conclusions of the European Council" debate

MEPs vote on the following topics: Ecodesign regulation - Alessandra Moretti; Fees and charges payable to the European Medicines Agency - Report: Cristian-Silviu Buşoi; Fishing in the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) Agreement area - Ladislav Ilčić; Digital information exchange in terrorism cases - Patryk Jaki; Exchange of information and cooperation concerning terrorist offences: alignment with Union rules on the protection of personal data - Patryk Jaki.

Voting session on Ecodesign regulation and other topics

MEPs debate on their position on rules to protect journalists, activists, academics, artists and researchers against legal actions aimed at silencing them. The draft directive provides minimum standards of protection from lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) in the EU through early dismissal of these cases, obliging the claimant to cover the costs of proceedings and not recognising third country judgements. The rules should apply in cross-border cases when the claimant and defendant are not based in the same country as the court or when the case is relevant to more than one member state and the disputed work can be accessed electronically. MEPs are also set to call on member states to ensure that SLAPP victims get legal, financial and psychological assistance. Extracts from the debate (10/07) and from the vote, statement by Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE), Rapporteur.

Protecting journalists and activists against abusive lawsuits: extracts from the debate (10/07) and from the vote, statement by Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE), Rapporteur

MEPs vote on the following subjects: Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings - Tiemo Wölken; Management, conservation and control measures in the area covered under the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) - João Pimenta Lopes; European Chips Act - Dan Nica; Protection of journalists around the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - Isabel Wiseler-Lima; The electoral law, the investigative committee and the rule of law in Poland - Motions for resolutions (debate on 14/06/2023); Implementation of "passerelle" clauses in the EU Treaties - Giuliano Pisapia; Banking Union - annual report 2022 - Kira Marie Peter-Hansen; Fostering and adapting vocational training as a tool for employees' success and a building block for the EU economy in the new industry 4.0 - Anna ZALEWSKA

Voting session: Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings; European Chips Act; The electoral law, the investigative committee and the rule of law in Poland

MEPs vote on the following subjects: Industrial Emissions Directive - Radan Kanev; Industrial Emissions Portal - Radan Kanev; Deployment pf alternative fuels infrastructure - Peter Vitanov; Sustainable maritime fuels (FuelEU Maritime Initiative) - Jörgen Warborn; Energy efficiency (recast) - Niels Fuglsang

Voting session: Fit for 55 and Industrial Emissions

MEPs vote on the following subjects: Request for the waiver of the immunity of Georgios Kyrtsos; Temporary trade-liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to Moldovan products under the EU/Euratom/Moldova Association Agreement; New Regulation on Construction Products; EU/Chile Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas; EU/Japan Agreement: air services - Recommendation; Objection pursuant to Rule 112(4) to the Commission implementing regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards the food additives nitrites (E 249-250) and nitrates (E 251-252); Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3) to the Commission delegated regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed production rules for organic sea salt and other organic salts for food and feed.

Voting session: Request for the waiver of the immunity of Georgios Kyrtsos; Temporary trade-liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to Moldovan products under the EU/Euratom/Moldova Association Agreement

Jointly, LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) and FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) Committees vote on EU legislation to fight violence against women and domestic violence. MEPs want a uniform criminal definition of rape based on the absence of consent, for cyber violence to be a crime under EU law (including non-consensual sharing of intimate material), and safer and gender-sensitive procedures for reporting incidents.

Combating violence against women and domestic violence: extracts from the vote, statements by Frances FITZGERALD (EPP, IE) and Evin INCIR (S&D, SE), Co-rapporteurs, Joint meeting of LIBE and FEMM Committees

The EP Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) finishes voting on a draft regulation to introduce legally binding EU targets to restore Europe's damaged ecosystems - forests and agricultural land to urban areas, rivers and marine habitats - by 2050. No majority in ENVI Committee is secured for the law as amended (44 votes in favor and 44 votes against). The Committee will hence table to plenary the proposal to reject the Commission’s proposal. Extracts from the vote.

Nature Restoration Law: extracts from the vote - ENVI Committee

MEPs vote on the following topics: The torture and criminal prosecution of Ukrainian minors Tihran Ohannisian, Mykyta Khanhanov by the Russian Federation; The humanitarian situation in Sudan, in particular the death of children trapped by fighting; The deterioration of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, notably the case of Jimmy Lai; Composition of the European Parliament - Loránt VINCZE (EPP, RO) and Sandro GOZI (Renew, FR); Proposal for a recommendation by the PEGA committee; EU day for the victims of the global climate crisis; Ukraine's accession to Convention of 2 July 2019 on recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in civil or commercial matters; Sustainable reconstruction and integration of Ukraine into the Euro-Atlantic community; Situation in Nicaragua; Lessons learnt from the Pandora Papers - Niels FUGLSANG (S&D, DK); Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals - Udo BULLMANN (S&D, DE) and Petros KOKKALIS (The Left, EL)

Voting session: Proposal for a recommendation by the PEGA committee; Sustainable reconstruction and integration of Ukraine into the Euro-Atlantic community; Composition of the European Parliament

MEPs from the ENVI (Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety) Committee vote on nature restoration regulation. Extracts from the vote. The vote lasts several hours and due to the large number of amendments it is not possible to finalise the vote before the members needed to go to vote in the plenary session. The rest of the vote is suspended until the next ENVI meeting on 27th of June.

Nature restoration regulation: extracts from the vote

MEPs vote on the world’s first set of comprehensive rules to manage AI risk and promote uses of AI that align with EU values including human oversight, privacy, and non-discrimination. The vote was adopted.

Artificial Intelligence Act: extracts from the vote and statement by Brando BENIFEI (S&D, IT) and Dragoş TUDORACHE (Renew Europe, RO), Rapporteurs

Parliament gives its final green light to updated rules for the design, production and waste management of all types of batteries sold in the EU.The deal reached with the Council in December 2022 aims to build a stronger and more competitive industrial sector, which is crucial for the EU’s energy transition and for strategic autonomy. Extracts from the debate, from the vote and statement by Achille VARIATI (S&D,IT), Rapporteur.

Batteries and waste batteries: extracts from the debate, from the vote and statement by Achille VARIATI (S&D,IT), Rapporteur

MEPs vote on the following topics during the plenary session in Strasbourg: Ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture - Marlene MORTLER (EPP, DE); Quality traineeships in the EU - Monica SEMEDO (Renew, LU).

Voting session: Ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture; Quality traineeships in the EU

MEPs debate on the following topics during the plenary session in Strasbourg: Batteries and waste batteries - Achille VARIATI (S&D,IT); Artificial Intelligence Act - Brando BENIFEI (S&D, IT) and by Dragoş TUDORACHE (Renew, RO).

Voting session: Batteries and waste batteries; Artificial Intelligence Act

MEPs vote on several topics: EU/Thailand Partnership and Cooperation Agreement - Andrey KOVATCHEV (EPP,BG); EU/Malaysia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement - Gheorghe-Vlad NISTOR (EPP,RO); EU/Mauritius Fisheries Partnership Agreement: implementing the Agreement (2022-2026). Protocol - François-Xavier BELLAMY (EPP,FR). Brigitte Macron, France's First Lady is present along with two guests which are attending using TED-i the telepresence robot that allows children with a long-term illness to go to school. TED-i is a French pedagogical innovation for an inclusive Europe

Voting session: EU/Thailand Partnership and Cooperation Agreement; EU/Malaysia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement; EU/Mauritius Fisheries Partnership Agreement

MEPs vote on the following files: Parliament’s calendar of part-sessions 2024; Macro-financial assistance to North Macedonia - Angelika WINZIG (EPP, AT); Technical adjustments stemming from the political agreements reached on several legislative proposals, including with respect to REPowerEU, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and the Union Secure Connectivity programme - Fabienne KELLER (Renew, FR); Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning the referral of proposals for legally binding acts to committees and the procedure for solving conflicts of competence - Gabriele BISCHOFF (S&D, DE); Electronic evidence in criminal proceedings: legal representatives directive - Birgit SIPPEL (S&D, DE); Electronic evidence regulation: European production and preservation orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters; and other topics.

Voting session: Parliament’s calendar of part-sessions - 2024 and other topics

The COVI Committee (Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic) votes on its final report, adopted by 23 votes in favour, 13 against and one abstention. Extracts from the vote and statements by Dolors MONTSERRAT (EPP,ES), Rapporteur and by Kathleen VAN BREMPT (S&D,BE), COVI Chair. The report which concludes the year and three months a half long intensive work of the Committee on collecting the evidence and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it had on citizens and their fundamental rights, the businesses, the health sector and international community.

COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future: extracts from the vote (12/06) and statements by Dolors MONTSERRAT (EPP, ES), Rapporteur and by Kathleen VAN BREMPT (S&D, BE), COVI Chair

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