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2021 - 2022

                   MINUTES

                     of the sitting of
                        Monday
                    14 February 2022

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EN                 United in diversity      EN
KEYS TO SYMBOLS USED

*                   Consultation procedure
***                 Consent procedure
***I                Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading
***II               Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading
***III              Ordinary legislative procedure: third reading
(The type of procedure is determined by the legal basis proposed in the draft act.)

                         ABBREVIATIONS USED FOR PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

AFET                Committee on Foreign Affairs
DEVE                Committee on Development
INTA                Committee on International Trade
BUDG                Committee on Budgets
CONT                Committee on Budgetary Control
ECON                Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
EMPL                Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
ENVI                Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
ITRE                Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
IMCO                Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
TRAN                Committee on Transport and Tourism
REGI                Committee on Regional Development
AGRI                Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
PECH                Committee on Fisheries
CULT                Committee on Culture and Education
JURI                Committee on Legal Affairs
LIBE                Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
AFCO                Committee on Constitutional Affairs
FEMM                Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
PETI                Committee on Petitions

DROI                Subcommittee on Human Rights
SEDE                Subcommittee on Security and Defence
FISC                Subcommittee on Tax Matters

                                ABBREVIATIONS USED FOR POLITICAL GROUPS

PPE                 Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats)
S&D                 Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
Renew               Renew Europe Group
Verts/ALE           Group of the Greens / European Free Alliance
ID                  Identity and Democracy Group
ECR                 European Conservatives and Reformists Group
The Left            The Left Group in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL
NI                  Non-attached Members
Contents
1. Resumption of the session................................................................................................................ 3

2. Opening of the sitting........................................................................................................................3

3. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting................................................................................ 3

4. Statement by the President................................................................................................................3

5. Composition of Parliament............................................................................................................... 3

6. Request for waiver of immunity........................................................................................................4

7. Composition of political groups........................................................................................................4

8. Composition of committees and delegations.................................................................................... 4

9. Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 71).............................................................. 4

10. Corrigendum (Rule 241).................................................................................................................5

11. Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 79)..............5

12. Action taken on Parliament’s resolutions........................................................................................5

13. Major interpellations (submission).................................................................................................. 6

14. Documents received........................................................................................................................6

15. Order of business............................................................................................................................ 9

16. Formal sitting – 20th anniversary of the euro............................................................................... 10

17. European Central Bank – annual report 2021 (debate)................................................................ 10

18. Voting session............................................................................................................................... 10

19. European Central Bank – annual report 2021 (continuation of debate)....................................... 11

20. Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare (debate)..........................................................12

21. Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2020 (debate)....................................... 13

22. A European strategy for offshore renewable energy (debate)....................................................... 13

23. Assessment of the implementation of Article 50 TEU (short presentation).................................. 14

24. Implementation of the Sixth VAT Directive (short presentation)..................................................14

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25. Assessment of the implementation of Article 50 TEU (continuation of short presentation)......... 14

26. Impact of national tax reforms on the EU economy (short presentation).....................................14

27. Challenges for urban areas in the post-COVID-19 era (short presentation).................................15

28. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance..............................................................15

29. Explanations of vote..................................................................................................................... 15

30. Corrections to votes and voting intentions................................................................................... 15

31. Agenda of the next sitting............................................................................................................. 16

32. Closure of the sitting.....................................................................................................................16

ATTENDANCE REGISTER..............................................................................................................17

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

                                       2021 - 2022 SESSION

                                Sittings of 14 to 17 February 2022

                                          STRASBOURG

                                              MINUTES

                                 MONDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2022

                               IN THE CHAIR: Roberta METSOLA
                                         President

1. Resumption of the session
The session adjourned on Thursday 27 January 2022 was resumed.

2. Opening of the sitting
The sitting opened at 17.03.

3. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
The minutes of the sitting of 27 January 2022 were approved.

4. Statement by the President
The President made a statement on the situation at the Ukrainian border.

On behalf of Parliament, she expressed her solidarity with and firm support for Ukraine’s people in
the face of the threat which a Russian attack would pose to peace in Europe and reiterated her
respect for Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity. She called for a de-escalation of the
present tension and underlined Parliament’s readiness to support robust, rapid and targeted action
together with other European institutions and the international community.

5. Composition of Parliament
The Italian authorities had given notice of the election of Camilla Laureti to replace David Maria
Sassoli as Member of Parliament with effect from 12 January 2022.
The German authorities had given notice of the election of René Ripasi to replace Evelyne Gebhardt
as Member of Parliament with effect from 2 February 2022.
Parliament took due note of their election.
Under Rule 3(2), until such time as their credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on
any dispute, and provided that they had previously made a written declaration stating that they did
not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Camilla Laureti
and René Repasi would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights

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attaching thereto.

6. Request for waiver of immunity
The Greek authorities had forwarded a request to waive the immunity of Ioannis Lagos in order to
institute criminal proceedings against him.

Pursuant to Rule 9(1), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI
Committee.

7. Composition of political groups
Maxette Pirbakas and Jörg Meuthen were no longer members of the ID Group and now sat with the
non-attached Members as of 2 February 2022 and 14 February 2022, respectively.

8. Composition of committees and delegations
The S&D and ID groups had notified the President of the following decisions changing the
composition of the committees and delegations:

AFET Committee: Bernhard Zimniok

BUDG Committee: Camilla Laureti to replace Elisabetta Gualmini

ITRE Committee: Pina Picierno to replace Brando Benifei

IMCO Committee: René Repasi

AGRI Committee: Camilla Laureti to replace Pina Picierno, Hélène Laporte

JURI Committee: Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques to replace Marcos Ros Sempere

The decisions took effect as of that day.

9. Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 71)
The ECON Committee had decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations in accordance with
Rule 71, on the basis of the following report:

- ECON Committee – Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the
Council amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and Directive 2014/59/EU as regards the
prudential treatment of global systemically important institution groups with a multiple point of entry
resolution strategy and a methodology for the indirect subscription of instruments eligible for
meeting the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (COM(2021)0665 – C9-
0398/2021 – 2021/0343(COD)) – Rapporteur: Jonás Fernández (A9-0020/2022);

In accordance with Rule 71(2), requests for the decision to be put to the vote could be submitted
until midnight the following day, 15 February 2022.

Negotiations may start at any time after that deadline has expired if no request for a vote on the
decision to enter into negotiations has been made.

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10. Corrigendum (Rule 241)
The committee responsible had forwarded the following corrigendum to a text adopted by
Parliament:

- Corrigendum P8_TA(2018)0444(COR02) to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable
sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82) – (position of the European Parliament adopted at first
reading on 13 November 2018 with a view to the adoption of the above-mentioned directive (P8_TA
(2018)0444)) – (COM(2016)0767 – C8-0500/2016 – 2016/0382(COD)) – ITRE Committee

This corrigendum would be deemed approved unless a request for a vote was made within 24 hours,
in accordance with Rule 241(4).

11. Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative
procedure (Rule 79)
Since the adjournment of the session on 20 January 2022, the President of Parliament, together with
the President of the Council, had signed the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative
procedure:

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a reinforced role for the European
Medicines Agency in crisis preparedness and management for medicinal products and medical
devices (00076/2021/LEX - C9-0019/2022 - 2020/0321(COD));

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/746 as
regards transitional provisions for certain in vitro diagnostic medical devices and the deferred
application of conditions for in-house devices (00079/2021/LEX - C9-0013/2022 - 2021/0323
(COD));

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/216 as
regards the Union tariff rate quota for high quality beef from Paraguay (00075/2021/LEX - C9-
0012/2022 - 2021/0146(COD)).

On 16 February 2022, the President of Parliament, together with the President of the Council, would
sign the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Framework Decision
2002/465/JHA, as regards its alignment with Union rules on the protection of personal data
(00077/2021/LEX - C9-0029/2022 - 2021/0008(COD));

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/41/EU, as
regards its alignment with Union rules on the protection of personal data (00078/2021/LEX - C9-
0030/2022 - 2021/0009(COD)).

12. Action taken on Parliament’s resolutions
The Commission communications on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by
Parliament during the September 2021 and October I 2021 part-sessions were available on
Parliament’s website.

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13. Major interpellations (submission)
The following major interpellations for written answer with debate had been submitted (Rule 139):

- G-001003/2021 by Mara Bizzotto, on behalf of the ID Group, to the Commission: Strengthening
the system for protecting PDO and PGI denominations in the EU after the Prosecco/Prosek case
(B9-0004/2022);

- G-001004/2021 by Martin Hlaváček, on behalf of the Renew Group, to the Commission: The surge
in commodity and input prices in the agricultural sector (B9-0005/2022).

14. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from other institutions

- Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision
2003/17/EC as regards its period of application and as regards the equivalence of field inspections
carried out in Bolivia on cereal seed-producing crops and oil and fibre plant seed-producing crops
and on the equivalence of cereal seed and oil and fibre plant seed produced in Bolivia (COM(2022)
0026 – C9-0024/2022 – 2022/0016(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in
accordance with Rule 145(1).
     referred to                      responsible :    AGRI

- Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF/2022/000 TA 2022 –
Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission) (COM(2022)0025 – C9-0025/2022 –
2022/0015(BUD))
     referred to                      responsible :    BUDG
                                      opinion :        EMPL

- List of candidates to replace outgoing members of the Management Board of the European Food
Safety Authority (EFSA) (05581/2022 – C9-0026/2022 – 2022/0801(NLE))
     referred to                      responsible :    ENVI

- Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on providing macro-financial
assistance to Ukraine (COM(2022)0037 – C9-0028/2022 – 2022/0026(COD))
     referred to                      responsible :    INTA
                                      opinion :        AFET, BUDG

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU)
2021/953 on a framework for the issuance, verification and acceptance of interoperable COVID-19
vaccination, test and recovery certificates (EU Digital COVID Certificate) to facilitate free
movement during the COVID-19 pandemic (COM(2022)0050 – C9-0031/2022 – 2022/0031(COD))
     referred to                      responsible :    LIBE
                                      opinion :        ENVI

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU)
No 1025/2012 as regards the decisions of European standardisation organisations concerning
European standards and European standardisation deliverables (COM(2022)0032 – C9-0033/2022 –

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2022/0021(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in
accordance with Rule 145(1).
     referred to                       responsible :    IMCO
                                       opinion :        INTA, ITRE

- Proposal for a Council decision amending Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 on the system of
own resources of the European Union (COM(2021)0570 – C9-0034/2022 – 2021/0430(CNS))
     referred to                       responsible :    BUDG
                                       opinion :        CONT, ECON, ENVI, AFCO

- Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from
France – EGF/2021/007 FR/ Selecta (COM(2022)0035 – C9-0036/2022 – 2022/0023(BUD))
     referred to                       responsible :    BUDG
                                       opinion :        EMPL, REGI

- Proposal for a Council directive on ensuring a global minimum level of taxation for multinational
groups in the Union (COM(2021)0823 – C9-0040/2022 – 2021/0433(CNS))
     referred to                       responsible :    ECON

- Proposal for a Council directive laying down rules to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax
purposes and amending Directive 2011/16/EU (COM(2021)0565 – C9-0041/2022 – 2021/0434
(CNS))
     referred to                       responsible :    ECON

- Partial renewal of the European Court of Auditors (2022) – CY nominee (05686/2022 – C9-
0042/2022 – 2022/0802(NLE))
     referred to                       responsible :    CONT

- Partial renewal of the European Court of Auditors (2022 ) – MT nominee (05846/2022 – C9-
0043/2022 – 2022/0803(NLE))
     referred to                       responsible :    CONT

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European
single access point providing centralised access to publicly available information of relevance to
financial services, capital markets and sustainability (COM(2021)0723 – C9-0434/2021 – 2021/0378
(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in
accordance with Rule 145(1).
     referred to                       responsible :    ECON
                                       opinion :        BUDG, ITRE, IMCO, JURI, LIBE

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU)
2015/760 as regards the scope of eligible assets and investments, the portfolio composition and
diversification requirements, the borrowing of cash and other fund rules and as regards requirements
pertaining to the authorisation, investment policies and operating conditions of European long-term
investment funds (COM(2021)0722 – C9-0435/2021 – 2021/0377(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in
accordance with Rule 145(1).
     referred to                       responsible :    ECON

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- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending certain
Regulations as regards the establishment and functioning of the European single access point (COM
(2021)0725 – C9-0436/2021 – 2021/0380(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in
accordance with Rule 145(1).
     referred to                      responsible :    ECON
                                      opinion :        BUDG, ITRE, IMCO, JURI

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending certain Directives
as regards the establishment and functioning of the European single access point (COM(2021)0724 –
C9-0437/2021 – 2021/0379(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in
accordance with Rule 145(1).
     referred to                      responsible :    ECON
                                      opinion :        ITRE, IMCO, JURI

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives
2011/61/EU and 2009/65/EC as regards delegation arrangements, liquidity risk management,
supervisory reporting, provision of depositary and custody services and loan origination by
alternative investment funds (COM(2021)0721 – C9-0439/2021 – 2021/0376(COD))
     referred to                      responsible :    ECON
                                      opinion :        JURI

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance
of buildings (recast) (COM(2021)0802 – C9-0469/2021 – 2021/0426(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of
the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 145(1) and Rule 146(1).
     referred to                      responsible :    ITRE
                                      opinion :        ENVI, TRAN, JURI (Rule 110)

- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation
(EU) 2016/399 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders
(COM(2021)0891 – C9-0473/2021 – 2021/0428(COD))
     referred to                      responsible :    LIBE

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council addressing situations of
instrumentalisation in the field of migration and asylum (COM(2021)0890 – C9-0474/2021 –
2021/0427(COD))
     referred to                      responsible :    LIBE

2) from committees

2.1) reports

- Report on strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer – towards a comprehensive and
coordinated strategy (2020/2267(INI)) – BECA Committee – Rapporteur: Véronique Trillet-Lenoir
(A9-0001/2022)

- Report with recommendations to the Commission on a statute for European cross-border
associations and non-profit organisations (2020/2026(INL)) – JURI Committee – Rapporteur:
Sergey Lagodinsky (A9-0007/2022)

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- *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision concerning the accession of the European
Union to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in
the North Pacific Ocean (12617/2021 – C9-0420/2021 – 2021/0184(NLE)) – PECH Committee –
Rapporteur: Bert-Jan Ruissen (A9-0008/2022)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying
down conservation and management measures applicable in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries
Convention Area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 (COM(2021)0198 – C9-
0153/2021 – 2021/0103(COD)) – PECH Committee – Rapporteur: Isabel Carvalhais (A9-
0009/2022)

- Report on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council and the Vice-President of the
Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning
corruption and human rights (2021/2066(INI)) – AFET Committee – Rapporteur: Katalin Cseh (A9-
0012/2022)

- Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the
mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an
application from France – EGF/2021/005 FR/Airbus (COM(2021)0698 – C9-0011/2022 –
2021/0363(BUD)) – BUDG Committee – Rapporteur: Valérie Hayer (A9-0013/2022)

- Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Elena Yoncheva (2019/2155(IMM)) – JURI
Committee – Rapporteur: Gilles Lebreton (A9-0014/2022)

- Report on the request for defence of the privileges and immunities of Mario Borghezio (2021/2159
(IMM)) – JURI Committee – Rapporteur: Pascal Durand (A9-0015/2022)

- Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Jörg Meuthen (2021/2160(IMM)) – JURI
Committee – Rapporteur: Marie Toussaint (A9-0016/2022)

- Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Álvaro Amaro (2021/2082(IMM)) – JURI
Committee – Rapporteur: Ibán García Del Blanco (A9-0017/2022)

- Report on the European Central Bank – annual report 2021 (2021/2063(INI)) – ECON Committee
– Rapporteur: Dimitrios Papadimoulis (A9-0351/2021)

- Report on the assessment of the implementation of Article 50 TEU (2020/2136(INI)) – AFCO
Committee – Rapporteur: Danuta Maria Hübner (A9-0357/2021)

2.2) recommendations for second reading

- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to
the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives
1999/62/EC, 1999/37/EC and (EU) 2019/520, as regards the charging of vehicles for the use of
certain infrastructures (10542/1/2021 – C9-0423/2021 – 2017/0114(COD)) – TRAN Committee –
Rapporteur: Giuseppe Ferrandino (A9-0006/2022)

15. Order of business
The final draft agenda for the plenary sittings of February 2022 (PE 705.031/PDOJ) had been made
available to Members. No changes had been proposed.

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The votes would be spread over the various voting sessions depending on the number of
amendments and requests for split and separate votes. Information on the manner in which the votes
would be spread over the various voting sessions was available on Parliament’s website under
‘Priority information and documents’.

Two requests to apply the urgent procedure (Rule 163) to the following legislative files would be put
to the vote at the voting session that day:

- Rail: prolongation of temporary measures concerning the levying of charges - COVID-19 (COM
(2021)0832 - C9-0001/2022- 2021/0437(COD)) (final draft agenda, item 58);

- Macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (COM(2022)0037 - C9-0028/2022- 2022/0026(COD))
(final draft agenda, item 74).

The order of business was thus established.

16. Formal sitting – 20th anniversary of the euro
From 17.11 to 17.30, a formal sitting of Parliament was held to mark the 20th anniversary of the
euro.

The President made a short speech to open the formal sitting.

Christine Lagarde (President of the European Central Bank), Paolo Gentiloni (Member of the
Commission) and Irene Tinagli (Chair of the ECON Committee) made speeches.

17. European Central Bank – annual report 2021 (debate)
Report on the European Central Bank – annual report 2021 [2021/2063(INI)] - Committee on
Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Dimitrios Papadimoulis (A9-0351/2021)

Dimitrios Papadimoulis introduced the report.

The following spoke: Christine Lagarde (President of the European Central Bank) and Paolo
Gentiloni (Member of the Commission).

                                IN THE CHAIR: Evelyn REGNER
                                        Vice-President

(Continuation of debate: minutes of 14.2.2022, item 19)

18. Voting session
Parliament voted on the following requests to apply the urgent procedure (Rule 163):
Rail: prolongation of temporary measures concerning the levying of charges - COVID-19 ***I
[COM(2021)0832 - C9-0001/2022 - 2021/0437(COD)] - TRAN Committee;
Macro-financial assistance to Ukraine ***I
[COM(2022)0037 - C9-0028/2022 - 2022/0026(COD)] - INTA Committee.

Parliament voted on:

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Request for the waiver of the immunity of Elena Yoncheva
Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Elena Yoncheva [2019/2155(IMM)] -
Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Gilles Lebreton (A9-0014/2022);

Request for the defence of the immunity of Mario Borghezio
Report on the request for defence of the privileges and immunities of Mario Borghezio [2021/2159
(IMM)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Pascal Durand (A9-0015/2022);

Request for the waiver of the immunity of Jörg Meuthen
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Jörg Meuthen [2021/2160(IMM)] - Committee on Legal
Affairs. Rapporteur: Marie Toussaint (A9-0016/2022);

Request for the waiver of the immunity of Álvaro Amaro
Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Álvaro Amaro [2021/2082(IMM)] - Committee
on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Ibán García Del Blanco (A9-0017/2022).

Parliament took a single vote on:
Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the
North Pacific Ocean: accession of the European Union ***
Recommendation on the draft Council decision concerning the accession of the European Union to
the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North
Pacific Ocean [12617/2021 - C9-0420/2021 - 2021/0184(NLE)] - Committee on Fisheries.
Rapporteur: Bert-Jan Ruissen (A9-0008/2022).

Parliament voted on the amendments to:
Catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna ***I
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a
catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) and repealing Regulation (EU)
No 640/2010 [COM(2020)0670 - C9-0336/2020 - 2020/0302(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries.
Rapporteur: Gabriel Mato (A9-0172/2021);

Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund – application EGF/2021/005
FR/AIRBUS – France
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the
mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an
application from France – EGF/2021/005 FR/Airbus [COM(2021)0698 - 2021/0363(BUD)] -
Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Valérie Hayer (A9-0013/2022).

The ballot would be open until 19.15.

The results of votes would be announced the next day, 15 February 2022 at 8.30 (minutes of
15.2.2022, item 2).

The vote was taken.

19. European Central Bank – annual report 2021 (continuation of debate)
Report on the European Central Bank – annual report 2021 [2021/2063(INI)] - Committee on
Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Dimitrios Papadimoulis (A9-0351/2021)

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(Start of debate: minutes of 14.2.2022, item 17)

The following spoke: Georgios Kyrtsos, on behalf of the PPE Group, Costas Mavrides, on behalf of
the S&D Group, Engin Eroglu, on behalf of the Renew Group, Henrike Hahn, on behalf of the
Verts/ALE Group, Valentino Grant, on behalf of the ID Group, Johan Van Overtveldt, on behalf of
the ECR Group, Manon Aubry, on behalf of The Left Group, Enikő Győri, non-attached Member,
Othmar Karas, Jonás Fernández, Billy Kelleher, Ernest Urtasun, Gunnar Beck, Michiel Hoogeveen,
Sabrina Pignedoli, Sven Simon, Pedro Marques, Caroline Nagtegaal, Claude Gruffat, France Jamet,
Aurore Lalucq, Gerolf Annemans, Joachim Schuster, Hélène Laporte and Paul Tang.

The following spoke: Paolo Gentiloni (Member of the Commission), Christine Lagarde (President of
the European Central Bank) and Dimitrios Papadimoulis.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 15.2.2022, item 7 (amendments); minutes of 15.2.2022, item 16 (final vote).
Announcement of voting results: minutes of 15.2.2022, item 13 (amendments); minutes of
16.2.2022, item 2 (final vote).

20. Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare (debate)
Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare [2020/2085(INI)] - Committee on Agriculture and
Rural Development. Rapporteur: Jérémy Decerle (A9-0296/2021)

Jérémy Decerle introduced the report.

The following spoke: Stella Kyriakides (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Marlene Mortler (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee),
Michaela Šojdrová, on behalf of the PPE Group, Carmen Avram, on behalf of the S&D Group,
Ulrike Müller, on behalf of the Renew Group, Francisco Guerreiro, on behalf of the Verts/ALE
Group, Krzysztof Jurgiel, on behalf of the ECR Group, Anja Hazekamp, on behalf of The Left
Group, Dino Giarrusso, non-attached Member, Herbert Dorfmann, Clara Aguilera, Martin Hlaváček,
Manuela Ripa, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Eugenia Rodríguez Palop and Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez.

                                   IN THE CHAIR: Eva KAILI
                                        Vice-President

The following spoke: Isabel Carvalhais, Elsi Katainen, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Colm Markey, Paolo De
Castro and Dacian Cioloş.

The following spoke: Stella Kyriakides.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 15.2.2022, item 7 (amendments); minutes of 15.2.2022, item 16 (final vote).
Announcement of voting results: minutes of 15.2.2022, item 13 (amendments); minutes of
16.2.2022, item 2 (final vote).

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21. Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2020 (debate)
Report on the annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman in 2020 [2021/2167(INI)]
- Committee on Petitions. Rapporteur: Eleonora Evi (A9-0342/2021)

Eleonora Evi introduced the report.

The following spoke: Emily O'Reilly (European Ombudsman) and Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of
the Commission).

The following spoke: Peter Jahr, on behalf of the PPE Group, Alex Agius Saliba, on behalf of the
S&D Group, Ramona Strugariu, on behalf of the Renew Group, Virginie Joron, on behalf of the ID
Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the ECR Group, Anne-Sophie Pelletier, on behalf of The
Left Group, Mario Furore, non-attached Member, Loránt Vincze, Cristina Maestre Martín De
Almagro, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Sabrina Pignedoli, Marc Angel and Gabriele Bischoff.

The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič and Emily O'Reilly.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 15.2.2022, item 7 (amendments); minutes of 15.2.2022, item 16 (final vote).
Announcement of voting results: minutes of 15.2.2022, item 13 (amendments); minutes of
16.2.2022, item 2 (final vote).

22. A European strategy for offshore renewable energy (debate)
Report on a European strategy for offshore renewable energy [2021/2012(INI)] - Committee on
Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Morten Petersen (A9-0339/2021)

Morten Petersen introduced the report.

The following spoke: Kadri Simson (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Catherine Chabaud (rapporteur for the opinion of the PECH Committee),
Pernille Weiss, on behalf of the PPE Group, Niels Fuglsang, on behalf of the S&D Group,
Christophe Grudler, on behalf of the Renew Group, Jutta Paulus, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,
Paolo Borchia, on behalf of the ID Group, and Grzegorz Tobiszowski, on behalf of the ECR Group.

                               IN THE CHAIR: Katarina BARLEY
                                       Vice-President

The following spoke: Cornelia Ernst, on behalf of The Left Group, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Patrizia
Toia, Pierre Karleskind, Ville Niinistö, Markus Buchheit, Jessica Stegrud, Peter van Dalen, Nicolás
González Casares, Emma Wiesner, Ciarán Cuffe, Robert Roos, Jerzy Buzek, Robert Hajšel, Maria da
Graça Carvalho, Marek Paweł Balt and Maria Spyraki.

The following spoke: Kadri Simson and Morten Petersen.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 15.2.2022, item 7 (amendments); minutes of 15.2.2022, item 16 (final vote).

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Announcement of voting results: minutes of 15.2.2022, item 13 (amendments); minutes of
16.2.2022, item 2 (final vote).

23. Assessment of the implementation of Article 50 TEU (short
presentation)
Report on the assessment of the implementation of Article 50 TEU [2020/2136(INI)] - Committee
on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Danuta Maria Hübner (A9-0357/2021)

The following spoke: Kadri Simson (Member of the Commission).

The President said that owing to technical problems, the rapporteur was unable to make her
contribution from Brussels.

(Continuation of short presentation: minutes of 14.2.2022, item 25)

24. Implementation of the Sixth VAT Directive (short presentation)
Report on the implementation of the Sixth VAT Directive: what is the missing part to reduce the EU
VAT gap? [2020/2263(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Olivier
Chastel (A9-0355/2021)

Olivier Chastel made the presentation.

The following spoke: Kadri Simson (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 15.2.2022, item 7 (amendments); minutes of 15.2.2022, item 16 (final vote).
Announcement of voting results: minutes of 15.2.2022, item 13 (amendments); minutes of
16.2.2022, item 2 (final vote).

25. Assessment of the implementation of Article 50 TEU (continuation of
short presentation)
Report on the assessment of the implementation of Article 50 TEU [2020/2136(INI)] - Committee
on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Danuta Maria Hübner (A9-0357/2021)

(Start of short presentation: minutes of 14.2.2022, item 23)

Danuta Maria Hübner made the presentation.

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 15.2.2022, item 7 (amendments); minutes of 15.2.2022, item 16 (final vote).
Announcement of voting results: minutes of 15.2.2022, item 13 (amendments); minutes of
16.2.2022, item 2 (final vote).

26. Impact of national tax reforms on the EU economy (short presentation)
Report on the impact of national tax reforms on the EU economy [2021/2074(INI)] - Committee on
Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Markus Ferber (A9-0348/2021)

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Lídia Pereira (deputising for the rapporteur) made the presentation.

The following spoke: Kadri Simson (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 15.2.2022, item 7.

Announcement of voting results: minutes of 15.2.2022, item 13.

27. Challenges for urban areas in the post-COVID-19 era (short
presentation)
Report on the challenges for urban areas in the post-COVID-19 era [2021/2075(INI)] - Committee
on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Katalin Cseh (A9-0352/2021)

Katalin Cseh made the presentation.

The following spoke: Kadri Simson (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 15.2.2022, item 7.

Announcement of voting results: minutes of 15.2.2022, item 13.

28. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
In accordance with Rule 172, the following Members who wished to draw Parliament’s attention to
matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Victor Negrescu, Barry Andrews, Christine Anderson, Michiel
Hoogeveen, João Pimenta Lopes, Martin Sonneborn, Daniel Buda, Jonás Fernández, Nicolae
Ştefănuță, Gunnar Beck, Angel Dzhambazki, Clare Daly, Eugen Tomac, Maria Grapini, Vlad-Marius
Botoş, Charlie Weimers, Mick Wallace, Peter Pollák, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro and
Tsvetelina Penkova.

29. Explanations of vote
Written explanations of vote:
Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 194 appear on the Members’ pages on
Parliament’s website.

Exceptionally, explanations of vote of a maximum of 400 words would be accepted.

30. Corrections to votes and voting intentions
Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on Parliament’s website under ‘Results of roll-call
votes’ as an annex to the minutes of the sitting. They are for information only and have no effect on
the result of the vote as announced in plenary.

The document will be regularly updated in the two weeks following the part-session concerned.

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After those two weeks, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be finalised so that it
can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

31. Agenda of the next sitting
The agenda of the next day’s sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 705.031/OJMA).

32. Closure of the sitting
The sitting closed at 22.47.

                   Klaus Welle                                        Roberta Metsola
                Secretary-General                                       President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

                                              14.2.2022

Present:

Ademov Asim, Adinolfi Matteo, Agius Saliba Alex, Aguilera Clara, Alametsä Alviina, Alexandrov
Yordanov Alexander, Alfonsi François, Alieva-Veli Atidzhe, Al-Sahlani Abir, Amaro Álvaro,
Anderson Christine, Andresen Rasmus, Andrews Barry, Andrieu Eric, Angel Marc, Annemans Gerolf,
Ansip Andrus, Arias Echeverría Pablo, Arłukowicz Bartosz, Asimakopoulou Anna-Michelle, Aubry
Manon, Auken Margrete, Auštrevičius Petras, Avram Carmen, Azmani Malik, Balt Marek Paweł,
Barley Katarina, Băsescu Traian, Basso Alessandra, Bay Nicolas, Beck Gunnar, Beghin Tiziana,
Belka Marek, Bellamy François-Xavier, Benifei Brando, Benjumea Benjumea Isabel, Beňová
Monika, Bentele Hildegard, Berendsen Tom, Berg Lars Patrick, Berger Stefan, Bergkvist Erik,
Bernhuber Alexander, Biedroń Robert, Bielan Adam, Bilbao Barandica Izaskun, Bilčík Vladimír,
Bilde Dominique, Bischoff Gabriele, Biteau Benoît, Bizzotto Mara, Blaga Vasile, Blaško Hynek,
Blinkevičiūtė Vilija, Bloss Michael, Bocskor Andrea, Boeselager Damian, Bogovič Franc, Bonafè
Simona, Borchia Paolo, Borzan Biljana, Botenga Marc, Botoş Vlad-Marius, Boyer Gilles, Brglez
Milan, Brudziński Joachim Stanisław, Buchheit Markus, Buda Daniel, Bullmann Udo, Burkhardt
Delara, Campomenosi Marco, Cañas Jordi, Canfin Pascal, Carême Damien, Caroppo Andrea,
Carvalhais Isabel, Carvalho Maria da Graça, Casa David, Caspary Daniel, del Castillo Vera Pilar,
Cavazzini Anna, Cerdas Sara, Chabaud Catherine, Chahim Mohammed, Charanzová Dita, Chastel
Olivier, Chinnici Caterina, Christensen Asger, Christoforou Lefteris, Cimoszewicz Włodzimierz,
Cioloş Dacian, Ciuhodaru Tudor, Clune Deirdre, Conte Rosanna, Cormand David, Corrao Ignazio,
Cseh Katalin, Cuffe Ciarán, Cutajar Josianne, Czarnecki Ryszard, van Dalen Peter, Dalunde Jakop
G., Daly Clare, Danti Nicola, Da Re Gianantonio, De Castro Paolo, Decerle Jérémy, Deli Andor,
Delli Karima, De Man Filip, De Meo Salvatore, Deparnay-Grunenberg Anna, Didier Geoffroy,
Doleschal Christian, Dorfmann Herbert, Dreosto Marco, Duda Jarosław, Durand Pascal, Ďuriš
Nicholsonová Lucia, Dzhambazki Angel, Ehler Christian, Eickhout Bas, Engerer Cyrus, Ernst
Cornelia, Eroglu Engin, Ertug Ismail, Estaràs Ferragut Rosa, Evi Eleonora, Fajon Tanja, Falcă
Gheorghe, Fernandes José Manuel, Fernández Jonás, Ferrandino Giuseppe, Ferrara Laura, Fest
Nicolaus, Fidanza Carlo, Fiocchi Pietro, Flego Valter, Fotyga Anna, Fourlas Loucas, Fragkos
Emmanouil, Franssen Cindy, Franz Romeo, Freund Daniel, Fritzon Heléne, Fuglsang Niels, Furore
Mario, Gade Søren, Gahler Michael, Gallée Malte, Gálvez Muñoz Lina, Gamon Claudia, García Del
Blanco Ibán, García Muñoz Isabel, Gardiazabal Rubial Eider, Garraud Jean-Paul, Geese Alexandra,
Geier Jens, Gemma Chiara, Georgiou Giorgos, Georgoulis Alexis, Geuking Helmut, Gheorghe Vlad,
Giarrusso Dino, Gieseke Jens, Glavak Sunčana, Glück Andreas, Glucksmann Raphaël, Goerens
Charles, González Casares Nicolás, González Pons Esteban, Gozi Sandro, Grant Valentino, Grapini
Maria, Griset Catherine, Groothuis Bart, Grošelj Klemen, Grudler Christophe, Gruffat Claude,
Gualmini Elisabetta, Guerreiro Francisco, Guetta Bernard, Guillaume Sylvie, Gyöngyösi Márton,
Győri Enikő, Hahn Svenja, Hahn Henrike, Haider Roman, Hajšel Robert, Halicki Andrzej, Häusling
Martin, Hautala Heidi, Hava Mircea-Gheorghe, Hayer Valérie, Heide Hannes, Heinäluoma Eero,
Herbst Niclas, Herzberger-Fofana Pierrette, Hidvéghi Balázs, Hlaváček Martin, Hohlmeier Monika,
Hojsík Martin, Holmgren Pär, Hölvényi György, Homs Ginel Alicia, Hoogeveen Michiel, Hortefeux
Brice, Huitema Jan, Ijabs Ivars, Ilčić Ladislav, Incir Evin, Jahr Peter, Jakeliūnas Stasys, Jaki Patryk,

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Jalkh Jean-François, Jamet France, Jarubas Adam, Jerković Romana, Jongerius Agnes, Joron
Virginie, Juknevičienė Rasa, Jurgiel Krzysztof, Juvin Herve, Kaili Eva, Kalinowski Jarosław,
Kaljurand Marina, Kammerevert Petra, Kanko Assita, Karas Othmar, Karleskind Pierre, Karski
Karol, Kefalogiannis Manolis, Kelleher Billy, Keller Fabienne, Kelly Seán, Kempa Beata, Kloc
Izabela-Helena, Knotek Ondřej, Kofod Peter, Kohut Łukasz, Konečná Kateřina, Konstantinou
Athanasios, Kopcińska Joanna, Körner Moritz, Köster Dietmar, Kountoura Elena, Kovařík Ondřej,
Kovatchev Andrey, Krah Maximilian, Krasnodębski Zdzisław, Krehl Constanze, Kruk Elżbieta,
Kuhnke Alice, Kuhs Joachim, Kuźmiuk Zbigniew, Kyrtsos Georgios, Kyuchyuk Ilhan, Lalucq
Aurore, Lancini Danilo Oscar, Lange Bernd, Langensiepen Katrin, Laporte Hélène, Laureti Camilla,
Lenaers Jeroen, Lewandowski Janusz, Liberadzki Bogusław, Liese Peter, Loiseau Nathalie,
Løkkegaard Morten, López Javi, López Aguilar Juan Fernando, López Gil Leopoldo, Luena César,
Łukacijewska Elżbieta Katarzyna, Lutgen Benoît, McAllister David, Madison Jaak, Maestre Martín
De Almagro Cristina, Majorino Pierfrancesco, Maldeikienė Aušra, Maldonado López Adriana,
Manders Antonius, Mariani Thierry, Marinescu Marian-Jean, Markey Colm, Marquardt Erik,
Marques Margarida, Marques Pedro, Matić Predrag Fred, Mato Gabriel, Mavrides Costas, Maxová
Radka, Mayer Georg, Mebarek Nora, Meimarakis Vangelis, Mélin Joëlle, Metsola Roberta, Metz
Tilly, Meuthen Jörg, Mikser Sven, Milazzo Giuseppe, Millán Mon Francisco José, Miller Leszek,
Mituța Alin, Molnár Csaba, Montserrat Dolors, Morano Nadine, Moreno Sánchez Javier, Moretti
Alessandra, Mortler Marlene, Możdżanowska Andżelika Anna, Müller Ulrike, Mureşan Siegfried,
Nagtegaal Caroline, Neumann Hannah, Niebler Angelika, Nienaß Niklas, Niinistö Ville, Nistor
Gheorghe-Vlad, Noichl Maria, Novak Ljudmila, Novakov Andrey, Ochojska Janina, Oetjen Jan-
Christoph, Olekas Juozas, Paet Urmas, Pagazaurtundúa Maite, Panza Alessandro, Papadakis
Demetris, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Paulus Jutta, Pedicini Piernicola, Peksa Mikuláš, Pelletier Anne-
Sophie, Penkova Tsvetelina, Pereira Lídia, Peter-Hansen Kira Marie, Petersen Morten, Picierno Pina,
Picula Tonino, Pieper Markus, Pietikäinen Sirpa, Pignedoli Sabrina, Pimenta Lopes João, Pineda
Manu, Pîslaru Dragoş, Pizarro Manuel, Plumb Rovana, Polfjärd Jessica, Pollák Peter, Radačovský
Miroslav, Radtke Dennis, Rafalska Elżbieta, Rangel Paulo, Regimenti Luisa, Regner Evelyn, Rego
Sira, Reil Guido, Reintke Terry, Repasi René, Ressler Karlo, Riba i Giner Diana, Ries Frédérique,
Rinaldi Antonio Maria, Rinzema Catharina, Ripa Manuela, Riquet Dominique, Rodríguez-Piñero
Inma, Rodríguez Palop Eugenia, Rodríguez Ramos María Soraya, Rónai Sándor, Rondinelli Daniela,
Roos Robert, Roose Caroline, Ropė Bronis, Ros Sempere Marcos, Ruissen Bert-Jan, Ruiz Devesa
Domènec, Rzońca Bogdan, Sagartz Christian, Salini Massimiliano, Sánchez Amor Nacho, Sander
Anne, Santos Isabel, Sardone Silvia, Sarvamaa Petri, Satouri Mounir, Schaldemose Christel,
Schieder Andreas, Scholz Helmut, Schuster Joachim, Schwab Andreas, Seekatz Ralf, Sidl Günther,
Silva Pereira Pedro, Šimečka Michal, Simon Sven, Sinčić Ivan Vilibor, Sippel Birgit, Skyttedal Sara,
Smeriglio Massimiliano, Šojdrová Michaela, Sokol Tomislav, Solé Jordi, Solís Pérez Susana,
Sonneborn Martin, Spurek Sylwia, Spyraki Maria, Stancanelli Raffaele, Štefanec Ivan, Ştefănuță
Nicolae, Stegrud Jessica, Strugariu Ramona, Szydło Beata, Tajani Antonio, Tang Paul, Tarabella
Marc, Terras Riho, Thun und Hohenstein Róża, Tinagli Irene, Tobé Tomas, Tobiszowski Grzegorz,
Toia Patrizia, Tolleret Irène, Tomac Eugen, Tomaševski Valdemar, Tomc Romana, Toom Yana,
Torvalds Nils, Tošenovský Evžen, Tóth Edina, Toussaint Marie, Tovaglieri Isabella, Trillet-Lenoir
Véronique, Uhrík Milan, Urtasun Ernest, Ušakovs Nils, Vandendriessche Tom, Vandenkendelaere
Tom, Van Overtveldt Johan, Vautmans Hilde, Vedrenne Marie-Pierre, Verheyen Sabine, Verhofstadt
Guy, Vilimsky Harald, Villanueva Ruiz Idoia, Vincze Loránt, Virkkunen Henna, Vitanov Petar,
Vollath Bettina, Von Cramon-Taubadel Viola, Vondra Alexandr, Voss Axel, Vrecionová Veronika,
Vuolo Lucia, Vázquez Lázara Adrián, Waitz Thomas, Wallace Mick, Walsh Maria, Walsmann
Marion, Warborn Jörgen, Waszczykowski Witold Jan, Weimers Charlie, Weiss Pernille, Wiesner
Emma, Wiezik Michal, Winkler Iuliu, Wiseler-Lima Isabel, Wiśniewska Jadwiga, Wölken Tiemo,
Yenbou Salima, Zacharopoulou Chrysoula, Zahradil Jan, Zalewska Anna, Zambelli Stefania,
Zarzalejos Javier, Ždanoka Tatjana, Zdechovský Tomáš, Zīle Roberts, Zimniok Bernhard, Złotowski

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Kosma, Zoido Álvarez Juan Ignacio, Zorrinho Carlos, Zovko Željana

Excused:

Číž Miroslav, Kizilyürek Niyazi, Melchior Karen, de la Pisa Carrión Margarita, Polčák Stanislav

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Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, a remote voting system had been introduced (see Bureau
Decision of 20 March 2020 supplementing its Decision of 3 May 2004 on rules governing voting).
The Members who voted are listed in the ‘Results of roll-call votes’ document, which is annexed to
the minutes of the sitting and available on Parliament’s website.

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