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European Parliament 2014-2019 European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Industry, Research and Energy ITRE_PV(2018)1203_1 MINUTES Meeting of 3 December 2018, 16.00-18.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 16.06 on Monday, 3 December 2018, with Jerzy Buzek (Chair) presiding. 1. Adoption of agenda ITRE_OJ (2018)1203_1 The agenda was adopted. 2. Chair's announcements None. 3. Approval of minutes of meetings 5 November 2018 PV – PE630.433v01-00 The minutes were approved. * * * *** Electronic vote *** 4. Re-use of public sector information (recast) ITRE/8/13026 ***I 2018/0111(COD) COM(2018)0234 – C8-0169/2018 Rapporteur: Neoklis Sylikiotis (GUE/NGL) PR – PE623.664v01-00 Responsible: PV\1171403EN.docx PE631.917 EN United in diversity EN ITRE* Opinions: IMCO*, CULT, JURI, LIBE Adoption of draft report Vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations The draft report was adopted: for: 42; against: 1; abstentions: 0 (Roll-call see page 7) Vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations: for: 37; against: 4; abstentions: 2 (Roll-call see page 8) 5. Establishing a dedicated financial programme for decommissioning of nuclear facilities and management of radioactive waste ITRE/8/13763 * 2018/0252(NLE) COM(2018)0467 – C8-0314/2018 Rapporteur: Peter Kouroumbashev (S&D) AM – PE629.493v01-00 Responsible: ITRE Opinions: BUDG, ENVI Adoption of draft report The draft report was adopted: for: 38; against: 3; abstentions: 0 (Roll-call see page 9) 6. Establishing a European Instrument for Nuclear Safety complementing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument on the basis of the Euratom Treaty ITRE/8/13740 * 2018/0245(NLE) COM(2018)0462 – C8-0315/2018 Rapporteur: Vladimir Urutchev (PPE) AM – PE630.393v01-00 Responsible: ITRE Opinions: AFET, BUDG, ENVI PE631.917 2/16 PV\1171403EN.docx EN Adoption of draft report The draft report was adopted: for: 41; against: 1; abstentions: 0 (Roll-call see page 10) 7. Establishing the Programme for single market, competitiveness of enterprises, including small and medium-sized enterprises, and European statistics ITRE/8/13605 ***I 2018/0231(COD) COM(2018)0441 – C8-0254/2018 Rapporteur for the opinion: Patrizia Toia (S&D) AD – PE627.879v02-00 AM – PE628.710v01-00 Responsible: IMCO* – Nicola Danti (S&D) PR – PE628.465v01-00 AM – PE629.777v02-00 AM – PE630.387v01-00 Opinions: BUDG, ECON*, EMPL, ENVI*, ITRE*, TRAN, AGRI*, JURI Adoption of draft opinion The draft opinion was adopted: for: 39; against: 1; abstentions: 1 (Roll-call see page 11) *** End of electronic vote *** Studies 8. Presentation of STOA study on “3D bio-printing for medical and enhancement purposes" ITRE/8/14819 Speakers: Christopher Coenen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Angelika Niebler, Jerzy Buzek, Ernest Cutuk (European Commission, DG RTD) * * * Report on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations 9. Internal market for electricity (recast) ITRE/8/08718 ***I 2016/0379(COD) COM(2016)0861 – C8-0492/2016 PV\1171403EN.docx 3/16 PE631.917 EN Rapporteur: Krišjānis Kariņš (PPE) Responsible: ITRE Opinions: ECON, ENVI, IMCO, JURI Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 69f(3)) 10. Common rules for the internal market in electricity (recast) ITRE/8/08686 ***I 2016/0380(COD) COM(2016)0864 – C8-0495/2016 Rapporteur: Krišjānis Kariņš (PPE) Responsible: ITRE Opinions: BUDG, ECON, ENVI, IMCO, JURI Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 69f(3)) Items 9 and 10 were discussed jointly. Speakers: Jerzy Buzek, Theresa Griffin 11. Risk-preparedness in the electricity sector ITRE/8/08692 ***I 2016/0377(COD) COM(2016)0862 – C8-0493/2016 Rapporteur: Flavio Zanonato (S&D) Responsible: ITRE Opinions: ECON, ENVI, IMCO Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 69f(3)) Speaker: Flavio Zanonato 12. European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (recast) ITRE/8/08681 ***I 2016/0378(COD) COM(2016)0863 – C8-0494/2016 Rapporteur: Morten Helveg Petersen (ALDE) Responsible: ITRE PE631.917 4/16 PV\1171403EN.docx EN Opinions: BUDG, ECON, IMCO, JURI Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 69f(3)) Speakers: Jerzy Buzek, Davor Škrlec 13. Regulation on ENISA, the "EU Cybersecurity Agency", and repealing Regulation (EU) 526/2013, and on Information and Communication Technology cybersecurity certification (''Cybersecurity Act'') ITRE/8/11042 ***I 2017/0225(COD) COM(2017)0477 – C8-0310/2017 Rapporteur: Angelika Niebler (PPE) Responsible: ITRE* Opinions: AFET, BUDG, IMCO*, LIBE Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 69f(3)) Speaker: Angelika Niebler * * * 14. Adapting Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency [as amended by Directive 2018/XXX/EU] and Regulation (EU) 2018/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council [Governance of the Energy Union], by reason of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union ITRE/8/15003 ***I 2018/0385(COD) COM(2018)0744 – C8-0482/2018 Rapporteur: Miroslav Poche (S&D) PR – PE630.672v01-00 Responsible: ITRE Opinions: ENVI Consideration of draft report Deadline for tabling amendments:5 December 2018, 12.00 Speakers: Theresa Griffin, Paul Hodson (European Commission, DG ENER), Markus Pieper 15. Any other business None. PV\1171403EN.docx 5/16 PE631.917 EN 16. Next meeting 14 January 2019, 21.00 – 22.30 (Strasbourg) The meeting closed at 18.00. PE631.917 6/16 PV\1171403EN.docx EN Results of roll-call votes Contents 1. Re-use of public sector information (recast) - 2018/0111(COD) - Rapporteur: Neoklis Sylikiotis...................................................................................................................................... 8 1.1. Adoption of draft report..................................................................................................... 8 1.2. Vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations ........................................ 9 2. Establishing a dedicated financial programme for decommissioning of nuclear facilities and management of radioactive waste - 2018/0252(NLE) - Rapporteur: Peter Kouroumbashev - Adoption of draft report .............................................................................................................. 9 3. Establishing a European Instrument for Nuclear Safety complementing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument on the basis of the Euratom Treaty - 2018/0245(NLE) - Rapporteur: Vladimir Urutchev - Adoption of draft report ........................... 10 4. Establishing the Programme for single market, competitiveness of enterprises, including small and medium-sized enterprises, and European statistics - 2018/0231(COD) - Rapporteur: Patrizia Toia - Adoption of draft opinion.................................................................................... 11 Key to symbols: + : in favour - : against 0 : abstention PV\1171403EN.docx 7/16 PE631.917 EN 1. Re-use of public sector information (recast) - 2018/0111(COD) - Rapporteur: Neoklis Sylikiotis 1.1. Adoption of draft report 42 + ALDE Morten Helveg Petersen, Carolina Punset, Lieve Wierinck ECR Hans-Olaf Henkel, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský ENF Angelo Ciocca, Giancarlo Scottà GUE/NGL Marisa Matias, Neoklis Sylikiotis, Marie-Pierre Vieu PPE Pilar Ayuso, Michał Boni, Jerzy Buzek, Françoise Grossetête, Seán Kelly, Werner Langen, Janusz Lewandowski, Angelika Niebler, Luděk Niedermayer, Jan Olbrycht, Paul Rübig, Massimiliano Salini, Sven Schulze, Vladimir Urutchev, Hermann Winkler, Anna Záborská S&D Zigmantas Balčytis, José Blanco López, Theresa Griffin, Eva Kaili, Peter Kouroumbashev, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Edouard Martin, Csaba Molnár, Răzvan Popa, Patrizia Toia, Martina Werner, Flavio Zanonato VERTS/ALE Jakop Dalunde, Tilly Metz, Julia Reda 1 - EFDD Jonathan Bullock 0 0 PE631.917 8/16 PV\1171403EN.docx EN 1.2. Vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations 37 + ALDE Morten Helveg Petersen, Carolina Punset, Lieve Wierinck ECR Hans-Olaf Henkel, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský GUE/NGL Marisa Matias, Neoklis Sylikiotis, Marie-Pierre Vieu PPE Pilar Ayuso, Michał Boni, Jerzy Buzek, Françoise Grossetête, Seán Kelly, Janusz Lewandowski, Angelika Niebler, Luděk Niedermayer, Jan Olbrycht, Paul Rübig, Massimiliano Salini, Vladimir Urutchev, Anna Záborská S&D Zigmantas Balčytis, José Blanco López, Theresa Griffin, Eva Kaili, Peter Kouroumbashev, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Edouard Martin, Csaba Molnár, Răzvan Popa, Patrizia Toia, Martina Werner, Flavio Zanonato VERTS/ALE Jakop Dalunde, Tilly Metz, Julia Reda 4 - EFDD Jonathan Bullock ENF Angelo Ciocca, Giancarlo Scottà PPE Werner Langen 2 0 PPE Sven Schulze, Hermann Winkler 2. PV\1171403EN.docx 9/16 PE631.917 EN Establishing a dedicated financial programme for decommissioning of nuclear facilities and management of radioactive waste - 2018/0252(NLE) - Rapporteur: Peter Kouroumbashev - Adoption of draft report 38 + ALDE Morten Helveg Petersen, Carolina Punset, Lieve Wierinck ECR Hans-Olaf Henkel, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský GUE/NGL Marisa Matias, Neoklis Sylikiotis PPE Pilar Ayuso, Michał Boni, Jerzy Buzek, Françoise Grossetête, Seán Kelly, Werner Langen, Janusz Lewandowski, Angelika Niebler, Luděk Niedermayer, Paul Rübig, Massimiliano Salini, Sven Schulze, Vladimir Urutchev, Hermann Winkler, Anna Záborská S&D Zigmantas Balčytis, José Blanco López, Theresa Griffin, Eva Kaili, Peter Kouroumbashev, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Edouard Martin, Csaba Molnár, Răzvan Popa, Patrizia Toia, Martina Werner, Flavio Zanonato
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