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Tuesday, 15 June 2021, with Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová (Chair) Presiding European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Employment and Social Affairs EMPL_PV(2021)0614_1 MINUTES Meeting of 14 June 2021, 13.45-16.15, 16.45-18.15 and 15 June 2021, 10.00-12.00, 13.45 - 15.45 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 13.52 on Monday, 14 June 2021, with Katrin Langensiepen (4th Vice- Chair) presiding. Chair’s announcements and election of the EMPL Chair The virtual meeting was held in situ and through the Interactio remote meeting tool with interpretation of 17 languages : French, German, Italian, Dutch, English, Danish, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish Czech, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Bulgarian and Romanian; Greek interpretation was provided only in passive mode. Election of an EMPL Chair in accordance with Rule 213 of the Rules of Procedure Announcement of the names of the voting members According to Rule 218.2, the quorum was reached for a valid vote Call for nomination of candidates for the election Floor to Dragoş Pîslaru for RENEW. RENEW nominated Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová Floor to Elżbieta Rafalska for ECR. ECR nominated Margarita de la Pisa Carrión PV\1234259EN.docx PE693.898v01-00 EN United in diversityEN Consent: the candidates consented to be nominated The Vice-Chair confirmed that candidates fulfilled the necessary preconditions concerning the declaration of financial interests, the declaration relating to the code of appropriate behaviour and being full Members of the Committee Election of the Chair between 2 candidates took place by secret ballot vote Vote was opened between 14.08 and 15.00 *** 1. Adoption of agenda The agenda was adopted without modification. 2. Chair’s announcements The meeting was chaired first by the 4th Vice-Chair, Katrin LANGENSIEPEN, until item 4 included, then by the newly elected Chair. 3. Hearing of Juan Menéndez-Valdés, the EU-OSHA Executive Director-nominee EMPL/9/05584 Exchange of views with Juan Menéndez-Valdés Speakers: Katrin Langensiepen, Cindy Franssen, Marianne Vind, Véronique Trillet-Lenoir, Elena Lizzi, Sara Matthieu, Elżbieta Rafalska, Nikolaj Villumsen, Agnes Jongerius, Juan Menéndez-Valdés (the EU-OSHA Executive Director-nominee) *** Break 15.11 – 15.30 *** Announcement of the vote results at 15.30 Number of voters: 55 Number of vote casts in favour: 53 Majority required for the 1st round : more than 1/2 of the votes cast (viz. 27) Results obtained by each candicate Number of votes in favour for each candidate: 1. Margarita de la Pisa Carrión: 15 votes in favour 2. Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová: 38 votes in favour Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová was elected as the new EMPL Chair with 38 votes in favour. Note : Mr Fourlas could not participate in the vote due to circumstances that were beyond his control (technical problem). PE693.898v01-00 2/38 PV\1234259EN.docx EN The meeting continued at 15.30, with Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová, newly elected Chair, presiding. 4. Introduction of a European Social Security number with a personal labour card EMPL/9/05737 2021/2620(RSP) Co-rapporteurs: Jeroen Lenaers (PPE) RE – PE691.243v01-00 Marianne Vind (S&D) QO – PE691.245v01-00 Dragoș Pîslaru (Renew) Elena Lizzi (ID) Mounir Satouri (Greens / EFA) Elżbieta Rafalska (ECR) Nikolaj Villumsen (The Left) Responsible: EMPL Consideration of question for oral answer Consideration of motion for a resolution Deadline for tabling amendments: 25 June 2021, 12.00 Exchange of views with Mr Jordi Curell Gotor, Director for labour mobility at DG EMPL Speakers: Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová, Nikolaj Villumsen, Jeroen Lenaers, Marianne Vind, Dragoş Pîslaru, Elena Lizzi, Elżbieta Rafalska, Daniela Rondinelli, Mounir Satouri, Jordi Curell Gotor (Director for labour mobility, DG EMPL, European Commission) The meeting adjourned at 16.14 * * * 16.45 – 18.15 In camera: 5. Coordinators’ meeting * * * The meeting opened at 10.01 on Tuesday, 15 June 2021, with Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová (Chair) presiding. The virtual meeting was held in situ and through the Interactio remote meeting tool with interpretation of 18 languages: French, German, Italian, Dutch, English, Danish, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Czech, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, PV\1234259EN.docx 3/38 PE693.898v01-00 EN Bulgarian and Romanian. *** Voting time *** Opening of the remote voting session for the first round of votes at 10.06 EMPL/9/02909 6. Reversing the negative social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic EMPL/9/06178 2021/2734(RSP) Co-rapporteurs: Dennis Radtke (PPE) Manuel Pizarro (S&D) Atidzhe Alieva-Veli (Renew) Elena Lizzi (ID) Katrin Langensiepen (Greens / EFA) Elżbieta Rafalska (ECR) Leila Chaibi (The Left) Responsible: EMPL Adoption of question for oral answer with 53 votes in favour, 2 against and 0 abstentions (see vote results in ANNEX). *** End of vote *** 7. Exchange of views with Michael O´Flaherty (Director of the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA)) on their opinion “Equality in the EU 20 years on from the initial implementation of the equality directives” EMPL/9/04536 Exchange of views Speakers: Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová, Maria Walsh, Marc Angel, Dragoş Pîslaru, Nicolaus Fest, Romeo Franz, Alice Kuhnke, Alex Agius Saliba, Katrin Langensiepen, Michael O´Flaherty (Director of the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA)) 8. Exchange of views with Helena Dalli (Commissioner for Equality) EMPL/9/02906 Exchange of views as part of the structured dialogue Speakers: Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová, Loucas Fourlas, Marc Angel, Sylvie Brunet, Elena Lizzi, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Sandra Pereira, Daniela Rondinelli, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Samira Rafaela, Nicolaus Fest, Katrin Langensiepen, Helena Dalli (Commissioner for Equality) The meeting ended at 11.54 * * * The meeting resumed on 15 June afternoon at 13.48 with Katrin Langensiepen (4th Vice- Chair) and María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, DPAP Chair, presiding. PE693.898v01-00 4/38 PV\1234259EN.docx EN Chair’s announcements This joint meeting with the Delegation for Relations with the Pan–African Parliament was held in situ and through the Interactio remote meeting tool with interpretation of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, , Danish, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Czech, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Bulgarian and Romanian 9. EU - Africa: facing social and economic challenges together EMPL/9/06120 Joint meeting with the Delegation for Relations with the Pan–African Parliament (DPAP) Exchange of views with: Carlos Manuel Trindade, President of the ACP - EU Follow-up Committee, EESC Denise A.O. Kodhe, President of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union Eric Manzi, Deputy General Secretary of the African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC- Africa) Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, Regional Director for Africa, International Labour Organisation (ILO) Speakers: Katrin Langensiepen, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos,Krzysztof Hetman, Manuel Pizarro, Samira Rafaela, Dominique Bilde, Mounir Satouri, Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, Alex Agius Saliba, Elena Lizzi, Carlos Manuel Trindade, President of the ACP - EU Follow- up Committee, EESC, Denise A.O. Kodhe, President of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union, Eric Manzi, Deputy General Secretary of the African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, Regional Director for Africa, International Labour Organisation (ILO) 10. Next meetings 28 June 2021, 13.45 – 16.15 and 16.45 – 18.45 (Brussels) The meeting ended at 15.44 * * * ANNEX I: Results of roll-call votes ANNEX II: Coordinators’ results PV\1234259EN.docx 5/38 PE693.898v01-00 EN ANNEX I Results of roll-call votes Contents 1. EMPL first voting session 15 June 2021 ..........................................................................7 Reversing the negative social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic (Lucia Duris Nicholsonova) ............................................................................................................................7 2. Final vote – Draft as amended (Roll-call vote)..............................................................14 Reversing the negative social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic (Lucia Duris Nicholsonova) ..........................................................................................................................14 Key to symbols: + : in favour - : against 0 : abstention PE693.898v01-00 6/38 PV\1234259EN.docx EN 1. EMPL first voting session 15 June 2021 Reversing the negative social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic (Lucia Duris Nicholsonova) 1. VOTING LIST EMPL first voting session 15 June 2021 Concerned AM Tabled by Remarks Rapp Vote text Reversing the negative social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic (Lucia Duris Nicholsonova) Introductory CA intro Rapporteur + part of the 52/0/2 compromise text Q 1 CA Q 1 S&D, Greens, Left Roll-call vote - alternative alternative 21/33/0 Q 1 of the CA Q 1 Rapporteur Falls if CA Q 1 alternative + compromise adopted 48/6/0 text Roll-call vote Q 2 of the CA Q 2 Rapporteur + compromise 52/0/2 text Q 3 CA Q 3 S&D, Greens, Left Roll-call vote - alternative alternative 22/31/0 Q 3 of the CA Q 3 Rapporteur Falls if CA Q 3 alternative + compromise adopted 44/10/0 text Roll-call vote Q 4 CA Q 4 S&D, Left Roll-call vote - alternative alternative 23/30/1 Q 4 of the CA Q 4 Rapporteur Falls if CA Q 4 alternative + compromise adopted 49/5/0 text Roll-call vote Q 5 of the CA Q 5 Rapporteur + compromise 50/0/4 text
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