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European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE_PV(2016)0407_1 MINUTES Meeting of 7 April 2016, 9.00-12.30 and 14.00-17.00 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 9.03 on Thursday, 7 April 2016, with Claude Moraes (Chair) in the Chair. 1. Adoption of agenda LIBE_OJ\PE580.535v01-00 The agenda was adopted with the following changes of the order of business: – Point 7 on the presentation of the mission report to Turkey was postponed – Point 13 on the Sale of Citizenship in EU Member States took place at 16.00 instead of 14.00 – Point 14 on the Internet and Drug Markets report took place at 14.00 instead of 14.45 – Point 15 "An EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights- Presentation Interim European Added Value Assessment and Research Papers" was dealt with at 15.00 before Point 14. 2. Chair's announcements The Chair indicated that interpretation in Gaelic and Croatian was not available for the meeting. Terrorist Attacks in Brussels Last 22 March The Chair made a statement and invited Members to pay tribute to the victims with a minute of silence Follow-up to the extraordinary meeting of EU Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs of Thursday 24 March 2016 after the terrorist attacks in Brussels on 22 March 2016 Sylvie Guillaume (S&D), who represented President Schulz as EP Vice-President, and the LIBE Chair reported on the meeting. PV\1098228EN.doc PE582.064v02-00 EN United in diversity EN Joint debate 3. Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council: Next operational steps in EU-Turkey cooperation in the field of migration COM(2016)0166 4. Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan - Third implementation report COM(2016)0144 5. Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council Second Report on progress by Turkey in fulfilling the requirements of its visa liberalisation roadmap COM(2016)0140 6. Commission staff working document Accompanying the document Second Report on progress by Turkey in fulfilling the requirements of its visa liberalisation roadmap SWD(2016)0097 Presentation by the Commission -Maarten Verwey, appointed by Commission President Junker to act as the EU Coordinator to implement the EU-Turkey agreement, took the floor to present the situation. -The Chair opened the floor for questions and discussion. -The following Members took the floor: Elissavet Vozemberg (EPP) , Birgit Sippel (S&D), Timothy Kirkhope (ECR), Cornelia Ernst (GUE\NGL), Judith Sargentini (Verts/ALE), Kristina Winberg (EFDD), Sylvie Guillaume (S&D), Barbara Spinelli (GUE\NGL), Ska Keller (Verts/ALE), Emil Radev (EPP) and Miltiadis Kyrkos (S&D) -Maarten Verwey replied to the questions. -The following Members took the floor in response: Cornelia Ernst (GUE\NGL), Sylvie Guillaume (S&D), Birgit Sippel (S&D) -Maarten Verwey to the questions. 8. Implementation of the Directive 2011/36/EU of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims from a gender perspective LIBE/8/03508 PE582.064v02-00 2/14 PV\1098228EN.doc EN 2015/2118(INI) Rapporteur Malin Björk (GUE/NGL) PA – PE575.345v01-00 for the AM – PE578.516v01-00 opinion: Responsible: FEMM* – Catherine Bearder (ALDE) PR – PE576.788v01-00 AM – PE578.660v01-00 Adoption of draft opinion (Rule 54) -The draft opinion was adopted with 31 votes in favour, 1 against, 18 abstentions. -The following amendments were adopted: 33, COMP 3 (covering 34, 36, 52, 86, 88, 96), 37, 39 (first and second part), 40, COMP 4 (covering 41, 44, 109, 42, 43), COMP 5 (covering 46, 47, 50), 51, 55, 58, 59, 60, 51 (first and second part), 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, COMP 6 (first and second part) (covering AM 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 79), 77, 80 (first part) covering 81, 82, 85, COMP 8 (covering 92, 83, 106), 84 (first and second part), 87, 89, 90, 92 first part), COMP 9 (covering 38, 56, 57, 63, 114), 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 110, COMP 10 (covering 111, 117), 113, 115, 116, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, COMP 1 (covering 11, 13), 12, 17, 20, 22, 23, COMP 2 (first and second part) (covering 25, 26, 28, 29, 31), 32 -The following amendments were rejected: 53, 54, 78, COMP 7 (second part) (covering 81, 82, 85), 91, 92 (second part), 102, 112, 8, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21 -The following amendments were fallen/lapsed: 34, 36, 52, 86, 88, 96, 41, 44, 109, 46, 47, 50, 45, 48, 49, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 79, 70, 71, 81, 82, 85, 62, 83, 106, 93, 38, 56, 57, 63, 114, 111, 117, 11, 13, 16, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 24, 27, 30 A roll call vote on AM 84, second part, took place further to a request by PPE (the results are shown in the annex). 9. Public access to documents (Rule 116(7)) for the years 2014-2015 LIBE/8/04885 2015/2287(INI) Rapporteur: Laura Ferrara (EFDD) PR – PE571.441v01-00 AM – PE572.849v03-00 Responsible: LIBE Opinions: JURI – Heidi Hautala (Verts/ALE) AD – PE571.798v02-00 AM – PE573.178v01-00 Adoption of draft report -Laura Ferrara, Rapporteur, took the floor. -The draft report was adopted with 45 votes in favour, 1 vote against, 4 abstentions. -The following amendments were adopted: 9, 38, 28, 11, 12, 10, 13, 15, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 26, 24, 25, 23, 27, 46, 50, 29, 30, 35, 31, 32, 34, 72, 37, 39, 41, 40, 42, 36, 45, 44, 47, 48, 49, 53, 55, 54, 57, 59, 58, 64, 62, 65, 66, 70, 61, 68, 69, 51, 67, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 77, 81, 82, 86, 84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101, 104, 105, 109, 111, 112, 113 -The following amendments were rejected: 21, 33, 43, 52, 56, 60, 63, 80, 83, 91, 92, PV\1098228EN.doc 3/14 PE582.064v02-00 EN 99, 102, 103, 106, 107, 108, 110 -The following amendment was withdrawn: AM 2 10. 10.Follow-up to the Resolution on the US Senate report on use of torture by the CIA LIBE/8/05535 2016/2573(RSP) Responsible: LIBE Adoption of motion for a resolution -Motion for a resolution was adopted with 27 votes in favour, 22 against, 1 abstention. *** End of electronic vote *** 11. Provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Sweden in accordance with Article 9 of Council Decision (EU) 2015/1523 and Article 9 of Council Decision (EU) 2015/1601 establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece LIBE/8/05338 * 2015/0314(NLE) COM(2015)0677 – C8-0017/2016 Rapporteur: Ska Keller (Verts/ALE), PR – PE578.711v01-00 Responsible: LIBE Consideration of draft report Decision on deadline for tabling amendments -The rapporteur, Ska Keller (Greens/EFA), presented her report. -The following Shadows took the floor: Anna Maria Corazza Bildt (PPE), Birgit Sippel (S&D) on behalf of Soraya Post (S&D), Malin Björk (GUE\NGL), Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski (ECR), Gérard Deprez (ALDE), Kristina Winberg (EFDD), Anna Hedh (S&D), and Monika Hohlmeier (PPE). -Ska Keller (Verts/ALE) closed the point. 12. Exchange of information on third country nationals and European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) LIBE/8/05580 ***I 2016/0002(COD) COM(2016)0007 – C8-0012/2016 Rapporteur: Timothy Kirkhope (ECR) PR – PE580.424v01-00 Responsible: LIBE Consideration of draft report Decision on deadline for tabling amendments Deadline for tabling amendments: 15 April 2016, 12.00 -The rapporteur, Timothy Kirkhope (ECR), took the floor to present the report PE582.064v02-00 4/14 PV\1098228EN.doc EN -The Chair corrected the date for tabling amendments to 18 April 2016 The following Shadows took the floor: ), Anna Hedh (S&D), Pál Csáky (PPE), Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D), Sophia in 't Veld (ALDE), Jan Philipp Albrecht (Verts/ALE). Dick Heimans (DG JUST, European Commission) took the floor. The rapporteur, Timothy Kirkhope (ECR), closed the point. ***The meeting closed at 12:25 pm*** The meeting resumed at 14:06 on Thursday, 7 April 2016, with Birgit Sippel substituting as Chair for Claude Moraes. 13. The internet and drug markets report LIBE/8/06097 Presentation by Mr Alexis Goosdeel, Director of the EMCDDA and Mr. Laimonas Vasiliauskas of Europol. -Alexis Goosdeel (EMCDDA) took the floor -Laimonas Vasiliauskas (EUROPOL) took the floor -Michał Boni, took the floor -Alexis Goosdeel (EMCDDA) took the floor -Laimonas Vasiliauskas (EUROPOL) took the floor 14. An EU mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights- Presentation Interim European Added Value Assessment and research papers LIBE/8/06098 Presentation of the Interim European Added Value Assessment by DG EPRS Presentation of the research paper by CEPS "Assessing the need and possibilities for the establishment of an EU Scoreboard on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights" by Dr. Petra Bárd, Central European University, Budapest Presentation of the research paper by MILIEU "On the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights" by Professor Laurent Pech, Middlesex University, London -Astrid Worum (DG EPRS), Dr Petra Bard (CEPS) and Prof Laurent Pech (MILIEU) took the floor for the presentation of their respective studies. -Michał Boni (PPE) and the rapporteur, Sophia in't Veld (ALDE), took the floor. -Prof Laurent Pech (MILIEU) and Dr Petra Bard (CEPS) took the floor.
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    THE NEW EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT KEY COMMITTEE COMPOSITION 31 JULY 2019 INTRODUCTION After several marathon sessions, the European Council agreed on the line-up for the EU “top jobs” on 2 July 2019. The deal, which notably saw German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen (CDU, EPP) surprisingly designated as the next European Commission (EC) President, meant that the European Parliament (EP) could proceed with the election of its own leadership on 3 July. The EPP and Renew Europe (formerly ALDE) groups, in line with the agreement, did not present candidates for the EP President. As such, the vote pitted the S&D’s David-Maria Sassoli (IT) against two former Spitzenkandidaten – Ska Keller (DE) of the Greens and Jan Zahradil (CZ) of the ACRE/ECR, alongside placeholder candidate Sira Rego (ES) of GUE. Sassoli was elected President for the first half of the 2019 – 2024 mandate, while the EPP (presumably EPP Spitzenkandidat Manfred Weber) would take the reins from January 2022. The vote was largely seen as a formality and a demonstration of the three largest Groups’ capacity to govern. However, Zahradil received almost 100 votes (more than the total votes of the ECR group), and Keller received almost twice as many votes as there are Greens/EFA MEPs. This forced a second round in which Sassoli was narrowly elected with just 11 more than the necessary simple majority. Close to 12% of MEPs did not cast a ballot. MEPs also elected 14 Vice-Presidents (VPs): Mairead McGuinness (EPP, IE), Pedro Silva Pereira (S&D, PT), Rainer Wieland (EPP, DE), Katarina Barley (S&D, DE), Othmar Karas (EPP, AT), Ewa Kopacz (EPP, PL), Klara Dobrev (S&D, HU), Dita Charanzová (RE, CZ), Nicola Beer (RE, DE), Lívia Járóka (EPP, HU) and Heidi Hautala (Greens/EFA, FI) were elected in the first ballot, while Marcel Kolaja (Greens/EFA, CZ), Dimitrios Papadimoulis (GUE/NGL, EL) and Fabio Massimo Castaldo (NI, IT) needed the second round.