Minutes of the sitting of 16 September 2021

• Jurisdiction: European Union
• Published date: 24 May 2022
• Celex Number: C2022/209/04

24.5.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 209/395

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16 September 2021
MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 16 SEPTEMBER 2021

(2022/C 209/04)

Contents

1. Opening of the sitting 403

2. Announcement of voting results 403

3. United States sanctions and the Rule of law (debate) 406

4. First voting session 406

5. United States sanctions and the Rule of law (continuation of debate) 408

6. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate) 408

6.1. Government crackdown on protests and citizens in Cuba 408

6.2. The case of human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor in UAE 409

6.3. The situation in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya 409

7. Resumption of the sitting 409

8. Announcement of voting results 410

9. Composition of committees and delegations 411

10. Resumption of the sitting 412

11. Second voting session 412

12. Resumption of the sitting 413

13. EU transparency in the development, purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines (debate) 413

14. Resumption of the sitting 413

15. Announcement of voting results 413

16. Explanations of vote 415

17. Corrections to votes and voting intentions 415

18. Documents received 415

19. Implementing measures (Rule 112) 416

20. Petitions 417

21. Approval of the minutes of the part-session and forwarding of texts adopted 417

22. Dates of forthcoming sittings 417

23. Closure of the sitting 417

24. Adjournment of the session 417

ATTENDANCE REGISTER 418

ANNEX I

RESULT OF VOTES (Sittings of 13 to 16 September 2021) 420

1. Community plant variety rights: Extension of the term for certain varieties ***I 420

2. Request for defence of the privileges and immunities of Guy Verhofstadt 421

3. Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union * 421

4. LGBTIQ rights in the EU 421

5. Towards future-proof inland waterway transport in Europe 421

6. Towards a stronger partnership with the EU outermost regions 421

7. A new approach to the Atlantic maritime strategy 422

8. Draft amending budget No 1/2021: Brexit Adjustment Reserve 422

9. Extension of validity of safety certificates and licences of railway undertakings operating in the Channel tunnel ***I 422

10. Official controls on animals and products of animal origin in order to ensure compliance with the prohibition of certain uses of antimicrobials ***I 422

11. Brexit Adjustment Reserve ***I 422

12. EU Blue Card Directive ***I 423

13. Instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA III) 2021-2027 ***II 423

14. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ***I 423

15. Serious cross-border threats to health ***I 424

16. Visa Facilitation Agreement between the EU and Cabo Verde *** 426

17. Amending Council Framework Decision 2002/465/JHA, as regards its alignment with EU rules on the protection of personal data ***I 426

18. European Investigation Order in criminal matters: Alignment with EU rules on the protection of personal data ***I 426

19. EU-Korea Agreement: Certain aspects of air services *** 426

20. Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Criteria for the designation of antimicrobials to be reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans 426

21. A new EU-China strategy 427

22. Direction of EU-Russia political relations 427

23. Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States * 431

24. Fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers — New forms of employment linked to digital development 433

25. Fishers for the future 433

26. Plans and actions to accelerate a transition to innovation without the use of animals in research, regulatory testing and education 433

27. Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU 435

28. Government crackdown on protests and citizens in Cuba 437

29. The case of human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor in UAE 438

30. The situation in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya 439

31. Implementation of EU requirements for exchange of tax information 440

32. Situation in Afghanistan 441

33. Situation in Lebanon 445

34. Media freedom and further deterioration of the Rule of law in Poland 446

35. Strengthening transparency and integrity in the EU institutions by setting up an independent EU ethics body 447

ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 448

1. Government crackdown on protests and citizens in Cuba — RC-B9-0436/2021 — § 1 448

2. RC-B9-0436/2021 — § 5 449

3. RC-B9-0436/2021 — § 9 451

4. The case of human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor in UAE — RC-B9-0434/2021 — § 8/1 452

5. RC-B9-0434/2021 — § 8/2 454

6. RC-B9-0434/2021 — § 14 455

7. The situation in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya — RC-B9-0445/2021 — § 5/1 457

8. RC-B9-0445/2021 — § 5/2 458

9. RC-B9-0445/2021 — § 6 — Am 4 460

10. RC-B9-0445/2021 — § 6/1 461

11. RC-B9-0445/2021 — § 6/2 463

12. RC-B9-0445/2021 — § 8 — Am 5 464

13. RC-B9-0445/2021 — After § 8 — Am 6 466

14. RC-B9-0445/2021 — After § 21 — Am 7 468

15. RC-B9-0445/2021 — After § 21 — Am 8 469

16. RC-B9-0445/2021 — After § 21 — Am 9 471

17. RC-B9-0445/2021 — After § 21 — Am 10 473

18. RC-B9-0445/2021 — After recital C — Am 1 474

19. RC-B9-0445/2021 — Recital H/1 476

20. RC-B9-0445/2021 — Recital H/2 477

21. RC-B9-0445/2021 — After recital Q — Am 2 479

22. RC-B9-0445/2021 — After recital Q — Am 3 480

23. Implementation of EU requirements for exchange of tax information — A9-0193/2021 — Sven Giegold — § 3 — Am 3 482

24. A9-0193/2021 — Sven Giegold — § 3 — Am 13 483

25. A9-0193/2021 — Sven Giegold — § 4 — Am 4 485

26. A9-0193/2021 — Sven Giegold — § 7 — Am 15 486

27. A9-0193/2021 — Sven Giegold — After § 9 — Am 16 488

28. A9-0193/2021 — Sven Giegold — § 17 — Am 5 490

29. A9-0193/2021 — Sven Giegold — § 24 — Am 6 491

30. A9-0193/2021 — Sven Giegold — § 26 — Am 1 493

31. A9-0193/2021 — Sven Giegold — § 52 — Am 7 494

32. A9-0193/2021 — Sven Giegold — Recital A — Am 12 496

33. A9-0193/2021 — Sven Giegold — Recital I — Am 8 497

34. A9-0193/2021 — Sven Giegold — Recital M — Am 9D 499

35. A9-0193/2021 — Sven Giegold — Recital O — Am 14 500

36. A9-0193/2021 — Sven Giegold — After recital P — Am 2 502

37. A9-0193/2021 — Sven Giegold — Recital S — Am 10 503

38. A9-0193/2021 — Sven Giegold — Recital Y — Am 11D 505

39. Situation in Afghanistan — RC-B9-0455/2021 — After § 1 — Am 7 506

40. RC-B9-0455/2021 — After § 12 — Am 3 508

41. RC-B9-0455/2021 — After § 14 — Am 4 510

42. RC-B9-0455/2021 — After § 15 — Am 5 511

43. RC-B9-0455/2021 — § 19/1 513

44. RC-B9-0455/2021 — § 19/2 514

45. RC-B9-0455/2021 — § 26/1 516

46. RC-B9-0455/2021 — § 26/2 517

47. RC-B9-0455/2021 — § 26/3 519

48. RC-B9-0455/2021 — After § 36 — Am 8 520

49. RC-B9-0455/2021 — § 38 — Am 9 522

50. RC-B9-0455/2021 — § 38 523

51. RC-B9-0455/2021 — § 39 — Am 6 525

52. RC-B9-0455/2021 — § 39 — Am 14 526

53. RC-B9-0455/2021 — § 39 — Am 16/1 528

54. RC-B9-0455/2021 — § 39 — Am 16/2 530

55. RC-B9-0455/2021 — After § 39 — Am 11 531

56. RC-B9-0455/2021 — After § 39 — Am 12 533

57. RC-B9-0455/2021 — § 40/1 534

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