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1 RESULTS OF VOTES ANNEX Abbreviations and symbols + adopted - rejected lapsed W withdrawn RCV (...,...,...) roll-call vote (for, against, abstentions) EV (...,...,...) electronic vote (for, against, abstentions) split split vote sep separate vote am amendment CA compromise amendment CP corresponding part D deleting amendment = identical amendments paragraph art article rec recital MOT motion for resolution JT MOT joint motion for a resolution SEC secret ballot P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 1 PE

2 1. State of play of negotiations with the United Kingdom Motions for resolutions: B8-0676/2017, B8-0677/2017 Subject matter Am No Author RCV Motion for a resolution B8-0676/2017 (EFDD) : resolution (text as a whole) RCV - 59, 591, 26 Motion for a resolution B8-0677/2017 (PPE, S&D, ALDE, GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE) 1 original text split 2/RCV + 537, 78, 66 After 1 17 GUE/NGL RCV - 108, 458, ALDE, PPE, S&D, GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE split 1/RCV + 641, 34, 14 After 2 18 GUE/NGL EFDD RCV - 62, 597, 31 original text split 3/RCV + 571, 62, 56 4/RCV + 572, 68, EFDD RCV - 135, 538, 16 After 5 9 EFDD RCV - 66, 612, 10 7 original text RCV + 558, 76, 54 8, indent 1 12 EFDD RCV - 55, 595, 36 8, indent 2 original text split P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 2 PE

3 Subject matter Am No Author RCV 2/RCV + 547, 84, 55 8, indent 3 13 EFDD RCV - 75, 584, 28 8, indent 4 14 EFDD RCV - 57, 594, 34 8, indent 5 original text RCV + 562, 79, 46 8, indent 8 16 EFDD RCV - 105, 553, 29 8, after indent 8 15 EFDD RCV - 70, 592, EFDD RCV - 69, 594, EFDD RCV - 65, 500, 121 original text RCV + 543, 76, original text split 2/RCV + 562, 70, original text RCV + 565, 65, original text RCV + 559, 70, 57 After citation 1 4 EFDD RCV - 87, 592, 11 Recital C 5 EFDD RCV - 59, 604, 24 Recital D original text RCV + 573, 54, 61 Recital G 6 EFDD RCV - 134, 529, 23 original text split 2/RCV + 620, 65, 4 Recital I 7 EFDD RCV - 101, 551, 34 Recital M original text RCV + 575, 58, 54 after Recital O 2 ALDE, PPE, S&D, GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE + P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 3 PE

4 Subject matter Am No Author RCV : resolution (text as a whole) RCV + 556, 62, 68 Requests for roll-call votes EFDD: amendments 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 3 (third and fourth parts), 7, 8, indent 2 (second part), 10, 12 (second part), 13, 14, recitals D, G (second part), M, final vote (B8-0677/2017), final vote (B8-0676/2017) GUE/NGL: amendment 17 ENF: 8, indent 5 ECR Amendment 1 (first part) Requests for separate votes ENF: 10 Requests for split votes EFDD: 1 Welcomes the joint progress report presented by the EU and UK negotiators, which concludes that sufficient progress has been achieved in negotiations for the Withdrawal Agreement, and congratulates the Union s negotiator on the conduct of the negotiations so far; 8, indent 2 12 Recital G ECR amendment 1 Text as a whole excluding the words: without allowing for a sector-by-sector approach those words Text as a whole excluding the words: and consist of the prolongation of the EU acquis, including rights of citizens, thereby requiring that the existing EU regulatory, budgetary, supervisory, judicial and enforcement instruments and structures continue to apply to the UK; those words Text as a whole excluding the words: by means of regulatory alignment those words Text as a whole excluding the words: but and and is of the opinion that negotiations can only progress during the second phase if the UK Government also fully respects the commitments it made in the Joint Report and if these commitments are fully translated into the draft Withdrawal Agreement; those words EFDD, ENF: 3 P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 4 PE

5 Third part Fourth part Text as a whole excluding the words: notes that, once finalised, the Withdrawal Agreement needs to be set out in a clear and unambiguous legal text, placing the burden of proof on the UK authorities to challenge the declaration and the binding character of the CJEU decisions in relation to the interpretation of citizens rights provisions, as well as for notes that, once finalised, the Withdrawal Agreement needs to be set out in a clear and unambiguous legal text placing the burden of proof on the UK authorities to challenge the declaration the binding character of the CJEU decisions in relation to the interpretation of citizens rights provisions, as well as for 2. Objection to an implementing act: on the use of phosphoric acid phosphates di tri and polyphosphates (E ) in frozen vertical meat spits Motion for a resolution: B8-0666/2017 (Majority of Parliament s component Members to adopt motion for a resolution) Subject matter Am No Author RCV Motion for a resolution B8-0666/2017 (ENVI committee) After 4 4 Verts/ALE EV + 365, 298, 8 After recital D 1 Verts/ALE EV + 373, 294, 1 After recital L 2 Verts/ALE + 3 Verts/ALE + : resolution (text as a whole) RCV - 373, 272, 30 Requests for roll-call votes ENF, Verts/ALE, S&D, ECR: final vote P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 5 PE

6 3. Draft recommendation following the inquiry on money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion Draft recommendation: B8-0660/2017 Subject matter Am No Author RCV Motion for a resolution B8-0660/2017 (Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion) After 1 38 GUE/NGL RCV - 129, 340, GUE/NGL RCV - 73, 523, GUE/NGL RCV - 333, 335, GUE/NGL EV - 299, 357, 19 3 original text split After 3 23 PPE + 24 PPE + 25 PPE + After 4 26 PPE + 6 original text RCV + 500, 160, 24 7 original text sep/ev - 235, 276, 158 After 8 42 GUE/NGL EV - 316, 324, GUE/NGL RCV + 587, 74, GUE/NGL RCV + 520, 151, original text split 2/EV + 419, 238, PPE EV + 476, 141, 51 P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 6 PE

7 Subject matter Am No Author RCV original text sep After 13 9 EFDD RCV - 155, 515, PPE RCV + 474, 177, 33 original text sep 19 original text RCV + 355, 316, original text split 1/RCV + 674, 8, 4 2/RCV + 583, 67, 22 After EFDD RCV + 373, 281, original text sep/ev - 223, 304, 139 After GUE/NGL - 46 GUE/NGL RCV + 416, 260, 6 After S&D split 1/RCV + 411, 248, 22 2/RCV + 346, 309, 25 3/RCV - 327, 327, PPE EV + 374, 277, 21 original text sep After GUE/NGL - After GUE/NGL - After GUE/NGL - 34 original text sep + 35 original text RCV - 332, 334, PPE EV - 244, 392, 38 original text split P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 7 PE

8 Subject matter Am No Author RCV 2-3/EV - 307, 360, original text sep + After GUE/NGL - 50 GUE/NGL - After EFDD RCV + 337, 325, GUE/NGL - original text sep/ev - 300, 344, 28 After 49 6 Verts/ALE RCV - 291, 374, GUE/NGL EV + 335, 327, original text sep/ev - 328, 349, 5 52 original text RCV + 361, 299, original text RCV - 173, 360, 148 After ENF PPE RCV + 500, 176, 9 original text sep 63 original text sep/ev + 397, 265, 12 After 66 7 Verts/ALE RCV + 425, 233, original text split 2/EV + 346, 152, original text sep + 72 original text sep + 73 original text split 2/EV - 161, 355, 149 P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 8 PE

9 Subject matter Am No Author RCV 74 original text sep PPE + original text sep 79 original text split 1/RCV + 589, 87, 3 2/RCV - 243, 260, original text sep - 85 original text RCV - 318, 350, Verts/ALE RCV - 183, 336, 162 After GUE/NGL - 89 original text sep - 90 original text sep/ev + 361, 290, original text RCV + 375, 292, ENF - 98 original text split 1/RCV + 625, 35, 21 2/RCV - 167, 504, original text split 1/RCV + 579, 94, 9 2/RCV + 632, 45, original text RCV + 631, 48, 6 After ENF original text sep original text RCV - 173, 341, original text RCV + 577, 44, original text RCV - 320, 333, 27 P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 9 PE

10 Subject matter Am No Author RCV PPE + original text sep After ENF RCV - 68, 577, original text split original text RCV + 587, 91, 3 After EFDD RCV + 360, 293, ENF RCV - 72, 572, 38 After ENF original text sep/ev + 359, 252, 19 After GUE/NGL original text RCV + 336, 329, 12 After GUE/NGL EV - 315, 351, original text sep original text RCV - 308, 366, original text sep original text sep - After PPE original text sep - After S&D EV + 350, 301, original text split 159 1D EFDD RCV - 36, 573, PPE EV - 302, 348, 23 P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 10 PE

11 Subject matter Am No Author RCV After PPE RCV + 499, 134, 44 After GUE/NGL EFDD RCV - 13, 656, original text split 186 original text sep/ev + 356, 309, 9 Après le GUE/NGL EV - 276, 355, original text sep/ev - 141, 365, original text sep - After ENF RCV - 88, 567, original text RCV - 305, 359, D EFDD RCV - 46, 621, D EFDD RCV - 192, 465, original text sep original text RCV + 376, 288, 12 After PPE original text RCV + 582, 97, original text split 2/EV + 359, 311, D EFDD RCV - 169, 493, 12 original text split : recommendation (text as a whole) RCV + 492, 50, 136 P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 11 PE

12 Requests for roll-call votes EFDD: amendments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12 S&D: final vote Verts/ALE: amendments 6, 7, 8, 14, 28, 19, 21, 35, 55, 79, 85, 92, 98, 102, 108, 115, 122, 143, 145, 194, 201 GUE/NGL: amendments 38, 39, 40, 43, 44, 6 PPE: amendments 14, 31, 36, 52 ENF: amendments 7, 10, 11, 18, 19, 22, 46, 120, 131, 143, 202 Requests for separate votes ALDE: 7, 13, 24, 26, 34, 35, 38, 39, 45, 51, 52, 55, 58, 69, 72, 73, 74, 78, 79, 80, 89, 98, 115, 122, 127, 143, 144, 145, 146, 153, 187, 188, 194, 200 GUE/NGL: 6, 114 PPE: 7, 13, 15, 19, 24, 26, 35, 38, 45, 51, 52, 55, 63, 74, 78, 80, 85, 89, 90, 92, 115, 122, 127, 130, 139, 143, 144, 145, 146, 150, 153, 186, 187, 188, 194, 199, 200, 201 ECR 6, 70 Requests for split votes GUE/NGL 3 Text as a whole excluding the words: which may be legal, but are contrary to the spirit of the law those words PPE: Text as a whole excluding the words: future free trade partnership and those words Fears that the prosecution of whistle-blowers to maintain secrecy can discourage the revealing of malpractices; underlines that protection should be designed to protect those acting in the public interest and avoid the silencing of whistle-blowers while also taking into account the legal rights of firms; notes that anti-corruption monitoring by the Commission will be pursued through the European Semester process; takes the view that anti-corruption might be overshadowed by other economic and financial matters in this process; those words Calls on the Commission to publish an annual public report on the use of EU funds as well as European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) money transfers to offshore structures, including the number and nature of projects blocked, explanatory comments on the rationale for blocking projects and follow-up actions taken to ensure that no EU funds directly or indirectly contribute to tax avoidance and tax fraud; Encourages the Commission and the Member States to move towards far more ambitious reforms in the field of taxation, in order to eliminate tax competition among Member States; P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 12 PE

13 Third part urges the Commission and the Member States to follow the recommendations of the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRIT) and agree on a minimum effective corporate tax rate, as well as on a policy of granting tax breaks sparingly and only on local costs to support new productive investment; recommends, further, that all Member States end special tax treatment for foreign and/or large companies and for individuals, and publish the agreements already in place; Is very concerned that the number of tax rulings granted by Member States to multinationals has increased in recent years, notwithstanding the social alarm created by the LuxLeaks scandal; Stresses that the mandatory automatic exchange of information in relation to potentially aggressive tax planning arrangements with a cross-border dimension (DAC6) should be accessible not only for tax authorities, but also for the general public; Calls on the Commission to start infringement procedures against Member States for non-compliance with Union law revealed by the Panama Papers and other leaks; calls on the Commission to report on the need to replace the Anti-Money Laundering Directive with a regulation in order to create a single legal area and eliminate any enforcement deficits in Member States; Urges that assets generated by criminal activities be confiscated; calls, to this end, for a swift adoption of the regulation on the mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders to facilitate the cross-border recovery of criminal assets; stresses that the legal instrument proposed by the Commission will allow for better cooperation and easier recognition of such orders, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity; calls on the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal introducing a restriction on cash payments, in order to support the fight against money laundering, tax fraud and organised crime; Believes that, by harmonising the status and functioning of European FIUs, the exchange of information would be strengthened; calls on the Commission to launch a project within the FIU Platform to identify the information sources to which FIUs currently have access; calls on the Commission to issue guidance on how to ensure greater convergence of functions and powers of European FIUs, identifying the minimum common scope and content of financial, administrative and law enforcement information that FIUs should obtain and be able to exchange among themselves; believes that such guidance should also include explanations of a common understanding of the strategic analysis functions of FIUs; Text as a whole excluding the words: both within and outside the EU those words 209 P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 13 PE

14 210 Calls for a significant strengthening of FIU.net cooperation within the framework of Europol and suggests linking these activities with the proposed TPCCC in the hope of creating a Tax Europol capable both of coordinating Member States tax policies and of strengthening Member States authorities in investigating and uncovering illegal international tax schemes; Calls on the Member States, while reforming the Treaties, to support the adoption of decisions in the field of tax policy by a qualified majority in the Council and within the framework of the ordinary legislative procedure; S&D, PPE: amendment 14 Notes that, according to the most recent Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) data on foreign direct investment, Luxembourg and the Netherlands combined have more inward investment than the US, the vast majority of which is in special-purpose entities with no substantial economic activity, and Ireland has more inward investment than either Germany or France; points out that, according to its National Statistics Office, foreign investment in Malta amounts to % of the size of its economy; notes that, according to research carried out by the University of Amsterdam, 23 % of all corporate investments that ended up in tax havens passed through the Netherlands; believes that these data are a clear indication that some Member States are facilitating excessive profit-shifting activities at the expense of other Member States; Third part calls, therefore, on the Commission to regard Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Ireland and Malta as EU tax havens; Miscellaneous Amendment 21 had been withdrawn. P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 14 PE

15 4. Annual report on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy Report: Michael Gahler (A8-0351/2017) Subject matter Am No Author RCV 3 12 Verts/ALE - 4 original text split 1/RCV + 519, 113, Verts/ALE - 8 original text sep Verts/ALE GUE/NGL RCV - 162, 433, Verts/ALE RCV - 66, 543, 60 original text split 2/RCV + 386, 252, D GUE/NGL RCV - 220, 412, Verts/ALE RCV - 125, 469, 65 original text split 2/RCV + 355, 233, Verts/ALE RCV - 80, 497, 77 original text split Verts/ALE - P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 15 PE

16 Subject matter Am No Author RCV 20 7D GUE/NGL RCV - 174, 455, 37 original text split Verts/ALE RCV - 161, 406, 102 original text split Verts/ALE RCV - 92, 478, Verts/ALE RCV - 209, 401, PPE + After 31 8 GUE/NGL RCV - 107, 544, Verts/ALE RCV - 96, 439, PPE Verts/ALE RCV - 86, 532, 45 After 36, subtitle Defence Directorategeneral original text sep + 37 original text RCV + 370, 259, original text RCV + 370, 263, original text RCV + 350, 275, 37 After 39 9 GUE/NGL RCV - 210, 383, Verts/ALE - After GUE/NGL RCV - 116, 538, Verts/ALE Verts/ALE RCV - 129, 510, 26 P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 16 PE

17 Subject matter Am No Author RCV 11 GUE/NGL RCV - 157, 489, 18 Citation 19 original text sep + After citation 25 1 PPE + 2 PPE + : resolution (as a whole) RCV + 368, 237, 61 Requests for roll-call votes Verts/ALE: amendments 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 37, 38, 39 GUE/NGL: amendments 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 EFDD: 4 (), 13 (), 16 (), 37, 38, 39 Requests for separate votes ENF: citation 19, 8, 16, 37, 38, 39, after 36, subtitle Defence Directorate-general Requests for split votes ENF: 18 Third part Calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to act on Parliament s calls for an EU Security and Defence White Book in the context of preparing the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), as requested in Parliament s resolutions of 22 November 2016, 23 November 2016 and 16 March 2017; considers that building the EDU, linking the its strategic orientation with EU contributions to capability development and shaping the European institutional framework for defence, are elements that need to be underpinned by an interinstitutional agreement; stresses that with a comprehensive and trustworthy effort on the part of all stakeholders it is possible to increase the scope and efficiency of defence spending; calls for a powerful role in this process to be defined for neutral countries such as Austria and Sweden, without calling into question the neutrality of individual Member States; 20 Text as a whole excluding point (e) Point e) 21 Third part Welcomes the Commission s intention to propose a specific programme for defence research, with a dedicated budget and own rules, under the next MFF; stresses that Member States should make additional resources available to that programme, without interfering with existing framework programmes funding research, technological development and innovation, as requested in Parliament s resolution of 5 July 2017; renews its previous calls on the Commission to provide for Union participation in defence research and development programmes undertaken by Member States, or jointly with industry where appropriate, as referred to in Articles 185 and 187 TFEU; P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 17 PE

18 EFDD: ENF, EFDD: 4 Welcomes the visible progress made in framing a stronger European defence stance since the adoption of the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) in June 2016; welcomes, in particular, the launching of a European Defence Fund (EDF), the proposed scaling-up of the Preparatory Action on Defence Research and the legislative proposal for a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP); calls on the Member States to increase their future financial contributions to the EU budget in order to cover all additional costs incurred by the EU in connection with the EDF; Highlights the facts that the Commission and an increasing number of Member States have committed themselves to launching the European Defence Union (EDU) and that there is a strong support for this among European citizens; stresses that this corresponds to a demand from EU citizens and from Parliament, notably through numerous appeals expressed in its previous resolutions; highlights the greater efficiency, and the elimination of duplication and reduction of costs, that will result from stronger European defence integration; stresses, however, that the launch of a real EDU requires continued political will and determination; urges the Member States to commit themselves to a common and autonomous European defence, and to aim to ensure that their national defence budgets amount to at least 2 % of their respective GDPs within a decade; Stresses that to the east, Russia s war against Ukraine is still ongoing, the Minsk agreements without which there can be no solution to the conflict have not been implemented and the illegal annexation and militarisation of Crimea, and the imposition of anti-access and area denial systems, continue; is deeply concerned that Russia's excessive exercises and military activities without international observation, hybrid tactics, including cyber-terrorism, fake news and disinformation campaigns, economic and energy blackmail are destabilising the Eastern Partnership countries and the Western Balkans, as well as are being targeted at Western democracies and increasing tensions within them; is concerned that the security environment surrounding the EU will remain highly volatile for years to come; reiterates the strategic importance of the Western Balkans for the security and stability of the EU and the need to focus and strengthen the EU's political engagement towards the region, including by strengthening the mandate of our Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions; is firmly convinced that in order to overcome the EU's vulnerability there is a need for more integration as well as coordination; 5. Annual report on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Report: David McAllister (A8-0350/2017) Subject matter Am No Author RCV 1 original text split P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 18 PE

19 Subject matter Am No Author RCV 7 original text split 12 original text split 13 original text split 17 original text sep + 19 original text split 2/RCV + 482, 115, ECR - original text split 1/RCV + 544, 80, 22 2/RCV + 477, 122, original text split original text split P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 19 PE

20 Subject matter Am No Author RCV 23 original text split 24 5 S&D + original text split original text split original text split 38 original text split 39 original text split 2/RCV + 514, 122, Verts/ALE - 44 original text split 2/RCV + 519, 90, 43 P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 20 PE

21 Subject matter Am No Author RCV 45 2 Verts/ALE RCV - 88, 521, 35 original text split 46 3 Verts/ALE - 2/RCV + 394, 176, Verts/ALE RCV - 130, 482, 33 original text split 2/RCV + 421, 195, 21 3/RCV + 370, 239, : resolution (as a whole) RCV + 408, 132, 102 Requests for roll-call votes Verts/ALE: amendments 2, 4 ENF: 20 EFDD: 20 (), 39 (), 44 () EFDD, ENF: 19 (), 45 (), 47 (Second and third parts) Requests for separate votes ENF: 17 Requests for split votes ALDE: 13 EFDD: 20 Calls on all parties involved, within and outside Libya, to support both the Libyan political agreement signed on 17 December 2015 and its resulting Presidential Council, which is the only authority recognised by the international community and the UN; underlines that solving the Libyan crisis is a prerequisite for stability in the Mediterranean; emphasises the importance of the Southern neighbourhood and the need to achieve a euro-mediterranean space of peace, prosperity, stability and integration; underlines its strong support for the two-state solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict with an independent, democratic, viable and contiguous Palestinian state living side-by-side in peace and security with the secure State of Israel; stresses the importance of ensuring coherence of EU policy on situations of occupation or annexation of territory; P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 21 PE

22 ENF: 1 7 Text as a whole excluding the words: insists that the EU should keep open the option of further gradual sanctions if Russia continues to violate international law; those words Text as a whole excluding the words: calls on the Member States to put into practice Parliament s recommendations to embrace the principle of Responsibility to Protect; those words Text as a whole excluding the words: to further strengthen the capacity of the EU and its partner countries to fight fake news and disinformation, to draw up clear criteria to facilitate the detection of fake news, to allocate more resources and turn the Stratcom task force into a fully-fledged unit within the EEAS; calls, in this regard, for the development of joint, comprehensive risk and vulnerability analysis capacities and methods, and for the EU s resilience and strategic communication capabilities to be bolstered; and and the need to strengthen such media as a source of credible information, especially in the EU and its neighbourhood, and underlines that common EU TV and radio stations should be further enhanced; those words Stresses the role of independent media in promoting cultural diversity and intercultural competences, and the need to strengthen such media as a source of credible information, especially in the EU and its neighbourhood, and to further strengthen the EU s capacity to fight fake news and disinformation; highlights in this context the need to develop stronger resilience at EU level against such information spread over the Internet; calls on the Commission to coordinate better with the EEAS on those issues; Is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle the challenges we face today; emphasises that common EU action is the most effective way to preserve Europe s interests, uphold its values, engage in a wider world as a united and influential global actor and protect its citizens and Member States from increased threats to their security, including in a global digital sphere; is concerned about the EU s security architecture, which remains fragile and fragmented in the face of continued and fresh challenges every day and in which a hybrid peace has become an unsatisfactory reality; urges the Member States to take action and fulfil the wishes of those European citizens who have repeatedly stressed that EU foreign and security policy based on fundamental values and human rights is one of the most important and most necessary of all EU policies; considers that it is high time that Member States implement Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) tools, instruments and policies to enable the EU to respond to external conflicts and crises, build partners capacities and protect the European Union; Text as a whole excluding the words: the violation of international law by Russia those words 12 P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 22 PE

23 21 Third part Fourth part Fifth part Welcomes the EU strategy on Syria adopted in April 2017, which includes extending sanctions to persons involved in the development and use of chemical weapons; encourages the further extension of sanctions to those responsible for human rights violations; stresses that all those responsible for breaches of international law must be held accountable; reiterates its call for the EU and its Member States to explore with partners the creation of a Syria war crimes tribunal, pending a successful referral to the ICC; stresses the need for the EU to demonstrate full commitment in assisting the reconstruction of Syria after the conflict; Deplores Russia s multiple violations of international law and its hybrid warfare; recognises, however, the possibility of reasoned and coherent selective engagement and dialogue with Russia in areas of common interest, in order to ensure accountability and respect for international law; without the word however the word however stresses the need to maintain and encourage the possibility of future cooperation on resolving global crises where there is a direct or indirect EU interest or an opportunity to promote EU values; P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 23 PE

24 Third part 28 Believes that normalised relations are a necessity for both the EU and Russia, and that any future EU-Russia strategy should emphasise reinforced commitment and support for the EU s Eastern Partners; stresses that the EU should keep the door open for deepening the bilateral political and economic relationship with Russia, subject to Russia complying with international law and subscribed agreements, and halting its increasingly assertive attitude towards its neighbours and Europe; Reiterates that sovereignty, independence and the peaceful settlement of disputes are key principles of the European security order which apply to all states; condemns unreservedly, therefore, Russian aggression in Ukraine, including the illegal annexation of Crimea and the Russian-sponsored conflict in Eastern Ukraine; calls on the EU, its Member States and the international community to demand that Russia must halt its aggression and release all political prisoners; calls for the international community to play a more active and effective role in the resolution of the conflict and to support all efforts for a lasting peaceful solution which respects the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, in particular by the deployment with the consent of the Ukrainian authorities of a peace-building and peace-keeping mission to the whole territory; Reiterates the need for a strategic refocus on the Western Balkans, recognising that the EU should follow through with its ambitions in the region, as doing so would give a fresh impetus to a credible EU enlargement policy based on the Copenhagen criteria, and strengthen the rule of law and the resilience of state institutions; believes that the stability of the Western Balkans must continue to be a major priority; calls for more efforts in improving the socio-economic and political conditions of the region; is convinced that European integration and regional reconciliation are the best means to address the dangers stemming from destabilising foreign interference and influences, the funding of large Salafist and Wahhabi networks and the recruitment of foreign fighters, organised crime, major state disputes, disinformation and hybrid threats; stresses the need to remain dedicated to fostering highly effective political societies in the region; Reiterates that once all those criteria have been met, the doors of the EU are open for membership; welcomes recent efforts undertaken as part of the Berlin Process and Trieste Summit to give additional impetus to the convergence of Western Balkan countries towards EU membership; reiterates that special attention and support should be given to the implementation of crucial institutional and political reforms in the Western Balkans and calls on the Commission to rethink the possibility for additional allocation of financial resources for the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), as one of the most important tools for aiding the implementation of those reforms; Text as a whole excluding the word 'financial' that word EFDD, ENF: 19 P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 24 PE

25 45 47 Third part Fourth part Strongly believes that a new approach to the EU s relations with its Eastern neighbours is needed; believes that supporting those countries that wish to have closer ties with the EU must be a top priority for EU foreign policy; believes that the prolongation of sanctions against individuals and entities in Russia is an inevitable outcome of the failure to implement the Minsk agreements and continues to see such implementation by all sides as the basis for a sustainable political solution to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine; Believes that Europe should further strengthen cooperation on common defence, in order to defend its common values and principles and strategic autonomy; stresses the importance of the link between external and internal security, better use of resources and risk control in the periphery of Europe; recalls that the link between development and security is a key principle underpinning the Union s approach to external crises and conflicts; calls on the Member States to unleash the Lisbon Treaty s full potential with regard to the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and welcomes in this context the Implementation Plan on Security and Defence; encourages a review of the EU s approach to civilian CSDP missions in order to ensure they are properly devised, implemented and supported; considers that European Defence Agency (EDA) capabilities and permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) and the EU Battlegroups should be used to their full potential; urges the Member States to provide additional funding to that end; Calls on the Commission to fully reflect the growing security challenges in its proposal for the next multiannual financial framework (MFF); considers that both the size and the flexibility of the CFSP budget must match EU citizens expectations about the EU s role as a security provider; insists on the need for a global vision for EU policy and instruments in the field of security, including fruitful coordination with the proposed European Defence Fund; calls on the Member States to aim for the target of spending 2 % of GDP on defence, and to spend 20 % of their defence budgets on equipment identified as necessary by the EDA; points out, in addition, that any new policy must be backed by funding from new sources; notes that various Member States have difficulty in maintaining a very broad range of fully operational defensive capabilities, mostly because of financial constraints; calls for more cooperation and coordination, therefore, about which capabilities should be maintained, so that Member States can specialise in certain capabilities and spend their resources more efficiently; believes that interoperability is key if Member States forces are to be more compatible and integrated; recalls that CFSP appropriations represented 3.6 % of the Heading 4 commitments in 2016 and 0.2 % of the whole EU budget; regrets that the size and under-implementation of and systematic transfers from the CFSP chapter reveal a persistent lack of ambition for the EU to act as a global player; 6. Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2016 and the EU policy on the matter Report: Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (A8-0365/2017) P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 25 PE

26 Subject matter Am No Author RCV 8 original text split 9 original text split 2/RCV + 562, 51, original text RCV + 568, 25, original text split 3 + After 16 1 Verts/ALE, S&D, GUE/NGL 2 Verts/ALE, S&D, GUE/NGL RCV + 445, 134, 47 RCV + 390, 198, original text split 1/RCV + 609, 7, original text RCV + 624, 6, 1 33 original text split P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 26 PE

27 Subject matter Am No Author RCV 37 original text split original text split original text RCV + 507, 99, original text split 63 original text sep + 69 original text sep + Citation 5 original text sep + Citation 10 original text sep + Citation 23 original text sep + Citation 26 original text sep + Citation 34 original text sep + Recital H original text split P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 27 PE

28 Subject matter Am No Author RCV : resolution (as a whole) RCV + 443, 95, 84 Requests for roll-call votes Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL: amendments 1, 2 ENF: 12, 32, 51 Requests for separate votes ENF: 63, 69, citations 5, 10, 23, 26, 34 Requests for split votes PPE: 16 Third part ENF: 8 Condemns the use of sexual violence against women and girls, including mass rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, gender-based forms of persecution, trafficking, sex tourism and all other forms of physical, sexual and psychological violence, as a weapon of war; draws attention to the fact that gender-related crimes and crimes of sexual violence are classified in the Rome Statute as war crimes, crimes against humanity or constitutive acts with respect to genocide or torture; stresses the importance of defending women s rights, including their sexual and reproductive rights, through legislation, education and by supporting CSOs; welcomes the adoption of the EU Gender Action Plan which sets out a comprehensive list of measures to improve the situation of women in terms of equal rights and empowerment; emphasises the importance of ensuring its effective implementation; welcomes, in addition, the adoption of the Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality , which promotes gender equality and women s rights worldwide; stresses the importance of the ratification and effective implementation by all Member States of the Istanbul Convention; points out that education is the best tool for combating discrimination and violence against women and children; requests that the Commission, the EEAS and the VP/HR step up their fulfilment of the obligations and commitments in the area of women s rights under CEDAW and encourages third countries to do the same; believes that the EU should continue mainstreaming support for women within common security and defence policy (CSDP) operations, conflict prevention and post-conflict reconstruction; reiterates the importance of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security; stresses the importance of women s systematic, equal, full and active participation in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, in the promotion of human rights and democratic reforms, and in peacekeeping operations, humanitarian assistance, post-conflict reconstruction and democratic transition processes leading to lasting and stable political solutions; recalls that the 2016 Sakharov Prize was awarded to Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar, survivors of sexual enslavement perpetrated by ISIS/Daesh; P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 28 PE

29 expresses grave concern about the increasing number of attacks against religious minorities, which are often committed by non-state actors such as ISIS/Daesh; deplores the fact that many countries have and enforce anti-conversion and blasphemy laws, which effectively limit the freedom of religion or belief and the freedom of expression of religious minorities and atheists and even deprive them of these freedoms altogether; calls for measures to protect religious minorities, nonbelievers and atheists who are victims of blasphemy laws and calls for the EU and the Member States to engage in political discussions to repeal such laws; calls for the EU and its Member States to step up their efforts to enhance respect for freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief and to promote intercultural and interreligious dialogue when engaging with third countries; requests concrete action towards the effective implementation of the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief, including by ensuring the systematic and consistent training of EU staff at headquarters and in delegations; supports fully the EU practice of taking the lead on thematic resolutions on freedom of religion and belief at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the UNGA; supports fully the work of the EU Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU, Mr Ján Figel; P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 29 PE

30 9 reiterates the fact that freedom of expression online and offline is a vital component of any democratic society, as it nourishes a culture of pluralism that empowers civil society and citizens to hold their governments and decision-makers to account, and supports respect for the rule of law; emphasises that restriction of online or offline freedom of expression, such as via the removal of online content, is to occur only under exceptional circumstances, where prescribed by law and justified by the pursuit of a legitimate aim; stresses, therefore, that the EU should intensify its efforts to promote freedom of expression through its external policies and instruments; reiterates its request for the EU and its Member States to enhance their monitoring of all types of restrictions on freedom of expression and the media in third countries, to rapidly and systematically condemn such limitations and to use all available diplomatic means and instruments to reverse such restrictions; emphasises the importance of ensuring the effective implementation of the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline and of regularly monitoring their impact; Third part condemns the death and imprisonment of many journalists and bloggers in 2016 and calls for the EU to protect them effectively; Fourth part welcomes the new European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) launched in 2016, with its specific focus on training EU delegations and media actors in third countries, on how to apply the Guidelines; Fifth part stresses the importance of disclosing and condemning hate speech and incitements to violence, both on the internet and elsewhere, since they constitute a threat to the rule of law and the values embodied by human rights; 24 Third part Fourth part 33 reiterates that trafficking in human beings (THB) means the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation; calls for the EU and the Member States to take measures to discourage the demand that fosters all forms of exploitation of persons, especially women and children, that lead to trafficking, while maintaining a human rights-based and victim-centred approach; reiterates the need for all Member States to implement the EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings and Directive 2011/36/EU on this subject; expresses its profound concern at the extreme vulnerability of migrants and refugees to exploitation, smuggling and THB; stresses the need to maintain a distinction between the concepts of THB and migrant smuggling; Text as a whole excluding the words: and the Member States that have not already done so those words P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 30 PE

31 37 Third part Fourth part Fifth part Sixth part 56 Expresses profound concern and solidarity with the growing number of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, including an ever larger number of women, as the victims of conflicts, violence, persecution, governance failures, poverty, irregular migration, trafficking and smuggling networks excluding the words migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, including an ever larger number of women, as the and irregular migration migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, including an ever larger number of women, as the and irregular migration stresses the urgent need to take genuine steps to tackle the root causes of migration flows and find long-term solutions based on respect for human rights and dignity, and therefore to address the external dimension of the refugee crisis, including by finding sustainable solutions to conflicts in our neighbourhood, for example by developing cooperation and partnerships with the third countries concerned that comply with international law and ensure respect for human rights in these countries; expresses its profound concern over violence against migrant children, including missing, unaccompanied migrant children, and calls for resettlement, family reunification schemes and humanitarian corridors; is deeply concerned at the plight and rising number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and calls for their safe return, resettlement or local integration; calls for the EU and its Member States to provide humanitarian assistance in the field of education, housing, health and other humanitarian areas that help the refugees closest to their homeland, and for return policies to be properly implemented; underlines the need for a comprehensive human rights-based approach to migration and calls for the EU to collaborate further with the UN, regional organisations, governments and NGOs; calls on Member States to fully implement the common European asylum package and common migration legislation, particularly so as to safeguard vulnerable asylum seekers; stresses that the concepts of safe countries and safe countries of origin must not prevent the consideration of individual asylum applications; warns against the instrumentalisation of EU foreign policy as migration management ; calls for the EU and the Member States to establish full transparency surrounding the funds allocated to third countries for cooperation on migration and to ensure that such cooperation does not benefit structures involved in human rights violations, but rather goes hand in hand with improving the human rights situation within these countries; stresses that enlargement policy is one of the strongest tools for reinforcing respect for democratic principles and human rights in the light of current political developments in candidate and potential candidate countries; P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 31 PE

32 Recital H PPE, ENF: 42 Third part calls on the Commission to strengthen its efforts to support the reinforcement of democratic political cultures, respect for the rule of law, the independence of the media and the judiciary, and the fight against corruption in those countries; expresses its conviction that the revised European neighbourhood policy should continue to have the protection, active promotion and enforcement of human rights and democratic principles at its core; reiterates the fact that the protection, active support for and enforcement of human rights and democracy are in the interest of both partner countries and the EU; stresses, furthermore, the need for the EU to uphold the commitment it has made to its partners, especially in its neighbourhood, to support economic, social and political reform, protect human rights and help to establish the rule of law, as the best means of strengthening the international order and ensuring the stability of its neighbourhood; recalls that the Union for the Mediterranean can and should shape political dialogue in this area and push for a strong human rights and democracy agenda in the region; recalls that any country aiming to join the EU has to fully guarantee human rights and strictly fulfil the Copenhagen Criteria, with which non-compliance might lead to the freezing of the negotiations; Text as a whole excluding the words: such as ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, people with disabilities, the LGBTI community, women, children, asylum seekers and migrants; those words considers that the EU should continue its efforts to enhance respect for the human rights of LGBTI people, in line with the EU Guidelines on the topic; calls for the full implementation of the Guidelines, including through the training of EU staff in third countries; denounces the fact that 72 countries still criminalise homosexuality, is concerned that 13 of these countries have the death penalty, and believes that violent practices and acts of violence against individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation, such as forced outings, hate crimes and hate speech both online and offline, and corrective rape should not go unpunished; takes note of the legalisation of same-sex marriage and same-sex civil unions in some countries and encourages their further recognition; condemns violations of bodily integrity against women and minority groups; calls on states to outlaw these practices, tackle perpetrators and support victims; Miscellaneous Inés Ayala Sender (S&D Group) had also signed Amendments 1 and 2. P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 32 PE

33 7. Hong Kong, 20 years after handover Report: Alyn Smith (A8-0382/2017) Subject matter Am No Author RCV After 1 (r) 2 GUE/NGL RCV + 344, 251, 9 After 1 (s) 3 GUE/NGL RCV + 338, 247, 12 Recital D 1 Verts/ALE - : recommendation (as a whole) RCV + 490, 82, 17 Requests for roll-call votes GUE/NGL: amendments 2, 3 P8_PV(2017)12-13(VOT)_EN.docx 33 PE