RESULTS OF VOTES ANNEX Abbreviations and symbols + adopted - rejected lapsed W withdrawn RCV (...,...,...)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)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 1 PE 608.225
1. 2016 Report on Turkey Report: Kati Piri (A8-0234/2017) Subject Am No Author RCV 1 original text split 2 8 Verts/ALE + 3 1 EFDD RCV - 90, 522, 5 7 2 EFDD RCV - 103, 522, 6 original text RCV + 559, 34, 35 8 26 ENF RCV - 91, 529, 9 3 EFDD RCV - 88, 529, 8 original text split 9 9 Verts/ALE - 15 PPE + 13 18 GUE/NGL - 16 original text + amended orally 17 14 Verts/ALE + original text split 1 2 18 19 GUE/NGL RCV - 267, 345, 24 19 original text sep + 20 10 Verts/ALE - 21 20D GUE/NGL - P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 2 PE 608.225
Subject Am No Author RCV original text split 1/RCV + 476, 109, 54 2/RCV + 475, 120, 38 3/RCV + 483, 88, 60 22 21 GUE/NGL EV - 102, 514, 21 11 Verts/ALE - original text RCV + 439, 163, 31 23 4 EFDD RCV - 97, 529, 10 12 Verts/ALE - 22 GUE/NGL - original text RCV + 482, 92, 64 25 5 EFDD RCV Not put to the vote 27 ENF RCV Not put to the vote original text split Not put to the vote 1 2 26 24 GUE/NGL - 13 Verts/ALE - 27 original text split 2/RCV + 477, 93, 65 3 + 4/RCV + 476, 148, 8 After 26 16 PPE + 28 28 ENF RCV - 86, 547, 4 After 30 29 ENF RCV - 151, 438, 38 P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 3 PE 608.225
Subject Am No Author RCV After 31 30 ENF RCV - 94, 474, 63 31 ENF RCV - 144, 460, 10 33 25 GUE/NGL split 2-36 original text sep + Citation 4 original text sep + Citation 7 original text sep + Citation 8 original text split After citation 11 6 Verts/ALE - After citation 12 7 Verts/ALE - Citation 13 original text sep + Citation 16 original text sep + Citation 19 original text sep + Citation 21 17 GUE/NGL - original text sep + Recital A original text sep + : Resolution (text as a whole) RCV + 477, 64, 97 Requests for roll-call votes EFDD: amendments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GUE/NGL: amendment 19 ENF: amendments 26-31; 7, 21, 22, 23 Requests for separate votes ENF: 19, 36 citations 4, 7, 13, 16, 19, 21; Recital A Requests for split votes S&D: amendment 25 P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 4 PE 608.225
deletion of uninterrupted deletion of commits to stepping up its efforts to engage with the Turkish Cypriot community in its preparation to fully integrate into the EU, and calls on the Commission to do the same; ENF: 1 8 17 21 Third part Underlines that 2016 was a difficult year for Turkey s population as a result of the continuing war in Syria, the high numbers of refugees, the conflict in the south-east, a string of heinous terror attacks, and a violent coup attempt in which 248 people were killed; reiterates its strong condemnation of the coup attempt of 15 July and expresses its solidarity with the people of Turkey; recognises the right and the responsibility of the Turkish government to take action in bringing the perpetrators to justice while guaranteeing respect for the rule of law and the right to a fair trial; Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in accordance with the Negotiating Framework, to formally suspend the accession negotiations with Turkey without delay if the constitutional reform package is implemented unchanged; underlines, taking into account the remarks of the Venice Commission on the constitutional reform, that the proposed constitutional amendments do not respect the fundamental principles of the separation of powers, do not provide for sufficient checks and balances and are not in line with the Copenhagen criteria; invites the Commission, the Member States and Turkey to hold an open and honest discussion about the areas of mutual interest for which intensified cooperation would be possible; underlines that any political engagement between the EU and Turkey should be built on conditionality provisions concerning respect for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights; Text as a whole excluding the words regrets that the LGBTI marches in Ankara and Istanbul were banned for the second consecutive year; is seriously concerned about gender-based violence, discrimination, hate speech against minorities, hate crime, and violations of the human rights of LGBTI persons; calls on Turkey to take adequate measures to prevent and punish hate speech or crimes targeting minorities; calls on Turkey to harmonise its domestic legislation with the Council of Europe s Istanbul Convention, which it ratified in 2014; welcomes the government s national strategy and action plan for Roma and calls on the Turkish government to start implementing the strategy and to set up a monitoring and evaluation mechanism; Calls on Turkey to further align its foreign policy with that of the EU; calls for closer cooperation and coordination of foreign policy challenges between the EU and Turkey; is of the opinion that the Turkish Foreign Minister should be invited to attend Foreign Affairs Council meetings on a case-by-case basis whenever relevant; recommends that the Council invite the Turkish government to a summit to discuss EU-Turkey relations; 25 P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 5 PE 608.225
Citation 8 Calls on the Commission to take into account the latest developments in Turkey when conducting the mid-term review of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) funds in 2017, and to suspend the pre-accession funds if accession negotiations are suspended; calls on the Commission, in case that scenario ensues, to use those funds to support Turkish civil society and refugees in Turkey directly, and to invest more in people-to-people exchange programmes, such as Erasmus+ for students, academics and journalists; having regard to the declaration issued by the European Community and its Member States on 21 September 2005, including the provision that the recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the negotiations and the need for Turkey to fully and effectively implement the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement in relation to all Member States by removing all obstacles to the free movement of goods without prejudice and discrimination, Verts/ALE, EFDD 27 Commends the engagement by the Turkish Government and local NGOs and the hospitality shown by the population in hosting around 3 million refugees; notes the EU-Turkey statement on migration, and urges the Member States to initiate the voluntary resettlement scheme for the most vulnerable refugees in Turkey; calls on the Commission to ensure long-term investment in both refugees and their host communities in Turkey as well as the adequate spending of the funds; encourages the Turkish Government to grant work permits and access to healthcare to all Syrian refugees, and to provide access to education for Syrian children; excluding 'notes the EU-Turkey statement on migration, and urges the Member States to initiate the voluntary resettlement scheme for the most vulnerable refugees in Turkey notes the EU-Turkey statement on migration, and urges the Member States to initiate the voluntary resettlement scheme for the most vulnerable refugees in Turkey Third part calls on Ankara and the EU to keep up their coordinated patrolling efforts in the Aegean, to step up efforts to combat migrant smuggling and to implement fully and effectively the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement and the bilateral readmission agreements signed with Bulgaria and Greece;' excluding 'the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement and Fourth part 'the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement and' Miscellaneous amendment 23 had been withdrawn Renate Sommer had introduced the following oral amendment to 16: P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 6 PE 608.225
16. Is seriously concerned about the lack of respect for the freedom of religion, about discrimination against religious minorities, including Christians and Alevis, and violence on religious grounds, including verbal and physical attacks, stigmatisation and social pressure at schools, and problems in relation to legally establishing a place of worship; calls on the Turkish authorities to promote positive and effective reforms in the area of freedom of thought, conscience and religion, by enabling religious communities to obtain legal personality, allowing charitable foundations to elect their governing bodies, eliminating all restrictions on the training, appointment and succession of the clergy, complying with the relevant judgements of the ECtHR and the recommendations of the Venice Commission and by eliminating all forms of discrimination or barriers based on religion; calls on Turkey to respect the distinct character and importance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and to recognise its legal personality; reiterates the need to allow the reopening of the Halki Seminary and lift all obstacles to its proper functioning; is concerned about the recent seizure of the churches in the region of Diyarbakir; urges the government to return them to their rightful owners; urges the Turkish authorities to combat seriously all manifestations of anti-semitism in society; 2. Setting up a special committee on terrorism, its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office Proposal for a decision B8-0477/2017 Subject Am No Author RCV Proposal for a decision B8-0477/2017 (Conference of Presidents) 1, introduction 1 S&D, GUE/NGL 1, point a 2 S&D, GUE/NGL 1, point b 3 S&D, GUE/NGL 1, point d 4 S&D, GUE/NGL 1, point f 5 S&D, GUE/NGL RCV - 268, 348, 18 RCV - 272, 344, 14 - - - original text split 1, after point g 6 S&D, split P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 7 PE 608.225
Subject Am No Author RCV GUE/NGL 1-1, point j 7 S&D split Recital C original text split 2-1 - 2 - : Resolution (text as a whole) RCV + 527, 73, 36 Requests for roll-call votes GUE/NGL: Amendments 1, 2 ALDE: final vote Requests for split votes Verts/ALE: Recital C Text as a whole excluding the words as well as the interoperability of European information sharing databases 1, point f amendment 6 amendment 7 to assess the availability and the effectiveness of all resources allocated to competent authorities involved in the fight against terrorism (police, army, justice, budget, intelligence, surveillance, information, IT...) in the Members States and at EU level; to analyse possible deficiencies in police cooperation and obstacles to practical cross-border law enforcement cooperation in investigations related to the fight against terrorism, identifying technical, structural and legal limitations to investigation capacities; identifying technical, structural and legal limitations to investigation capacities Text as a whole excluding the words efficiency of Text as a whole excluding the words possibility of P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 8 PE 608.225
3. The cases of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo and Lee Ming-che Motions for resolutions: B8-0459/2017, B8-0460/2017, B8-0461/2017, B8-0462/2017, B8-0463/2017 Subject Am No Author RCV Joint motion for a resolution RC-B8-0459/2017 (PPE, S&D, ECR, ALDE, Verts/ALE, EFDD) : Resolution (text as a whole) + Motions for resolutions by political groups B8-0459/2017 Verts/ALE B8-0460/2017 S&D B8-0461/2017 ALDE B8-0462/2017 ECR B8-0463/2017 PPE 4. Eritrea, notably the cases of Abune Antonios and Dawit Isaak Motions for resolutions: B8-0464/2017, B8-0466/2017, B8-0467/2017, B8-0470/2017, B8-0472/2017, B8-0473/2017 Subject Am No Author RCV Joint motion for a resolution RC-B8-0464/2017 (PPE, S&D, ECR, ALDE, GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE, EFDD) 10 original text split Recital O original text split 2/RCV + 515, 111, 1 Recital Q 1 GUE/NGL - after Recital Q 2 GUE/NGL EV - 291, 333, 9 P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 9 PE 608.225
Subject Am No Author RCV : Resolution (text as a whole) + Motions for resolutions by political groups B8-0464/2017 Verts/ALE B8-0466/2017 S&D B8-0467/2017 ALDE B8-0470/2017 ECR B8-0472/2017 GUE/NGL B8-0473/2017 PPE Requests for roll-call votes ECR 10 (2nd part) Requests for split votes ECR 10 Text as a whole excluding the words and its Member States GUE/NGL Recital O whereas in 2016, Eritreans fleeing their country accounted for the fourth-largest number of people risking the perilous journey to Europe (after Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans), who run the gauntlet of pitiless people-smugglers to make the dangerous Mediterranean crossing; whereas the situation in Eritrea therefore directly affects Europe, since if human rights were respected and upheld in the country and people could live there without fear, Eritreans would be able to return to their homeland; 5. Burundi Motions for resolutions: B8-0465/2017, B8-0468/2017, B8-0469/2017, B8-0471/2017, B8-0474/2017, B8-0475/2017, B8-0476/2017 Subject Am No Author RCV Joint motion for a resolution RC-B8-0465/2017 (PPE, S&D, ECR, ALDE, GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE, EFDD) : Resolution (text as a whole) + P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 10 PE 608.225
Subject Am No Author RCV Motions for resolutions by political groups B8-0465/2017 Verts/ALE B8-0468/2017 ECR B8-0469/2017 S&D B8-0471/2017 ALDE B8-0474/2017 EFDD B8-0475/2017 GUE/NGL B8-0476/2017 PPE 6. European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) and establishing the EFSD Guarantee and the EFSD Guarantee Fund ***I Report: Eduard Kukan, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică and Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (A8-0170/2017) Subject Am No Author RCV Provisional agreement Provisional agreement 106 committee RCV + 503, 78, 51 7. Permitted uses of certain works and other protected subject-matter for the benefit of persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled ***I Report: Max Andersson (A8-0097/2017) Subject Am No Author RCV Provisional agreement Provisional agreement 33 committee RCV + 609, 22, 1 P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 11 PE 608.225
8. Cross-border exchange between the Union and third countries of accessible format copies of certain works and other protected subject-matter for the benefit of persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled ***I Report: Max Andersson (A8-0102/2017) Subject Am No Author RCV Provisional agreement Provisional agreement 32 committee RCV + 610, 21, 1 9. Double taxation dispute resolution mechanisms in the EU * Report: Michael Theurer (A8-0225/2017) Subject Am No Author RCV Amendments by the committee responsible put to the vote collectively 1-9 11-63 65 67-72 committee + Article 16, 2 64 committee split 74 GUE/NGL RCV Article 16, 3, sub 2 66D committee - 75 GUE/NGL - After recital 5 10 committee + 73 GUE/NGL - 2/EV + 479, 125, 2 : Commission proposal RCV + 535, 73, 25 Requests for roll-call votes GUE/NGL amendment 74 Requests for split votes GUE/NGL amendment 64 P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 12 PE 608.225
The competent authorities shall publish the final decision referred to in Article 14 in its entirety. However, in the event that any of the taxpayers argue that some specific points in the decision are sensitive trade, industrial or professional information, the competent authorities shall consider those arguments and shall publish as much of the decision as possible whilst deleting the sensitive parts. While protecting the constitutional rights of taxpayers, in particular as regards information, the publication of which would clearly and evidently reveal industrial and commercially sensitive information to competitors, the competent authorities shall endeavour to ensure maximum possible transparency through the publication of the final decision. Miscellaneous Amendment 76 had been withdrawn. 10. EU action for sustainability Report: Seb Dance (A8-0239/2017) Subject Am No Author RCV 3 original text split 14 13 PPE + After 16 7 ENF - 18 1 EFDD RCV - 81, 522, 25 After 18 2 EFDD RCV - 121, 480, 13 25 original text sep + 26 14 PPE + 28 original text split 1/RCV + 563, 53, 4 2/RCV + 356, 248, 11 After 30 12 Verts/ALE EV - 269, 317, 26 34 original text split P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 13 PE 608.225
Subject Am No Author RCV 36 original text sep - 39 original text sep + 40 original text split 2/EV + 326, 269, 13 45 original text sep - 49 original text sep - 50 15 PPE EV + 414, 173, 17 original text split 1 2 3 4 51 original text split 52 original text sep/ev - 134, 465, 10 After 63 10 S&D + 11 S&D + 64 original text sep - 65 original text sep - 66 original text sep - 67 original text sep - 68 original text sep - 69 original text sep - 71 original text sep - P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 14 PE 608.225
Subject Am No Author RCV 72 original text sep - 74 original text sep - 75 original text sep - After 75 8 ENF - 84 original text split After 84 4 + 38 Members + 87 original text split 2/EV - 266, 336, 9 89 original text split 92 original text split 1/EV + 322, 265, 20 2-96 original text RCV - 134, 336, 140 97 original text RCV - 159, 308, 139 After 97 16 PPE + 98 original text split 2-99 original text sep - 100 original text sep - 101 original text sep - P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 15 PE 608.225
Subject Am No Author RCV 105 original text sep + After 107 17 PPE + 108 original text sep - 110 original text sep - 111 original text split 117 original text sep/ev - 263, 317, 13 119 original text sep - 126 original text sep - 127 original text sep - After citation 5 3 + 38 Members + After recital A 9 S&D + Recital H original text split After recital I 5 ENF - Recital Q 6 ENF split Recital Q 1-2 - : Resolution (text as a whole) RCV + 446, 57, 84 Requests for roll-call votes Verts/ALE: 28, 96, 97 EFDD: Amendments 1, 2 Requests for separate votes ECR 39, 96, 105 PPE 25, 34, 36, 52, 96, 97, 100, 101, 108; Recital H S&D: 45, 49, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 74, 75, 99, 110, 117, 119, 126, 127 P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 16 PE 608.225
Requests for split votes ECR 34 Text as a whole excluding the words recalls the positions taken by the Parliament on these targets 40 89 Text as a whole excluding the words further requests that the Commission revise and scale up the 2030 climate and energy framework and the EU s nationally determined contribution by 2020 at the latest, Text as a whole excluding the words while also addressing methane emissions Recital H whereas the Europe 2020 climate change and energy sustainability targets are: to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by 20 %, to meet 20 % of EU energy demand with renewables, and to increase energy efficiency by 20 %; whereas the EU is committed to a reduction in domestic GHG emissions of at least 40 % by 2030 compared to 2005 levels, subject to a ratchet-up mechanism under the Paris Agreement; whereas Parliament has called for a binding 2030 energy efficiency target of 40 % and a binding renewable energy sources (RES) target of at least 30 %, and stresses that such targets should be implemented by means of individual national targets; PPE 28 98 S&D: 92 ENF: 3 Calls on the Commission to step up efforts as a global player in protecting the important ecology and environment of the Arctic; strongly urges the Commission not to allow any policies which incentivise the exploitation of the Arctic for fossil fuels; Text as a whole excluding the words different livestock farming methods and Stresses that Commission data shows that over 50 % of EU cereals are used to feed animals; notes that the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has warned that further use of cereals as animal feed could threaten food security by reducing the grain available for human consumption; notes that research shows that, for every 100 calories of cereals fed to animals, just 17-30 calories enter the human food chain as meat and milk; underlines that FAO studies argue that livestock should be fed on materials that cannot be eaten by humans such as pasture, crop residues and unavoidable food waste; Text as a whole excluding the words of integrating all aspects of the 2030 Agenda into the European Semester and P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 17 PE 608.225
84 EFDD: amendment 6 ECR, ENF: 50 Third part Fourth part ECR, PPE 51 87 111 Text as a whole excluding the words and groups such as Roma people whereas international trade, when properly regulated, can be a powerful driver of development and economic growth, but can also contribute to global pollution and biodiversity loss, through the worldwide transportation of goods and merchandise and the introduction of invasive alien species, which are a major cause of biodiversity loss; whereas a large share of EU imports comes from developing countries; whereas the 2030 Agenda acknowledges that trade can be a means of achieving the SDGs as long as it is mutually beneficial and does not lead to unfair competition; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to re-adjust their approach to migration with a view to developing a migration policy in line with SDG 10 and a fact-based perception of migrants and asylum-seekers and with countering xenophobia and discrimination against migrants, as well as with a view to investing in key drivers for human development; reiterates its concerns that the new policies and financial instruments to address the root causes of irregular and forced migration may be implemented to the detriment of development objectives, and asks for the European Parliament to be given a stronger scrutinising role in this regard so as to ensure that the new funding tools are compatible with the legal basis, principles and commitments of the EU, especially the 2030 Agenda; rejects the idea that conditionality of aid based on border control, the management of migratory flows or readmission agreements should constitute the basis of partnership and development cooperation with third countries; Text as a whole excluding the words including sexual and reproductive health and education Text as a whole excluding the word: rapeseed, Remainder Calls on the Commission and the Member States to reform the EU rules on the approval of pesticides as soon as possible, and to establish binding objectives to reduce their use; 11. Promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions of the EU Report: Younous Omarjee (A8-0226/2017) P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 18 PE 608.225
Subject Am No Author RCV 25 original text sep/ev - 233, 269, 41 26 original text sep + 18 original text split 21 original text split 22 original text split 23 original text split 2-2/EV + 370, 89, 86 43 original text sep + : Resolution (text as a whole) RCV + 420, 75, 10 Requests for separate votes Verts/ALE: 43 ALDE: 25, 26, 43 Requests for split votes ALDE: 21 Observes that the disappearance of quotas and guaranteed prices which began with the reform of the COM in sugar in 2005 is damaging cane sugar producers in the ORs; emphasises the need to place on a permanent footing all the specific instruments put in place within the framework of Article 349 of the TFEU in the interests of the sustainable competitiveness of this industry; calls for the establishment of a support scheme for sugar-cane growers in the event of a fall in world sugar prices; 22 Text as a whole excluding the words and to lay down additional measures; P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 19 PE 608.225
23 Members 18 Recalls that banana production plays a crucial role in the socio-economic fabric of some ORs; calls, therefore, for support for producers to be maintained and, where necessary, increased; Text as a whole excluding the words with a particular focus on specific support for passenger and goods transport P8_PV(2017)07-06(VOT)_EN.docx 20 PE 608.225