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  • MIL-OSI China: Beijing unveils 24 measures to boost consumption

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Beijing on Thursday announced a comprehensive action plan with 24 measures aimed at driving consumption and enhancing the city’s role as an international consumption center.

    By 2030, Beijing targets an average annual consumption growth rate of about 5% and plans to build two to three major integrated commercial landmarks with annual sales exceeding 100 billion yuan ($13.94 billion).

    The plan places income growth at the core of consumption expansion. Measures include promoting reasonable wage increases, implementing an employment-first strategy to support job creation, and establishing a more dynamic minimum wage adjustment mechanism.

    To make it easier to purchase housing, the plan introduces reforms to housing provident fund policies. Buyers will be allowed to withdraw provident fund balances directly for home down payments, while new regulations will be developed to enable second-hand home transactions with existing mortgages to be settled via provident fund loans, streamlining the process for both buyers and sellers.

    In the automotive sector, Beijing will optimize the allocation of license plate quotas to better serve family demand for vehicles, strengthen second-hand vehicle trading platforms, and simplify cross-regional transactions.

    Emerging trends like anime, collectibles, and youth culture, known locally as the “Guzi Economy,” will receive policy support. The city also plans to develop a “Future Beauty City” by attracting cosmetic and medical aesthetic business. 

    Beijing is also expanding online healthcare services. As of June, 307 local medical institutions offered online services. A total of 1.11 million online consultations were recorded in the first half of this year, up 45% year on year. 

    New tourism projects, including the second phase of Universal Studios and cultural routes along the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, will further enrich leisure options. Public spaces and old venues will be revitalized to create more vibrant commercial areas.

    Beijing will boost consumption around its two main airports. Plans include building a world-class shopping and tourism complex near Beijing Daxing International Airport and turning the airports into gateways for foreign shoppers.

    Duty-free shops will offer more premium Chinese goods, and cross-border e-commerce will be expanded, making it easier for shoppers to buy online and pick up in person.

    In addition, the city will promote greater use of Olympic venues and major sports events to stimulate spending. A series of premium international and domestic sporting events will be held to drive sports-related consumption, according to the plan.

    MIL OSI China News –

  • MIL-OSI China: Cutting-edge technologies revitalize Beijing Central Axis

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    As the Beijing Central Axis approaches the first anniversary of its inscription on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), cutting-edge technologies have empowered efforts to protect and preserve its cultural heritage. Meanwhile, a host of new cultural-tourism scenarios have emerged along the axis.

    The Yongdingmen Gate tower, the southern terminus of Beijing Central Axis, stands as a witness to both the traditional urban management systems of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) and historical events across different eras.

    Since the Beijing Central Axis gained the UNESCO World Heritage status, Yongdingmen Gate has become a must-visit landmark. Its historical exhibition, enhanced with modern display technologies, has drown tens of thousands of visitors to the ancient gate tower.

    “In the second half of this year, the Yongdingmen Gate tower is scheduled for restoration,” said Chen Yanqing, deputy director of Dongcheng District Cultural Heritage Research Center. “Upon completion of this comprehensive conservation effort, its exhibitions will also undergo upgrades to better accommodate visitor needs.”

    From Yongdingmen Gate, the journey northward along the axis leads to Zhengyangmen Gate. The efforts to restore the Arrow Tower in Zhengyangmen have incorporated the the 3D laser scanning technology.

    “For severely damaged architectural components, we conducted comprehensive 3D scanning to create digital models,” said Chen Liang, an official of the Beijing Central Axis Heritage Conservation Center. “These informed the precise reconstruction of lintels, railings, and other elements using traditional molds — strictly adhering to original materials, designs, craftsmanship, and techniques.”

    In the Arrow Tower, there is a multi-function weather station to monitor microclimatic conditions around the ancient structure. Adjacent to it, an integrated BeiDou monitoring station uses advanced data signals to detect potential subsidence in the building’s foundation.

    The tower is equipped with five distinct monitoring systems, employing remote sensing satellites and online data transmission to enable precision conservation management. It also includes a hydrostatic level, an intelligent video deflectometer, and wireless accelerometers to measure settlement, detect displacement, and monitor vibrations, respectively.

    The Drum Tower at the northern anchor of the Beijing Central Axis now features a VR experience zone. In this digital realm, visitors embark on a space-time journey back to the founding era of the Yuan dynasty’s Dadu capital. This immersive voyage reveals the axis’ origins and the Chinese wisdom behind its design, allowing visitors to learn about traditional Chinese philosophy.

    MIL OSI China News –

  • MIL-OSI China: Capital Intl Exhibition & Convention Center Hotel opens

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    The Capital International Exhibition and Convention Center Hotel opened recently, marking the full operation of the center and its supporting facilities, according to its operator Beichen Group on Thursday.

    The five-star hotel has a total floor area of 69,000 square meters, with eight floors above ground and one underground level. It offers 410 guest rooms and a 1,000-square-meter banquet hall, catering to accommodation, banquets, and conferences associated with the exhibition center.

    The exhibition center itself began operation in February this year. As Beijing’s largest standalone exhibition and convention venue, it offers comprehensive functions and features cutting-edge technologies, marking a significant upgrade to the city’s exhibition capacity.

    The center comprises a convention center, a hotel, nine exhibition halls, and three registration halls. It provides an indoor exhibition area of about 210,000 square meters and an outdoor exhibition area of around 50,000 square meters.

    Since July, the center has hosted seven medium- and large-scale industry events, including three conventions in automotive manufacturing, food, and healthcare, serving a total of 17,000 attendees.

    MIL OSI China News –

  • MIL-OSI: CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    BROOKFIELD, Wis, July 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company” or “CIB Marine”) (OTCQX: CIBH), the holding company of CIBM Bank (the “Bank”), announced its unaudited results of operations and financial condition for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025. During the quarter, net interest income and mortgage operations both improved operating results on a quarterly and year-to-date basis as further outlined below.

    Net income for the quarter was $0.7 million, or $0.50 basic and $0.48 diluted earnings per share, compared to $0.5 million, or $0.34 basic and $0.25 diluted earnings per share, for the same period of 2024 excluding the effects of the sale-leaseback transaction gain on sale reported in the second quarter of 2024. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2025, was $1.0 million, or $0.74 basic and $0.71 diluted earnings per share, compared to $0.6 million, or $0.80 basic and $0.35 diluted earnings per share, for the same period of 2024 also excluding the effects of the sale-leaseback transaction gain on sale.

    Financial highlights for the quarter and six months ended June 30 include:

    • Net interest margin increased to 2.69% from 2.62% in the first quarter of 2025 and 2.38% in the second quarter of 2024. The cost of funds declined 51 basis points compared to the same quarterly period last year, due to the repricing of interest-bearing liabilities in a lower-cost interest rate environment, while yields on earning assets declined by 16 basis points. The net interest margin improved to 2.65% for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 2.34% for the same period of 2024 as the cost of funds declined 45 basis points compared to a 10 basis point decline in yields on earning assets. Net interest income rose $0.3 million for the quarter compared to the same period of 2024, and $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30th compared to the same period of 2024.
    • Although quarter-end loan balances declined $19 million from March 31, 2025, and $32 million from December 31, 2024, the allowance for credit losses to loans rose from 1.26% at December 31, 2024, and 1.29% at March 31, 2025, to 1.32% at June 30, 2025, primarily due to continued deterioration in the Federal Reserve’s economic forecasts used in the Company’s credit loss analysis. Non-performing assets to total assets were 0.68% and non-accrual loans to loans were 0.85% on June 30, 2025, compared to 0.67% and 0.84% on March 31, 2025, and 0.68% and 0.81% on December 31, 2024, respectively. Business plans continue to include higher loan balances by year-end 2025, primarily driven by anticipated growth in the commercial segments. Non-performing loans, other real estate loans, modified loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty and loans 90 days or more past due but still accruing to total assets increased to 1.85% at June 30, 2025, compared to 0.97% at March 31, 2025, and 0.98% at December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to two commercial loans—one in the transportation industry and the other in manufacturing—that were both 90 days or more past due but still accruing interest and in the collection process. Since June 30, 2025, one of the loans has been brought current and the adjusted ratio would be 1.43%.
    • The Banking Division reported net income of $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, a $0.4 million improvement over the same period in 2024 excluding the sale-leaseback transaction gain on sale, driven primarily by higher net interest margins and continued cost controls. The Mortgage Division’s $0.1 million net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2025, is an improvement of $0.1 million from the prior year. This modest progress reflects the decline in lending staff noted in the first-quarter earnings release. The net remaining Other Division, comprised primarily of parent company operations, had a net loss of $0.5 million with roughly one-third of that amount attributed to subordinated debt interest expense. Although the parent company has a $2 million line of credit, no draws have been made on that potential funding source to date.

    Mr. J. Brian Chaffin, CIB Marine’s President and CEO, commented, “Net interest margins continue to improve as we actively manage our cost of funds in a lower rate environment compared to last year. This contributed to stronger operating results from our Banking Division. While loan balances declined again, our commercial group continues to build the loan pipeline, and we anticipate higher balances by year-end. The Mortgage Division showed modest improvement despite ongoing challenges in the residential mortgage market. Although mortgage production is expected to be lower than last year due to lender staff reductions, our current team is well-positioned to maintain consistent performance in a competitive market. Expense controls continue to support improved operating results.”

    He added, “In February, we launched our 2025 common stock repurchase program, authorizing up to $1 million in share buybacks. During the second quarter of 2025, we repurchased 8,083 shares through open market transactions for a total of $262,000, at an average price of $32.37 per share. Year to date, we have repurchased 15,512 shares for a total of $497,000, at an average price of $32.02 per share. Barring unforeseen factors, we intend to complete our 2025 common stock repurchase program during the second half of the year, using available resources including $0.7 million in cash on hand at the parent company, our $2 million line of credit, and other potential sources such as a possible capital distribution from CIBM Bank.”

    CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for CIBM Bank, which operates nine banking offices in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, and has mortgage loan officers and/or offices in six states. More information on the Company is available at www.cibmarine.com, including recent shareholder letters, links to regulatory financial reports, and audited financial statements.

    FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
    CIB Marine has made statements in this release that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. CIB Marine intends these forward-looking statements to be subject to the safe harbor created thereby and is including this statement to avail itself of the safe harbor. Forward-looking statements are identified generally by statements containing words and phrases such as “may,” “project,” “are confident,” “should be,” “intend,” “predict,” “believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements reflect CIB Marine’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance that are subject to many uncertainties and factors relating to CIB Marine’s operations and the business environment, which could change at any time.

    There are inherent difficulties in predicting factors that may affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements.

    Stockholders should note that many factors, some of which are discussed elsewhere in this Earnings Release and in the documents that are incorporated by reference, could affect the future financial results of CIB Marine and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this document. These factors, many of which are beyond CIB Marine’s control, include but are not limited to:

    • operating, legal, execution, credit, market, security (including cyber), and regulatory risks;
    • economic, political, and competitive forces affecting CIB Marine’s banking business;
    • the impact on net interest income and securities values from changes in monetary policy and general economic and political conditions; and
    • the risk that CIB Marine’s analyses of these risks and forces could be incorrect and/or that the strategies developed to address them could be unsuccessful.

    These factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. CIB Marine undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and CIB Marine’s actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in forward-looking statements.

    FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
    J. Brian Chaffin, President & CEO
    (217) 355-0900
    brian.chaffin@cibmbank.com

    CIB MARINE BANCSHARES, INC.
    Selected Unaudited Consolidated Financial Data
                     
      At or for the
      Quarters Ended   6 Months Ended
      June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,   June 30, June 30,
        2025     2025     2024     2024     2024       2025     2024  
      (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
    Selected Statement of Operations Data:                
    Interest and dividend income $ 11,017   $ 10,941   $ 11,408   $ 12,283   $ 12,052     $ 21,958   $ 23,853  
    Interest expense   5,541     5,652     6,259     6,707     6,897       11,193     13,737  
    Net interest income   5,476     5,289     5,149     5,576     5,155       10,765     10,116  
    Provision for (reversal of) credit losses   9     42     (332 )   (113 )   10       51     (18 )
    Net interest income after provision for                
    (reversal of) credit losses   5,467     5,247     5,481     5,689     5,145       10,714     10,134  
    Noninterest income (1)   1,765     1,552     1,724     2,897     6,904       3,317     8,531  
    Noninterest expense   6,311     6,373     6,678     7,163     6,904       12,684     13,325  
    Income before income taxes   921     426     527     1,423     5,145       1,347     5,340  
    Income tax expense   253     105     123     347     1,361       358     1,378  
    Net income (loss) $ 668   $ 321   $ 404   $ 1,076   $ 3,784     $ 989   $ 3,962  
                     
    Common Share Data:                
    Basic net income (loss) per share (2) $ 0.50   $ 0.24   $ 0.60   $ 0.79   $ 2.79     $ 0.74   $ 2.94  
    Diluted net income (loss) per share (2)   0.48     0.23     0.54     0.59     2.06       0.71     2.17  
    Dividend   0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00       0.00     0.00  
    Tangible book value per share (3)   59.55     58.46     57.37     57.80     55.36       59.55     55.36  
    Book value per share (3)   59.59     58.51     57.42     56.06     53.61       59.59     53.61  
    Weighted average shares outstanding – basic   1,349,613     1,348,995     1,357,737     1,357,259     1,356,255       1,344,573     1,348,440  
    Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted   1,397,365     1,396,274     1,507,344     1,833,586     1,833,881       1,392,090     1,826,911  
    Financial Condition Data:                
    Total assets $ 838,441   $ 852,018   $ 866,474   $ 888,283   $ 901,634     $ 838,441   $ 901,634  
    Loans   665,393     684,787     697,093     707,310     719,129       665,393     719,129  
    Allowance for credit losses on loans   (8,793 )   (8,818 )   (8,790 )   (8,973 )   (9,083 )     (8,793 )   (9,083 )
    Investment securities   126,795     124,109     120,339     120,349     123,814       126,795     123,814  
    Deposits   684,480     692,028     692,378     747,168     768,984       684,480     768,984  
    Borrowings   59,292     67,214     81,735     33,583     28,222       59,292     28,222  
    Stockholders’ equity   80,492     79,309     77,961     92,358     89,008       80,492     89,008  
    Financial Ratios and Other Data:                
    Performance Ratios:                
    Net interest margin (4)   2.69 %   2.62 %   2.44 %   2.55 %   2.38 %     2.65 %   2.34 %
    Net interest spread (5)   2.06 %   1.99 %   1.74 %   1.80 %   1.71 %     2.03 %   1.67 %
    Noninterest income to average assets (6)   0.83 %   0.73 %   0.82 %   1.25 %   3.09 %     0.78 %   1.91 %
    Noninterest expense to average assets   3.00 %   3.05 %   3.06 %   3.17 %   3.09 %     3.02 %   2.98 %
    Efficiency ratio (7)   87.24 %   93.65 %   96.17 %   85.32 %   57.19 %     90.35 %   71.34 %
    Earnings (loss) on average assets (8)   0.32 %   0.15 %   0.19 %   0.48 %   1.69 %     0.24 %   0.88 %
    Earnings (loss) on average equity (9)   3.36 %   1.65 %   1.94 %   4.71 %   17.92 %     2.52 %   9.38 %
    Asset Quality Ratios:                
    Nonaccrual loans to loans (10)   0.85 %   0.84 %   0.81 %   0.44 %   0.47 %     0.85 %   0.47 %
    Nonperformance assets to total assets (11)   0.68 %   0.67 %   0.68 %   0.38 %   0.41 %     0.68 %   0.41 %
    Nonaccrual loans, modified loans to borrowers experiencing                
    financial difficulty, loans 90 days or more past due and still                
    accruing to total loans (12)   2.33 %   1.21 %   1.19 %   1.62 %   1.38 %     2.33 %   1.38 %
    Nonaccrual loans, OREO, modified loans to borrowers                
    experiencing financial difficulty, loans 90 days or more past                
    due and still accruing to total assets (12)   1.85 %   0.97 %   0.98 %   1.32 %   1.14 %     1.85 %   1.14 %
    Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans (10)   1.32 %   1.29 %   1.26 %   1.27 %   1.26 %     1.32 %   1.26 %
    Allowance for credit losses on loans to nonaccrual loans,                
    modified loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty loans                
    and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing (10)   56.76 %   106.25 %   105.95 %   82.53 %   91.24 %     56.76 %   91.24 %
    Net charge-offs (recoveries) annualized                
    to average loans (10)   -0.02 %   -0.01 %   -0.01 %   -0.01 %   0.03 %     -0.01 %   0.03 %
    Capital Ratios:                
    Total equity to total assets   9.60 %   9.31 %   9.00 %   10.40 %   9.87 %     9.60 %   9.87 %
    Total risk-based capital ratio   13.55 %   13.34 %   13.02 %   14.54 %   13.90 %     13.55 %   13.90 %
    Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio   10.82 %   10.62 %   10.33 %   11.89 %   11.27 %     10.82 %   11.27 %
    Leverage capital ratio   8.54 %   8.40 %   8.14 %   9.30 %   8.93 %     8.54 %   8.93 %
    Other Data:                
    Number of employees (full-time equivalent)   144     152     165     170     172       144     172  
    Number of banking facilities   9     9     9     9     9       9     9  
                     
    (1) Noninterest income includes gains and losses on securities.
    (2) Net income available to common stockholders in the calculation of earnings per share includes the difference between the carrying amount less the consideration paid for redeemed preferred stock of $0.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024.
    (3) Tangible book value per share is the stockholder equity less the carry value of the preferred stock and less the goodwill and intangible assets, divided by the total shares of common outstanding. Book value per share is the stockholder equity less the liquidation preference of the preferred stock, divided by the total shares of common outstanding. Book value measures are reported inclusive of the net deferred tax assets. As presented here, shares of common outstanding excludes unvested restricted stock awards.
    (4) Net interest margin is the ratio of net interest income to average interest-earning assets.
    (5) Net interest spread is the yield on average interest-earning assets less the rate on average interest-bearing liabilities.
    (6) Noninterest income to average assets excludes gains and losses on securities.
    (7) The efficiency ratio is noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding gains and losses on securities.
    (8) Earnings on average assets are net income divided by average total assets.
    (9) Earnings on average equity are net income divided by average stockholders’ equity.
    (10) Excludes loans held for sale.
    (11) Nonperforming assets includes nonaccrual loans and securities and other real estate owned.
    (12) A large loan 90 days or more past due and still accruing was brought current after June 30, 2025. The adjusted ratio to total loans would be 1.80% and to total assets 1.43%.
    CIB MARINE BANCSHARES, INC.  
    Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)  
                 
      June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,  
        2025     2025     2024     2024     2024    
      (Dollars in Thousands, Except Shares)  
    Assets            
    Cash and due from banks $ 10,363   $ 7,717   $ 6,748   $ 13,814   $ 10,690    
    Reverse repurchase agreements   –     –     –     –     –    
    Securities available for sale   124,618     121,939     118,206     118,145     121,687    
    Equity securities at fair value   2,177     2,170     2,133     2,204     2,127    
    Loans held for sale   7,733     7,685     13,291     19,472     17,897    
                 
    Loans   665,393     684,787     697,093     707,310     719,129    
    Allowance for credit losses on loans   (8,793 )   (8,818 )   (8,790 )   (8,973 )   (9,083 )  
    Net loans   656,600     675,969     688,303     698,337     710,046    
                 
    Federal Home Loan Bank Stock   3,401     2,607     2,607     2,238     2,238    
    Premises and equipment, net   1,660     1,486     1,570     1,526     1,569    
    Accrued interest receivable   2,733     2,680     2,651     2,926     3,230    
    Deferred tax assets, net   12,160     12,529     12,955     12,796     14,840    
    Other real estate owned, net   –     –     200     211     283    
    Bank owned life insurance   6,536     6,486     6,437     6,388     6,340    
    Goodwill and other intangible assets   64     64     64     64     64    
    Other assets   10,396     10,686     11,309     10,162     10,623    
    Total assets $ 838,441   $ 852,018   $ 866,474   $ 888,283   $ 901,634    
                 
    Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity            
    Deposits:            
    Noninterest-bearing demand $ 87,479   $ 98,403   $ 86,886   $ 95,471   $ 95,457    
    Interest-bearing demand   74,921     77,620     84,833     90,095     86,728    
    Savings   226,663     232,046     224,960     234,969     244,595    
    Time   295,417     283,959     295,699     326,633     342,204    
    Total deposits   684,480     692,028     692,378     747,168     768,984    
    Short-term borrowings   49,514     57,444     71,973     23,829     18,477    
    Long-term borrowings   9,778     9,770     9,762     9,754     9,745    
    Accrued interest payable   1,656     1,614     1,911     2,101     2,145    
    Other liabilities   12,521     11,853     12,489     13,073     13,275    
    Total liabilities   757,949     772,709     788,513     795,925     812,626    
                 
    Stockholders’ Equity            
    Preferred stock, $1 par value; 5,000,000 authorized shares at periods prior to December 31, 2024; 7% fixed rate noncumulative perpetual issued; 14,633 shares of series A and 1,610 shares of series B; convertible; $16.2 million aggregate liquidation preference   –     –     –     13,806     13,806    
    Common stock, $1 par value; 75,000,000 authorized shares; 1,385,842 and 1,372,642 issued shares; 1,351,397 and 1,358,473 outstanding shares at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively (1)   1,386     1,383     1,372     1,372     1,372    
    Capital surplus   181,908     181,801     181,708     181,603     181,486    
    Accumulated deficit   (98,498 )   (99,167 )   (99,487 )   (100,297 )   (101,373 )  
    Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net   (3,273 )   (3,939 )   (5,098 )   (3,592 )   (5,749 )  
    Treasury stock, 35,167 shares on June 30, 2025 and 14,791 shares December 31, 2024 (2)   (1,031 )   (769 )   (534 )   (534 )   (534 )  
    Total stockholders’ equity   80,492     79,309     77,961     92,358     89,008    
    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 838,441   $ 852,018   $ 866,474   $ 888,283   $ 901,634    
                 
    (1) Both issued and outstanding shares as stated here exclude 46,686 shares and 42,259 shares of unvested restricted stock awards at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
    (2) Treasury stock includes 722 shares held by subsidiary bank CIBM Bank.  
                 
    CIB MARINE BANCSHARES, INC.  
    Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)  
                       
      At or for the  
      Quarters Ended   6 Months Ended  
      June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,   June 30, June 30,  
        2025     2025     2024     2024     2024       2025     2024    
      (Dollars in thousands)  
                       
    Interest Income                  
    Loans $ 9,653   $ 9,623   $ 9,999   $ 10,573   $ 10,582     $ 19,276   $ 20,976    
    Loans held for sale   149     137     215     300     213       286     355    
    Securities   1,186     1,150     1,151     1,183     1,217       2,336     2,448    
    Other investments   29     31     43     227     40       60     74    
    Total interest income   11,017     10,941     11,408     12,283     12,052       21,958     23,853    
                       
    Interest Expense                  
    Deposits   4,795     5,029     5,638     6,354     6,466       9,824     12,693    
    Short-term borrowings   625     504     500     232     310       1,129     803    
    Long-term borrowings   121     119     121     121     121       240     241    
    Total interest expense   5,541     5,652     6,259     6,707     6,897       11,193     13,737    
    Net interest income   5,476     5,289     5,149     5,576     5,155       10,765     10,116    
    Provision for (reversal of) credit losses   9     42     (332 )   (113 )   10       51     (18 )  
    Net interest income after provision for                  
    (reversal of) credit losses   5,467     5,247     5,481     5,689     5,145       10,714     10,134    
                       
    Noninterest Income                  
    Deposit service charges   65     59     55     63     67       124     133    
    Other service fees   (10 )   (9 )   (5 )   (5 )   1       (19 )   (4 )  
    Mortgage banking revenue, net   1,424     1,140     1,564     2,264     2,166       2,564     3,375    
    Other income   279     177     192     150     273       456     436    
    Net gains on sale of securities available for sale   0     0     0     0     0       0     0    
    Unrealized gains (losses) recognized on equity securities   7     36     (71 )   78     (14 )     43     (32 )  
    Net gains (loss) on sale of SBA loans   0     161     0     420     0       161     202    
    Net gains on sale of assets and (writedowns)   0     (12 )   (11 )   (73 )   4,411       (12 )   4,421    
    Total noninterest income   1,765     1,552     1,724     2,897     6,904       3,317     8,531    
                       
    Noninterest Expense                  
    Compensation and employee benefits   4,060     4,066     4,344     4,852     4,700       8,126     8,989    
    Equipment   583     559     467     504     457       1,142     919    
    Occupancy and premises   519     549     500     495     391       1,068     827    
    Data Processing   212     221     220     243     208       433     420    
    Federal deposit insurance   101     129     144     182     219       230     418    
    Professional services   218     278     240     254     219       496     418    
    Telephone and data communication   57     52     74     51     51       109     107    
    Insurance   75     64     71     78     80       139     161    
    Other expense   486     455     618     504     579       941     1,066    
    Total noninterest expense   6,311     6,373     6,678     7,163     6,904       12,684     13,325    
    Income from operations                  
    before income taxes   921     426     527     1,423     5,145       1,347     5,340    
    Income tax expense   253     105     123     347     1,361       358     1,378    
    Net income (loss)   668     321     404     1,076     3,784       989     3,962    
    Preferred stock dividend   0     0     0     0     0       0     0    
    Discount from repurchase of preferred
    stock    		   0     0     406     0     0       0     0    
    Net income (loss) allocated to                  
     common stockholders $ 668   $ 321   $ 810   $ 1,076   $ 3,784     $ 989   $ 3,962    
                       

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  • MIL-OSI: Form 8.3 – [ALPHA GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC – 10 07 2025] – (CGAML)

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    FORM 8.3

    PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
    A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
    Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

    1.        KEY INFORMATION

    (a)   Full name of discloser: CANACCORD GENUITY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)
    (b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
            The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.    		 N/A
    (c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
            Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree    		 ALPHA GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC
    (d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A
    (e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:
            For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure    		 10 JULY 2025
    (f)   In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
            If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”    		 N/A

    2.        POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

    (a)      Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

    Class of relevant security: 0.2p ORDINARY
      Interests Short positions
    Number % Number %
    (1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 1,323,000 3.1273    
    (2)   Cash-settled derivatives:        
    (3)   Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:        
    TOTAL: 1,323,000 3.1273    

    All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

    Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

    (b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

    Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
    Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

    3.        DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

    The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

    (a)        Purchases and sales

    Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
    0.2p ORDINARY SALE 15,000 3346.3854p

    (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. CFD    		 Nature of dealing
    e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position    		 Number of reference securities Price per unit
    NONE        

    (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

    (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type
    e.g. American, European etc.    		 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
    NONE              

    (ii)        Exercise

    Class of relevant security Product description
    e.g. call option    		 Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

    (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

    Class of relevant security Nature of dealing
    e.g. subscription, conversion    		 Details Price per unit (if applicable)
    NONE      

    4.        OTHER INFORMATION

    (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

    Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
    Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

    Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
    (i)   the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
    (ii)   the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

    NONE

    (c)        Attachments

    Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
    Date of disclosure: 11 JULY 2025
    Contact name: MARK ELLIOTT
    Telephone number: 01253 376539

    Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

    The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

    The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: IAGCI seeks reviewer to evaluate coverage of healthcare and medical treatment in Home Office country information

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    News story

    IAGCI seeks reviewer to evaluate coverage of healthcare and medical treatment in Home Office country information

    Experts on comparative international healthcare provision are invited to submit expressions of interest by the close of 22 August 2025.

    Section 48(2)(j) of the UK Borders Act 2007 provides that the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) shall:

    consider and make recommendations about … the content of information about conditions in countries outside the United Kingdom which the Secretary of State compiles and makes available, for purposes connected with immigration and asylum, to immigration officers and other officials.

    To assist the Independent Chief Inspector in fulfilling this statutory role, a body of experts sitting as the Independent Advisory Group on Country Information (IAGCI) regularly reviews the Country of Origin Information (COI) products that are produced by the Home Office. The Home Office refers to COI where conditions in a foreign country are relevant to an immigration or asylum decision, for example when considering a claim for international protection under the Refugee Convention or immigration applications based on a human rights claim. The IAGCI’s reviews assess whether the content of COI is accurate, balanced, objective, and up-to-date, and they serve as the basis for an ICIBI inspection report.

    In addition to reviewing the Home Office’s country policy and information notes (CPINs) and responses to country of origin information requests (COIRs) relating to individual countries, the IAGCI examines the way that ‘cross-cutting’ themes are dealt with across all of the COI issued by the department. In the past, thematic reports commissioned by the IAGCI examined coverage of such topics as issues related to children, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, and statelessness.

    At a forthcoming meeting, the IAGCI intends to consider the coverage of healthcare (including mental healthcare) and medical treatment in the COI produced by the Home Office. Country information on the availability and quality of healthcare and medical treatment is presented in numerous CPINs, including the following, which focus specifically on this area:

    In its consideration of this coverage, the IAGCI wishes to assess the quality, accuracy, and completeness of the information provided on healthcare and medical treatment in individual countries; to evaluate the overall approach taken to compiling and presenting information on this area across the range of relevant CPINs; and to identify any significant gaps in the coverage of medical provision issues in Home Office COI.

    To inform this discussion, the IAGCI seeks to commission a review paper to be prepared by an expert with in-depth knowledge of comparative healthcare systems. The reviewer commissioned to undertake this project will be an experienced researcher with demonstrated expertise in international healthcare. They will not be expected to be an expert on all countries concerned, but they should have an understanding of the relevance of information about healthcare and medical treatment to immigration and asylum decisions.

    Description of work

    The review paper will be a substantial piece of research that provides an assessment of the coverage of healthcare (including mental healthcare) and medical treatment in existing COI products, commenting on their:

    1. Completeness: the extent to which relevant available information on healthcare (including mental healthcare) and medical treatment has been reflected in relevant CPINs. Additional publicly available sources should be identified where appropriate.

    2. Accuracy and balance: whether relevant information from source material has been accurately and appropriately reflected in the CPIN, noting any specific errors or omissions.

    Though the review paper need not necessarily provide a comprehensive assessment of every relevant CPIN, it should offer a comparative summary, noting the strengths and weaknesses of the available reports. The review paper should also comment, and offer any relevant recommendations, on the Home Office’s overall approach to compiling and presenting information on healthcare and medical treatment. In addition, the review paper should seek to identify where coverage of healthcare and medical treatment in Home Office COI could usefully be expanded, whether that might be within existing CPINs or through the production of new CPINs covering additional countries or covering specific healthcare and medical issues in greater depth.  

    While there is room for individual discretion in the way the researcher approaches the task and prepares a review, the IAGCI requires that these guidelines be followed:

    1. The format and scope of the review should be agreed with the Chair of the IAGCI, and the reviewer will be expected to address any comments or suggestions the Chair may have on the final draft of the review.

    2. The COI under review should be assessed in terms of the situation in the country up to the stated ‘cut off’ date for inclusion of information in the relevant CPIN; if the reviewer wishes to recommend reference to more recent material, the review should make clear that that material was not available at the time the relevant CPIN was produced.

    3. Any suggestions for additional information (or corrections to information in the document) must be referenced to a source document for the Home Office to be able to use it. If no published source is available to support the suggested information, the reviewer may supply a letter providing the information for use as a source document.

    The reviewer will be expected to attend the IAGCI meeting at which their review will be considered. Representatives from the Home Office will also attend the meeting to provide responses to comments and recommendations made in the review.

    Reviews commissioned by the IAGCI may be used as source documents for future CPINs and other COI products.

    Payment for this work will be set at £6,000, payable following acceptance by the IAGCI Chair of the completed review and the reviewer’s participation in the IAGCI meeting to discuss the review. Contractual terms will be confirmed in a short-form contract.

    How to Apply

    Researchers interested in completing this review should submit:

    • a brief letter setting out (1) their relevant experience and expertise as a researcher with expert knowledge of international healthcare systems, (2) any relevant background demonstrating knowledge of how considerations around healthcare (including mental healthcare) and medical treatment relate to immigration and asylum decision-making, and (3) how they would approach the task of reviewing Home Office COI pertaining to healthcare (including mental healthcare) and medical treatment
    • their c.v.

    Expressions of interest should be submitted to IAGCI@icibi.gov.uk by close of 22 August 2025 and will be judged with reference to the bidder’s demonstrated knowledge and expertise of comparative standards of healthcare provision; their awareness of the relevance of information on healthcare and medical treatment to immigration and asylum decision-making; their research experience, including any relevant experience of reviewing country of origin information; and the soundness of their proposed approach to carrying out the review.

    It is expected that the successful bidder will be notified by 29 August 2025. The completed review will be due by the close of 5 December 2025 and will be discussed at an IAGCI meeting planned for early 2026.

    Updates to this page

    Published 11 July 2025

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products on Afghanistan, Colombia, and India

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    News story

    IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products on Afghanistan, Colombia, and India

    Potential reviewers of country of origin information are invited to submit expressions of interest by the close of 22 August 2025.

    Section 48(2)(j) of the UK Borders Act 2007 provides that the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) shall:

    consider and make recommendations about … the content of information about conditions in countries outside the United Kingdom which the Secretary of State compiles and makes available, for purposes connected with immigration and asylum, to immigration officers and other officials.

    To assist the Independent Chief Inspector in fulfilling this statutory role, a body of experts sitting as the Independent Advisory Group on Country Information (IAGCI) regularly reviews the country of origin information (COI) products that are issued by the Home Office. These reviews assess whether the content of COI is accurate, balanced, objective, and up-to-date, and they serve as the basis for an ICIBI inspection report.

    Country of origin information

    The Home Office refers to COI products in procedures that assess claims of individuals for refugee status or other forms of international and humanitarian protection. COI is also used in policy formulation. COI is contained in:

    • country policy and information notes (CPINs)
    • responses to country of origin information requests (COIRs)

    CPINs are generated on an ongoing basis, generally focusing on countries from which asylum claims are most commonly received. These reports may provide general background information on a country, address aspects of conditions in a country that are relevant to common types of asylum claims, and/or describe the current humanitarian or security situation in a country. CPINs are compiled from material produced by a range of recognised external information sources (such as news reports, academic literature, independent research reports, and fact-finding reports from UK government or from other governments). CPINs also contain Home Office policy on the recommended position to be taken with respect to various types of claims, based on the available and accepted country information.

    COIR responses are prepared to address specific queries from caseworkers or other Home Office officials. These relate to information that is not covered in the CPINs.

    Description of work

    IAGCI commissions country experts or experienced researchers to evaluate and report upon the information contained in Home Office COI products. The IAGCI requires an expert to review the following COI products on Afghanistan, Colombia, and India (3 separate tenders; 1 for each country):

    Tender 1 (Afghanistan)

    Tender 2 (Colombia)

    Tender 3 (India)

    The successful bidder will review, in addition to up to 10 COIR responses on conditions in India, 3 of the CPINs below (to be agreed with the IAGCI prior to the commencement of work):

    The reviewer will be asked to evaluate the extent to which the material under review provides an accurate, balanced, and up-to-date summary of the key available sources regarding conditions in the country concerned and to identify any areas where the COI can be improved. Specifically, the review should entail:

    • assessing the extent to which information from source documents has been appropriately and accurately reflected in the CPIN reports
    • identifying additional sources detailing relevant aspects of current conditions in the country
    • noting and correcting any specific errors or omissions of fact
    • making recommendations for general improvements regarding, for example, the structure of the report, its coverage, or its overall approach
    • ensuring no reference is made to an individual source which could expose them to risk

    The reviewer should follow these guidelines:

    • the review should focus exclusively on the country of origin information contained within the document, and not pass judgment on the policy guidance provided
    • CPINs should be reviewed in the context of their purpose as set out above. It should consider the situation in the country up to the stated ‘cut off’ date for inclusion of information
    • when suggesting amendments, rather than ‘tracking changes’ on the original CPIN, a list of suggested changes should be provided as part of a stand-alone review paper, and each report should be reviewed separately. A reporting template will be provided to the reviewer
    • any suggestions for additional information (or corrections to information in the document) must be referenced to a source document (preferably open source) for the Home Office to be able to use it. The Home Office may use foreign language source documents, but only if the information is considered essential and is not available in an English-language source

    Previous reviews of COI products can be consulted on the ICIBI website.

    The selected reviewer will be expected to consult with the Chair of the IAGCI in advance of commencing work on the review and to address any comments or suggestions the Chair may have on the final draft. The reviewer will also be expected to attend an IAGCI meeting at which the review will be discussed. Representatives from the Home Office will also attend the meeting to provide responses to comments and recommendations made in the review.

    Reviews commissioned by the IAGCI will be published and may be used as source documents for future CPINs or other Home Office COI products.

    Payment for this work will be set at £3,000, payable following acceptance by the IAGCI Chair of the completed review and the reviewer’s participation in the IAGCI meeting to discuss the review. Contractual terms will be confirmed in a short-form contract.

    How to Apply

    Experts interested in conducting one of these reviews should submit:

    • a brief letter setting out (1) their relevant experience and expertise, including knowledge of human rights and/or asylum issues, pertaining to Afghanistan, Colombia, or India; and (2) how they would approach the task of reviewing the selected COI.
    • their c.v.

    Expressions of interest should be submitted to IAGCI@icibi.gov.uk by the close of 22 August 2025 and will be judged with reference to the bidder’s demonstrated country knowledge and expertise; their awareness of human rights and/or asylum issues; their research experience, including any relevant experience of reviewing country of origin information; and the soundness of their proposed approach to carrying out the review.

    It is expected that the successful bidder will be notified by 29 August 2025. The final review will be due by the close of 24 October 2025 and will be discussed at an IAGCI meeting planned for later in the year.

    Updates to this page

    Published 11 July 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Congratulations to Alexander Kharitonovich on being awarded the academic degree of Doctor of Economics

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering –

    An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Congratulations on being awarded the academic degree of Doctor of Economics to Alexander Vasilyevich Kharitonovich, Associate Professor of the Department of Management in Construction at SPbGASU (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia No. 692 dated July 8, 2025). Scientific consultant – Galina Fedorovna Tokunova, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management, Professor of the Department of Management in Construction at SPbGASU.

    Dissertation topic: “Development of a methodology for managing changes in large territorially distributed economic systems (using investment and construction complexes as an example).”

    The defense of the dissertation in specialty 5.2.6. Management took place on March 27, 2025 in the dissertation council 24.2.339.11, created on the basis of the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering.

    Please note: This information is raw content obtained directly from the source of the information. It is an accurate report of what the source claims and does not necessarily reflect the position of MIL-OSI or its clients.

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  • Semicon India 2025 to feature global pavilions, country roundtables, and record participation

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    The fourth edition of Semicon India 2025, scheduled for September 2–4 at Yashobhoomi (India International Convention and Expo Centre), New Delhi, will see the largest-ever global participation, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) announced on Friday.

    Jointly organised by the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and SEMI, the event aims to showcase India’s expanding capabilities across the microelectronics and semiconductor value chain. This year’s theme is ‘Building the Next Semiconductor Powerhouse’.

    According to the ministry, over 300 companies from 18 countries will exhibit at Semicon India 2025 — the highest to date. The event will, for the first time, feature four international pavilions from Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Malaysia. Eight country roundtables are also planned to promote bilateral partnerships between India and key semiconductor markets.

    In line with India’s push to strengthen its talent pipeline, the event will include dedicated skilling and workforce development programmes. Students and engineers will have access to training, upskilling sessions, and career counselling. A dedicated Semiconductor Design Startup Pavilion will highlight innovation-driven chip design firms, while the number of State Government Pavilions has risen to nine from six in the last edition.

    The three-day conference will bring together global CXOs, technology leaders, and policy experts to share insights on manufacturing trends, supply chain strategies, and emerging technologies.

    The Centre has been working to position India as a trusted semiconductor hub, supported by the Semicon India programme — a ₹76,000-crore initiative to build a robust domestic semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem. The government recently revised the programme to keep pace with aggressive incentives offered by other countries and the limited number of companies with advanced node technologies.

    In a related development, the Union Cabinet has approved India’s sixth semiconductor manufacturing unit, which will come up near Jewar Airport in Uttar Pradesh through a joint venture between the HCL Group and Taiwan’s Foxconn. The facility, with a capacity of 20,000 wafers per month, is expected to produce 36 million chips monthly and create employment for around 2,000 people.

    Meanwhile, work is underway on the other five approved units, one of which is expected to be inaugurated later this year.

    To further boost the sector, the government recently amended Special Economic Zone (SEZ) rules to address the unique requirements of semiconductor and electronics component manufacturing. Given the capital-intensive nature and longer gestation periods of these industries, the changes are intended to attract pioneering investments and strengthen India’s position in the global semiconductor landscape.

     

  • ENG vs IND, 3rd Test: Pope has his “fingers crossed” as Stokes battles injury at Lord’s

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    England captain Ben Stokes was seen limping with a possible groin injury during Day 1 of the third Test at Lord’s on Thursday, raising concerns ahead of a crucial phase in the series against India.

    Vice-captain Ollie Pope said he had his “fingers crossed” that Stokes would recover in time, with the series locked at 1-1.

    “Fingers crossed he can pull something magical off and come back strong. We’ve got a big Test over the next four days, and two more after this, so it’s important to manage him well,” Pope said after play.

    “One of my jobs is to make sure he doesn’t push himself too far”, England’s No. 3 added.

    On a hard-fought day, Joe Root held firm with an unbeaten 99 as England reached 251/4 in 83 overs at stumps. Pope contributed 44 off 104 balls as England, known for their aggressive ‘Bazball’ approach, opted for a more measured innings against a disciplined Indian attack.

    “It was not necessarily the way we are used to starting the first innings but 251/4 is a pretty good score. Hopefully we can take it past 400, maybe 500,” Pope said. “Considering the nature of the surface and the way India bowled, it’s a day we’ll take. We had to adapt — that’s something we’re always trying to improve, working out when to press and when to absorb pressure.”

    England will resume play on Friday with Root one run short of his 31st Test century.

    —IANS

  • China’s GDP growth set to slow, raising pressure on policymakers

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    China’s economy is expected to have slowed down in the second quarter from a solid start to the year as trade tensions with the United States added to deflationary pressures, reinforcing expectations that Beijing may need to roll out more stimulus.

    The world’s second-largest economy has so far avoided a sharp slowdown in part due to a fragile U.S.-China trade truce and policy stimulus, but markets are braced for a gloomier second half pressured by slowing exports, weak consumer demand, and a persistent property downturn.

    Gross domestic product growth in April-June is forecast at 5.1% year-on-year, cooling from 5.4% in the first quarter, a Reuters poll of 40 economists showed on Friday.

    The projected pace would still exceed the 4.7% growth forecast in a Reuters poll in April and remain broadly in line with the official full-year target of around 5%.

    Investors are closely watching for signs of fresh stimulus at the upcoming Politburo meeting due in late July, which is likely to shape economic policy for the remainder of the year.

    “We expect second-quarter GDP growth to exceed 5%, compared to 5.4% in the first quarter, indicating that there is no immediate need for additional stimulus,” analysts at Societe Generale said in a note.

    GDP growth is projected to slow to 4.5% in the third quarter and 4.0% in the fourth, according to the poll, underscoring mounting economic headwinds as U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war leaves Beijing with the tough task of getting households to spend more at a time of uncertainty.

    “We see a demand cliff in the second half, driven by multiple factors,” said Ting Lu, chief China economist at Nomura, in a note. Lu cited slowing exports under U.S. tariffs, the fading boost from a consumer goods trade-in program, austerity measures, and a protracted property slump.

    “We believe Beijing will very likely rush to roll out a new round of supportive measures at some point during H2.”

    For the whole of 2025, China’s GDP growth is forecast to cool to 4.6% – falling short of the official goal – from last year’s 5.0% and ease further to 4.2% in 2026, according to the poll.

    On a quarterly basis, the economy is forecast to have expanded 0.9% in the second quarter, slowing from 1.2% in January-March, the poll showed.

    The government is due to release second-quarter GDP data and June retail sales, industrial production and investment data at 0200 GMT on July 15.

    STIMULUS ALONE NOT ENOUGH

    Beijing has ramped up infrastructure spending and consumer subsidies, alongside steady monetary easing. In May, the central bank cut interest rates and injected liquidity as part of broader efforts to cushion the economy from Trump’s trade tariffs.

    Analysts polled by Reuters expect the central bank to cut its key policy rate – the seven-day reverse repo rate – by 10 basis points in the fourth quarter, along with a similar cut to the benchmark loan prime rate (LPR). The central bank is also expected to lower the weighted average reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 20 basis points during the same period.

    But China observers and analysts say stimulus alone may not be enough to address deflation, which deepened to its worst level in almost two years in June.

    China’s GDP deflator – the broadest measure of prices across goods and services – is expected to decline further in the second quarter, marking a ninth consecutive quarterly drop, the longest streak since records began in 1993.

    Analysts polled by Reuters estimate a 0.1% rise in China’s consumer prices for this year, well below the government’s target of around 2%, before picking up 1.0% in 2026.

    Expectations are growing that China could accelerate supply-side reforms to curb excess industrial capacity and find new ways to boost domestic demand.

    Chinese government advisers are stepping up calls to make the household sector’s contribution to broader economic growth a top priority at Beijing’s upcoming five-year policy plan, as the trade tensions and deflation threaten the outlook.

    (Reuters)

  • WAVES 2025: Where sports, esports, and storytelling reimagined the future of fan engagement

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    The WAVES Summit 2025 in Mumbai highlighted the transformative role of technology in redefining sports, esports, and the way fans engage with both.

    From cricket fields to esports arenas, WAVES 2025 captured a global transition: fans are no longer just spectators, but participants in an evolving, tech-driven sports ecosystem.

    One of the most talked-about sessions spotlighted Saudi Arabia’s ambitious vision for gaming and esports, presented by Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, Chairman of the Saudi Esports Federation.

    With over 67% of its population identifying as gamers, the Kingdom is building a comprehensive, youth-focused ecosystem.

    Initiatives like Gamers Without Borders, the Esports World Cup, and the Saudi Esports Academy aim to foster talent in areas such as coaching, game development, content creation, and event production, blending economic strategy with cultural innovation.

    On the traditional sports front, the summit hosted a dynamic panel moderated by filmmaker Dheer Momaya, featuring cricket icon Ravi Shastri and leaders from Dream Sports, Tata Communications, Kosmos, and Jiostar.

    The discussion focused on how technology is transforming the fan experience, from algorithm-driven content to interactive platforms that allow users to become strategists and storytellers.

    Technologies like AI-based personalization, sign-language commentary, and customizable viewing formats are making live sports more accessible and immersive than ever before. Yet amid all this innovation, speakers emphasized that the heart of sport still lies in its stories: the personal journeys, rivalries, and real-time emotions that connect fans to players.

    WAVES 2025 ultimately highlighted a powerful convergence: technology is not replacing tradition but amplifying it. Whether through data, design, or digital platforms, the future of sport is being shaped by ideas that are inclusive, intelligent, and deeply human.

  • MIL-OSI USA: SPC Jul 11, 2025 Day 4-8 Severe Weather Outlook

    Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Day 4-8 Severe Weather Outlook Issued on Jul 11, 2025

    Updated: Fri Jul 11 08:42:03 UTC 2025

     .

    D4
    Mon, Jul 14, 2025 – Tue, Jul 15, 2025
    D7
    Thu, Jul 17, 2025 – Fri, Jul 18, 2025

    D5
    Tue, Jul 15, 2025 – Wed, Jul 16, 2025
    D8
    Fri, Jul 18, 2025 – Sat, Jul 19, 2025

    D6
    Wed, Jul 16, 2025 – Thu, Jul 17, 2025
    (All days are valid from 12 UTC – 12 UTC the following day)

    Note: A severe weather area depicted in the Day 4-8 period indicates 15%, 30% or higher probability for severe thunderstorms within 25 miles of any point.

    PREDICTABILITY TOO LOW is used to indicate severe storms may be possible based on some model scenarios. However, the location or occurrence of severe storms are in doubt due to: 1) large differences in the deterministic model solutions, 2) large spread in the ensemble guidance, and/or 3) minimal run-to-run continuity.

    POTENTIAL TOO LOW means the threat for a regional area of organized severe storms appears unlikely (i.e., less than 15%) for the forecast day.

     Forecast Discussion

    ZCZC SPCSWOD48 ALL
    ACUS48 KWNS 110840
    SPC AC 110840

    Day 4-8 Convective Outlook
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0340 AM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025

    Valid 141200Z – 191200Z

    …DISCUSSION…
    A surface cold front across the southern Great Plains early in the
    period will quickly redevelop northward into the northern Plains in
    response to strong lee cyclogenesis across the northern High Plains.
    This cyclogenesis will occur in response to a positive-tilt
    short-wave trough moving through the broadly zonal mid-level flow
    across the northern US.

    This front will move back south during the period as a seasonably
    strong high pressure builds southward into the central US in the
    wake of the aforementioned short-wave trough. Thunderstorms are
    likely to develop in the vicinity of the front/aggregate outflow
    boundary each afternoon as it moves south. However, given the lack
    of significant flow amplification as the mid-level wave crosses the
    northern US, it is likely that thunderstorms will remain displaced
    south of the requisite effective-layer shear needed to promote an
    organized severe threat identifiable at this time range.

    One exception to the idea that storms will be displaced from the
    better shear may take place on Monday/Day-4 across portions of North
    Dakota. Here, low-level moisture will surge northward in response to
    the aforementioned northern High Plains lee cyclogenesis. Steep
    mid-level lapse rates will overspread the northern Great Plains
    during the day, yielding most-unstable CAPE values ranging from 1000
    J/kg to perhaps 3000 J/kg depending on model guidance.

    However, run-to-run inconsistency in the space and time evolution of
    relevant features leads to little confidence in identifying where
    any overlap of thunderstorms, instability, and effective-layer shear
    might support severe thunderstorms. However, if model guidance
    begins to converge on potential scenarios, probabilistic delineation
    may become warranted in subsequent forecasts.

    ..Marsh.. 07/11/2025

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  • MIL-OSI USA: SPC Jul 11, 2025 0730 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook

    Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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    Jul 11, 2025 0730 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook

    Updated: Fri Jul 11 07:29:27 UTC 2025 (Print Version |   |  )

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     Forecast Discussion

    SPC AC 110729

    Day 3 Convective Outlook
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0229 AM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025

    Valid 131200Z – 141200Z

    …THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
    MID-ATLANTIC NORTH INTO WESTERN AND UPSTATE NEW YORK AS WELL AS
    ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS NORTHEAST INTO THE MID-MISSISSIPPI
    VALLEY…

    …SUMMARY…
    Marginally severe thunderstorms will be possible across the eastern
    US from the mid-Atlantic region northward into upstate New York.
    Additional strong-to-severe thunderstorms will be possible across
    the southern Great Plains northeast into the Mid-Mississippi Valley.

    … Synopsis …

    Broadly cyclonic mid-level flow will overspread the northeast United
    States on Sunday. At the same time, a surface cold front will slowly
    move east across the eastern US. Farther southwest, across the
    southern Great Plains, the aforementioned cold front will make
    little southward progress as southerly low-level flow increases in
    response to surface cyclogenesis across the northern High Plains
    late in the period.

    … Mid-Atlantic northward into Upstate New York …

    Numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop from late morning
    into the early afternoon associated with a modest increase in
    large-scale ascent and surface convergence along the cold front.
    Ahead of the front, surface dewpoints in the mid 60Fs to low 70Fs
    will combine with diurnal heating to result in most-unstable CAPE
    values in excess of 1500 J/kg. Despite the better effective-layer
    shear remaining north of the US, the degree of instability and the
    very moist airmass will support sporadic wind damage with the
    strongest thunderstorms.

    … Southern Great Plains into the Mid-Mississippi Valley …

    Multiple MCVs from the preceding days convection will likely be
    located across the region through the forecast period. A very moist
    airmass — precipitable water values in excess of 2 inches in places
    — and diurnal heating will result in a strongly unstable and weakly
    capped airmass. Although thunderstorms will be possible across the
    totality of the delineated area, it is likely that pockets of more
    concentrated thunderstorm activity will develop in the vicinity of
    the aforementioned MCVs. Some severe potential — likely damaging
    wind gusts — will be possible with the strongest storms.

    ..Marsh.. 07/11/2025

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  • MIL-OSI USA: SPC Jul 11, 2025 0730 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook

    Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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    Updated: Fri Jul 11 07:29:27 UTC 2025 (Print Version |   |  )

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    SPC AC 110729

    Day 3 Convective Outlook
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0229 AM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025

    Valid 131200Z – 141200Z

    …THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
    MID-ATLANTIC NORTH INTO WESTERN AND UPSTATE NEW YORK AS WELL AS
    ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS NORTHEAST INTO THE MID-MISSISSIPPI
    VALLEY…

    …SUMMARY…
    Marginally severe thunderstorms will be possible across the eastern
    US from the mid-Atlantic region northward into upstate New York.
    Additional strong-to-severe thunderstorms will be possible across
    the southern Great Plains northeast into the Mid-Mississippi Valley.

    … Synopsis …

    Broadly cyclonic mid-level flow will overspread the northeast United
    States on Sunday. At the same time, a surface cold front will slowly
    move east across the eastern US. Farther southwest, across the
    southern Great Plains, the aforementioned cold front will make
    little southward progress as southerly low-level flow increases in
    response to surface cyclogenesis across the northern High Plains
    late in the period.

    … Mid-Atlantic northward into Upstate New York …

    Numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop from late morning
    into the early afternoon associated with a modest increase in
    large-scale ascent and surface convergence along the cold front.
    Ahead of the front, surface dewpoints in the mid 60Fs to low 70Fs
    will combine with diurnal heating to result in most-unstable CAPE
    values in excess of 1500 J/kg. Despite the better effective-layer
    shear remaining north of the US, the degree of instability and the
    very moist airmass will support sporadic wind damage with the
    strongest thunderstorms.

    … Southern Great Plains into the Mid-Mississippi Valley …

    Multiple MCVs from the preceding days convection will likely be
    located across the region through the forecast period. A very moist
    airmass — precipitable water values in excess of 2 inches in places
    — and diurnal heating will result in a strongly unstable and weakly
    capped airmass. Although thunderstorms will be possible across the
    totality of the delineated area, it is likely that pockets of more
    concentrated thunderstorm activity will develop in the vicinity of
    the aforementioned MCVs. Some severe potential — likely damaging
    wind gusts — will be possible with the strongest storms.

    ..Marsh.. 07/11/2025

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  • MIL-OSI USA: SPC Jul 11, 2025 0600 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook

    Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    SPC AC 110710

    Day 2 Convective Outlook CORR 3
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0210 AM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025

    Valid 121200Z – 131200Z

    …THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST
    INDIANA…NORTHWEST OHIO…AND MUCH OF EASTERN MICHIGAN…

    CORRECTED FOR INCORRECT MARGINAL LINE GROUPING

    …SUMMARY…
    Scattered damaging winds are possible across northeast Indiana,
    northwest Ohio, into eastern Michigan on Saturday. A broad swath of
    isolated severe thunderstorms is anticipated from the Great Lakes to
    the southern High Plains, mainly Saturday afternoon/evening.

    … Synopsis …

    The large-scale pattern across the US on Saturday will feature
    mid-level ridges on both coasts and a broad trough across the
    central US. Within this cyclonic flow, multiple vorticity ribbons
    will quickly move northeast across the Great Lakes and into Ontario.

    At the surface, a cold front will stretch from Wisconsin southwest
    into northwest Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandles at the start of the
    forecast period and should move east across Michigan while making
    little forward progress across the southern Great Plains.

    … Great Lakes Region …

    A lead shortwave trough/vorticity maximum will quickly move through
    eastern Wisconsin and lower Michigan during the late morning into
    afternoon. In response to the approaching trough, a modest low-level
    jet will support surface dewpoints rising to/being sustained in the
    upper 60Fs to lower 70Fs range. Given the degree of low-level
    moisture, modest diurnal heating will support most-unstable CAPE
    values in excess of 2000 J/kg.

    As large-scale ascent overspreads the surface cold front across
    lower Michigan, one or more bands of convection are expected to
    develop along and ahead of the front. Despite effective-layer shear
    being generally less than 35 knots, some severe potential will exist
    with this convection — primarily strong downdraft winds — owing to
    the degree of instability and precipitable water values around
    1.75″. Additionally, with a modest low-level jet and a preexisting
    boundary in the vicinity, a tornado or two cannot be ruled out.

    Farther west, in response to the large-scale ascent for the second,
    stronger shortwave trough, a second round of thunderstorms may
    develop across portions of Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of
    Michigan. Despite being post frontal, diurnal heating and residual
    low-level moisture will support most-unstable CAPE around 1000-1500
    J/kg. Isolated large hail and strong thunderstorm outflows will be
    possible.

    … Central and Southern Rockies into the Southern Plains …

    One or more decaying MCSs and perhaps attendant MCVs may be ongoing
    at the start of the period across the Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles into
    Oklahoma. The combination of multiple potential outflow boundaries
    and localized ascent associated with any MCV will result in
    scattered to widespread thunderstorm development through the period.
    Diurnal heating of a very moist airmass will result in CAPE values
    perhaps as high as 3000 J/kg across portions of the area. This
    degree of instability coupled with precipitable water values
    approaching 2 inches will yield the potential for wet microbursts
    and associated damaging winds. Despite wind being the more likely
    severe threat, isolated large hail may also be possible given the
    degree of instability, especially early in the thunderstorm life
    cycle.

    During the afternoon, additional thunderstorms are anticipated
    across the higher terrain of the central and southern Rockies within
    a moist upslope low-level flow. Modest northwesterly mid-level flow
    and perhaps a subtle short-wave trough will help organize the
    convection into a slow moving south-southeast moving MCS. If
    confidence increases in a well-organized MCS, the area may need to
    be upgraded to categorical upgrade to Level 2/Slight Risk driven by
    wind potential.

    ..Marsh.. 07/11/2025

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  • MIL-OSI USA: SPC Jul 11, 2025 0600 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook

    Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    SPC AC 110710

    Day 2 Convective Outlook CORR 3
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0210 AM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025

    Valid 121200Z – 131200Z

    …THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST
    INDIANA…NORTHWEST OHIO…AND MUCH OF EASTERN MICHIGAN…

    CORRECTED FOR INCORRECT MARGINAL LINE GROUPING

    …SUMMARY…
    Scattered damaging winds are possible across northeast Indiana,
    northwest Ohio, into eastern Michigan on Saturday. A broad swath of
    isolated severe thunderstorms is anticipated from the Great Lakes to
    the southern High Plains, mainly Saturday afternoon/evening.

    … Synopsis …

    The large-scale pattern across the US on Saturday will feature
    mid-level ridges on both coasts and a broad trough across the
    central US. Within this cyclonic flow, multiple vorticity ribbons
    will quickly move northeast across the Great Lakes and into Ontario.

    At the surface, a cold front will stretch from Wisconsin southwest
    into northwest Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandles at the start of the
    forecast period and should move east across Michigan while making
    little forward progress across the southern Great Plains.

    … Great Lakes Region …

    A lead shortwave trough/vorticity maximum will quickly move through
    eastern Wisconsin and lower Michigan during the late morning into
    afternoon. In response to the approaching trough, a modest low-level
    jet will support surface dewpoints rising to/being sustained in the
    upper 60Fs to lower 70Fs range. Given the degree of low-level
    moisture, modest diurnal heating will support most-unstable CAPE
    values in excess of 2000 J/kg.

    As large-scale ascent overspreads the surface cold front across
    lower Michigan, one or more bands of convection are expected to
    develop along and ahead of the front. Despite effective-layer shear
    being generally less than 35 knots, some severe potential will exist
    with this convection — primarily strong downdraft winds — owing to
    the degree of instability and precipitable water values around
    1.75″. Additionally, with a modest low-level jet and a preexisting
    boundary in the vicinity, a tornado or two cannot be ruled out.

    Farther west, in response to the large-scale ascent for the second,
    stronger shortwave trough, a second round of thunderstorms may
    develop across portions of Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of
    Michigan. Despite being post frontal, diurnal heating and residual
    low-level moisture will support most-unstable CAPE around 1000-1500
    J/kg. Isolated large hail and strong thunderstorm outflows will be
    possible.

    … Central and Southern Rockies into the Southern Plains …

    One or more decaying MCSs and perhaps attendant MCVs may be ongoing
    at the start of the period across the Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles into
    Oklahoma. The combination of multiple potential outflow boundaries
    and localized ascent associated with any MCV will result in
    scattered to widespread thunderstorm development through the period.
    Diurnal heating of a very moist airmass will result in CAPE values
    perhaps as high as 3000 J/kg across portions of the area. This
    degree of instability coupled with precipitable water values
    approaching 2 inches will yield the potential for wet microbursts
    and associated damaging winds. Despite wind being the more likely
    severe threat, isolated large hail may also be possible given the
    degree of instability, especially early in the thunderstorm life
    cycle.

    During the afternoon, additional thunderstorms are anticipated
    across the higher terrain of the central and southern Rockies within
    a moist upslope low-level flow. Modest northwesterly mid-level flow
    and perhaps a subtle short-wave trough will help organize the
    convection into a slow moving south-southeast moving MCS. If
    confidence increases in a well-organized MCS, the area may need to
    be upgraded to categorical upgrade to Level 2/Slight Risk driven by
    wind potential.

    ..Marsh.. 07/11/2025

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  • MIL-OSI USA: SPC Jul 11, 2025 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

    Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    SPC AC 110621

    Day 1 Convective Outlook CORR 1
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0121 AM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025

    Valid 111200Z – 121200Z

    …THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
    EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN KANSAS…MUCH OF NORTHERN
    MISSOURI…SOUTHEASTERN IOWA…NORTHERN ILLINOIS…ADJACENT SOUTHERN
    WISCONSIN AND NORTHWESTERN INDIANA…AND PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN LOWER
    MICHIGAN…

    CORRECTED FOR TYPOS

    …SUMMARY…
    Strong thunderstorms are likely to impact a corridor from the lower
    Missouri Valley into southern portions of the Great Lakes region
    this afternoon and evening, accompanied by a risk for damaging wind
    gusts, a few tornadoes and some hail.

    …Discussion…
    While mid/upper ridging across the subtropical into southern
    mid-latitudes remains at least a bit suppressed for the time of
    year, models indicate that the stronger westerlies will remain
    confined to the higher latitudes. It does appear that one notable
    short wave trough, now digging to the lee of the Canadian and
    northern U.S. Rockies, will progress eastward along the central
    Canadian/U.S. border vicinity today through tonight, and gradually
    pivot from a positive to neutral tilt. As it does, preceding weak
    mid-level troughing, and at least a couple of embedded convective
    perturbations, are forecast to accelerate northeastward within weak
    to modest ambient flow backing to a southwesterly component across
    the lower Missouri Valley vicinity into the Great Lakes region.

    At the same time, northwesterly mid-level flow will be maintained
    with weak height falls across the southern Rockies into adjacent
    Great Plains, while gradual mid-level height rises are forecast
    across the Appalachians into Atlantic Seaboard.

    In lower-levels, the primary short wave trough may support a modest
    developing surface low across northwestern Ontario, with cooler and
    drier air in its wake overspreading much of the northern Great
    Plains by 12Z Saturday. Another low emerging from the central Great
    Plains is forecast to migrate northeast of the lower Missouri Valley
    toward the upper Great Lakes, along an initially diffuse low-level
    baroclinic zone.

    …Lower Missouri Valley into Great Lakes…
    The low-level baroclinic zone may still be a focus for weakening
    convective development at the outset of the period. However, as the
    convection dissipates further, models suggest that the boundary will
    become better defined with strengthening differential heating.
    Surface dew points near and above 70F, beneath modestly steep
    mid-level lapse rates, are forecast to contribute to CAPE on the
    order of 2000-3000 J/kg along and south of the boundary, gradually
    tapering to the north, beneath a lingering belt of convectively
    augmented mid-level flow (on the order of 30-50 kt in the 700-500 mb
    layer). Coupled with modest, clockwise-curved low-level hodographs
    developing in advance of the migratory low, the environment may
    become conducive to supercell structures posing a risk for a few
    tornadoes across parts of northern Missouri and southeastern Iowa
    into northern Illinois, before damaging wind gusts become the more
    predominant potential hazard as convection tends to grow upscale
    into clusters through this evening.

    …Southern Rockies into the Great Plains…
    Thermodynamic profiles characterized by modest low-level moisture,
    but with generally steep lapse rates, including fairly deep
    boundary-layer mixing, may become conducive to scattered
    thunderstorm clusters posing a risk for severe wind and hail late
    this afternoon and evening. This may be aided by modest shear
    beneath the northwesterly mid-level flow, with thunderstorm activity
    mostly initiating off the higher terrain of the Front Range through
    Sangre de Cristo Mountains. However, low-level convergence within
    surface troughing across southern Kansas through the Oklahoma/Texas
    Panhandle vicinity may also become sufficient for thunderstorm
    initiation during the peak late afternoon heating.

    ..Kerr/Thornton.. 07/11/2025

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  • MIL-OSI USA: SPC – No MDs are in effect as of Fri Jul 11 09:25:02 UTC 2025

    Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Current Mesoscale DiscussionsUpdated:  Fri Jul 11 09:34:03 UTC 2025 No Mesoscale Discussions are currently in effect.

    Notice:  The responsibility for Heavy Rain Mesoscale Discussions has been transferred to the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) on April 9, 2013. Click here for the Service Change Notice.
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  • MIL-OSI USA: SPC – No watches are valid as of Fri Jul 11 09:25:02 UTC 2025

    Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Current Convective Watches (View What is a Watch? clip)Updated:  Fri Jul 11 09:33:06 UTC 2025 No watches are currently valid

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Minutes – Thursday, 10 July 2025 – Strasbourg – Final edition

    Source: European Parliament 2

    PV-10-2025-07-10

    EN

    EN

    iPlPv_Sit

    Minutes
    Thursday, 10 July 2025 – Strasbourg

    IN THE CHAIR: Christel SCHALDEMOSE
    Vice-President

    1. Opening of the sitting

    The sitting opened at 09:00.



    2. Council positions at first reading (Rule 64)

    – Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste – Adopted by the Council on 23 June 2025 (06978/2/2025 – COM(2025)0388 – C10-0139/2025 – 2023/0234(COD))
    referred to committee responsible: ENVI

    The three-month period available to Parliament under Article 294 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union for it to adopt its position would begin the following day, 11 July 2025.



    3. Post-2027 common agricultural policy (debate)

    Commission statement: Post-2027 common agricultural policy (2025/2791(RSP))

    Christophe Hansen (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

    The following spoke: Herbert Dorfmann, on behalf of the PPE Group, Dario Nardella, on behalf of the S&D Group (the President reminded the speaker of the rules on conduct), Raffaele Stancanelli, on behalf of the PfE Group, Carlo Fidanza, on behalf of the ECR Group, Elsi Katainen, on behalf of the Renew Group, Thomas Waitz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Luke Ming Flanagan, on behalf of The Left Group, Arno Bausemer, on behalf of the ESN Group, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Cristina Maestre, Mathilde Androuët, Veronika Vrecionová, Barry Cowen, Anna Strolenberg, Arash Saeidi, Sarah Knafo, Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Siegfried Mureşan, André Rodrigues, Mireia Borrás Pabón, who also answered a blue-card question from Ana Miranda Paz, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Asger Christensen, Giuseppe Antoci, David Cormand, Norbert Lins, Camilla Laureti, Gilles Pennelle, Waldemar Buda, Christine Singer, who also answered a blue-card question from Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Cristina Guarda, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Daniel Buda, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Valérie Deloge, Benoit Cassart, Martin Häusling, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Maria Grapini, Ton Diepeveen, Jacek Ozdoba, Ciaran Mullooly, Pär Holmgren, Péter Magyar, Marko Vešligaj, Barbara Bonte, Michal Wiezik, Jessika Van Leeuwen, Csaba Dömötör and Céline Imart.

    The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Gabriel Mato, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Ana Miranda Paz, Maria Zacharia, Nina Carberry and Arkadiusz Mularczyk.

    IN THE CHAIR: Pina PICIERNO
    Vice-President

    The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Francisco José Millán Mon, Maria Walsh, Stefan Köhler and Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos.

    The following spoke: Christophe Hansen.

    The debate closed.



    4. European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’ (debate)

    European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’ (2025/2655(RSP)) (Rule 228(8))

    Francesco Ventola and Bogdan Rzońca presented the European Citizens’ Initiative.

    The following spoke: Hadja Lahbib (Member of the Commission).

    The following spoke: Iuliu Winkler, on behalf of the PPE Group, Alex Agius Saliba, on behalf of the S&D Group, Kinga Gál, on behalf of the PfE Group, Antonella Sberna, on behalf of the ECR Group, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, on behalf of the Renew Group, Vladimir Prebilič, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Siegbert Frank Droese, on behalf of the ESN Group, Gabriella Gerzsenyi, Marcos Ros Sempere, André Rougé, who also answered a blue-card question from Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Guillaume Peltier, Joachim Streit, Kathleen Funchion, Volker Schnurrbusch, Fidias Panayiotou, Daniel Buda, Hannes Heide, Rody Tolassy, Nora Junco García, Irmhild Boßdorf, who also answered a blue-card question from Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Sabrina Repp, Alexandra Mehnert, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Loránt Vincze, Isilda Gomes, Łukasz Kohut, Sandra Gómez López, Andi Cristea and Sofie Eriksson.

    The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Gabriel Mato, Viktória Ferenc, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă, Nikolina Brnjac and Sebastian Tynkkynen.

    The following spoke: Hadja Lahbib.

    The debate closed.

    (The sitting was suspended at 11:51.)



    IN THE CHAIR: Roberta METSOLA
    President

    5. Resumption of the sitting

    The sitting resumed at 12:00.

    ⁂

    The President thanked the Members and Parliament’s staff for their work during the first year of the current parliamentary term.



    6. Voting time

    For detailed results of the votes, see also ‘Results of votes’ and ‘Results of roll-call votes’.



    6.1. Motion of censure on the Commission (vote)

    Motion of censure on the Commission B10-0319/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I) (2025/2140(RSP))

    (Majority of two thirds of the votes cast, constituting a majority of Parliament’s component Members)

    MOTION OF CENSURE (Rule 131)

    Rejected

    (‘Results of votes’, item 1)

    ⁂

    Özlem Demirel, on the admissibility of an amendment concerning one of the items in voting time (the President gave explanations).



    6.2. Case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai (vote)

    Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0328/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I), B10-0328/2025, B10-0333/2025, B10-0336/2025, B10-0340/2025 and B10-0341/2025 (minutes of 9.7.2025, item I) (2025/2796(RSP))

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

    Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0161)

    (‘Results of votes’, item 2)



    6.3. Arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic (vote)

    Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0327/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I), B10-0323/2025, B10-0327/2025, B10-0334/2025, B10-0339/2025 and B10-0342/2025 (minutes of 9.7.2025, item I) (2025/2797(RSP))

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

    Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0162)

    (Motion for a resolution B10-0323/2025 fell.)

    (‘Results of votes’, item 3)



    6.4. Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus (vote)

    Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0335/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I), B10-0325/2025, B10-0335/2025, B10-0338/2025, B10-0343/2025, B10-0344/2025, B10-0345/2025, B10-0346/2025 and B10-0347/2025 (minutes of 9.7.2025, item I) (2025/2798(RSP))

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

    Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0163)

    (Motions for resolutions B10-0325/2025, B10-0338/2025 and B10-0343/2025 fell.)

    (‘Results of votes’, item 4)



    6.5. Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies ***I (vote)

    Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies [COM(2025)0258 – C10-0089/2025 – 2025/0129(COD)] – Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Antonio Decaro (A10-0134/2025)

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

    Approved (P10_TA(2025)0164)

    Parliament’s first reading thus closed.

    (‘Results of votes’, item 5)



    6.6. Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness (vote)

    Report on the future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness [2025/2008(INI)] – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Hildegard Bentele (A10-0123/2025)

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

    Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0165)

    The following had spoken:

    Hildegard Bentele, before the vote, to make a statement pursuant to Rule 165(4).

    (‘Results of votes’, item 6)



    6.7. Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (vote)

    Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0324/2025/REV1, B10-0324/2025, B10-0326/2025, B10-0329/2025, B10-0330/2025, B10-0331/2025 and B10-0332/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I) (2025/2800(RSP))

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

    Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0166)

    (Motion for a resolution B10-0326/2025 fell.)

    (‘Results of votes’, item 7)

    (The sitting was suspended at 12:18.)



    IN THE CHAIR: Younous OMARJEE
    Vice-President

    7. Resumption of the sitting

    The sitting resumed at 15:00.



    8. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

    The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.



    9. Composition of committees and delegations

    The non-attached Members had notified the President of the following decisions changing the composition of the committees and delegations:

    – FEMM Committee: Fernand Kartheiser

    – Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Fernand Kartheiser

    The decisions took effect as of that day.



    10. Endometriosis: Europe’s wake-up call on the gender health gap (debate)

    Commission statement: Endometriosis: Europe’s wake-up call on the gender health gap (2025/2795(RSP))

    Hadja Lahbib (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

    The following spoke: András Tivadar Kulja, on behalf of the PPE Group, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, on behalf of the S&D Group, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, on behalf of the PfE Group, Chiara Gemma, on behalf of the ECR Group, Billy Kelleher, on behalf of the Renew Group, Majdouline Sbai, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Catarina Martins, on behalf of The Left Group, Tomasz Froelich, on behalf of the ESN Group, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Evelyn Regner, who also answered a blue-card question from Petras Gražulis, Marie Dauchy, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Tilly Metz, Günther Sidl and Maria Grapini.

    The following spoke: Hadja Lahbib.

    The debate closed.



    11. Oral explanations of votes (Rule 201)



    11.1. Motion of censure on the Commission (B10-0319/2025)
    Cristian Terheş



    11.2. Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (RC-B10-0324/2025)
    Günther Sidl



    12. Explanations of votes in writing (Rule 201)

    Explanations of votes given in writing would appear on the Members’ pages on Parliament’s website.



    13. Approval of the minutes of the sitting and forwarding of texts adopted

    In accordance with Rule 208(3), the minutes of the sitting would be put to the House for approval at the start of the next sitting.

    With Parliament’s agreement, the texts adopted during the part-session would be forwarded to their respective addressees without delay.



    14. Dates of the next part-session

    The next part-session would be held from 8 September 2025 to 11 September 2025.



    15. Closure of the sitting

    The sitting closed at 15:47.



    16. Adjournment of the session

    The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

    Alessandro Chiocchetti

    Roberta Metsola

    Secretary-General

    President



    LIST OF DOCUMENTS SERVING AS A BASIS FOR THE DEBATES AND DECISIONS OF PARLIAMENT



    I. Motions for resolutions tabled

    Motion of censure on the Commission

    Motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 131:

    MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (2025/2140(RSP)) (B10-0319/2025)
    Gheorghe Piperea, Adrian-George Axinia, Claudiu-Richard Târziu, Georgiana Teodorescu, Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza, Fidias Panayiotou, Daniel Obajtek, Ivan David, Patryk Jaki, Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Fernand Kartheiser, Nikolaos Anadiotis, Volker Schnurrbusch, Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Irmhild Boßdorf, Virginie Joron, Ondřej Dostál, Cristian Terheş, Christine Anderson, António Tânger Corrêa, Emmanouil Fragkos, Milan Mazurek, Alexander Jungbluth, Siegbert Frank Droese, Petar Volgin, Rada Laykova, Stanislav Stoyanov, Arno Bausemer, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Bogdan Rzońca, Milan Uhrík, Mary Khan, Tomasz Froelich, Hans Neuhoff, Alexander Sell, René Aust, Petr Bystron, Jacek Ozdoba, Galato Alexandraki, Kosma Złotowski, Waldemar Buda, Tobiasz Bocheński, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Marlena Maląg, Mariusz Kamiński, Dominik Tarczyński, Anna Zalewska, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Michał Dworczyk, Alvise Pérez, Luis-Vicențiu Lazarus, Erik Kaliňák, Judita Laššáková, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Jaak Madison, Anja Arndt, Marcin Sypniewski, Markus Buchheit, Filip Turek, Friedrich Pürner, Kateřina Konečná, Ľuboš Blaha, Thierry Mariani, Jan-Peter Warnke, Thomas Geisel, Branislav Ondruš, Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă, Monika Beňová, Marc Jongen, Nikola Bartůšek, Grzegorz Braun, Sarah Knafo, Petras Gražulis, Piotr Müller, Gerald Hauser

    Case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai

    Joint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 150(5) and Rule 136(4):

    on the case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai (2025/2796(RSP)) (RC-B10-0328/2025)
    (replacing motions for resolutions B10-0328/2025, B10-0333/2025, B10-0336/2025, B10-0340/2025 and B10-0341/2025)
    Sebastião Bugalho, Seán Kelly, Tomáš Zdechovský, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Tomas Tobé, Wouter Beke, Davor Ivo Stier, Łukasz Kohut, Mirosława Nykiel, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Inese Vaidere
    on behalf of the PPE Group
    Yannis Maniatis, Francisco Assis, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
    on behalf of the S&D Group
    Adam Bielan, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Bogdan Rzońca, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Marlena Maląg, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
    on behalf of the ECR Group
    Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Benoit Cassart, Engin Eroglu, Olivier Chastel, Karin Karlsbro, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
    on behalf of the Renew Group
    Villy Søvndal
    on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

    Arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic

    Joint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 150(5) and Rule 136(4):

    on the arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic (2025/2797(RSP)) (RC-B10-0327/2025)
    (replacing motions for resolutions B10-0327/2025, B10-0334/2025, B10-0339/2025 and B10-0342/2025)
    Sebastião Bugalho, Wouter Beke, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Željana Zovko, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Andrey Kovatchev, Tomas Tobé, Tomáš Zdechovský, Davor Ivo Stier, Łukasz Kohut, Liudas Mažylis, Vangelis Meimarakis, Loránt Vincze, Seán Kelly, Mirosława Nykiel, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Inese Vaidere
    on behalf of the PPE Group
    Yannis Maniatis, Kathleen Van Brempt, Francisco Assis
    on behalf of the S&D Group
    Adam Bielan, Jaak Madison, Alexandr Vondra, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Veronika Vrecionová, Ondřej Krutílek, Michał Dworczyk, Bogdan Rzońca, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Assita Kanko, Marlena Maląg, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
    on behalf of the ECR Group
    Hilde Vautmans, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Lucia Yar
    on behalf of the Renew Group
    Saskia Bricmont
    on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

    Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus

    Joint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 150(5) and Rule 136(4):

    on the urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus (2025/2798(RSP)) (RC-B10-0335/2025)
    (replacing motions for resolutions B10-0335/2025, B10-0344/2025, B10-0345/2025, B10-0346/2025 and B10-0347/2025)
    Sebastião Bugalho, Ingeborg Ter Laak, David McAllister, François-Xavier Bellamy, Andrzej Halicki, Wouter Beke, Željana Zovko, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Andrey Kovatchev, Tomas Tobé, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Tomáš Zdechovský, Davor Ivo Stier, Sander Smit, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Eleonora Meleti, Vangelis Meimarakis, Georgios Aftias, Dimitris Tsiodras, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Matej Tonin, Massimiliano Salini, Łukasz Kohut, Loránt Vincze, Seán Kelly, Mirosława Nykiel, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Inese Vaidere, Michalis Hadjipantela, Miriam Lexmann
    on behalf of the PPE Group
    Yannis Maniatis, Francisco Assis, Marco Tarquinio, Hana Jalloul Muro, Evin Incir, Nikos Papandreou
    on behalf of the S&D Group
    Adam Bielan, Reinis Pozņaks, Alexandr Vondra, Veronika Vrecionová, Ondřej Krutílek, Guillaume Peltier, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay, Laurence Trochu, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Aurelijus Veryga, Bogdan Rzońca, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Assita Kanko, Marlena Maląg, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
    on behalf of the ECR Group
    Nathalie Loiseau, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
    on behalf of the Renew Group
    Hannah Neumann
    on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
    Nikolas Farantouris

    Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions

    Motions for resolutions tabled under Rule 136(2) to wind up the debate:

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0324/2025)
    Hildegard Bentele
    on behalf of the PPE Group

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0326/2025)
    Martin Schirdewan
    on behalf of The Left Group

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0329/2025)
    Beata Szydło
    on behalf of the ECR Group

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0330/2025)
    Bart Groothuis, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Ľubica Karvašová, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
    on behalf of the Renew Group

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0331/2025)
    Ville Niinistö, Michael Bloss, Majdouline Sbai, Maria Ohisalo, Markéta Gregorová, Sara Matthieu
    on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0332/2025)
    Kathleen Van Brempt
    on behalf of the S&D Group

    Joint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 136(2) and (4):

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (RC-B10-0324/2025/REV1)
    (replacing motions for resolutions B10-0324/2025, B10-0329/2025, B10-0330/2025, B10-0331/2025 and B10-0332/2025)
    Hildegard Bentele
    on behalf of the PPE Group
    Kathleen Van Brempt
    on behalf of the S&D Group
    Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
    on behalf of the ECR Group
    Bart Groothuis, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Engin Eroglu, Christophe Grudler, Svenja Hahn, Ľubica Karvašová, Michał Kobosko, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Lucia Yar
    on behalf of the Renew Group
    Ville Niinistö
    on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group



    II. Petitions

    Petitions Nos 0818-25 to 1048-25 had been entered in the register on 4 July 2025 and had been forwarded to the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 232(9) and (10).

    The President had, on 4 July 2025, forwarded to the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 232(15), petitions addressed to Parliament by natural or legal persons who were not citizens of the European Union and who did not reside, or have their registered office, in a Member State.



    III. Documents received

    The following documents had been received:

    1) from other institutions

    – Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and Directive 2014/47/EU on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union (COM(2025)0180 – C10-0072/2025 – 2025/0097(COD))
    In accordance with Rules 151(1) and 152(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: TRAN

    – Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the registration documents for vehicles and vehicle registration data recorded in national vehicle registers and repealing Council Directive 1999/37/EC (COM(2025)0179 – C10-0073/2025 – 2025/0096(COD))
    In accordance with Rules 151(1) and 152(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: TRAN
    opinion: IMCO

    – Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 as regards the application of the ‘safe third country’ concept (COM(2025)0259 – C10-0088/2025 – 2025/0132(COD))
    referred to committee responsible: LIBE

    – Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 765/2008, (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426, (EU) 2023/1230, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/1781 as regards digitalisation and common specifications (COM(2025)0504 – C10-0090/2025 – 2025/0134(COD))
    In accordance with Rule 151(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: IMCO
    opinion: ENVI

    – Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2011/65/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards digitalisation and common specifications (COM(2025)0503 – C10-0091/2025 – 2025/0133(COD))
    In accordance with Rule 151(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: IMCO
    opinion: ENVI, TRAN

    – Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2016/1036, (EU) 2016/1037, (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/573 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium-sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplification measures (COM(2025)0501 – C10-0092/2025 – 2025/0130(COD))
    In accordance with Rules 151(1) and 152(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: ECON, ENVI, LIBE
    opinion: INTA, ITRE, IMCO

    – Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2009/43/EC and 2009/81/EC, as regards the simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and the simplification of security and defence procurement (COM(2025)0823 – C10-0120/2025 – 2025/0177(COD))
    In accordance with Rule 151(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: SEDE, IMCO
    opinion: ITRE

    – Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EC) No 1272/2008, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2019/1021 and (EU) 2021/697 as regards defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for defence industry (COM(2025)0822 – C10-0121/2025 – 2025/0176(COD))
    In accordance with Rules 151(1) and 152(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: SEDE, ENVI, ITRE
    opinion: IMCO

    2) from Members

    – Mathilde Androuët, Gerolf Annemans, Jordan Bardella, Nikola Bartůšek, Christophe Bay, Barbara Bonte, Paolo Borchia, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Anna Bryłka, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Susanna Ceccardi, Anna Maria Cisint, Marie Dauchy, Valérie Deloge, Mélanie Disdier, Csaba Dömötör, Marieke Ehlers, Viktória Ferenc, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Angéline Furet, Jean-Paul Garraud, Catherine Griset, András Gyürk, Enikő Győri, Kinga Gál, Roman Haider, Gerald Hauser, György Hölvényi, Virginie Joron, Ondřej Knotek, Vilis Krištopans, Afroditi Latinopoulou, Fabrice Leggeri, Julien Leonardelli, András László, Thierry Mariani, Jorge Martín Frías, Tiago Moreira de Sá, Aleksandar Nikolic, Philippe Olivier, Gilles Pennelle, Pascale Piera, Pierre Pimpie, Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová, Julie Rechagneux, Julien Sanchez, Silvia Sardone, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Pál Szekeres, Hermann Tertsch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Rody Tolassy, Isabella Tovaglieri, Filip Turek, António Tânger Corrêa, Matthieu Valet, Roberto Vannacci, Alexandre Varaut, Séverine Werbrouck and Margarita de la Pisa Carrión. Motion for a resolution on combating the establishment of transnational Islamist networks in Europe (B10-0279/2025)
    referred to committee responsible: LIBE

    – Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Siegbert Frank Droese, Milan Mazurek, Volker Schnurrbusch and Petar Volgin. Motion for a resolution on the escalation in the Middle East following Israel’s attack on Iran (B10-0301/2025)
    referred to committee responsible: AFET
    opinion: SEDE, LIBE



    IV. Decisions to draw up own-initiative reports

    Decisions to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 55)

    (Following the Conference of Presidents’ decision of 2 July 2025)

    ECON Committee

    – Competition policy – annual report 2025 (2025/2134(INI))

    – Banking Union – annual report 2025 (2025/2136(INI))

    EMPL Committee

    – Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights (2025/2133(INI))
    (opinion: IMCO)

    LIBE Committee

    – Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 (2025/2135(INI))

    – Public access to documents – report covering the years 2022-2024 (2025/2137(INI))

    PETI Committee

    – Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 (2025/2138(INI))

    SANT Committee

    – An EU cardiovascular diseases strategy (2025/2132(INI))

    – Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan (2025/2139(INI))

    (Following the Conference of Presidents’ decision of 8 July 2025)

    SEDE Committee

    – European defence readiness 2030: assessment of needs (2025/2142(INI))
    (opinion: BUDG, ECON, ITRE)

    – Tackling barriers to the single market for defence (2025/2143(INI))
    (opinion: ECON, ITRE, IMCO)

    – Flagship European defence projects of common interest (2025/2144(INI))
    (opinion: ITRE, IMCO)

    Decisions to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 47)

    (Following the Conference of Presidents’ decision of 2 July 2025)

    EMPL Committee

    – Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies (2025/2131(INL))

    SANT Committee

    – EU rare disease action plan (2025/2130(INL))



    V. Consent procedure

    Reports with a motion for a non-legislative resolution (consent procedure) (Rule 107(2))

    (Following notification by the Conference of Committee Chairs on 2 July 2025)

    INTA Committee

    – Digital Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore (2025/0009M(NLE) – 2025/0009(NLE))



    ATTENDANCE REGISTER

    Present:

    Aaltola Mika, Abadía Jover Maravillas, Adamowicz Magdalena, Aftias Georgios, Agirregoitia Martínez Oihane, Agius Peter, Agius Saliba Alex, Alexandraki Galato, Allione Grégory, Anadiotis Nikolaos, Anderson Christine, Andersson Li, Andresen Rasmus, Andrews Barry, Andriukaitis Vytenis Povilas, Androuët Mathilde, Angel Marc, Annemans Gerolf, Annunziata Lucia, Antoci Giuseppe, Arias Echeverría Pablo, Arłukowicz Bartosz, Arnaoutoglou Sakis, Arndt Anja, Arvanitis Konstantinos, Asens Llodrà Jaume, Assis Francisco, Attard Daniel, Aubry Manon, Auštrevičius Petras, Axinia Adrian-George, Azmani Malik, Bajada Thomas, Baljeu Jeannette, Ballarín Cereza Laura, Bardella Jordan, Barley Katarina, Barna Dan, Barrena Arza Pernando, Bartulica Stephen Nikola, Bartůšek Nikola, Bausemer Arno, Bay Nicolas, Bay Christophe, Beke Wouter, Beleris Fredis, Bellamy François-Xavier, Benifei Brando, Benjumea Benjumea Isabel, Beňová Monika, Bentele Hildegard, Berendsen Tom, Berger Stefan, Berg Sibylle, Berlato Sergio, Bernhuber Alexander, Biedroń Robert, Bielan Adam, Bischoff Gabriele, Blaha Ľuboš, Blinkevičiūtė Vilija, Blom Rachel, Bloss Michael, Bocheński Tobiasz, Boeselager Damian, Bogdan Ioan-Rareş, Bonaccini Stefano, Bonte Barbara, Borchia Paolo, Borrás Pabón Mireia, Borvendég Zsuzsanna, Borzan Biljana, Bosanac Gordan, Boßdorf Irmhild, Bosse Stine, Botenga Marc, Boyer Gilles, Boylan Lynn, Brandstätter Helmut, Brasier-Clain Marie-Luce, Brejza Krzysztof, Bricmont Saskia, Brnjac Nikolina, Brudziński Joachim Stanisław, Bryłka Anna, Buczek Tomasz, Buda Daniel, Buda Waldemar, Bugalho Sebastião, Buła Andrzej, Bullmann Udo, Buxadé Villalba Jorge, Bystron Petr, Bžoch Jaroslav, Camara Mélissa, Canfin Pascal, Carberry Nina, Carême Damien, Casa David, Caspary Daniel, Cassart Benoit, Castillo Laurent, del Castillo Vera Pilar, Cavazzini Anna, Ceccardi Susanna, Cepeda José, Ceulemans Estelle, Chahim Mohammed, Chaibi Leila, Chastel Olivier, Chinnici Caterina, Christensen Asger, Ciccioli Carlo, Cifrová Ostrihoňová Veronika, Ciriani Alessandro, Cisint Anna Maria, Clausen Per, Cormand David, Corrado Annalisa, Costanzo Vivien, Cotrim De Figueiredo João, Cowen Barry, Cremer Tobias, Crespo Díaz Carmen, Cristea Andi, Crosetto Giovanni, Cunha Paulo, Dahl Henrik, Danielsson Johan, Dauchy Marie, Dávid Dóra, David Ivan, Decaro Antonio, de la Hoz Quintano Raúl, Della Valle Danilo, Deloge Valérie, De Masi Fabio, De Meo Salvatore, Demirel Özlem, Deutsch Tamás, Devaux Valérie, Dibrani Adnan, Diepeveen Ton, Dieringer Elisabeth, Dîncu Vasile, Di Rupo Elio, Disdier Mélanie, Dobrev Klára, Doherty Regina, Doleschal Christian, Dömötör Csaba, Do Nascimento Cabral Paulo, Donazzan Elena, Dorfmann Herbert, Dostalova Klara, Dostál Ondřej, Droese Siegbert Frank, Düpont Lena, Dworczyk Michał, Ecke Matthias, Ehler Christian, Ehlers Marieke, Eriksson Sofie, Erixon Dick, Eroglu Engin, Estaràs Ferragut Rosa, Everding Sebastian, Ezcurra Almansa Alma, Falcă Gheorghe, Falcone Marco, Farantouris Nikolas, Farreng Laurence, Farský Jan, Ferber Markus, Ferenc Viktória, Fernández Jonás, Fidanza Carlo, Fiocchi Pietro, Firmenich Ruth, Fita Claire, Flanagan Luke Ming, Fourlas Loucas, Fourreau Emma, Fragkos Emmanouil, Freund Daniel, Frigout Anne-Sophie, Fritzon Heléne, Froelich Tomasz, Fuglsang Niels, Funchion Kathleen, Furet Angéline, Furore Mario, Gahler Michael, Gál Kinga, Galán Estrella, Gálvez Lina, Gambino Alberico, García Hermida-Van Der Walle Raquel, Garraud Jean-Paul, Gasiuk-Pihowicz Kamila, Geadi Geadis, Gedin Hanna, Geese Alexandra, Geier Jens, Geisel Thomas, Gemma Chiara, Georgiou Giorgos, Gerbrandy Gerben-Jan, Germain Jean-Marc, Gerzsenyi Gabriella, Geuking Niels, Gieseke Jens, Giménez Larraz Borja, Girauta Vidal Juan Carlos, Glavak Sunčana, Glück Andreas, Glucksmann Raphaël, Goerens Charles, Gomart Christophe, Gomes Isilda, Gómez López Sandra, Gonçalves Bruno, Gonçalves Sérgio, González Casares Nicolás, González Pons Esteban, Gosiewska Małgorzata, Gotink Dirk, Gozi Sandro, Grapini Maria, Gražulis Petras, Gregorová Markéta, Grims Branko, Griset Catherine, Gronkiewicz-Waltz Hanna, Groothuis Bart, Grossmann Elisabeth, Grudler Christophe, Guarda Cristina, Guetta Bernard, Guzenina Maria, Győri Enikő, Gyürk András, Hadjipantela Michalis, Hahn Svenja, Haider Roman, Halicki Andrzej, Hansen Niels Flemming, Hassan Rima, Hauser Gerald, Häusling Martin, Hava Mircea-Gheorghe, Heide Hannes, Heinäluoma Eero, Herbst Niclas, Herranz García Esther, Hohlmeier Monika, Hojsík Martin, Holmgren Pär, Homs Ginel Alicia, Humberto Sérgio, Ijabs Ivars, Imart Céline, Incir Evin, Inselvini Paolo, Iovanovici Şoşoacă Diana, Jamet France, Jarubas Adam, Jerković Romana, Jongen Marc, Joński Dariusz, Joron Virginie, Jouvet Pierre, Joveva Irena, Juknevičienė Rasa, Junco García Nora, Jungbluth Alexander, Kabilov Taner, Kalfon François, Kaliňák Erik, Kaljurand Marina, Kalniete Sandra, Kamiński Mariusz, Kanev Radan, Karlsbro Karin, Kartheiser Fernand, Karvašová Ľubica, Katainen Elsi, Kefalogiannis Emmanouil, Kelleher Billy, Keller Fabienne, Kelly Seán, Kemp Martine, Kennes Rudi, Khan Mary, Kircher Sophia, Knafo Sarah, Knotek Ondřej, Kobosko Michał, Köhler Stefan, Kohut Łukasz, Kokalari Arba, Kolář Ondřej, Kollár Kinga, Kols Rihards, Konečná Kateřina, Kopacz Ewa, Körner Moritz, Kountoura Elena, Kovatchev Andrey, Krištopans Vilis, Kruis Sebastian, Krutílek Ondřej, Kubín Tomáš, Kuhnke Alice, Kulja András Tivadar, Kulmuni Katri, Kyllönen Merja, Kyuchyuk Ilhan, Lagodinsky Sergey, Lakos Eszter, Lalucq Aurore, Lange Bernd, Langensiepen Katrin, Laššáková Judita, László András, Latinopoulou Afroditi, Laurent Murielle, Laureti Camilla, Laykova Rada, Lazarov Ilia, Lazarus Luis-Vicențiu, Le Callennec Isabelle, Leggeri Fabrice, Lenaers Jeroen, Leonardelli Julien, Lewandowski Janusz, Lexmann Miriam, Liese Peter, Lins Norbert, Loiseau Nathalie, Løkkegaard Morten, Lopatka Reinhold, López Javi, López-Istúriz White Antonio, Lövin Isabella, Luena César, Łukacijewska Elżbieta Katarzyna, Lupo Giuseppe, McAllister David, Madison Jaak, Maestre Cristina, Magoni Lara, Magyar Péter, Maij Marit, Maląg Marlena, Manda Claudiu, Mandl Lukas, Maniatis Yannis, Mantovani Mario, Maran Pierfrancesco, Marino Ignazio Roberto, Marquardt Erik, Martín Frías Jorge, Martins Catarina, Martusciello Fulvio, Marzà Ibáñez Vicent, Mato Gabriel, Matthieu Sara, Mavrides Costas, Maydell Eva, Mayer Georg, Mazurek Milan, Mažylis Liudas, Mebarek Nora, Mehnert Alexandra, Meimarakis Vangelis, Meleti Eleonora, Mendes Ana Catarina, Mendia Idoia, Mertens Verena, Mesure Marina, Metsola Roberta, Metz Tilly, Mikser Sven, Millán Mon Francisco José, Miranda Paz Ana, Molnár Csaba, Montero Irene, Montserrat Dolors, Morace Carolina, Morano Nadine, Moratti Letizia, Moreira de Sá Tiago, Moreno Sánchez Javier, Moretti Alessandra, Mularczyk Arkadiusz, Müller Piotr, Mullooly Ciaran, Mureşan Siegfried, Muşoiu Ştefan, Nagyová Jana, Nardella Dario, Navarrete Rojas Fernando, Negrescu Victor, Nemec Matjaž, Nerudová Danuše, Nesci Denis, Neuhoff Hans, Neumann Hannah, Niebler Angelika, Niedermayer Luděk, Niinistö Ville, Nikolaou-Alavanos Lefteris, Nikolic Aleksandar, Ní Mhurchú Cynthia, Noichl Maria, Nordqvist Rasmus, Novakov Andrey, Nykiel Mirosława, Obajtek Daniel, Ódor Ľudovít, Oetjen Jan-Christoph, Oliveira João, Olivier Philippe, Omarjee Younous, Ondruš Branislav, Ó Ríordáin Aodhán, Orlando Leoluca, Ozdoba Jacek, Paet Urmas, Pajín Leire, Palmisano Valentina, Panayiotou Fidias, Papadakis Kostas, Pappas Nikos, Pascual de la Parte Nicolás, Patriciello Aldo, Paulus Jutta, Pedro Ana Miguel, Pedulla’ Gaetano, Pellerin-Carlin Thomas, Peltier Guillaume, Penkova Tsvetelina, Pennelle Gilles, Pereira Lídia, Peter-Hansen Kira Marie, Petrov Hristo, Picaro Michele, Picierno Pina, Picula Tonino, Piera Pascale, Pietikäinen Sirpa, Pimpie Pierre, Piperea Gheorghe, de la Pisa Carrión Margarita, Pokorná Jermanová Jaroslava, Polato Daniele, Polfjärd Jessica, Popescu Virgil-Daniel, Pozņaks Reinis, Prebilič Vladimir, Princi Giusi, Protas Jacek, Pürner Friedrich, Rackete Carola, Radev Emil, Radtke Dennis, Rafowicz Emma, Ratas Jüri, Razza Ruggero, Rechagneux Julie, Regner Evelyn, Repp Sabrina, Ressler Karlo, Reuten Thijs, Riba i Giner Diana, Ridel Chloé, Riehl Nela, Rodrigues André, Ros Sempere Marcos, Roth Neveďalová Katarína, Rougé André, Ruissen Bert-Jan, Ruotolo Sandro, Rzońca Bogdan, Saeidi Arash, Salini Massimiliano, Salis Ilaria, Salla Aura, Sánchez Amor Nacho, Sanchez Julien, Sancho Murillo Elena, Saramo Jussi, Sardone Silvia, Šarec Marjan, Satouri Mounir, Saudargas Paulius, Sbai Majdouline, Sberna Antonella, Schaldemose Christel, Schaller-Baross Ernő, Schenk Oliver, Scheuring-Wielgus Joanna, Schieder Andreas, Schilling Lena, Schneider Christine, Schnurrbusch Volker, Schwab Andreas, Scuderi Benedetta, Seekatz Ralf, Sell Alexander, Serrano Sierra Rosa, Sidl Günther, Sienkiewicz Bartłomiej, Simon Sven, Singer Christine, Sinkevičius Virginijus, Sippel Birgit, Sjöstedt Jonas, Śmiszek Krzysztof, Smith Anthony, Smit Sander, Sokol Tomislav, Solier Diego, Solís Pérez Susana, Sommen Liesbet, Sonneborn Martin, Sorel Malika, Sousa Silva Hélder, Søvndal Villy, Staķis Mārtiņš, Stancanelli Raffaele, Ștefănuță Nicolae, Steger Petra, Stier Davor Ivo, Storm Kristoffer, Stöteler Sebastiaan, Stoyanov Stanislav, Strack-Zimmermann Marie-Agnes, Strada Cecilia, Streit Joachim, Strik Tineke, Strolenberg Anna, Sturdza Şerban Dimitrie, Stürgkh Anna, Sypniewski Marcin, Szekeres Pál, Szydło Beata, Tamburrano Dario, Tânger Corrêa António, Tarczyński Dominik, Tarquinio Marco, Tarr Zoltán, Târziu Claudiu-Richard, Tavares Carla, Tegethoff Kai, Temido Marta, Teodorescu Georgiana, Teodorescu Måwe Alice, Terheş Cristian, Ter Laak Ingeborg, Terras Riho, Tertsch Hermann, Thionnet Pierre-Romain, Timgren Beatrice, Tinagli Irene, Tobback Bruno, Tobé Tomas, Tolassy Rody, Tomašič Zala, Tomaszewski Waldemar, Tomc Romana, Tonin Matej, Toom Jana, Topo Raffaele, Torselli Francesco, Tosi Flavio, Toussaint Marie, Tovaglieri Isabella, Toveri Pekka, Tridico Pasquale, Trochu Laurence, Tsiodras Dimitris, Turek Filip, Tynkkynen Sebastian, Uhrík Milan, Vaidere Inese, Valchev Ivaylo, Vălean Adina, Valet Matthieu, Van Brempt Kathleen, Van Brug Anouk, van den Berg Brigitte, Vandendriessche Tom, Van Dijck Kris, Van Lanschot Reinier, Van Leeuwen Jessika, Vannacci Roberto, Van Overtveldt Johan, Van Sparrentak Kim, Varaut Alexandre, Vasconcelos Ana, Vasile-Voiculescu Vlad, Vautmans Hilde, Vedrenne Marie-Pierre, Ventola Francesco, Verheyen Sabine, Veryga Aurelijus, Vešligaj Marko, Vicsek Annamária, Vieira Catarina, Vigenin Kristian, Vincze Loránt, Vind Marianne, Vivaldini Mariateresa, Volgin Petar, von der Schulenburg Michael, Vondra Alexandr, Voss Axel, Vozemberg-Vrionidi Elissavet, Vrecionová Veronika, Vázquez Lázara Adrián, Waitz Thomas, Walsh Maria, Walsmann Marion, Warborn Jörgen, Warnke Jan-Peter, Wąsik Maciej, Wawrykiewicz Michał, Wcisło Marta, Wechsler Andrea, Weimers Charlie, Werbrouck Séverine, Wiesner Emma, Wiezik Michal, Wilmès Sophie, Winkler Iuliu, Winzig Angelika, Wiseler-Lima Isabel, Wiśniewska Jadwiga, Wolters Lara, Yar Lucia, Yon-Courtin Stéphanie, Yoncheva Elena, Zacharia Maria, Zajączkowska-Hernik Ewa, Zalewska Anna, Žalimas Dainius, Zan Alessandro, Zarzalejos Javier, Zdechovský Tomáš, Zdrojewski Bogdan Andrzej, Zijlstra Auke, Zingaretti Nicola, Złotowski Kosma, Zoido Álvarez Juan Ignacio, Zovko Željana, Zver Milan

    Excused:

    Burkhardt Delara, Friis Sigrid, Hazekamp Anja

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Minutes – Thursday, 10 July 2025 – Strasbourg – Final edition

    Source: European Parliament 2

    PV-10-2025-07-10

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    Minutes
    Thursday, 10 July 2025 – Strasbourg

    IN THE CHAIR: Christel SCHALDEMOSE
    Vice-President

    1. Opening of the sitting

    The sitting opened at 09:00.



    2. Council positions at first reading (Rule 64)

    – Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste – Adopted by the Council on 23 June 2025 (06978/2/2025 – COM(2025)0388 – C10-0139/2025 – 2023/0234(COD))
    referred to committee responsible: ENVI

    The three-month period available to Parliament under Article 294 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union for it to adopt its position would begin the following day, 11 July 2025.



    3. Post-2027 common agricultural policy (debate)

    Commission statement: Post-2027 common agricultural policy (2025/2791(RSP))

    Christophe Hansen (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

    The following spoke: Herbert Dorfmann, on behalf of the PPE Group, Dario Nardella, on behalf of the S&D Group (the President reminded the speaker of the rules on conduct), Raffaele Stancanelli, on behalf of the PfE Group, Carlo Fidanza, on behalf of the ECR Group, Elsi Katainen, on behalf of the Renew Group, Thomas Waitz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Luke Ming Flanagan, on behalf of The Left Group, Arno Bausemer, on behalf of the ESN Group, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Cristina Maestre, Mathilde Androuët, Veronika Vrecionová, Barry Cowen, Anna Strolenberg, Arash Saeidi, Sarah Knafo, Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Siegfried Mureşan, André Rodrigues, Mireia Borrás Pabón, who also answered a blue-card question from Ana Miranda Paz, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Asger Christensen, Giuseppe Antoci, David Cormand, Norbert Lins, Camilla Laureti, Gilles Pennelle, Waldemar Buda, Christine Singer, who also answered a blue-card question from Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Cristina Guarda, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Daniel Buda, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Valérie Deloge, Benoit Cassart, Martin Häusling, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Maria Grapini, Ton Diepeveen, Jacek Ozdoba, Ciaran Mullooly, Pär Holmgren, Péter Magyar, Marko Vešligaj, Barbara Bonte, Michal Wiezik, Jessika Van Leeuwen, Csaba Dömötör and Céline Imart.

    The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Gabriel Mato, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Ana Miranda Paz, Maria Zacharia, Nina Carberry and Arkadiusz Mularczyk.

    IN THE CHAIR: Pina PICIERNO
    Vice-President

    The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Francisco José Millán Mon, Maria Walsh, Stefan Köhler and Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos.

    The following spoke: Christophe Hansen.

    The debate closed.



    4. European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’ (debate)

    European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’ (2025/2655(RSP)) (Rule 228(8))

    Francesco Ventola and Bogdan Rzońca presented the European Citizens’ Initiative.

    The following spoke: Hadja Lahbib (Member of the Commission).

    The following spoke: Iuliu Winkler, on behalf of the PPE Group, Alex Agius Saliba, on behalf of the S&D Group, Kinga Gál, on behalf of the PfE Group, Antonella Sberna, on behalf of the ECR Group, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, on behalf of the Renew Group, Vladimir Prebilič, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Siegbert Frank Droese, on behalf of the ESN Group, Gabriella Gerzsenyi, Marcos Ros Sempere, André Rougé, who also answered a blue-card question from Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Guillaume Peltier, Joachim Streit, Kathleen Funchion, Volker Schnurrbusch, Fidias Panayiotou, Daniel Buda, Hannes Heide, Rody Tolassy, Nora Junco García, Irmhild Boßdorf, who also answered a blue-card question from Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Sabrina Repp, Alexandra Mehnert, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Loránt Vincze, Isilda Gomes, Łukasz Kohut, Sandra Gómez López, Andi Cristea and Sofie Eriksson.

    The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Gabriel Mato, Viktória Ferenc, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă, Nikolina Brnjac and Sebastian Tynkkynen.

    The following spoke: Hadja Lahbib.

    The debate closed.

    (The sitting was suspended at 11:51.)



    IN THE CHAIR: Roberta METSOLA
    President

    5. Resumption of the sitting

    The sitting resumed at 12:00.

    ⁂

    The President thanked the Members and Parliament’s staff for their work during the first year of the current parliamentary term.



    6. Voting time

    For detailed results of the votes, see also ‘Results of votes’ and ‘Results of roll-call votes’.



    6.1. Motion of censure on the Commission (vote)

    Motion of censure on the Commission B10-0319/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I) (2025/2140(RSP))

    (Majority of two thirds of the votes cast, constituting a majority of Parliament’s component Members)

    MOTION OF CENSURE (Rule 131)

    Rejected

    (‘Results of votes’, item 1)

    ⁂

    Özlem Demirel, on the admissibility of an amendment concerning one of the items in voting time (the President gave explanations).



    6.2. Case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai (vote)

    Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0328/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I), B10-0328/2025, B10-0333/2025, B10-0336/2025, B10-0340/2025 and B10-0341/2025 (minutes of 9.7.2025, item I) (2025/2796(RSP))

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

    Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0161)

    (‘Results of votes’, item 2)



    6.3. Arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic (vote)

    Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0327/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I), B10-0323/2025, B10-0327/2025, B10-0334/2025, B10-0339/2025 and B10-0342/2025 (minutes of 9.7.2025, item I) (2025/2797(RSP))

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

    Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0162)

    (Motion for a resolution B10-0323/2025 fell.)

    (‘Results of votes’, item 3)



    6.4. Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus (vote)

    Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0335/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I), B10-0325/2025, B10-0335/2025, B10-0338/2025, B10-0343/2025, B10-0344/2025, B10-0345/2025, B10-0346/2025 and B10-0347/2025 (minutes of 9.7.2025, item I) (2025/2798(RSP))

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

    Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0163)

    (Motions for resolutions B10-0325/2025, B10-0338/2025 and B10-0343/2025 fell.)

    (‘Results of votes’, item 4)



    6.5. Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies ***I (vote)

    Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies [COM(2025)0258 – C10-0089/2025 – 2025/0129(COD)] – Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Antonio Decaro (A10-0134/2025)

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

    Approved (P10_TA(2025)0164)

    Parliament’s first reading thus closed.

    (‘Results of votes’, item 5)



    6.6. Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness (vote)

    Report on the future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness [2025/2008(INI)] – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Hildegard Bentele (A10-0123/2025)

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

    Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0165)

    The following had spoken:

    Hildegard Bentele, before the vote, to make a statement pursuant to Rule 165(4).

    (‘Results of votes’, item 6)



    6.7. Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (vote)

    Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0324/2025/REV1, B10-0324/2025, B10-0326/2025, B10-0329/2025, B10-0330/2025, B10-0331/2025 and B10-0332/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I) (2025/2800(RSP))

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

    Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0166)

    (Motion for a resolution B10-0326/2025 fell.)

    (‘Results of votes’, item 7)

    (The sitting was suspended at 12:18.)



    IN THE CHAIR: Younous OMARJEE
    Vice-President

    7. Resumption of the sitting

    The sitting resumed at 15:00.



    8. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

    The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.



    9. Composition of committees and delegations

    The non-attached Members had notified the President of the following decisions changing the composition of the committees and delegations:

    – FEMM Committee: Fernand Kartheiser

    – Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Fernand Kartheiser

    The decisions took effect as of that day.



    10. Endometriosis: Europe’s wake-up call on the gender health gap (debate)

    Commission statement: Endometriosis: Europe’s wake-up call on the gender health gap (2025/2795(RSP))

    Hadja Lahbib (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

    The following spoke: András Tivadar Kulja, on behalf of the PPE Group, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, on behalf of the S&D Group, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, on behalf of the PfE Group, Chiara Gemma, on behalf of the ECR Group, Billy Kelleher, on behalf of the Renew Group, Majdouline Sbai, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Catarina Martins, on behalf of The Left Group, Tomasz Froelich, on behalf of the ESN Group, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Evelyn Regner, who also answered a blue-card question from Petras Gražulis, Marie Dauchy, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Tilly Metz, Günther Sidl and Maria Grapini.

    The following spoke: Hadja Lahbib.

    The debate closed.



    11. Oral explanations of votes (Rule 201)



    11.1. Motion of censure on the Commission (B10-0319/2025)
    Cristian Terheş



    11.2. Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (RC-B10-0324/2025)
    Günther Sidl



    12. Explanations of votes in writing (Rule 201)

    Explanations of votes given in writing would appear on the Members’ pages on Parliament’s website.



    13. Approval of the minutes of the sitting and forwarding of texts adopted

    In accordance with Rule 208(3), the minutes of the sitting would be put to the House for approval at the start of the next sitting.

    With Parliament’s agreement, the texts adopted during the part-session would be forwarded to their respective addressees without delay.



    14. Dates of the next part-session

    The next part-session would be held from 8 September 2025 to 11 September 2025.



    15. Closure of the sitting

    The sitting closed at 15:47.



    16. Adjournment of the session

    The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

    Alessandro Chiocchetti

    Roberta Metsola

    Secretary-General

    President



    LIST OF DOCUMENTS SERVING AS A BASIS FOR THE DEBATES AND DECISIONS OF PARLIAMENT



    I. Motions for resolutions tabled

    Motion of censure on the Commission

    Motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 131:

    MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (2025/2140(RSP)) (B10-0319/2025)
    Gheorghe Piperea, Adrian-George Axinia, Claudiu-Richard Târziu, Georgiana Teodorescu, Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza, Fidias Panayiotou, Daniel Obajtek, Ivan David, Patryk Jaki, Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Fernand Kartheiser, Nikolaos Anadiotis, Volker Schnurrbusch, Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Irmhild Boßdorf, Virginie Joron, Ondřej Dostál, Cristian Terheş, Christine Anderson, António Tânger Corrêa, Emmanouil Fragkos, Milan Mazurek, Alexander Jungbluth, Siegbert Frank Droese, Petar Volgin, Rada Laykova, Stanislav Stoyanov, Arno Bausemer, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Bogdan Rzońca, Milan Uhrík, Mary Khan, Tomasz Froelich, Hans Neuhoff, Alexander Sell, René Aust, Petr Bystron, Jacek Ozdoba, Galato Alexandraki, Kosma Złotowski, Waldemar Buda, Tobiasz Bocheński, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Marlena Maląg, Mariusz Kamiński, Dominik Tarczyński, Anna Zalewska, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Michał Dworczyk, Alvise Pérez, Luis-Vicențiu Lazarus, Erik Kaliňák, Judita Laššáková, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Jaak Madison, Anja Arndt, Marcin Sypniewski, Markus Buchheit, Filip Turek, Friedrich Pürner, Kateřina Konečná, Ľuboš Blaha, Thierry Mariani, Jan-Peter Warnke, Thomas Geisel, Branislav Ondruš, Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă, Monika Beňová, Marc Jongen, Nikola Bartůšek, Grzegorz Braun, Sarah Knafo, Petras Gražulis, Piotr Müller, Gerald Hauser

    Case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai

    Joint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 150(5) and Rule 136(4):

    on the case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai (2025/2796(RSP)) (RC-B10-0328/2025)
    (replacing motions for resolutions B10-0328/2025, B10-0333/2025, B10-0336/2025, B10-0340/2025 and B10-0341/2025)
    Sebastião Bugalho, Seán Kelly, Tomáš Zdechovský, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Tomas Tobé, Wouter Beke, Davor Ivo Stier, Łukasz Kohut, Mirosława Nykiel, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Inese Vaidere
    on behalf of the PPE Group
    Yannis Maniatis, Francisco Assis, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
    on behalf of the S&D Group
    Adam Bielan, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Bogdan Rzońca, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Marlena Maląg, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
    on behalf of the ECR Group
    Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Benoit Cassart, Engin Eroglu, Olivier Chastel, Karin Karlsbro, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
    on behalf of the Renew Group
    Villy Søvndal
    on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

    Arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic

    Joint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 150(5) and Rule 136(4):

    on the arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic (2025/2797(RSP)) (RC-B10-0327/2025)
    (replacing motions for resolutions B10-0327/2025, B10-0334/2025, B10-0339/2025 and B10-0342/2025)
    Sebastião Bugalho, Wouter Beke, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Željana Zovko, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Andrey Kovatchev, Tomas Tobé, Tomáš Zdechovský, Davor Ivo Stier, Łukasz Kohut, Liudas Mažylis, Vangelis Meimarakis, Loránt Vincze, Seán Kelly, Mirosława Nykiel, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Inese Vaidere
    on behalf of the PPE Group
    Yannis Maniatis, Kathleen Van Brempt, Francisco Assis
    on behalf of the S&D Group
    Adam Bielan, Jaak Madison, Alexandr Vondra, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Veronika Vrecionová, Ondřej Krutílek, Michał Dworczyk, Bogdan Rzońca, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Assita Kanko, Marlena Maląg, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
    on behalf of the ECR Group
    Hilde Vautmans, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Lucia Yar
    on behalf of the Renew Group
    Saskia Bricmont
    on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

    Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus

    Joint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 150(5) and Rule 136(4):

    on the urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus (2025/2798(RSP)) (RC-B10-0335/2025)
    (replacing motions for resolutions B10-0335/2025, B10-0344/2025, B10-0345/2025, B10-0346/2025 and B10-0347/2025)
    Sebastião Bugalho, Ingeborg Ter Laak, David McAllister, François-Xavier Bellamy, Andrzej Halicki, Wouter Beke, Željana Zovko, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Andrey Kovatchev, Tomas Tobé, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Tomáš Zdechovský, Davor Ivo Stier, Sander Smit, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Eleonora Meleti, Vangelis Meimarakis, Georgios Aftias, Dimitris Tsiodras, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Matej Tonin, Massimiliano Salini, Łukasz Kohut, Loránt Vincze, Seán Kelly, Mirosława Nykiel, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Inese Vaidere, Michalis Hadjipantela, Miriam Lexmann
    on behalf of the PPE Group
    Yannis Maniatis, Francisco Assis, Marco Tarquinio, Hana Jalloul Muro, Evin Incir, Nikos Papandreou
    on behalf of the S&D Group
    Adam Bielan, Reinis Pozņaks, Alexandr Vondra, Veronika Vrecionová, Ondřej Krutílek, Guillaume Peltier, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay, Laurence Trochu, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Aurelijus Veryga, Bogdan Rzońca, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Assita Kanko, Marlena Maląg, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
    on behalf of the ECR Group
    Nathalie Loiseau, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
    on behalf of the Renew Group
    Hannah Neumann
    on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
    Nikolas Farantouris

    Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions

    Motions for resolutions tabled under Rule 136(2) to wind up the debate:

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0324/2025)
    Hildegard Bentele
    on behalf of the PPE Group

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0326/2025)
    Martin Schirdewan
    on behalf of The Left Group

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0329/2025)
    Beata Szydło
    on behalf of the ECR Group

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0330/2025)
    Bart Groothuis, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Ľubica Karvašová, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
    on behalf of the Renew Group

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0331/2025)
    Ville Niinistö, Michael Bloss, Majdouline Sbai, Maria Ohisalo, Markéta Gregorová, Sara Matthieu
    on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0332/2025)
    Kathleen Van Brempt
    on behalf of the S&D Group

    Joint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 136(2) and (4):

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (RC-B10-0324/2025/REV1)
    (replacing motions for resolutions B10-0324/2025, B10-0329/2025, B10-0330/2025, B10-0331/2025 and B10-0332/2025)
    Hildegard Bentele
    on behalf of the PPE Group
    Kathleen Van Brempt
    on behalf of the S&D Group
    Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
    on behalf of the ECR Group
    Bart Groothuis, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Engin Eroglu, Christophe Grudler, Svenja Hahn, Ľubica Karvašová, Michał Kobosko, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Lucia Yar
    on behalf of the Renew Group
    Ville Niinistö
    on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group



    II. Petitions

    Petitions Nos 0818-25 to 1048-25 had been entered in the register on 4 July 2025 and had been forwarded to the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 232(9) and (10).

    The President had, on 4 July 2025, forwarded to the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 232(15), petitions addressed to Parliament by natural or legal persons who were not citizens of the European Union and who did not reside, or have their registered office, in a Member State.



    III. Documents received

    The following documents had been received:

    1) from other institutions

    – Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and Directive 2014/47/EU on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union (COM(2025)0180 – C10-0072/2025 – 2025/0097(COD))
    In accordance with Rules 151(1) and 152(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: TRAN

    – Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the registration documents for vehicles and vehicle registration data recorded in national vehicle registers and repealing Council Directive 1999/37/EC (COM(2025)0179 – C10-0073/2025 – 2025/0096(COD))
    In accordance with Rules 151(1) and 152(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: TRAN
    opinion: IMCO

    – Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 as regards the application of the ‘safe third country’ concept (COM(2025)0259 – C10-0088/2025 – 2025/0132(COD))
    referred to committee responsible: LIBE

    – Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 765/2008, (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426, (EU) 2023/1230, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/1781 as regards digitalisation and common specifications (COM(2025)0504 – C10-0090/2025 – 2025/0134(COD))
    In accordance with Rule 151(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: IMCO
    opinion: ENVI

    – Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2011/65/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards digitalisation and common specifications (COM(2025)0503 – C10-0091/2025 – 2025/0133(COD))
    In accordance with Rule 151(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: IMCO
    opinion: ENVI, TRAN

    – Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2016/1036, (EU) 2016/1037, (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/573 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium-sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplification measures (COM(2025)0501 – C10-0092/2025 – 2025/0130(COD))
    In accordance with Rules 151(1) and 152(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: ECON, ENVI, LIBE
    opinion: INTA, ITRE, IMCO

    – Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2009/43/EC and 2009/81/EC, as regards the simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and the simplification of security and defence procurement (COM(2025)0823 – C10-0120/2025 – 2025/0177(COD))
    In accordance with Rule 151(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: SEDE, IMCO
    opinion: ITRE

    – Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EC) No 1272/2008, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2019/1021 and (EU) 2021/697 as regards defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for defence industry (COM(2025)0822 – C10-0121/2025 – 2025/0176(COD))
    In accordance with Rules 151(1) and 152(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: SEDE, ENVI, ITRE
    opinion: IMCO

    2) from Members

    – Mathilde Androuët, Gerolf Annemans, Jordan Bardella, Nikola Bartůšek, Christophe Bay, Barbara Bonte, Paolo Borchia, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Anna Bryłka, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Susanna Ceccardi, Anna Maria Cisint, Marie Dauchy, Valérie Deloge, Mélanie Disdier, Csaba Dömötör, Marieke Ehlers, Viktória Ferenc, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Angéline Furet, Jean-Paul Garraud, Catherine Griset, András Gyürk, Enikő Győri, Kinga Gál, Roman Haider, Gerald Hauser, György Hölvényi, Virginie Joron, Ondřej Knotek, Vilis Krištopans, Afroditi Latinopoulou, Fabrice Leggeri, Julien Leonardelli, András László, Thierry Mariani, Jorge Martín Frías, Tiago Moreira de Sá, Aleksandar Nikolic, Philippe Olivier, Gilles Pennelle, Pascale Piera, Pierre Pimpie, Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová, Julie Rechagneux, Julien Sanchez, Silvia Sardone, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Pál Szekeres, Hermann Tertsch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Rody Tolassy, Isabella Tovaglieri, Filip Turek, António Tânger Corrêa, Matthieu Valet, Roberto Vannacci, Alexandre Varaut, Séverine Werbrouck and Margarita de la Pisa Carrión. Motion for a resolution on combating the establishment of transnational Islamist networks in Europe (B10-0279/2025)
    referred to committee responsible: LIBE

    – Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Siegbert Frank Droese, Milan Mazurek, Volker Schnurrbusch and Petar Volgin. Motion for a resolution on the escalation in the Middle East following Israel’s attack on Iran (B10-0301/2025)
    referred to committee responsible: AFET
    opinion: SEDE, LIBE



    IV. Decisions to draw up own-initiative reports

    Decisions to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 55)

    (Following the Conference of Presidents’ decision of 2 July 2025)

    ECON Committee

    – Competition policy – annual report 2025 (2025/2134(INI))

    – Banking Union – annual report 2025 (2025/2136(INI))

    EMPL Committee

    – Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights (2025/2133(INI))
    (opinion: IMCO)

    LIBE Committee

    – Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 (2025/2135(INI))

    – Public access to documents – report covering the years 2022-2024 (2025/2137(INI))

    PETI Committee

    – Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 (2025/2138(INI))

    SANT Committee

    – An EU cardiovascular diseases strategy (2025/2132(INI))

    – Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan (2025/2139(INI))

    (Following the Conference of Presidents’ decision of 8 July 2025)

    SEDE Committee

    – European defence readiness 2030: assessment of needs (2025/2142(INI))
    (opinion: BUDG, ECON, ITRE)

    – Tackling barriers to the single market for defence (2025/2143(INI))
    (opinion: ECON, ITRE, IMCO)

    – Flagship European defence projects of common interest (2025/2144(INI))
    (opinion: ITRE, IMCO)

    Decisions to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 47)

    (Following the Conference of Presidents’ decision of 2 July 2025)

    EMPL Committee

    – Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies (2025/2131(INL))

    SANT Committee

    – EU rare disease action plan (2025/2130(INL))



    V. Consent procedure

    Reports with a motion for a non-legislative resolution (consent procedure) (Rule 107(2))

    (Following notification by the Conference of Committee Chairs on 2 July 2025)

    INTA Committee

    – Digital Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore (2025/0009M(NLE) – 2025/0009(NLE))



    ATTENDANCE REGISTER

    Present:

    Aaltola Mika, Abadía Jover Maravillas, Adamowicz Magdalena, Aftias Georgios, Agirregoitia Martínez Oihane, Agius Peter, Agius Saliba Alex, Alexandraki Galato, Allione Grégory, Anadiotis Nikolaos, Anderson Christine, Andersson Li, Andresen Rasmus, Andrews Barry, Andriukaitis Vytenis Povilas, Androuët Mathilde, Angel Marc, Annemans Gerolf, Annunziata Lucia, Antoci Giuseppe, Arias Echeverría Pablo, Arłukowicz Bartosz, Arnaoutoglou Sakis, Arndt Anja, Arvanitis Konstantinos, Asens Llodrà Jaume, Assis Francisco, Attard Daniel, Aubry Manon, Auštrevičius Petras, Axinia Adrian-George, Azmani Malik, Bajada Thomas, Baljeu Jeannette, Ballarín Cereza Laura, Bardella Jordan, Barley Katarina, Barna Dan, Barrena Arza Pernando, Bartulica Stephen Nikola, Bartůšek Nikola, Bausemer Arno, Bay Nicolas, Bay Christophe, Beke Wouter, Beleris Fredis, Bellamy François-Xavier, Benifei Brando, Benjumea Benjumea Isabel, Beňová Monika, Bentele Hildegard, Berendsen Tom, Berger Stefan, Berg Sibylle, Berlato Sergio, Bernhuber Alexander, Biedroń Robert, Bielan Adam, Bischoff Gabriele, Blaha Ľuboš, Blinkevičiūtė Vilija, Blom Rachel, Bloss Michael, Bocheński Tobiasz, Boeselager Damian, Bogdan Ioan-Rareş, Bonaccini Stefano, Bonte Barbara, Borchia Paolo, Borrás Pabón Mireia, Borvendég Zsuzsanna, Borzan Biljana, Bosanac Gordan, Boßdorf Irmhild, Bosse Stine, Botenga Marc, Boyer Gilles, Boylan Lynn, Brandstätter Helmut, Brasier-Clain Marie-Luce, Brejza Krzysztof, Bricmont Saskia, Brnjac Nikolina, Brudziński Joachim Stanisław, Bryłka Anna, Buczek Tomasz, Buda Daniel, Buda Waldemar, Bugalho Sebastião, Buła Andrzej, Bullmann Udo, Buxadé Villalba Jorge, Bystron Petr, Bžoch Jaroslav, Camara Mélissa, Canfin Pascal, Carberry Nina, Carême Damien, Casa David, Caspary Daniel, Cassart Benoit, Castillo Laurent, del Castillo Vera Pilar, Cavazzini Anna, Ceccardi Susanna, Cepeda José, Ceulemans Estelle, Chahim Mohammed, Chaibi Leila, Chastel Olivier, Chinnici Caterina, Christensen Asger, Ciccioli Carlo, Cifrová Ostrihoňová Veronika, Ciriani Alessandro, Cisint Anna Maria, Clausen Per, Cormand David, Corrado Annalisa, Costanzo Vivien, Cotrim De Figueiredo João, Cowen Barry, Cremer Tobias, Crespo Díaz Carmen, Cristea Andi, Crosetto Giovanni, Cunha Paulo, Dahl Henrik, Danielsson Johan, Dauchy Marie, Dávid Dóra, David Ivan, Decaro Antonio, de la Hoz Quintano Raúl, Della Valle Danilo, Deloge Valérie, De Masi Fabio, De Meo Salvatore, Demirel Özlem, Deutsch Tamás, Devaux Valérie, Dibrani Adnan, Diepeveen Ton, Dieringer Elisabeth, Dîncu Vasile, Di Rupo Elio, Disdier Mélanie, Dobrev Klára, Doherty Regina, Doleschal Christian, Dömötör Csaba, Do Nascimento Cabral Paulo, Donazzan Elena, Dorfmann Herbert, Dostalova Klara, Dostál Ondřej, Droese Siegbert Frank, Düpont Lena, Dworczyk Michał, Ecke Matthias, Ehler Christian, Ehlers Marieke, Eriksson Sofie, Erixon Dick, Eroglu Engin, Estaràs Ferragut Rosa, Everding Sebastian, Ezcurra Almansa Alma, Falcă Gheorghe, Falcone Marco, Farantouris Nikolas, Farreng Laurence, Farský Jan, Ferber Markus, Ferenc Viktória, Fernández Jonás, Fidanza Carlo, Fiocchi Pietro, Firmenich Ruth, Fita Claire, Flanagan Luke Ming, Fourlas Loucas, Fourreau Emma, Fragkos Emmanouil, Freund Daniel, Frigout Anne-Sophie, Fritzon Heléne, Froelich Tomasz, Fuglsang Niels, Funchion Kathleen, Furet Angéline, Furore Mario, Gahler Michael, Gál Kinga, Galán Estrella, Gálvez Lina, Gambino Alberico, García Hermida-Van Der Walle Raquel, Garraud Jean-Paul, Gasiuk-Pihowicz Kamila, Geadi Geadis, Gedin Hanna, Geese Alexandra, Geier Jens, Geisel Thomas, Gemma Chiara, Georgiou Giorgos, Gerbrandy Gerben-Jan, Germain Jean-Marc, Gerzsenyi Gabriella, Geuking Niels, Gieseke Jens, Giménez Larraz Borja, Girauta Vidal Juan Carlos, Glavak Sunčana, Glück Andreas, Glucksmann Raphaël, Goerens Charles, Gomart Christophe, Gomes Isilda, Gómez López Sandra, Gonçalves Bruno, Gonçalves Sérgio, González Casares Nicolás, González Pons Esteban, Gosiewska Małgorzata, Gotink Dirk, Gozi Sandro, Grapini Maria, Gražulis Petras, Gregorová Markéta, Grims Branko, Griset Catherine, Gronkiewicz-Waltz Hanna, Groothuis Bart, Grossmann Elisabeth, Grudler Christophe, Guarda Cristina, Guetta Bernard, Guzenina Maria, Győri Enikő, Gyürk András, Hadjipantela Michalis, Hahn Svenja, Haider Roman, Halicki Andrzej, Hansen Niels Flemming, Hassan Rima, Hauser Gerald, Häusling Martin, Hava Mircea-Gheorghe, Heide Hannes, Heinäluoma Eero, Herbst Niclas, Herranz García Esther, Hohlmeier Monika, Hojsík Martin, Holmgren Pär, Homs Ginel Alicia, Humberto Sérgio, Ijabs Ivars, Imart Céline, Incir Evin, Inselvini Paolo, Iovanovici Şoşoacă Diana, Jamet France, Jarubas Adam, Jerković Romana, Jongen Marc, Joński Dariusz, Joron Virginie, Jouvet Pierre, Joveva Irena, Juknevičienė Rasa, Junco García Nora, Jungbluth Alexander, Kabilov Taner, Kalfon François, Kaliňák Erik, Kaljurand Marina, Kalniete Sandra, Kamiński Mariusz, Kanev Radan, Karlsbro Karin, Kartheiser Fernand, Karvašová Ľubica, Katainen Elsi, Kefalogiannis Emmanouil, Kelleher Billy, Keller Fabienne, Kelly Seán, Kemp Martine, Kennes Rudi, Khan Mary, Kircher Sophia, Knafo Sarah, Knotek Ondřej, Kobosko Michał, Köhler Stefan, Kohut Łukasz, Kokalari Arba, Kolář Ondřej, Kollár Kinga, Kols Rihards, Konečná Kateřina, Kopacz Ewa, Körner Moritz, Kountoura Elena, Kovatchev Andrey, Krištopans Vilis, Kruis Sebastian, Krutílek Ondřej, Kubín Tomáš, Kuhnke Alice, Kulja András Tivadar, Kulmuni Katri, Kyllönen Merja, Kyuchyuk Ilhan, Lagodinsky Sergey, Lakos Eszter, Lalucq Aurore, Lange Bernd, Langensiepen Katrin, Laššáková Judita, László András, Latinopoulou Afroditi, Laurent Murielle, Laureti Camilla, Laykova Rada, Lazarov Ilia, Lazarus Luis-Vicențiu, Le Callennec Isabelle, Leggeri Fabrice, Lenaers Jeroen, Leonardelli Julien, Lewandowski Janusz, Lexmann Miriam, Liese Peter, Lins Norbert, Loiseau Nathalie, Løkkegaard Morten, Lopatka Reinhold, López Javi, López-Istúriz White Antonio, Lövin Isabella, Luena César, Łukacijewska Elżbieta Katarzyna, Lupo Giuseppe, McAllister David, Madison Jaak, Maestre Cristina, Magoni Lara, Magyar Péter, Maij Marit, Maląg Marlena, Manda Claudiu, Mandl Lukas, Maniatis Yannis, Mantovani Mario, Maran Pierfrancesco, Marino Ignazio Roberto, Marquardt Erik, Martín Frías Jorge, Martins Catarina, Martusciello Fulvio, Marzà Ibáñez Vicent, Mato Gabriel, Matthieu Sara, Mavrides Costas, Maydell Eva, Mayer Georg, Mazurek Milan, Mažylis Liudas, Mebarek Nora, Mehnert Alexandra, Meimarakis Vangelis, Meleti Eleonora, Mendes Ana Catarina, Mendia Idoia, Mertens Verena, Mesure Marina, Metsola Roberta, Metz Tilly, Mikser Sven, Millán Mon Francisco José, Miranda Paz Ana, Molnár Csaba, Montero Irene, Montserrat Dolors, Morace Carolina, Morano Nadine, Moratti Letizia, Moreira de Sá Tiago, Moreno Sánchez Javier, Moretti Alessandra, Mularczyk Arkadiusz, Müller Piotr, Mullooly Ciaran, Mureşan Siegfried, Muşoiu Ştefan, Nagyová Jana, Nardella Dario, Navarrete Rojas Fernando, Negrescu Victor, Nemec Matjaž, Nerudová Danuše, Nesci Denis, 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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Minutes – Thursday, 10 July 2025 – Strasbourg – Final edition

    Source: European Parliament 2

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    Minutes
    Thursday, 10 July 2025 – Strasbourg

    IN THE CHAIR: Christel SCHALDEMOSE
    Vice-President

    1. Opening of the sitting

    The sitting opened at 09:00.



    2. Council positions at first reading (Rule 64)

    – Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste – Adopted by the Council on 23 June 2025 (06978/2/2025 – COM(2025)0388 – C10-0139/2025 – 2023/0234(COD))
    referred to committee responsible: ENVI

    The three-month period available to Parliament under Article 294 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union for it to adopt its position would begin the following day, 11 July 2025.



    3. Post-2027 common agricultural policy (debate)

    Commission statement: Post-2027 common agricultural policy (2025/2791(RSP))

    Christophe Hansen (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

    The following spoke: Herbert Dorfmann, on behalf of the PPE Group, Dario Nardella, on behalf of the S&D Group (the President reminded the speaker of the rules on conduct), Raffaele Stancanelli, on behalf of the PfE Group, Carlo Fidanza, on behalf of the ECR Group, Elsi Katainen, on behalf of the Renew Group, Thomas Waitz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Luke Ming Flanagan, on behalf of The Left Group, Arno Bausemer, on behalf of the ESN Group, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Cristina Maestre, Mathilde Androuët, Veronika Vrecionová, Barry Cowen, Anna Strolenberg, Arash Saeidi, Sarah Knafo, Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Siegfried Mureşan, André Rodrigues, Mireia Borrás Pabón, who also answered a blue-card question from Ana Miranda Paz, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Asger Christensen, Giuseppe Antoci, David Cormand, Norbert Lins, Camilla Laureti, Gilles Pennelle, Waldemar Buda, Christine Singer, who also answered a blue-card question from Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Cristina Guarda, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Daniel Buda, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Valérie Deloge, Benoit Cassart, Martin Häusling, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Maria Grapini, Ton Diepeveen, Jacek Ozdoba, Ciaran Mullooly, Pär Holmgren, Péter Magyar, Marko Vešligaj, Barbara Bonte, Michal Wiezik, Jessika Van Leeuwen, Csaba Dömötör and Céline Imart.

    The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Gabriel Mato, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Ana Miranda Paz, Maria Zacharia, Nina Carberry and Arkadiusz Mularczyk.

    IN THE CHAIR: Pina PICIERNO
    Vice-President

    The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Francisco José Millán Mon, Maria Walsh, Stefan Köhler and Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos.

    The following spoke: Christophe Hansen.

    The debate closed.



    4. European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’ (debate)

    European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’ (2025/2655(RSP)) (Rule 228(8))

    Francesco Ventola and Bogdan Rzońca presented the European Citizens’ Initiative.

    The following spoke: Hadja Lahbib (Member of the Commission).

    The following spoke: Iuliu Winkler, on behalf of the PPE Group, Alex Agius Saliba, on behalf of the S&D Group, Kinga Gál, on behalf of the PfE Group, Antonella Sberna, on behalf of the ECR Group, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, on behalf of the Renew Group, Vladimir Prebilič, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Siegbert Frank Droese, on behalf of the ESN Group, Gabriella Gerzsenyi, Marcos Ros Sempere, André Rougé, who also answered a blue-card question from Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Guillaume Peltier, Joachim Streit, Kathleen Funchion, Volker Schnurrbusch, Fidias Panayiotou, Daniel Buda, Hannes Heide, Rody Tolassy, Nora Junco García, Irmhild Boßdorf, who also answered a blue-card question from Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Sabrina Repp, Alexandra Mehnert, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Loránt Vincze, Isilda Gomes, Łukasz Kohut, Sandra Gómez López, Andi Cristea and Sofie Eriksson.

    The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Gabriel Mato, Viktória Ferenc, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă, Nikolina Brnjac and Sebastian Tynkkynen.

    The following spoke: Hadja Lahbib.

    The debate closed.

    (The sitting was suspended at 11:51.)



    IN THE CHAIR: Roberta METSOLA
    President

    5. Resumption of the sitting

    The sitting resumed at 12:00.

    ⁂

    The President thanked the Members and Parliament’s staff for their work during the first year of the current parliamentary term.



    6. Voting time

    For detailed results of the votes, see also ‘Results of votes’ and ‘Results of roll-call votes’.



    6.1. Motion of censure on the Commission (vote)

    Motion of censure on the Commission B10-0319/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I) (2025/2140(RSP))

    (Majority of two thirds of the votes cast, constituting a majority of Parliament’s component Members)

    MOTION OF CENSURE (Rule 131)

    Rejected

    (‘Results of votes’, item 1)

    ⁂

    Özlem Demirel, on the admissibility of an amendment concerning one of the items in voting time (the President gave explanations).



    6.2. Case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai (vote)

    Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0328/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I), B10-0328/2025, B10-0333/2025, B10-0336/2025, B10-0340/2025 and B10-0341/2025 (minutes of 9.7.2025, item I) (2025/2796(RSP))

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

    Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0161)

    (‘Results of votes’, item 2)



    6.3. Arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic (vote)

    Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0327/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I), B10-0323/2025, B10-0327/2025, B10-0334/2025, B10-0339/2025 and B10-0342/2025 (minutes of 9.7.2025, item I) (2025/2797(RSP))

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

    Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0162)

    (Motion for a resolution B10-0323/2025 fell.)

    (‘Results of votes’, item 3)



    6.4. Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus (vote)

    Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0335/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I), B10-0325/2025, B10-0335/2025, B10-0338/2025, B10-0343/2025, B10-0344/2025, B10-0345/2025, B10-0346/2025 and B10-0347/2025 (minutes of 9.7.2025, item I) (2025/2798(RSP))

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

    Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0163)

    (Motions for resolutions B10-0325/2025, B10-0338/2025 and B10-0343/2025 fell.)

    (‘Results of votes’, item 4)



    6.5. Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies ***I (vote)

    Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies [COM(2025)0258 – C10-0089/2025 – 2025/0129(COD)] – Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Antonio Decaro (A10-0134/2025)

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

    Approved (P10_TA(2025)0164)

    Parliament’s first reading thus closed.

    (‘Results of votes’, item 5)



    6.6. Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness (vote)

    Report on the future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness [2025/2008(INI)] – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Hildegard Bentele (A10-0123/2025)

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

    Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0165)

    The following had spoken:

    Hildegard Bentele, before the vote, to make a statement pursuant to Rule 165(4).

    (‘Results of votes’, item 6)



    6.7. Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (vote)

    Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0324/2025/REV1, B10-0324/2025, B10-0326/2025, B10-0329/2025, B10-0330/2025, B10-0331/2025 and B10-0332/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I) (2025/2800(RSP))

    (Majority of the votes cast)

    JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

    Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0166)

    (Motion for a resolution B10-0326/2025 fell.)

    (‘Results of votes’, item 7)

    (The sitting was suspended at 12:18.)



    IN THE CHAIR: Younous OMARJEE
    Vice-President

    7. Resumption of the sitting

    The sitting resumed at 15:00.



    8. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

    The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.



    9. Composition of committees and delegations

    The non-attached Members had notified the President of the following decisions changing the composition of the committees and delegations:

    – FEMM Committee: Fernand Kartheiser

    – Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Fernand Kartheiser

    The decisions took effect as of that day.



    10. Endometriosis: Europe’s wake-up call on the gender health gap (debate)

    Commission statement: Endometriosis: Europe’s wake-up call on the gender health gap (2025/2795(RSP))

    Hadja Lahbib (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

    The following spoke: András Tivadar Kulja, on behalf of the PPE Group, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, on behalf of the S&D Group, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, on behalf of the PfE Group, Chiara Gemma, on behalf of the ECR Group, Billy Kelleher, on behalf of the Renew Group, Majdouline Sbai, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Catarina Martins, on behalf of The Left Group, Tomasz Froelich, on behalf of the ESN Group, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Evelyn Regner, who also answered a blue-card question from Petras Gražulis, Marie Dauchy, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Tilly Metz, Günther Sidl and Maria Grapini.

    The following spoke: Hadja Lahbib.

    The debate closed.



    11. Oral explanations of votes (Rule 201)



    11.1. Motion of censure on the Commission (B10-0319/2025)
    Cristian Terheş



    11.2. Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (RC-B10-0324/2025)
    Günther Sidl



    12. Explanations of votes in writing (Rule 201)

    Explanations of votes given in writing would appear on the Members’ pages on Parliament’s website.



    13. Approval of the minutes of the sitting and forwarding of texts adopted

    In accordance with Rule 208(3), the minutes of the sitting would be put to the House for approval at the start of the next sitting.

    With Parliament’s agreement, the texts adopted during the part-session would be forwarded to their respective addressees without delay.



    14. Dates of the next part-session

    The next part-session would be held from 8 September 2025 to 11 September 2025.



    15. Closure of the sitting

    The sitting closed at 15:47.



    16. Adjournment of the session

    The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

    Alessandro Chiocchetti

    Roberta Metsola

    Secretary-General

    President



    LIST OF DOCUMENTS SERVING AS A BASIS FOR THE DEBATES AND DECISIONS OF PARLIAMENT



    I. Motions for resolutions tabled

    Motion of censure on the Commission

    Motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 131:

    MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (2025/2140(RSP)) (B10-0319/2025)
    Gheorghe Piperea, Adrian-George Axinia, Claudiu-Richard Târziu, Georgiana Teodorescu, Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza, Fidias Panayiotou, Daniel Obajtek, Ivan David, Patryk Jaki, Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Fernand Kartheiser, Nikolaos Anadiotis, Volker Schnurrbusch, Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Irmhild Boßdorf, Virginie Joron, Ondřej Dostál, Cristian Terheş, Christine Anderson, António Tânger Corrêa, Emmanouil Fragkos, Milan Mazurek, Alexander Jungbluth, Siegbert Frank Droese, Petar Volgin, Rada Laykova, Stanislav Stoyanov, Arno Bausemer, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Bogdan Rzońca, Milan Uhrík, Mary Khan, Tomasz Froelich, Hans Neuhoff, Alexander Sell, René Aust, Petr Bystron, Jacek Ozdoba, Galato Alexandraki, Kosma Złotowski, Waldemar Buda, Tobiasz Bocheński, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Marlena Maląg, Mariusz Kamiński, Dominik Tarczyński, Anna Zalewska, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Michał Dworczyk, Alvise Pérez, Luis-Vicențiu Lazarus, Erik Kaliňák, Judita Laššáková, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Jaak Madison, Anja Arndt, Marcin Sypniewski, Markus Buchheit, Filip Turek, Friedrich Pürner, Kateřina Konečná, Ľuboš Blaha, Thierry Mariani, Jan-Peter Warnke, Thomas Geisel, Branislav Ondruš, Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă, Monika Beňová, Marc Jongen, Nikola Bartůšek, Grzegorz Braun, Sarah Knafo, Petras Gražulis, Piotr Müller, Gerald Hauser

    Case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai

    Joint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 150(5) and Rule 136(4):

    on the case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai (2025/2796(RSP)) (RC-B10-0328/2025)
    (replacing motions for resolutions B10-0328/2025, B10-0333/2025, B10-0336/2025, B10-0340/2025 and B10-0341/2025)
    Sebastião Bugalho, Seán Kelly, Tomáš Zdechovský, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Tomas Tobé, Wouter Beke, Davor Ivo Stier, Łukasz Kohut, Mirosława Nykiel, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Inese Vaidere
    on behalf of the PPE Group
    Yannis Maniatis, Francisco Assis, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
    on behalf of the S&D Group
    Adam Bielan, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Bogdan Rzońca, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Marlena Maląg, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
    on behalf of the ECR Group
    Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Benoit Cassart, Engin Eroglu, Olivier Chastel, Karin Karlsbro, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
    on behalf of the Renew Group
    Villy Søvndal
    on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

    Arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic

    Joint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 150(5) and Rule 136(4):

    on the arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic (2025/2797(RSP)) (RC-B10-0327/2025)
    (replacing motions for resolutions B10-0327/2025, B10-0334/2025, B10-0339/2025 and B10-0342/2025)
    Sebastião Bugalho, Wouter Beke, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Željana Zovko, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Andrey Kovatchev, Tomas Tobé, Tomáš Zdechovský, Davor Ivo Stier, Łukasz Kohut, Liudas Mažylis, Vangelis Meimarakis, Loránt Vincze, Seán Kelly, Mirosława Nykiel, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Inese Vaidere
    on behalf of the PPE Group
    Yannis Maniatis, Kathleen Van Brempt, Francisco Assis
    on behalf of the S&D Group
    Adam Bielan, Jaak Madison, Alexandr Vondra, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Veronika Vrecionová, Ondřej Krutílek, Michał Dworczyk, Bogdan Rzońca, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Assita Kanko, Marlena Maląg, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
    on behalf of the ECR Group
    Hilde Vautmans, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Lucia Yar
    on behalf of the Renew Group
    Saskia Bricmont
    on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

    Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus

    Joint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 150(5) and Rule 136(4):

    on the urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus (2025/2798(RSP)) (RC-B10-0335/2025)
    (replacing motions for resolutions B10-0335/2025, B10-0344/2025, B10-0345/2025, B10-0346/2025 and B10-0347/2025)
    Sebastião Bugalho, Ingeborg Ter Laak, David McAllister, François-Xavier Bellamy, Andrzej Halicki, Wouter Beke, Željana Zovko, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Andrey Kovatchev, Tomas Tobé, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Tomáš Zdechovský, Davor Ivo Stier, Sander Smit, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Eleonora Meleti, Vangelis Meimarakis, Georgios Aftias, Dimitris Tsiodras, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Matej Tonin, Massimiliano Salini, Łukasz Kohut, Loránt Vincze, Seán Kelly, Mirosława Nykiel, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Inese Vaidere, Michalis Hadjipantela, Miriam Lexmann
    on behalf of the PPE Group
    Yannis Maniatis, Francisco Assis, Marco Tarquinio, Hana Jalloul Muro, Evin Incir, Nikos Papandreou
    on behalf of the S&D Group
    Adam Bielan, Reinis Pozņaks, Alexandr Vondra, Veronika Vrecionová, Ondřej Krutílek, Guillaume Peltier, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay, Laurence Trochu, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Aurelijus Veryga, Bogdan Rzońca, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Assita Kanko, Marlena Maląg, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
    on behalf of the ECR Group
    Nathalie Loiseau, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
    on behalf of the Renew Group
    Hannah Neumann
    on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
    Nikolas Farantouris

    Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions

    Motions for resolutions tabled under Rule 136(2) to wind up the debate:

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0324/2025)
    Hildegard Bentele
    on behalf of the PPE Group

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0326/2025)
    Martin Schirdewan
    on behalf of The Left Group

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0329/2025)
    Beata Szydło
    on behalf of the ECR Group

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0330/2025)
    Bart Groothuis, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Ľubica Karvašová, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
    on behalf of the Renew Group

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0331/2025)
    Ville Niinistö, Michael Bloss, Majdouline Sbai, Maria Ohisalo, Markéta Gregorová, Sara Matthieu
    on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0332/2025)
    Kathleen Van Brempt
    on behalf of the S&D Group

    Joint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 136(2) and (4):

    on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (RC-B10-0324/2025/REV1)
    (replacing motions for resolutions B10-0324/2025, B10-0329/2025, B10-0330/2025, B10-0331/2025 and B10-0332/2025)
    Hildegard Bentele
    on behalf of the PPE Group
    Kathleen Van Brempt
    on behalf of the S&D Group
    Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
    on behalf of the ECR Group
    Bart Groothuis, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Engin Eroglu, Christophe Grudler, Svenja Hahn, Ľubica Karvašová, Michał Kobosko, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Lucia Yar
    on behalf of the Renew Group
    Ville Niinistö
    on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group



    II. Petitions

    Petitions Nos 0818-25 to 1048-25 had been entered in the register on 4 July 2025 and had been forwarded to the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 232(9) and (10).

    The President had, on 4 July 2025, forwarded to the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 232(15), petitions addressed to Parliament by natural or legal persons who were not citizens of the European Union and who did not reside, or have their registered office, in a Member State.



    III. Documents received

    The following documents had been received:

    1) from other institutions

    – Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and Directive 2014/47/EU on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union (COM(2025)0180 – C10-0072/2025 – 2025/0097(COD))
    In accordance with Rules 151(1) and 152(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: TRAN

    – Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the registration documents for vehicles and vehicle registration data recorded in national vehicle registers and repealing Council Directive 1999/37/EC (COM(2025)0179 – C10-0073/2025 – 2025/0096(COD))
    In accordance with Rules 151(1) and 152(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: TRAN
    opinion: IMCO

    – Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 as regards the application of the ‘safe third country’ concept (COM(2025)0259 – C10-0088/2025 – 2025/0132(COD))
    referred to committee responsible: LIBE

    – Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 765/2008, (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426, (EU) 2023/1230, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/1781 as regards digitalisation and common specifications (COM(2025)0504 – C10-0090/2025 – 2025/0134(COD))
    In accordance with Rule 151(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: IMCO
    opinion: ENVI

    – Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2011/65/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards digitalisation and common specifications (COM(2025)0503 – C10-0091/2025 – 2025/0133(COD))
    In accordance with Rule 151(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: IMCO
    opinion: ENVI, TRAN

    – Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2016/1036, (EU) 2016/1037, (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/573 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium-sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplification measures (COM(2025)0501 – C10-0092/2025 – 2025/0130(COD))
    In accordance with Rules 151(1) and 152(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: ECON, ENVI, LIBE
    opinion: INTA, ITRE, IMCO

    – Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2009/43/EC and 2009/81/EC, as regards the simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and the simplification of security and defence procurement (COM(2025)0823 – C10-0120/2025 – 2025/0177(COD))
    In accordance with Rule 151(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: SEDE, IMCO
    opinion: ITRE

    – Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EC) No 1272/2008, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2019/1021 and (EU) 2021/697 as regards defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for defence industry (COM(2025)0822 – C10-0121/2025 – 2025/0176(COD))
    In accordance with Rules 151(1) and 152(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the proposal.
    referred to committee responsible: SEDE, ENVI, ITRE
    opinion: IMCO

    2) from Members

    – Mathilde Androuët, Gerolf Annemans, Jordan Bardella, Nikola Bartůšek, Christophe Bay, Barbara Bonte, Paolo Borchia, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Anna Bryłka, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Susanna Ceccardi, Anna Maria Cisint, Marie Dauchy, Valérie Deloge, Mélanie Disdier, Csaba Dömötör, Marieke Ehlers, Viktória Ferenc, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Angéline Furet, Jean-Paul Garraud, Catherine Griset, András Gyürk, Enikő Győri, Kinga Gál, Roman Haider, Gerald Hauser, György Hölvényi, Virginie Joron, Ondřej Knotek, Vilis Krištopans, Afroditi Latinopoulou, Fabrice Leggeri, Julien Leonardelli, András László, Thierry Mariani, Jorge Martín Frías, Tiago Moreira de Sá, Aleksandar Nikolic, Philippe Olivier, Gilles Pennelle, Pascale Piera, Pierre Pimpie, Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová, Julie Rechagneux, Julien Sanchez, Silvia Sardone, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Pál Szekeres, Hermann Tertsch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Rody Tolassy, Isabella Tovaglieri, Filip Turek, António Tânger Corrêa, Matthieu Valet, Roberto Vannacci, Alexandre Varaut, Séverine Werbrouck and Margarita de la Pisa Carrión. Motion for a resolution on combating the establishment of transnational Islamist networks in Europe (B10-0279/2025)
    referred to committee responsible: LIBE

    – Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Siegbert Frank Droese, Milan Mazurek, Volker Schnurrbusch and Petar Volgin. Motion for a resolution on the escalation in the Middle East following Israel’s attack on Iran (B10-0301/2025)
    referred to committee responsible: AFET
    opinion: SEDE, LIBE



    IV. Decisions to draw up own-initiative reports

    Decisions to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 55)

    (Following the Conference of Presidents’ decision of 2 July 2025)

    ECON Committee

    – Competition policy – annual report 2025 (2025/2134(INI))

    – Banking Union – annual report 2025 (2025/2136(INI))

    EMPL Committee

    – Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights (2025/2133(INI))
    (opinion: IMCO)

    LIBE Committee

    – Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 (2025/2135(INI))

    – Public access to documents – report covering the years 2022-2024 (2025/2137(INI))

    PETI Committee

    – Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 (2025/2138(INI))

    SANT Committee

    – An EU cardiovascular diseases strategy (2025/2132(INI))

    – Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan (2025/2139(INI))

    (Following the Conference of Presidents’ decision of 8 July 2025)

    SEDE Committee

    – European defence readiness 2030: assessment of needs (2025/2142(INI))
    (opinion: BUDG, ECON, ITRE)

    – Tackling barriers to the single market for defence (2025/2143(INI))
    (opinion: ECON, ITRE, IMCO)

    – Flagship European defence projects of common interest (2025/2144(INI))
    (opinion: ITRE, IMCO)

    Decisions to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 47)

    (Following the Conference of Presidents’ decision of 2 July 2025)

    EMPL Committee

    – Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies (2025/2131(INL))

    SANT Committee

    – EU rare disease action plan (2025/2130(INL))



    V. Consent procedure

    Reports with a motion for a non-legislative resolution (consent procedure) (Rule 107(2))

    (Following notification by the Conference of Committee Chairs on 2 July 2025)

    INTA Committee

    – Digital Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore (2025/0009M(NLE) – 2025/0009(NLE))



    ATTENDANCE REGISTER

    Present:

    Aaltola Mika, Abadía Jover Maravillas, Adamowicz Magdalena, Aftias Georgios, Agirregoitia Martínez Oihane, Agius Peter, Agius Saliba Alex, Alexandraki Galato, Allione Grégory, Anadiotis Nikolaos, Anderson Christine, Andersson Li, Andresen Rasmus, Andrews Barry, Andriukaitis Vytenis Povilas, Androuët Mathilde, Angel Marc, Annemans Gerolf, Annunziata Lucia, Antoci Giuseppe, Arias Echeverría Pablo, Arłukowicz Bartosz, Arnaoutoglou Sakis, Arndt Anja, Arvanitis Konstantinos, Asens Llodrà Jaume, Assis Francisco, Attard Daniel, Aubry Manon, Auštrevičius Petras, Axinia Adrian-George, Azmani Malik, Bajada Thomas, Baljeu Jeannette, Ballarín Cereza Laura, Bardella Jordan, Barley Katarina, Barna Dan, Barrena Arza Pernando, Bartulica Stephen Nikola, Bartůšek Nikola, Bausemer Arno, Bay Nicolas, Bay Christophe, Beke Wouter, Beleris Fredis, Bellamy François-Xavier, Benifei Brando, Benjumea Benjumea Isabel, Beňová Monika, Bentele Hildegard, Berendsen Tom, Berger Stefan, Berg Sibylle, Berlato Sergio, Bernhuber Alexander, Biedroń Robert, Bielan Adam, Bischoff Gabriele, Blaha Ľuboš, Blinkevičiūtė Vilija, Blom Rachel, Bloss Michael, Bocheński Tobiasz, Boeselager Damian, Bogdan Ioan-Rareş, Bonaccini Stefano, Bonte Barbara, Borchia Paolo, Borrás Pabón Mireia, Borvendég Zsuzsanna, Borzan Biljana, Bosanac Gordan, Boßdorf Irmhild, Bosse Stine, Botenga Marc, Boyer Gilles, Boylan Lynn, Brandstätter Helmut, Brasier-Clain Marie-Luce, Brejza Krzysztof, Bricmont Saskia, Brnjac Nikolina, Brudziński Joachim Stanisław, Bryłka Anna, Buczek Tomasz, Buda Daniel, Buda Waldemar, Bugalho Sebastião, Buła Andrzej, Bullmann Udo, Buxadé Villalba Jorge, Bystron Petr, Bžoch Jaroslav, Camara Mélissa, Canfin Pascal, Carberry Nina, Carême Damien, Casa David, Caspary Daniel, Cassart Benoit, Castillo Laurent, del Castillo Vera Pilar, Cavazzini Anna, Ceccardi Susanna, Cepeda José, Ceulemans Estelle, Chahim Mohammed, Chaibi Leila, Chastel Olivier, Chinnici Caterina, Christensen Asger, Ciccioli Carlo, Cifrová Ostrihoňová Veronika, Ciriani Alessandro, Cisint Anna Maria, Clausen Per, Cormand David, Corrado Annalisa, Costanzo Vivien, Cotrim De Figueiredo João, Cowen Barry, Cremer Tobias, Crespo Díaz Carmen, Cristea Andi, Crosetto Giovanni, Cunha Paulo, Dahl Henrik, Danielsson Johan, Dauchy Marie, Dávid Dóra, David Ivan, Decaro Antonio, de la Hoz Quintano Raúl, Della Valle Danilo, Deloge Valérie, De Masi Fabio, De Meo Salvatore, Demirel Özlem, Deutsch Tamás, Devaux Valérie, Dibrani Adnan, Diepeveen Ton, Dieringer Elisabeth, Dîncu Vasile, Di Rupo Elio, Disdier Mélanie, Dobrev Klára, Doherty Regina, Doleschal Christian, Dömötör Csaba, Do Nascimento Cabral Paulo, Donazzan Elena, Dorfmann Herbert, Dostalova Klara, Dostál Ondřej, Droese Siegbert Frank, Düpont Lena, Dworczyk Michał, Ecke Matthias, Ehler Christian, Ehlers Marieke, Eriksson Sofie, Erixon Dick, Eroglu Engin, Estaràs Ferragut Rosa, Everding Sebastian, Ezcurra Almansa Alma, Falcă Gheorghe, Falcone Marco, Farantouris Nikolas, Farreng Laurence, Farský Jan, Ferber Markus, Ferenc Viktória, Fernández Jonás, Fidanza Carlo, Fiocchi Pietro, Firmenich Ruth, Fita Claire, Flanagan Luke Ming, Fourlas Loucas, Fourreau Emma, Fragkos Emmanouil, Freund Daniel, Frigout Anne-Sophie, Fritzon Heléne, Froelich Tomasz, Fuglsang Niels, Funchion Kathleen, Furet Angéline, Furore Mario, Gahler Michael, Gál Kinga, Galán Estrella, Gálvez Lina, Gambino Alberico, García Hermida-Van Der Walle Raquel, Garraud Jean-Paul, Gasiuk-Pihowicz Kamila, Geadi Geadis, Gedin Hanna, Geese Alexandra, Geier Jens, Geisel Thomas, Gemma Chiara, Georgiou Giorgos, Gerbrandy Gerben-Jan, Germain Jean-Marc, Gerzsenyi Gabriella, Geuking Niels, Gieseke Jens, Giménez Larraz Borja, Girauta Vidal Juan Carlos, Glavak Sunčana, Glück Andreas, Glucksmann Raphaël, Goerens Charles, Gomart Christophe, Gomes Isilda, Gómez López Sandra, Gonçalves Bruno, Gonçalves Sérgio, González Casares Nicolás, González Pons Esteban, Gosiewska Małgorzata, Gotink Dirk, Gozi Sandro, Grapini Maria, Gražulis Petras, Gregorová Markéta, Grims Branko, Griset Catherine, Gronkiewicz-Waltz Hanna, Groothuis Bart, Grossmann Elisabeth, Grudler Christophe, Guarda Cristina, Guetta Bernard, Guzenina Maria, Győri Enikő, Gyürk András, Hadjipantela Michalis, Hahn Svenja, Haider Roman, Halicki Andrzej, Hansen Niels Flemming, Hassan Rima, Hauser Gerald, Häusling Martin, Hava Mircea-Gheorghe, Heide Hannes, Heinäluoma Eero, Herbst Niclas, Herranz García Esther, Hohlmeier Monika, Hojsík Martin, Holmgren Pär, Homs Ginel Alicia, Humberto Sérgio, Ijabs Ivars, Imart Céline, Incir Evin, Inselvini Paolo, Iovanovici Şoşoacă Diana, Jamet France, Jarubas Adam, Jerković Romana, Jongen Marc, Joński Dariusz, Joron Virginie, Jouvet Pierre, Joveva Irena, Juknevičienė Rasa, Junco García Nora, Jungbluth Alexander, Kabilov Taner, Kalfon François, Kaliňák Erik, Kaljurand Marina, Kalniete Sandra, Kamiński Mariusz, Kanev Radan, Karlsbro Karin, Kartheiser Fernand, Karvašová Ľubica, Katainen Elsi, Kefalogiannis Emmanouil, Kelleher Billy, Keller Fabienne, Kelly Seán, Kemp Martine, Kennes Rudi, Khan Mary, Kircher Sophia, Knafo Sarah, Knotek Ondřej, Kobosko Michał, Köhler Stefan, Kohut Łukasz, Kokalari Arba, Kolář Ondřej, Kollár Kinga, Kols Rihards, Konečná Kateřina, Kopacz Ewa, Körner Moritz, Kountoura Elena, Kovatchev Andrey, Krištopans Vilis, Kruis Sebastian, Krutílek Ondřej, Kubín Tomáš, Kuhnke Alice, Kulja András Tivadar, Kulmuni Katri, Kyllönen Merja, Kyuchyuk Ilhan, Lagodinsky Sergey, Lakos Eszter, Lalucq Aurore, Lange Bernd, Langensiepen Katrin, Laššáková Judita, László András, Latinopoulou Afroditi, Laurent Murielle, Laureti Camilla, Laykova Rada, Lazarov Ilia, Lazarus Luis-Vicențiu, Le Callennec Isabelle, Leggeri Fabrice, Lenaers Jeroen, Leonardelli Julien, Lewandowski Janusz, Lexmann Miriam, Liese Peter, Lins Norbert, Loiseau Nathalie, Løkkegaard Morten, Lopatka Reinhold, López Javi, López-Istúriz White Antonio, Lövin Isabella, Luena César, Łukacijewska Elżbieta Katarzyna, Lupo Giuseppe, McAllister David, Madison Jaak, Maestre Cristina, Magoni Lara, Magyar Péter, Maij Marit, Maląg Marlena, Manda Claudiu, Mandl Lukas, Maniatis Yannis, Mantovani Mario, Maran Pierfrancesco, Marino Ignazio Roberto, Marquardt Erik, Martín Frías Jorge, Martins Catarina, Martusciello Fulvio, Marzà Ibáñez Vicent, Mato Gabriel, Matthieu Sara, Mavrides Costas, Maydell Eva, Mayer Georg, Mazurek Milan, Mažylis Liudas, Mebarek Nora, Mehnert Alexandra, Meimarakis Vangelis, Meleti Eleonora, Mendes Ana Catarina, Mendia Idoia, Mertens Verena, Mesure Marina, Metsola Roberta, Metz Tilly, Mikser Sven, Millán Mon Francisco José, Miranda Paz Ana, Molnár Csaba, Montero Irene, Montserrat Dolors, Morace Carolina, Morano Nadine, Moratti Letizia, Moreira de Sá Tiago, Moreno Sánchez Javier, Moretti Alessandra, Mularczyk Arkadiusz, Müller Piotr, Mullooly Ciaran, Mureşan Siegfried, Muşoiu Ştefan, Nagyová Jana, Nardella Dario, Navarrete Rojas Fernando, Negrescu Victor, Nemec Matjaž, Nerudová Danuše, Nesci Denis, Neuhoff Hans, Neumann Hannah, Niebler Angelika, Niedermayer Luděk, Niinistö Ville, Nikolaou-Alavanos Lefteris, Nikolic Aleksandar, Ní Mhurchú Cynthia, Noichl Maria, Nordqvist Rasmus, Novakov Andrey, Nykiel Mirosława, Obajtek Daniel, Ódor Ľudovít, Oetjen Jan-Christoph, Oliveira João, Olivier Philippe, Omarjee Younous, Ondruš Branislav, Ó Ríordáin Aodhán, Orlando Leoluca, Ozdoba Jacek, Paet Urmas, Pajín Leire, Palmisano Valentina, Panayiotou Fidias, Papadakis Kostas, Pappas Nikos, Pascual de la Parte Nicolás, Patriciello Aldo, Paulus Jutta, Pedro Ana Miguel, Pedulla’ Gaetano, Pellerin-Carlin Thomas, Peltier Guillaume, Penkova Tsvetelina, Pennelle Gilles, Pereira Lídia, Peter-Hansen Kira Marie, Petrov Hristo, Picaro Michele, Picierno Pina, Picula Tonino, Piera Pascale, Pietikäinen Sirpa, Pimpie Pierre, Piperea Gheorghe, de la Pisa Carrión Margarita, Pokorná Jermanová Jaroslava, Polato Daniele, Polfjärd Jessica, Popescu Virgil-Daniel, Pozņaks Reinis, Prebilič Vladimir, Princi Giusi, Protas Jacek, Pürner Friedrich, Rackete Carola, Radev Emil, Radtke Dennis, Rafowicz Emma, Ratas Jüri, Razza Ruggero, Rechagneux Julie, Regner Evelyn, Repp Sabrina, Ressler Karlo, Reuten Thijs, Riba i Giner Diana, Ridel Chloé, Riehl Nela, Rodrigues André, Ros Sempere Marcos, Roth Neveďalová Katarína, Rougé André, Ruissen Bert-Jan, Ruotolo Sandro, Rzońca Bogdan, Saeidi Arash, Salini Massimiliano, Salis Ilaria, Salla Aura, Sánchez Amor Nacho, Sanchez Julien, Sancho Murillo Elena, Saramo Jussi, Sardone Silvia, Šarec Marjan, Satouri Mounir, Saudargas Paulius, Sbai Majdouline, Sberna Antonella, Schaldemose Christel, Schaller-Baross Ernő, Schenk Oliver, Scheuring-Wielgus Joanna, Schieder Andreas, Schilling Lena, Schneider Christine, Schnurrbusch Volker, Schwab Andreas, Scuderi Benedetta, Seekatz Ralf, Sell Alexander, Serrano Sierra Rosa, Sidl Günther, Sienkiewicz Bartłomiej, Simon Sven, Singer Christine, Sinkevičius Virginijus, Sippel Birgit, Sjöstedt Jonas, Śmiszek Krzysztof, Smith Anthony, Smit Sander, Sokol Tomislav, Solier Diego, Solís Pérez Susana, Sommen Liesbet, Sonneborn Martin, Sorel Malika, Sousa Silva Hélder, Søvndal Villy, Staķis Mārtiņš, Stancanelli Raffaele, Ștefănuță Nicolae, Steger Petra, Stier Davor Ivo, Storm Kristoffer, Stöteler Sebastiaan, Stoyanov Stanislav, Strack-Zimmermann Marie-Agnes, Strada Cecilia, Streit Joachim, Strik Tineke, Strolenberg Anna, Sturdza Şerban Dimitrie, Stürgkh Anna, Sypniewski Marcin, Szekeres Pál, Szydło Beata, Tamburrano Dario, Tânger Corrêa António, Tarczyński Dominik, Tarquinio Marco, Tarr Zoltán, Târziu Claudiu-Richard, Tavares Carla, Tegethoff Kai, Temido Marta, Teodorescu Georgiana, Teodorescu Måwe Alice, Terheş Cristian, Ter Laak Ingeborg, Terras Riho, Tertsch Hermann, Thionnet Pierre-Romain, Timgren Beatrice, Tinagli Irene, Tobback Bruno, Tobé Tomas, Tolassy Rody, Tomašič Zala, Tomaszewski Waldemar, Tomc Romana, Tonin Matej, Toom Jana, Topo Raffaele, Torselli Francesco, Tosi Flavio, Toussaint Marie, Tovaglieri Isabella, Toveri Pekka, Tridico Pasquale, Trochu Laurence, Tsiodras Dimitris, Turek Filip, Tynkkynen Sebastian, Uhrík Milan, Vaidere Inese, Valchev Ivaylo, Vălean Adina, Valet Matthieu, Van Brempt Kathleen, Van Brug Anouk, van den Berg Brigitte, Vandendriessche Tom, Van Dijck Kris, Van Lanschot Reinier, Van Leeuwen Jessika, Vannacci Roberto, Van Overtveldt Johan, Van Sparrentak Kim, Varaut Alexandre, Vasconcelos Ana, Vasile-Voiculescu Vlad, Vautmans Hilde, Vedrenne Marie-Pierre, Ventola Francesco, Verheyen Sabine, Veryga Aurelijus, Vešligaj Marko, Vicsek Annamária, Vieira Catarina, Vigenin Kristian, Vincze Loránt, Vind Marianne, Vivaldini Mariateresa, Volgin Petar, von der Schulenburg Michael, Vondra Alexandr, Voss Axel, Vozemberg-Vrionidi Elissavet, Vrecionová Veronika, Vázquez Lázara Adrián, Waitz Thomas, Walsh Maria, Walsmann Marion, Warborn Jörgen, Warnke Jan-Peter, Wąsik Maciej, Wawrykiewicz Michał, Wcisło Marta, Wechsler Andrea, Weimers Charlie, Werbrouck Séverine, Wiesner Emma, Wiezik Michal, Wilmès Sophie, Winkler Iuliu, Winzig Angelika, Wiseler-Lima Isabel, Wiśniewska Jadwiga, Wolters Lara, Yar Lucia, Yon-Courtin Stéphanie, Yoncheva Elena, Zacharia Maria, Zajączkowska-Hernik Ewa, Zalewska Anna, Žalimas Dainius, Zan Alessandro, Zarzalejos Javier, Zdechovský Tomáš, Zdrojewski Bogdan Andrzej, Zijlstra Auke, Zingaretti Nicola, Złotowski Kosma, Zoido Álvarez Juan Ignacio, Zovko Željana, Zver Milan

    Excused:

    Burkhardt Delara, Friis Sigrid, Hazekamp Anja

    MIL OSI Europe News –

  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Boost for GP practices to help people back to work

    Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements

    Press release

    Boost for GP practices to help people back to work

    A new pilot programme will support people with health conditions back into employment and ease pressure on doctors.

    • 15 pioneering regions to trial groundbreaking approach to reduce GP pressure and help local people back to work
    • Pilot scheme to transform how fit notes are issued
    • Part of Plan for Change to grow the economy, get Britain back to work and make an NHS fit for the future

    15 regions will benefit from a new pilot programme to support people with health conditions back into employment, while reducing pressure on GPs in the area.

    The WorkWell Primary Care Innovation Fund, backed by £1.5 million across 15 regions, will combat the practice of immediately writing people off with a fit note, and instead look to find other ways to help people back into work. Workwell is expected to support up to 56,000 disabled people and people with health conditions into work by Spring 2026 and forms part of this government’s wider efforts to get the NHS back on its feet, reduce economic inactivity, and grow the economy by supporting more people into work and out of poverty as part of its Plan for Change.

    This fresh approach addresses a critical challenge facing both patients and the NHS. Currently, of the 11 million fit notes issued electronically in primary care across England last year, 93% simply declared people “not fit for work” – offering no constructive alternative or support pathway.

    The new funding will enable WorkWell sites – funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) – to connect patients to local support services to provide work and health advice to more patients receiving a fit note.

    Patients will receive targeted and timely support to manage their health condition whilst exploring realistic options for staying in or returning to work, rather than facing a dead-end “not fit for work” declaration.

    Interventions via the WorkWell Primary Care Innovation Fund could include:

    • Hiring work and health coaches, social prescribers, or occupational therapists for GP teams to refer patients to for holistic support, help and advice, from gym memberships to career coaching.
    • Supporting and upskilling occupational therapists or physiotherapists to issue fit notes and improve the quality of work and health advice given to a patient.
    • Upskilling GPs and wider GP teams to improve their ability to support patients with local work and health advice.

    Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said:

    This pilot is a step towards transforming a broken system that’s been failing people for years.

    It isn’t just about freeing up GPs to treat patients rather than fill in forms. It’s about fundamentally changing the conversation from ‘you can’t’ to ‘how can we help you?’ When someone walks into their doctor’s surgery worried about their job, they should walk out with a plan, not just a piece of paper that closes doors.

    We can’t afford to keep writing people off. Every person we help back into work isn’t just transforming their own life – they’re contributing to our communities, our economy, and breaking the cycle that’s been holding Britain back. This is what building an NHS fit for the future through our Plan for Change looks like.

    WorkWell sites have already been exploring ways to get patients back into work. For example, June, a patient in the West Midlands, had been on sick leave following a period of poor mental and physical health suffering from anxiety, PTSD and arthritis. She had sessions with a Work and Health Coach via her local WorkWell site, getting support to communicate her needs to her employer and seek reasonable adjustments. This allowed her to return to work with amended hours and responsibilities, avoiding the need for her to be signed off work.

    Though a range of healthcare professionals can issue fit notes, 90% of fit notes issued electronically in primary care in England last year were issued by doctors – adding to GP workload pressures.

    Instead GPs spending valuable consultation time on administrative fit note processes, WorkWell sites will use this funding to explore how specialist professionals like pharmacists and occupational therapists can provide comprehensive support that benefits patients, employers, and reduces pressure on primary care services.

    The initiative directly supports the commitment in the government’s 10 Year Health Plan to embed employment advice within new Neighbourhood Health Services, shifting care from hospitals to communities. This government has recruited over 1900 extra GPs in the last year in a bid to fix the front door of the NHS.

    Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said:

    We know that good work is good for people’s health and good for the economy too, but the current system is holding too many people back – denying many the dignity and self-respect this work brings.

    WorkWell is transforming lives by helping people stay in and get back to work, and this significant investment will help even more people unlock good jobs and boost living standards.

    With 2.8 million people currently out of work due to health conditions, this pilot will take a crucial step toward breaking the cycle of poor health and poverty that holds back people’s lives and economic growth.

    It is a key part of the government’s pledge to cut waiting lists – crack teams of clinicians have already been sent to areas where more people are out of work, and new community diagnostic centres are opening 12 hours a day, 7 days a week across the country. Overall waiting lists have fallen by over 260,000 since last July.

    This also comes on the same day as an £100 million funding boost to Connect to Work programmes, which will help thousands of people who are out of work due to health conditions, disabilities or other reasons to find and stay in jobs.

    As part of a significant package of support to reform to the broken welfare system, the government is making changes to genuinely support sick or disabled people and those with health conditions into work, amounting to £1 billion per year by the end of the decade, while the Get Britain Working White Paper is overhauling Jobcentres, and empowering Mayors and local leaders to tackle inactivity.

    Evidence from the pilot scheme will be used to inform our wider approach to work, health and skills, as this government gets Britain working through the Plan for Change, backed by an NHS fit for the future.

    Notes to editors:

    • The WorkWell Primary Care Innovation Fund will provide a share of £1.5 million to each of the 15 WorkWell pilot sites – £100,000 per site.
    • The WorkWell pilot programme is expected to support up to 56,000 disabled people and people with health conditions into work by Spring 2026.
    • This innovative model brings together Integrated Care Boards, local authorities and Jobcentre Plus to provide a single, coordinated gateway to work and health support services.
    • The regions in the pilot are: Birmingham and Solihull; Black Country; Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly; Coventry and Warwickshire; Frimley; Herefordshire and Worcestershire; Greater Manchester; Lancashire and South Cumbria; Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland; North Central London; North West London; South Yorkshire; Surrey Heartlands

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: New Meadowbrook Health Centre providing more care, closer to home

    Source: Australian Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry

    The Meadowbrook Health Centre promised during the 2019 federal election and fully funded by the Albanese Labor Government is now open to patients.

    It will provide better healthcare, quicker and closer to home for thousands of people.

    The Albanese Government has officially handed over the $33.4 million centre to be operated by Queensland Health.

    Federal Minister for Health Mark Butler said the centre will provide care to the Logan community from today and into the future.

    “The Albanese Government’s $33.4 million investment builds on our reforms to strengthen Medicare and ensure people get the care they need, where they need it,” he said.

    “This centre will keep locals out of busy hospital emergency departments.”

    Located opposite the Logan Hospital, the centre includes a minor injury and illness clinic which is open now, enabling residents to access vital non‑life‑threatening care without needing to go to the hospital emergency department.

    This new centre will work as part of an established urgent care service network with the Logan Medicare Urgent Care Clinic also operating nearby.

    Federal Treasurer and Member for Rankin Jim Chalmers said along with a minor injury and illness clinic, the centre included a women’s health outpatient centre providing gynaecology and antenatal services which would open soon.

    “This is a gamechanger for our local area,” he said.

    “This new centre will ease pressure on the emergency department at Logan Hospital and it will give our community easier access to quality care.

    “It means better healthcare, quicker and closer to home for thousands of people in our community.”

    Queensland Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls said the opening of the Meadowbrook Health Centre and the new Minor Injury and Illness Clinic was a valuable addition to the Logan community.

    “We are doing all we can to take the load off our busy EDs and this new clinic is vital in ensuring patients who don’t need to be in emergency can get the medical care they need in a timely fashion,” Minister Nicholls said.

    “These facilities are designed to provide members of the community with same day walk‑in, walk‑out care and services for non‑life‑threatening conditions.”

    The Crisafulli Government will ensure ongoing delivery of services at the centre through continual funding.

    Member for Forde Rowan Holzberger said he was pleased to see this investment from the Albanese Labor Government delivering real benefits for his community through this new health centre.

    “My priority is delivering for our local community and the new health centre is a great example of how we are responding to the needs of the community,” he said.

    “The new health centre at Meadowbrook will ease the pressure on nearby health facilities, which are already operating at capacity, as well as provide local families with the reassurance they deserve to know they can get treatment for their loved ones when and as they need it.”

    Metro South Health Chief Executive Noelle Cridland said the Meadowbrook Health Centre would support and work in collaboration with Logan Hospital.

    She said Metro South Health was proud to provide another modern, accessible, convenient facility designed to provide better access to care, including women’s health services previously located at Logan Hospital.

    “We have already seen an amazing response from people attending the Satellite Health Centre’s at Eight Mile Plains and Redlands, so I’m thrilled that Logan residents will have the same opportunity to access free, high‑quality care locally in this rapidly growing community,” Ms Cridland said.

    Meadowbrook Health Centre Facility Manager Tracey McTigue said patients could walk in at any time during opening hours to access care in the Minor Injury and Illness Clinic.

    “The Minor Injuries and Illness Clinic on the ground floor will be open from 8am to 10pm daily to treat simple fractures, sprains and strains, fevers and coughs, head injuries without loss of consciousness, and a range of other non‑life‑threatening conditions,” Ms McTigue said.

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Minister Dillon approves new Employment Regulation Order for workers in the Security Industry

    Source: Government of Ireland – Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation

    11th July 2025

    The Minister of State for Employment, Small Business and Retail, Alan Dillon, has confirmed that he intends to sign a new Employment Regulation Order for the Security Industry.

    The Order will amend the 2024 Order already in place for the Sector and will commence on 22 July 2025. It will provide for a new minimum rate of pay of €15.41 per hour for workers in the Sector from that date onwards.    

    Announcing the new Employment Regulation Order, the Minister stated: 

    I am pleased to sign this amendment Order which will provide a welcome and deserved pay increase for workers in this important Sector. A well-functioning Security Sector ensures public safety and is essential for the operation of a wide range of other industries and public services including in retail, entertainment and banking. I recognise that this is a Sector which has seen significant growth and professionalisation over recent years and I welcome that this ERO will provide greater certainty and stability for both workers and employers in this Sector.

    I remain strongly supportive of the state’s collective bargaining and wage setting mechanisms, and the important work of the Joint Labour Committees. This Employment Regulation Order is an example of how effective the Committee system can be when negotiations are entered into in good faith by both sides. I would like to thank the members of the Joint Labour Committee for Security and the Labour Court for their work in delivering this positive outcome.  

    Note for Editors                                                 

    This ERO amends the 2024 ERO for the sector: SI No 319 of 2024. It provides for an increase in the minimum rate of pay for an adult worker in the sector from €14.50 to €15.41 per hour. The national statutory minimum wage rate is currently €13.50 per hour.

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Minister Dillon approves new Employment Regulation Order for workers in the Security Industry

    Source: Government of Ireland – Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation

    11th July 2025

    The Minister of State for Employment, Small Business and Retail, Alan Dillon, has confirmed that he intends to sign a new Employment Regulation Order for the Security Industry.

    The Order will amend the 2024 Order already in place for the Sector and will commence on 22 July 2025. It will provide for a new minimum rate of pay of €15.41 per hour for workers in the Sector from that date onwards.    

    Announcing the new Employment Regulation Order, the Minister stated: 

    I am pleased to sign this amendment Order which will provide a welcome and deserved pay increase for workers in this important Sector. A well-functioning Security Sector ensures public safety and is essential for the operation of a wide range of other industries and public services including in retail, entertainment and banking. I recognise that this is a Sector which has seen significant growth and professionalisation over recent years and I welcome that this ERO will provide greater certainty and stability for both workers and employers in this Sector.

    I remain strongly supportive of the state’s collective bargaining and wage setting mechanisms, and the important work of the Joint Labour Committees. This Employment Regulation Order is an example of how effective the Committee system can be when negotiations are entered into in good faith by both sides. I would like to thank the members of the Joint Labour Committee for Security and the Labour Court for their work in delivering this positive outcome.  

    Note for Editors                                                 

    This ERO amends the 2024 ERO for the sector: SI No 319 of 2024. It provides for an increase in the minimum rate of pay for an adult worker in the sector from €14.50 to €15.41 per hour. The national statutory minimum wage rate is currently €13.50 per hour.

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  • MIL-OSI Africa: North Kivu: Living conditions worsen in Bambo – a fragile sanctuary for tens of thousands fleeing violence

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    Bambo, North Kivu, is facing a rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis as ongoing conflict has forced tens of thousands to flee to the town. Overcrowded shelters, food shortages, and strained health services are pushing displaced families to the brink. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is providing essential care to around 3,700 people each week – an increase of more than 40% since before current wave of mass displacement began. Local needs far exceed current capacity.

    When fighting erupted in Rushashi, Kinoko* fled with her husband and six children, traveling for weeks through the forest. Armed groups had seized their harvest, forcing them to leave everything behind and lose contact with relatives – whose fate is uncertain.

    Arriving in Bambo in late June, the family joined tens of thousands of newly displaced people—most of them women and children. Kinoko and her family are currently sheltering in a school, one of 24 collective sites across Bambo, which also include churches and empty buildings. Between May and July, the number of displaced people in the town nearly doubled, surpassing 51,000 and now making up more than 80% of Bambo’s population.

    “It is difficult to sleep because it is so crowded here. To survive, we go to the fields and ask local residents for manioc leaves and rotten bananas, but even then, we struggle. The kids are so hungry,” she said.

    Ongoing instability continues to drive mass displacement across Rutshuru territory. Since MSF’s last call for urgent action in June, Bambo—one of the region’s largest towns—has fallen to the M23 armed group, which remains locked in conflict with Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda [FDLR] and Collective of Movements for Change [CMC] militias.

    “I left my home after gunfire broke out between the M23 and CMC,” explained Nsaku*, a 49-year-old man who fled Birambizo with four family members. “Several houses were set on fire on the pretext that they belonged to the CMC. Given the growing insecurity, I decided it was best to leave after spending a few days hiding in the bush. I had to leave my livestock behind.”

    Bambo has become a fragile sanctuary for people escaping violence, as conflict continues to devastate the surrounding areas and makes it unlikely that displaced families will be able to return home soon. Armed groups frequently steal harvests, leaving people with few means of survival—even if they were to go back. Many new arrivals are deeply traumatized, and numerous testimonies describe violence allegedly committed by armed groups.

    A recent arrival to Bambo explained that he fled to the town after hearing bombs explode near the fields where he was living and working. “We were warned that anyone who stayed behind would be killed,” he said.

    “One soldier picked up a chicken and cut off its head in front of me, suggesting that I would be next,” said another, who managed to escape. “Two members of my family were killed.”

    The humanitarian needs of the town’s ever-growing population are immense. Many are living in overcrowded conditions with limited access to clean water and sanitation or basic household items such as cooking equipment; some are unable to find shelter at all; and hunger is rising – the price of beans at the local market has doubled and those displaced people lucky enough to find work typically eke out a living of less than $1 per day working in fields.

    MSF has operated in Bambo since 2017 and is among the few international medical organizations supporting displaced people in the area, providing care for around 3,700 people each week at the general hospital and health centers in and around the town – up from 2,400 per week prior to the mass displacement.

    Malnutrition wards have had occupancy rates over 100 percent for close to a month; dozens of sexual violence victims are seen every week; and significant numbers of patients continue to seek treatment for diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections.

    Malaria cases have surged since July, with a single clinic where MSF operates reporting an average of 341 cases each week over the past month – a figure that continues to grow. This sharp increase is partly due to cuts in international humanitarian funding, including from USAID, which forced the national malaria programme to halt its activities in the area. These funding cuts have also left local health authorities with fewer resources to treat malnutrition, provide post-exposure prophylaxis [PEP] kits, and support Tuberculosis and HIV services.

    “Urgent interventions are required not only in the medical sector, but also in critical related areas such as water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), food distribution, and shelter provision. Without comprehensive action in these fields, the risk of disease outbreaks will continue to rise,” said François Calas, MSF’s Head of Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    “MSF teams will continue to provide lifesaving medical care in Bambo, but we cannot meet alone the growing humanitarian needs of this community. It is vital that other partners step up to avoid disaster.”

    *Name has been changed

    Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Médecins sans frontières (MSF).

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  • MIL-OSI Africa: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Receives Phone Call from Nigerian Foreign Minister

    Source: APO


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    HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi received Thursday a telephone call from HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar.

    The call addressed the two countries’ cooperation relations and means to bolster them, in addition to a host of topics of mutual interest. 

    Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar.

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  • MIL-OSI Africa: Minister Lamola leads South African delegation at the 47th Ordinary Session of African Union (AU) Executive Council in Equatorial Guinea

    Source: APO


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    The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, is leading South Africa’s delegation at the 47th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council taking place on 10 and 11 July 2025 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

    The Council will consider and adopt the AU Budget for the period 2026. The budget is a key enabler for the AU to address challenges facing the continent, ensuring Africa’s continued resilience and the sustenance of the AU Commission, which is the key implementing agent for AU decisions.

    The Council is expected to elect and appoint the outstanding two Commissioners for (i) Economic Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals (ETTIM) and (ii) Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI).

    Minister Lamola will also seize this opportunity to update his counterparts on the progress made during South Africa’s G20 Presidency. The G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, scheduled for November 2025, represents an opportunity to amplify Africa’s voice on the global stage.

    South Africa’s participation during this Ordinary Session of the Executive Council is rooted in her commitment to strengthening the AU and its Organs.

    Minister Lamola said: “Our aim is to ensure our Union effectively pursues the noble aspiration of Silencing the Guns by 2030; the accelerated implementation of the Second Ten-Year Plan of Agenda 2063, which embodies our collective vision for prosperity; and the robust advancement of the African Continental Free Trade Area”.

    Beyond the formal agenda, the Minister will seek to foster deeper solidarity by holding bilateral meetings with his counterparts aimed at exchanging views on issues of mutual interest.

    Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa: Department of International Relations and Cooperation.

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