Category: European Union

MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Handling the OPEKEPE scandal – E-002308/2025
Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002308/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Galato Alexandraki (ECR)

The extensive agricultural subsidy fraud scandal in Greece, uncovered by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, led to a EUR 283 million fine from the Commission on OPEKEPE and calls into question its accreditation as a paying agency. Following investigations into thousands of fake VAT numbers, false declarations of ownership, lack of controls and indications of political cover-up, the Greek Government launched a restructuring plan in cooperation with DG AGRI. In this context, a 12-month restructuring plan for OPEKEPE has been put into effect, which includes its abolition and transfer to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR), the full digitalisation of procedures, the reconstitution of the Board of Directors and institutional oversight by the Ministry of Rural Development and Food.

In view of the above:

1.What is the Commission’s assessment of the progress of the OPEKEPE reconstruction plan?

2.How does the Commission assess the closure of the organisation and the transfer of payments to the IAPR, and does the Commission intend to impose an alternative management regime (e.g. through the EU)?

3.How is it being ensured that law-abiding farmers will not be deprived of aid during this critical transition?

Submitted: 10.6.2025
Last updated: 18 June 2025
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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Handling the OPEKEPE scandal – E-002308/2025
Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002308/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Galato Alexandraki (ECR)

The extensive agricultural subsidy fraud scandal in Greece, uncovered by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, led to a EUR 283 million fine from the Commission on OPEKEPE and calls into question its accreditation as a paying agency. Following investigations into thousands of fake VAT numbers, false declarations of ownership, lack of controls and indications of political cover-up, the Greek Government launched a restructuring plan in cooperation with DG AGRI. In this context, a 12-month restructuring plan for OPEKEPE has been put into effect, which includes its abolition and transfer to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR), the full digitalisation of procedures, the reconstitution of the Board of Directors and institutional oversight by the Ministry of Rural Development and Food.

In view of the above:

1.What is the Commission’s assessment of the progress of the OPEKEPE reconstruction plan?

2.How does the Commission assess the closure of the organisation and the transfer of payments to the IAPR, and does the Commission intend to impose an alternative management regime (e.g. through the EU)?

3.How is it being ensured that law-abiding farmers will not be deprived of aid during this critical transition?

Submitted: 10.6.2025
Last updated: 18 June 2025
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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Appointment of the national coordinators for the single digital entry point and existence of data on short-term rentals in Galicia and Spain – E-000003/2025(ASW)
Source: European Parliament
The Commission shares the Honourable Member’s concerns about the housing situation in the EU. T he Commissioner responsible for Housing — supported by the Task Force for Housing — coordinates the different work streams and will support Member States and local authorities to address structural drivers of the housing crisis.

The Commission will put forward a European Affordable Housing Plan in 2026 and will tackle systemic issues with short-term accommodation rentals and make proposals to tackle the inefficient use of the current housing stock.

As the Honourable Member has indicated, the Short-Term Rental Regulation[1] provides, in its Article 11(1), that ‘Each Member State shall appoint a national coordinator.

Those national coordinators shall act as contact points for their respective administrations for all matters relating to the single digital entry point’.

Furthermore, ‘The national coordinator for each Member State shall be responsible for contacts with the Commission in respect of all matters relating to the single digital entry point’ and according to Article 11(2) ‘The coordination group shall be composed of the national coordinator from each Member State’.

Spain has nominated a national coordinator from the ‘Sociedad Mercantil Estatal para la Géstion de la Innovación y las Tecnologías Turisticas’.

The Commission is required, under Article 18(1), to evaluate the regulation and submit a report on its main findings to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.

The Commission intends indeed to do so by the 20 May 2031 in line with the regulation. The Commission stands ready to keep the European Parliament informed of progress on implementation in the meantime.

[1] Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on data collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724.
Last updated: 18 June 2025
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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Health of the Polish footwear industry – E-002319/2025
Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002319/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Marcin Sypniewski (ESN)

The footwear industry in Poland is in a deep crisis, caused by an uncontrolled inflow of cheap footwear from outside the EU, which often fails to meet EU chemical and environmental standards. In 2022, over 258 million pairs of shoes were imported into Poland, as much as 60% of them from China, and often at prices suggesting a circumvention of REACH and ECHA rules.

The crisis has also been exacerbated by the loss of strategic eastern markets (Russia, Belarus, Ukraine) following Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Poland, which was the fourth largest manufacturer of footwear in Europe, has lost access to around 250 million consumers, while there has been no reduction in imports of poor quality products from Asia. Polish producers are not able to compete with goods that may contain carcinogens (chromium VI, phthalates, benzene), and the lack of an obligation to label the real country of origin further misleads consumers.

In view of the above:

1.Is the Commission planning to introduce a mandatory indication of the country of origin (‘Made in’)?

2.Is the Commission considering tightening checks on compliance of imported footwear with REACH?

3.What action will the Commission take to protect EU producers from unfair competition?

Submitted: 10.6.2025
Last updated: 18 June 2025
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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Dangerous landslides in Gortynia – E-001461/2025(ASW)
Source: European Parliament
Cohesion Policy supports Greece with investments in road infrastructure through the sectoral programme ‘Transport’ and the regional programmes, provided they align with the programme’s priorities and the applicable regulatory framework.

However, under the shared management and subsidiarity principles governing the Cohesion Policy Funds, project selection and implementation fall under the responsibility of the relevant national and regional managing authorities. According to the latest information provided by them, there is no provision for funding the project in question.

In line with Article 73(2)(c) of the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR) 2021/1060[1], the Commission considers that a cost-benefit analysis is a useful tool to determine the best relationship between the amount of support, the activities undertaken and the achievement of objectives, and thus to prioritise investments for structural mobility and safety improvements.

Especially for larger investments, cost-benefit analysis helps the competent national authorities to define the most appropriate scope of projects, their level of EU funding and the added value for the society. This added value can include economic impact and road safety.

[1] Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy.
Last updated: 18 June 2025
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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Delay in the implementation of the CrossBo project and impact on cross-border connectivity – E-001670/2025(ASW)
Source: European Parliament
The Interreg V-A Greece-Bulgaria Programme (2014-2020) is implemented in shared management and it is therefore the managing authority who is responsible for overseeing project implementation.

The Commission works closely with the Managing Authority to monitor Interreg V-A programmes at all stages: reviewing project selection criteria, assessing progress data, participating in Monitoring Committees, and, when needed, holding high-level annual review meetings.

These mechanisms, as set out in the regulatory framework, ensure balanced and timely project implementation by all partners and enable corrective actions where necessary.

Managing authorities can also subject projects to enhanced monitoring measures. This is the the case for the Aiming at Improving Cross-Border Accessibility (CrossBo) project and measures to operationalise the new crossing point have been initiated.

In the context of the 2014-2020 programming period and in line with the closure guidelines[1], the deadline for submitting programme closure documents has been extended to 15 February 2026.

If expenditure for non-functioning operations is included in the accounts for the final accounting year, Member States undertake to physically complete or fully implement all such non-functioning operations and ensure they contribute to the objectives of the relevant priorities not later than 15 February 2027.

If any non-functioning operations remain incomplete by 15 February 2027, all associated financing will be considered ineligible.

[1] Commission notice: Guidelines on the closure of operational programmes adopted for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund for the 2014-2020 programming period (European Commission, 14 October 2024).
Last updated: 18 June 2025
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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Establishment of a free zone on the EU’s eastern border in Maramureș County – E-002325/2025
Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002325/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Victor Negrescu (S&D)

Romania, a Member State located on the EU’s eastern border, has the longest border with Ukraine of all the EU countries. The longest stretch of that border is situated in Maramureș County, which is an area of strategic importance for cross-border trade and regional cooperation. Romania has played a crucial role in providing humanitarian and logistical support in the context of Russia’s unprovoked and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.

The Maramureș local authorities, together with the signatory of this question, are exploring the possibility of establishing a free zone in Maramureș under EU customs legislation. This could help to diversify trade routes and with the economic recovery of Ukraine, provided it is implemented effectively and the appropriate support is provided.

1.What conditions would have to be met for the Commission to approve such an area?

2.What guidelines, best practices and technical assistance can be provided to ensure its compliance with EU legislation and the EU’s objectives in the region?

3.What financial instruments and cross-border cooperation mechanisms can be mobilised for the development of the area?

Submitted: 10.6.2025
Last updated: 18 June 2025
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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Inclusion of hydrotherapy in healthcare plans in the EU – E-002346/2025
Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002346/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Valentina Palmisano (The Left)

Physiotherapy in water (hydrotherapy) has been excluded from the essential levels of care in Italy since 2017, but the scientific community acknowledges its beneficial effects in neuro-rehabilitation, pain management and treatment of severe disabilities, such as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 and other neurological disorders.

Numerous clinical studies have demonstrated better mobility, less pain, boosted circulation and improved mental and physical well-being among treated patients in all age groups, including older people and children and adolescents.

In the light of the above:

1.Does the Commission intend to promote the inclusion of hydrotherapy in the rehabilitation treatments supported at European level and in national healthcare plans?

2.Are there any plans for initiatives to make the public and healthcare professionals more aware of the effectiveness of this treatment?

3.Is there any EU funding available for the construction or upgrading of public hydrotherapy facilities?

Submitted: 11.6.2025
Last updated: 18 June 2025
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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Africa: Passion Meets Innovation: Hong Kong’s Leap into Football’s Future
Source: Africa Press Organisation – English (2) – Report:

The future of football is being written in Asia. It starts in Hong Kong.

World Football Summit (WFS) is set to redefine the global football landscape with its inaugural Hong Kong summit on September 2nd-4th, marking a pivotal moment where technology, culture, and strategic vision converge at the heart of Asia’s football revolution.

As the Asian football market surges to a remarkable USD 7.187 billion, with digital engagement breaking records and investment opportunities expanding, this summit represents a critical junction in the sport’s global narrative. The Asian Football Confederation has witnessed a 20% growth in digital followers, with website page views exploding by 258%—a testament to a market on the brink of unprecedented transformation.

“Our Hong Kong summit transcends a traditional conference,” explains Jan Alessie, Co-founder and Managing Director at World Football Summit. “We’re creating a global platform where football’s most innovative minds will explore how East and West can reshape the beautiful game’s future.”

The inaugural WFS Hong Kong, proudly supported by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, is designed to provide a platform where football legends meet tech innovators. Where East meets West. Where digital transformation isn’t just discussed—it’s demonstrated.

Part of the lineup reads like a football hall of fame, given the caliber of the legends that have confirmed their participation so far.
- Rio Ferdinand, Manchester United legend
- Fabio Cannavaro, 2006 Ballon d’Or winner, member of the 2006 WC winning team
- John Terry, Chelsea FC legend
- Romy Gai, Chief Commercial Officer, FIFA
- Javier Zanetti, Inter Milan Vice President and legend
- Carles Puyol, Barcelona legend and member of the 2010 World Cup winning team
- Davor Suker, former Croatian FA President, 1998 WC Golden Boot
- Fabio Capello, former football coach and player
- Pierluigi Collina, former famous referee and Chairman at FIFA Referee Committee
In addition to these global football icons, prominent local leaders will also be taking part in the event. These include:
- Dr. Allan Zeman, Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group
- John Sharkey, CEO of Kai Tak Sports Park
- Crystal Wong, Vice President – Asset Management at K11 Concepts Limited
The full lineup of speakers will dive deep into the most critical questions facing football:
- How do digital technologies redefine fan experiences?
- What are the new investment models in sports?
- Hong Kong: a new hub for sports development?
The general summit themes are razor-sharp:
- Fan Engagement in the Digital Age
- Football’s Cultural Crossroads
- East and West: Reimagining Football Relationships
- Digital Transformation and Innovation
“Hong Kong represents a unique gateway between global football markets,” added Filipe Gonçalves, Chairman at Asia Partners IFBD, WFS strategic partner in Asia. “This summit is not just an event—it’s a strategic bridge connecting diverse football ecosystems, positioning Asia at the forefront of the sport’s next evolution.”

From broadcasting innovations to sustainable business models, from talent development to cross-continental investments, the WFS Hong Kong summit will provide an unparalleled platform for connection, insight, and strategic thinking. With an expected attendance of over 4,000 international industry professionals and more than 100 speakers, the event promises to be a defining moment in football’s global evolution.

A dedicated fan zone will transform the event from a conference into a celebration. Interactive experiences, egaming, football skills competitions, classic memorabilia—this is where strategy meets passion.

Global football summit brought to Hong Kong for the first time, proudly supported by the Hong Kong Tourism Board

World Football Summit Hong Kong 2025 is proudly supported by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. With the tremendous support, WFS is aimed to elevate the city’s positioning as a premier destination for global sports business and innovation.

By supporting WFS, the Hong Kong Tourism Board reaffirms its commitment to attracting world-class international events and leveraging the power of football to enhance the city’s global appeal, economic development, and regional influence within the Greater Bay Area.

This partnership highlights the shared vision of making Hong Kong a central hub for the future of the sports industry in Asia and beyond.

Event Details:
- Date: 2nd-4th September, 2025
- Location: AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong
- Focus: Connecting the global football ecosystem
- Expected Attendance: 4,000+ international professionals
The future of football is being written. Will you read it or write it?

– on behalf of World Football Summit.

Contact and media accreditation:
Jaime Domínguez –
Communications Director,
World Football Summit
press@worldfootballsummit.com

Marta Lop –
Marketing Director APAC
World Football Summit
marta.lop@worldfootballsummit.com

About World Football Summit:
World Football Summit is a leading international organization for the football industry. Through its platform, we organize events across four continents that bring together key stakeholders from the ecosystem, fostering business opportunities, collaboration, and innovation in the sector. Thousands of professionals representing companies and institutions from around the world actively engage with WFS.

About Asia Partners IFBD:
Asia Partners IFBD is a premier investment IP company specialising in the sports sector. We focus on investing in innovative intellectual property (IP) concepts and collaborating with top-tier players in the industry. Our extensive network and expertise allow us to work alongside the best football players and organizations.

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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Video: UK Conflict in the Middle East | Lords urgent question

Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to ask the government what assessment they have made of the current hostilities between Israel and Iran.

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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Family reunification from countries where polygamy is practiced – E-002343/2025
Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002343/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Mary Khan (ESN), Petra Steger (PfE)

A current case in Austria[1], and similar cases in Germany, reveal conflicts between EU rules on family reunification and prohibitions of polygamous marriages enshrined in criminal law. A Syrian refugee applied for family reunification for his wife and eight children. However, DNA analyses showed that the children are from two different mothers. While the second wife was refused entry, all children were granted entry under family reunification. Under current law, it can be assumed that the four children of the second wife can successfully apply for family reunification for their mother. The applicable provisions of EU law, in particular Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification, may, in their practical application, create situations which could be interpreted as indirect toleration of polygamous relationships. This raises significant questions as to the coherence of European legislation and national legal systems, such as the prohibition of bigamy enshrined in the national law of Austria (Section 44 of the Austrian Civil Code (ABGB) and Section 192 of the Austrian Criminal Code (StGB)) and of Germany (Section 1306 of the German Civil Code (BGB) and Section 172 of the German Criminal Code (StGB)).

1.How does the Commission assess the compatibility of Directive 2003/86/EC and its implementation in practice with national prohibitions of polygamy in the context of family reunification in relation to polygamous marriages?

2.What measures is the Commission considering in order to counteract the normalisation of polygamous relationships in the context of family reunification and to prevent the emergence of a right to protection under Union law for polygamous relationships?

Submitted: 11.6.2025

[1] https://www.heute.at/s/familiennachzug-syrer-wollte-zweitfrau-ins-land-holen-120101639
Last updated: 19 June 2025
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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Confiscation of the Monastery of St Catherine of Sinai by Egyptian authorities – E-002347/2025

Source: European Parliament

Question for written answer E-002347/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Emmanouil Kefalogiannis (PPE)

The Monastery of St Catherine on Mount Sinai, the oldest functioning Christian monastery in the world, is facing the risk of confiscation following a decision by an Egyptian court, provoking strong reactions at the international level.

The decision essentially assigns the Monastery to the Egyptian state, depriving it of the ownership status that has been in force since the Monastery was founded, some 1 500 years ago, by the Byzantine emperor Justinian.

In a statement, the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos condemned the specific decision ‘unequivocally’, expressing ‘immense sadness’ and ‘legitimate anger’ over the matter. At the same time, he has called for the mobilisation of every Greek and international authority, as ‘the property of the Monastery is being seized and confiscated, and this spiritual Beacon of Orthodoxy and Hellenism is now facing an existential threat’.

What actions does the Commission intend to take so that the oldest Christian monastery can continue its uninterrupted spiritual function and its property is not confiscated?

Submitted: 11.6.2025

Last updated: 19 June 2025

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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Dangerous plans promoting carcinogenic waste incineration in Western Macedonia – E-002352/2025
Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002352/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Kostas Papadakis (NI)

The plans put forward by the Government and monopoly groups with regard to carcinogenic waste incineration are causing intense concern among the people of Western Macedonia. The announcements of PPC S.A. – in the presence of the Prime Minister – regarding its intention to build a waste ‘energy recovery’ unit in the lignite yard of the Ptolemaida 5 lignite power plant which will receive 288 000 tonnes of rubbish from all over Western and Central Macedonia as well as from Thessaly, Epirus and Corfu, are a case in point.

The New Democracy Government and PPC S.A. are engaged in a sordid propaganda campaign for the unit that will purportedly use anti-pollution technology and be environmentally friendly, advertising corresponding plants in Sweden and Denmark, which however have been the subject of specific complaints. For example, Denmark’s Society of Engineers has complained about CopenHill in Copenhagen in relation to water contamination in the adjacent port and the uncontrolled import of waste for incineration from non-EU countries.

In view of the above:

1.What is the Commission’s position on the urgent request of residents and bodies of Ptolemaida – and of Western Macedonia as a whole – to stop all plans to promote carcinogenic waste incineration immediately?

2.What is the Commission’s position on the fact that the ‘green’ strategy and energy plans within the framework of the so-called circular economy and delignitisation are demonstrably very seriously affecting the health, life and rights of the people, as well as the environment itself, and are sacrificing them on the altar of the profitability of business groups?

Submitted: 11.6.2025
Last updated: 19 June 2025
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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Discriminatory treatment of EU citizens with permanent residence in Bulgaria due to separate registration under LN and EGN systems – E-002344/2025
Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002344/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Tomáš Zdechovský (PPE)

Under Directive 2004/38/EC[1] (Articles 6, 7 and 24) and Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, all EU citizens have the right to equal treatment in any Member State. However, in Bulgaria, non-Bulgarian EU citizens are assigned a different personal identifier (ličen nomer – LN), which is not part of the national population register and is not recognised by public authorities. Meanwhile, Bulgarian nationals and even non-EU nationals receive an EGN (edinen graždanski nomer), which is fully recognised in all official systems.

This creates long-term obstacles for EU citizens with LN identifiers, such as difficulties registering children at their actual residence, accessing public services or managing inheritance. Despite repeated complaints, Bulgarian authorities refer to conflicting laws and deny responsibility, leaving EU citizens dependent on informal or extra-legal solutions.

1.Is the Commission aware of this systemic problem and its consequences for EU citizens in Bulgaria?

2.What steps has it taken, or will it take, to ensure Bulgaria’s compliance with EU rules on equal treatment?

3.Will it urge Bulgaria to reform its legislation to recognise LN identifiers and integrate them into national administrative systems?

Submitted: 11.6.2025

[1] Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2004/38/oj).
Last updated: 19 June 2025
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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Charges brought against Spain’s Prosecutor General for leaking confidential information for political reasons and Spain’s compliance with Article 2 TEU – E-002349/2025
Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002349/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Dolors Montserrat (PPE)

Supreme Court Justice Ángel Hurtado is bringing summary proceedings against Spain’s Prosecutor General on the grounds that there is enough evidence to corroborate suspicions that he revealed confidential information.

Hurtado’s writ states that, based on the investigation, there are grounds to believe that ‘instructions were received from the Prime Minister’s office to make use of available information for political ends.’ The Prosecutor General is accused of leaking confidential information ‘as a result of instructions received from the Prime Minister’s office… for the purposes of winning the narrative battle.’

Though the Prosecutor General faces very serious charges – which could result in his being imprisoned and disbarred from office – he has neither resigned nor lost the support of the Spanish Government. In the light of the above:

1.Does the Commission consider that this state of affairs is at odds with the rule of law principles laid down in the Treaty on European Union, in particular concerning the independence of the judiciary and the Prosecutor General’s office?

2.Is the Commission not concerned about the fact that the Prosecutor General’s Office is being used by the Government to destroy a political opponent, blatantly contradicting the recommendations of the rule of law mechanism that require autonomy and neutrality?

3.Will the Commission react to this incident by requesting information from the Spanish Government, or will the latter feature in the upcoming rule of law report on Spain?

Submitted: 11.6.2025
Last updated: 19 June 2025
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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Potential discrimination of traders on Amazon Marketplace – E-002348/2025
Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002348/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Pascal Arimont (PPE), Liesbet Sommen (PPE)

On 25 March 2024, the Commission announced preliminary investigative steps under the Digital Markets Act[1] (DMA) into potential self-preferencing by Amazon on Amazon Marketplace.

This announcement came 15 months after the Commission accepted Amazon’s commitments following an investigation’s preliminarily conclusion that Amazon had abused its dominant market position and unfairly gave preferential treatment to its own products and sellers that paid for Fulfilment by Amazon services.

1.Does the Commission have any information evaluating the effectiveness and compliance with the commitments it agreed with Amazon in 2022?

2.The US Federal Trade Commission has accused Amazon of enforcing price clauses via its automated systems, effectively preventing sellers from providing their products at a lower price off-Amazon. This practice is also under investigation by Germany’s Bundeskartellamt. Such practices are likely to constitute a violation of Article 5(3) DMA. Is the Commission examining Amazon’s compliance with Article 5(3) DMA?

3.Amazon’s DMA compliance reports are sparse in detail, especially regarding the effectiveness of the compliance actions taken by the company. Such disclosure is fundamental to ensuring that impacted businesses, consumers and interested third parties can scrutinise DMA compliance and effectiveness. Will the Commission ensure that Amazon’s future non-confidential DMA compliance reports include more meaningful information?

Submitted: 11.6.2025

[1] Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2022 on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and amending Directives (EU) 2019/1937 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Digital Markets Act) (OJ L 265, 12.10.2022, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/1925/oj).
Last updated: 19 June 2025
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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Highlights – Shein – Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Source: European Parliament

E-commerce ©BELGA_BELPRESS

On 25 June 2025, IMCO will hold an exchange of views on the ongoing investigations against e-commerce platforms and will discuss the latest developments. On 26 May 2025, the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network of national consumer authorities and the European Commission, following a coordinated investigation at European level, notified the online marketplace and e-retailer Shein of a number of practices on its platform that infringe EU consumer law.

The CPC Network directed Shein to bring those practices in line with EU consumer laws. The CPC Network’s action is led by the competent national authorities of Belgium, France, Ireland and The Netherlands, under the coordination of the European Commission.

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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli – RC-B10-0282/2025

Source: European Parliament

pursuant to Rules 150(5) and 136(4) of the Rules of Procedure
replacing the following motions:
B10‑0282/2025 (Verts/ALE)
B10‑0287/2025 (Renew)
B10‑0289/2025 (S&D)
B10‑0290/2025 (PPE)
B10‑0295/2025 (ECR)

Sebastião Bugalho, Rasa Juknevičienė, David McAllister, Željana Zovko, Isabel Wiseler‑Lima, Tomas Tobé, Miriam Lexmann, Andrey Kovatchev, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Dariusz Joński, Loránt Vincze, Danuše Nerudová, Mirosława Nykiel, Antonio López‑Istúriz White, Davor Ivo Stier, Luděk Niedermayer, Liudas Mažylis, Inese Vaidere, Loucas Fourlas, Krzysztof Brejza
on behalf of the PPE Group
Yannis Maniatis, Francisco Assis, Tobias Cremer
on behalf of the S&D Group
Adam Bielan, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Rihards Kols, Mariusz Kamiński, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Alexandr Vondra, Ondřej Krutílek, Veronika Vrecionová, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Bogdan Rzońca, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Assita Kanko, Marlena Maląg, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Kris Van Dijck
on behalf of the ECR Group
Urmas Paet, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Ľubica Karvašová, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan‑Christoph Oetjen, Marie‑Agnes Strack‑Zimmermann, Eugen Tomac, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas
on behalf of the Renew Group
Lena Schilling, Markéta Gregorová
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Hanna Gedin, Jonas Sjöstedt, Per Clausen

Document selected :

RC-B10-0282/2025

Texts tabled :

RC-B10-0282/2025

Texts adopted :

European Parliament resolution on media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli

(2025/2752(RSP))

The European Parliament,

– having regard to its previous resolutions on Georgia,

– having regard to Rules 150(5) and 136(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas Mzia Amaglobeli, a journalist and co-founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti outlets, was arrested during pro-European protests on 12 January 2025 and faces four to seven years in prison for a provoked incident involving a police officer;

B. whereas the adoption of draconian legislation – such as the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and amendments to the Law on Broadcasting, Code of Administrative Offences and Law on Grants – constitutes a dangerous acceleration of democratic backsliding and deliberate authoritarian strategy by Georgian Dream to silence critical voices in civil society and independent media and persecute the political opposition;

C. whereas the authorities have virtually annihilated remaining independent media outlets in the country; whereas the public information space is fully dominated by pro-government media, spreading Russian-style propaganda and anti-European disinformation;

D. whereas in Mzia Amaglobeli’s case, the authorities ignored procedural safeguards, imposed pre-trial detention without a clear legal basis, contested by the Public Defender, and assigned a presiding judge lacking qualifications in criminal law; whereas she is being punished for exposing corruption and reporting on election fraud during the 2024 elections;

E. whereas she reportedly suffered inhumane treatment and undertook a 38-day hunger strike;

F. whereas Estonia and Lithuania have imposed personal sanctions on Georgian judges and police officers linked to Mzia Amaglobeli’s case;

1. Demands Mzia Amaglobeli’s immediate and unconditional release and the withdrawal of all charges against her, and denounces her politically motivated arrest and prosecution;

2. Strongly condemns the Georgian Dream regime’s systemic assault on democratic institutions, political opposition, independent media, civil society and judicial independence;

3. Expresses deep concern over arbitrary detentions and the harassment of, and violence against, journalists in Georgia, including smear campaigns, legal persecution, abuse and gender-based violence in detention; calls for independent investigations and urges the authorities to immediately end intimidation and ensure journalists’ safety and freedom;

4. Urges the Georgian authorities to release all political prisoners and other illegally detained persons without delay, including activist Mate Devidze, opposition leaders Zurab Japaridze, Nika Melia and Nika Gvaramia, and former President Mikheil Saakashvili, and denounces the violent abduction of UNM Chair Tina Bokuchava’s husband and the reported threats to her children’s safety;

5. Calls for the immediate repeal of all repressive legislation, the restoration of democracy, and full protection of media freedom and civil liberties;

6. Calls for the EU to step up support for Georgia’s independent media and civil society following the entry into force of the FARA, and monitor ongoing trials;

7. Regrets the persistent inaction of the Council, Member States and Commission and reiterates its repeated call on Member States to impose bilateral sanctions against Georgian Dream leaders and officials responsible for democratic backsliding;

8. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the Council of Europe, the OSCE, President Zourabichvili, and the self-appointed authorities of Georgia.

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MIL-OSI Europe: JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Dr Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran – RC-B10-0284/2025

Source: European Parliament

pursuant to Rules 150(5) and 136(4) of the Rules of Procedure
replacing the following motions:
B10‑0284/2025 (Verts/ALE)
B10‑0285/2025 (Renew)
B10‑0296/2025 (S&D)
B10‑0299/2025 (PPE)
B10‑0300/2025 (ECR)

Sebastião Bugalho, Michał Wawrykiewicz, David McAllister, Željana Zovko, Loucas Fourlas, Isabel Wiseler‑Lima, Tomas Tobé, Miriam Lexmann, Andrey Kovatchev, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Dariusz Joński, Loránt Vincze, Danuše Nerudová, Mirosława Nykiel, Antonio López‑Istúriz White, Davor Ivo Stier, Luděk Niedermayer, Liudas Mažylis, Inese Vaidere
on behalf of the PPE Group
Yannis Maniatis, Francisco Assis, Evin Incir, Daniel Attard, Chloé Ridel
on behalf of the S&D Group
Adam Bielan, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Rihards Kols, Aurelijus Veryga, Diego Solier, Nora Junco García, Mariusz Kamiński, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Charlie Weimers, Ondřej Krutílek, Veronika Vrecionová, Alexandr Vondra, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Bogdan Rzońca, Assita Kanko, Marlena Maląg, Marion Maréchal, Waldemar Tomaszewski
on behalf of the ECR Group
Abir Al‑Sahlani, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Engin Eroglu, Bart Groothuis, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan‑Christoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, Marie‑Agnes Strack‑Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
on behalf of the Renew Group
Alice Kuhnke
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Jonas Sjöstedt

Document selected :

RC-B10-0284/2025

Texts tabled :

RC-B10-0284/2025

Texts adopted :

European Parliament resolution on the case of Dr Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran

(2025/2753(RSP))

The European Parliament,

– having regard to its previous resolutions on the Islamic Republic of Iran,

– having regard to Rules 150(5) and 136(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas Swedish-Iranian national Dr Ahmad Reza Djalali, a specialist in emergency medicine and a scholar at Belgium’s Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Italy’s Università del Piemonte Orientale, was arrested on 24 April 2016 by the Iranian security forces;

B. whereas Djalali was sentenced to death on spurious espionage charges in October 2017 following a grossly unfair trial based on a confession extracted under torture; whereas the sentence was upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court on 17 June 2018;

C. whereas Djalali has been denied adequate medical care despite the severe deterioration in his physical health and the risk to his life, including a recent heart attack at Evin prison; whereas Iran has continued to threaten to implement his death sentence;

D. whereas hundreds of individuals have already been executed in 2025 and at least 972 were executed in 2024, a 14 % increase on 2023;

E. whereas the Iranian Government refuses to recognise Djalali’s Swedish citizenship;

F. whereas this case is part of a systematic pattern of unlawful detentions and hostage diplomacy by the Iranian regime;

1. Calls on Iran to immediately release Dr Djalali along with all political prisoners currently being detained; calls on Iran to put a moratorium on executions and to abolish the death penalty;

2. Strongly condemns Djalali’s sham trial and the Iranian authorities’ brutal treatment of him, amounting to torture and ill treatment, as he was subjected to months of interrogation in solitary confinement, and then sentenced to death;

3. Urges Iran to provide Djalali, whose health is deteriorating, with immediate and unrestricted access to necessary specialised medical care at an external hospital; urges Iran, furthermore, to provide Djalali with legal representation and legal defence, and allow him regular contact with his family;

4. Calls on the relevant Member States and the European External Action Service to intensify diplomatic efforts and adopt targeted measures in response to Iran’s continued detention of EU nationals, including Cécile Kohler, Jacques Paris and others, as part of its hostage diplomacy and in violation of international law;

5. Reiterates its call on the Council to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation and extend EU sanctions to all those responsible for taking EU nationals hostage and for mass executions of opposition voices and other human rights violations;

6. Demands that Iran grant full access to UN human rights mechanisms, including the Special Rapporteur, and the EU’s full support and increase support for civil society organisations;

7. Emphasises that EU-Iran engagements must be founded on tangible progress on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the release of all political prisoners;

8. Asks the VP/HR to raise Djalali’s case publicly and in all engagements with her Iranian counterparts;

9. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Government of Iran, the VP/HR, the Commission, the Member States and the United Nations.

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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Apollo Vredestein workers fall victim to inadequate State aid rules – P-001790/2025(ASW)

Source: European Parliament

1. In 2014, the Commission approved aid to Apollo Tyres on the basis of state aid rules applicable at the time. In 2020, the Commission approved state aid schemes related to COVID-19 measures, based on which Hungary granted aid to Apollo Tyres to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy and to partially compensate the company for losses suffered because of the lockdown measures introduced by the Hungarian government. The Commission does not have any indication that either the 2014 aid measure or the 2020 schemes were not implemented in line with those decisions.

2. Current state aid rules, where relevant, already include strict anti-relocation safeguards. The Commission does not consider that there is a need to review those provisions. They ensure that state aid cannot be used in a way that would encourage or facilitate the relocation of services or production to another Member State.

3. The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) can be used to support affected workers by funding reintegration pathways, training, and guidance. The ESF+ already supports Twente as one of the 35 Dutch Labour Market Regions. The Netherlands can also apply for one-off re-active assistance from EGF when redundancies cannot be avoided to finance labour market policy measures. More generally, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) contributes to enhancing competitiveness of the East Netherlands regional economy through smart and green innovation, including for energy transition and circularity, transition to clean industries, skills for the green transition and access to employment in clean and resource-efficient technologies.

Last updated: 18 June 2025

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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Illegal fishing of juvenile pilchards Italy – E-001559/2025(ASW)
Source: European Parliament
In 2024, the Commission received, also in the context of parliamentary Question E-000814/2024, information on possible widespread illegal fishing and commercialisation of juvenile species in Italy, including sardina pilchardus.

Consequently, the Commission contacted the Italian authorities to obtain information on the control and enforcement of such non-compliances, including on seizures. The Commission also received recently a complaint on the same issue, which is being analysed.

The application of the European and national rules on sanctioning, including administrative actions or criminal proceedings, is an important contribution to sustainable fishing.

Article 89 of Regulation (EC) 1224/2009[1] requires Member States, inter alia, to ensure that sanctions are ‘capable of producing results proportionate to the seriousness of such infringements, thereby effectively discouraging further offences […].’ The Commission considers as serious issue any failure to implement the Common Fisheries Policy and would act fittingly upon evidence that sanctions do not meet the requirements set out in the legislation.

This includes ensuring the application of the new and strengthened sanctioning rules recently introduced by Regulation (EU) 2023/2842[2] that will apply from January 2026.

[1] OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2009.343.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2009%3A343%3ATOC.

[2] Regulation (EU) 2023/2842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 2023 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006 and (EC) No 1005/2008 and Regulations (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2017/2403 and (EU) 2019/473 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards fisheries control.
Last updated: 18 June 2025
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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Spencer Woods path to be upgraded for safer beach access 19 June 2025 Spencer Woods path to be upgraded for safer beach access

Source: Aisle of Wight

A popular footpath winding through Spencer Woods in Gurnard is set to receive a welcome upgrade, improving access from Worsley Road down to the beach.

From Monday 23 June, work will begin on the installation of timber steps and boardwalks along what has been an historical informal route. These enhancements will make it easier and safer for walkers to navigate the steep terrain.

The improvements aim to boost accessibility for both residents and visitors — whether heading to the beach for a swim, enjoying a stroll, or simply taking in the coastal views.

Funded by Natural England as part of its England Coastal Path initiative, the project forms a small but significant part of the national trail being developed around the English coastline.

Michelle Love, the council’s service director for highways and community protection, said: “We’re delighted to be moving forward with these improvements.

“Our thanks go to the landowner, Mr Richard Murphy, whose support has been instrumental in making this possible. This upgrade will enhance access to the beach and contribute to the wider coastal path network.”

The works are expected to take between six and eight weeks to complete. During this time, the path will be closed to the public, and residents are encouraged to follow signage and use alternative routes.

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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Northfield Academy Pupils Honour Fallen Hero

Source: Scotland – City of Aberdeen

Secondary Year Two pupils at Northfield Academy were so inspired by the courage and sacrifice of former pupil Lance Corporal Allan Douglas they decided there should be a memorial plaque and trophy created in his honour.

Lance Corporal Allan Douglas, of The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons), lost his life on 30 January 2006, while on patrol in Al Amarah, Iraq.

The Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Dr David Cameron, unveiled the memorial plaque at the main entrance of the school building yesterday (Wednesday 18 June). The pupils of Crew 2.5 wanted the plaque located there as they want everyone entering the building to be reminded of Allan’s legacy.

The unveiling ceremony, featured, a lone piper suggested by Allan’s mum who was delighted and moved to learn of the pupils’ tribute to her son. Rikki Evans, owner of Alba Bagpipes was a school friend of Allan and said it was an honour to play in Allan’s memory.

The ceremony also included a welcome from Craig McDermott, head teacher of Northfield Academy before the pupils from Crew 2.5 spoke about why they felt compelled to honour Allan. Ann Lowson, a retired guidance teacher, spoke fondly of Allan as she shared memories of his time at the school with the audience that included members of Allan’s family, the school community and the wider Northfield community.

Following the ceremony, the Lord Provost, said: “It was clear that the unveiling of the memorial plaque and creation of the Allan Douglas Trophy, means a great deal to the school community and the wider community of Northfield.

“Lance Corporal Allan Douglas was a young man when he died, and his legacy continues with the commendable efforts and community spirit demonstrated by the pupils of Crew 2.5 at Northfield Academy. They are immensely proud of Allan, and I am sure he would be very proud of them too.”

Former guidance teacher Ann Lowson, said: “Allan’s death was very tragic. He was a typical Northfield lad …..full of life and fun. He was very caring of others, a loyal friend and very respectful of staff.”

The pupils from Crew 2.5 have worked with the school’s management team and technical department to create the permanent memorial plaque.

In addition to the plaque, the pupils have also raised funds for the creation of the Allan Douglas Trophy. This annual award, presented at the academy’s Celebration of Success ceremony, will recognise Northfield Academy pupils who display bravery, courage and sacrifice.

The first recipient of this special award is Adam Mitchell, Secondary Year One pupil, who was presented with the Allan Douglas Trophy at the academy’s Celebration of Success ceremony, on Wednesday 11 June. The trophy was awarded for bravery, courage and sacrifice.

Adam Mitchell, Secondary Year One (S1) pupil at Northfield Academy. “It’s been a real honour to win the first ever Allan Douglas Trophy. It has been overwhelming in a good way. I was left absolutely speechless when winning the trophy and receiving the medal. It is good to remember a former pupil from this school who fought for his country and sadly got killed during the war. I am proud to have been chosen.”

Paul Rorie, Executive Officer, TD SCOTS RHQ Aberdeen & Tayforth Officer Training Regiment and John McLeish, Chief Executive, The Gordon Highlanders Museum were also in attendance.

Photo: The Lord and Lady Provost of Aberdeen, Dr David Cameron and Hazel Cameron with pupils from Crew 2.5 Mason Sherriffs; John Eglitis; Ashton Duncan; and Kaiden Henderson at the unveiling of plaque in memory of Lance Corporal Allan Douglas.

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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: HMS Unicorn on board with the Living Wage

Source: Scotland – City of Dundee

A major visitor attraction in Dundee has committed to fair pay and secure work by joining the Dundee Living Wage Family.

HMS Unicorn, located in Dundee’s City Quay, is a well-known tourist destination and is much loved by locals, attracting around 10,000 visitors every year.

At just over 200 years old, HMS Unicorn is Scotland’s oldest ship. She was built at Chatham Dockyard in 1824 and due to not being used in active service, remains one of the most original wooden ships of her time.

The post-Napoleonic war frigate is an iconic piece of Dundee’s maritime history first docking in the city in 1873 and after many different locations, uses, and even a change in name, she has been a part of the city’s tourist offering for around 50 years.

Owned and operated by The Unicorn Preservation Society, who are in charge of her conservation, they employ 12 staff and because of their recent accreditation have been able to uplift 3 of those workers to the real living wage, which is currently £12.60 per hour.

Appointed this year, Andrew Tibbs is The Unicorn Preservation Society’s Chief Executive and has been a driving force behind their recent accreditation.

Andrew said: “Becoming Living Wage accredited was an easy decision and I am incredibly proud that we as an organisation have taken this step as it’s vitally important for our staff. Paying the real Living Wage makes them feel more valued and secure in their role.

“This announcement also brings benefits to our visitors and will add to their experience on board. It also enhances our reputation as an employer.

“As we look to the future plans we have for HMS Unicorn, it is clear that investing in our people is also key to her long term success as an attraction.”

Along with members of the Dundee Living Wage action group, Councillor Steven Rome, Convener of the council’s Fair Work, Economic Growth and Infrastructure committee visited the vessel for a tour and to meet with Andrew. He presented an accreditation certificate and heard more about the preservation efforts and future plans for the ship.

Cllr Rome said: “Visiting HMS Unicorn to formally welcome the preservation society to the Dundee Living Wage family has reminded me of what an asset it is to the city, and I am delighted they have committed to this enhanced rate of pay.

“Speaking with Andrew and hearing him speak so passionately about both the ship and the reasoning behind becoming accredited, it was clear to me this will have a huge benefit to staff, visitors, and the city as a whole.”

“I would encourage any business out there thinking of becoming accredited to get in touch. Living Wage Scotland and the action group are always ready to help and support you to become a Living Wage accredited employer.”

There are over 120 Living Wage accredited employers headquartered in Dundee collectively employing over 43,000 thousand workers.

Lynn Anderson, Living Wage Scotland Manager said: “We’re delighted that The Unicorn Preservation Society (HMS Unicorn) has become an accredited Living Wage employer. They join a growing movement of employers across Dundee whose commitment strengthens ambitions to Make Dundee a Living Wage Place.

“The security of a real Living Wage can help create a happier, healthier and more motivated workforce, something which is recognised by employers from across all sectors and industries. We hope to see many more join the Unicorn Preservation Society in going further than the minimum.”

More information about the ‘Making Dundee A Living Wage Living City’ campaign as well as contact details for the action group can be found on the council’s website.

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MIL-OSI Europe: Minutes – Wednesday, 18 June 2025 – Strasbourg – Final edition

Source: European Parliament

PV-10-2025-06-18

iPlPv_Sit

Minutes

Wednesday, 18 June 2025 – Strasbourg

Abbreviations and symbols

+	adopted
–	rejected
↓	lapsed
W	withdrawn
RCV	roll-call votes
EV	electronic vote
SEC	secret ballot
split	split vote
sep	separate vote
am	amendment
CA	compromise amendment
CP	corresponding part
D	deleting amendment
=	identical amendments
§	paragraph

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

2025 – 2026 SESSION

Sittings of 16 to 19 June 2025

STRASBOURG

MINUTES

WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE 2025

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta METSOLA
President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 09:02.

2. Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 72) (action taken)

The decision of the LIBE Committee to enter into interinstitutional negotiations had been announced on 16 June 2025 (minutes of 16.6.2025, item 12).

As no request for a vote pursuant to Rule 72(2) had been made, the committee responsible had been able to enter into negotiations upon expiry of the deadline.

3. Upcoming NATO summit on 24-26 June 2025 (debate)

Commission statement: Upcoming NATO summit on 24-26 June 2025 (2025/2748(RSP))

The President provided some clarifications on the arrangements for the conduct of the debate, for which a test format was to be used.

Kaja Kallas (Vice President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.

The following spoke: Nicolás Pascual de la Parte, on behalf of the PPE Group, Yannis Maniatis, on behalf of the S&D Group, Harald Vilimsky, on behalf of the PfE Group, Alexandr Vondra, on behalf of the ECR Group, Valérie Hayer, on behalf of the Renew Group, Bas Eickhout, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marc Botenga, on behalf of The Left Group, René Aust, on behalf of the ESN Group, Michael Gahler, Sven Mikser, Jean-Paul Garraud, Adam Bielan, Dan Barna, Mārtiņš Staķis, Özlem Demirel, Milan Uhrík, Ruth Firmenich, Ingeborg Ter Laak and Eero Heinäluoma.

IN THE CHAIR: Sabine VERHEYEN
Vice-President

The following spoke: Anna Bryłka, Rasa Juknevičienė, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Petras Auštrevičius, Sebastião Bugalho, Hannah Neumann, Merja Kyllönen, Pekka Toveri, Elio Di Rupo, Roberto Vannacci, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Wouter Beke, Dan Nica, Hans Neuhoff, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Branislav Ondruš, who also answered a blue-card question from Maria Grapini, Riho Terras, Tobias Cremer, Jaak Madison, Markéta Gregorová, Michał Szczerba, Marina Mesure, Sarah Knafo, Ondřej Dostál, Angelika Niebler, who also declined to take a blue-card question from Özlem Demirel, Tonino Picula, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Massimiliano Salini, Evin Incir, Lucia Yar, Mika Aaltola, Giorgos Georgiou, Davor Ivo Stier, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Georgiana Teodorescu, Reinier Van Lanschot, Željana Zovko, Rihards Kols, Irene Montero, Eszter Lakos, Petar Volgin and Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez.

IN THE CHAIR: Javi LÓPEZ
Vice-President

The following spoke: José Cepeda, Petra Steger, who also declined to take a blue-card question from Marta Wcisło, Jüri Ratas, Loucas Fourlas, Niels Fuglsang, Engin Eroglu, Miriam Lexmann, Kathleen Funchion, Ana Miguel Pedro, who also answered a blue-card question from João Oliveira, Francisco Assis, Matej Tonin, Johan Van Overtveldt, Anders Vistisen, Marta Wcisło, Ville Niinistö, Sandra Kalniete and Danilo Della Valle.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Hélder Sousa Silva, Maria Grapini, João Oliveira, Petras Gražulis, Lukas Sieper, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos and Juan Fernando López Aguilar.

The following spoke: Kaja Kallas.

The debate closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 11:43.)

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta METSOLA
President

4. Resumption of the sitting

The sitting resumed at 12:00.

5. Voting time

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

5.1. Macro-financial assistance to Egypt ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on providing macro-financial assistance to the Arab Republic of Egypt [COM(2024)0461 – C10-0009/2024 – 2024/0071(COD)] – Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Céline Imart (A10-0037/2025)

An initial vote had been held on 1 April 2025 and the matter had been referred back to the committee responsible for interinstitutional negotiations under Rule 60(4) (minutes of 1.4.2025, item 6.11).

(Majority of the votes cast)

REQUEST FROM THE LEFT GROUP TO PROCEED WITH A VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS (Rule 60(3))

Rejected

PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT

Adopted (P10_TA(2025)125)

Parliament’s first reading thus closed.

Detailed voting results

5.2. Adoption by the Union of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adoption by the Union of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty between the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States [COM(2024)0257 – C10-0058/2024 – 2024/0148(COD)] – Committee on International Trade – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteurs: Anna Cavazzini and Borys Budka (A10-0009/2025)

(Majority of the votes cast)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

Approved (P10_TA(2025)126)

Parliament’s first reading thus closed.

Detailed voting results

The following had spoken:

Anna Cavazzini (rapporteur), before the vote, to make a statement on the basis of Rule 165(4).

5.3. EU/Euratom Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty: adoption by Euratom * (vote)

Report on the Proposal for a Council decision on the adoption by the European Atomic Energy Community of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty between the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States [COM(2024)0256 – C10-0092/2024 – 2024/0146(NLE)] – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Borys Budka (A10-0008/2025)

(Majority of the votes cast)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL TO THE COUNCIL

Approved by single vote (P10_TA(2025)127)

Detailed voting results

5.4. Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (vote)

Report on the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility [2024/2085(INI)] – Committee on Budgets – Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteurs: Victor Negrescu and Siegfried Mureşan (A10-0098/2025)

The debate had taken place on 17 June 2025 (minutes of 17.6.2025, item 10).

(Majority of the votes cast)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P10_TA(2025)128)

Detailed voting results

5.5. The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report (vote)

Report on The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report [2024/2078(INI)] – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Ana Catarina Mendes (A10-0100/2025)

The debate had taken place on 17 June 2025 (minutes of 17.6.2025, item 11).

(Majority of the votes cast)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P10_TA(2025)129)

Detailed voting results

5.6. 2023 and 2024 reports on Montenegro (vote)

Report on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Montenegro [2025/2020(INI)] – Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Marjan Šarec (A10-0093/2025)

The debate had taken place on 17 June 2025 (minutes of 17.6.2025, item 12).

(Majority of the votes cast)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P10_TA(2025)130)

Detailed voting results

5.7. 2023 and 2024 reports on Moldova (vote)

Report on 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Moldova [2025/2025(INI)] – Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Sven Mikser (A10-0096/2025)

The debate had taken place on 17 June 2025 (minutes of 17.6.2025, item 13).

(Majority of the votes cast)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P10_TA(2025)131)

Detailed voting results

(The sitting was suspended for a few moments.)

IN THE CHAIR: Christel SCHALDEMOSE
Vice-President

6. Resumption of the sitting

The sitting resumed at 12:35.

7. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

8. Stopping the genocide in Gaza: time for EU sanctions (topical debate)

The following spoke: Manon Aubry to open the debate proposed by the The Left Group.

The following spoke: Kaja Kallas (Vice President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy).

The following spoke: Hildegard Bentele, on behalf of the PPE Group, Nacho Sánchez Amor, on behalf of the S&D Group, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, on behalf of the PfE Group (the President noted that some comments needed to be checked), Sebastian Tynkkynen, on behalf of the ECR Group, Hilde Vautmans, on behalf of the Renew Group, Tineke Strik, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Hanna Gedin, on behalf of The Left Group, Marc Jongen, on behalf of the ESN Group, Seán Kelly, Evin Incir, Beatrice Timgren, Barry Andrews, Jaume Asens Llodrà, Nikos Pappas, Kateřina Konečná, Matjaž Nemec, Christophe Bay, Kristoffer Storm, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Ana Miranda Paz, Isabel Serra Sánchez, Ruth Firmenich, Francisco Assis, Abir Al-Sahlani, Ignazio Roberto Marino, Per Clausen, Cecilia Strada, Irena Joveva, Ville Niinistö, Özlem Demirel, Alex Agius Saliba, Lucia Yar, Giorgos Georgiou, Elio Di Rupo, Billy Kelleher, Estrella Galán, Ciaran Mullooly, Mimmo Lucano, Pernando Barrena Arza and Jussi Saramo (once the checks had been carried out, the President provided some clarifications).

The following spoke: Kaja Kallas.

The debate closed.

9. Freedom of assembly in Hungary and the need for the Commission to act (debate)

Commission statement: Freedom of assembly in Hungary and the need for the Commission to act (2025/2758(RSP))

Michael McGrath (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Tomas Tobé, on behalf of the PPE Group, Iratxe García Pérez, on behalf of the S&D Group, Kinga Gál, on behalf of the PfE Group, Paolo Inselvini, on behalf of the ECR Group, Fabienne Keller, on behalf of the Renew Group, Terry Reintke, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Konstantinos Arvanitis, on behalf of The Left Group, Zsuzsanna Borvendég, on behalf of the ESN Group, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Klára Dobrev, Harald Vilimsky, who also declined to take a blue-card question from Nicolae Ştefănuță, Nicolas Bay, who also answered a blue-card question from Mélissa Camara, Dainius Žalimas, who also answered a blue-card question from Lukas Sieper, Tineke Strik, Ilaria Salis, who also declined to take a blue-card question, Christine Anderson, who also declined to take a blue-card question, Judita Laššáková, Maria Walsh, Ana Catarina Mendes and Hermann Tertsch.

IN THE CHAIR: Martin HOJSÍK
Vice-President

The following spoke: Arkadiusz Mularczyk, who also answered a blue-card question from Lukas Sieper, Moritz Körner, Mélissa Camara, who also answered a blue-card question from Jacek Ozdoba, Carolina Morace, Milan Mazurek, Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă, Arba Kokalari, Marc Angel, Paolo Borchia, Jacek Ozdoba, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Daniel Freund (the President reminded him of the rules on conduct), Li Andersson, Tomasz Froelich, Lukas Sieper, Mirosława Nykiel, Alessandro Zan, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Tobiasz Bocheński, who also answered a blue-card question from Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Kim Van Sparrentak, Lena Düpont, Krzysztof Śmiszek, András László, who also answered a blue-card question from Michał Wawrykiewicz, Rasmus Nordqvist, who also answered a blue-card question from Tomasz Froelich, Evin Incir, Juan Fernando López Aguilar and Chloé Ridel.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Sebastian Tynkkynen and Alexander Jungbluth.

The following spoke: Michael McGrath.

The debate closed.

10. Safeguarding the rule of law in Spain, ensuring an independent and autonomous prosecutor’s office to fight crime and corruption (debate)

Commission statement: Safeguarding the rule of law in Spain, ensuring an independent and autonomous prosecutor’s office to fight crime and corruption (2025/2759(RSP))

Michael McGrath (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Tomas Tobé, on behalf of the PPE Group, Javier Moreno Sánchez, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, on behalf of the PfE Group, Diego Solier, on behalf of the ECR Group, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, on behalf of the Renew Group, Diana Riba i Giner, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Isabel Serra Sánchez, on behalf of The Left Group, Dolors Montserrat, Evelyn Regner, who also declined to take a blue-card question from Enikő Győri, Hermann Tertsch, Nora Junco García, João Cotrim De Figueiredo, Jaume Asens Llodrà, Lena Düpont, Francisco Assis, Petra Steger, Siegfried Mureşan, who also answered a blue-card question from Maria Grapini, and Sandro Ruotolo.

IN THE CHAIR: Younous OMARJEE
Vice-President

The following spoke: Enikő Győri, who also answered a blue-card question from Gabriella Gerzsenyi, Michał Wawrykiewicz, who also answered a blue-card question from Nicolás González Casares, Evin Incir, who also declined to take a blue-card question from François-Xavier Bellamy, Csaba Dömötör, Sebastião Bugalho, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, who also declined to take a blue-card question from François-Xavier Bellamy, Fabrice Leggeri, François-Xavier Bellamy to raise a point of order (the President cut off the speaker as his remarks did not constitute a point of order), Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, who also accepted a blue-card question from François-Xavier Bellamy (the President cut him off and made some clarifications on the blue-card procedure), David Casa, Ana Miguel Pedro, Dirk Gotink, Andrey Kovatchev and Javier Zarzalejos.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: José Cepeda, András László, Sebastian Tynkkynen and Lukas Sieper.

The following spoke: Michael McGrath.

The debate closed.

11. Clean Industrial Deal (debate)

Question for oral answer O-000020/2025 by Tom Berendsen, on behalf of the ITRE Committee to the Commission: Clean Industrial Deal (B10-0006/2025) (2025/2656(RSP))

Tom Berendsen moved the question.

Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question.

The following spoke: Angelika Winzig, on behalf of the PPE Group, Nicolás González Casares, on behalf of the S&D Group, Paolo Borchia, on behalf of the PfE Group, Daniel Obajtek, on behalf of the ECR Group, Christophe Grudler, on behalf of the Renew Group, Sara Matthieu, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Per Clausen, on behalf of The Left Group, and Anja Arndt, on behalf of the ESN Group.

The following spoke: Stéphane Séjourné.

Motions for resolutions tabled under Rule 142(5) to wind up the debate: minutes of 19.6.2025, item I.

The debate closed.

Vote: 19 June 2025.

12. Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system (debate)

Report on electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system [2025/2006(INI)] – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Anna Stürgkh (A10-0091/2025)

Anna Stürgkh introduced the report.

The following spoke: Ekaterina Zaharieva (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Seán Kelly, on behalf of the PPE Group, Bruno Tobback, on behalf of the S&D Group, András Gyürk, on behalf of the PfE Group, Ondřej Krutílek, on behalf of the ECR Group, Christophe Grudler, on behalf of the Renew Group, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Dario Tamburrano, on behalf of The Left Group, Sarah Knafo, on behalf of the ESN Group, Angelika Winzig, Mohammed Chahim, Aleksandar Nikolic, Diego Solier, João Cotrim De Figueiredo, Jutta Paulus, Markus Buchheit, who also answered a blue-card question from Jutta Paulus, Fernand Kartheiser, Paulo Cunha, Tsvetelina Penkova, Isabella Tovaglieri, who also declined to take a blue-card question from Dario Nardella, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Barry Andrews, Benedetta Scuderi, Marcin Sypniewski, who also answered a blue-card question from Stine Bosse, Fidias Panayiotou, Mirosława Nykiel, Yannis Maniatis and Julie Rechagneux.

IN THE CHAIR: Antonella SBERNA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Ivars Ijabs, Michael Bloss, Andrea Wechsler, Dario Nardella, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Marion Maréchal, Bart Groothuis, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Jens Geier, Nikola Bartůšek, Beatrice Timgren, Wouter Beke, Nicolás González Casares, who also answered blue-card questions from João Oliveira and Mireia Borrás Pabón, Gilles Pennelle, Hildegard Bentele, who also answered a blue-card question from Lukas Sieper, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Flemming Hansen, Jüri Ratas, Michał Szczerba, Dimitris Tsiodras, Krzysztof Hetman, Andreas Schwab, Regina Doherty and Tomislav Sokol.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Billy Kelleher, João Oliveira, Maria Zacharia and Lukas Sieper.

The following spoke: Ekaterina Zaharieva and Anna Stürgkh.

The debate closed.

Vote: 19 June 2025.

13. Composition of committees and delegations

The ECR Group had notified the President of the following decision changing the composition of the committees and delegations:

– ITRE Committee: Anna Zalewska

The decision took effect as of that day.

14. Rise in violence and the deepening humanitarian crisis in South Sudan (debate)

Commission statement: Rise in violence and the deepening humanitarian crisis in South Sudan (2025/2751(RSP))

Ekaterina Zaharieva (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Michael Gahler, on behalf of the PPE Group, Marit Maij, on behalf of the S&D Group, György Hölvényi, on behalf of the PfE Group, Adam Bielan, on behalf of the ECR Group, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, on behalf of the Renew Group, Erik Marquardt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Özlem Demirel, on behalf of The Left Group, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Francisco Assis, Barry Andrews, Murielle Laurent and Leire Pajín.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Alessandra Moretti, Nikos Papandreou and Sebastian Tynkkynen.

The following spoke: Ekaterina Zaharieva.

IN THE CHAIR: Roberts ZĪLE
Vice-President

The debate closed.

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

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see minutes of 18.6.2025, item I.)

15.1. Media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli

Motions for resolutions B10-0282/2025, B10-0283/2025, B10-0287/2025, B10-0288/2025, B10-0289/2025, B10-0290/2025 and B10-0295/2025 (2025/2752(RSP))

Rasa Juknevičienė, Tobias Cremer, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Dainius Žalimas, Lena Schilling, Danilo Della Valle and Petr Bystron introduced their groups’ motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Liudas Mažylis, on behalf of the PPE Group, Nacho Sánchez Amor, on behalf of the S&D Group, and Thierry Mariani, on behalf of the PfE Group.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Lukas Sieper.

The following spoke: Ekaterina Zaharieva (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 19.6.2025, item 5.1.

15.2. Case of Ahmadreza Jalali in Iran

Motions for resolutions B10-0280/2025, B10-0284/2025, B10-0285/2025, B10-0286/2025, B10-0296/2025, B10-0299/2025 and B10-0300/2025 (2025/2753(RSP))

Michał Wawrykiewicz, Evin Incir, Veronika Vrecionová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Alice Kuhnke, Jonas Sjöstedt and Sebastiaan Stöteler introduced their groups’ motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Alice Teodorescu Måwe, on behalf of the PPE Group, Francisco Assis, on behalf of the S&D Group, Gerolf Annemans, on behalf of the PfE Group, Hilde Vautmans, on behalf of the Renew Group, Wouter Beke, Daniel Attard and Danuše Nerudová.

The following spoke: Ekaterina Zaharieva (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 19.6.2025, item 5.2.

15.3. Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali

Motions for resolutions B10-0281/2025, B10-0291/2025, B10-0292/2025, B10-0293/2025, B10-0294/2025, B10-0297/2025 and B10-0298/2025 (2025/2754(RSP))

Christophe Gomart, Laura Ballarín Cereza and Catarina Vieira introduced their groups’ motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Ingeborg Ter Laak, on behalf of the PPE Group, Marta Temido, on behalf of the S&D Group, and Reinhold Lopatka.

The following spoke: Ekaterina Zaharieva (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 19.6.2025, item 5.3.

16. Digital Markets, Digital Euro, Digital Identities: economical stimuli or trends toward dystopia (topical debate)

The following spoke: Rada Laykova to open the debate proposed by the ESN Group.

The following spoke: Ekaterina Zaharieva (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Fernando Navarrete Rojas, on behalf of the PPE Group, Aurore Lalucq, on behalf of the S&D Group, Piotr Müller, on behalf of the ECR Group, Billy Kelleher, on behalf of the Renew Group, Sergey Lagodinsky, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jussi Saramo, on behalf of The Left Group, Siegbert Frank Droese, on behalf of the ESN Group, Lídia Pereira, Stefano Cavedagna, Katri Kulmuni, Damian Boeselager, Milan Mazurek, Fabio De Masi, Paulius Saudargas, Marlena Maląg, Diego Solier, Gheorghe Piperea, Dick Erixon and Claudiu-Richard Târziu.

The following spoke: Ekaterina Zaharieva.

The debate closed.

17. Oral explanations of votes (Rule 201)

No oral explanations of votes were made.

18. Explanations of votes in writing (Rule 201)

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

19. Agenda of the next sitting

The next sitting would be held the following day, 19 June 2025, starting at 09:00. The agenda was available on Parliament’s website.

20. Approval of the minutes of the sitting

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

21. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 21:10.

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

I. Motions for resolutions tabled

Media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli

The following Members or political groups had requested that a debate be held, in accordance with Rule 150, on the following motions for resolutions:

on media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli (2025/2752(RSP)) (B10-0282/2025)
Lena Schilling, Mélissa Camara, Mounir Satouri, Ville Niinistö, Maria Ohisalo, Mārtiņš Staķis, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Markéta Gregorová
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

on media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli (2025/2752(RSP)) (B10-0283/2025)
Danilo Della Valle
on behalf of The Left Group

on media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli (2025/2752(RSP)) (B10-0287/2025)
Urmas Paet, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Benoit Cassart, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Ľubica Karvašová, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Eugen Tomac, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas, Olivier Chastel
on behalf of the Renew Group

on media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli (2025/2752(RSP)) (B10-0288/2025)
Petr Bystron, Tomasz Froelich, Hans Neuhoff, Alexander Sell
on behalf of the ESN Group

on media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli (2025/2752(RSP)) (B10-0289/2025)
Yannis Maniatis, Francisco Assis, Tobias Cremer
on behalf of the S&D Group

on media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli (2025/2752(RSP)) (B10-0290/2025)
Sebastião Bugalho, David McAllister, Željana Zovko, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Tomas Tobé, Miriam Lexmann, Andrey Kovatchev, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Dariusz Joński, Loránt Vincze, Danuše Nerudová, Mirosława Nykiel, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Davor Ivo Stier, Luděk Niedermayer, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Liudas Mažylis, Inese Vaidere, Rasa Juknevičienė
on behalf of the PPE Group

on media freedom in Georgia, particularly the case of Mzia Amaglobeli (2025/2752(RSP)) (B10-0295/2025)
Adam Bielan, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Reinis Pozņaks, Rihards Kols, Alexandr Vondra, Mariusz Kamiński, Veronika Vrecionová, Ondřej Krutílek, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Assita Kanko, Bogdan Rzońca, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
on behalf of the ECR Group

Case of Ahmadreza Jalali in Iran

The following Members or political groups had requested that a debate be held, in accordance with Rule 150, on the following motions for resolutions:

on the case of Ahmadreza Jalali in Iran (2025/2753(RSP)) (B10-0280/2025)
Jonas Sjöstedt
on behalf of The Left Group

on the case of Ahmadreza Jalali in Iran (2025/2753(RSP)) (B10-0284/2025)
Alice Kuhnke, Maria Ohisalo, Mounir Satouri, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Mélissa Camara, Ville Niinistö, Hannah Neumann
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

on the case of Dr Ahmadreza Djalali’s illegal arrest and detention in Iran (2025/2753(RSP)) (B10-0285/2025)
Abir Al-Sahlani, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Engin Eroglu, Bart Groothuis, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
on behalf of the Renew Group

on the case of Ahmadreza Jalali in Iran (2025/2753(RSP)) (B10-0286/2025)
Sebastiaan Stöteler, Marieke Ehlers, António Tânger Corrêa, Nikola Bartůšek, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Gerolf Annemans, Hermann Tertsch
on behalf of the PfE Group

on the case of Ahmadreza Jalali in Iran (2025/2753(RSP)) (B10-0296/2025)
Yannis Maniatis, Francisco Assis, Evin Incir, Chloé Ridel
on behalf of the S&D Group

on the case of Ahmadreza Jalali in Iran (2025/2753(RSP)) (B10-0299/2025)
Sebastião Bugalho, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Željana Zovko, David McAllister, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Tomas Tobé, Miriam Lexmann, Andrey Kovatchev, Loucas Fourlas, Dariusz Joński, Loránt Vincze, Danuše Nerudová, Mirosława Nykiel, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Davor Ivo Stier, Luděk Niedermayer, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Liudas Mažylis, Inese Vaidere
on behalf of the PPE Group

on the case of Ahmadreza Jalali in Iran (2025/2753(RSP)) (B10-0300/2025)
Adam Bielan, Reinis Pozņaks, Rihards Kols, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Mariusz Kamiński, Alexandr Vondra, Ondřej Krutílek, Veronika Vrecionová, Alberico Gambino, Carlo Fidanza, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Assita Kanko, Bogdan Rzońca, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Cristian Terheş, Diego Solier, Nora Junco García, Michał Dworczyk, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Marion Maréchal
on behalf of the ECR Group

Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali

The following Members or political groups had requested that a debate be held, in accordance with Rule 150, on the following motions for resolutions:

on dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali (2025/2754(RSP)) (B10-0281/2025)
Merja Kyllönen
on behalf of The Left Group

on dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali (2025/2754(RSP)) (B10-0291/2025)
Nathalie Loiseau, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Yvan Verougstraete, Lucia Yar
on behalf of the Renew Group

on dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali (2025/2754(RSP)) (B10-0292/2025)
Tomasz Froelich, Hans Neuhoff, Alexander Sell
on behalf of the ESN Group

on dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali (2025/2754(RSP)) (B10-0293/2025)
Matthieu Valet, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Nikola Bartůšek
on behalf of the PfE Group

on dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali (2025/2754(RSP)) (B10-0294/2025)
Yannis Maniatis, Francisco Assis, Laura Ballarín Cereza
on behalf of the S&D Group
Catarina Vieira
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

on dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali (2025/2754(RSP)) (B10-0297/2025)
Sebastião Bugalho, Christophe Gomart, Željana Zovko, David McAllister, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Tomas Tobé, Miriam Lexmann, Andrey Kovatchev, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Dariusz Joński, Loránt Vincze, Danuše Nerudová, Mirosława Nykiel, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Davor Ivo Stier, Luděk Niedermayer, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Liudas Mažylis, Inese Vaidere
on behalf of the PPE Group

on dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali (2025/2754(RSP)) (B10-0298/2025)
Adam Bielan, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Alexandr Vondra, Ondřej Krutílek, Veronika Vrecionová, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Assita Kanko, Bogdan Rzońca, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Małgorzata Gosiewska
on behalf of the ECR Group

II. Delegated acts (Rule 114(2))

Draft delegated acts forwarded to Parliament

– Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the identification of sub-categories within net-zero technologies and the list of specific components used for those technologies. (C(2025)02901 – 2025/2733(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 23 May 2025

referred to committee responsible: ITRE
opinion: ECON, EMPL, ENVI, IMCO, REGI

– Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/125 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (C(2025)03066 – 2025/2727(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 21 May 2025

referred to committee responsible: INTA

– Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the addition of vehicle sub-groups for extra-heavy-combination lorries (C(2025)03071 – 2025/2726(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 20 May 2025

referred to committee responsible: ENVI

– Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards measures adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation for the monitoring, reporting and verification of aviation emissions for the purpose of implementing a global market-based measure and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1603 (C(2025)03075 – 2025/2725(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 20 May 2025

referred to committee responsible: ENVI
opinion: ITRE

– Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 as regards the inclusion of the drug precursors 4-piperidone and 1-boc-4-piperidone in the list of scheduled substances (C(2025)03079 – 2025/2729(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 21 May 2025

referred to committee responsible: LIBE

– Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on the authorisation and organisational requirements for approved publication arrangements and approved reporting mechanisms, and on the authorisation requirements for consolidated tape providers, and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/571 (C(2025)03100 – 2025/2765(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 12 June 2025

referred to committee responsible: ECON

– Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the input and output data of consolidated tapes, the synchronisation of business clocks and the revenue redistribution by the consolidated tape provider for shares and ETFs, and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/574 (C(2025)03102 – 2025/2761(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 12 June 2025

referred to committee responsible: ECON

Deadline for raising objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 12 June 2025

referred to committee responsible: ECON

– Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council with detailed rules and procedures on the acceptance of air traffic controller licences and certificates issued by third countries. (C(2025)03114 – 2025/2732(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 23 May 2025

referred to committee responsible: TRAN

– Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the rules on the identification of authorised oil and gas producers who are required to contribute to the objective of reaching the Union-target for available CO2 injection capacity by 2030, on the calculation of their respective contributions, and on their reporting obligations (C(2025)03218 – 2025/2730(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 21 May 2025

referred to committee responsible: ITRE
opinion: ECON, EMPL, ENVI, IMCO, REGI

– Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the information in an application for authorisation to offer asset-referenced tokens to the public or to seek their admission to trading (C(2025)03221 – 2025/2737(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 5 June 2025

referred to committee responsible: ECON

– Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 as regards updating the references to the environmental protection requirements and correcting that Regulation (C(2025)03287 – 2025/2735(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 28 May 2025

referred to committee responsible: TRAN

– Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards geographic coordinates in Annexes VII and XIII thereto (C(2025)03293 – 2025/2734(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 28 May 2025

referred to committee responsible: PECH

– Commission Delegated Regulation amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council to allow the use of monosodium salt of L-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid as a source of folate in infant formula and follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, total diet replacement for weight control and in food for special medical purposes (C(2025)03411 – 2025/2736(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 4 June 2025

referred to committee responsible: ENVI

– Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the assignment of Unique Device Identifiers for spectacle frames, spectacle lenses and ready-to-wear reading spectacles (C(2025)03484 – 2025/2763(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 12 June 2025

referred to committee responsible: SANT

– Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council to take into account regulatory developments concerning amendments to UN Regulations Nos 25, 34, 79, 100, 117, 127 and 152, and the new UN Regulations Nos 167, 169 and 171 adopted by the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (C(2025)03502 – 2025/2738(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 5 June 2025

referred to committee responsible: IMCO

– Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 876/2013 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards changes to the functioning and management of colleges for central counterparties (C(2025)03626 – 2025/2755(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 11 June 2025

referred to committee responsible: ECON

– Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the date of application of the own funds requirements for market risk (C(2025)03643 – 2025/2764(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 3 months from the date of receipt of 12 June 2025

referred to committee responsible: ECON

– Commission Delegated Regulation on the implementation of the Union’s international obligations, as referred to in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, as regards picked dogfish (C(2025)03715 – 2025/2768(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 13 June 2025

referred to committee responsible: PECH

– Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal and Venezuela to the list of high-risk third countries which have provided a written high-level political commitment to address the identified deficiencies and have developed an action plan with the FATF, and to remove Barbados, Gibraltar, Jamaica, Panama, the Philippines, Senegal, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates from that list (C(2025)03815 – 2025/2740(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 1 month from the date of receipt of 10 June 2025

referred to committee responsible: ECON, LIBE

– Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/530 as regards its date of application (C(2025)03819 – 2025/2766(DEA))

Deadline for raising objections: 2 months from the date of receipt of 12 June 2025

referred to committee responsible: INTA

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

Present:

Aaltola Mika, Abadía Jover Maravillas, Adamowicz Magdalena, Aftias Georgios, Agirregoitia Martínez Oihane, Agius Peter, Agius Saliba Alex, Alexandraki Galato, Allione Grégory, Al-Sahlani Abir, 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, Arimont Pascal, 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, Bellamy François-Xavier, Benea Dragoş, Benjumea Benjumea Isabel, Beňová Monika, Bentele Hildegard, Berendsen Tom, 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, Brasier-Clain Marie-Luce, Braun Grzegorz, Brejza Krzysztof, Bricmont Saskia, Brnjac Nikolina, Bryłka Anna, Buchheit Markus, Buczek Tomasz, Buda Daniel, Buda Waldemar, Budka Borys, Bugalho Sebastião, Buła Andrzej, Buxadé Villalba Jorge, Bystron Petr, Bžoch Jaroslav, Camara Mélissa, Canfin Pascal, Carberry Nina, Cârciu Gheorghe, Carême Damien, Casa David, Caspary Daniel, Cassart Benoit, Castillo Laurent, del Castillo Vera Pilar, Cavazzini Anna, Cavedagna Stefano, Ceccardi Susanna, Cepeda José, Ceulemans Estelle, Chahim Mohammed, Chaibi Leila, Chastel Olivier, Christensen Asger, Ciccioli Carlo, Cifrová Ostrihoňová Veronika, Ciriani Alessandro, Cisint Anna Maria, Clausen Per, Clergeau Christophe, Cormand David, Corrado Annalisa, Costanzo Vivien, Cotrim De Figueiredo João, Cowen Barry, Cremer Tobias, 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, Demirel Özlem, Deutsch Tamás, Devaux Valérie, Dibrani Adnan, 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, Falcă Gheorghe, Falcone Marco, Farreng Laurence, Farský Jan, Ferber Markus, Ferenc Viktória, Fernández Jonás, Fidanza Carlo, Fiocchi Pietro, Firmenich Ruth, Flanagan Luke Ming, Fourlas Loucas, Fourreau Emma, Fragkos Emmanouil, Freund Daniel, 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, Gerzsenyi Gabriella, Geuking Niels, Gieseke Jens, Giménez Larraz Borja, Girauta Vidal Juan Carlos, Glavak Sunčana, Glucksmann Raphaël, Goerens Charles, Gomart Christophe, Gomes Isilda, Gómez López Sandra, Gonçalves Bruno, Gonçalves Sérgio, González Casares Nicolás, González Pons Esteban, Gori Giorgio, 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, Gualmini Elisabetta, Guarda Cristina, Guetta Bernard, Guzenina Maria, Győri Enikő, Gyürk András, Haider Roman, Halicki Andrzej, Hansen Niels Flemming, Hassan Rima, Hauser Gerald, Häusling Martin, Hava Mircea-Gheorghe, Heinäluoma Eero, Henriksson Anna-Maja, Herbst Niclas, Herranz García Esther, Hetman Krzysztof, Hojsík Martin, Holmgren Pär, Hölvényi György, Homs Ginel Alicia, Humberto Sérgio, Ijabs Ivars, Imart Céline, Incir Evin, Inselvini Paolo, Iovanovici Şoşoacă Diana, Jalloul Muro Hana, 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, Kanko Assita, Karlsbro Karin, Kartheiser Fernand, Karvašová Ľubica, Katainen Elsi, Kefalogiannis Emmanouil, Kelleher Billy, Keller Fabienne, Kelly Seán, 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, Kovařík Ondřej, Kovatchev Andrey, Krištopans Vilis, Kruis Sebastian, Krutílek Ondřej, Kubín Tomáš, Kuhnke Alice, 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 Aguilar Juan Fernando, López-Istúriz White Antonio, Lövin Isabella, Lucano Mimmo, Luena César, Łukacijewska Elżbieta Katarzyna, Lupo Giuseppe, McAllister David, Madison Jaak, Maestre Cristina, Magoni Lara, Magyar Péter, Maij Marit, Maląg Marlena, Mandl Lukas, Maniatis Yannis, Mantovani Mario, Maran Pierfrancesco, Marczułajtis-Walczak Jagna, Maréchal Marion, Mariani Thierry, Marino Ignazio Roberto, Marquardt Erik, Martín Frías Jorge, Martins Catarina, Martusciello Fulvio, Marzà Ibáñez Vicent, Mato Gabriel, Matthieu Sara, Mavrides Costas, Mayer Georg, Mazurek Milan, Mažylis Liudas, McNamara Michael, Mebarek Nora, Mehnert Alexandra, Meimarakis Vangelis, Meleti Eleonora, Mendes Ana Catarina, Mendia Idoia, Mertens Verena, Mesure Marina, Metsola Roberta, Metz Tilly, Mikser Sven, Milazzo Giuseppe, Millán Mon Francisco José, Minchev Nikola, Miranda Paz Ana, Molnár Csaba, Montero Irene, Montserrat Dolors, Morace Carolina, Morano Nadine, Moreira de Sá Tiago, Moreno Sánchez Javier, Moretti Alessandra, Motreanu Dan-Ştefan, 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, Nevado del Campo Elena, Nica Dan, 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, Papandreou Nikos, Pappas Nikos, Pascual de la Parte Nicolás, 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, 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, Repasi René, Repp Sabrina, Ressler Karlo, Reuten Thijs, Riba i Giner Diana, Ricci Matteo, Ridel Chloé, Riehl Nela, Ripa Manuela, Rodrigues André, 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, Sargiacomo Eric, 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, Serra Sánchez Isabel, Sidl Günther, Sienkiewicz Bartłomiej, Sieper Lukas, Singer Christine, Sinkevičius Virginijus, 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, Squarta Marco, Staķis Mārtiņš, Stancanelli Raffaele, Ștefănuță Nicolae, Steger Petra, Stier Davor Ivo, Storm Kristoffer, Stöteler Sebastiaan, Stoyanov Stanislav, Strada Cecilia, Streit Joachim, Strik Tineke, Strolenberg Anna, Sturdza Şerban Dimitrie, Stürgkh Anna, Sypniewski Marcin, Szczerba Michał, Szekeres Pál, Tamburrano Dario, Tânger Corrêa António, 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, Tomac Eugen, 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, Tudose Mihai, Turek Filip, Tynkkynen Sebastian, Uhrík Milan, Ušakovs Nils, Vaidere Inese, Valchev Ivaylo, Vălean Adina, Valet Matthieu, Van Brempt Kathleen, 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, Verougstraete Yvan, Veryga Aurelijus, Vešligaj Marko, Vicsek Annamária, Vieira Catarina, Vigenin Kristian, Vilimsky Harald, Vind Marianne, Vistisen Anders, 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, Wiezik Michal, Winkler Iuliu, Winzig Angelika, Wiseler-Lima Isabel, Wiśniewska Jadwiga, Wölken Tiemo, Wolters Lara, Yar Lucia, Yon-Courtin Stéphanie, Zacharia Maria, Zajączkowska-Hernik Ewa, Zalewska Anna, Žalimas Dainius, Zan Alessandro, Zarzalejos Javier, Zdechovský Tomáš, Zdrojewski Bogdan Andrzej, Zijlstra Auke, Zīle Roberts, Zingaretti Nicola, Złotowski Kosma, Zoido Álvarez Juan Ignacio, Zovko Željana

Excused:

Burkhardt Delara, Friis Sigrid, Hazekamp Anja, Kemp Martine

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June 19, 2025

MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Serious negligence in the protection of minors in France – E-002372/2025
Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002372/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Catherine Griset (PfE), Aleksandar Nikolic (PfE), Virginie Joron (PfE), Valérie Deloge (PfE), Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain (PfE), Mathilde Androuët (PfE), Julie Rechagneux (PfE), Jean-Paul Garraud (PfE)

As reported in the press[1], the state of affairs in France’s juvenile detention centres in France is scandalous: girls are exposed to prostitution, boys to drug trafficking, and now Islamist networks, particularly those run by the Muslim Brotherhood, are infiltrating them:

Despite repeated warnings, this criminal neglect of children and teenagers, who are among the most vulnerable members of society, has been completely ignored by successive French governments.

Worse still, through their irresponsible migration policy, these governments have aggravated the security situation in juvenile detention centres, even going so far as to place children of Jihadists returning from Syria in these centres.

Furthermore, the French authorities do not monitor the training of professionals in secularism, which allows religious rules to be imposed in the canteens of these establishments.

1.Is the Commission aware of similar cases of negligence in the protection of minors in other Member States?

2.Are any European agencies, such as Europol or Eurojust, monitoring Islamist or criminal tendencies in homes for minors in Europe?

Submitted: 12.6.2025

[1] https://www.lefigaro.fr/vox/politique/les-islamistes-ont-infiltre-les-foyers-pour-mineurs-et-les-associations-de-protection-de-l-enfance-20250601
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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Taranto: disparities in accessing information pertaining to, and lack of public participation in, the IEP procedure for the Acciaierie d’Italia steel plant – E-002345/2025
Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002345/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Valentina Palmisano (The Left)

Local environmental associations are complaining about the serious disparities in how the stakeholders involved in the approval process for the Acciaierie d’Italia steelworks’ integrated environmental permit (IEP) are being treated. These groups claim that they were not officially sent the final investigation opinion for the IEP (which contains 477 technical specifications), even though they are formally part of the approval procedure and had, in this capacity, previously submitted specific comments.

The final investigation opinion was, however, sent to the plant’s operator, who was in a position to study it and propose changes, therefore exerting a clear influence on the drafting of the final opinion. The environmental associations claim that they have received neither the first nor the second PIC, nor plant management’s proposals, thus preventing them from putting forward any arguments and playing an effective role in the approval process.

In the light of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions and the Aarhus Convention, both of which guarantee the right to public participation and transparency in environmental proceedings:

1.Is the Commission aware of the state of affairs described above?

2.Does it think that the Taranto steelworks’ EIP approval procedure has been carried in accordance with EU law?

3.Will the Commission check whether Italy is complying with its obligations under Directive 2010/75/EU and the Aarhus Convention?

Submitted: 11.6.2025
Last updated: 19 June 2025
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MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Respect for national sovereignty in arms export control – E-002359/2025
Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002359/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Mathilde Androuët (PfE)

The Commission wants to relax national rules governing the movement of defence equipment between Member States, in order to reduce the administrative burden and speed up production of weapons in the EU[1]. Germany, Italy and Spain in particular share France’s concerns about this attempt to deregulate.

A majority in the Council of the EU seems to be in favour, arguing that ‘EU arms deliveries to Ukraine were one of the factors to drive this review’, but reaffirmed ‘the EU’s commitment (…) to preventing diversion’[2], which poses a serious risk to the protection of critical technologies developed by our industrial firms.

Seeking to accelerate arms production by removing national safeguards amounts to sacrificing the sovereignty of the peoples of Europe, as decisions on arms exports traditionally fall within the sovereign powers of our nations. Those decisions directly involve their diplomatic responsibility, their strategic security and their industrial autonomy.

1.How will the Commission prevent this relaxation from facilitating unwanted transfers of sensitive know-how?

2.Can it confirm that the Member States will retain control of their arms export policy, without any pressure or binding mechanism, in line with their freedom to make political assessments?

Submitted: 11.6.2025

[1] “France says ‘non’ to loosening rules for arms exports in Europe”, 28 April 2025, Aurélie Pugnet, https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence/news/france-launches-battle-against-looser-intra-eu-defence-export-controls/

[2] ‘Arms export control: Council reviews EU framework strengthening the control and accountability of international arms trade’, 14 April 2025, Council of the European Union press release, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/04/14/arms-export-control-council-reviews-eu-framework-strengthening-the-control-and-accountability-of-international-arms-trade/?
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MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Funding to support churches affected by the 2020 Samos earthquake – E-002342/2025
Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002342/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Georgios Aftias (PPE)

The earthquake measuring over 7 on the Richter scale on the island of Samos in Greece, which occurred on 30 October 2020, has caused enormous damage throughout the island. The churches on the island were particularly affected. In total, 98 churches have been almost destroyed and several others have suffered serious damage. 5 years have passed and the churches have not been restored. Believers worship in halls that have been set up for this purpose, as well as in small chapels. It should be noted that the restoration studies are ready, according to the Holy Metropolis of Samos.

Given the above:

1.Is there any possibility of funding for the restoration of the churches?

2.Can the Commission assist in solving the problem through expertise?

Submitted: 11.6.2025
Last updated: 19 June 2025
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June 19, 2025
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: 100 days since Ukraine offered a full, unconditional ceasefire, Russia continues to choose war: UK statement to the OSCE

Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

Speech

100 days since Ukraine offered a full, unconditional ceasefire, Russia continues to choose war: UK statement to the OSCE

Acting Ambassador, Deirdre Brown condemns Russia’s continued refusal to accept the full, unconditional ceasefire proposed by Ukraine 100 days ago. Innocent civilians continue to suffer from Russia’s choice to pursue a path of war.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to add our thanks to you and other Troika members for your recent statement.

We currently find ourselves in a security situation that is more precarious, more unpredictable and more serious than any that we have experienced for decades. We will be judged by future generations on the steps that we take to defuse tensions and restore stability to our continent and beyond.

At the heart of the global challenges we face is Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine and its assault on the UN Charter and Helsinki Final Act. The United Kingdom will continue to stand resolutely with Ukraine as it seeks a just and lasting peace.

We remain convinced that an immediate and sustained ceasefire is the quickest route to stopping the killing and creating the space for negotiations on a framework for a lasting peace. As we have already heard, today marks 100 days since Ukraine offered a full, unconditional ceasefire on 11 March. During this time, not only has Russia rejected Ukraine’s offer, it has killed over 550 civilians and injured around 3000 more. It has launched its biggest aerial attacks of the war so far. And it has not just sustained its attacks, but increased them.

The brutal attack on residential buildings in Kyiv earlier this week, which killed 28 civilians and left a further 134 wounded, are the actions of an aggressor who thinks that the world is not watching. They are wrong.

The Kremlin does this while trying to convince the international community that it is serious about peace. All of us in this room know from bitter experience how much weight we should attach to Moscow’s words. You only need to look at the days leading up to the invasion when we heard in this room that speculation of an invasion was “unsubstantiated conjectures”. But let us analyse their words, nonetheless.

On 2 June in Istanbul, Russia presented its memorandum with its conditions for ending its illegal war. In contrast to Ukraine’s own proposals, which are serious, reasonable and constructive, Russia’s memorandum calls for a complete surrender of Ukraine’s internationally recognised territory and limits on Ukraine’s armed forces. President Putin knows that Ukraine cannot accept this: he is claiming territory his army has not been able to take in over three years of his illegal war, and trying to weaken Ukraine so he can continue the war in future. The Kremlin’s maximalist position is clearly inconsistent with international principles enshrined in the UN Charter and Helsinki Final Act – including sovereign equality, the inviolability of frontiers, the territorial integrity of states and the non-intervention in internal affairs. It is further evidence – in case any were needed – that President Putin is not yet serious about peace.

Madam Chair, today also marks the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. There is mounting evidence of conflict-related sexual violence committed by Russian forces against Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war, including from successive Moscow Mechanism reports. We will have more to say on this in our Joint Statement under the relevant agenda item later today.

Finally, Madam Chair, it has been 38 months since Russia detained our three OSCE colleagues, Vadym Golda, Maxim Petrov and Dmytro Shabanov. The United Kingdom again calls for their immediate release. Thank you.

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June 19, 2025

Category: European Union

100 days since Ukraine offered a full, unconditional ceasefire, Russia continues to choose war: UK statement to the OSCE

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