Pierfrancesco MARAN

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• 2026-06-17 “(16:14:25 – 16:15:34): To succeed, we need targets and resources. This is why presenting the plan together with the revision of the ETS is a good idea and also a message. The ETS could unlock the resources we need. Over the next 5 years, it's expected to generate 160,000,000,000 of euros in revenues that is more than what we spend our energy in the next generation u. Those resources must go to help European industry to electrify and induce a plan to decarbonize. We are working on the 1 Europe, 1 market road map, but we also need a 1 European grid. Without it, the single market is incomplete. Our Europe is incomplete. But this won't happen overnight, and this won't happen without a strong political commitment and political vision. Our mess our message to commission today is so that we need no borders. We need green investment. We not need 27 small countries, but we need 1 stronger Europe. Thank you. Thank”
  Extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• 2025-06-18 “E-002448/2025 Answer given by Mr Tzitzikostas on behalf of the European Commission 1. Passenger transport-on-demand services such as services offered by taxis and Private Hire Vehicle with driver (PHV) complement the local public transport offer. Taxi and PHV offer overwhelmingly local passenger transport services. Cross-border services exist, notably in border regions, but account only for a very small fraction of all taxi and PHV services. Demand for transport in one location cannot be met by an offer for transport in a location further away. The sector is therefore geographically fragmented by nature. Member States are competent for regulating the sector and choose to do so at national, regional and/or local level. In this context, any future EU legislation would need to meet the principle of subsidiarity, as defined in Article 5(3) of the Treaty on European Union 1 . 2. The Commission continues to pursue breaches of EU law, notably the freedom of establishment (Article 49 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union 2 ), one of the fundamental pillars of the Single Market. Furthermore, when solicited, the Commission advises Member States reforming their rules on PHV in line with the principles outlined in its Notice on well-functioning and sustainable local passenger transport-on-demand (taxis and PHV) 3 . 3. The Commission has, in the above-mentioned Notice, clarified the limits established by EU law on how Member States may regulate the sector. It does not exclude to update this Notice and/or to take another initiative, the details of which have still to be defined. 1 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:12008M005:EN:HTML. 2 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tfeu_2008/art_49/oj/eng. 3 OJ C 62, 4.2.2022, p. 1.”
  EU Competition policy · EU transport infrastructure integration
• 2025-03-26 “E-001267/2025 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Séjourné on behalf of the European Commission 1. The Commission plans to lift the small series scheme for autonomous vehicles progressively. As a first step, still in 2025, the rules for automated valet parking will be extended to large series and by 2026 to the other use cases covered by Regulation (EU) 2022/1426 1 . Meanwhile, the Commission is working to deliver a global harmonised framework for automated driving systems (ADS) in the United Nation context by 2026. Both initiatives will also require the adaptation of other technical rules to fit automated vehicles. 2. With regard to test beds, the Commission will exchange with Member States and industry on the most promising use cases and geographic areas for deployment. The objectives in terms of deployed vehicles will depend on the use-cases selected, but the ambition is to move from current research pilots with few units of prototypes to fleets providing a commercial service. 3. In order to reach large numbers of automated vehicles on EU roads, the barriers on the single market, notably from national traffic rules in the Member States and for cross-border services, need to be overcome. 1 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/1426/oj/eng.”
  EU Competition policy · EU transport infrastructure integration
• 2024-10-30 “E-002318/2024 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Mînzatu on behalf of the European Commission The progress report on the Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities (SRPD) is planned for 2025. A continuous monitoring tool on implementation of the Strategy is available online 1 . The Commission supports Member States in providing the best education and training for their citizens. However, by virtue of Article 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, the organisation of education systems, including the measures to address students’ diversity, remains within the exclusive competence of the Member States. The EU contributes to the development of quality education by encouraging cooperation between Member States and, if necessary, by supporting and supplementing their actions. This includes support through EUfunded programmes (such as Cohesion Policy funds 2 , the Recovery and Resilience Facility 3 and Erasmus+ 4 ). The Commission works with the Member States, including Italy, towards creating a European education area 5 , a genuine European space of learning, which benefits all learners, teachers and institutions. It has focussed on pupils with disabilities in 2023-2024 in the context of mutual learning activities within the Working Group Pathways to School Success, linked to the implementation of the relevant Council Recommendation 6 and in line with the SRPD. Developments in the Member States are monitored through country reports prepared for the Commission by the European Disability Expertise 7 . The European agency for special needs and inclusive education also publishes country-level information in this respect 8 . Since decisions on educational provision for children with special educational needs pertain to the organisation of education systems, the EU cannot impose rules or review the national authorities’ decisions. 1 https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1552&langId=en 2 https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/2021-2027_en 3 https://commission.europa.eu/business-economy-euro/economic-recovery/recovery-and-resilience-facility_en 4 https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/ 5 https://education.ec.europa.eu/ 6 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32022H1209%2801%29 7 https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1532&langId=en 8 https://www.european-agency.org/country-information”
  EU policy on disability inclusion & accessibility
• 2024-09-05 “E-001624/2024 Answer given by Mr Reynders on behalf of the European Commission Dynamic pricing is not illegal under EU consumer protection rules. Dynamic pricing by dominant undertakings can be captured by Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) where it would amount to the imposition of excessive prices. However, whether pricing is excessive depends on the relationship between a dominant undertaking’s costs and profits rather than on its pricing mechanisms. The Commission has in the past investigated excessive pricing by dominant undertakings including in the pharmaceutical and energy sectors. 1 In both cases the Commission accepted commitments by the dominant undertaking that allowed bringing prices to lower, competitive levels. The Commission remains vigilant as regards possible excessive pricing abuses and stands ready to intervene in appropriate cases also in light of its priorities. EU consumer law requires traders to adequately inform consumers about prices and to refrain from misleading practices. For example, attracting consumers by advertising lower prices than the trader offers in reality, or increasing the price during the completion of the individual booking can constitute practices prohibited by the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005/29/EC 2 . National authorities and courts are competent to assess the infringements of EU consumer law. The Staff Working Document on the Fitness Check of EU consumer law covers various consumer problems in the digital environment, including issues related to event tickets, but the latter is not a main focus. 3 The report does not set out specific measures. The Commission will continue monitoring the situation and may consider measures should evidence emerge about difficulties in the application of the current rules. 1 Case AT.40394 – Aspen; and case AT. 39816 – Upstream gas supplies in Central and Eastern Europe. 2 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1585324585932&uri=CELEX%3A02005L002920220528 3 See the press release of 3 October 2024: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_4901. Commission Staff Working Document – Fitness Check of EU consumer law on digital fairness, SWD(2024) 230 final.”
  EU Competition policy · EU restrictions on unfair commercial practices
• 2024-08-29 “E-001567/2024 Answer given by Mr Hoekstra on behalf of the European Commission 1. As pointed out in reply to written question E-001506/2024, the Commission is aware that the situation created by the landslide near La Praz and the ensuing closure of the Fréjus railway line since August 2023 is serious and damaging for operators and the exports of Italian goods. The renovation works on the line will take some time due to their challenging nature. 2. Coordination of trans-Alpine transport is already addressed by existing coordination structures, in particular the Zurich Process 1 and the EU strategy for the Alpine region (EUSALP) 2 . These structures should be used to the largest extent possible in situations such as the current interruption of the Fréjus rail line following the landslide in August 2023 to ensure that traffic can continue on the most efficient routes and that excessive detours are avoided. 3. At this stage, the Commission does not have evidence that not all is done to reopen the line as soon as possible. See please also the reply to question 2. 1 https://acrossthealps.org/ 2 https://alpine-region.eu/”
  Road transport environmental policy
• “So now we move to the second round. That is less exciting than the first because we don't have ping pong. But every speaker got one minute. If you agree, we will make all the speakers in one round only, and then we will have a reply by the executive vice president for ten minutes. We start with Stephen Koller.”
  EU public communication strategy
• “Thank you chair. Dear colleagues, please can I ask. Dear colleagues, dear shadow rapporteur, just under a month ago, the European Commission, in its Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030, presented a clear roadmap indicating the measures that Europe needs to take to be 2030 ready. One of the most interesting innovation in this plan was that of the flagship projects. The commission presented an initial set of four pan-European projects that would shield Europe as a whole against pressing threats. These flagship projects have become one of the key points, together with other key building blocks such as EDP, around which we are discussing in the future of European defence. It is therefore only correct that the European Parliament, as the democratically elected European institution, has the opportunity to express itself on what the direction the European defence should look like and what it thinks about the flagship projects. I would therefore like to take a few minutes to present my draft opinion on the flagship European defence project of common interest. Overall, we are very satisfied of the work carried out by the rapporteur Lucia Annunziata, who had addressed many of the key issues surrounding the flagship project as the Internal Market Committee. We have the opportunity to express ourselves, in particular on some of the more practical aspects of the building of the European defence. For example, we should express ourselves on what we think are the best ways to strengthen the European defence, technological and industrial base on the single market for defence. And it is precisely on this aspect where I believe that our opinion can have a strong added value.”
  EU competences on defence
• “23:42 – 10:24:20): Thank you so much. I inform you that the deadline for amendments is nine March at four pm. We had a large debate. I support the fact that we should stay on topic for amendments. The vote in ENVI will be in fifteenth of April, and the plenary should be April two, ten, twenty twenty-six. So now we switch to the next topic that is strictly connected because we are talking about the first ETS.”
  Extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• “The different minutes can be adopted without modification. Report back on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations that the trilogue on the joint file about the defence Readiness and facilities, defence, investment and condition for defence industry. The trilogue took place on 19th May in the provisional agreement. The co-legislators agreed on a number of measures addressing challenges faced by the defence industry, while ensuring that the right balance is maintained between a high level of protection of health and the environment, a competitive internal market and defence. Defence readiness. The file is part of the Defence Readiness Omnibus package, which also includes a proposal on accelerating permit granting for defence project, for which a provisional agreement was also reached. On 19th of May and a proposal on simplifying intra-eu transfers and defence procurement. On which the co-legislators continue to negotiate. So the next point of the agenda, we have the consideration of the draft report on the Inspire directive, which is part of of the environmental Omnibus simplification package. We will begin with the presentation of the draft report by the rapporteur, Mrs. Meissner. Mrs. Wisner. The floor is yours.”
  Defence spending
• “00:59 – 11:03:35): Thank you. Now we open the catch the eye. I am the first to speak. My opinion is that we can't go on betting on importing gas from unstable countries. It's not just a matter of environment, but it's also a matter of our freedom and autonomy, and ETS is helping to emancipate from that. The previous Parliament made an important job on rules on that, and I would mention the fact that not should be used money but shall be used. I don't think today we had sufficient information on where revenues are used, and this is fundamental for our decisions in a topical moment for ETS. We are talking about fixing ETS One. Some national governments say we should abolish. We need to know how it is really going. We are talking—the previous debate was about ETS Two. The use of resources is a very important part of ETS because it could support investment, because it could support the social acceptance of a so important and complicated topic like that. I think we need much information and much decision from the Commission, and I hope later we will have other numbers and information about it because if it's not just a mere idea that national governments should do something but national member states are part of the process on reusing money that is from citizens in order to help this process. The information we have from independent reports are not so optimistic that it's happening. So I ask the Commission if we can help us to have further information on the use of money because we need it to know exactly how ETS is going. Thank you. Now we move to Sean Kelly from EPP.”
  Extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• “Thank you. Now the second round has different roles. The speaker has one minute. The commissioner will reply after the first part of the first round for five minutes. I. Request everybody to respect the fact that it's one minute. Otherwise we will not be on time. We start with Raul de la Hoz.”
  EU public communication strategy
• “Sure vice president Sejourne let's be honest today there isn't one single market yes we have integration in many areas but we still have twenty seven markets and way of doing business this is a big obstacle for innovation. Over the past years one hundred and fifty unicorns were founded in Europe but thirty percent of the days then moved abroad that's not a lack of a lack of talent or ideas it's a lack of European integration. We don't need a new digital ID for companies we don't need the deregulation and social dumping what we need is one set of rule and capital markets union to help our innovative companies move and raise funds across our continent to make them be European from day one. Vice president you asked our support and they tell you you will have it but only if the twenty eighth regime becomes a step toward completing the single market. Let us tell those who want to invest in a stock company this year the Europe is one and not twenty seven thank you.”
  EU Single Market harmonisation
• “Okay, so I informed that the as a substitute, there are Leonard DuPont. For Christine Schneider. Yep. Sofia Erickson, substitute for Thomas Ballard, SD7 verbal substitute for Barbara. Thomas White's substitute for Leonard Schilling from the Greens. We bought the I for the item number ten European Chemicals Agency and amending regulation. The rapporteur is crystal clear. So we start with the compromise. Number one. Who is in favor? Raise his hand. Who's against who? Abstain. Adopted compromise number two. Who is in favor? Who's against who? Abstain. Adopted. Compromise number three. Who's in favor? Who's against who? Abstain. Adopted compromise number four in favor. Who's against abstain. Adopted compromise number five. Who's in favor? Who's against who abstained. Adopted. Compromise number six. Who's in favor? Who's against abstain. Adopted. Compromise number seven. Who's in favor? Who's against abstain. Adopted. Compromise number eight. Who's in favor. Who's against abstain. Adopted. Compromise number nine. Who's in favor. Who's against abstain. Adopted. Final vote by roll call vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. And it's adopted by 58 votes in favour, four against and nine abstention. Congratulations to the rapporteur. So now we so now we move to the amending decision item number 11 as regards the market stability reserve for the building road transport and additional Sector Rapporteur.”
  Extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• “Okay. Let's start. We announced that about. The coordinators have just decided in their two day meeting to apply the simplified procedures set out in rule of. 52.2 of the Rules of Procedure about the proposal for amending regulation about the Critical Raw Material Act. In view of the very tight timetable of the lead Committee, deadline for tabling amendments will be set for Wednesday 24th of March at 11. Now we skip to the next point. We now proceed to an exchange of views with the Commission on two important Proposal, namely a proposal on amending the sebum regulation and a proposal on the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund. Mrs. Carpio, you have the floor for around ten minutes.”
  Sourcing of critical raw materials
• “(18:28:18 – 18:28:32): Thank you. Thank you, commissioner. The next meeting of the army committee will be take place in Strasbourg the June 15. But tomorrow morning at 9, we will have a joint committee with TRAN. See you tomorrow.”
  EU competences on defence
• “(14:37:00 – 14:37:43): Dear colleagues, I think we can start if everybody takes his place. The next item is the presentation of the draft report on the revision of regulation on CO2 emission standards for CARS and VANS, which forms part of the Commission's automotive package. I'd like to give the floor to our rapporteur, Massimo Salini, for 5 minutes to present the main elements of the draft report and the proposed amendments. You have the floor, Mr. Salini.”
  Road transport environmental policy
• “(17:44:08 – 17:47:59): Thank you so much. And now we make a quick break. We're over here. We made a we will make a quick break before starting with the next item. Thank you. Okay. ***Exchange of views with Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, as part of the structured dialogue”
  Gender roles, equality and inclusion
• “So we will now move to our next point, which is the exchange of views on the amendments tabled by the envy members on the proposal, establishing a budget expenditure Tracking and performance framework as part of the next MFF. As a rapporteur, I will take the floor first. So, dear colleagues, the regulation on the budget Performance framework is a very technical one, but with consequential impacts for the next long term budget. Importantly, it is of relevance for the work of our parliamentary committee as it sets out, among other things, horizontal climate and environmental targets and how the principle of do not significant harm should apply for over two trillions of EU budget. This is why our Committee has asked to prepare an opinion, and why we expect the rapporteurs of the Committee to fully take it into account. Discussion on the compromise amendments are still ongoing, but I wanted to point to two issues that I believe our opinion should particularly focus on. First, on expense and performance tracking. Going from a fragmented system to a single horizontal framework for tracking and performance reporting can be a positive step. It will make it easier to track clearly how EU funds are spent, and to see whether we are on track to meet our climate and environmental objectives. But we need to make sure that climate and environmental contribution are adequately and appropriately measured and calculate it without clear measurement of our objectives.”
  EU policy on sustainability criteria in public funding
• “23:42 – 10:24:20): Thank you so much. I inform you that the deadline for amendments is nine March at four pm. We had a large debate. I support the fact that we should stay on topic for amendments. The vote in ENVI will be in fifteenth of April, and the plenary should be April two, ten, twenty twenty-six. So now we switch to the next topic that is strictly connected because we are talking about the first ETS.”
  Extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• “Good morning everybody. We start with the adoption of the agenda. If there are no objections. Objections to the draft agenda can be adopted without modification. Uh, I remember the interpretation is available in 21 languages. As usual, the meeting file is available electronically via the meeting application, and the meeting will be web streamed. Uh, among the meeting documents, you will find the mission report of the EP delegation to the Cop 30 meeting in Belgium that took place in November 2025. Uh, the this commission proposed a. Then there's the announcement for deadline for amendments to draft decisions empowering a France to accede to the Inter-American convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles. This commission proposal has been referred jointly to the committees on 23rd October 2025, in line with the coordinators decision of 12th December 2025 to apply the simplified procedure under rule of 52.2 of the Rules of Procedure. The deadline for amendment will be set for Thursday 5th March at 11. Then we. Will go directly there. Uh, we, um, we had, um, a coordination, uh, recommendation of the 27th January and 11th February 2026. If there are any objections to the coordinators recommendation for those two meetings which has been circulated electronically, this is the moment. Mrs. Sardone.”
  Multilingualism in EU institutions
• “Yes. Thank you. Chair. Uh, I think we can do. I thank all the shadow rapporteur. I think we can do a very good job. It's the same team of rapporteur. So we are used to work together and uh, we I think we can find a good agreement in order to push for more European defence. Uh, and not, uh, national state defence. That is why I think we will highlight the theme of governance, uh, of this project and of course, of funding. So I look forward the for your amendment till Wednesday. Hope you will not table too many amendments, but I will take in great consideration in order to have a big majority to approve our opinion. Thank you.”
  EU competences on defence
• “Thank you president. The regulatory framework for product safety is no doubt one of the great successes of the European Union. But these rules were written in 2008, and that's a world which no longer exists. Facebook was just starting out. Uh, Sheehan in China had only just been created. Um, so to protect consumers in the digital era, we knew the updated rules. So we need to use, on the one hand, digitalization for our own benefit. A harmonised digital passport would make procedures for companies simpler and would create a single point of access for all product information for consumers, public authorities and repairers. On the other hand, we need to tackle the proliferation of millions of products which do not comply with standards which are sold through online platforms. It's a problem of unfair competition, as we know, for our companies, um, and particularly a problem of protection for consumers. We are therefore eagerly awaiting the work of the Commission, which announced that it will update the legislative framework in the forthcoming months. Minds. It's fundamental and it will benefit our companies and our consumers. Thank you.”
  Product passport
• “I thought there was more debate. Sorry. No. It's okay. No, we we think it is a. I think this report is an important opportunity to discuss the future of procurement rules. That is also why we think it's incorrect to put sentences like the two discuss the Green Deal effect, and we are also the words from the commission. I would mention three points that are important from my point of view, and I also appreciate the amendments presented and assigned from our shadow rapporteur from SMD. Uh, we need to go beyond the most economically advantageous criteria. If we it's just a matter of price. We don't reach other goals. And often we have the impression even in European funds, we don't spend all the money we have at our disposal. Uh, we save it, but we don't use this opportunity to have a better results on environment and working condition where we can do better, and if we want to make it simple to work on. Subcontracting is a way to to get it simpler because, uh, the most, uh, long chain we have. And the less information we have on what happens. So if we work on the criteria of maximum two. Tires and we promote also fair treatment of workers and probably also a better results. Uh, of the building or the service we need. And finally, we need to recognize the role of the social economy and social services. News should allow fair access to social economies and titles, and we should strive to uphold the legal framework for the procurement, procurement of social services, which are essential. I hope these points will be included in the report. And Especially we look forward on the on the work of the Commission for the new rules. Thank you.”
  EU policy on social criteria in public funding
• “24:35 – 09:24:54): So we will now proceed with the consideration of the draft report on the market stability reserve for the buildings road transport and additional sectors i give now the floor to the rapporteur missus danusa neudova yeah”
  Extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• “Thank you. President. Dear colleagues, Commissioner in Italy. Piracy is causing $200 million in damage per year. And we're seeing this illegal online piracy, particularly in sports events. But this is not just an issue for individual countries. We're seeing in Italy piracy being delegated to a company which is dealing with it. This system is leading to a blocking and we are ending up with blockages, which are also covering legitimate streams. So what we are seeing here is a threat which is levelled at all of us. Above all, what we need to do is to ensure that we tackle piracy. Illegal piracy. This should be something which Works, but also something which ends up with sport. Live sport being accessible to consumers. We need to defend sport. Make it accessible and we need to have not just national but pan-European approaches to this.”
  Broadcasting of sports events
• “So, so let me thank you, the Commissioner, Roswell, for a usual willingness to answer our question and participate to our activity. Now we have a short break before the next point. ***Exchange of views with Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on the preparations and key issues at stake for the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 17)”
  Nature protection and restoration in the EU
• “Furthermore, the plans focus on Frontier Foundation models reflect the logics of scale more typical of Silicon Valley, then of Europe, training even large. The models in massive facilities may serve at line goals, but it does not match the need of our industrial base. Europe's strength lies in decentralized, efficient and modular AI, especially at the edge. Our SMEs public services and industrial markups require systems that can adapt and control, not a race to build the next 500 billion parameter model powered by hundreds of thousands of GPUs. The plan also touches on simplification of the regulatory framework on error that warrants a closer scrutiny. At a time when the AI act is in its crucial implementation phase, the plan makes a reference to facilitating compliance. I must stress that the upcoming digital omnibus and upcoming delegated acts must not become a vehicle for watering down core provisions. These risks, these risks undermining the very legal certainty and trust the act is meant to deliver. In conclusion. In conclusion, the action plan moves, moves us forward, but leaves critical questions open on procurement, architecture and regulatory integrity. I hope the Commission will provide further clarity in the coming months. Thank you.”
  Artificial Intelligence
• “24:28 – 10:24:51): The revenues of the ETS. So it's an exchange of view with the Commission on the transparency, traceability, and public visibility of revenues derived from the ETS as established by Directive 2003/87/EC and amended by Directive 2023/959. We leave the follow-up to Matthew Quinn from the Commission.”
  Extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• “These do not become credible. Second, as this committee has already expressed, we need an ambitious target for climate action and environmental objectives. They proposed a horizontal target is an important and should serve as a minimum baseline. In view of the upcoming negotiation on the budget, our committee should clearly indicate what should be included in this target and how it should be measured. As we as we have seen with the current MFF setting, clear horizontal target is of fundamental importance. To set the direction of travel and to help the union meet its climate and environmental objectives. On biodiversity. As this Committee has stated, the next MFF needs to have clearly identifiable and adequate dedicated spending targets. This point should be reflected in our discussion. Ambitious horizontal targets across the MFF and key programme is therefore needed. In conclusion, dear colleagues, the discussion on the next MFF have just begun and they will. And they will be long. The Committee will have a key role to play over the next year, and I intend to make sure that our voice and priorities are heard clearly throughout the negotiation. I look forward to hear the opinion of all the shadow rapporteurs and members who wish to share this view. Thank you.”
  EU policy on sustainability criteria in public funding
• “Good afternoon. I think we can start. We start with the adoption of the agenda. The agenda of today and tomorrow is really interesting. And if there are no objections, the draft agenda can be adopted without modification. Interpretation is available in 21 language. As usual, the meeting file is available electronically via the meeting application, and the meeting will be web streamed. Uh, herewith, I would like to announce the deadline for amendments on the, um, the opinion on the Common Fisheries Policy Policy 2028 2034 for the 3rd of June at 11 a.m. the Secretary has already circulated information on the tabling of amendments regarding provisional transfer to this file from the NLP regulation. Please also remember that the envy opinion shall deal solely with those matters that fall within the area of competence of the opinion giving Committee. Amendment falling outside the area of competence of that opinion giving committee shall not be admissible. As. It has been a coordinator meeting on Wednesday 12 of May. The coordinators recommendation have been circulated electronically. If there are no objection, they can be deemed approved. The minutes of 9th February of 2026, 24 and 25 of February, five of March 16th and 17th March available if there are no objections.”
  EU competences on foreign affairs
• “I just integrate the previous speech. I agree with the colleague. Um, we have a problem of implementation in many member states of the of the rules. We have various penalties, as it was said, from €26 to up to 5 million. So the main question is what can be done to ensure a uniform application in member states? And how can consumers be fully protected across the union? I think if we don't, uh, keep the your attention on this fact that we have maybe a good rules, but not a good implementation. And this is an issue. Another question. Of course, many of us are interested about the audiovisual services, where also, the last time we voted in the plenary, we had different opinions. I would ask the Commission if we should consider audiovisual as a unique, or we can distinguish in some way a sports and other audiovisual sector. Because, as the colleague said, of course it's a matter also to protect some cultures and also to have a planning of of the advertisement of some production to distribute it in different countries while sports is happening at the same time. So maybe at least we could value if it's a sector or two sector. I don't know if even for sports, geo blocking and removing geo blocking is the solution. But I would mention the problem. We have a growing impact of prices year after year on live sports. Uh, for in every country. So the result is not good for consumers. So first maybe even in in the study we should mention how much increase the cost for live sports uh around Europe. And second, geo blocking could help. If not, what can help to have, uh, better prices for consumers? Thank you.”
  Geo-blocking
• “24:35 – 09:24:54): So we will now proceed with the consideration of the draft report on the market stability reserve for the buildings road transport and additional sectors i give now the floor to the rapporteur missus danusa neudova yeah”
  Extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• “Thank you Commissioner. Now we have the round of coordinators. It's, uh, it was mentioned it's a ping pong. So the coordinator has one minute and a half. Then the commissioner one minute and a half. And then there is a second possibility for a follow up question of 30s and 32nd rounds. We start with DPP Peter.”
  EU political integration
• “So we say at least three member states should participate to be in the ADB. And we we would disagree if there are some ideas of project among two states included in in ADB, and even the idea of getting a larger Europe means for us to include Ukraine and UK in the program. I think we think it could be helpful, uh, to, to enlarge the coalition and the approach we are having on developing a European industry. We could also mention the fact that even Norway in the future could be part of it. Uh, four point, this is what we said at the beginning of the debate. 1.5 billion is not enough. We have to increase this expense. We are against a socialist to use cohesion and social policy funds, but we could work on Russian frozen assets that could be helpful. So we look forward to approve aid as fast as possible. We have a few, uh, amendments starting from the European Commission document, and we look to work together to approve it faster.”
  EU-Ukraine relations
• “Thank you. President. The Green Deal is more than an environmental strategy. It is a strategy for Europe's future and security. It sets the path of our growth, innovation and resilience, and our budget must reflect that ambition. The 2027 budget has. The final year of the current MFF is a decisive moment for the EU. The European Environmental Agency warns that many climate and environmental targets are still off track, and the choices we make now will determine whether we deliver on our commitments, we must therefore reframe the green. Transition is essential for Europe's competitiveness and security. As Mario Draghi reminded us, this transformation requires substantial investments without it or our ambition risk remaining word on paper. The committee calls for a budget that reflects the urgent need of this moment investing in renewable energy, energy efficiency, biodiversity protection and safeguarding key programs such as life, the Just Transition Fund and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, is essential to tackle biodiversity loss, pollution and climate related disasters. Thank you.”
  Energy (green transition)
• “Chair thank you. Some other members want to participate with the catch the eye so we know there is some other matter. Anyway, I should ask, uh, so we we give the floor to the commission from DG budget. We have Daniel Ruskamp.”
  Discharge of EU institutions and agencies
• “Thank you. Commissioner. We make a small pose to change topic. ***Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities”
  Accounting and auditing of EU budget
• “Good afternoon. Good afternoon, and welcome also to the to the first member. If there are no objection, the draft agenda can be adopted without modification. Interpretation is available in 21 language. As usual, the meeting file is available electronically via the meeting application and the meeting will be live streamed. We will vote on the decision empowering France to accede to the Inter-American convention for the protection and conservation of sea turtles and devoted to enter the institutional negotiation. Now we make a vote to see if everything works correctly. We open the vote. I closed the border. We have a problem to fix. The green one. We. We made another. One. They solved the problem. We made another try. So we open the vote. We close the vote. Now everything is okay. So. Raising our hand, we vote for compromise, number one. Who's in favor? Who's against who abstained? And it's adopted. Now we have the final vote by roll call. Vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. Approved by 96 votes in favor. Big congrats to the rapporteur. Because we have the second vote, that is a bit of attention because it's needed a specific majority by roll call vote on the decision to enter into the interinstitutional negotiations. The vote is open. The vote is closed. And it's adopted by unanimity. Thank you. I leave the floor to my colleague.”
  EU competences on foreign affairs
• “24:28 – 10:24:51): The revenues of the ETS. So it's an exchange of view with the Commission on the transparency, traceability, and public visibility of revenues derived from the ETS as established by Directive 2003/87/EC and amended by Directive 2023/959. We leave the follow-up to Matthew Quinn from the Commission.”
  Extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• “Commissioner, for some time. Um the first round by the coordinators is a ping pong formula. Yesterday Commissioner Hoekstra enjoyed it and I hope even you will appreciate it a lot. It works with a question of 90s, an answer for 90s and a second round of 30s each. Especially on the second round. I recommend the coordinator to respect the 32nd. That is. Something never happened yesterday. So we start with EPP Peter.”
  EU public communication strategy
• “00:59 – 11:03:35): Thank you. Now we open the catch the eye. I am the first to speak. My opinion is that we can't go on betting on importing gas from unstable countries. It's not just a matter of environment, but it's also a matter of our freedom and autonomy, and ETS is helping to emancipate from that. The previous Parliament made an important job on rules on that, and I would mention the fact that not should be used money but shall be used. I don't think today we had sufficient information on where revenues are used, and this is fundamental for our decisions in a topical moment for ETS. We are talking about fixing ETS One. Some national governments say we should abolish. We need to know how it is really going. We are talking—the previous debate was about ETS Two. The use of resources is a very important part of ETS because it could support investment, because it could support the social acceptance of a so important and complicated topic like that. I think we need much information and much decision from the Commission, and I hope later we will have other numbers and information about it because if it's not just a mere idea that national governments should do something but national member states are part of the process on reusing money that is from citizens in order to help this process. The information we have from independent reports are not so optimistic that it's happening. So I ask the Commission if we can help us to have further information on the use of money because we need it to know exactly how ETS is going. Thank you. Now we move to Sean Kelly from EPP.”
  Extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• “Good morning everybody. We start with the adoption of the agenda. If there are no objections. Objections to the draft agenda can be adopted without modification. Uh, I remember the interpretation is available in 21 languages. As usual, the meeting file is available electronically via the meeting application, and the meeting will be web streamed. Uh, among the meeting documents, you will find the mission report of the EP delegation to the Cop 30 meeting in Belgium that took place in November 2025. Uh, the this commission proposed a. Then there's the announcement for deadline for amendments to draft decisions empowering a France to accede to the Inter-American convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles. This commission proposal has been referred jointly to the committees on 23rd October 2025, in line with the coordinators decision of 12th December 2025 to apply the simplified procedure under rule of 52.2 of the Rules of Procedure. The deadline for amendment will be set for Thursday 5th March at 11. Then we. Will go directly there. Uh, we, um, we had, um, a coordination, uh, recommendation of the 27th January and 11th February 2026. If there are any objections to the coordinators recommendation for those two meetings which has been circulated electronically, this is the moment. Mrs. Sardone.”
  EU competences on foreign affairs
• “23:42 – 10:24:20): Thank you so much. I inform you that the deadline for amendments is nine March at four pm. We had a large debate. I support the fact that we should stay on topic for amendments. The vote in ENVI will be in fifteenth of April, and the plenary should be April two, ten, twenty twenty-six. So now we switch to the next topic that is strictly connected because we are talking about the first ETS.”
  Extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• “Thank you. President. Overcoming barriers that hold back the single market is at the heart of the Draghi letter reports. But we have to do it ensuring that we fully protect workers and their rights, and showing that competitiveness policies actually increase worker well-being and will not undermine achievements that were so difficult to obtain. The challenge is implementing the 28th regime. We need to have a sandbox, which is a single commercial law which will be valid throughout the EU and simple for startups, and we need to avoid a race to the bottom between national tax systems. And this is the best way to avoid overlapping standards and procedures which strangle new businesses. It has to be done and it has to be done smartly. For example, um, it doesn't make sense to have, um, work contracts brought into the 20th regime. They should remain where, um, worker is actually living and operating. We are in favour of a Europe with a single market which works for workers and has the bravery to innovate.”
  EU Single Market harmonisation
• “54:13 – 11:54:41): Thank you. The deadline for amendments is nineteenth of March at eleven p.m. The voting ENVI will be the second of July two thousand twenty-six. The voting NAG the first of December two thousand twenty-six, and the voting planner is supposed to be in January twenty twenty-seven. Our next meeting will be sixteenth-seventeenth of March and twenty-fourth of March. Thank you and have a nice day.”
  Accounting and auditing of EU budget
• “Thank you, thank you very much. And thank you for allowing me to connect remotely. To say a few words about the upcoming conference in Colombia. So let me start with a bit of background. We know that Colombia had announced to organize the first conference about the transition away from fossil fuels back in September of last year. They approached us just before the start of Cop 30 with the question of if we would like to, help co-host and co-organized the conference, which we thought was an excellent idea. Because there is a clear need for a platform where we can talk about actual steps, the nuts and bolts, if you will, of the transition towards more renewable energy. As I said, this was at the beginning of, of Cop 30 in Belgium. Fast forward two weeks and the topic of transitioning away from fossil fuels was all everyone talked about. That has led to an explosion of interest from basically everybody around the world who wants to participate. We had already at the time, secured the venue and prepared for a two day conference between country representatives to talk in, in, as I said, on a on the practicalities of speeding up the transition away from fossil fuels. So what we have tried to do in the meantime is make it an exclusive process as possible by allowing other representatives from NGOs, from academia, from parliamentarians all around the world, from civil society actors and from the private sector as well, to participate in their own sectoral chapters. We have first launched a call for written input. That would have been around two months ago. That input has been analysed, compiled and made available for in-person discussions starting on the 24th of April in, in Santa Marta as well.”
  Fossil fuels
• “Thank you, Elena. Dear colleagues, welcome to the joint MVTran committee meeting. We are looking forward to listening to your views today on the draft report on clean corporate vehicles. Let me start with very short housekeeping remarks. Interpretation is available in 21 languages. Speakers are invited to speak their Marathonga, if it is one of the languages for which interpretation is available. As usual, the meeting file is available electronically via the e meeting application and the meeting will be web streamed. Before giving the floor to the Trent Chair, I would like to briefly explain how our meeting will be conducted. MV and rapporteurs will be given the floor for 4 minutes each to present their draft report followed by MV and Tran shadow rapporteurs for 2 minutes each. If time allows, other members will have the opportunity to take the floor for a minute during the QHDI. The commission will be invited to take the floor for 5 minutes. Then the floor will be given again to the reporters for their final remarks for 2 minutes. So Elena, the floor is yours.”
  Corporate fleet electrification: binding zero-emission quotas vs. voluntary approach
• “Thank you. Now we start with the catch the eye. I, I want to add a question because all the action we have, um, uh, against fires are depending on the country, but some are from civilian authorities, some includes defense in, um, uh, in the way we, we try to fight against fires. So I want to ask you if, uh, in the strategy, what is the reaction, the about the member states, on the fact that if we need to create a sort of coordination, we should not work only on the civil authority, but also on on the defence one, because the main purpose is, is to block the event, not not to use only some tools. So what is your opinion about it? What can we do more to obtain a good coordination to to have a good solution? And on the other point, I think the debate on the budget is crucial in this moment. If we want to obtain a result before things happens. We should invest more and better. We are having a big debate on on this point. I'm still worried on the fact that the MFF we are working has less money compared to the one we spend in the last one. So what is your opinion about it? What can we do more? Because otherwise we should fight fires. But we want not to have new fires at the beginning. So now EPP Pascal. Aimo.”
  EU policy on infrastructure for preventing climate-related disasters (floods, droughts, extreme weather etc.)
• “Good afternoon everybody. We will now move to our next point, which is the exchange of views on the pardon. So we move to the next point. That is the exchange of views with the Commissioner. Welcome. Which is part of of the structured dialogue. This is an occasion for us to discuss the current commission work programme and priorities for the coming months. Before opening the first round of questions by our coordinators, which will take place in a ping pong format, I will give the floor to Commissioner Oster for ten minutes to present the ongoing activities and upcoming commission initiatives that fall into his large portfolio of responsibilities. Please, Commissioner, you have the floor.”
  EU political integration
• “00:59 – 11:03:35): Thank you. Now we open the catch the eye. I am the first to speak. My opinion is that we can't go on betting on importing gas from unstable countries. It's not just a matter of environment, but it's also a matter of our freedom and autonomy, and ETS is helping to emancipate from that. The previous Parliament made an important job on rules on that, and I would mention the fact that not should be used money but shall be used. I don't think today we had sufficient information on where revenues are used, and this is fundamental for our decisions in a topical moment for ETS. We are talking about fixing ETS One. Some national governments say we should abolish. We need to know how it is really going. We are talking—the previous debate was about ETS Two. The use of resources is a very important part of ETS because it could support investment, because it could support the social acceptance of a so important and complicated topic like that. I think we need much information and much decision from the Commission, and I hope later we will have other numbers and information about it because if it's not just a mere idea that national governments should do something but national member states are part of the process on reusing money that is from citizens in order to help this process. The information we have from independent reports are not so optimistic that it's happening. So I ask the Commission if we can help us to have further information on the use of money because we need it to know exactly how ETS is going. Thank you. Now we move to Sean Kelly from EPP.”
  Extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• “So for the next point of the agenda, let me now welcome commissioner Raja Alabib for the exchange of view, which is part of the structured dialogue. This is an occasion for us to discuss the current and forthcoming initiatives in the field of crisis management and preparedness going on on the work we had yesterday. Before opening the first round of question, I will give the floor to commissioner for 10 minutes to present the ongoing activities and priorities in her area. So commissioner Liebe, you have the floor.”
  EU competences on defence
• “I have therefore concentrated my draft opinion on a few key points. First, clear political goals. We fully share the rapporteur's view on the political goal of this flagship project. This flagship project should serve to strengthen the European defence, technological and industrial base and the single market for defence. But ultimately they should really contribute to developing a genuine European Defence Union. We should not focus on national rearmament or increasing national defence expenditures, but rather concentrate our efforts on building a truly European Defence Union as a pan-European and collaborative project. This flagship are the perfect starting point. Second. So governance is the key. If we if we believe that flagship project should represent the cornerstone of European defence cooperation, then we should ensure that they are managed by a strong and transparent governance governance structure. Other that key actors in European decision making structure. Commission member states and European Defence Agency. It is imperative that the European Parliament also is allowed to play its role of democratic control and oversight of this project. Third involved many partners involving many partners. If flagship are really to be the starting point for the development of a European defence industry, then we need many entitles working together. And if flagship are to represent the future of European defence cooperation, then we need to ensure that they have a high threshold of participating member States. In my in my draft opinion, I therefore proposed the flagship project should involve entitled from at least five member states and to be open to the full participation of Ukraine.”
  EU competences on defence
• “24:35 – 09:24:54): So we will now proceed with the consideration of the draft report on the market stability reserve for the buildings road transport and additional sectors i give now the floor to the rapporteur missus danusa neudova yeah”
  Extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• “Fourth and final point clear lines of funding. We have said this before. Whilst EDP is certainly a first success in the creation of the new European defence, failing to allocate sufficient funding for EDP was a missed opportunity. We need to make sure that flagship projects to be successful and have an impact of the creation of a European defence must be appropriately financed, in my opinion, with a phone call on the commission to explore ways of financing flexibility under the MFF. We also call on member States to use part of their allocation under Safe to finance this flagship project. And finally, given the discussion at the last European Council, we call to deploy Russia's immobilize the sovereign assets to support Ukraine. So, dear colleagues, there are just a few of the points that I have. These are just a few of the points that I have included in my draft opinion. The deadline for amendments is Wednesday. We will send you the first draft of compromise amendments by Monday for the first technical meeting. That will happen the next Wednesday. The vote will be the 4th of December. The vote in plenary is scheduled in January. I hope that we can all agree on some key points that become our contribution as the Imco committee to our city colleagues and to the European institutions and all Member States. I look forward to work with all the shadow rapporteurs and look forward to hearing your views.”
  Defence spending
• “Thank you president. In Europe we manufacture thousands of vehicles. And now what we are seeing are environmental issues which are related to our approach to the circular economy. Now, not everybody agrees with this phenomenon. We are faced with problems here for the operators in the sector, the environmental transition. Yes, we know about this. We know how it is done here and we are looking at different categories, I believe here and things which should be done independently by the producers and manufacturers in Europe. With this law, we have a 25% legal obligation to include plastic from old vehicles. And the environmental problems which are caused by this are a problem for industry too. I think we are also looking at circularity and changing the awareness of consumers. The automotive industry, of course, wants innovation, but I think it is able to do it. **Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ @Co-Chair: The floor goes to Anne-Sophie Frigo on behalf of the PFE.”
  Own resources (plastics)
• “24:28 – 10:24:51): The revenues of the ETS. So it's an exchange of view with the Commission on the transparency, traceability, and public visibility of revenues derived from the ETS as established by Directive 2003/87/EC and amended by Directive 2023/959. We leave the follow-up to Matthew Quinn from the Commission.”
  Extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
• “So if we take a seat, we. We can continue the next two items of our agenda concern the Convention on Biological Diversity and its objectives of conserving biodiversity, ensuring the sustainable use of biological resources, and fairly and equitably sharing the benefits arising from genetic resources and the upcoming Cop 17 meeting. We will begin with an exchange of views with Commissioner Jessica Roswell, who will present the EU's report on progress in implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework, which will serve as a contribution for the upcoming 17 meeting of the conference of the parties for the Convention on Biological Diversity. The conference is scheduled for October October, and the committee will send a delegation to this conference. Commissioner. The floor is yours.”
  Nature protection and restoration in the EU
• “Thank you. Uh, we take note of, uh, your objection. I don't see any any other member asking to to have speeches. So we don't have a majority for roll call vote. And in accordance with the rule 2020 of the Rules of procedure, this part of the coordinator's recommendation, that is the point number four, will be put on vote on the next voting session, which is due to take place this afternoon from 445 to 5. This vote will be added in the agenda as item 14 A, and will take place after the vote of the two objections to implementing acts on Biocidal products. I revised the order of business will be circulated to all members, and the voting list will be circulated by the Secretariat this morning. Then we have the adoption of minutes for the 13 of October 2025, 20th October 2025 and second of 2020 October 2025. If there are no objections, they can be adopted without modifications. So the first discussion of the day concerned the draft opinion prepared by Mrs. Stein on the proposal for a regulation on the European Competitiveness Fund. We will begin with an intervention from the rapporteur. Shadow rapporteur will then take the floor, followed by a catch the eye session and by the commission. Mrs. Bossi is here. You have the floor. Thank you.”
  EU competences on foreign affairs
• “Today. I'm. I'm the spokesperson of Sadie. So I am reading a statement on behalf of. The I. Continent Action Plan represents a positive development in the EU's approach to digital competitiveness. It correctly identifies computing infrastructure as a strategic asset and sets out a broad framework to consolidate Europe's position in AI. The scale of ambition is appropriate to the challenges ahead. The deployment of AI factories with the 13 already planned across 17 member states and the forthcoming Gigafactory, is a signal, a welcome recognition, that the availability of high performance computing is a prerequisite for participation in advanced AI development. These infrastructures, supported by the 200 billion invested AI initiative, could Significantly reduce existing barriers for research institutions and start ups. The integration of factory antennas in smaller member states is also a positive step toward equitable access if they are effectively made accessible to SMEs and mid-cap firms, which often face both technical and administrative hurdles. However, several structural issues merit attention. Notably, the plan does not introduce binding conditionality to ensure that public investment directly supports European providers without a clear European preference in public procurement and funding with risk. Building these gigafactories using non-European technology, reinforcing precisely the dependencies we claim to overcome.”
  EU digital & tech sovereignty
• “So two communication exchange of view impact on human rights, on the export of pesticides on 18th of March. Uh, manga three and 4.1 5 p.m.. The Subcommittee of Human Rights, in association with the delegation for relations with South Africa, is organizing an exchange of views with the UN expert and commission representatives on the topic of impact on human rights of the export of pesticides forbidden in the EU. The Case of South Africa N.V. members are invited to join the DRI committee discussion and intervene in the Q&A session. Deadline for amendments a proposal to amend regulation number 528 2012. Biocidal Products Regulation. As regards the extension of certain data protection period in line with the coordinators decision of 13th January 2026. To apply the simplified procedure as set out in rule 52.2 of the Rules of Procedure, the deadline for tabling amendments will be set for Wednesday 18th of March, 2026 at 11 a.m.. Thank you and see you tomorrow morning”
  EU competences on human rights
• “Thank you. I don't see any other colleagues for Catch the Eye or the Shadow rapporteur. So we leave the floor to the commission. There is a head of unit for strategy, digitalisation, better regulation and economic analysis from DG.”
  EU public communication strategy
• “A warm, a warm welcome to all members to this joint Committee meeting before we proceed with the vote. I give the floor to Co-rapporteurs for one minute each. I will start with the Co-rapporteur Maria Teresa Valdini. She is present. She is not present. So we move to the Co-rapporteur Mr. Niels Hansen.”
  EU engagement with citizens