Speeches

Madam Vice-President, you responded to the debate. I would like to say from my point of view that this debate was largely, almost entirely, characterised by mutual respect and by the values and principles laid down in the Treaties and, in particular, in the Charter of Fundamental Rights. And that, I believe, is the essence of liberal European democracy. If we respect our rights and our values, and if we treat each other with respect, then we can also express different opinions in style – this is what makes the European Parliament the European Citizens’ Chamber. I can now give the floor to Mr Anže Logar, President-in-Office of the Council, to answer, in particular, the breach of the Gordian node, Article 7, which has become a blunt weapon in recent years because of the principle of unanimity. I hope you can tell us how he can be beaten.

I now come to today's first round of voting. The files indicated on the agenda were put to the vote. The voting session will be open from 1 p.m., i.e. from now until 2.15 p.m. The voting procedure is the same as in the previous voting rounds. All votes are by roll call and I hereby declare the voting session open. The results of the votes will be announced at 7 p.m.

The next item on the agenda is the debate on the report by Birgit Sippel, on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a temporary derogation from certain provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of technology by providers of number-independent interpersonal communications services for the processing of personal and other data for the purpose of combating child sexual abuse online (COM(2020)0568 – C9-0288/2020 – 2020/0259(COD)) (A9-0258/2020).

With the final sentence, I think you have opened the door to answering the further questions. The joint debate is thus closed. The vote will take place on Tuesday 6 July 2021. Written declarations (Article 171)

The next item on the agenda is the joint debate on – the report by Pedro Silva Pereira, on behalf of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – Annual Report 2020 (2020/2124(INI)) (A9-0200/2021) and – Report by Bas Eickhout, on behalf of the Committee on Budgetary Control, on the control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – Annual Report 2019 (2020/2245(INI)) (A9-0215/2021). I would like to draw Members' attention to the fact that, as usual, all debates at this part-session do not accept spontaneous interventions or blue cards. In addition, as in the previous part-sessions, connections from Parliament’s liaison offices in the Member States are foreseen.