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CONT European Parliament
Follow its sittingsDaniel Freund
So I have included a number of provisions to limit bureaucracy. And I think what can help with this administrative burden reduction as well is to better include the stakeholders that actually hand out these grants. So there should be a regular and better structured dialogue between the commission and the stakeholders to make sure that this is well managed. So far for me, I'm looking forward to what Shadows have to say. Thank you.
Andreas Schwab
Thank you very much, colleague Freund. I think you rightly recalled to us that Erasmus is probably part of every student stream nowadays in the European Union. That's a famous project, which is very positive, and it can only be done because there is money allocated to it and that it's rightly spent. And therefore, thanks for your work on this. And I would like to give the floor now to mister Stechhofsky, who is replacing mister Jatzek Protas.
Tomáš Zdechovský
For my full transparency, I have to say that I was never participate on the program, and I didn't have any Italian wife or another wife from another country also. Sorry for that. But thanks to Daniel. As a PhD, as a professor at the university, I have a chance to participate in any program. Also, I will take notes that it's a very good application for finding someone.
Thank you very much, Chair. I am taking the floor on behalf of Mister Protas, EPP shareholder, this opinion as he cannot be present due to a family situation. EPP fully supports the Erasmus Plus program and its objectives, but we cannot support some of the amendments proposed by the reporter, mister Freund, as they go beyond concern and risk, diverting resources from the program's main mission. EPP priorities for this opinion are our priorities: sound financial management, transparency, effective parliament oversight in line with the European Court of Auditors' opinion. Flexibility is important to respond to evolving educational needs, but it must not compromise legal certainty, predictability for the beneficiaries of the parliament scrutiny. Scholarship in strategic fields are valuable, but they should be found through other union instruments to Erasmus plus resources remain focused on mobility, inclusion, and cooperation.
Transfers of resources should be, accepts exceptional, fully justified, communicated to parliament and administrative, and technical expenditure must remain proportionate with sailings and annual reporting to ensure oversight. Annual work programs must support implementation without replacing the essential elements of the regulation. And finally, simplification measures, funding, modalities and synergize with other instruments must not weaken transparency, eligibility, and accountability. Thank you very much.
Speaker 3
Thank you very much, Mr. Stikovsky. Next speaker is Thomas Belaran Carlin. Thank.
Speaker 6
You, mister chair. Well, chairman, colleagues, I would like to start by very warmly thanking the rapporteur for his work and indeed his commitment on what is a crucial dossier. I also was on Erasmus plus, and I was in Italy. I didn't meet anybody like you did, but, anyway, I can say also that the Erasmus program is one which really does change the lives of hundreds of thousands of Europeans every year. And it also, I think, shows clearly what Europe gives to its youngest as well: mobility, openness to other people, and the possibilities for discovery and learning.
Speaker 8
And for where I come in Normandy, I met some people from a hotel school in January, and they had been on Erasmus as well. So Europe is a Europe where Erasmus provides advantages to people who couldn't enjoy them in the past. And that's why Erasmus is a success. And we have a responsibility as MEPs in the Budget Control Committee to ensure that every euro invested in Erasmus plus is done so in a transparent and effective manner. Strengthening the program is to provide for greater controls in order to preserve the integrity of the program.
Speaker 6
We have to ensure that the funds are correctly managed and that we're rigorous, that we have a clear evaluation of the genuine impact of Erasmus. It's also crucial to guarantee fair access to the program so that it doesn't only benefit the most favored swathes of the population. And so that means that we, in this committee, have to be in a position to apply self-discipline to ensure that we really are concerned about budgetary control. And in that, I would echo this point just raised by our EPP colleague to ensure that in this committee, we really focus on the issues which fall within the scope of our budgetary control role. And we don't overflow and tread on the competencies of colleagues from other committees, particularly the Code Committee.
Speaker 7
To conclude, I feel that, yes, we can take action at our level to strengthen the Erasmus plus program to ensure that it remains a strong symbol of the EU to provide unique opportunities for young people on our continent. Thank you. You. Thomas Deutsch will be the next speaker.
Speaker 10
Thank you for the floor. So colleagues, as the rapporteur has mentioned, as the third point of the draft, which is before us, this considers the Hungarian university students and the illegal exclusion of those students from the Erasmus plus program. I would like to state that there is a political background to what Daniel Freund has said. So there is a bias. It is known that he has a bias against Hungary, and he is unable to accept and recognize that it is a wrongful decision that has been made with regard to the participation of Hungarian students in the Erasmus program.
Speaker 14
So there are many people, including Daniel Freund, who are not able to look at the facts. So it is an absurdity that they are to say that there is any kind of abuse of funds or misuse of funds, which is behind this. It is simply political blackmail. Let me mention a couple of points. No university in Europe gets money from the Erasmus Plus program.
Thomas Pellerin-Carlin
The money is given to the students. It's the students that get the money. And in Hungary, this where Hungary, which is a country which Daniel Freund says is a dictatorship, and a quarter of Hungarian students at universities are not able to take part in the program. And Daniel Freund says that it is talking about the state universities. Daniel Freud says that there is a terrible policy being followed by the Audubon government.
And these programs are independent of the states because there are students who are in private trusts, organizations, or universities which are organized by private trusts. And they are not allowed to take part in the Erasmus program. This is very contradictory. And despite accepting the well, this is blackmail, and we do not accept this. The Hungarian students, university students, are being unlawfully excluded from Erasmus.
And the Cont Committee is not looking at the lawful use of European money, but it's of European funds, rather. It is taking part in a political attack on Hungary. There is no kind of unlawful use of Erasmus money in Hungary at all. So we don't have to look for some kind of emergency solution to this problem. So there's a quarter of the Hungarian students who are not allowed to take part in this, and they should be allowed to take part in this program.
Speaker 11
This wrongful exclusion is only because of political ideology, and it is blackmail.
Speaker 15
Thank you very much. Next speaker is servant Dimitri Stulza. Thank you, Sarah. I speak in Romanian, so please keep Stimas College.
Speaker 12
Dear colleagues, for millions of European young people, Erasmus Plus is not merely a program. It is their first real experience of freedom and mobility, or so to say, the first time they go into the world. It is their chance to experience Europe beyond their own country. And to society, the benefit is very clear. They are, this program trains a better trained and a more connected generation.
Speaker 13
Our role in this committee is to make sure that in the future Erasmus program, each euro we invest leads to real impact for as many young people as possible. This is why, first of all, I firmly believe that we need to protect Erasmus as a mass program that is accessible to as many young people as possible. We cannot allow the resources to be concentrated in a few, very high scholarships, which would affect mobility for the greater majority. Erasmus has to stay accessible. It should not become elitist.
Speaker 12
Secondly, we need to talk about financial correctness. We all know that living costs differ from one European country to another. And this is why if we do not adapt the grants to the reality on the ground, we risk excluding the young people that we claim we want to support. Thirdly, bureaucracy is a real barrier still. Simplification, digitalization, and reducing the administrative burden are not mere technical details.
Speaker 20
These are essential conditions in order for as many young people as possible to have access to educational exchange programs. Therefore, Erasmus plus is one of the programs that works best for the citizens and that brings Europe closer to them. So there can be no financial compromises made. There should be no cuts and no favoritism, because trust in Europe starts with this, with programs that work and that reach the population. Thank you.
Speaker 19
Thank you very much, colleague Sturza. And next speaker is Vlad Vasile Voigtkulescu.
Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu
Thank you, chair. The Erasmus plus program is definitely one of European Union's clearest success stories. It is not only a mobility program. It's an investment in European citizenship and skills, innovation, and social cohesion. It helps young people, learners, teachers, and organizations experience European practice on the grounds, and it strengthens our union from the grounds up.
This is precisely why we must protect it with strong standards of transparency, accountability, and sound financial management. It was refreshing to hear the colleague defending the Orban government earlier by mentioning private universities. I guess there were some lessons learned from chasing the Central European University out of Hungary just a couple of years ago. Maybe mister Orban is sorry for that and generally for the way they behave in the relationship to the EU, to other member states, and also to universities, newspapers, and so on. But this being said, the amendments that I intend to table will make Erasmus plus more credible, more resilient, and more effective.
I will ask for reinforced anti fraud safeguards, improved monitoring and reporting, strengthened auditability, and to ensure that every euro is spent in line with European values and the rule of law. As Mister Friend has mentioned, I think parliamentary oversight is important and should play a much more important role. At the same time, I'm sure many of our colleagues agree we want Erasmus plus to remain accessible, inclusive, and simple for beneficiaries. So I will also table amendments calling for less red tape where possible, and stronger safeguards where necessary. For a new Europe, that is the right balance of ambition with responsibility, openness with integrity, and a stronger Erasmus plus as a foundation for a stronger Europe.
Thank you.
Andreas Schwab
Thank you very much, colleague Vasile Voiculescu. Is there a speaker from the left or from the ESN? If not, are there any other speakers? If not, Mr. Freund, I would like to give the floor back to you.
Daniel Freund
Thanks, chair, and thanks to all the shadows for the feedback. I think I mean, what I took from this debate is that on a number of points, I think there is broad agreement, that we make Erasmus grants available to as many Europeans as possible, that we make sure that the program is accessible and open and has as little red tape and administrative burden as possible. Obviously, as Cont, we will focus on the Cont issues, but I also think that in my draft report, I very much did that, looking at issues of cost of living issues, making sure that the aims of the program can be well respected, that we can track the money. But looking forward to your amendments, and we'll discuss that then among the shadows. One point I have to say, the suspension of funding to actually illegal structures in Hungary is fully in line with EU law, and anyone that thinks differently has the legal avenue to the court of justice to prove otherwise.
But so far, all the suspensions that the commission has done have actually stood in court. So saying that it's illegal is simply not a fact. Thank you very much.
Andreas Schwab
Thank you very much, colleague Daniel Freund. I would like to remind you of the next step in the process that you are probably familiar with. Welcoming also all other members who are joining us. The deadline for tabling amendments is Wednesday, March 25 at 02:00, and the vote in committee is scheduled for May 5. Thank you very much for that exchange.
And like that, we move on. But I'm told that I should give the colleagues the time to sign in for two minutes to kick off the vote after. Perfect. So, colleagues, I don't wanna disturb your very nice talks. No.
No. Don't worry. You can continue to speak. I just would like to inform you that mister Jose Zepeda is not so interesting, but I read it out. Mister Jose Zepeda is replaced by detainee Androcitis.
Good morning. Raul Delaos is replaced by Marion Walzman. Welcome to Marion also. And Claudio Manda is replaced by Andy Cristea. Very good.
And Chaba Molnar is replaced by Maria Goodzenina. And then, I forgot. I'm sorry. I forgot that Kinga Colar is replaced by François Xavier Bellani. Hello.
So, yeah. Yeah. But that we will do later. Excellent. So, before we start the vote, colleagues, we will try to check the system.
And maybe I can ask you a question, that you don't know and I don't know either. So please vote to check if you are all here, and if the system works. There are 500 amendments tabled, and mostly are covered by 90 compromise amendments, with 12 amendments and six suggestions by opinion-giving committees voted individually. So I think we can do it in time. And we will wait for everyone to slip in his or her card and to vote also.
Monica? Perfect. So now I close the vote, and we see that. Sorry, please. I have a problem. My card is not working.
Andreas Schwab
It's a good way. Okay. Okay. Yeah. So I think that to enter the process of the vote, maybe Mister Freund is our aperture, wants to have a short comment.
Daniel Freund
Just, to thank very much the shadows. I think this was a very constructive negotiation process that we had. Also, thanks to the secretariat and my team. There is quite a lot of work that went into this report, but I think we have a strong, discharge report on a number of key issues for this committee. I think we have really good recommendations, for example, to increase the transparency of RF beneficiaries.
So thanks to everyone involved, and now looking forward to the vote.
Andreas Schwab
Thank you, Mr. Freund. You are rightly recalling us that doing a report in this house is a very important task. We are grateful to you as we are grateful to all other colleagues who undergo this task. So now let's proceed with the vote. If there are no other comments, we will first vote on the decision on discharge for the European Commission regarding the general budget.
And I would like to start with the decision on discharge for the financial year 2024, section three. It's a single vote on the commission, which is taken together as a roll-call vote with all the other elements until we come to paragraph two. So in favor, please show it by a show of hands, against a roll call vote. Yeah. Okay.
Sorry. You're absolutely right. It's not by a show of hands. It's with the machine, please. Oh, vote is open.
Vote is closed, and it's adopted 18-10. Then we come to compromise amendment, political priorities. There is a second vote. Is second on this charge, single vote, nines, tens, and eleventh. And together with the final one, another roll call vote.
I open the vote in favor, against, abstentions. I close the vote, and it's adopted 19 to 8. And now we come to the compromise, political priorities one, in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Then we come to compromise two on this next page, in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Then we come to compromise three, in favor against abstentions adopted.
We come to compromise four. Thank you very much. We come to compromise 4. In favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise five in favor, against, abstentions adopted.
And now we come to amendment 22, in favor, against, abstentions, rejected. 24 in favor, against abstentions. It seems to be rejected, but we can check that. Open the vote for 24. Please vote.
I close the vote, and it's rejected, 28. We come to compromise amendment six in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment 7. In favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment eight in favor, against, abstentions adopted.
We come to compromise amendment Jurassic. Neuhn and Jurassic. Exactly. 39, we have a vote in favor against. It's part one. As pointed out in your voting list, we do it again in favor, 39 against, abstentions adopted.
Part two, in favor, against, abstentions rejected. Then we come to Compromise Amendment nine, in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. We come to Compromise Amendment 10, in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment 11 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment 12 in favor, against, abstentions adopted.
We come to Compromise Amendment 13 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. 71 is covered now. 13a. Then we come to Compromise Amendment 13a in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to Compromise Amendment 14 in favor, against, abstentions adopted.
Now we come to compromise amendment statement of assurance, SOA one, in favor, against abstentions, adopted. We come to compromise amendment, statement of assurance two in favor, against abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment three in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to a compromise amendment statement of assurance four in favor, against abstentions, adopted. We come to compromise amendment five of that type in favor, against, abstentions adopted.
Thank you so much for following my advice quickly. We come to Compromise Amendment six of that type in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Compromise Amendment seven of that type in favor, against abstentions, adopted. Then we come to Compromise Amendment eight of the type in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Compromise nine of the type in favor against abstentions, adopted.
Compromise no, no compromise, and a special amendment of Mr. Tridico, 140. In favor? Against? Abstentions are rejected.
Sorry. Compromise amendment 10 of the type. In favor? Against abstentions, adopted. Compromise amendment 11 of the type in favor, against, abstentions adopted.
Compromise amendment 12 of this type in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Compromise Amendment 13 of that type in favor, against abstentions, adopted. Okay. I try to be fast, but not that fast, maybe yet. Now we come to Compromise Amendment MMF 1-1 in favor against abstentions adopted.
We come to Amendment five, in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. We come to compromise amendment MMF1.2 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment MFF 1.3, in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment MFF 1.4, in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment, MFF 15 a in favor, against, abstentions adopted.
We come to compromise amendment 15b in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. We come to compromise amendment, MFF 16 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment MFF 17 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment MFF 18 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. And now we come to Compromise Amendment f two one in favor, against abstentions adopted.
We come to an Amendment 204 of Monica Hohlmeyer in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise m f 2 2 in favor against abstentions adopted. We come to compromise m f two a in favor against abstentions adopted. We come to amendment 216 of Virginiji Jurong and others, in favor, against, abstentions, rejected. We come to compromise amendment mff 23 in favor, against, abstentions adopted.
We come to compromise amendment mff 2 4 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment MFF 2 4 A in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment MFF 25 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. We come to Compromise Amendment 25a in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. We come to Amendment SANT two, in favor, against, abstentions, adopted.
SANT eight in favor, against abstentions adopted. Now we come to compromise amendment, FFF 25B, in favor against abstentions adopted. We come to CALT seven in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment, MFF 2.6, in favor against abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment, MFF 3.1, in favor against abstentions adopted.
We come to compromise amendment, MFF 3.2 in favor against abstentions adopted. We come to AGRE six in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to AGRE seven in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise MFF 3.3 in favor, against abstentions, adopted. We come to compromise MFF 3.4 in favor, against abstentions, adopted.
We come to compromise amendment MFF 35 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Please, Mr. Stikovsky.
Tomáš Zdechovský
Thank you, chairman. Dear colleagues, about the compromise on NGOs for this resolution. I was reached, in good fight between Greens, SND, left, and EPP, and EPP made significant drops to accommodate the priorities on other political groups. And the same the other did in return. The compromise is not perfect, but its presence, the balance.
We call on political groups to respect this agreement where, in the plenary and voted in favor today, means for all of us to avoid tabling any amendments in plenary level. EPP committed. We support strong, transparent, and proportionate rules for all recipients on EU funds, and we publicly call on other groups to honor their commitment as well now, here, and in public. Thank you very much, chairman.
Andreas Schwab
Thank you, Mr. Stigovsky. Any other comment? That's not the case. Then we vote on compromise amendment MFF36. In favor, against, abstentions. Adopted. We come to compromise amendment MFF 37 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted.
We come to compromise amendment MFF 41 in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. We come to compromise amendment, MFF 4 2 in favor, against abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment, MFF 4 3 in favor, against abstentions adopted. MFF 4-4 in favor against abstentions adopted. MFF 51 in favor against abstentions adopted, MFF 52 in favor against abstentions adopted, MFF 53 in favor abstentions adopted, MFF 61 in favor against abstentions adopted, and MFF 62 in favor against abstentions adopted, MFF 63 in favor against abstentions adopted, MFF 64 in favor against abstentions adopted, MFF 65 in favor against abstentions adopted, MFF 66 in favor against abstentions adopted.
MFF 67 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. MFF 71 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. MFF seven two in favor, against abstentions adopted. MFF seven three in favor, against abstentions adopted. MFF seven four in favor, against abstentions adopted.
MFF seven five in favor, against abstentions adopted. And amendment 437 in favor, against, abstentions rejected. M f 7 6 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. MFF 77 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. And now we come to compromise amendment RRF one, in favor, against, abstentions, adopted.
RF two in favor, against abstentions adopted. RF three in favor, against, abstentions adopted. RF four in favor, against abstentions adopted. RF five in favor, against abstentions adopted. And I would like to thank all those who have been working out these compromises.
And now we come to amendment 457 of Mister Sekovsky. In favor, against, abstentions, adopted. 458, in favor, against, abstentions adopted. RRF six, in favor, against, abstentions adopted. 461, in favor, against, abstentions. Let's check 461.
Vote is open. Vote is closed, and it's rejected. RF seven in favor, against, abstentions adopted. RF eight in favor, against abstentions adopted. RF nine in favor, against, abstentions adopted.
RF nine in favor against. It's nine a double. Nine, and then four six. Yeah. So RF nine in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Now 472 in favor, against, abstentions adopted, RF 10 in favor, against, abstentions adopted, RF 11 in favor, against, abstentions adopted, RF 12 in favor, against, abstentions adopted, RF 13 in favor, against, abstentions adopted.
And now amendment 485 in favor, against, abstentions also adopted. RF 14 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Thank you very much, colleagues. I know that this is a high level of concentration that is needed here from your side, also for the preparations. Thank you very much.
But I think we can come to a final vote. And I open the vote. And I would like to close the vote. And it is adopted with 21 to 7. Congratulations, Mr. Freund.
We come to the next vote, which is the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union for the agencies of the year 2023. Our rapporteur is Monika Ruhlmeyer. Monika, I would like to give you the floor? Then we can immediately start with the vote. I just would like to thank my shadow rapporteurs for the very good cooperation.
Everything's fine. D'accord, Monica? So the first votes are all roll call votes, even though this is missing in your voting list, but it has been agreed to do it. So we come to the vote on the grants discharge and approve to closure European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators. I will be faster in the declarations later, but the first one I did like that.
So we open the vote. Agents European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators. And I close the vote. Adopted. It's all roll call.
Speaker 21
All of the decisions. Very good. Then we come to Barrick. I open the vote. I close the vote.
Andreas Schwab
It's adopted, 33 to 5. Center of the bodies of the European Union for translation. Yeah. On translation. Yeah.
I close the vote. 21 in favor. European Centre for Development and Vocational Training. I open the vote. I close the vote.
Okay. Next vote on the law enforcement training agency. I open the vote. I close the vote. Adopted.
European Union Aviation Safety Agency. I open the vote. I close the vote, and it's adopted. Now we come to the European Banking Authority. I open the vote.
I close the vote. Adopted. I opened the vote for the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. I closed the vote. Adopted.
We come to the European Chemicals Agency. Open the vote. Close the vote, adopted. I come to the European Environment Agency, open the vote, close the vote, adopted. European Fisheries Control Agency.
Open the vote. Close the vote. Adopted. European Food Safety Authority. Open the vote.
Close the vote. Adopted. European Institute for Gender Equality. Open the vote. Close the vote.
Adopted. European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority. Open the vote. Close the vote. Adopted.
European Institute of Innovation and Training and of Technology. Sorry for this. Open the vote. Close the vote. And it's adopted.
European Labour Authority, open the vote, close the vote, adopted. European Medicines Agency, open the vote, close the vote. Adopted. European Maritime Safety Agency. Open the vote.
Close the vote. Adopted. European Union Agency for Cybersecurity. Open the vote. Close the vote.
Adopted. European Union Agency for Railways, open the vote. Close the vote. Adopted. Europe Euratom Supply Agency, open the vote.
Close the vote. Adopted. European Securities and Markets Authority, open the vote. Close the vote. Adopted.
European Training Foundation, open the vote, close the vote, adopted. European Union Agency for Asylum, open the vote, close the vote, adopted. European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction, open the vote, close the vote, adopted. European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large Scale IT, open the vote, close the vote. Adopted.
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. Open the vote. Close the vote. Adopted. European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.
Open the vote. Close the vote. Adopted. European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation. Open the vote.
Close the vote. Adopted. European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, open the vote, close the vote, adopted. European Union Agency for the Space Program, open the vote, close the vote, adopted. European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, open the vote, close the vote, adopted.
European Border and Coast Guard management agency, opened the vote, closed the vote, adopted. Now we come to compromise amendment one. Do you want to speak? So Compromise Amendment one, in favor now, a show of hands, against, abstentions adopted. Then we come to Compromise Amendment two, in favor, against, abstentions, adopted.
We come to Compromise Amendment three, in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. We come to Compromise Amendment four, in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. We come to compromise amendment five in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We to compromise amendment six in favor, against abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment seven in favor, against, abstentions adopted.
We come to compromise amendment eight in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment zero. Zero in favor, against, abstentions adopted. And we come to the final vote. Final vote.
Vote. And I open the vote. And, I close the vote, and it's adopted 22. Congratulations, liebe Monica Hohlmeyer. Thank you so much.
Now we come to the INI report on the control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group, and our rapporteur is Dick Erickson. Would you like to have the floor quickly? No. Continue with the look. Thank you.
Thank you very much, mister Erickson. And then we start with compromise amendment one, in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. We come to compromise amendment two in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come check compromise amendment two. Compromise amendment 2.
No? You wanna check that? So please vote. I close the votes. Compromise amendment two is adopted, 19 to 10.
Compromise amendment three in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Rudi Keneff amendment 54 in favor, against, abstentions rejected its amendment 64, but it was clear. Compromise amendment four in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Compromise amendment 67 by Mister Kennes in favor, against, abstentions. Yeah.
Amendment. Yes. Sorry. I see you all telling me. Sorry for this.
It was just an amendment 67, and it's rejected. Compromise amendment five in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Now amendment 74 in favor, against, abstentions, rejected. 77, in favor, against, now we have to check that. Or we do it again.
In favor 77, against, abstentions.
Check. Check. Check.
Andreas Schwab
Sounds clear. 77. I think it's rejected, but we check it. Please, I open the vote. 77.
I close the vote. Rejected. 78, I ask you in favor, against, abstentions rejected. 79 in favor, against abstentions rejected. Compromise amendment six in favor, against, abstentions rejected.
Adopted. Yeah. Adopted. Yeah. My team has also informed me that I was saying the wrong word here.
We come to amendment 97 again. Mister Kenneth, in favor 97, against, abstentions rejected. Compromise amendment seven, in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Then we come to Compromise Amendment eight, in favor, against, abstentions. I would say adopted, but there are some votes against it. We open the vote.
We make a roll-call vote. Compromise amendment 8. Compromise amendment vote, open the vote, close the vote. Compromise amendment eight is adopted, 15 to 11. Then we come to Compromise Amendment. Now we come to Amendment 65, in favor, against, abstentions, adopted.
1 to 4. Exactly. Compromise Amendment nine in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Compromise Amendment 10 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Amendment one, no.
It's 1 3 4 1 3 7. Roll call vote. I open the vote on 137. I close the vote, and it's rejected. Rejected.
It's rejected. It was a light vote. So we come to amendment 142. In favor, against, abstentions. Rejected. 144 in favor, against, abstentions rejected. 145 in favor, against, abstentions rejected.
146 in favor? Against? Abstentions, rejected. 147 in favor? Against?
Abstentions rejected. 149 in favor, against, abstentions rejected. 154 in favor, against abstentions rejected. We come to Compromise Amendment 11, in favor. Yeah.
I open the vote. I close the vote, and it's adopted 17-12. Compromisability level. Then we come to another series of amendments. 174 in favor, against abstentions rejected.
175 in favor. Against. Abstentions rejected. 176 in favor. Against.
Abstentions rejected. 177 in favor. Against. Abstentions rejected. 178 in favor.
Against. Abstentions rejected. Compromise amendment 12 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Compromise amendment 13 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Amendment 211 in favor, against, abstentions rejected.
Compromise amendment 11, 14. Sorry. Compromise amendment 14 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Compromise amendment 15 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Compromise amendment 16 in favor, against, abstentions adopted.
Compromise amendment two in favor, against, abstentions, I would say, adopted, but we checked this. Com amendment two. No compromise. Amendment two. Amendment two, we check it, and I close the vote now, and it's adopted with 18 to 10.
Compromise amendment 17. In favor is a roll call as well, so I open the vote on the compromise amendment 17. I close the vote, and it's adopted 15 to 10. And then we come to amendment 31, in favor, against, abstentions, rejected. 33 in favor, against, abstentions rejected.
39 in favor, against, abstentions, rejected. And we come in a roll call vote to the final vote. I open the vote. And I close the vote, and it's adopted with 17 to 11. And I thank Mr. Ericsson.
And now we come to the report on the regulation of the European Parliament accounts establishing Horizon Europe. Our operator is Olivier Chastel. Okay. Then we start immediately with the vote. We come to compromise amendment one in favor, against, abstentions adopted.
We come to compromise amendment two in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment three in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment four in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to compromise amendment five in favor, against, abstentions adopted. We come to amendment 143, in favor, against, abstentions.
I have to check that. 143, I open the vote. And I close the vote, and it's rejected 15 to 11. We come to Compromise Management six in favor, against abstentions, adopted. And we come to the final vote, also here.
I open the vote. And I close the vote. 22 in favor, zero against, seven abstentions. Thank you very much, Mister Chastel, for the excellent work of you and your colleagues. And like that, our vote for today is finished.
I would like to thank you for having followed me, and I think it's our common aim to be fast and efficient. So if there is, at any time, a bit too much speed, you tell me that I have to check. But if not, I'm very grateful for your attention, that you were able to do it so quickly. And like that, we have a break because the committee is coming back at 3:30. Thank you very much.
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