Monday 16 May 2022, 13.45 – 15:45 and 16.45 – 18.45

Tuesday 17 May 2022, 9.00 – 12.00, 13.45 – 15.45 and 16.45 – 18.45

the Spaak building, room 1A2, and by remote connection

Votes

Election of the first Vice-Chair of the Petitions Committee. Monday

Oral Question on illegal logging in the EU. Rapporteur: Dolors Montserrat (Chair). Monday

Draft Motion for a Resolution on illegal logging in the EU, 2022/2523(RSP). Rapporteur: Dolors Montserrat (Chair). Amendments Monday, final vote Tuesday

Thematic discussion

The refugee situation and children’s rights in the wake of the war in Ukraine.

1. Refugees (Tue 9.00–10.00)

Interventions by Carlo Olmo (Lawyers without Borders) and a representative of the European Commission, followed by discussions on petitions:

·  Petition 0223/2022 by Olena Vedenina (Ukrainian) on the creation of a humanitarian corridor for European citizens in Ukraine

·  Petition 0239/2022 by Marisa Filipe (Portuguese) on the reintroduction of the Nansen passport, an EU-wide ID card for refugees in Europe

2. Children’s rights (Tue 10.00–11.00)

Interventions by Ewa KOPACZ, EP Vice-President and EP Coordinator on Children's Rights, and a representative of the European Commission, followed by discussions on petitions:

·  Petition 0303/2022 by J.L.S. (German) on behalf of the organisation ‘Children's Health Support e.V.’ on humanitarian aid in Ukraine

·  Petition 0309/2022 by J.L.S. (German) on behalf of the organisation ‘Children's Health Support e.V.’ on the creation of a humanitarian no-fly zone in Ukraine

·  Petition 0314/2022 by J.L.S. (German) on behalf of the organisation ‘Children's Health Support e.V.’ on hospital protection in Ukraine

Consideration of petitions

Monday

Petition 1077/2019 by M.S. (Polish), on behalf of Obserwatorium Wyborcze (the Election Observatory), bearing 154 signatures, on alleged breaches during EU elections in Poland, other irregularities and media propaganda.

Petition No 0432/2021 by Bożena Ferenc (Polish), Piotr Kozioł (Polish), Makary Wiskirki (Polish), Magda Klim (Polish), Małgorzata Klimowicz (Polish), S.G. (Polish), Sławomir Górak (Polish), Ewa Uminska (Polish), Adam Witas (Polish), bearing four signatures, on the Polish elections to the European Parliament in 2019.

Petition 0468/2019 by Gabriela Ionescu (Romanian) on restricted right to vote for European elections.

Petition 0473/2019 by Patrick Vanhoudt (Belgian) on an alleged breach of European election rules for non-citizens in Luxembourg.

Petition 1167/2017 by Noël Lucia (French) on access to environmental information.

Petition 0202/2021 by Alberto De Toma (Italian) on protection of the Ripalta, Pantano and Lama Santacroce natural landscape area in Apulia, Italy.

Petition 1096/2021 by Bartolomeo Lucarelli (Italian), on behalf of LiberiAmo Taranto, on the alleged infringement by Italy of Directives 2014/52/EU and 2010/75/EU.

Petition 1052/2017 by G. C. (Italian) on incorrect transposition into the Italian legal system of Directive 2014/52/EU on environmental impact assessment.

Tuesday

Petition 0343/2022 by Michał Wawrykiewicz, (Polish) on the rule of law in Poland during the war in Ukraine.

Petition 0636/2021 by Victorina Amores (Spanish) on the allegedly unnecessary remodelling of Lidon Avenue in Castelló de la Plana (Spain) and the failure to comply with the conditions for obtaining EU funding.

Petition 1123/2021 by J.S.A.G. (Spanish) on unfair bank practices.

Petition 0495/2021 by Christopher Stott (British) on the application of health and safety measures in the construction industry in Malta.

Petition No 0697/2020 by Elise Fleury (French), on behalf of Eurogroup for Animals, on zoonotic diseases, other risks and the regulation of trading and keeping of exotic pets in the EU.

Petition No 0744/2020 by Claus Nielsen Lyckhage (Danish), on behalf of Dyrenes Beskyttelse, on the need for EU regulation on the trade of wild and exotic animals to be kept as pets.

Petition No 0786/2020 by Marieke Vreeken (Dutch), on behalf of Animal Advocacy and Protection (Stichting AAP), on regulation of trade and keeping of exotic pets in the European Union through an EU positive list.