Press release

TTIP: Rapporteur Lange welcomes

postponement of vote
Plenary sessions [09-06-2015 - 20:05]

European Parliament President Martin Schulz decided on Tuesday to postpone the

plenary vote on the EP recommendations to the negotiators of the Transatlantic
trade and investment partnership (TTIP), scheduled for noon the following day. In
line with Rule 175 of the EP Rules of Procedure, he decided to refer the 116
amendments tabled to the report back to the Committee on International Trade, for
consideration and a vote on whether they are to be put to a plenary vote.
In a message to all MEPs, Mr Schulz cited the fact that more than 200 amendments and
requests for split or separate votes had been tabled to the Lange report in plenary. He
asked the committee to meet in order to consider those amendments and requests.
"We respect President Schulz's decision and will continue the work on the TTIP-resolution
in the Trade Committee. We will use the additional time we gained to work towards
reaching a stable majority for the TTIP-resolution. The EP can only come forward with a
strong message for the TTIP negotiators if our resolution is supported by a broad
majority", said the rapporteur and EP Trade Committee chair Bernd Lange (S&D, DE).
The EP Committee on International Trade meets next on 15-16 June in Brussels.
Follow the plenary debate on TTIP from 08.00 on Wednesday and the press conference
by Bernd Lange (S&D, DE) from about 14.00.
Links

Rules of Procedure - Article 175: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=//EP//TEXT+RULES-EP+20150428+RULE-175+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN&navigationBar=YES

Livestreaming of the plenary debate: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/en/plenary/video?date=10-062015
Livestreaming of the press conference: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/en/otherevents/video?event=20150610-1400-SPECIAL
Procedure file:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2014/2228(INI)&l=EN
Rapporteur Bernd Lange (S&D, DE):
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/1909/BERND_LANGE_home.html

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