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"Thank you. Now I would like to ask if anyone would like to speak against the request? No one wants to speak against, so we will take the vote. Who is in favour of Mrs Angelilli and Mr Pittella’s request to bring forward the debate from Thursday to today? Thank you, the request is accepted. Ladies and gentlemen, the debate on the Commission statement on Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani will take place at the beginning of today’s order of business, immediately after the order of business has been established. The deadline for tabling motions for resolutions falls this evening at 19:00, and the deadline for tabling joint motions for resolutions falls tomorrow, on Tuesday, at 12:00. These are the shortest deadlines possible. Please table motions for resolutions today by 19:00 at the latest, and joint motions for resolutions on behalf of Parliament can be tabled until tomorrow at 12:00. Voting will take place on Wednesday at 12:00. This is an extraordinary, fast-track procedure. Ladies and gentlemen, are there any other proposals for Monday? I do not see any. There are no other requests.
Ladies and gentlemen, I do not have any requests for Tuesday and Wednesday either, but I would like to say a few words in connection with tomorrow’s debate on the State of the Union. It is an extremely important debate, which is being held by the European Parliament for the first time. We want the debate to place particular emphasis on the role of the European Parliament in defining the future of the Union. I think we all want the debate to proceed in a suitable and responsible manner and that we want to assume responsibility, under the provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon, for many things which will take place in the Union in the next few years. So I think, too, that all of us are very serious in our approach to this. As you all no doubt know, this matter was also discussed by the Conference of Presidents last Thursday. Attention was drawn to the very low attendance in the Chamber during important debates, especially debates on interinstitutional issues.
Four days ago, the Conference of Presidents had an in-depth discussion about the state of the Union. It was a preliminary discussion, and tomorrow at 09:00, we are going to hold a plenary debate on the subject. The chairs of the political groups stressed the importance of ensuring the highest possible attendance during this key debate, the first of its kind. In July, the chairs of the political groups decided that no permission would be given for any kind of meeting to take place while this debate is in progress, so tomorrow, from 09:00 to 11:30, there are no other meetings, no other debates and no other appointments planned for Members of the European Parliament.
Last Thursday, the chairs of the political groups also decided to introduce a special check on the presence of Members in the Chamber during the debate. The idea is for attendance to be monitored by having Members press a button at three different moments. I will inform the Bureau of this decision, because the Bureau is to meet today at 18:30, and I will ask the Bureau, as it is the competent authority, to decide exactly what is to be done, as well as how to use the information we receive about attendance. Leaving aside the question of the decision which the Bureau will make, and we do not yet know that decision, I would like to make a personal appeal to you to be present during this key presentation of the European Union’s programme of work for the next year. Once again: the debate will be held at 09:00 tomorrow, and I would like to ask you all to be present in the Chamber and to take part in the discussion. It is also important for the image of our Parliament, and will show our readiness to accept responsibility for what happens in the Union in the future. I repeat: no particular decisions have yet been made on how to use information about the presence or absence of Members from the Chamber. In accordance with the Rules of Procedure, this decision can only be made by the Bureau."@en1
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