The constitutive meetings of the European Parliament's standing committees and subcommittees take place in Brussels on 10 July 2019, following the appointment of their members in the plenary sitting of 3-4 July. During the meetings, each committee and subcommittee will elect its respective bureau, made up of a Chair and Vice-Chairs, for a two-and-a-half year mandate. The newly set up committees will then start holding their regular meetings during the week of 22 July.

PECH - Committee on Fisheries

Virginijus Sinkevičius, born on 4 November 1990 in Vilnius, is a Lithuanian politician. Commissioner-designate for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries.

After the hearing by the Committee on Fisheries (PECH) and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament, the committees prepare an evaluation letter on the candidate.

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, Commissioner-designate

PECH Committee - Vote

Resumption of the session

Opening of the sitting

Statements by the President

Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings

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Composition of political groups

Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 71) (action taken)

Delegated acts (Rule 111(6)) (action taken)

Delegated acts (Rule 111(6))

Corrigenda (Rule 241)(action taken)

Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 79)

Order of business

Resumption of the sitting

Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution (debate)

Common rules promoting the repair of goods (debate)

Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market (debate)

Amending Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims (debate)

Agenda of the next sitting

Approval of the minutes of the sitting

Closure of the sitting

Plenary session

Committee on Fisheries

PECH

PECH - ENVI

ENVI

Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia (debate)

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (debate)

Formal sitting - Address by Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia

Statement by the President

Voting time

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - all sections (debate)

Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure - Schengen area: amending the Visa Sticker Regulation (Joint debate – Schengen area)

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Commission Work Programme 2024 (debate)

Question Time with Commissioners - European measures to prevent and to fight the rise of organised crime

Composition of the Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members

Water scarcity and structural investments in access to water in the EU (debate)

Urgent need for a coordinated European response and legislative framework on intrusive spyware, based on the PEGA inquiry committee recommendations (debate)

Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support (debate)

2022 Report on Montenegro (debate)

Explanations of vote

Report: Clara Aguilera (A9-0016/2021) - Fisheries control

PECH Committee meeting

PECH public hearing ' The future of fishing - How to promote income diversification and facilitate access to EU funding for fishers'

PECH political meeting on the Bluefin Tuna agreement

PECH Public Hearing ' Marine pollution (in particular plastic pollution) and its impact on fisheries '

PECH ENVI PETI Public Hearing - European Citizens’ Initiative ' Stop Finning – Stop the trade '

Pierre KARLESKIND during his election as Chair of the Committee on Fisheries

PECH committee meeting - Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on EU fisheries and aquaculture

PECH Committee - Presentation of the priorities of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council

PECH - Committee on Fisheries - Debriefing on the EU-UK Agreement on future relationship with the UK by representatives of the European Commission's Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom

PECH Committee meeting - Public hearing - Measures to Improve Sustainable Aquaculture in the EU

PECH Committee - Presentation by Croatian Minister of Agriculture of the Croatian Presidency priorities

PECH Committee - Exchange of views with the Commissioner in charge of Environment, Oceans and Fisheries

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, Commissioner-designate, Environment and Oceans - Press point

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, Commissioner-designate, Environment and Oceans- Listening room - Journalists following the hearing

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, Commissioner-designate, Environment and Oceans - Arrival

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, Commissioner-designate, Environment and Oceans - Q&A

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, Commissioner-designate, Environment and Oceans - Opening statement

The PECH Committee (Committee on Fisheries), in association with the ENVI and PETI Committees holds a public hearing on the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) "Stop Finning – Stop the Trade".The initiative was officially submitted to the European Commission in January after having gathered the support of over 1.1 million signatures with the minimum threshold reached in 15 Member States. It calls on the Commission to propose legal measures to end the trade of shark and ray fins in the EU, including the import, export and transit of fins, other than if naturally attached to the animal's body, notably by extending the scope of Regulation (EU) No 605/2013. Ambiance shots of the protest in front of the EP (27/03), statements by statement by Asger CHRISTENSEN (Renew, DK), Vice-Chair of PECH Committee, by Dr. Nils KLUGER, Spokesperson of STOP FINNING - STOP THE TRADE and by Stefanie BRENDL, Executive Director Shark Allies and extracts from the exchange of views

European Citizens’ Initiative - “Stop Finning – Stop the trade": statement by Asger CHRISTENSEN (Renew, DK), Vice-Chair of PECH , by Dr. Nils KLUGER, Spokesperson of Stop Finning - Stop the trade and by Stefanie BRENDL, Executive Director Sh

MEPs vote on Strengthening Europol’s mandate: entry of alerts in SIS - Javier ZARZALEJOS (EPP, ES); zaskun Bilbao Barandica (PECH A9-0148/2022) - EU/Mauritania Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Implementing Protocol - Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA (Renew,ES)

Voting session: strengthening Europol’s mandate, entry of alerts in SIS and EU/Mauritania Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Implementing Protocol

Members of the EP Committee on Fisheries (PECH) vote on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system in the European Parlimament in Brussels. Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA (Renew, ES), rapporteur, makes a statement after the final vote in the PECH Committee.

Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system: final vote and statement by Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA (Renew, ES), rapporteur and extracts from the PECH meeting

25 -28 January, the ministers outlined the priorities of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of hearings. Ricardo Serrão SANTOS, Portuguese Maritime Affairs Minister, participating to the PECH Committee (26/01), Maria do Céu ANTUNES, Portuguese Minister for Agriculture participating remotely to the AGRI Committee (26/01), Augusto Santos SILVA, Portuguese Foreign Affairs Minister participating to the AFET Committee (26/01), Rita MARQUES, Portuguese Secretary of State for Tourism, participating remotely to the TRAN Committee (26/01), João Pedro Matos FERNANDES, Portuguese Minister of Environment and Energy Transition, participating to the ENVI Committee (25/01), Graça FONSECA, Portuguese Minister of Culture, participating remotely to the CULT Committee (26/01), Francisca VAN DUNEM, Portuguese Minister for Justice, participating remotely to the JURI Committee.

Presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Portuguese ministers: extracts from the EP committee meetings

Representatives of the European Commission's Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom discuss the analysis of the EU-UK agreement and debrief on the EU-UK Agreement on future relationship with the UK, in the European Parliament, in Brussels. They also discuss the conclusion of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part. Statements by Pierre KARLESKIND (RE, FR), Chair of the Committee on Fisheries (PECH), Charlina VITCHEVA, Director General Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission, Leon DELVAUX, Director-General for Trade, European Commission, and Christophe HANSEN (EPP, LU).

EU-UK agreement: debriefing on the EU-UK Agreement on future relationship with the UK and conclusion of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement

During the plenary session in the European Parliament in Brussels (17-19 June 2020), joint debate on the preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 June 2020 Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Statements of representatives of EP Committees

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 June 2020 and Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the UK and Northern Ireland: Statements of representatives of EP Committees

On 3rd October, Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, from Lithuania, Commissioner-designate for Environment and Oceans, is heard by the Committee on Fisheries (PECH) and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament in Brussels to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. On this occasion, Virginijus SINKEVICIUS has the opportunity in a question and answer session. First round - Questions by the Political group coordinators.

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Commissioner-designate, Environment and Oceans: Questions and answers (Part 1)

On 3rd October, Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, from Lithuania, Commissioner-designate for Environment and Oceans, is heard by the Committee on Fisheries (PECH) and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament in Brussels to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. On this occasion, Virginijus SINKEVICIUS has the opportunity in a question and answer session. Second round of questions.

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Commissioner-designate, Environment and Oceans: Questions and answers (Part 3)

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Commissioner-designate, Environment and Oceans: Questions and answers (Part 5)

On 3rd October, Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, from Lithuania, Commissioner-designate for Environment and Oceans, is heard by the Committee on Fisheries (PECH) and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament in Brussels to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. On this occasion, Virginijus SINKEVICIUS has the opportunity to make an opening statement. The following transcription is the result of an automatic process. Check Against delivery.

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Commissioner-designate, Environment and Oceans: Opening statement by Virginijus SINKEVICIUS

On 3rd October, Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, from Lithuania, Commissioner-designate for Environment and Oceans, is heard by the Committee on Fisheries (PECH) and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament in Brussels to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. Ambiance of arrivals and opening statements by Chris DAVIES (Renew,GB), Chair of PECH Committee and Pascal CANFIN, Chair of ENVI Committee

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Commissioner-designate, Environment and Oceans: Ambiance of arrivals and opening statements by Chris DAVIES (Renew,GB), Chair of PECH Committee and Pascal CANFIN, Chair of ENVI Committee

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Commissioner-designate, Environment and Oceans: Questions and answers (Part 4)

On 3rd October, Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, from Lithuania, Commissioner-designate for Environment and Oceans, is heard by the Committee on Fisheries (PECH) and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament in Brussels to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. Closing statements by Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Chris DAVIES (Renew,GB), Chair of PECH Committee and Pascal CANFIN, Chair of ENVI Committee

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Commissioner-designate, Environment and Oceans: Closing statements by Virginijus SINKEVICIUS and Pascal CANFIN, Chair of ENVI Committee

Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Commissioner-designate for Environment and Oceans, is heard by the Committee on Fisheries (PECH) and the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament in Brussels to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. Statements by Frédérique RIES (RE, BE), Sven GIEGOLD (Greens/EFA, DE), César LUENA (S&D, ES), Malin BJÖRK (GUE/NGL, SE) and Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Commissioner-designate for Environment and Oceans.

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Commissioner-designate, Environment and Oceans: extracts from the hearing (1/2)

On 3rd October, Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, from Lithuania, Commissioner-designate for Environment and Oceans, is heard by the Committee on Fisheries (PECH) and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament in Brussels to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. On this occasion, Virginijus SINKEVICIUS has the opportunity in a question and answer session. Questions by the Political group coordinators.

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Commissioner-designate, Environment and Oceans: Questions and answers (Part 2)

Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Commissioner-designate for Environment and Oceans, is heard by the Committee on Fisheries (PECH) and the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament in Brussels to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. Statement by Pascal CANFIN (RE, FR), ENVI Chair.

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Commissioner-designate, Environment and Oceans: atmosphere shots

Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Commissioner-designate for Environment and Oceans, is heard by the Committee on Fisheries (PECH) and the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament in Brussels to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. Statements by Pierre KARLESKIND (RE, FR), Grace O'SULLIVAN (Greens/EFA, IE), Manuel BOMPARD (GUE/NGL, FR) and Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Commissioner-designate for Environment and Oceans.

Hearing of Virginijus SINKEVICIUS, Commissioner-designate, Environment and Oceans: extracts from the hearing (2/2)

Depuis une trentaine d’années, la demande de poisson ne cesse d’augmenter, et l’aquaculture ne cesse de croître pour répondre à la demande. Un poisson sur deux consommé dans le monde provient de l‘élevage. En Europe, on élève essentiellement des espèces carnivores. Pour les nourrir, des farines et des huiles issues de petits poissons pêchés en mer sont notamment utilisées mais leur proportion ne cesse de diminuer. En effet, dans le même temps, sur toute l’Europe, les captures de pêche sauvage sont en baisse constante.

Futuris: Des poissons d'élevages, bientôt nourris sans poisson?

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