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2016/2600(RSP) Resolution on Japan’s decision to resume whaling in the 2015-2016 season

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Lead ENVI SOMMER Renate (icon: PPE PPE), BRIANO Renata (icon: S&D S&D), GIRLING Julie (icon: ECR ECR), RIES Frédérique (icon: ALDE ALDE), ENGSTRÖM Linnéa (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), AFFRONTE Marco (icon: EFDD EFDD)
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Events

2017/01/23
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
SP(2016)694
2016/07/06
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2016/07/06
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 610 votes to 11, with 77 abstentions, a resolution on Japan’s decision to resume whaling in the 2015-2016 season.

The text adopted in plenary was adopted by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE, GUE/NGL, Greens/EFA and EFDD groups.

Parliament recalled that in 1982 the International Whaling Commission (IWC) put in place a moratorium on all commercial whaling , which is still in force, in order to protect stocks from extinction and allow them to recover. It recalled that despite this moratorium, commercial whaling continues to be practised by several countries. Since the introduction of the moratorium, the number of whales killed using special permit authorisation for alleged scientific research has actually increased. In this regard, Parliament called on Japan to stop its whaling activities and to abide by the conclusions of the IWC.

Parliament noted that Japan has been conducting such whaling under special permit for decades (killing over 20 000 whales up to 2014). It recalled that in its judgment of 31 March 2014, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered the halting of Japan’s annual hunt of whales , based on its JARPA II programme, because there was a ‘lack of scientific merit’ and the permits it issued were not conducted for scientific research as Japan claimed.

In October 2015, Japan deposited a declaration with the UN recognising the jurisdiction of the ICJ but with an exception for any dispute arising out of, concerning or relating to research on, or conservation, management, or exploitation of, living resources of the sea, effectively ruling out future challenges in the ICJ to their special permit whaling programme. In November 2015, the Japanese Fisheries Agency notified the IWC that it would resume whaling under the New Scientific Research Whale Programme (NEWREP-A).

The resolution noted that the EU and its Member States have criticised Japan for resuming activities and for not paying sufficient regard to the guidance found in the 2014 ICJ opinion and that in this regard Parliament called on Japan to stop its whaling activities and to abide by the conclusions of the IWC.

It noted its deep concern that the decision to resume whaling under the new NEWREP-A programme allowed the killing of 333 minke whales, including 200 pregnant females, in the Antarctic Ocean during the 2015-2016 season, and that Japan intends to hunt a total of nearly 4 000 whales over the 12-year period as a whole .

According to Parliament, Japan is clearly ignoring the ruling of the ICJ. It urged the EU and its Member States to do their utmost to resolve the issue through political dialogue and through the IWC.

The Commission, the EEAS and the Member States are called upon to continuously engage with Japan on the issue of alleged scientific whaling with a view to abolishing the practice , using bilateral and multilateral channels.

Lastly, Parliament urged the Council and the Commission, when drafting an updated EU common position on whaling after the 66th IWC meeting in October 2016, to take an approach that is at least as precautionary as the present common position .

Documents
T8-0313/2016
2016/07/06
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2016/07/05
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-0863/2016
2016/06/29
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-0853/2016
2016/06/29
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-0855/2016
2016/06/29
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-0862/2016
2016/06/29
   Joint motion for resolution
Documents
RC-B8-0853/2016
2016/06/08
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
Debate in Parliament
2016/05/13
   EP - Oral question/interpellation by Parliament
Documents
B8-0702/2016
2016/05/13
   EP - Oral question/interpellation by Parliament
Documents
B8-0703/2016
2016/03/01
   EP - SOMMER Renate (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2016/03/01
   EP - BRIANO Renata (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2016/03/01
   EP - GIRLING Julie (ECR) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2016/03/01
   EP - RIES Frédérique (ALDE) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2016/03/01
   EP - ENGSTRÖM Linnéa (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2016/03/01
   EP - AFFRONTE Marco (EFDD) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI

Documents

Activities

Votes

RC-B8-0853/2016 - Am 3 #

2016/07/06 Outcome: -: 496, +: 157, 0: 40
EL FR CY IE EE MT NL LU SE BE SI LV DK LT FI HR SK HU PT CZ AT BG ES IT RO GB DE PL
Total
19
71
5
10
5
6
25
5
12
19
8
7
13
11
13
9
11
20
20
20
17
16
51
70
29
64
88
48
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Greece GUE/NGL

5

France GUE/NGL

3

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2

Ireland GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Luke Ming FLANAGAN
4

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Denmark GUE/NGL

For (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
1

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Portugal GUE/NGL

4

Czechia GUE/NGL

3

Spain GUE/NGL

11

Italy GUE/NGL

3

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

Germany GUE/NGL

8
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
43

France Verts/ALE

6

Estonia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Indrek TARAND
1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Slovenia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Igor ŠOLTES
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

Tatjana ŽDANOKA
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Heidi HAUTALA
1

Croatia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Hungary Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Spain Verts/ALE

4

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

4

Germany Verts/ALE

13
icon: EFDD EFDD
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France EFDD

1

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Kristina WINBERG
1

Lithuania EFDD

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Rolandas PAKSAS
1

Czechia EFDD

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Petr MACH
1

Italy EFDD

17

United Kingdom EFDD

For (1)

James CARVER
20

Germany EFDD

Abstain (1)

Beatrix von STORCH
1

Poland EFDD

1
icon: ENF ENF
34

France ENF

19

Netherlands ENF

3

Belgium ENF

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Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

Austria ENF

4

Italy ENF

4

Romania ENF

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Laurenţiu REBEGA
1

United Kingdom ENF

Abstain (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

Poland ENF

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Stanisław ŻÓŁTEK
1
icon: NI NI
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5

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3

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Renato SORU
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Diane DODDS
1

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Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE
1
icon: ECR ECR
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Notis MARIAS
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Eleni THEOCHAROUS
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2

Belgium ECR

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Latvia ECR

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Roberts ZĪLE
1

Denmark ECR

4

Lithuania ECR

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Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
1

Finland ECR

2

Croatia ECR

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Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Slovakia ECR

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Richard SULÍK
2

Czechia ECR

2

Bulgaria ECR

2

Italy ECR

2

Romania ECR

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Monica MACOVEI
1

United Kingdom ECR

17

Germany ECR

5

Poland ECR

17
icon: ALDE ALDE
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France ALDE

7

Ireland ALDE

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Marian HARKIN
1

Estonia ALDE

3

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7

Luxembourg ALDE

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Charles GOERENS
1

Sweden ALDE

2

Belgium ALDE

5

Slovenia ALDE

Against (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Denmark ALDE

3

Lithuania ALDE

4

Finland ALDE

4

Croatia ALDE

2

Portugal ALDE

2

Czechia ALDE

4

Austria ALDE

Against (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

Bulgaria ALDE

4

Spain ALDE

8

Romania ALDE

3

United Kingdom ALDE

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Catherine BEARDER
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Germany ALDE

4
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Costas MAVRIDES
1

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Nessa CHILDERS
1

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Marlene MIZZI

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Alfred SANT, Miriam DALLI
3

Netherlands S&D

3

Luxembourg S&D

Against (1)

Mady DELVAUX
1

Sweden S&D

5

Belgium S&D

4

Slovenia S&D

Against (1)

Tanja FAJON
1

Latvia S&D

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Andrejs MAMIKINS
1

Denmark S&D

3

Lithuania S&D

2

Finland S&D

2

Croatia S&D

2

Slovakia S&D

3

Hungary S&D

3

Portugal S&D

8

Czechia S&D

3

Austria S&D

4

Bulgaria S&D

3

Spain S&D

13

Italy S&D

Abstain (1)

Elly SCHLEIN
28

Romania S&D

13

United Kingdom S&D

19

Germany S&D

For (1)

Dietmar KÖSTER
23

Poland S&D

5
icon: PPE PPE
205

Greece PPE

4

France PPE

20

Cyprus PPE

Against (1)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU
1

Ireland PPE

4

Estonia PPE

Against (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Malta PPE

3

Netherlands PPE

5

Luxembourg PPE

3

Sweden PPE

3

Belgium PPE

For (1)

Pascal ARIMONT

Abstain (1)

Claude ROLIN
4

Slovenia PPE

5

Latvia PPE

4

Denmark PPE

Against (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Lithuania PPE

2

Finland PPE

3

Croatia PPE

3

Slovakia PPE

6

Hungary PPE

12

Portugal PPE

6

Czechia PPE

7

Austria PPE

5

Bulgaria PPE

Abstain (1)

Emil RADEV
7

Spain PPE

15

Italy PPE

15

Romania PPE

11

Germany PPE

Abstain (1)

Joachim ZELLER
32

Poland PPE

23

RC-B8-0853/2016 - Am 2 #

2016/07/06 Outcome: -: 478, +: 167, 0: 55
BE SE EL IE CY LV SI NL MT EE LU HR FI LT PT DK SK AT ES CZ HU BG IT GB RO FR DE PL
Total
19
11
20
10
5
8
8
24
6
6
6
9
13
11
20
13
11
18
51
20
21
17
71
64
29
72
88
48
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
51

Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Greece GUE/NGL

6

Ireland GUE/NGL

4

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Portugal GUE/NGL

4

Denmark GUE/NGL

For (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
1

Spain GUE/NGL

11

Czechia GUE/NGL

3

Italy GUE/NGL

3

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

France GUE/NGL

3

Germany GUE/NGL

8
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
44

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Slovenia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Igor ŠOLTES
1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Estonia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Indrek TARAND
1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Claude TURMES
1

Croatia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Heidi HAUTALA
1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Spain Verts/ALE

4

Hungary Verts/ALE

2

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

4

France Verts/ALE

6

Germany Verts/ALE

13
icon: EFDD EFDD
43

Sweden EFDD

Against (1)

Kristina WINBERG
1

Lithuania EFDD

For (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1

Czechia EFDD

Abstain (1)

Petr MACH
1

Italy EFDD

17

United Kingdom EFDD

For (1)

James CARVER
20

France EFDD

1

Germany EFDD

Abstain (1)

Beatrix von STORCH
1

Poland EFDD

1
icon: NI NI
16

Greece NI

5

Hungary NI

3

Italy NI

For (1)

Renato SORU
1

United Kingdom NI

Against (1)

Diane DODDS
1

France NI

For (1)

Bruno GOLLNISCH

Against (1)

Aymeric CHAUPRADE

Abstain (1)

Jean-Marie LE PEN
3

Germany NI

Against (1)

Udo VOIGT
2

Poland NI

Abstain (1)

Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE
1
icon: ENF ENF
34

Belgium ENF

For (1)

Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

Netherlands ENF

3

Austria ENF

4

Italy ENF

4

United Kingdom ENF

Abstain (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

Romania ENF

Abstain (1)

Laurenţiu REBEGA
1

France ENF

19

Poland ENF

Abstain (1)

Stanisław ŻÓŁTEK
1
icon: ALDE ALDE
67

Belgium ALDE

5

Sweden ALDE

Abstain (1)

Jasenko SELIMOVIC
2

Ireland ALDE

Against (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Latvia ALDE

1

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Netherlands ALDE

6

Estonia ALDE

3

Luxembourg ALDE

Against (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Croatia ALDE

For (1)

Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Against (1)

Jozo RADOŠ
2

Finland ALDE

4

Lithuania ALDE

Abstain (1)

Viktor USPASKICH
4

Portugal ALDE

2

Denmark ALDE

3

Austria ALDE

Against (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

Spain ALDE

8

Czechia ALDE

4

Bulgaria ALDE

4

United Kingdom ALDE

1

Romania ALDE

3

France ALDE

7

Germany ALDE

For (1)

Gesine MEISSNER
4
icon: ECR ECR
64

Belgium ECR

3

Greece ECR

Abstain (1)

Notis MARIAS
1

Cyprus ECR

Against (1)

Eleni THEOCHAROUS
1

Latvia ECR

Against (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1

Netherlands ECR

2

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Finland ECR

Against (1)

Jussi HALLA-AHO
2

Lithuania ECR

Against (1)

Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
1

Denmark ECR

4

Slovakia ECR

Against (1)

Richard SULÍK
2

Czechia ECR

2

Bulgaria ECR

2

Italy ECR

2

United Kingdom ECR

17

Romania ECR

Against (1)

Monica MACOVEI
1

Germany ECR

5

Poland ECR

17
icon: S&D S&D
175

Belgium S&D

Against (1)

Kathleen VAN BREMPT
4

Sweden S&D

Abstain (1)

Olle LUDVIGSSON
4

Greece S&D

4

Ireland S&D

For (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
1

Cyprus S&D

Against (1)

Costas MAVRIDES
1

Latvia S&D

Abstain (1)

Andrejs MAMIKINS
1

Slovenia S&D

Against (1)

Tanja FAJON
1

Netherlands S&D

3

Malta S&D

For (1)

Marlene MIZZI

Against (2)

Alfred SANT, Miriam DALLI
3

Estonia S&D

Against (1)

Marju LAURISTIN
1

Luxembourg S&D

Against (1)

Mady DELVAUX
1

Croatia S&D

2

Finland S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Portugal S&D

8

Denmark S&D

3

Slovakia S&D

3

Austria S&D

For (1)

Evelyn REGNER
5

Spain S&D

13

Czechia S&D

3

Hungary S&D

4

Bulgaria S&D

For (1)

Iliana IOTOVA
4

Italy S&D

29

United Kingdom S&D

19

Romania S&D

13

France S&D

13

Germany S&D

23

Poland S&D

5
icon: PPE PPE
205

Belgium PPE

For (1)

Pascal ARIMONT

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Claude ROLIN
4

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3

Greece PPE

4

Ireland PPE

4

Cyprus PPE

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Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU
1

Latvia PPE

4

Slovenia PPE

5

Netherlands PPE

5

Malta PPE

3

Estonia PPE

Against (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Luxembourg PPE

3

Croatia PPE

3

Finland PPE

3

Lithuania PPE

2

Portugal PPE

6

Denmark PPE

Against (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Slovakia PPE

6

Austria PPE

5

Spain PPE

15

Czechia PPE

7

Hungary PPE

12

Bulgaria PPE

For (1)

Emil RADEV
7

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15

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11

France PPE

20

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Joachim ZELLER
32

Poland PPE

23

RC-B8-0853/2016 - Résolution #

2016/07/06 Outcome: +: 610, 0: 77, -: 11
DE IT ES FR GB PL RO NL CZ BE HU PT BG AT EL FI LT SE IE SK HR DK SI EE MT LU CY LV
Total
88
70
51
71
64
48
29
25
20
19
21
19
17
17
20
13
11
12
10
11
9
13
8
6
6
6
5
8
icon: S&D S&D
176

Germany S&D

24

Italy S&D

28

Spain S&D

13

France S&D

13

United Kingdom S&D

19

Poland S&D

5

Romania S&D

13

Netherlands S&D

3

Czechia S&D

3

Belgium S&D

4

Hungary S&D

4

Portugal S&D

8

Bulgaria S&D

4

Austria S&D

5

Greece S&D

4

Finland S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Sweden S&D

5

Ireland S&D

For (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
1

Slovakia S&D

3

Croatia S&D

2

Denmark S&D

3

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

Tanja FAJON
1

Estonia S&D

For (1)

Marju LAURISTIN
1

Malta S&D

3

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Mady DELVAUX
1

Cyprus S&D

For (1)

Costas MAVRIDES
1

Latvia S&D

1
icon: PPE PPE
204

Germany PPE

Against (1)

Werner KUHN

Abstain (1)

Ingeborg GRÄSSLE
32

Italy PPE

Against (1)

Herbert DORFMANN
15

Spain PPE

Abstain (1)

Pilar AYUSO
15

France PPE

20

Poland PPE

Abstain (1)

Dariusz ROSATI
23

Romania PPE

11

Netherlands PPE

5

Czechia PPE

7

Belgium PPE

4

Hungary PPE

12

Portugal PPE

Abstain (1)

Sofia RIBEIRO
5

Bulgaria PPE

Abstain (1)

Vladimir URUTCHEV
7

Austria PPE

Abstain (1)

Claudia SCHMIDT
5

Greece PPE

4

Finland PPE

3

Lithuania PPE

2

Sweden PPE

3

Ireland PPE

4

Slovakia PPE

Abstain (1)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK
6

Croatia PPE

3

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Slovenia PPE

Abstain (1)

Romana TOMC
5

Estonia PPE

For (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Malta PPE

3

Luxembourg PPE

Abstain (1)

Frank ENGEL
3

Cyprus PPE

1

Latvia PPE

Against (1)

Artis PABRIKS

Abstain (1)

Inese VAIDERE
4
icon: ALDE ALDE
68

Germany ALDE

4

Spain ALDE

8

France ALDE

7

United Kingdom ALDE

1

Romania ALDE

3

Netherlands ALDE

7

Czechia ALDE

4

Belgium ALDE

5

Portugal ALDE

2

Bulgaria ALDE

4

Austria ALDE

For (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

Finland ALDE

4

Lithuania ALDE

4

Sweden ALDE

2

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Croatia ALDE

2

Denmark ALDE

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Morten LØKKEGAARD
3

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Estonia ALDE

3

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Latvia ALDE

1
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Germany ECR

5

Italy ECR

2

United Kingdom ECR

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Vicky FORD
17

Poland ECR

17

Romania ECR

For (1)

Monica MACOVEI
1

Netherlands ECR

2

Czechia ECR

2

Belgium ECR

3

Bulgaria ECR

2

Greece ECR

For (1)

Notis MARIAS
1

Finland ECR

2

Lithuania ECR

1

Slovakia ECR

2

Croatia ECR

For (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Denmark ECR

4

Cyprus ECR

1

Latvia ECR

Against (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
51

Germany GUE/NGL

8

Italy GUE/NGL

3

Spain GUE/NGL

11

France GUE/NGL

3

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Czechia GUE/NGL

3

Portugal GUE/NGL

4

Greece GUE/NGL

6

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Sweden GUE/NGL

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Davor ŠKRLEC
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Denmark Verts/ALE

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1

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1

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Beatrix von STORCH
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17

United Kingdom EFDD

20

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1

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Petr MACH
1

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Rolandas PAKSAS
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1
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4

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19

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Janice ATKINSON
1

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Stanisław ŻÓŁTEK
1

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Laurenţiu REBEGA
1

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Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

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Martin SONNEBORN

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2

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1

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3

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Diane DODDS
1

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Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE
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  • date: 2016-07-06T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2016-0313 title: T8-0313/2016 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 610 votes to 11, with 77 abstentions, a resolution on Japan’s decision to resume whaling in the 2015-2016 season. The text adopted in plenary was adopted by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE, GUE/NGL, Greens/EFA and EFDD groups. Parliament recalled that in 1982 the International Whaling Commission (IWC) put in place a moratorium on all commercial whaling , which is still in force, in order to protect stocks from extinction and allow them to recover. It recalled that despite this moratorium, commercial whaling continues to be practised by several countries. Since the introduction of the moratorium, the number of whales killed using special permit authorisation for alleged scientific research has actually increased. In this regard, Parliament called on Japan to stop its whaling activities and to abide by the conclusions of the IWC. Parliament noted that Japan has been conducting such whaling under special permit for decades (killing over 20 000 whales up to 2014). It recalled that in its judgment of 31 March 2014, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered the halting of Japan’s annual hunt of whales , based on its JARPA II programme, because there was a ‘lack of scientific merit’ and the permits it issued were not conducted for scientific research as Japan claimed. In October 2015, Japan deposited a declaration with the UN recognising the jurisdiction of the ICJ but with an exception for any dispute arising out of, concerning or relating to research on, or conservation, management, or exploitation of, living resources of the sea, effectively ruling out future challenges in the ICJ to their special permit whaling programme. In November 2015, the Japanese Fisheries Agency notified the IWC that it would resume whaling under the New Scientific Research Whale Programme (NEWREP-A). The resolution noted that the EU and its Member States have criticised Japan for resuming activities and for not paying sufficient regard to the guidance found in the 2014 ICJ opinion and that in this regard Parliament called on Japan to stop its whaling activities and to abide by the conclusions of the IWC. It noted its deep concern that the decision to resume whaling under the new NEWREP-A programme allowed the killing of 333 minke whales, including 200 pregnant females, in the Antarctic Ocean during the 2015-2016 season, and that Japan intends to hunt a total of nearly 4 000 whales over the 12-year period as a whole . According to Parliament, Japan is clearly ignoring the ruling of the ICJ. It urged the EU and its Member States to do their utmost to resolve the issue through political dialogue and through the IWC. The Commission, the EEAS and the Member States are called upon to continuously engage with Japan on the issue of alleged scientific whaling with a view to abolishing the practice , using bilateral and multilateral channels. Lastly, Parliament urged the Council and the Commission, when drafting an updated EU common position on whaling after the 66th IWC meeting in October 2016, to take an approach that is at least as precautionary as the present common position .
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