15.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 306/1

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MINUTES

(2006/C 306 E/01)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

1.   Resumption of session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

2.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Correction to Item 15, ‘Decision concerning certain documents’

The following announcement is to be considered null and void:

Decision to draw up a report under Rule 202

AFCO Committee

—	Amendment of Rule 29: Formation of political groups (2006/2201(REG))

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The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

3.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the PPE-DE Group, Parliament ratified the following appointment:

Delegation for relations with Iran: Michael Gahler.

4.   Verification of credentials

On a proposal from the JURI Committee, Parliament had decided to ratify the mandates of Vincenzo Aita, Antonio De Blasio and Brian Simpson.

The mandates had taken effect on 19.06.2006, 31.07.2006 and 28.08.2006 respectively.

5.   Calendar of part-sessions

At its meeting of 21 September 2006, the Conference of Presidents had decided that a part-session would be held on Monday, 18 December 2006 between 11.00 and 13.00.

At that part-session, the Council would inform Parliament of the outcome of the European Council meeting to be held in Brussels on 14 and 15 December 2006 and present the conclusions of the Finnish Presidency.

6.   Announcement by the President

The President announced that Toomas Hendrik Ilves had been elected President of the Republic of Estonia on 23 September 2006.

7.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1)

from committees: 1.1) reports: — * Report on Draft amending budget No 4/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006 — Section III — Commission (11298/2006 — C6-0247/2006 — 2006/2149(BUD)) — BUDG Committee. Rapporteur: Giovanni Pittella (A6-0284/2006) — * Report on Draft amending budget No 3/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006 — Section III — Commission, Section VIII Part B — European Data-protection Supervisor (11297/2006 — C6-0239/2006 — 2006/2119(BUD)) — BUDG Committee. Rapporteur: Giovanni Pittella (A6-0283/2006) — *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on Community strategic guidelines on cohesion (11807/2006 — C6-0266/2006 — 2006/0131(AVC)) — REGI Committee. Rapporteur: Constanze Angela Krehl (A6-0281/2006) — Second report on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2004 — Section I — European Parliament (N6-0027/2005 [[01]] — C6-0357/2005 — 2005/2091(DEC)) — CONT Committee. Rapporteur: Markus Ferber (A6-0280/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council decision extending to the non-participating Member States the application of Decision 2006/.../EC amending and extending Decision 2001/923/EC establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the ‘Pericles’ programme) (COM(2006)0243 [[02]] — C6-0180/2006 — 2006/0079(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (A6-0277/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending and extending Decision 2001/923/EC establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the ‘Pericles’ programme) (COM(2006)0243 [[01]] — C6-0179/2006 — 2006/0078(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (A6-0276/2006) — Report on the Commission White Paper on services of general interest (2006/2101(INI)) — ECON Committee. Rapporteur: Bernhard Rapkay (A6-0275/2006) — Report on follow-up to the report on competition in professional services (2006/2137(INI)) — ECON Committee. Rapporteur: Jan Christian Ehler (A6-0272/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the extension of the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea Bissau for the period 16 June 2006 to 15 June 2007 (COM(2006)0182 — C6-0167/2006 — 2006/0065(CNS)) — PECH Committee. Rapporteur: Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos (A6-0271/2006) — Report on more and better cooperation: the 2006 EU aid effectiveness package (2006/2208(INI)) — DEVE Committee. Rapporteur: Alain Hutchinson (A6-0270/2006) — Report on Turkey's progress towards accession (2006/2118(INI)) — AFET Committee. Rapporteur: Camiel Eurlings (A6-0269/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council framework decision on taking account of convictions in the Member States of the European Union in the course of new criminal proceedings (COM(2005)0091 — C6-0235/2005 — 2005/0018(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Panayiotis Demetriou (A6-0268/2006) — Report on initiatives to complement school curricula providing appropriate support measures to include the European Dimension (2006/2041(INI)) — CULT Committee. Rapporteur: Christopher Beazley (A6-0267/2006) — Report on improving the economic situation in the fishing industry (2006/2110(INI)) — PECH Committee. Rapporteur: Pedro Guerreiro (A6-0266/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a management plan for fisheries exploiting stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea (COM(2005)0714 — C6-0034/2006 — 2006/0002(CNS)) — PECH Committee. Rapporteur: Albert Jan Maat (A6-0265/2006) — Report on the media and development (2006/2080(INI)) — DEVE Committee. Rapporteur: Manolis Mavrommatis (A6-0264/2006) — Report on the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels (2006/2054(INI)) — PECH Committee. Rapporteur: Rosa Miguélez Ramos (A6-0263/2006) — ***I Report on the proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on key competences for lifelong learning (COM(2005)0548 — C6-0375/2005 — 2005/0221(COD)) — CULT Committee. Rapporteur: Helga Trüpel (A6-0262/2006) — Report on the EU's economic and trade relations with India (2006/2034(INI)) — INTA Committee. Rapporteur: Sajjad Karim (A6-0256/2006) — ***I Report on the proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on transnational mobility within the Community for education and training purposes: European Quality Charter for Mobility (COM(2005)0450 — C6-0291/2005 — 2005/0179(COD)) — CULT Committee. Rapporteur: Christa Prets (A6-0255/2006) — Report on perspectives of women in international trade (2006/2009(INI)) — FEMM Committee. Rapporteur: Hiltrud Breyer (A6-0254/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto in agricultural products and foodstuffs (COM(2005)0671 [[02]] — C6-0033/2006 — 2005/0279(CNS)) — AGRI Committee. Rapporteur: Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (A6-0253/2006) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonates (amendment of Council Directive 76/769/EEC) (COM(2005)0618 — C6-0418/2005 — 2005/0244(COD)) — ENVI Committee. Rapporteur: Carl Schlyter (A6-0251/2006) — Report on the creation of a European Qualifications Framework (2006/2002(INI)) — EMPL Committee. Rapporteur: Thomas Mann (A6-0248/2006) — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains (COM(2006)0039 — C6-0041/2006 — 2006/0011(COD)) — ECON Committee. Rapporteur: Guntars Krasts (A6-0247/2006) — Report on the annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on third country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action against the Community (2004) (2006/2136(INI)) — INTA Committee. Rapporteur: Cristiana Muscardini (A6-0243/2006) — Report on the thematic strategy on air pollution (2006/2060(INI)) — ENVI Committee. Rapporteur: Dorette Corbey (A6-0235/2006) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (COM(2005)0447 — C6-0356/2005 — 2005/0183(COD)) — ENVI Committee. Rapporteur: Holger Krahmer (A6-0234/2006) — Report on the thematic strategy on the urban environment (2006/2061(INI)) — ENVI Committee. Rapporteur: Gyula Hegyi (A6-0233/2006) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of clean road transport vehicles (COM(2005)0634 — C6-0008/2006 — 2005/0283(COD)) — ENVI Committee. Rapporteur: Dan Jørgensen (A6-0232/2006) — Report on nanosciences and nanotechnologies: an action plan for Europe 2005-2009 (2006/2004(INI)) — ITRE Committee. Rapporteur: Miloslav Ransdorf (A6-0216/2006) 1.2) recommendation for second reading: — ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity — Progress (6282/3/2006 — C6-0272/2006 — 2004/0158(COD)) — EMPL Committee. Rapporteur: Karin Jöns (A6-0300/2006)

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from Members: 2.1) oral questions for Question Time (Rule 109) (B6-0429/2006): — to the Commission: Doyle Avril, Budreikaitė Danutė, De Rossa Proinsias, Seppänen Esko, Gräßle Ingeborg, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Hegyi Gyula, Aylward Liam, Mitchell Gay, Coveney Simon, Czarnecki Ryszard, Guardans Cambó Ignasi, Tarabella Marc, Ryan Eoin, Posselt Bernd, Kusstatscher Sepp, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Vanhecke Frank, Goudin Hélène, Harkin Marian, Belet Ivo, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Toussas Georgios, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Medina Ortega Manuel, McGuinness Mairead, Crowley Brian, Ó Neachtain Seán, Karim Sajjad, Miguélez Ramos Rosa, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco Elena, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra Agustín, Ludford Sarah, Henin Jacky, Davies Chris, Stihler Catherine, Galeote Gerardo, Mayer Hans-Peter, Karatzaferis Georgios, Moraes Claude, Vidal-Quadras Alejo, Newton Dunn Bill, Speroni Francesco Enrico, Beglitis Panagiotis, Bushill-Matthews Philip, Martin David, Salinas García María Isabel, Pafilis Athanasios, Manolakou Diamanto, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Bonde Jens-Peter, Kuźmiuk Zbigniew Krzysztof — to the Council: Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Medina Ortega Manuel, Crowley Brian, Aylward Liam, Ryan Eoin, Mitchell Gay, Ó Neachtain Seán, Posselt Bernd, Vanhecke Frank, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra Agustín, Bushill-Matthews Philip, Karim Sajjad, Davies Chris, Beglitis Panagiotis, Martin David, Ludford Sarah, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Budreikaitė Danutė, Goudin Hélène, Seppänen Esko, Newton Dunn Bill, Harkin Marian, Segelström Inger, Doyle Avril, Pafilis Athanasios, Manolakou Diamanto, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, De Rossa Proinsias, Coveney Simon, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Czarnecki Ryszard, Toussas Georgios 2.2) oral questions (Rule 108): — Oral question (O-0086/2006) by Jean-Marie Cavada, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Council: Question to the Council for the annual debate on the progress made in the Area of freedom, security and justice (Articles 2 and 39 of the EU Treaty) (B6-0428/2006) — Oral question (O-0094/2006) by Etelka Barsi-Pataky and Paul Rübig, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Norbert Glante, on behalf of the PSE Group, Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Umberto Pirilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, to the Commission: Taking stock of the Galileo programme (B6-0430/2006) — Oral question (O-0095/2006) by Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Council: The definitive results of the anti-dumping investigation concerning footwear from China and Vietnam (B6-0431/2006) — Oral question (O-0096/2006) by Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: The definitive results of the anti-dumping investigation concerning footwear from China and Vietnam (B6-0432/2006) 2.3) written declarations for entry in the Register (Rule 116): — Robert Evans, Paulo Casaca, David Martin, Sajjad Karim and Carl Schlyter, on primates in scientific experiments (64/2006) — Renato Brunetta, on the commencement of negotiations with a view to Israel's accession to the European Union (65/2006) — Oldřich Vlasák, on the need to strengthen transatlantic relations in order to combat terrorism effectively (66/2006) — Mary Honeyball, John Bowis and Caroline Lucas, son supporting Europe's environmental industry (67/2006) — Manolis Mavrommatis, Vasco Graça Moura and José Albino Silva Peneda, on FIFA's decisions regarding EU Member States (68/2006)

8.   Petitions

The following petitions, which had been entered in the register on the dates shown below, had been forwarded to the committee responsible pursuant to Rule 191(5):

12.09.2006

John De Zulueta Greenebaum (Asociación Contra el Ruido Ciudalcampo) (484/2006)

Marko Vuk (The civil initiative of foreign pleasure boat owners in Croatia) (485/2006)

Alvaro Bordallo Sainz (486/2006)

Brian Semmens (487/2006)

Nikolaos Maliakkas (488/2006)

Magdalena Mosiewicz (489/2006)

Michael Tanti-Dougall (Federated Association of Travel and Tourism Agents) (490/2006)

Derek Young (491/2006)

Timothy Higgs (492/2006)

Marco Sillva (493/2006)

Thomas C. Burke (494/2006)

Chris Andrews (495/2006)

M. T. Turvey (496/2006)

R. Chamberlain (497/2006)

P. de Bos (498/2006)

Andrew Bentz (499/2006)

James P. Walsh (500/2006)

Verity Butterfield (with 286 signatures) (501/2006)

Maija Liisa Keränen (502/2006)

Michael Gare-Simmons (503/2006)

Jaroslav Hanzel (FIRMA JAROSLAV HANZEL s.r.o.) (with 149 signatures) (504/2006)

Gabriela Melicherová (505/2006)

Ivo Plecko (Piters Foundation) (506/2006)

Vlado Ferčec (Društvo oškodovanih zdomcev) (with 2 signatures) (507/2006)

Rüdiger Krege (POLY-MARKRT GmbH) (508/2006)

18.09.2006

Grazyna Nicia (509/2006)

Andreas Bunk (510/2006)

Arthur Kruska (511/2006)

Georg Zenker (512/2006)

Daniel Kollinger (853 electronic signatures) (513/2006)

Jan Hajek (514/2006)

Stefan Schmelzle (515/2006)

Raimund Popp (516/2006)

Dietlind Schmidt (517/2006)

Rudolf Schorp — Rechtsanwälte Schorp & Kollegen (518/2006)

Jutta Klein (519/2006)

Karl-Heinz Frank (520/2006)

Stefan Becker (521/2006)

Damir Bakarsic (522/2006)

Elke Patzer — Abero International Gmbh (523/2006)

Klaus Hoffmann (524/2006)

David F. Prentis — Die Ehepaarliga in der Tschechischen Republik (525/2006)

Johannes Engelmann — RAE Engelmann — Gorev-Drozd (526/2006)

Silvia Falkenstein (527/2006)

Stefan Jaudas (528/2006)

Elena Petruschko — RAE Engelmann — Gorev-Drozd (529/2006)

Lutz Blume (530/2006)

(Name confidential) (531/2006)

Heinz Raudsepp (532/2006)

Christine Kossmann (533/2006)

Stefan Juranek (534/2006)

Mario Biaggio (535/2006)

Andreas Jagger (536/2006)

Stefan Husli (537/2006)

Matthias Peick (538/2006)

Ursula Smarz (539/2006)

Gabriele Prüfer (540/2006)

Heinz-Gerd Kremers (541/2006)

Martin Trauthwein (542/2006)

Rodica Tönsmann (543/2006)

Vlado Fercec — Društvo oškodovanih zdomcev (544/2006)

Maria Polyakov (545/2006)

Birgit Kramer (546/2006)

Jürgen Bernd Friedemann (with 102 signatures) (547/2006)

Beate Offermanns de Bruin (548/2006)

Christopher Omokhuale (549/2006)

Mariano Aguayo Fernandez de Cordova — Asociación de accionistas minoritarios de empresas energéticas (550/2006)

José Angel Blanco Nuñez — Asociación de Empresarios y Profesionales Compostela Monumental (551/2006)

Charles Mercier (552/2006)

Andreas Riedl (553/2006)

Mieczyslaw Chorazy (554/2006)

Victor Monchamp (555/2006)

Jean-Pierre Zuryk (556/2006)

Yvan Cuinat (557/2006)

Nadia Chouchane (558/2006)

Eric Perrin (559/2006)

Agostino Spennacchi (560/2006)

Donato Lavanga (561/2006)

Andrea Bucci (562/2006)

(Name confidential) (563/2006)

Sandro Adriani (564/2006)

Antonietta Iannotta (565/2006)

Roberto Martinelli — Sindacato Autonomo Polizia Penitenziaria (566/2006)

Alfredo Gonçalves (567/2006)

P. Clarke (568/2006)

Joseph Vincent Caruana (569/2006)

Danik Williams (570/2006)

Claire Baker (571/2006)

Randoph Cabban (572/2006)

Jonathan Bishop (573/2006)

(Name confidential) (574/2006)

Brian Guckian (575/2006)

Stephen Vassallo (576/2006)

Douglas Salt (Federation of Estate Agents Malta) (577/2006)

9.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded a certified true copy of the following:

—	Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco.

10.   Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

The Commission communications on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament during the April I and II, May I and II, and June 2006 part sessions had been distributed.

11.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The final draft agenda for the September II and October I sittings (PE 378.364/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 132):

Sittings of 25.09.2006 to 28.09.2006

Monday

—	no changes

Tuesday

—	request from the Verts/ALE Group to add to the agenda a Commission statement on the implementation of food safety legislation (rotten meat)

The following spoke: Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who moved the request, and John Bowis.

Parliament rejected the request.

Wednesday

—	no changes

Thursday

—	request from the PPE-DE and PSE Groups for the debate on the Commission statement on the ASEM Summit not to be wound up with a motion for resolution.

The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, who moved the request, Georg Jarzembowski and Jules Maaten.

Parliament approved the request.

Sittings of 11 and 12.10.2006

—	no changes

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The order of business was thus established.

12.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Pursuant to Rule 144, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Ljudmila Novak, Lasse Lehtinen, Marianne Mikko, Gisela Kallenbach, Tadeusz Zwiefka, Zita Pleštinská, Libor Rouček, Viktória Mohácsi, József Szájer, Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García, Mary Lou McDonald, Tunne Kelam, Martin Schulz, Ilda Figueiredo, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Peter Baco, Gerard Batten, Alojz Peterle, Willy Meyer Pleite, Manolis Mavrommatis, Urszula Krupa, Etelka Barsi-Pataky, Witold Tomczak, Vladimír Maňka, Stanisław Jałowiecki, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Marian Harkin, Godfrey Bloom, Edit Herczog and Bogusław Rogalski.

The following spoke: Jörg Leichtfried, who complained that he had not had the opportunity to speak, and Marios Matsakis on Godfrey Bloom's contribution.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

13.   Cleaner air for Europe ***I — Thematic strategy on air pollution (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe [COM(2005)0447 — C6-0356/2005 — 2005/0183(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Holger Krahmer (A6-0234/2006)

Report on the thematic strategy on air pollution [2006/2060(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Dorette Corbey (A6-0235/2006)

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Holger Krahmer introduced the report (A6-0234/2006).

Dorette Corbey introduced the report (A6-0235/2006).

The following spoke: Anja Weisgerber, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Riitta Myller, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jules Maaten, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Satu Hassi, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Liam Aylward, on behalf of the UEN Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, John Bowis, Matthias Groote, Sarah Ludford, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Adamos Adamou, Urszula Krupa, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Gyula Hegyi and Hiltrud Breyer.

IN THE CHAIR: Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Françoise Grossetête, Pilar Ayuso, Péter Olajos and Stavros Dimas.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.09.2006, Item 5.6 and Minutes of 26.09.2006, Item 7.4.

14.   Thematic strategy on the urban environment (debate)

Report on the thematic strategy on the urban environment [2006/2061(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Gyula Hegyi (A6-0233/2006)

Gyula Hegyi introduced the report.

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Seán Ó Neachtain (draftsman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Gisela Kallenbach (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Renate Sommer, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Anne Laperrouze, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, John Bowis, Gyula Hegyi and Stavros Dimas.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.09.2006, Item 7.5.

15.   2004 discharge: Section I — European Parliament (debate)

Second report on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2004, Section I — European Parliament [N6-0027/2005 — C6 0357/2002 — 2005/2091(DEC)] —

Committee on Budgetary Control.

Rapporteur: Markus Ferber (A6-0280/2006)

Markus Ferber introduced the report.

The following spoke: Simon Busuttil, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Edith Mastenbroek, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jan Mulder, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, and Jeffrey Titford, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group. IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Alexander Stubb, Herbert Bösch, Bill Newton Dunn, Jens-Peter Bonde, Albert Jan Maat, Inés Ayala Sender, Nathalie Griesbeck, Ingeborg Gräßle and Markus Ferber, who regretted that the President of Parliament had not been present for the debate (the President replied that the President of Parliament would be informed of his comments).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.09.2006, Item 7.1.

16.   European Quality Charter for Mobility (education and training) ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on transnational mobility within the Community for education and training purposes: European Quality Charter for Mobility [COM(2005)0450 — C6-0291/2005 — 2005/0179(COD)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Christa Prets (A6-0255/2006)

Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Christa Prets introduced the report.

The following spoke: Sepp Kusstatscher (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Erna Hennicot- Schoepges, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Nikolaos Sifunakis, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ljudmila Novak and Ján Figeľ.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.09.2006, Item 7.2.

17.   Key competences for lifelong learning ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on key competences for lifelong learning [COM(2005)0548 — C6-0375/2005 — 2005/0221(COD)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Helga Trüpel (A6-0262/2006)

Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Helga Trüpel introduced the report.

The following spoke: Thomas Mann (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Anneli Jäätteenmäki (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee) and Nina Škottová, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Lissy Gröner, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Doris Pack, Marianne Mikko and Ján Figeľ.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.09.2006, Item 7.3.

18.   The European dimension of school teaching materials (debate)

Report on initiatives to complement school curricula providing appropriate support measures to include the European Dimension [2006/2041(INI)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Christopher Beazley (A6-0267/2006)

Christopher Beazley introduced the report.

Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Vasco Graça Moura, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Maria Badia I Cutchet, on behalf of the PSE Group, Hannu Takkula, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bernat Joan i Marí, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Věra Flasarová, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Thomas Wise, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Maciej Marian Giertych, Non-attached Member, and Ján Figeľ.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.09.2006, Item 5.5.

19.   A European Qualifications Framework (debate)

Report on the creation of a European Qualifications Framework [2006/2002(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Thomas Mann (A6-0248/2006)

Thomas Mann introduced the report.

Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Stefano Zappalà (draftsman of the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Milan Gaľa (draftsman of the opinion of the CULT Committee), Zita Pleštinská, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Françoise Castex, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne E. Jensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Guntars Krasts, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Nonattached Member, Maria Matsouka and Ján Figeľ.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.09.2006, Item 7.6.

20.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 378.364/OJMA).

21.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 22.20.

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