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Document C2008/138E/01
MINUTES#Wednesday 9 April 2008
MINUTES
Wednesday 9 April 2008
MINUTES
Wednesday 9 April 2008
OJ C 138E, 5.6.2008, p. 1–23
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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5.6.2008 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
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MINUTES
(2008/C 138 E/01)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING
IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President
1. Resumption of the session
The sitting opened at 15.05.
2. Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
3. Composition of Parliament
Joan Calabuig Rull, Ana Mato Adrover, Cristóbal Montoro Romero, Luisa Fernanda Rudi Ubeda and Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco had given notification of their election as members of the Spanish Parliament with effect from 01.04.2008.
As this office was incompatible with that of a Member of the European Parliament under Article 7(2) of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, Parliament established the vacancies with effect from 01.04.2008.
The Spanish authorities had subsequently informed Parliament of the appointment as Members of the European Parliament, with effect from 07.04.2008, of:
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Juan Fraile Cantón, replacing Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, |
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Martí Grau i Segú, replacing Joan Calabuig Rull, |
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Florencio Luque Aguilar, replacing Cristóbal Montoro Romero, |
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Juan Andrés Naranjo Escobar, replacing Ana Mato Adrover, |
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Salvador Domingo Sanz Palacio, replacing Luisa Fernanda Rudi Ubeda. |
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The Finnish authorities had given notification of the appointment of Alexander Stubb as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Finnish Government, and the appointment of Sirpa Pietikäinen as Member of the European Parliament replacing Alexander Stubb.
Pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage and to Rule 4(1) of its Rules of Procedure, Parliament had established the vacancy of Alexander Stubb's seat and had noted the appointment of Sirpa Pietikäinen with effect from 04.04.2008.
Under Rule 3(2), until such time as their credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that they had previously made written declarations stating that they did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, the new Members referred to above would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.
4. Murder of the human rights activist Munir Said Thalib (written declaration)
Written declaration 0098/2007 submitted by Raül Romeva i Rueda, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Jules Maaten, Glyn Ford and Ana Maria Gomes on the murder of the human rights activist Munir Said Thalib had been signed by the majority of Parliament's component Members. Consequently, in accordance with Rule 116(4), it would be forwarded to its addressees and published, together with the names of the signatories, in the Texts Adopted of the sitting of 10.04.2008.
5. Subtitling of all public-service television programmes in the EU (written declaration)
Written declaration 0099/2007 submitted by Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg on the subtitling of all public-service television programmes in the EU had been signed by the majority of Parliament's component Members. Consequently, in accordance with Rule 116(4), it would be forwarded to its addressees and published, together with the names of the signatories, in the Texts Adopted of the sitting of 10.04.2008.
6. Corrigenda (Rule 204a)
The committees responsible had forwarded the following corrigenda to three texts adopted by Parliament (see Annex III):
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Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 29 November 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2008/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/477/EEC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons — P6_TA-PROV(2007)0559 — (COM(2006)0093 — C6 0081/2006 — 2006/0031(COD)) |
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Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 11 December 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2008/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Framework for Community Action in the field of Marine Environmental Policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) — P6_TA-PROV(2007)0595 — (9388/2/2007 — C6-0261/2007 — 2005/0211 (COD)) |
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Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 16 January 2008 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2008/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit agreements for consumers and repealing Council Directive 87/102/EEC — P6_TA-PROV(2008)0011 — (9948/2/2007 — C6 0315/2007 — 2002/0222 (COD)) |
Pursuant to Rule 204a(4), these corrigenda would be deemed approved unless, within 48 hours, a request was made by a political group or at least 40 Members that they be put to the vote.
7. Documents received
The following documents had been received:
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from committees:
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from Members:
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8. Oral questions and written declarations (submission)
The following documents had been submitted by Members:
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oral questions (Rule 108):
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written declarations for inclusion in the register (Rule 116):
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9. Lapsed written declarations
In accordance with Rule 116(5), written declarations 0101, 0102, 0103, 0104, 0105, 0106, 0107, 0108, 0110, 0112, 0113, 0114, 0115 and 0116/2007 had lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.
10. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council
The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following:
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Agreement between the European Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on certain aspects of air services, |
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Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Panama on certain aspects of air services. |
11. Transfers of appropriations
The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 06/2008 (C6-0143/2008 — SEC(2008)0296)).
It had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(2) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.
12. Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions
The Commission communication on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament at the January I and II 2008 part-sessions was available.
The Commission communication on the action taken by the Commission on the European Parliament resolution of 12.12.2007 on the Commission legislative and work programme for 2008 was available.
13. The situation in Tibet (motions for resolutions tabled)
The debate had been held on 26.03.2008(Minutes of 26.03.2008, Item 6).
Motions for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):
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Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Monica Frassoni, Hélène Flautre, Eva Lichtenberger, Milan Horáček, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Mikel Irujo Amezaga, Helga Trüpel, Bart Staes and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Tibet (B6-0133/2008), |
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André Brie, Vittorio Agnoletto and Jens Holm, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Tibet (B6-0134/2008), |
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Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Tibet (B6-0135/2008), |
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Georg Jarzembowski, Thomas Mann, João de Deus Pinheiro, József Szájer, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Charles Tannock, Edward McMillan-Scott, Jean-Luc Dehaene, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Tunne Kelam and Michl Ebner, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Tibet (B6-0136/2008), |
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Graham Watson, Dirk Sterckx, Marco Cappato, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Janusz Onyszkiewicz and Marielle De Sarnez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Tibet (B6-0137/2008), |
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Adam Bielan, Konrad Szymański, Marcin Libicki, Roberta Angelilli, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Ewa Tomaszewska, Ryszard Czarnecki, Gintaras Didžiokas, Eugenijus Maldeikis, Guntars Krasts and Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in Tibet (B6-0138/2008) |
Vote: Minutes of 10.04.2008, Item 9.11.
14. Waiver of parliamentary immunity
Following Parliament's decision of 27.09.2005 to waive the parliamentary immunity of Marios Matsakis, the authorities of the Republic of Cyprus had notified Parliament under Rule 7(9) that all legal proceedings against Marios Matsakis had been dropped and that he was not currently the subject of any charge or investigation.
This notification would be sent for information to the AFET Committee.
15. Order of business
The next item was the order of business.
The final draft agenda of the April 2008 part-sessions (PE 404.066/PDOJ) had been distributed and the following amendments thereto had been proposed (Rule 132):
Sittings of 09.04.2008 and 10.04.2008
Wednesday
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Request by the PSE Group to postpone the debate on the report by Anneli Jäätteenmäki on the statute of the European Ombudsman (A6-0076/2008) (Item 30 on the final draft agenda) until the next partsession in Strasbourg and to bring forward voting time from 11.30 to 11.00. |
The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, who moved the request, Ingo Friedrich, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Andrew Duff, on behalf of the ALDE Group.
Parliament agreed to the request.
The order of business was thus established.
16. Welcome
On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed a delegation of eminent representatives of the Turkish Parliament, who had taken a seat in the distinguished visitors' gallery.
17. Voting time
Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the Results of Votes annex to the Minutes.
The results of roll-call votes are available in electronic form only, as an annex to the Minutes, and can be accessed via Europarl.
17.1. Approving the appointment of Mrs Androula Vassiliou as a Member of the Commission (vote)
Proposal for a decision: B6-0139/2008
(Simple majority)
(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 1)
PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION
Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0108)
The following spoke: Bruno Gollnisch.
18. Lebanon (debate)
Council and Commission statements: Lebanon
Janez Lenarčič (President-in-Office of the Council) and Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) made the statements.
The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marco Pannella, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, David Hammerstein, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Béatrice Patrie and Carlos Carnero González.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Eija-Riitta Korhola, Miroslav Mikolášik, John Purvis and Bogusław Sonik.
The following spoke: Janez Lenarčič.
IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA
Vice-President
The following spoke: Olli Rehn.
As the motions for a resolution tabled were not yet available, they would be announced in the House at a later time.
The debate closed.
Vote: next part-session.
19. Croatia: 2007 progress report — Progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
Report on Croatia's 2007 progress report [2007/2267(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Rapporteur: Hannes Swoboda (A6-0048/2008)
Report on the 2007 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [2007/2268(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Rapporteur: Erik Meijer (A6-0059/2008)
Hannes Swoboda introduced the report.
Erik Meijer introduced the report.
The following spoke: Janez Lenarčič (President-in-Office of the Council) and Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, István Szent-Iványi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Milan Horáček, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Diamanto Manolakou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Georgios Georgiou, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Dimitar Stoyanov, Non-attached Member, Anna Ibrisagic, Borut Pahor, Jelko Kacin, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Angelika Beer, Andreas Mölzer, Pál Schmitt, Józef Pinior, Johannes Lebech, Ryszard Czarnecki and Antonios Trakatellis.
IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU
Vice-President
The following spoke: Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Lena Ek, Doris Pack, Gyula Hegyi and Maria Eleni Koppa.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Zita Pleštinská, Pierre Pribetich, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos, Monika Beňová, Miloslav Ransdorf, Marios Matsakis, Ljudmila Novak, Roger Helmer and Christopher Beazley, on the organisation of the debate.
The following spoke: Janez Lenarčič, Olli Rehn, Hannes Swoboda and Erik Meijer.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 10.04.2008, Item 9.12 and Minutes of 10.04.2008, Item 9.13.
20. 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:
Simon Busuttil, Rovana Plumb, Marian Harkin, Willy Meyer Pleite, Irena Belohorská, Dariusz Maciej Grabowski, Urszula Krupa, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Kinga Gál, Miloš Koterec, Milan Gaľa, Marco Pannella, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Monika Beňová.
IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS
Vice-President
The following spoke: Ewa Tomaszewska, Caroline Lucas, Ilda Figueiredo, László Tőkés, Zita Pleštinská, Genowefa Grabowska, Ryszard Czarnecki, Jim Allister, Petya Stavreva, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Cătălin-Ioan Nechifor, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Marianne Mikko, Cristian Silviu Buşoi, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Sylwester Chruszcz, Marian Zlotea, Roberta Alma Anastase, Yannick Vaugrenard, Toomas Savi, Marco Cappato, Dimitar Stoyanov, Slavi Binev, Tunne Kelam, Colm Burke, Marios Matsakis, Iuliu Winkler, Anna Záborská and Czesław Adam Siekierski.
21. Combating cancer in the enlarged EU (debate)
Oral question (O-0014/2008) by Miroslav Ouzký, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Combating cancer in the enlarged European Union (B6-0015/2008)
Miroslav Ouzký moved the oral question.
Androula Vassiliou (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.
The following spoke: Antonios Trakatellis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Glenis Willmott, on behalf of the PSE Group, Georgs Andrejevs, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Adamos Adamou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member.
IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE
Vice-President
The following spoke: Alojz Peterle, Karin Jöns, Elizabeth Lynne, Bairbre de Brún, Miroslav Mikolášik and Marios Matsakis.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Péter Olajos, Genowefa Grabowska, Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, Gyula Hegyi, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Silvia-Adriana Ţicău.
The following spoke: Androula Vassiliou.
Motions for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 108(5):
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Miroslav Ouzký, Antonios Trakatellis, Glenis Willmott, Georgs Andrejevs, Caroline Lucas, Adamos Adamou, Liam Aylward, Kathy Sinnott and Irena Belohorská, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, on combating cancer in the enlarged European Union (B6-0132/2008) |
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 10.04.2008, Item 11.1.
22. Mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (debate)
Report on the mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme [2007/2204(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
Rapporteur: Riitta Myller (A6-0074/2008)
Riitta Myller introduced the report.
The following spoke: Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Rumiana Jeleva (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Gyula Hegyi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Satu Hassi, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Péter Olajos, Evangelia Tzampazi and Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik and Paul Rübig.
The following spoke: Stavros Dimas and Riitta Myller.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 10.04.2008, Item 11.2.
23. Eurostars ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation by the Community in a research and development programme aimed at supporting research and development performing SMEs undertaken by several Member States [COM(2007)0514 — C6-0281/2007 — 2007/0188(COD)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
Rapporteur: Paul Rübig (A6-0064/2008)
The following spoke: Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission).
Paul Rübig introduced the report.
The following spoke: Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Teresa Riera Madurell, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO
Vice-President
The following spoke: Miloslav Ransdorf, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Ján Hudacký, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău and Joel Hasse Ferreira.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Dragoş Florin David, Miroslav Mikolášik, Péter Olajos and Zbigniew Zaleski.
The following spoke: Janez Potočnik and Paul Rübig.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 10.04.2008, Item 9.8.
24. Research Fund for Coal and Steel * (debate)
Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the multiannual technical guidelines for the research programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel [COM(2007)0393 — C6-0248/2007 — 2007/0135(CNS)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
Rapporteur: Adam Gierek (A6-0039/2008)
The following spoke: Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission).
Adam Gierek introduced the report.
The following spoke: Jan Březina, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne Laperrouze, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Lambert van Nistelrooij and Teresa Riera Madurell.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Catherine Stihler, Paul Rübig and Petru Filip.
The following spoke: Janez Potočnik and Adam Gierek.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 10.04.2008, Item 9.9.
25. Cultural industries in Europe (debate)
Report on cultural industries in Europe [2007/2153(INI)] — Committee on Culture and Education.
Rapporteur: Guy Bono (A6-0063/2008)
Guy Bono introduced the report.
The following spoke: Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Rolf Berend, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS
Vice-President
The following spoke: Katerina Batzeli, on behalf of the PSE Group, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Miguel Portas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Thomas Wise, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Christofer Fjellner, Maria Badia i Cutchet and Bernard Wojciechowski.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Paul Rübig, Mary Honeyball, Ewa Tomaszewska, Tomáš Zatloukal, Ruth Hieronymi and Nicodim Bulzesc.
The following spoke: Ján Figeľ and Guy Bono.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 10.04.2008, Item 11.3.
26. Culture in a globalising world (debate)
Report on a European agenda for culture in a globalising world [2007/2211(INI)] — Committee on Culture and Education.
Rapporteur: Vasco Graça Moura (A6-0075/2008)
Vasco Graça Moura introduced the report.
The following spoke: Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Grażyna Staniszewska (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Ruth Hieronymi, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Marianne Mikko, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ewa Tomaszewska, on behalf of the UEN Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Věra Flasarová, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, László Tőkés, Non-attached Member, Marie-Hélène Descamps and Christa Prets.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Mihaela Popa, Paul Rübig, Catherine Stihler, Tomáš Zatloukal and Roberta Alma Anastase.
The following spoke: Ján Figeľ and Vasco Graça Moura.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 10.04.2008, Item 11.4.
27. Fishing activities of Community and third-country fishing vessels ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country vessels to Community waters [COM(2007)0330 — C6-0236/2007 — 2007/0114(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.
Rapporteur: Philippe Morillon (A6-0072/2008)
The following spoke: Joe Borg (Member of the Commission).
Philippe Morillon introduced the report.
The following spoke: Carmen Fraga Estévez, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Catherine Stihler, on behalf of the PSE Group, Struan Stevenson and Rosa Miguélez Ramos.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Avril Doyle.
The following spoke: Joe Borg and Philippe Morillon.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 10.04.2008, Item 9.10.
IN THE CHAIR: Mechtild ROTHE
Vice-President
28. Rights-based management tools in fisheries (debate)
Report on rights-based management tools in fisheries [2007/2111(INI)] — Committee on Fisheries.
Rapporteur: Elspeth Attwooll (A6-0060/2008)
Elspeth Attwooll introduced the report.
The following spoke: Joe Borg (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Carmen Fraga Estévez, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos, on behalf of the PSE Group, Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jim Allister, Non-attached Member, and Paulo Casaca.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Avril Doyle.
The following spoke: Joe Borg and Elspeth Attwooll.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 10.04.2008, Item 9.5.
29. 2009 budget guidelines — (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX) (debate)
Report on the guidelines for the 2009 budget procedure, Section I — European Parliament, Section II — Council, Section IV — Court of Justice, Section V — Court of Auditors, Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee, Section VII — Committee of the Regions, Section VIII — European Ombudsman, Section IX — European Data Protection Supervisor [2008/2021(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.
Rapporteur: Janusz Lewandowski (A6-0082/2008)
Janusz Lewandowski introduced the report.
The following spoke: Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Thijs Berman, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne E. Jensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, on behalf of the UEN Group, Gérard Onesta, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Sergej Kozlík, Non-attached Member, Brigitte Douay and Valdis Dombrovskis.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk and Ingeborg Gräßle.
The following spoke: Janusz Lewandowski.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 10.04.2008, Item 9.7.
30. Amendment of regulation on a standard financial regulation for executive agencies * — Framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 * (debate)
Report on the draft Commission regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 on a standard financial regulation for the executive agencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes [SEC(2007)0492 — C6-0123/2007 — 2007/0901(CNS)] — Committee on Budgets.
Rapporteur: Ingeborg Gräßle (A6-0068/2008)
Report on the draft Commission regulation (EC, Euratom) amending Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities [SEC(2007)1013 — C6-0417/2007 — 2007/0151(CNS)] — Committee on Budgets.
Rapporteur: Ingeborg Gräßle (A6-0069/2008)
The following spoke: Joe Borg (Member of the Commission).
Ingeborg Gräßle introduced the reports.
The following spoke: Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Jean-Pierre Audy and Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 10.04.2008, Item 9.3 and Minutes of 10.04.2008, Item 9.4.
31. Composition of committees and delegations
The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PPE-DE and PSE Groups:
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AFET Committee: Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García |
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DEVE Committee: Juan Fraile Cantón to replace Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García |
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BUDG Committee: Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón |
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ECON Committee: Florencio Luque Aguilar |
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EMPL Committee: Juan Andrés Naranjo Escobar |
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IMCO Committee: Martí Grau i Segú to replace Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón, Salvador Domingo Sanz Palacio |
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REGI Committee: Florencio Luque Aguilar to replace Carlos José Iturgaiz Angulo |
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Subcommittee on Human Rights: Juan Fraile Cantón |
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Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China: Maria Badia i Cutchet |
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Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand: Louis Grech |
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Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee: Juan Andrés Naranjo Escobar |
The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these Minutes.
32. Agenda of the next sitting
The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 404.066/OJJE).
33. Closure of the sitting
The sitting closed at 23.35.
Harald Rømer
Secretary-General
Hans-Gert Pöttering
President
ATTENDANCE REGISTER
The following signed:
Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Anastase, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andrikienė, Angelakas, Angelilli, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Assis, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Baco, Badia i Cutchet, Baeva, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berend, Berès, Berman, Binev, Birutis, Blokland, Bloom, Bobošíková, Bodu, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Bono, Booth, Boştinaru, Botopoulos, Bourzai, Bowis, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Budreikaitė, Bulfon, Bullmann, Bulzesc, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Buşoi, Busquin, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carlshamre, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, del Castillo Vera, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Chukolov, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Paolo Costa, Cottigny, Cramer, Gabriela Creţu, Crowley, Ryszard Czarnecki, Daul, Davies, De Blasio, de Brún, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Demetriou, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Donnici, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitriu, Ebner, Ehler, Ek, El Khadraoui, Elles, Estrela, Ettl, Jill Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Färm, Fajmon, Falbr, Fatuzzo, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Ferrari, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Filip, Flasarová, Florenz, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fouré, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Fraile Cantón, França, Frassoni, Friedrich, Frunzăverde, Gacek, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Garcés Ramón, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Georgiou, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grech, Griesbeck, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Gruber, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harangozó, Harbour, Harkin, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Holm, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Howitt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyusmenova, Iacob-Ridzi, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jensen, Jöns, Jordan Cizelj, Jouye de Grandmaison, Kacin, Kallenbach, Kamall, Karas, Karim, Kasoulides, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Kazak, Tunne Kelam, Kilroy-Silk, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klinz, Koch, Kohlíček, Konrad, Koppa, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kuhne, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Landsbergis, Lang, De Lange, Langendries, Laperrouze, La Russa, Lavarra, Lax, Lebech, Lechner, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lienemann, Liese, Liotard, Lipietz, López-Istúriz White, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Luque Aguilar, Lynne, Lyubcheva, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Mănescu, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Manolakou, Marinescu, Markov, Marques, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Mathieu, Matsakis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Méndez de Vigo, Menéndez del Valle, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Mölzer, Mohácsi, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morillon, Morin, Mote, Musacchio, Muscardini, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nattrass, Nechifor, Neris, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Olajos, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oprea, Ortuondo Larrea, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panayotov, Pannella, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Paparizov, Papastamkos, Parish, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Pirker, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Plumb, Podkański, Pöttering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Pomés Ruiz, Mihaela Popa, Nicolae Vlad Popa, Portas, Posselt, Prets, Pribetich, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Raeva, Ransdorf, Rasmussen, Remek, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Riis-Jørgensen, Rizzo, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rovsing, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sanz Palacio, Saryusz-Wolski, Savary, Savi, Sbarbati, Schaldemose, Schapira, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schinas, Schlyter, Frithjof Schmidt, Olle Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Jürgen Schröder, Schroedter, Schulz, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Segelström, Seppänen, Severin, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Simpson, Sinnott, Siwiec, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sógor, Sommer, Søndergaard, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Stolojan, Stoyanov, Strejček, Strož, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Susta, Svensson, Szájer, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Takkula, Tannock, Tarand, Thomsen, Thyssen, Ţicău, Titford, Titley, Toia, Tőkés, Tomaszewska, Tomczak, Toubon, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Turmes, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vaidere, Vakalis, Vălean, Vanhecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Veraldi, Vergnaud, Vidal-Quadras, Vigenin, Virrankoski, Visser, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Renate Weber, Weisgerber, Westlund, Wieland, Wiersma, Willmott, Iuliu Winkler, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Bernard Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Zdravkova, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zlotea, Zvěřina, Zwiefka
ANNEX I
RESULTS OF VOTES
Abbreviations and symbols
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+ |
adopted |
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- |
rejected |
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↓ |
lapsed |
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W |
withdrawn |
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RCV (..., ..., ...) |
roll-call vote (in favour, against, abstentions) |
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EV (..., ..., ...) |
electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions) |
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split |
split vote |
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sep |
separate vote |
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am |
amendment |
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CA |
compromise amendment |
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CP |
corresponding part |
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D |
deleting amendment |
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= |
identical amendments |
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§ |
paragraph |
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art |
article |
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rec |
recital |
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MOT |
motion for a resolution |
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JT MOT |
joint motion for a resolution |
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SEC |
secret ballot |
1. Approving the appointment of Mrs Androula Vassiliou as a Member of the Commission
Proposal for a decision: B6-0139/2008
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Amendment No |
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RCV, etc. |
Vote |
RCV/EV — remarks |
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proposal for a decision (B6-0139/2008) |
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vote: decision (as a whole) |
RCV |
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446, 7, 29 |
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Request for roll-call vote
IND/DEM: final vote
ANNEX II
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES
1. B6-0139/2008 — Appointment of Mrs Androula Vassiliou
Decision
For: 446
ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, Jäätteenmäki, Kacin, Kazak, Klinz, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lebech, Lehideux, Maaten, Mănescu, Matsakis, Morillon, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Prodi, Raeva, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Watson, Weber Renate
GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Hénin, Jouye de Grandmaison, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz
IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Sinnott
NI: Belohorská, Tőkés
PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Angelakas, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Bodu, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bulzesc, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Casa, Casini, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, David, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitriu, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Filip, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fouré, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kamall, Karas, Karim, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Luque Aguilar, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Morin, Naranjo Escobar, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oprea, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pöttering, Popa Mihaela, Popa Nicolae Vlad, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sanz Palacio, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schinas, Schmitt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sógor, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stolojan, Strejček, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Visser, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Winkler, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zlotea, Zvěřina
PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Beňová, Berès, Botopoulos, Bulfon, Bullmann, Busquin, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Cottigny, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fraile Cantón, França, Garcés Ramón, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Hänsch, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hutchinson, Kindermann, Koppa, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Myller, Napoletano, Nechifor, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paşcu, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Plumb, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Salinas García, dos Santos, Schaldemose, Schapira, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani
UEN: Camre, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuc, Maldeikis, Masiel, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tomaszewska, Zapałowski
Verts/ALE: Auken, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Hammerstein, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Ždanoka
Against: 7
IND/DEM: Wojciechowski Bernard
NI: Allister, Helmer
UEN: Pęk
Verts/ALE: Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter
Abstention: 29
GUE/NGL: Holm, Søndergaard
IND/DEM: Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Wise
NI: Binev, Chukolov, Giertych, Gollnisch, Hannan, Stoyanov
PPE-DE: Callanan, Heaton-Harris, Lulling, Sommer, Sonik
PSE: Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne
Verts/ALE: Bennahmias, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Schlyter
Corrections to votes and voting intentions
For: Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Mathieu Grosch, Pierre Pribetich, Robert Goebbels, Colm Burke, Stavros Lambrinidis, Martí Grau i Segú, Emanuel Jardim Fernandes, Romano Maria La Russa, Umberto Pirilli, Robert Goebbels
ANNEX III
Corrigenda to Texts Adopted P6_TA-PROV(2007)0559 (COM(2006)0093 — C6-0081/2006 — 2006/0031(COD)), P6_TA-PROV(2007)0595 (9388/2/2007 — C6-0261/2007 — 2005/0211(COD)), P6_TA-PROV(2008)0011 (9948/2/2007 — C6-0315/2007 — 2002/0222(COD))
25.3.2008
Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 29 November 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2008/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/477/EEC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons — P6_TA-PROV(2007)0559 — (COM(2006)0093 — C6-0081/2006 — 2006/0031(COD))
In accordance with of Rule 204a of the Rules of Procedure, the abovementioned position is corrected as follows:
Article 2, paragraph 1, first subparagraph
The following terms shall be deleted:
‘and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive’
29.2.2008
Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 11 December 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2008/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Framework for Community Action in the field of Marine Environmental Policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) — P6_TA-PROV(2007)0595 — (9388/2/2007 — C6-0261/2007 — 2005/0211(COD))
In accordance with of Rule 204a of the Rules of Procedure, the abovementioned position is corrected as follows:
Article 13, paragraph 10
Article 13, paragraph 10 shall read:
‘10. Subject to Article 16, Member States shall ensure that the programmes are made operational within one year of their establishment.’
15.2.2008
Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 16 January 2008 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2008/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit agreements for consumers and repealing Council Directive 87/102/EEC — P6_TA-PROV(2008)0011 — (9948/2/2007 — C6-0315/2007 — 2002/0222(COD))
In accordance with of Rule 204a of the Rules of Procedure, the abovementioned position is corrected as follows:
1. Recital 17
The following terms shall be added:
‘, including the conditions under which a credit intermediary may receive fees from a consumer who has requested his service.’
2. Article 10, paragraph 2, point (g)
The following terms shall be deleted:
‘in the case of a credit agreement of the kind referred to in Article 2(3), Member States may decide that the annual percentage rate of charge need not be provided;’
3. Article 10, paragraph 5, point (f)
The following terms shall be deleted:
‘in the case of a credit agreement of the kind referred to in Article 2(3),’
4. Article 14, paragraphs 1 and 2
Article 14, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall read:
‘1. The consumer shall have a period of fourteen calendar days in which to withdraw from the credit agreement without giving any reason.
That period of withdrawal shall begin:
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either from the day of the conclusion of the credit agreement, or |
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from the day on which the consumer receives the contractual terms and conditions and information in accordance with Article 10, if that day is later than the date referred to in point (a) of this subparagraph. |
2. Where in the case of a linked credit agreement, as defined in point (n) of Article 3, national legislation at the time of the entry into force of this Directive already provides that funds cannot be made available to the consumer before the expiry of a specific period, Member States may exceptionally provide that the period referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be reduced to this specific period at the explicit request of the consumer.’
5. Article 26
Article 26 shall read:
‘Where a Member State makes use of any of the regulatory choices referred to in Article 2(5) and 2(6), Article 4(1), point (c) of Article 4(2), Article 6(2), Article 10(1), point (g) of Article 10(2), Article 14(2) and Article 16(4), it shall inform the Commission thereof as well as of any subsequent changes. The Commission shall make that information public on a website or in another easily accessible way. Member States shall take the appropriate measures to diffuse that information amongst national creditors and consumers.’
6. Article 27, paragraph 2
Article 27, paragraph 2 shall read:
‘2. The Commission shall undertake every five years, and for the first time ... (1), a review of the thresholds laid down in this Directive and its annexes and the percentages used to calculate the compensation payable in the event of early repayment, assessing them in the light of economic trends in the Community and the situation of the market concerned. The Commission shall also monitor the effect of the existence of the regulatory choices referred to in Article 2(5) and 2(6), Article 4(1), point (c) of Article 4(2), Article 6(2), Article 10(1), point (g) of Article 10(2), Article 14(2) and Article 16(4) on the internal market and consumers. The results shall be made known to the European Parliament and the Council, accompanied where appropriate by a proposal to modify the thresholds and percentages as well as the abovementioned regulatory choices accordingly.
7. Annex I, part II, point (d), points (i) and (ii)
Annex I, part II, point (d), points (i) and (ii) shall read:
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that the credit is provided for a period of one year; and |
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that the credit will be repaid in twelve equal instalments and at monthly intervals;’ |
8. Annex II, point 4, row 2
Annex II, point 4, row 2 shall read:
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‘Early repayment |
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You have the right to repay the credit early at any time in full or partially. |
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If applicable |
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The creditor is entitled to compensation in the case of early repayment |
[Determination of the compensation (calculation method) in accordance with the provisions implementing Article 16 of Directive .../.../EC]’ |
9. Annex III, point 5, row 3
Annex III, point 5, row 3 shall read:
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‘Early repayment |
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You have the right to repay the credit early at any time in full or partially. |
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If applicable |
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The creditor is entitled to compensation in the case of early repayment. |
[Determination of the compensation (calculation method) in accordance with the provisions implementing Article 16 of Directive .../.../EC]’ |
(1) Five years after the entry into force of this Directive.’