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Document C:2008:154E:TOC

    Official Journal of the European Union, CE 154, 19 June 2008


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    ISSN 1725-2423

    Official Journal

    of the European Union

    C 154E

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    English edition

    Information and Notices

    Volume 51
    19 June 2008


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    IV   Notices

     

    NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

     

    European Parliament

     

    2008-2009 SESSION

     

    Sittings of 21 to 24 April 2008

     

    Monday 21 April 2008

    2008/C 154E/01

    MINUTES

    1

    PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

    Resumption of the session

    Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting

    Follow-up to a request for the defence of immunity

    Composition of committees and delegations

    Signature of acts adopted under codecision

    Corrigendum (Rule 204a)

    Documents received

    Oral questions and written declarations (submission)

    Lapsed written declarations

    Petitions

    Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

    Order of business

    One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

    2009 budget, Section III — Commission: budgetary framework and priorities for 2009 (debate)

    Proposed hearing of the Commission on crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed by totalitarian regimes (8 April 2008) (debate)

    Cross-border cooperation to combat terrorism and cross-border crime * (debate)

    Cost of obtaining a visa for Belarusian and Ukrainian citizens (debate)

    Organ donation and transplantation: Policy actions at EU level (debate)

    Volunteering (debate)

    Statute of the European Ombudsman (debate)

    New Flame shipwreck and its consequences in Algeciras Bay (debate)

    Agenda of the next sitting

    Closure of the sitting

    ATTENDANCE REGISTER

    17

     

    Tuesday 22 April 2008

    2008/C 154E/02

    MINUTES

    19

    PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

    Opening of the sitting

    Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

    2006 Annual report of the EIB (debate)

    2006 discharge (debate)

    Voting time

    Request for consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee on Governance and partnership at national, regional and project basis in the field of regional policy (Rule 117) (vote)

    Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions on Governance and partnership at national, regional and project basis in the field of regional policy (Rule 118) (vote)

    Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions on Regional and cohesion policy aspects of the Lisbon Treaty (Rule 118) (vote)

    Cross-border cooperation to combat terrorism and cross-border crime * (Rule 131) (vote)

    Statute of the European Ombudsman (Rule 131) (vote)

    Organ donation and transplantation: Policy actions at EU level (vote)

    Volunteering (vote)

    2006 Annual report of the EIB (vote)

    2006 discharge: EU general budget, Section III — Commission (vote)

    2006 discharge: EU general budget, Section I — European Parliament (vote)

    2006 discharge: EU general budget, Section II — Council (vote)

    2006 discharge: EU general budget, Section IV — Court of Justice (vote)

    2006 discharge: EU general budget, Section V — Court of Auditors (vote)

    2006 discharge: EU general budget, Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee (vote)

    2006 discharge: EU general budget, Section VII — Committee of the Regions (vote)

    2006 discharge: EU general budget, Section VIII — European Ombudsman (vote)

    2006 discharge: EU general budget, Section IX — European Data Protection Supervisor (vote)

    2006 discharge: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (vote)

    2006 discharge: European Training Foundation (vote)

    2006 discharge: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (vote)

    2006 discharge: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (vote)

    2006 discharge: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (vote)

    2006 discharge: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (vote)

    2006 discharge: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (formerly European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia) (vote)

    2006 discharge: European Agency for Reconstruction (vote)

    2006 discharge: European Environment Agency (vote)

    2006 discharge: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (vote)

    2006 discharge: European Medicines Agency (vote)

    2006 discharge: European Food Safety Authority (vote)

    2006 discharge: European Maritime Safety Agency (vote)

    2006 discharge: European Aviation Safety Agency (vote)

    2006 discharge: European Railway Agency (vote)

    2006 discharge: European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) (vote)

    2006 discharge: European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex) (vote)

    2006 discharge: Eurojust (vote)

    Welcome

    Voting time (continuation)

    2006 discharge: European Police College (CEPOL) (vote)

    2006 discharge: Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth European Development Funds (vote)

    2006 discharge: European GNSS Supervisory Authority (vote)

    Explanations of vote

    Corrections to votes and voting intentions

    Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting

    Rising food prices in the European Union and developing countries (debate)

    European satellite radio navigation programmes (EGNOS and Galileo) ***I (debate)

    Declaration of financial interests

    Question Time (Commission)

    Implementation of the posting of workers directive following the judgments of the Court of Justice (debate)

    China's policy and its effects on Africa (debate)

    Programming implementation of the 10th European Development Fund (debate)

    Agenda of the next sitting

    Closure of the sitting

    ATTENDANCE REGISTER

    45

    ANNEX I

    47

    ANNEX II

    64

     

    Wednesday 23 April 2008

    2008/C 154E/03

    MINUTES

    193

    PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

    Opening of the sitting

    European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Summit (debate)

    Negotiations between the European Union and the United States with regard to visa exemptions (debate)

    Voting time

    Protocol to the EC-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Agreement *** (Rule 131) (vote)

    Application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices between liner shipping companies (consortia) (codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)

    Mediation in civil and commercial matters ***II (Rule 131) (vote)

    European satellite radio navigation programmes (EGNOS and Galileo) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

    Extension of scope of Directive 2003/109/EC to beneficiaries of international protection * (Rule 131) (vote)

    The role of civil society in drugs policy in the European Union (Rule 131) (vote)

    Adjustment of the multiannual framework (Rule 131) (vote)

    Programming implementation of the 10th European Development Fund (Rule 131) (vote)

    2007 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (vote)

    China's policy and its effects on Africa (vote)

    Formal sitting — Slovenia

    Explanations of vote

    Corrections to votes and voting intentions

    Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting

    Situation in Burma (debate)

    Illegal immigration, external action of the European Union and Frontex (debate)

    European strategies on biological diversity (COP 9) and biosafety (COP-MOP 4) (debate)

    Question Time (Council)

    Towards a reform of the World Trade Organisation (debate)

    Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (debate)

    Zero tolerance regime for unauthorised GMOs and the economic consequences thereof (debate)

    Agenda of the next sitting

    Closure of the sitting

    ATTENDANCE REGISTER

    204

    ANNEX I

    206

    ANNEX II

    210

     

    Thursday 24 April 2008

    2008/C 154E/04

    MINUTES

    237

    PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

    Opening of the sitting

    Documents received

    Annual policy strategy 2009 (motions for resolutions tabled)

    New Flame shipwreck and its consequences in Algeciras Bay (motions for resolutions tabled)

    Green Paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes (debate)

    International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the governance of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) (debate)

    Voting time

    Annual policy strategy 2009 (vote)

    2009 budget, Section III — Commission: budgetary framework and priorities for 2009 (vote)

    New Flame shipwreck and its consequences in Algeciras Bay (vote)

    European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Summit (vote)

    Situation in Burma (vote)

    European strategies on biological diversity (COP 9) and biosafety (COP-MOP 4) (vote)

    Towards a reform of the World Trade Organisation (vote)

    Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (vote)

    Green Paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes (vote)

    International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the governance of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) (vote)

    Explanations of vote

    Corrections to votes and voting intentions

    Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting

    Communication of Council common positions

    Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)

    Zimbabwe

    Iran: the case of Khadijeh Moghaddam

    Chad

    Voting time

    Zimbabwe (vote)

    Iran: the case of Khadijeh Moghaddam (vote)

    Chad (vote)

    Corrections to votes and voting intentions

    Composition of committees and delegations

    Decisions concerning certain documents

    Written declarations included in the register (Rule 116)

    Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

    Dates of forthcoming sittings

    Adjournment of the session

    ATTENDANCE REGISTER

    252

    ANNEX I

    254

    ANNEX II

    266


    Key to symbols used

    *

    Consultation procedure

    **I

    Cooperation procedure: first reading

    **II

    Cooperation procedure: second reading

    ***

    Assent procedure

    ***I

    Codecision procedure: first reading

    ***II

    Codecision procedure: second reading

    ***III

    Codecision procedure: third reading

    (The type of procedure is determined by the legal basis proposed by the Commission)

    Information relating to voting time

    Unless stated otherwise, the rapporteurs informed the Chair in writing, before the vote, of their position on the amendments.

    Abbreviations used for Parliamentary Committees

    AFET

    Committee on Foreign Affairs

    DEVE

    Committee on Development

    INTA

    Committee on International Trade

    BUDG

    Committee on Budgets

    CONT

    Committee on Budgetary Control

    ECON

    Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

    EMPL

    Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

    ENVI

    Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

    ITRE

    Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

    IMCO

    Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

    TRAN

    Committee on Transport and Tourism

    REGI

    Committee on Regional Development

    AGRI

    Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

    PECH

    Committee on Fisheries

    CULT

    Committee on Culture and Education

    JURI

    Committee on Legal Affairs

    LIBE

    Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

    AFCO

    Committee on Constitutional Affairs

    FEMM

    Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

    PETI

    Committee on Petitions

    Abbreviations used for Political Groups

    PPE-DE

    Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

    PSE

    Socialist Group in the European Parliament

    ALDE

    Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

    UEN

    Union for Europe of the Nations Group

    Verts/ALE

    Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance

    GUE/NGL

    Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left

    IND/DEM

    Independence and Democracy Group

    NI

    Non-attached Members

    EN

     

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