29.9.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 234/188

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Wednesday 11 March 2009
MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 11 MARCH 2009

2009/C 234 E/03

Contents

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

1.	Opening of the sitting

2.	Statements by the President

3.	Preparation of the European Council (19-20 March 2009) — European Economic Recovery Plan — Guidelines for the Member States’ employment policies * — Cohesion Policy: investing in the real economy (debate)

4.

Agenda

5.	Voting time

5.1.	VAT exemption on the final importation of certain goods * (Rule 131) (vote)

5.2.	Europol staff: adjustment of basic salaries and allowances * (Rule 131) (vote)

5.3.	Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund (Rule 131) (vote)

5.4.	Draft amending budget No 1/2009: floods in Romania (Rule 131) (vote)

5.5.	Common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (recast) ***III (vote)

5.6.	Common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (recast) ***III (vote)

5.7.	Port State control (recast) ***III (vote)

5.8.	Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system ***III (vote)

5.9.	Investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector ***III (vote)

5.10.

The liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents ***III (vote)

5.11.

Civil liability and financial guarantees of shipowners ***II (vote)

5.12.

Compliance with flag State requirements ***II (vote)

5.13.

The charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures ***I (vote)

5.14.

Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents ***I (vote)

5.15.

Guidelines for the Member States’ employment policies * (vote)

5.16.

Extending the applicability of Rule 139 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure until the end of the seventh parliamentary term (vote)

5.17.

The social situation of the Roma and their improved access to the labour market in the EU (vote)

5.18.

Facing oil challenges (vote)

5.19.

Greening of transport and internalisation of external costs (vote)

5.20.

Lisbon Strategy (vote)

5.21.

Combating climate change (vote)

5.22.

Employment policy guidelines (vote)

5.23.

European Economic Recovery Plan (vote)

5.24.

Cohesion Policy: investing in the real economy (vote)

6.	Explanations of vote

7.	Corrections to votes and voting intentions

8.	Statement by the President

9.	Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting

10.	Composition of Parliament

11.	State of play of SIS II (debate)

12.	Croatia: progress report 2008 — Turkey: progress report 2008 — Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: progress report 2008 (debate)

13.	The mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (debate)

14.	Question Time (Council)

15.	Green Paper on the European Workforce for Health (debate)

16.	5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, 16-22 March 2009 (debate)

17.	Court of Auditors Special Report No 10/2008 on ‘EC Development Assistance to Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa’ (debate)

18.	Implementation of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) (debate)

19.	Sri Lanka (debate)

20.	Agenda of the next sitting

21.	Closure of the sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

1.	VAT exemption on the final importation of certain goods *

2.	Europol staff: adjustment of basic salaries and allowances

3.	Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund ***I

4.	Draft amending budget No 1/2009: floods in Romania ***I

5.	Common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (recast) ***III

6.	Common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (recast) ***III

7.	Port State control (recast) ***III

8.	Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system ***III

9.	Investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector ***III

10.	The liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents ***II

11.	Civil liability and financial guarantees of shipowners ***II

12.	Compliance with flag state requirements ***II

13.	The charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures ***I

14.	Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents ***I

15.	Guidelines for the Member State’ employment policies *

16.	Extending the applicability of Rule 139 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure until the end of the seventh parliamentary term

17.	The social situation of the Roma and their improved access to the labour market in the EU

18.	Facing oil challenges

19.	Greening of transport and internalisation of external costs

20.	Lisbon Strategy

21.	Combating climate change

22.	Employment policy guidelines

23.	European Economic Recovery Plan

24.	Cohesion Policy: investing in the real economy

ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.	Geringer de Oedenberg report A6-0060/2009 — Resolution

2.	Díaz de Mera García Consegura report A6-0078/2009 — Resolution

3.	Böge report A6-0106/2009 — Resolution

4.	Haug report A6-0113/2009 — Resolution

5.	de Grandes Pascual report A6-0097/2009 — Resolution

6.	de Grandes Pascual report A6-0098/2009 — Resolution

7.	Vlasto report A6-0099/2009 — Resolution

8.	Sterckx report A6-0100/2009 — Resolution

9.	Kohlíček report A6-0101/2009 — Resolution

10.	Costa report A6-0102/2009 — Resolution

11.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendment 40

12.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendment 82

13.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendments 71-72-75

14.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendment 85

15.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendment 87

16.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendment 88

17.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendment 89/1

18.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendment 89/2

19.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendment 89/3

20.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendment 89/4

21.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendment 74

22.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendment 90S

23.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendment 76

24.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendment 91

25.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendment 92

26.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendment 80

27.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Amendment 81

28.	El Khadraoui report A6-0066/2009 — Legislative resolution

29.	Cashman report A6-0077/2009 — Amendment 114

30.	Cashman report A6-0077/2009 — Amendment 115

31.	Cashman report A6-0077/2009 — Amendment 85/1

32.	Cashman report A6-0077/2009 — Amendment 85/2

33.	Cashman report A6-0077/2009 — Amendment 116

34.	Cashman report A6-0077/2009 — Amended Commission proposal

35.	Andersson report A6-0052/2009 — Motion for a resolution

36.	B6-0094/2009 — Extending the applicability of Rule 139 — Decision

37.	Reul report A6-0035/2009 — Amendment 2

38.	Reul report A6-0035/2009 — Amendment 3

39.	Jarzembowski report A6-0055/2009 — Amendment 6

40.	Jarzembowski report A6-0055/2009 — Amendment 7

41.	Jarzembowski report A6-0055/2009 — Amendment 3

42.	Jarzembowski report A6-0055/2009 — Amendment 2

43.	Jarzembowski report A6-0055/2009 — Resolution

44.	B6-0107/2009 — Lisbon Strategy — Paragraph 24

45.	B6-0107/2009 — Lisbon Strategy — Paragraph 28

46.	B6-0107/2009 — Lisbon Strategy — Paragraph 33

47.	B6-0107/2009 — Lisbon Strategy — Resolution

48.	B6-0109/2009 — Lisbon Strategy — Amendment 1

49.	B6-0109/2009 — Lisbon Strategy — Amendment 2

50.	B6-0109/2009 — Lisbon Strategy — Amendment 3

51.	B6-0109/2009 — Lisbon Strategy — Amendment 18

52.	B6-0109/2009 — Lisbon Strategy — Amendment 7

53.	B6-0109/2009 — Lisbon Strategy — Amendment 9

54.	B6-0109/2009 — Lisbon Strategy — Amendment 10

55.	B6-0109/2009 — Lisbon Strategy — Resolution

56.	B6-0134/2009 — Combating climate change — Resolution

57.	B6-0133/2009 — Guidelines for employment policies — Resolution

58.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 51

59.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 6

60.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 7

61.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 57

62.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 11

63.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 58

64.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 28

65.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 12

66.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 59

67.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 23S

68.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 24

69.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 69

70.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 70

71.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 71

72.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 72

73.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 113

74.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 39

75.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 40

76.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 42/1

77.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 44

78.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Amendment 45

79.	Ferreira report A6-0063/2009 — Resolution

80.	Kirilov report A6-0075/2009 — Amendment 3

81.	Kirilov report A6-0075/2009 — Amendment 4

82.	Kirilov report A6-0075/2009 — Amendment 1

83.	Kirilov report A6-0075/2009 — Amendment 2

84.	Kirilov report A6-0075/2009 — Resolution

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

1.   Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 09.00.

2.   Statements by the President

The President made a statement on the occasion of the Fifth European Day for the Victims of Terrorism. He paid homage to all victims of terrorism, referring in particular to the two British soldiers killed on 7 March 2009 in Massereene and the policeman killed on 9 March 2009 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, as well as the victims of the suicide attack carried out on 10 March 2009 against a mosque in southern Sri Lanka. He condemned terrorist acts as one of the greatest dangers to the security, stability and democratic values of the international community. He expressed, on behalf of Parliament, his solidarity with the families of the victims.

Parliament observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims of the recent attacks in Northern Ireland and Sri Lanka.

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The President made a statement on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the death of Jean Monnet. He paid homage to his memory and to the principles, which still applied today, that had guided his actions.

The following spoke: José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission), who associated himself with the homage paid by the President.

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The following spoke: José Ribeiro e Castro, who said that the European Day for the Victims of Terrorism ought to be more widely celebrated throughout the Union, and called on the Commission and the Council Presidency to take initiatives to that effect.

3.   Preparation of the European Council (19-20 March 2009) — European Economic Recovery Plan — Guidelines for the Member States’ employment policies * — Cohesion Policy: investing in the real economy (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Preparation of the European Council (19-20 March 2009)

Report on the European Economic Recovery Plan [2008/2334(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Elisa Ferreira (A6-0063/2009)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States [COM(2008)0869 — C6-0050/2009 — 2008/0252(CNS)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jan Andersson (A6-0052/2009)

Report on Cohesion Policy: Investing in the real economy [2009/2009(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development.

Rapporteur: Evgeni Kirilov (A6-0075/2009)

Alexandr Vondra (President-in-Office of the Council) and José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) made the statements.

Elisa Ferreira, Jan Andersson and Evgeni Kirilov introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Salvador Garriga Polledo (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Elisabeth Morin (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jiří Maštálka, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Jules Maaten, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Claude Turmes, Sahra Wagenknecht, Nils Lundgren, Bruno Gollnisch, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Edit Herczog, Ona Juknevičienė, Guntars Krasts, Elisabeth Schroedter, Ilda Figueiredo, Johannes Blokland, Sergej Kozlík, Gunnar Hökmark, Guido Sacconi, Sophia in 't Veld, Dariusz Maciej Grabowski and Csaba Őry.

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU

Vice-President

The following spoke: Pervenche Berès, Filiz Hakaeva Hyusmenova, Rolf Berend, Enrique Barón Crespo, Chris Davies, Costas Botopoulos, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Brian Simpson, Péter Olajos, Gianni Pittella, Avril Doyle, Harlem Désir, Cornelis Visser and Libor Rouček.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Rumiana Jeleva, Atanas Paparizov, Danutė Budreikaitė, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Emmanouil Angelakas, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Martin Schulz and Klaus-Heiner Lehne, the last-named on the remarks by Martin Schulz.

The following spoke: Alexandr Vondra, Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission), Elisa Ferreira, Jan Andersson and Evgeni Kirilov.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 103(2):

—	Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Monica Frassoni, Rebecca Harms, Gisela Kallenbach and Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the input to the Spring 2009 European Council in relation to the Lisbon Strategy (B6-0107/2009),

—	Francis Wurtz, Ilda Figueiredo, Helmuth Markov and Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the input to the Spring 2009 European Council in relation to the Lisbon Strategy (B6-0108/2009),

—

Joseph Daul and Klaus-Heiner Lehne, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, Edit Herczog and Udo Bullmann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson and Jules Maaten, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, Guntars Krasts and Adam Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the input to the Spring 2009 European Council in relation to the Lisbon Strategy (B6-0109/2009),

—	Jan Andersson, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, on implementation of the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States 2008-2010 (B6-0133/2009),

—	Miroslav Ouzký, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, on an EU strategy for a comprehensive climate change agreement in Copenhagen and the adequate provision of financing for climate change policy (B6-0134/2009).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 11.03.2009, Item 5.20, Minutes of 11.03.2009, Item 5.21, Minutes of 11.03.2009, Item 5.22, Minutes of 11.03.2009, Item 5.15 and Minutes of 11.03.2009, Item 5.24.

(The sitting was suspended at 12.05 pending voting time and resumed at 12.10.)

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE

Vice-President

4.   Agenda

The President said that Robert Evans and forty other Members had presented an objection in writing to the inclusion on the agenda of the motion for a resolution by the AFET Committee on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka (Item 14 of the Minutes of 10.03.2009).

Pursuant to Rule 90(4), the motion for a resolution was entered on the agenda for the part-session as an item for debate and vote.

The President proposed that the debate be entered as the last item on the agenda for that evening, and that the vote take place the following day at midday.

The deadline for tabling amendments for plenary was set at 15.00 that afternoon.

The following spoke: Robert Evans, who requested that the debate be postponed to the following part-session, and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, who opposed that request.

Parliament rejected the request for postponement of the debate.

5.   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.

5.1.   VAT exemption on the final importation of certain goods * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive determining the scope of Article 143(b) and (c) of Directive 2006/112/EC as regards exemption from value added tax on the final importation of certain goods on the common system of value added tax (codified version) [COM(2008)0575 — C6-0347/2008 — 2008/0181(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (A6-0060/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 1)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0101)

5.2.   Europol staff: adjustment of basic salaries and allowances * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the initiative of the French Republic on the proposal for a Council decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff [14479/2008 — C6-0038/2009 — 2009/0804(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (A6-0078/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 2)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0102)

5.3.   Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management [COM(2009)0023 — C6-0040/2009 — 2009/2007(ACI)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0106/2009)

(Qualified majority: three fifths of votes cast)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 3)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0103)

5.4.   Draft amending budget No 1/2009: floods in Romania (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the draft amending budget No 1/2009 of the European Union for the financial year 2009, Section III — Commission [6952/2009 — C6-0075/2009 — 2009/2008(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Jutta Haug (A6-0113/2009)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 4)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0104)

5.5.   Common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (recast) ***III (vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (recast) [PE-CONS 3719/2008 — C6-0042/2009 — 2005/0237A(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee.

Rapporteur: Luis de Grandes Pascual (A6-0097/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 5)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0105)

5.6.   Common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (recast) ***III (vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (recast) [PE-CONS 3720/2008 — C6-0043/2009 — 2005/0237B(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee.

Rapporteur: Luis de Grandes Pascual (A6-0098/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 6)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0106)

5.7.   Port State control (recast) ***III (vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on port State control (recast) [PE-CONS 3721/2008 — C6-0044/2009 — 2005/0238(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee.

Rapporteur: Dominique Vlasto (A6-0099/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 7)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0107)

5.8.   Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system ***III (vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/59/EC establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system [PE-CONS 3722/2008 — C6-0045/2009 — 2005/0239(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee.

Rapporteur: Dirk Sterckx (A6-0100/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 8)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0108)

5.9.   Investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector ***III (vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector and amending Directives 1999/35/EC and 2002/59/EC [PE-CONS 3723/2008 — C6-0046/2009 — 2005/0240(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee.

Rapporteur: Jaromír Kohlíček (A6-0101/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 9)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0109)

5.10.   The liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents ***III (vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents [PE-CONS 3724/2008 — C6-0047/2009 — 2005/0241(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0102/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 10)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0110)

5.11.   Civil liability and financial guarantees of shipowners ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the insurance of shipowners for maritime claims [14287/2/2008 — C6-0483/2008 — 2005/0242(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Gilles Savary (A6-0072/2009)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 11)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2009)0111)

5.12.   Compliance with flag State requirements ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on compliance with flag State requirements [14288/2/2008 — C6-0484/2008 — 2005/0236(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Emanuel Jardim Fernandes (A6-0069/2009)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 12)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2009)0112)

5.13.   The charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures [COM(2008)0436 — C6-0276/2008 — 2008/0147(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Saïd El Khadraoui (A6-0066/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 13)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0113)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0113)

5.14.   Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (recast) [COM(2008)0229 — C6-0184/2008 — 2008/0090(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Michael Cashman (A6-0077/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 14)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0114)

The following spoke: Michael Cashman (rapporteur), who, pursuant to Rule 53(1), asked the Commission to state its position on Parliament's amendments, and Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission).

Michael Cashman, pursuant to Rule 53(2), made a formal proposal to Parliament as to whether the vote on the draft legislative resolution should proceed.

Parliament decided to postpone the vote. The matter was deemed to be referred back to the committee responsible for reconsideration.

Michael Cashman requested the President to ask the current and subsequent Council Presidencies to open a formal dialogue with Parliament (the President replied that his request would be forwarded), and requested that certain technical adjustments be made to the text adopted.

5.15.   Guidelines for the Member States’ employment policies * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States [COM(2008)0869 — C6-0050/2009 — 2008/0252(CNS)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jan Andersson (A6-0052/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 15)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0115)

5.16.   Extending the applicability of Rule 139 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure until the end of the seventh parliamentary term (vote)

Motion for a resolution: B6-0094/2009

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 16)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0116)

5.17.   The social situation of the Roma and their improved access to the labour market in the EU (vote)

Report on the social situation of the Roma and their improved access to the labour market in the EU [2008/2137(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Magda Kósáné Kovács (A6-0038/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 17)

ALTERNATIVE MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (tabled by the PSE Group)

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0117)

5.18.   Facing oil challenges (vote)

Report on possible solutions to the challenges in relation to oil supply [2008/2212(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Herbert Reul (A6-0035/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 18)

ALTERNATIVE MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (tabled by the PPE-DE and PSE Groups)

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0118)

5.19.   Greening of transport and internalisation of external costs (vote)

Report on greening of transport and internalisation of external costs [2008/2240(INI)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Georg Jarzembowski (A6-0055/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 19)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0119)

5.20.   Lisbon Strategy (vote)

Motions for resolution: B6-0107/2009, B6-0108/2009 and B6-0109/2009

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 20)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0107/2009

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0108/2009

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0109/2009

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0120)

The following spoke:

—	Pervenche Berès to request that paragraph 47 be put to the vote (the President stated that this had lapsed).

5.21.   Combating climate change (vote)

Motion for a resolution: B6-0134/2009

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 21)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0121)

The following spoke:

—	Avril Doyle, to make a linguistic clarification to paragraph 20.

5.22.   Employment policy guidelines (vote)

Motion for a resolution: B6-0133/2009

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 22)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0122)

The following spoke:

—	Elizabeth Lynne, to make a linguistic clarification to paragraph 13, and Philip Bushill-Matthews, to move an oral amendment to Amendment 1 (incorporated).

5.23.   European Economic Recovery Plan (vote)

Report on the European Economic Recovery Plan [2008/2334(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Elisa Ferreira (A6-0063/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 23)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0123)

The following spoke:

—	Gunnar Hökmark, before the vote, to clarify the position of the PPE-DE Group on Amendment 113;

—	Elisa Ferreira (rapporteur) to move an oral amendment to Amendment 93 (incorporated);

—	Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group to move an oral amendment (incorporated) to Amendment 71 (rejected);

—	Martin Schulz, before the final vote, and, in response to him, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Hartmut Nassauer and Joseph Daul;

—	Vittorio Prodi on the final vote on the Reul report.

5.24.   Cohesion Policy: investing in the real economy (vote)

Report on Cohesion Policy: Investing in the real economy [2009/2009(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development.

Rapporteur: Evgeni Kirilov (A6-0075/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 24)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0124)

6.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 163(3) appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

—	Report: Elisa Ferreira (A6-0063/2009): Richard Corbett

—	Report: Paolo Costa (A6-0102/2009): Carlo Fatuzzo

—	Report: Saïd El Khadraoui (A6-0066/2009): Simon Busuttil, Leopold Józef Rutowicz

—	Report: Michael Cashman (A6-0077/2009): Hannu Takkula, Martin Callanan, Syed Kamall

—	Report: Jan Andersson (A6-0052/2009): Carlo Fatuzzo, Martin Callanan

—	Extending the applicability of Rule 139 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure until the end of the seventh parliamentary term — B6-0094/2009: Jim Allister

—	Report: Magda Kósáné Kovács (A6-0038/2009): Miroslav Mikolášik, Philip Claeys, Frank Vanhecke

—	Report: Herbert Reul (A6-0035/2009): Avril Doyle, Martin Callanan

—	Report: Georg Jarzembowski (A6-0055/2009): Neena Gill

—	Preparation of the European Council — Lisbon Strategy — B6-0109/2009: Hannu Takkula, Philip Claeys, Christopher Heaton-Harris, Martin Callanan, Syed Kamall, Neena Gill

—	Combating climate change — B6-0134/2009: Christopher Heaton-Harris, Syed Kamall

—	Employment policy guidelines — B6-0133/2009: Frank Vanhecke, Syed Kamall, Daniel Hannan

—	Report: Luis de Grandes Pascual (A6-0097/2009): Richard Corbett

—	Report: Elisa Ferreira (A6-0063/2009): Neena Gill, Daniel Hannan, Jean-Claude Martinez

—	Report: Evgeni Kirilov (A6-0075/2009): Christopher Heaton-Harris, Daniel Hannan

7.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on the ‘Séance en direct’ website under ‘Votes’/‘Results of votes’/‘Roll-call votes’. They are published in hard copy in the ‘Result of roll-call votes’ annex.

The electronic version on Europarl will be regularly updated for a maximum of two weeks after the day of the vote concerned.

After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

(The sitting was suspended at 13.55 and resumed at 15.10.)

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

8.   Statement by the President

The President made a statement on the tragic events that had taken place that day at a school in Winnenden, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, where a former pupil had killed several schoolchildren and teachers and wounded two policemen. The President also spoke of similar events that had occurred six months previously at a school in Kauhajoki, Finland, and the previous day in Alabama, United States.

He called on the European Union and its Member States to do everything in their power to prevent such acts and, on behalf of Parliament, expressed his solidarity with the families of the victims.

Parliament observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

9.   Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting

Othmar Karas had made it known that he had been present but that his name was not on the attendance register.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

10.   Composition of Parliament

Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna had given notice in writing of his resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 10 March 2009.

Under Rule 4(1) and (7), Parliament established the vacancy and informed the Member State concerned thereof.

11.   State of play of SIS II (debate)

Oral question (O-0005/2009) by Carlos Coelho, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Henrik Lax, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Council: State of play of SIS II (B6-0010/2009)

Oral question (O-0006/2009) by Carlos Coelho, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Henrik Lax, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: State of play of SIS II (B6-0010/2009)

Carlos Coelho, Martine Roure and Henrik Lax moved the oral questions.

Alexandr Vondra (President-in-Office of the Council) and Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the questions.

The following spoke: Marian-Jean Marinescu, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Genowefa Grabowska, on behalf of the PSE Group.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Hubert Pirker, Mihael Brejc and Bernd Posselt.

The following spoke: Alexandr Vondra and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

12.   Croatia: progress report 2008 — Turkey: progress report 2008 — Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: progress report 2008 (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Croatia: progress report 2008

Council and Commission statements: Turkey: progress report 2008

Council and Commission statements: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: progress report 2008

Alexandr Vondra (President-in-Office of the Council) made the statements.

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Ángel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ

Vice-President

Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Erik Meijer, 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, Joost Lagendijk, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Adamos Adamou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Luca Romagnoli, Non-attached Member, Anna Ibrisagic, Józef Pinior and Charles Tannock.

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE

Vice-President

The following spoke: Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Mario Borghezio, Angelika Beer, Gerard Batten, Philip Claeys, Doris Pack, Libor Rouček, Jelko Kacin, Bogusław Rogalski, Sepp Kusstatscher, Hanne Dahl, Carl Lang, Pál Schmitt, Emine Bozkurt, Jim Allister, Antonios Trakatellis, Maria Eleni Koppa and Alojz Peterle.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos, Joel Hasse Ferreira, Metin Kazak, Bart Staes, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides and Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou.

The following spoke: Alexandr Vondra and Olli Rehn

Croatia: progress report 2008

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 103(2):

—	Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the AFET Committee, on the Croatia 2008 progress report (B6-0104/2009)

Turkey: progress report 2008

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 103(2):

—	Ria Oomen-Ruijten, on behalf of the AFET Committee, on Turkey's progress report 2008 (B6-0105/2009)

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: progress report 2008

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 103(2):

—	Erik Meijer, on behalf of the AFET Committee, on the 2008 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (B6-0106/2009)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.03.2009, Item 7.9, Minutes of 12.03.2009, Item 7.10 and Minutes of 12.03.2009, Item 7.11.

13.   The mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (debate)

Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia [2008/2290(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck (A6-0112/2009)

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck introduced the report.

The following spoke: Alexandr Vondra (President-in-Office of the Council).

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Ria Oomen-Ruijten, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Richard Howitt, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jan Marinus Wiersma and Véronique De Keyser.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Alexandru Nazare and Bogusław Rogalski.

The following spoke: Alexandr Vondra, Olli Rehn and Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.03.2009, Item 7.12.

14.   Question Time (Council)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Council (B6-0009/2009).

Question 1 (Marian Harkin): Improvement of quality, availability and financing of long-term care.

Alexandr Vondra (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question and supplementaries by Kathy Sinnott (deputising for the author) and Hubert Pirker.

Question 2 (Brian Crowley): Unemployment in Europe.

Alexandr Vondra answered the question and supplementaries by Brian Crowley, Gay Mitchell and Hubert Pirker.

Question 3 (Mairead McGuinness): Disparity in global production standards.

Alexandr Vondra answered the question and supplementaries by Mairead McGuinness and Jim Allister.

Question 4 (Claude Moraes): Climate change.

Alexandr Vondra answered the question and supplementaries by Claude Moraes, Silvia-Adriana Țicău and Avril Doyle.

Question 5 (Liam Aylward): Road safety.

Alexandr Vondra answered the question and supplementaries by Seán Ó Neachtain (deputising for the author), Silvia-Adriana Țicău and Jim Higgins.

Questions which had not been answered for lack of time would receive written answers (see annex to the Verbatim Report of Proceedings).

Council Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.10 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Luisa MORGANTINI

Vice-President

15.   Green Paper on the European Workforce for Health (debate)

Commission statement: Green Paper on the European Workforce for Health

Androulla Vassiliou (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: John Bowis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jules Maaten, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Konstantinos Droutsas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Nicodim Bulzesc, Ewa Tomaszewska, Colm Burke and Czesław Adam Siekierski.

The following spoke: Androulla Vassiliou.

The debate closed.

16.   5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, 16-22 March 2009 (debate)

Oral question (O-0026/2009) by Josep Borrell Fontelles, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Commission: 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, 16-22 March 2009 (B6-0015/2009)

Pierre Schapira (deputising for the author) moved the oral question.

Androulla Vassiliou (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: José Ribeiro e Castro, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Inés Ayala Sender, on behalf of the PSE Group, Roberto Musacchio, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Filip Kaczmarek.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Alessandro Battilocchio, Marie Anne Isler Béguin and John Bowis.

The following spoke: Androulla Vassiliou.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 108(5):

—	Thijs Berman, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, on water in the light of the 5th World Water Forum to be held in Istanbul on 16-22 March 2009 (B6-0113/2009).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.03.2009, Item 7.13.

17.   Court of Auditors Special Report No 10/2008 on ‘EC Development Assistance to Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa’ (debate)

Oral question (O-0030/2009) by Josep Borrell Fontelles, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Commission: Court of Auditors Special Report No 10/2008 on ‘EC Development Assistance to Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa’ (B6-0016/2009)

Anne Van Lancker (deputising for the author) moved the oral question.

Androulla Vassiliou (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: John Bowis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and José Ribeiro e Castro.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Marie Anne Isler Béguin.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Androulla Vassiliou.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 108(5):

—	Josep Borrell Fontelles, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, on an approach to ‘EC development assistance to health services in sub-Saharan Africa’ (B6-0114/2009).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.03.2009, Item 7.14.

18.   Implementation of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) (debate)

Oral question (O-0018/2009) by Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the ECON Committee, to the Commission: Implementation of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) (B6-0013/2009)

Pervenche Berès moved the oral question.

Androulla Vassiliou (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Jean-Paul Gauzès, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Margarita Starkevičiūtė and Paul Rübig.

The following spoke: Androulla Vassiliou.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 108(5):

—	Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the ECON Committee, on the implementation of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) (B6-0111/2009).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.03.2009, Item 7.15.

19.   Sri Lanka (debate)

Motion for a resolution, tabled by the AFET Committee under Rule 91, on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka (B6-0140/2009)

The following spoke: Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the AFET Committee, and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Robert Evans, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Geoffrey Van Orden and Jo Leinen.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Paul Rübig, Erik Meijer, Michael Gahler and Robert Evans (the President recalled the technical aspects of the de ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure).

The following spoke: Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.03.2009, Item 7.5.

20.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 420.647/OJJE).

21.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.35.

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