30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 104/739

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MINUTES

(2004/C 104 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Alonso José PUERTA

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.00.

Nuala Ahern asked that the President intervene with the Israeli Parliament and Government in order to improve the conditions under which Mordechai Vanunu is obliged to live after being freed (the President noted the request and indicated that he would take the matter up with the President).

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1)

from the Council and Commission: — Draft amending budget No 6 for the financial year 2004 — Section III — Commission (8539/2004 — C5-0167/2004 — 2004/2026(BUD)) referred to responsible: BUDG   opinion: ITRE legal basis: Article 272 EC, Article 177 EURATOM — Proposal for a Council Directive on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for purposes of scientific research (SEC(2004) 469 — C5-0192/2004 — 2004/2031(GBD)) referred to responsible: BUDG

2)

from Members: 2.1) motions for resolution (Rule 48) — Marco Pannella, Maurizio Turco, Emma Bonino, Marco Cappato, Gianfranco Dell'Alba, Benedetto Della Vedova and Olivier Dupuis on the serious and persistent violation of fundamental human rights in Vietnam (B5-0190/2004). referred to responsible: AFET — Roberta Angelilli on the revision of the Stability Pact (B5-0195/2004). referred to responsible: ECON

3.   Trial against Leyla Zana and others in Ankara (statement followed by debate)

Commission statement: Outcome of the trial against Leyla Zana and others in Ankara

Poul Nielson (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Richard A. Balfe, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Andrew Nicholas Duff, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Luigi Vinci, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Joost Lagendijk, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Arie M. Oostlander, Anne André-Léonard, Feleknas Uca and Poul Nielson.

Motions for resolution to wind up the debate pursuant to Rule 37(2):

—	Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, the outcome of the trial against ‘Leyla Zana and others’ in Ankara (B5-0193/2004),

—	Joost Lagendijk, Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, Nelly Maes and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation of Leyla Zana, 1995 European Parliament Sakharov prize laureate, imprisoned in Turkey (B5-0196/2004),

—	Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ELDR Group, on the trial of Leyla Zana (B5-0197/2004),

—	Luigi Vinci and Feleknas Uca, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the outcome of the trial against Leyla Zana and others in Ankara (B5-0198/2004),

—	Richard A. Balfe and Arie M. Oostlander, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, the outcome of the trials against ‘Leyla Zana and others’ in Ankara (B5-0199/2004).

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 7.27.

4.   Broad guidelines of economic policy — Guidelines for employment policy in the Member States * (debate)

Report on the Commission recommendation on the 2004 update of the Broad Guidelines of the Economic Policies of the Member States and the Community (for the 2003-2005 period) [COM(2004) 238 — C5-0183/2004 — 2004/2020(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Christa Randzio-Plath (A5-0280/2004)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States [COM(2004) 239 — C5-0188/2004 — 2004/0082(CNS)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Marie-Thérèse Hermange (A5-0277/2004)

Marie-Thérèse Hermange introduced the report (A5-0277/2004).

Christa Randzio-Plath introduced the report (A5-0280/2004).

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Stephen Hughes, on behalf of the PSE Group, Olle Schmidt, on behalf of the ELDR Group, and Herman Schmid, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Catherine LALUMIÈRE

Vice-President

The following spoke: Pierre Jonckheer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Johannes (Hans) Blokland, on behalf of the EDD Group, Philip Bushill-Matthews, Robert Goebbels, Philippe A.R. Herzog, Theodorus J.J. Bouwman, William Abitbol, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Claude Moraes, Regina Bastos, Manuel António dos Santos, Manuel Pérez Álvarez, Giorgos Katiforis, Othmar Karas and Stavros Dimas.

The debate closed.

Vote: Items 7.16 and 7.28

(The sitting was suspended at 10.50 pending voting time and resumed at 11.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: David W. MARTIN

Vice-President

5.   Official welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed a delegation from the Australian Parliament who had taken their seats in the official gallery.

6.   Disqualification from office of Michel Raymond

The President announced that the Council, by letter of 20 April 2004, had informed Parliament that the modifications referred to in Articles 1 and 2 of the Council Decision of 25 June and 23 September 2002 amending the Act concerning the election of representatives to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage came into effect on 1 April 2004.

The decree of the French Prime Minister of 25 November 2003 ordering the disqualification from office of Michel Raymond thus became fully effective as of that date.

In accordance with the opinion of the JURI Committee of 17 March 2004, Michel Raymond was therefore no longer a Member of Parliament as of 1 April 2004.

7.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in Annex I to the Minutes.

Marialiese Flemming spoke.

The following spoke:

—

Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, considered that the decision taken the previous day by the President not to allow amendments for the vote on the Johanna L.A. Boogerd-Quaak report (A5-0230/2004) (Item 10.1 of the previous day's minutes) was legally untenable and consequently he could not accept the decision. His Group would therefore, by way of protest, not be taking part in the vote on the report. He then referred to the remarks made by Enrique Barón Crespo to the effect that documents had disappeared in the LIBE Committee; he asked that Enrique Barón Crespo explain where he had obtained his information, and in any case that he withdraw what he considered to be offensive remarks concerning Antonio Tajani (the President pointed out that a decision had been taken the previous day by the President and by Parliament concerning voting procedure on that report, and that he intended to abide by that decision);

—

Enrique Barón Crespo announced that he had sent a letter to the President, with copies to all the Group Chairmen, to explain the situation regarding the documents that had disappeared in the LIBE Committee, but which were subsequently found again at the beginning of the meeting. He also spoke on his remarks concerning Antonio Tajani which, he said, had been misinterpreted;

—	Guido Podestà and Jorge Salvador Hernández Mollar (Chairman of the LIBE Committee) made personal statements in response to the previous speaker;

—	Gerardo Galeote Quecedo asked that the remarks in question be checked in the verbatim report of proceedings;

—	Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, announced that her Group would also not be taking part in the vote;

—	Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, proposed, given that the PPE-DE and UEN Groups had announced that they would not take part in the vote, that the motion for a resolution be put to a single vote;

—	José Ribeiro e Castro, on behalf of the UEN Group, recalled that he had asked the previous day for the report to be referred back to committee (the President informed him that he should submit this request at the beginning of the vote);

—	Marco Pannella who suggested President Pat Cox should take over the Chair (the President, noting that Pat Cox was in the Chamber, asked whether he wished to take the floor);

—

Pat Cox (President) spoke on the decision taken the previous day and the procedure followed, which he recommended the Chair to abide by; concerning the disappearance of documents, he added that he had instructed the services of Parliament to investigate the matter, and was fully satisfied with the outcome; he recommended to the House to put an end to the matter.

7.1.   Beekeeping * (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on actions in the field of beekeeping [COM(2004) 30 — C5-0052/2004 — 2004/0003(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Astrid Lulling (A5-0232/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Astrid Lulling (rapporteur) made a statement pursuant to Rule 110a(4).

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0351)

7.2.   Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the Visa Information System (VIS) * (Rule 110a) (vote final)

Report on the proposal for a Council Decision establishing the Visa Information Service (VIS) [COM(2004) 99 — C5-0098/2004 — 2004/0029(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A5-0262/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0352)

7.3.   Privileges and immunities of Mr Bossi, a former Member of the European Parliament (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the request from Mr Bossi, a former Member of the European Parliament, to defend his privileges and immunities [2003/2171(IMM)] — Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market.

Rapporteur: Kurt Lechner (A5-0281/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0353)

7.4.   Privileges and immunities of Mr Bossi, a former Member of the European Parliament (second request) (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the request from Mr Bossi, a former Member of the European Parliament, to defend his privileges and immunities [2003/2172(IMM)] — Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market.

Rapporteur: Kurt Lechner (A5-0282/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0354)

7.5.   Development of the Community's railways ***III (vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways [PECONS 3641/2004 — C5-0156/2004 — 2002/0025(COD)]- Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee.

Rapporteur: Georg Jarzembowski Georg Jarzembowski (A5-0242/2004)

(Simple majority for approval)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

JOINT TEXT

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0355)

7.6.   Railway safety ***III (vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council directive on safety on the Community's railways and amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification (Railway Safety Directive) [PE-CONS 3638/2004 — C5-0153/2004 — 2002/0022(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee.

Rapporteur: Dirk Sterckx (A5-0245/2004)

(Simple majority for approval)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

JOINT TEXT

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0356)

7.7.   Interoperability of the trans-European rail system ***III (vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 96/48/EC on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system and Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system [PE-CONS 3639/2004 — C5-0154/2004 — 2002/0023(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee.

Rapporteur: Sylviane H. Ainardi (A5-0243/2004)

(Simple majority for approval)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

JOINT TEXT

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0357)

7.8.   European Railway Agency ***III (vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Railway Agency (‘Agency Regulation’) [PE-CONS 3640/2004 — C5-0155/2004 — 2002/0024(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee.

Rapporteur: Gilles Savary (A5-0244/2004)

(Simple majority for approval)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

JOINT TEXT

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0358)

7.9.   Amending budget No 6/2004 (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on draft amending budget No 6/2004 [2004/2026(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Jan Mulder (A5-0259/2004)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 9)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0359)

7.10.   Democracy, rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms in third countries ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council amending Regulation(EC) No 975/1999 laying down the requirements for the implementation of development cooperation operations which contribute to the general objective of developing and consolidating democracy and the rule of law and to that of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms [COM(2003) 639 — C5-0507/2003 — 2003/0250(COD)] — Committee on Development and Cooperation.

Rapporteur: Fernando Fernández Martín (A5-0279/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 10)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P5_TA(2004)0360)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0360)

The following spoke:

—	The rapporteur, in agreement with the PSE Group, recommended rejection of amendment 4.

7.11.   ‘European Capital of Culture’ event for the years 2005 to 2019 ***I (vote)

Report Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision amending Decision 1419/1999/EC establishing a Community action for the ‘European Capital of Culture’ event for the years 2005 to 2019 [COM(2003) 700 — C5-0548/2003 — 2003/0274(COD)] — Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport.

Rapporteur: Michel Rocard (A5-0148/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 11)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P5_TA(2004)0361)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0361)

7.12.   Transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a single framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass) [COM(2003) 796 — C5-0648/2003 — 2003/0307(COD)] — Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport.

Rapporteur: Sabine Zissener (A5-0247/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 12)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P5_TA(2004)0362)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0362)

7.13.   Programme for enterprise and entrepreneurship ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision 2000/819/EC on a multiannual programme for enterprise and entrepreneurship, and in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (2001-2005) [COM(2003) 758 — C5-0628/2003 — 2003/0292(COD)] — Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Paul Rübig (A5-0237/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 13)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P5_TA(2004)0363)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0363)

The following spoke:

—	The rapporteur spoke before the vote, in particular to welcome in the gallery a delegation from the Austrian Federal Council.

7.14.   More accessible digital content ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual Community programme to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable [COM(2004) 96 — C5-0082/2004 — 2004/0025(COD)] — Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: W.G. van Velzen (A5-0235/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 14)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P5_TA(2004)0364)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0364)

7.15.   EC-Pakistan Cooperation Agreement * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the signing of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan [8108/1999 — COM(1998) 357 — C5-0659/2001 — 1998/0199(CNS)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy.

Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A5-0275/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 15)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0365)

7.16.   Guidelines for employment policy in the Member States * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States [COM(2004) 239 — C5-0188/2004 — 2004/0082(CNS)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Marie-Thérèse Hermange (A5-0277/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 16)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P5_TA(2004)0366)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0366)

The following spoke:

—	Philip Bushill-Matthews, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, moved an oral amendment to amendment 1.

7.17.   Policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013 (vote)

Report on the communication from the Commission to the Council and to the European Parliament on ‘Building our common future — policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013’ [COM(2004) 101 — C5-0089/2004 — 2004/2006(INI)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Terence Wynn (A5-0268/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 17)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0367)

7.18.   Third report on economic and social cohesion (vote)

Report on the Third report on economic and social cohesion [COM(2004) 107 — C5-0092/2004 — 2004/2005(INI) — Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Konstantinos Hatzidakis (A5-0272/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 18)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0368)

7.19.   Commission's annual policy strategy for 2005 (vote)

Report on the 2005 budget: the Commission's annual policy strategy [2004/2001(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Salvador Garriga Polledo (A5-0269/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 19)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0369)

7.20.   Parliament's preliminary estimates for 2005 (vote)

Report on the 2005 budget: Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure [2004/2007(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Wilfried Kuckelkorn (A5-0236/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 20)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0370)

The following spoke:

—	Richard A. Balfe, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, recommended adoption of amendment 1.

7.21.   EIB annual report (vote)

Report on the follow-up to the European Investment Bank's annual report [2004/2012(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Christa Randzio-Plath (A5-0258/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 21)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0371)

7.22.   Eurostat (vote)

Motions for resolution B5-0218/2004, B5-0219/2004, B5-0220/2004, B5-0222/2004, B5-0223/2004 and B5-0225/2004

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 22)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B5-0218/2004 (replacing motions for resolution) B5-0218/2004, B5-0219/2004, B5-0220/2004, B5-0222/2004, B5-0223/2004 and B5-0225/2004

tabled by the following Members:

—	María Antonia Avilés Perea, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

—	Helmut Kuhne, on behalf of the PSE Group,

—	Jan Mulder and Ole B. Sørensen, on behalf of the ELDR Group,

—	Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

—	Freddy Blak and Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

—	Mogens N.J. Camre, on behalf of the UEN Group,

—	Jens-Peter Bonde, on behalf of the EDD Group,

—	Gianfranco Dell'Alba

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0372)

7.23.   Freedom of expression and information (vote)

Report on a possible breach of expression and information rights in the EU and Italy, Article 11(2), Charter of Fundamental Rights [2003/2237(INI)] — Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Johanna L.A. Boogerd-Quaak (A5-0230/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 23)

Giacomo Santini considered that the procedure adopted for the vote on this report breached the Rules of Procedure; he also supported the request for referral back to Committee to which José Ribeiro e Castro had referred at the beginning of voting time.

The President put to the House the request for referral submitted pursuant to Rule 144(1) by José Ribeiro e Castro, on behalf of the UEN Group.

The following spoke on the request: José Ribeiro e Castro, as the mover, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Bruno Gollnisch, Non-attached Member.

Parliament rejected the request by EV (214 for, 259 against, 1 abstention).

The following spoke: Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who withdrew the suggestion he had made at the beginning of voting time to take a block vote on the motion for a resolution, and Richard A. Balfe who pointed out that the British members of the PPE-DE were present but would not take part in the vote.

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0373)

The following spoke:

—	Cristiana Muscardini and Francesco Enrico Speroni on the block vote on parts of the motion for a resolution;

—	Giacomo Santini on the inadmissibility of personal names which made certain parts of the text meaningless.

7.24.   Situation in Pakistan (vote)

Motion for a resolution B5-0187/2004/rev.

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 24)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0374)

The following spoke:

—	John Walls Cushnahan stated the position of the AFET Committee.

7.25.   Transatlantic relations (vote)

Motion for a resolution B5-0185/2004

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 25)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0375)

The following spoke:

—	Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda moved an oral amendment to amendment 6.

—	Erika Mann moved an oral amendment to paragraph 13 to which Elmar Brok, Chairman of the AFET Committee, agreed, and an oral amendment to paragraph 15 (Elmar Brok then proposed rejecting paragraph 15 as a whole and adopting amendment 22, to which Erika Mann agreed).

7.26.   Human rights in 2003 and EU policy (vote)

Report on the annual report on human rights in the world in 2003 and the EU's human rights policy [2003/2005(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy.

Rapporteur: Véronique De Keyser (A5-0270/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 26)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0376)

The following spoke:

—	Gianfranco Dell'Alba, with the rapporteur's agreement, moved an oral amendment to paragraph 4.

7.27.   Outcome of the trial against Leyla Zana and others in Ankara (vote)

Motions for resolution B5-0193/2004, B5-0196/2004, B5-0197/2004, B5-0198/2004 and B5-0199/2004

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 27)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B5-0193/2004 (replacing motions for resolution B5-0193/2004, B5-0196/2004, B5-0197/2004, B5-0198/2004 and B5-0199/2004)

tabled by the following Members:

—	Richard A. Balfe and Arie M. Oostlander, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

—	Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda and Ozan Ceyhun, on behalf of the PSE Group,

—	Andrew Nicholas Duff, on behalf of the ELDR Group,

—	Joost Lagendijk, Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit and Nelly Maes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

—	Luigi Vinci and Feleknas Uca, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0377)

7.28.   Broad guidelines of economic policy (vote)

Report on the Commission recommendation on the 2004 update of the Broad Guidelines of the Economic Policies of the Member States and the Community (for the 2003-2005 period) [COM(2004) 238 — C5-0183/2004 — 2004/2020(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Christa Randzio-Plath (A5-0280/2004).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 28)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0378)

The following spoke:

—	Robert Goebbels moved an oral amendment to modification 2.

8.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 137(3) appear in the verbatim report of proceedings for this sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

Eurostat — RC-B5-0218/2004

—	Theresa Villiers

Report Kuckelkorn — A5-0236/2004

—	Aguiriano Nalda

9.   Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes were submitted by the following Members:

Report Jarzembowski — A5-0242/2004

—	joint text for: Pervenche Berès against: Robert Goebbels

Report Rocard — A5-0148/2004

—	amendment 1, second part for: Barbara Weiler

—	amended proposal for: Hans-Peter Martin

—	legislative resolution for: Hans-Peter Martin

Report Wynn — A5-0268/2004

—	paragraph 7 for: Richard Corbett, Marie-Françoise Garaud

—	amendment 17 for: Marie-Françoise Garaud, Paul Rübig, Françoise de Veyrinas

—	paragraph 10 for: Marie-Françoise Garaud

—	amendment 10 for: Marie-Françoise Garaud, Marie-Thérèse Hermange against: María del Pilar Ayuso González

—	amendment 11 for: Marie-Françoise Garaud

—	amendment 18 for: Marie-Françoise Garaud, Paul Rübig, Agnes Schierhuber

—	amendment 16 against: Alexander Radwan

—	amendment 13 for: Béatrice Patrie, Marie-Thérèse Hermange

—	amendment 5 for: Paul Rübig, Ingo Friedrich against: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Konstantinos Hatzidakis, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil

—	amendment 19 against: Marie-Thérèse Hermange

—	amendment 21 for: Linda McAvan

—	amendment 22 for: Isabelle Caullery, Jean-Charles Marchiani

—	paragraph 68 against: Maj Britt Theorin, Jan Andersson

Report Hatzidakis — A5-0272/2004

—	amendment 37 against: Jillian Evans abstention: Sérgio Ribeiro

Report Garriga Polledo — A5-0269/2004

—	amendment 1 against: Eryl Margaret McNally

—	paragraph 21 for: Caroline Lucas, Elisabeth Schroedter

—	amendment 5 for: Sami Naïr

—	paragraph 29 against: Isabelle Caullery, Jean-Charles Marchiani, Georges Berthu, Dominique F.C. Souchet

Report Randzio-Plath — A5-0258/2004

—	amendment 8 for: Claude Turmes, Hans-Peter Martin

—	amendment 1 for: Eurig Wyn

Motion for a resolution: Eurostat — RC-B5-0218/2004

—	amendment 3 against: Glenys Kinnock

—	resolution (as a whole) against: Inger Schörling, Antonio Di Pietro, Giorgio Calò

Report Boogerd-Quaak — A5-0230/2004

—	paragraph 2 for: Elspeth Attwooll

—	paragraph 5 for: Carlos Carnero González

—	paragraph 10 for: Elisabeth Schroedter

—	paragraph 21 for: Carlos Carnero González, Paolo Costa

—	paragraph 25 for: Emmanouil Mastorakis

—	paragraphs 26-29 (block vote) for: Olga Zrihen abstentions: Armonia Bordes, Chantal Cauquil

—	paragraphs 45-52 (block vote) abstentions: Armonia Bordes, Chantal Cauquil, Arlette Laguiller

—	paragraph 53 for: Inger Schörling against: Peter William Skinner, Claude Turmes

—	paragraph 76 for: Claude Turmes

—	paragraph 80 for: Claude Turmes abstention: Dana Rosemary Scallon

—	paragraph 81 for: Claude Turmes

—	paragraph 82 for: Claude Turmes

Motion for a resolution: Transatlantic relations — B5-0185/2004

—	amendment 6 for: Lone Dybkjær, María Sornosa Martínez against: Richard Corbett, Gary Titley

—	amendment 10 for: Lone Dybkjær

—	paragraph 13 against: Nikolaos Chountis, Marie-Thérèse Hermange

—	paragraph 15 against: Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Pervenche Berès

—	amendment 20 for: Bart Staes, Hiltrud Breyer, Marie-Hélène Gillig, Pervenche Berès

—	paragraph 18 for: Othmar Karas against: Eurig Wyn

—	paragraph 19 for: Othmar Karas, Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli against: Eurig Wyn

—	paragraph 20 for: Othmar Karas, Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli

Report De Keyser — A5-0270/2004

—	amendment 6 against: Anne Ferreira

—	amendment 7 for: Martin Kastler against: Anne Ferreira, Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Armonia Bordes, Christine De Veyrac

—	amendment 8 for: Martin Kastler, Anne-Marie Schaffner, Françoise de Veyrinas, Dominique Vlasto, Dana Rosemary Scallon against: Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Christine De Veyrac

—	amendment 9 for: Dominique Vlasto, Françoise de Veyrinas, Anne-Marie Schaffner, Dana Rosemary Scallon against: Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Christine De Veyrac

—	amendment 10 for: Dominique Vlasto, Françoise de Veyrinas, Anne-Marie Schaffner, Dana Rosemary Scallon against: Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Christine De Veyrac

—	amendment 11 for: Dana Rosemary Scallon against: Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Christine De Veyrac

—	amendment 12 for: Dana Rosemary Scallon against: Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Christine De Veyrac

—	amendment 13 for: Dana Rosemary Scallon against: Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Christine De Veyrac

Report Randzio-Plath — A5-0280/2004

—	amendment 11 for: Nelly Maes, Hélène Flautre, Gérard Onesta, Marie Anne Isler Béguin

—	amendments 1 and 4 (identical amendments) for: Reino Paasilinna

Freddy Blak did not take part in most of the votes.

Arlette Laguiller, Armonia Bordes and Chantal Cauquil did not take part in the votes on the following A5-0268/2004, A5-0269/2004 (except amendment 15), A5-0236/2004, RC-B5-0218/2004 (amendment 3), B5-0187/2004 and B5-0185/2004 (amendment 20).

Mathieu J.H. Grosch, Gérard M.J. Deprez, the PPE-DE Group and the UEN Group did not take part in the vote on report A5-0230/2004.

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Anna Terrón i Cusí referred to the disappearance of documents in the LIBE Committee and supported the remarks made by Enrique Barón Crespo.

(The sitting, suspended at 13.30, resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Alonso José PUERTA

Vice-President

10.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

11.   Women in South-East Europe (debate)

Report Women in South-East Europe [2003/2128(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities.

Rapporteur: Anna Karamanou (A5-0182/2004)

Anna Karamanou introduced the report.

Poul Nielson (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, María Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne André-Léonard, on behalf of the ELDR Group, and Patsy Sörensen, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group.

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 16.4.

12.   Review of Ottawa Treaty on anti-personnel mines (statement followed by debate)

Commission statement: Review of Ottawa Treaty on anti-personnel mines

Poul Nielson (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ioannis Souladakis, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne André-Léonard, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Nelly Maes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Bernd Posselt and Poul Nielson.

Motions for resolution to wind up the debate pursuant to Rule 37(2):

—	Philippe Morillon, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the Preparation of the First Review Conference in Nairobi of the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (Ottawa ‘Mine Ban Treaty’) (B5-0215/2004)

—	Bob van den Bos and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ELDR Group, on anti-personnel landmines and the preparation of the Nairobi Review Conference of the Ottawa Global Ban on Landmines (B5-0216/2004),

—	Luisa Morgantini and Yasmine Boudjenah, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on preparations by the European Union for the Review Conference on the Ottawa Treaty on anti-personnel mines (B5-0217/2004),

—

Nelly Maes and Matti Wuori, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the Preparation of the First Review Conference in Nairobi of the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (Ottawa ‘Mine Ban Treaty’) (B5-0221/2004),

—

Jan Marinus Wiersma and Giovanni Claudio Fava, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the Preparation of the First Review Conference in Nairobi of the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (Ottawa ‘Mine Ban Treaty’) (B5-0224/2004).

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 16.5.

DEBATE ON CASES OF BREACHES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW

(For titles and authors of motions for resolutions, see Minutes of 20 April 2004, Item 14).

13.   Cuba (debate)

Motions for resolution B5-0192/2004, B5-0201/2004, B5-0204/2004, B5-0207/2004, B5-0208/2004, B5-0212/2004 and B5-0214/2004

Concepció Ferrer and Anne André-Léonard (deputising for the authors) introduced motions for resolutions.

Patsy Sörensen spoke.

Bastiaan Belder, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez (deputising for the authors), María Luisa Bergaz Conesa (deputising for the author) and José Ribeiro e Castro introduced motions for resolutions.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS ROCA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Lennart Sacrédeus, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Konstantinos Alyssandrakis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bernd Posselt, Poul Nielson (Member of the Commission) and Konstantinos Alyssandrakis, who made a personal statement in response to Bernd Posselt.

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 16.1.

14.   Sport products for the Olympic Games (debate)

Motions for resolution B5-0191/2004, B5-0200/2004, B5-0202/2004 and B5-0210/2004

Anna Karamanou introduced a motion for a resolution.

Nelly Maes spoke.

Anne André-Léonard (deputising for the author) and Lennart Sacrédeus (deputising for the author) introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Paul Rübig, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Poul Nielson (Member of the Commission)

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 15.2.

15.   Nigeria (debate)

Motions for resolutions B5-0194/2004, B5-0203/2004, B5-0205/2004, B5-0206/2004, B5-0209/2004, B5-0211/2004 and B5-0213/2004

Charles Tannock, Nelly Maes, Bastiaan Belder, Anna Karamanou (deputising for the authors) and Anne André-Léonard (deputising for the authors) introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Paulo Casaca, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Poul Nielson (Member of the Commission)

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 16.3.

END OF DEBATE ON CASES OF BREACHES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW

The following spoke: Paul Rübig, who pointed out that a Member who had not been present in the Chamber at the time of the vote on the Van Hulten report (A5-0218/2004) had made corrections to the vote on that report (the President replied that he would pass on his remarks to the appropriate quarters), Karsten Knolle on the ‘snooping’ activities of Hans-Peter Martin on Members, Hans-Peter Martin on these remarks and Bernd Posselt who supported the remarks by Paul Rübig and pointed out that the Member in question was Hans-Peter Martin (the President cut him off).

16.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in Annex I to the Minutes.

16.1.   Cuba (vote)

Motions for resolution B5-0192/2004, B5-0201/2004, B5-0204/2004, B5-0207/2004, B5-0208/2004, B5-0212/2004, B5-0214/2004 and B5-0204/2004

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 29)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B5-0192/2004 (replacing motions for resolution B5-0192/2004, B5-0201/2004, B5-0207/2004 and B5-0214/2004)

tabled by the following Members:

—	Concepció Ferrer, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Bernd Posselt and Lennart Sacrédeus, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

—	Cecilia Malmström and Bob van den Bos, on behalf of the ELDR Group,

—	Luís Queiró and José Ribeiro e Castro, on behalf of the UEN Group,

—	Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EDD Group

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0379)

(Motions for resolutions B5-0204/2004, B5-0208/2004 and B5-0212/2004 fell.)

16.2.   Sport products for the Olympic Games (vote)

Motions for resolution B5-0191/2004, B5-0200/2004, B5-0202/2004 and B5-0210/2004

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 30)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B5-0191/2004 (replacing motions for resolution B5-0191/2004, B5-0200/2004, B5-0202/2004 and B5-0210/2004)

tabled by the following Members:

—	Bartho Pronk, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

—	Stephen Hughes, Margrietus J. van den Berg, Marie-Hélène Gillig and Anna Karamanou, on behalf of the PSE Group,

—	Anne Elisabet Jensen, on behalf of the ELDR Group,

—	Gerhard Schmid, Emmanouil Bakopoulos and Dimitrios Koulourianos, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

—	Jean Lambert, Theodorus J.J. Bouwman and Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

—	Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0380)

16.3.   Nigeria (vote)

Motions for resolution B5-0194/2004, B5-0203/2004, B5-0205/2004, B5-0206/2004, B5-0209/2004, B5-0211/2004 and B5-0213/2004

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 31)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B5-0194/2004 (replacing motions for resolution B5-0194/2004, B5-0203/2004, B5-0205/2004, B5-0206/2004, B5-0209/2004, B5-0211/2004 and B5-0213/2004)

tabled by the following Members:

—	Charles Tannock, John Alexander Corrie, Lennart Sacrédeus and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPEDE Group,

—	Margrietus J. van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group,

—	Bob van den Bos, on behalf of the ELDR Group,

—	Yasmine Boudjenah, Didier Rod, Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Nelly Maes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

—	Niall Andrews, on behalf of the UEN Group,

—	Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EDD Group

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0381)

16.4.   Women in South-East Europe (vote)

Report Women in South-East Europe [2003/2128(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities.

Rapporteur: Anna Karamanou (A5-0182/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 32)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0382)

16.5.   Review of Ottawa Treaty on anti-personnel mines (vote)

Motions for resolution B5-0215/2004, B5-0216/2004, B5-0217/2004, B5-0221/2004 and B5-0224/2004

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 33)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B5-0215/2004 (replacing motions for resolution B5-0215/2004, B5-0216/2004, B5-0217/2004, B5-0221/2004 and B5-0224/2004)

tabled by the following Members:

—	Philippe Morillon, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

—	Jan Marinus Wiersma and Giovanni Claudio Fava, on behalf of the PSE Group,

—	Bob van den Bos and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ELDR Group,

—	Nelly Maes and Matti Wuori, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

—	Luisa Morgantini and Yasmine Boudjenah, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0383)

17.   Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes were submitted by the following Members:

Joint motion for a resolution RC-B5-0194/2004 — Nigeria

—	resolution (as a whole) for: Véronique De Keyser, Richard A. Balfe

18.   Membership of committees

At the request of the ELDR and GUE/NGL Groups, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

—	CULT Committee: Nikolaos Chountis

—	Delegation for relations with Israel: Jacqueline Rousseaux

19.   Written declarations included in the register (Rule 51)

Number of signatures obtained by the written declarations in the register (Rule 51(3)):

Document No	Author	Signatures
4/2004	Hiltrud Breyer, Alexander de Roo, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Paul A.A.J.G. Lannoye and Caroline Lucas	58
5/2004	Claude Moraes, Stephen Hughes, Imelda Mary Read, Marie-Hélène Gillig and Alejandro Cercas	59
6/2004	Piia-Noora Kauppi, Sarah Ludford, Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda and Nelly Maes	68
7/2004	Ward Beysen	7
8/2004	Philip Claeys, Koenraad Dillen, Bruno Gollnisch and Mario Borghezio	13
9/2004	Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Jean Lambert	28
10/2004	Mario Borghezio	6
11/2004	Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Marie-Hélène Gillig, Joseph Daul, Giorgio Lisi and Georges Garot	159
12/2004	Thierry Cornillet, Monica Frassoni, Jo Leinen, Mariotto Segni and Diana Wallis	38
13/2004	Gary Titley, Richard Corbett, Martin Schulz and Olivier Duhamel	45
14/2004	Robert J.E. Evans, Alima Boumediene-Thiery, Neena Gill and Olle Schmidt	41
15/2004	Philip Bushill-Matthews, Bashir Khanbhai and Nirj Deva	22
17/2004	Glenys Kinnock, Michael Gahler, Johan Van Hecke, Nelly Maes and Pernille Frahm	109
18/2004	Anne E.M. Van Lancker, Jan Dhaene, Saïd El Khadraoui and Nelly Maes	37
19/2004	Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci	8
20/2004	Marie Anne Isler Béguin	15
21/2004	Jean-Louis Bernié, Yves Butel, Alain Esclopé, Véronique Mathieu and Jean Saint-Josse	57
22/2004	Dana Rosemary Scallon, Hiltrud Breyer and Johannes (Hans) Blokland	50
23/2004	Marie Anne Isler Béguin	10
24/2004	Jean-Thomas Nordmann, Glyn Ford and Lennart Sacrédeus	57
25/2004	Caroline Lucas, Jean Lambert and Paul A.A.J.G. Lannoye	23
26/2004	Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hans Modrow, Charles Tannock and Samuli Pohjamo	37
27/2004	Marie Anne Isler Béguin	16
28/2004	Hans-Gert Poettering, Enrique Barón Crespo, Graham R. Watson and Charles Pasqua	169
29/2004	Miquel Mayol i Raynal, Ian Stewart Hudghton, Nelly Maes, Camilo Nogueira Román and Josu Ortuondo Larrea	14
30/2004	John Bowis, Jillian Evans, Imelda Mary Read, Catherine Stihler and Diana Wallis	35
31/2004	Caroline Lucas, Paul A.A.J.G. Lannoye, Inger Schörling and Patricia McKenna	24
32/2004	Jean Lambert, Caroline Lucas, Matti Wuori and Alima Boumediene-Thiery	15
33/2004	Carmen Cerdeira Morterero	32

20.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Pursuant to Rule 148(2), the Minutes of that day's sitting would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning of the next sitting.

With Parliament's agreement, the texts that had been adopted would be forwarded forthwith to the bodies named therein.

21.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held from 3 to 5 May 2004.

22.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 17.15.

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