14.12.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 305/163

MINUTES

(2006/C 305 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 10.05.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1)

from the Council and Commission:

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Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 89/391/EEC, its individual Directives and Council Directives 83/477/EEC, 91/383/EEC, 92/29/EEC and 94/33/EC with a view to simplifying and rationalising the reports on practical implementation (COM(2006)0390 — C6-0242/2006 — 2006/0127(COD))

referred to

responsible: EMPL

 

opinion: ENVI, ITRE

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Proposal for a Council regulation establishing a multi-annual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (COM(2006)0411 — C6-0281/2006 — 2006/0134(CNS))

referred to

responsible: PECH

 

opinion: ENVI

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Proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde (COM(2006)0363 — C6-0282/2006 — 2006/0122(CNS))

referred to

responsible: PECH

 

opinion: DEVE, BUDG

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Proposal for a regulation (Euratom, EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Codified version) (COM(2006)0477 — C6-0290/2006 — 2006/0159(COD))

referred to

responsible: JURI

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Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the space for mounting the rear registration plate of two or three-wheel motor vehicles (Codified version) (COM(2006)0478 — C6-0291/2006 — 2006/0161(COD))

referred to

responsible: JURI

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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 22/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)0715 — C6-0292/2006 — 2006/2219(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 36/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)1061 — C6-0293/2006 — 2006/2220(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

2)

from Members:

2.1)

motions for resolutions (Rule 113):

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Philip Claeys, Frank Vanhecke, Koenraad Dillen, on organising a European multidisciplinary conference on demographics, the ageing population and European identity (B6-0462/2006)

referred to

responsible: EMPL

 

opinion: FEMM, DEVE, AFET, LIBE

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Frank Vanhecke, Philip Claeys, Koenraad Dillen, on proposals by the Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan and freedom of expression (B6-0463/2006)

referred to

responsible: AFET

—

Frank Vanhecke, Philip Claeys, Koenraad Dillen, on legalisation of the status of illegal immigrants in European Union countries (B6-0506/2006)

referred to

responsible: LIBE

 

opinion: FEMM, DEVE, AFET

2.2)

proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure (Rule 202):

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Joseph Daul, amendment of Rule 46 (Opinions from committees) and Rule 47 (Enhanced cooperation between committees)

referred to

responsible: AFCO

3.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 23/2006 (C6-0229/2006 — SEC(2006)0716).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had decided to reject the proposed transfer in full, pursuant to Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 34/2006 (C6-0278/2006 — SEC(2006)1046).

It had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(2) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

4.   Use of passenger personal data — Agreement with the USA on the use of Passenger Name Record data (debate)

Commission statement: Use of passenger personal data

Report on a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the negotiations for an agreement with the United States of America on the use of passenger name records (PNR) data to prevent and combat terrorism and transnational crime, including organised crime [2006/2193(INI)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Sophia in 't Veld (A6-0252/2006)

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

Sophia in 't Veld introduced the report.

The following spoke: Carlos Coelho, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Cem Özdemir, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Frank Vanhecke, Non-attached Member, Hubert Pirker, Stavros Lambrinidis, Alexander Alvaro, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Edith Mastenbroek, Marco Cappato, Athanasios Pafilis, Charlotte Cederschiöld, Michael Cashman, Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler, Franco Frattini.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 07.09.2006, Item 7.10.

5.   European natural, architectural and cultural heritage in rural and island regions (debate)

Report on the protection of the European natural, architectural and cultural heritage in rural and island regions [2006/2050(INI)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Nikolaos Sifunakis (A6-0260/2006)

Nikolaos Sifunakis introduced the report.

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Vasco Graça Moura, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Christa Prets, on behalf of the PSE Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Thomas Wise, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Luca Romagnoli, Non-attached Member, Manolis Mavrommatis, Maria Badia I Cutchet, Bernat Joan i Marí, Janusz Wojciechowski, Andreas Mölzer, Ljudmila Novak, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Giuseppe Castiglione and Franco Frattini.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 07.09.2006, Item 7.11.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.55 pending voting time and resumed at 12.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI

Vice-President

6.   Communication of Council common positions

The President announced, pursuant to Rule 57(1), that the following common positions had been received from the Council, together with the reasons which had led to their adoption, and the Commission's position on:

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Common position adopted by the Council on 24 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning (06237/3/2006 — C6-0274/2006 — 2004/0153(COD))

referred to

responsible: CULT

—

Common position adopted by the Council on 24 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the ‘Youth in Action’ programme for the period 2007-2013 (06236/3/2006 — C6-0273/2006 — 2004/0152(COD))

referred to

responsible: CULT

—

Common position adopted by the Council on 18 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity — Progress (06282/3/2006 — C6-0272/2006 — 2004/0158(COD))

referred to

responsible: EMPL

—

Common position adopted by the Council on 24 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a decision of European Parliament and of the Council concerning the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) (06233/2/2006 — C6-0271/2006 — 2004/0151(COD))

referred to

responsible: CULT

—

Common position adopted by the Council on 24 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market (10003/4/2006 — C6-0270/2006 — 2004/0001(COD))

referred to

responsible: IMCO

—

Common position adopted by the Council on 18 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013) (06235/3/2006 — C6-0269/2006 — 2004/0150(COD))

referred to

responsible: CULT

—

Common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No .../2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency (07525/3/2006 — C6-0268/2006 — 2003/0257(COD))

referred to

responsible: ENVI

—

Common position adopted by the Council on 27 June 2006 with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (07524/8/2006 — C6-0267/2006 — 2003/0256(COD))

referred to

responsible: ENVI

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 08.09.2006.

7.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the ‘Results of votes’ annex to the Minutes.

7.1.   Accession of the EC to the Hague Conference on Private International Law *** (vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the accession of the European Community to the Hague Conference on Private International Law [07591/2006 — C6-0138/2006 — 2005/0251(AVC)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0250/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0345)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

7.2.   EU-China relations (vote)

Report on EU-China relations [2005/2161(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Bastiaan Belder (A6-0257/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0346)

The following spoke on the vote:

—

Charles Tannock, who moved an oral amendment to add a new paragraph after paragraph 53, which was incorporated;

—

Hannes Swoboda, before the final vote, who clarified the PSE Group's position;

—

Georg Jarzembowski, on Mr Swoboda's remarks;

—

Cristiana Muscardini, on a procedural matter.

7.3.   Eco-labelling schemes for fisheries products (vote)

Report on the Commission communication to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee entitled ‘Launching a debate on a Community approach towards eco-labelling schemes for fisheries products’ [2005/2189(INI)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Carmen Fraga Estévez (A6-0219/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0347)

7.4.   Situation in the Middle East (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0469/2006, B6-0472/2006, B6-0477/2006, B6-0481/2006, B6-0486/2006 and B6-0487/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0469/2006

(replacing B6-0469/2006, B6-0472/2006, B6-0477/2006, B6-0481/2006, B6-0486/2006 and B6-0487/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

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João de Deus Pinheiro, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Elmar Brok, Charles Tannock, Tokia Saïfi, Bogusław Sonik, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Jana Hybášková, Antonio Tajani and Vito Bonsignore, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

—

Martin Schulz, Pasqualina Napoletano, Hannes Swoboda, Véronique De Keyser and Carlos Carnero González, on behalf of the PSE Group,

—

Philippe Morillon, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

—

Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

—

Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

—

Cristiana Muscardini, Konrad Szymański, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group.

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0448)

7.5.   Forest fires and floods (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0460/2006, B6-0466/2006, B6-0473/2006, B6-0474/2006, B6-0475/2006 and B6-0478/2006

(Carmen Fraga Estévez had signed motion for a resolution B6-0460/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0460/2006

(replacing B6-0460/2006, B6-0466/2006, B6-0473/2006, B6-0474/2006, B6-0475/2006 and B6-0478/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

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Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Konstantinos Hatzidakis, José Ribeiro e Castro, Ioannis Kasoulides, Françoise Grossetête, Antonio Tajani, Yiannakis Matsis, Margie Sudre, Antonios Trakatellis, Esther Herranz García, Francisco José Millán Mon, Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Duarte Freitas, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Carmen Fraga Estévez, Gerardo Galeote and João de Deus Pinheiro, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

—

Rosa Miguélez Ramos, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Edite Estrela, Stavros Lambrinidis, on behalf of the PSE Group,

—

Josu Ortuondo Larrea, Ignasi Guardans Cambó, Jan Mulder and Vittorio Prodi, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

—

Satu Hassi and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

—

Willy Meyer Pleite, Ilda Figueiredo, Vincenzo Aita, Pedro Guerreiro and Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

—

Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański and Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group.

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0449)

The following spoke on the vote:

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Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, who requested that either the reference to Spain in amendment 5 be removed, or that all the other regions affected be added;

—

Gerardo Galeote, on Mr Schulz's remarks;

—

Martin Schulz, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 5.

As more than 37 Members objected, the oral amendment was not incorporated.

7.6.   Suspension of negotiations on the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0465/2006, B6-0468/2006, B6-0470/2006, B6-0479/2006, B6-0480/2006 and B6-0484/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0465/2006

(replacing B6-0465/2006, B6-0468/2006, B6-0470/2006, B6-0480/2006 and B6-0484/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

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Robert Sturdy and Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

—

Harlem Désir and Erika Mann, on behalf of the PSE Group,

—

Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

—

Caroline Lucas and Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

—

Seán Ó Neachtain and Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group.

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0450)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0479/2006 fell.)

7.7.   Counterfeiting of medicines (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0467/2006, B6-0476/2006, B6-0482/2006, B6-0483/2006, B6-0485/2006 and B6-0505/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0467/2006

(replacing B6-0467/2006, B6-0476/2006, B6-0482/2006, B6-0483/2006, B6-0485/2006 and B6-0505/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

—

Maria Martens, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

—

Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez and Margrietus van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group,

—

Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

—

Marie-Hélène Aubert, Carl Schlyter and Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

—

Vittorio Agnoletto and Mary Lou McDonald, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

—

Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group.

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0451)

7.8.   European contract law (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0464/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0452)

7.9.   Involvement of the European Parliament in the work of the Hague Conference following the accession of the Community (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0459/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0453)

7.10.   Agreement with the USA on the use of Passenger Name Record data (vote)

Report on a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the negotiations for an agreement with the United States of America on the use of passenger name records (PNR) data to prevent and combat terrorism and transnational crime, including organised crime [2006/2193(INI)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Sophia in 't Veld (A6-0252/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

PROPOSAL FOR A RECOMMENDATION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0454)

7.11.   European natural, architectural and cultural heritage in rural and island regions (vote)

Report on the protection of the European natural, architectural and cultural heritage in rural and island regions [2006/2050(INI)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Nikolaos Sifunakis (A6-0260/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0455)

The following spoke on the vote:

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Nikolaos Sifunakis (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 19, which was incorporated.

8.   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: Bastiaan Belder — A6-0257/2006: Philip Claeys

Situation in the Middle East (RC-B6-0469/2006): Marco Cappato and Romano Maria La Russa

European contract law (RC-B6-0464/2006): Bruno Gollnisch

9.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes:

Corrections to votes 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 will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

Voting intentions:

The Presidency had been notified of the following voting intentions (in respect of votes that had not been cast):

Report: Bastiaan Belder — A6-0257/2006

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resolution (as a whole)

for: Thomas Mann, Mario Mantovani, Jan Mulder, José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Rainer Wieland

abstention: Kathy Sinnott

—

amendment 14

for: José Javier Pomés Ruiz

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amendment 29

against: José Javier Pomés Ruiz

—

amendment 39

against: José Javier Pomés Ruiz

—

amendment 31

against: José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Miroslav Ouzký

—

amendment 34

against: José Javier Pomés Ruiz

—

amendment 48

against: Charlotte Cederschiöld

—

Eija-Riitta Korhola pointed out that her voting machine had not worked.

Report: Carmen Fraga Estévez — A6-0219/2006

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resolution (as a whole)

for: Elmar Brok

Situation in the Middle East — RC-B6-0469/2006

—

recital B, 1st part

for: Christine De Veyrac

Forest fires and floods — RC-B6-0460/2006

—

amendment 5, 1st part

for: Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Luís Queiró, Barbara Weiler, Panagiotis Beglitis

—

amendment 5, 2nd part

against: Luís Queiró

Report: Nikolaos Sifunakis — A6-0260/2006

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paragraph 8

against: Gunnar Hökmark

(The sitting was suspended at 12.40 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO

Vice-President

10.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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Date of sitting: 05.09.2006

David Martin had informed the Presidency that he had been present but that his name was not on the attendance register.

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

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see Minutes of 05.09.2006, Item 3)

11.1.   Sri Lanka

Motions for resolution B6-0471/2006, B6-0490/2006, B6-0491/2006, B6-0492/2006, B6-0493/2006 and B6-0503/2006

Jean Lambert, Marcin Libicki, Erik Meijer, Neena Gill, Geoffrey Van Orden and Elizabeth Lynne introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Thomas Mann, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Robert Evans, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bernd Posselt, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Marianne Mikko and Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 07.09.2006, Item 12.1.

11.2.   North Korean asylum seekers, particularly in Thailand

Motions for resolution B6-0489/2006, B6-0494/2006, B6-0496/2006, B6-0498/2006 and B6-0501/2006

Erik Meijer, Bernd Posselt, Marcin Libicki, Paulo Casaca and Marco Cappato introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, and Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 07.09.2006, Item 12.2.

11.3.   Zimbabwe

Motions for resolution B6-0488/2006, B6-0495/2006, B6-0497/2006, B6-0499/2006, B6-0500/2006 and B6-0502/2006

Jaromír Kohlíček, Geoffrey Van Orden, Karin Scheele, Marcin Libicki, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Marios Matsakis introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Michael Gahler, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Józef Pinior, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alyn Smith, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Koenraad Dillen, Non-attached Member, John Attard-Montalto, Ryszard Czarnecki and Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 07.09.2006, Item 12.3.

12.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the ‘Results of votes’ annex to the Minutes.

12.1.   Sri Lanka (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0471/2006, B6-0490/2006, B6-0491/2006, B6-0492/2006, B6-0493/2006 and B6-0503/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0471/2006

(replacing B6-0471/2006, B6-0492/2006, B6-0493/2006 and B6-0503/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

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Geoffrey Van Orden, Thomas Mann, Charles Tannock and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

—

Pasqualina Napoletano, Robert Evans, Neena Gill and Emilio Menéndez del Valle, on behalf of the PSE Group,

—

Sajjad Karim, Marios Matsakis and Elizabeth Lynne, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

—

Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0456)

The following spoke on the vote:

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Michael Gahler, who moved oral amendments to paragraphs 5 and 15, which were incorporated;

—

Geoffrey Van Orden, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 1, which was incorporated;

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Robert Evans, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 5/rev, which was incorporated (amendment 5/rev as amended was then rejected).

(Motions for resolutions B6-0490/2006 and B6-0491/2006 fell.)

12.2.   North Korean asylum seekers, particularly in Thailand (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0489/2006, B6-0494/2006, B6-0496/2006, B6-0498/2006 and B6-0501/2006

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0489/2006

(replacing B6-0489/2006, B6-0494/2006, B6-0496/2006, B6-0498/2006 and B6-0501/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

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Hubert Pirker, Georg Jarzembowski, Charles Tannock and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

—

Pasqualina Napoletano and Andres Tarand, on behalf of the PSE Group,

—

Marco Pannella, Marios Matsakis, Marco Cappato and István Szent-Iványi, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

—

Gérard Onesta and Gisela Kallenbach, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

—

Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

—

Gintaras Didžiokas and Michał Tomasz Kamiński, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0457)

12.3.   Zimbabwe (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0488/2006, B6-0495/2006, B6-0497/2006, B6-0499/2006, B6-0500/2006 and B6-0502/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0488/2006

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0495/2006

(replacing B6-0495/2006, B6-0497/2006, B6-0499/2006, B6-0500/2006 and B6-0502/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

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Geoffrey Van Orden, Charles Tannock and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

—

Pasqualina Napoletano and Glenys Kinnock, on behalf of the PSE Group,

—

Johan Van Hecke, Marios Matsakis and Jan Mulder, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

—

Raül Romeva i Rueda and Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

—

Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0458)

The following spoke on the vote:

—

Michael Gahler, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 19, which was incorporated.

13.   Membership of Parliament

Jonas Sjöstedt had given notice in writing of his resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 27.09.2006.

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

14.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the PPE-DE and PSE Groups, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

CONT Committee

—

Antonio De Blasio to replace Béla Glattfelder

—

Brian Simpson

AGRI Committee

—

Brian Simpson

LIBE Committee

—

Panayiotis Demetriou to replace Antonio Tajani

Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand

—

Brian Simpson

15.   Decisions concerning certain documents

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 114)

LIBE Committee

—

Interoperability and synergies among European databases in the area of Justice and Home Affairs (2006/2203(INI))

—

Authorisation to open negotiations for an agreement with the United States of America on the use of passenger name records (PNR) data to prevent and combat terrorism and transnational crime, including organised crime (2006/2193(INI))

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 45)

DEVE Committee

—

EU relations with the Pacific Islands: a strategy for a strengthened partnership (2006/2204(INI))

(opinion: PECH, ENVI, ITRE, INTA)

—

Towards more and better EU Aid: the 2006 aid effectiveness package (2006/2208(INI))

(opinion: AFET, BUDG, INTA)

ECON Committee

—

European Central Bank: annual report (2006/2206(INI))

—

Green Paper: Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (2006/2207(INI))

(opinion: ITRE, JURI, IMCO)

ITRE Committee

—

Towards a European policy on Radio Spectrum (2006/2212(INI))

(opinion: CULT, IMCO)

FEMM Committee

—

The role of women in social, economical and political life in Turkey (2006/2214(INI))

(opinion: AFET)

TRAN Committee

—

Implementation of the first railway package (2006/2213(INI))

(opinion: EMPL)

ENVI Committee

—

Thematic Strategy on the sustainable use of natural resources (2006/2210(INI))

(opinion: ITRE)

BUDG Committee

—

The future of the European Union's own resources (2006/2205(INI))

(opinion: AFCO, REGI)

Enhanced cooperation between committees (Rule 47)

ECON Committee

—

Green Paper: Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (2006/2207(INI))

(opinion: ITRE, IMCO)

Enhanced cooperation between committees: ECON, JURI

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 04.09.2006)

AFET Committee

—

Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (COM(2006)0354 — C6-0206/2006 — 2006/0116(COD))

(opinion: FEMM, BUDG)

Enhanced cooperation between committees AFET, DEVE

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 06.07.2006)

Referral to committees

INTA Committee

—

Reform of the common organisation of the market in wine (2006/2109(INI))

referred to

responsible: AGRI

 

opinion: INTA

—

Biotechnology: prospects and challenges for agriculture in Europe (2006/2059(INI))

referred to

responsible: AGRI

 

opinion: ENVI, ITRE, INTA

Decision to draw up a report under Rule 202

AFCO Committee

—

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

—

Amendment of the Rules of Procedure in the light of the Statute for Members (2006/2195(REG))

—

Amendment of Rule 201: referring a matter to the committee responsible if there is doubt over the application or interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (2006/2192(REG))

16.   Written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116)

Number of signatures obtained by the written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116(3)):

Document

Author

Signatures

38/2006

Carl Schlyter, Paulo Casaca, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Mojca Drčar Murko and Caroline Lucas

417

39/2006

Cristiana Muscardini

54

40/2006

Margrietus van den Berg, Jean-Marie Cavada, Harlem Désir and Caroline Lucas

129

41/2006

Feleknas Uca, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Karin Scheele, Jürgen Schröder and Nicholson of Winterbourne

190

42/2006

Georgios Karatzaferis

31

43/2006

Adriana Poli Bortone

20

44/2006

Mario Borghezio

6

45/2006

Mario Borghezio

37

46/2006

Jamila Madeira, Ana Maria Gomes, Anna Záborská, Luisa Morgantini and Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez

54

47/2006

Caroline Lucas and Angelika Beer

45

48/2006

Bogusław Rogalski

16

49/2006

Alessandra Mussolini

28

50/2006

Sylwester Chruszcz

14

51/2006

Daniel Strož and Jaromír Kohlíček

9

52/2006

Maciej Marian Giertych

25

53/2006

Thierry Cornillet

58

54/2006

Mario Borghezio

12

55/2006

Maciej Marian Giertych

12

56/2006

Daniel Strož

4

57/2006

Roberta Angelilli, Cristiana Muscardini, Adriana Poli Bortone, Wojciech Roszkowski and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski

72

58/2006

Luís Queiró, Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski, Vasco Graça Moura, Roberts Zīle and Ewa Hedkvist Petersen

41

59/2006

Alessandra Mussolini

20

60/2006

Alessandra Mussolini

4

61/2006

Amalia Sartori, John Bowis, Françoise Grossetête, Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines and Thomas Ulmer

129

62/2006

Robert Evans, Eva Lichtenberger, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and Emanuel Jardim Fernandes

26

63/2006

Bogusław Rogalski

14

17.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Pursuant to Rule 172(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.

18.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held from 25.09.2006 to 28.09.2006.

19.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.20.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

Adamou, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Ayala Sender, Ayuso, Badia I Cutchet, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Beglitis, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Berend, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bielan, Birutis, Blokland, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bono, Bonsignore, Borghezio, Bourlanges, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Bullmann, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Busquin, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chichester, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Cornillet, Correia, Costa, Cottigny, Coveney, Cramer, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Davies, De Blasio, de Brún, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Demetriou, De Michelis, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, De Veyrac, De Vits, Dičkutė, Didžiokas, Díez González, Dillen, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Estrela, Ettl, Eurlings, Jill Evans, Robert Evans, Fajmon, Falbr, Farage, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Flautre, Florenz, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Fruteau, Gahler, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grech, Griesbeck, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein Mintz, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harkin, Harms, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hazan, Heaton-Harris, Hedkvist Petersen, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Higgins, Hökmark, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Howitt, Hudacký, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ibrisagic, Ilves, in 't Veld, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Joan i Marí, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Kamiński, Karas, Kasoulides, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kindermann, Kinnock, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Kohlíček, Konrad, Korhola, Koterec, Krahmer, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lang, Langen, Laperrouze, La Russa, Lauk, Lavarra, Lechner, Le Foll, Lehideux, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liese, Liotard, Lipietz, López-Istúriz White, Louis, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lynne, Maat, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McDonald, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Maldeikis, Malmström, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Mantovani, Markov, Marques, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mastenbroek, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsakis, Matsouka, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Menéndez del Valle, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mölzer, Mohácsi, Montoro Romero, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgantini, Morillon, Moscovici, Mote, Mulder, Muscardini, Muscat, Musotto, Mussolini, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Navarro, Newton Dunn, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Achille Occhetto, Özdemir, Olajos, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pafilis, Pahor, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Papastamkos, Parish, Patrie, Peillon, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Pirker, Piskorski, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poignant, Portas, Posdorf, Posselt, Prets, Prodi, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Remek, Reul, Reynaud, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Rizzo, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Salvini, Samuelsen, dos Santos, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savary, Savi, Scheele, Schenardi, Schlyter, Frithjof Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schroedter, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Segelström, Seppänen, Siekierski, Sifunakis, Silva Peneda, Simpson, Sinnott, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sommer, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stauner, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Strejček, Strož, Sudre, Surján, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarand, Thomsen, Thyssen, Titford, Titley, Toia, Tomczak, Toubon, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Väyrynen, Vaidere, Vakalis, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Veneto, Ventre, Veraldi, Vergnaud, Vidal-Quadras, Vincenzi, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wiersma, Willmott, Wise, von Wogau, Bernard Piotr Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

Observers:

Arabadjiev, Athanasiu, Bărbuleţiu, Becşenescu, Bliznashki, Ciornei, Cioroianu, Coşea, Corina Creţu, Gabriela Creţu, Dimitrov, Duca, Ganţ, Hogea, Ilchev, Ivanova, Kirilov, Kónya-Hamar, Mihăescu, Morţun, Paparizov, Parvanova, Podgorean, Popa, Popeangă, Silaghi, Ţicău, Vigenin

ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

+

adopted

-

rejected

 

lapsed

W

withdrawn

RCV (..., ..., ...)

roll-call vote (for, against, abstentions)

EV (..., ..., ...)

electronic vote (for, against, abstentions)

split

split vote

sep

separate vote

am

amendment

CA

compromise amendment

CP

corresponding part

D

deleting amendment

=

identical amendments

§

paragraph

art

article

rec

recital

MOT

motion for a resolution

JT MOT

joint motion for a resolution

SEC

secret ballot

1.   Accession of the EC to the Hague Conference on Private International Law ***

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0250/2006)

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

vote: legislative resolution

 

+

 

2.   EU-China relations

Report: Bastiaan BELDER (A6-0257/2006)

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 1

36

PSE

 

+

 

§ 2

12

IND/DEM

 

+

 

23

GUE/NGL

EV

+

226, 205, 7

after § 2

3

Verts/ALE

 

+

 

§ 4

16D

IND/DEM

 

-

 

after § 5

24

GUE/NGL

EV

+

258, 223, 11

§ 7

44

PSE

split

 

 

1

+

 

2/EV

+

266, 240, 16

after § 11

32

PPE-DE

EV

+

248, 217, 60

§ 13

§

original text

sep

+

 

§ 18

47

UEN

EV

-

241, 285, 6

after § 19

46

UEN

 

-

 

§ 20

§

original text

sep

+

 

after § 22

13

IND/DEM

 

+

 

§ 24

4

Verts/ALE

 

+

 

37

PSE

 

+

 

after § 24

25

GUE/NGL

EV

+

338, 199, 3

26

GUE/NGL

 

+

 

§ 25

27

GUE/NGL

 

+

 

§ 35

45

PSE

split

 

 

1

+

 

2/EV

-

255, 270, 20

§ 37

5

Verts/ALE et al

 

-

 

after § 53

-

-

 

+

oral amendment

6

Verts/ALE

 

+

 

after § 54

14

IND/DEM

RCV

+

369, 44, 147

§ 55

28

GUE/NGL

 

+

 

38

PSE

 

 

 

after § 67

7

Verts/ALE

EV

-

181, 228, 152

8

Verts/ALE

 

+

 

after §§ 70 and 71

29

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

200, 354, 11

39

PSE

RCV

-

214, 335, 17

§ 72

18

ALDE

 

+

 

§ 74

9

Verts/ALE

 

-

 

§ 75

17

ALDE

 

-

 

19

ALDE

 

+

 

40

PSE

 

 

 

after § 77

10

Verts/ALE

EV

-

185, 365, 14

after § 81

30

GUE/NGL

EV

+

293, 254, 6

§ 82

20

ALDE

 

+

 

§ 84

21

ALDE

EV

+

296, 264, 6

41

PSE

 

 

 

§ 85

31=

42=

GUE/NGL

PSE

RCV

-

199, 361, 14

citation 12

43

PSE

 

+

 

rec A

1

Verts/ALE

 

+

 

after rec A

33

PPE-DE et al

 

+

 

rec B

11

IND/DEM

 

+

 

after rec B

34

PSE

 

 

 

after rec E

35

PSE

 

+

 

after rec G

48

UEN

EV

-

223, 308, 35

rec AG

22

ALDE

 

+

 

15

IND/DEM

 

 

 

rec AK

2

Verts/ALE

 

+

 

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

351, 48, 160

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: §§ 14, 42 and final vote

PSE: ams 29, 39 and 42

Requests for separate votes

IND/DEM: §§ 13 and 20

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

am 44

1st part:‘Considers that balanced ... climate change’

2nd part:‘with CO2 emissions ... by 2030’

am 45

1st part:‘Draws attention to ... and the environment’

2nd part:‘welcomes the work ... capture and storage’

Miscellaneous

Amendment 44 added a sentence to the end of the original text of paragraph 7 of the report, which now reads as follows:

7. Considers that balanced economic development is of great importance to both China and the EU; underlines the fact that stagnation of the Chinese economy due to uncontrolled growth is a serious threat both to China's internal stability and to the wellbeing of the global economy; recognises that rapid economic growth in China presents a huge challenge to global efforts to tackle climate change, with CO2 emissions from coal-fired power stations set to double by 2030;

Charles Tannock moved an oral amendment to insert a paragraph after paragraph 53:

53a. Calls upon the Chinese authorities to reveal the whereabouts of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng and to release him unless he is to be charged with a recognised criminal offence; similarly calls for the release of Chen Guangcheng, who has helped citizens in their attempts to sue their local authorities for carrying out forced abortions and sterilisations, and of Bu Dongwei, who has been assigned to two and a half years of ‘Re-education through Labour’ (RTL) and who is detained at an undisclosed location; therefore urges the authorities to ensure that all human rights defenders can carry out peaceful and legitimate activities without fear of arbitrary arrest, torture or ill-treatment and that they be given access to proper legal representation in the event of arrest;

3.   Eco-labelling schemes for fisheries products

Report: Carmen Fraga ESTÉVEZ (A6-0219/2006)

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 2

2

Verts/ALE

 

-

 

§ 10

3

Verts/ALE

 

-

 

rec K

1

Verts/ALE

 

-

 

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

536, 27, 10

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

4.   The situation in the Middle East

Motions for resolutions: B6-0469/2006, B6-0472/2006, B6-0477/2006, B6-0481/2006, B6-0486/2006, B6-0487/2006

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0469/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

§ 25

§

original text

split/RCV

 

 

1

+

539, 19, 12

2

+

522, 33, 14

rec B

§

original text

split/RCV

 

 

1

+

560, 7, 10

2

+

517, 35, 14

rec D

§

original text

RCV

+

520, 24, 17

vote: resolution (as a whole)

 

+

 

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0469/2006

 

Verts/ALE

 

 

 

B6-0472/2006

 

PSE

 

 

 

B6-0477/2006

 

GUE/NGL

 

 

 

B6-0481/2006

 

ALDE

 

 

 

B6-0486/2006

 

PPE-DE

 

 

 

B6-0487/2006

 

UEN

 

 

 

Requests for split votes

UEN

rec B

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘the overreaction in the use of force by the Israeli army’

2nd part: those words

§ 25

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘based on the Occupied Territories’

2nd part: those words

Requests for roll-call votes

UEN: rec D

Miscellaneous

Carlos Carnero González had also signed the joint motion for a resolution on behalf of the PSE Group.

Vito Bonsignore had also signed the joint motion for a resolution on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

5.   Forest fires and floods

Motions for resolutions: B6-0460/2006, B6-0466/2006, B6-0473/2006, B6-0474/2006, B6-0475/2006, B6-0478/2006

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0460/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

after § 7

6

GUE/NGL

 

-

 

§ 14

§

original text

split

 

 

1

+

 

2

+

 

§ 17

3

PSE, GUE/NGL

 

+

 

after § 25

5

PPE-DE

split/RCV

 

 

1

+

463, 40, 14

2

-

250, 290, 16

after rec E

4

Verts/ALE

 

+

 

1

PSE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL

 

+

 

2

PSE, GUE/NGL

 

+

 

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

534, 10, 29

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0460/2006

 

PPE-DE

 

 

 

B6-0466/2006

 

Verts/ALE

 

 

 

B6-0473/2006

 

ALDE

 

 

 

B6-0474/2006

 

PSE

 

 

 

B6-0475/2006

 

UEN

 

 

 

B6-0478/2006

 

GUE/NGL

 

 

 

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: am 5 and final vote

Requests for split votes

PSE

am 5

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘in Spain’

2nd part: those words

Verts/ALE

§ 14

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘notes that the number of fires ... entered into force’

2nd part: those words

Miscellaneous

Carmen Fraga Estévez had signed motion for a resolution B6-0460/2006 on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

Edite Estrela and Stavros Lambrinidis had signed joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0460/2006 on behalf of the PSE Group.

Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos and Evangelia Tzampazi had signed the amendments tabled by the PSE Group and others.

6.   Doha Development Agenda

Motions for resolutions: B6-0465/2006, B6-0468/2006, B6-0470/2006, B6-0479/2006, B6-0480/2006, B6-0484/2006

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0465/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, UEN)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

 

+

 

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0465/2006

 

Verts/ALE

 

 

 

B6-0468/2006

 

PSE

 

 

 

B6-0470/2006

 

PPE-DE

 

 

 

B6-0479/2006

 

GUE/NGL

 

 

 

B6-0480/2006

 

UEN

 

 

 

B6-0484/2006

 

ALDE

 

 

 

7.   Counterfeiting of medicines

Motions for resolutions: B6-0467/2006, B6-0476/2006, B6-0482/2006, B6-0483/2006, B6-0485/2006, B6-0505/2006

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0467/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

 

+

 

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0467/2006

 

UEN

 

 

 

B6-0476/2006

 

GUE/NGL

 

 

 

B6-0482/2006

 

PPE-DE

 

 

 

B6-0483/2006

 

ALDE

 

 

 

B6-0485/2006

 

Verts/ALE

 

 

 

B6-0505/2006

 

PSE

 

 

 

8.   European contract law

Motions for resolutions: B6-0464/2006

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0464/2006

(JURI Committee)

after § 2

4

GUE/NGL

 

-

 

§ 3

2

PSE

 

-

 

after § 3

5

GUE/NGL

split

 

 

1/EV

-

37, 480, 2

2

-

 

§ 4

3

PSE

 

-

 

§ 6

1

PSE, Verts/ALE

 

+

 

vote: resolution (as a whole)

 

+

 

Requests for split votes

GUE/NGL

am 5

1st part:‘Rejects a sharp distinction ... consumer contracts’

2nd part:‘and reiterates ... both types of contracts’

9.   Involvement of the European Parliament in the work of The Hague Conference

Motions for resolutions: B6-0459/2006

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0459/2006

(JURI Committee)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

 

+

 

10.   Agreement with the USA on the use of Passenger Name Record data

Report: Sophia IN 'T VELD (A6-0252/2006)

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

rec H

1

ALDE

 

+

 

rec J, point (e)

2

ALDE

 

+

 

rec J, after point (h)

3

ALDE

 

+

 

vote: resolution (as a whole)

 

+

 

11.   European natural, architectural and cultural heritage in rural and island regions

Report: Nikolaos SIFUNAKIS (A6-0260/2006)

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 8, 2nd indent

§

original text

RCV

+

473, 13, 11

after § 11

2

PSE

 

+

 

§ 19

§

original text

 

+

oral amendment

after § 25

1

PSE

 

+

 

vote: resolution (as a whole)

 

+

 

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: § 8, 2nd indent

Miscellaneous

Nikolaos Sifunakis (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to paragraph 19, which now reads as follows:

19. Calls on the Commission, principally within the framework of the Culture (2007-2013) Programme, to give partner networks in the various Member States the opportunity of implementing multiannual projects to promote fully restored well-preserved traditional communities, with a population of, say, less than 1 000;

12.   Sri Lanka

Motions for resolutions: B6-0471/2006, B6-0490/2006, B6-0491/2006, B6-0492/2006, B6-0493/2006, B6-0503/2006

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0471/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE)

§ 5

-

-

 

+

oral amendment

§ 9

§

original text

sep

+

 

§ 15

-

-

 

+

oral amendment

after § 15

1

PPE-DE, ALDE

RCV

+

55, 27, 0

oral amendment

5/rev

PSE, Verts/ALE

RCV

-

28, 51, 4

after § 16

2

PPE-DE, ALDE

RCV

+

53, 28, 1

4

PSE, GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE

RCV

-

33, 48, 3

§ 19

3

PPE-DE

RCV

+

50, 29, 4

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

56, 26, 2

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0471/2006

 

Verts/ALE

 

 

 

B6-0490/2006

 

GUE/NGL

 

 

 

B6-0491/2006

 

UEN

 

 

 

B6-0492/2006

 

PSE

 

 

 

B6-0493/2006

 

PPE-DE

 

 

 

B6-0503/2006

 

ALDE

 

 

 

Request for roll-call vote

PPE-DE: ams 1, 2, 3, 4, 5/rev and final vote

PSE: am 5/rev

ALDE: final vote

Requests for separate votes

PSE: § 9

Miscellaneous

Michael Gahler moved oral amendments to paragraphs 5 and 15, which now read as follows:

5. Welcomes the announcement by Sri Lanka's President Mahendra Rajapaske of his intention to invite an international independent group of eminent persons as observers of investigations into abductions, disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Sri Lanka; considers the setting-up of an independent, credible and effective commission, in the interim, to be a courageous move that could break the vicious cycle of violence in Sri Lanka; recommends that the Government of Sri Lanka seek the advice of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour in establishing the commission, to ensure its independence and effectiveness;

15. Calls on the Government of Sri Lanka to clearly set out what the requirements are for NGOs to be active in the North and East and to speed up the process of issuing work permits for international staff working with NGOs, ensuring that the process is efficient and transparent;

Geoffrey Van Orden moved an oral amendment to amendment 1, replacing the last phrase with the following text:

consideration can be given to lifting proscription if there is an effective ceasefire, an end to terrorism and resumption of serious negotiations on a constructive basis;

13.   North Korean asylum seekers, in particular in Thailand

Motions for resolutions: B6-0489/2006, B6-0494/2006, B6-0496/2006, B6-0498/2006, B6-0501/2006

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0489/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

83, 0, 0

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0489/2006

 

GUE/NGL

 

 

 

B6-0494/2006

 

PPE-DE

 

 

 

B6-0496/2006

 

UEN

 

 

 

B6-0498/2006

 

PSE

 

 

 

B6-0501/2006

 

ALDE

 

 

 

Request for roll-call vote

ALDE: final vote

14.   Zimbabwe

Motions for resolutions: B6-0488/2006, B6-0495/2006, B6-0497/2006,B6-0499/2006, B6-0500/2006, B6-0502/2006

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0488/2006

 

GUE/NGL

 

-

 

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0495/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, UEN)

§ 19

§

original text

 

+

oral amendment

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

77, 1, 5

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0495/2006

 

PPE-DE

 

 

 

B6-0497/2006

 

PSE

 

 

 

B6-0499/2006

 

Verts/ALE

 

 

 

B6-0500/2006

 

UEN

 

 

 

B6-0502/2006

 

ALDE

 

 

 

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote (joint motion for a resolution)

ALDE: final vote (joint motion for a resolution)

Miscellaneous

Michael Gahler moved an oral amendment to § 19, which now reads as follows:

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the governments of the G8 countries, the governments and parliaments of Zimbabwe and South Africa, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Chairmen of the Commission and Executive Council of the AU, the Pan- African Parliament, the Secretary-General of the SADC, and the President of FIFA;

ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Belder report A6-0257/2006

Amendment 14

For: 369

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Casaca, Falbr, Jöns, Lehtinen, Mastenbroek, Savary, Szejna, Weber Henri

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Camre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Muscardini, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 44

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Železný

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Rutowicz

PSE: Geringer de Oedenberg, Howitt, Kuc, Martin David, Occhetto, Tarand

UEN: Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Abstention: 147

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, De Michelis, Mote

PPE-DE: Sonik

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Vaidere

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

2.   Belder report A6-0257/2006

Amendment 29

For: 200

ALDE: Toia

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Pęk

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Mölzer

PPE-DE: Coveney, Doyle, Higgins, McGuinness, Mitchell

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Lichtenberger

Against: 354

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Farage, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mote, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Landsbergis, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Casaca, Gurmai, Hänsch

UEN: Angelilli, Camre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Muscardini, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 11

IND/DEM: Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Belohorská

PSE: Sakalas

UEN: Kristovskis

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

3.   Belder report A6-0257/2006

Amendment 39

For: 214

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Busk, Cavada, Costa, Gentvilas, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Lambsdorff, Matsakis, Riis-Jørgensen, Sterckx, Väyrynen, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, De Michelis, Rivera

PPE-DE: De Veyrac

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Crowley, Kristovskis, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Against: 335

ALDE: Alvaro, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Geremek, Griesbeck, in 't Veld, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Staniszewska, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Van Hecke, Veraldi

GUE/NGL: Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Farage, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Landsbergis, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Batzeli, Casaca, Sakalas

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Camre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Muscardini, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 17

ALDE: Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, Savi, Wallis, Watson

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Schenardi, Vanhecke

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For: Toine Manders

4.   Belder report A6-0257/2006

Amendments 31 + 42

For: 199

ALDE: Lambsdorff

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, De Michelis

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Camre, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit

Against: 361

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Landsbergis, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Casaca, Sakalas

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 14

ALDE: Watson

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Mölzer, Rivera, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: De Veyrac

UEN: Vaidere

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

5.   Belder report A6-0257/2006

Resolution

For: 351

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Helmer, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Landsbergis, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Marques, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: van den Berg, Casaca, Gomes, Mann Erika, Masip Hidalgo, Occhetto, Van Lancker

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 48

ALDE: Manders

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Nattrass, Titford, Wise

NI: Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Mölzer, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PSE: Goebbels, Hänsch, Kuc, Kuhne

Abstention: 160

ALDE: Sterckx

IND/DEM: Železný

NI: Martinez, Mote, Mussolini

PPE-DE: Deva

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Jonckheer

Corrections to votes

Abstention: Toine Manders

6.   Fraga Estévez report A6-0219/2006

Resolution

For: 536

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mölzer, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Landsbergis, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 27

GUE/NGL: Meijer

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Gollnisch, Masiel, Mote

PPE-DE: Duchoň, Fajmon, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zvěřina

Abstention: 10

GUE/NGL: Kohlíček, Pafilis

IND/DEM: Louis

NI: Bobošíková, Borghezio, Salvini, Speroni

PSE: Masip Hidalgo

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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For: 539

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mölzer, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 19

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Sinnott

NI: Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Dehaene, De Veyrac, Duchoň, Fajmon, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zvěřina

PSE: Weber Henri, Weiler

Abstention: 12

GUE/NGL: Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Nattrass, Titford, Wise

NI: Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mote, Romagnoli

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes

For: Barbara Weiler

Abstention: Kathy Sinnott

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Paragraph 25/2

For: 522

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Landsbergis, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Szejna, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Kristovskis, La Russa, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 33

IND/DEM: Goudin, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Salvini, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Duchoň, Fajmon, Gaubert, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zvěřina

PSE: Casaca

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Muscardini, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 14

ALDE: Newton Dunn

GUE/NGL: Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Wise

NI: Mote, Romagnoli

UEN: Vaidere

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

9.   RC B6-0469/2006 — Middle East

Recital B/1

For: 560

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Landsbergis, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 7

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Helmer, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Descamps, De Veyrac, Fajmon

Abstention: 10

GUE/NGL: Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Nattrass, Titford, Wise

NI: Mote, Romagnoli

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

10.   RC B6-0469/2006 — Middle East

Recital B/2

For: 517

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Prodi, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Landsbergis, Langen, Lauk, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Crowley, Kristovskis, La Russa, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 35

ALDE: Ries, Takkula, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Salvini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Duchoň, Fajmon, Gaubert, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Casaca

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Muscardini, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 14

ALDE: Newton Dunn

GUE/NGL: Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, Wise

NI: Mote, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Lechner

UEN: Krasts

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

11.   RC B6-0469/2006 — Middle East

Recital D

For: 520

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Belohorská, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Landsbergis, Langen, Lauk, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Bielan, Crowley, Krasts, Kristovskis, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 24

IND/DEM: Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Salvini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Callanan, Fajmon, Gaubert, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

UEN: Camre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski

Abstention: 17

GUE/NGL: Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Nattrass, Titford, Wise

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Mote, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Lechner

PSE: Liberadzki

UEN: Muscardini, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

12.   RC B6 0460/2006 — Forest fires and floods

Amendment 5/1

For: 463

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Ries, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Louis, Tomczak

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brepoels, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Daul, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Elles, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Landsbergis, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Toubon, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Berès, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Sifunakis, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Frassoni, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lucas, Özdemir, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 40

ALDE: Jäätteenmäki, Klinz, Krahmer, Matsakis, Prodi, Veraldi

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mussolini, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PSE: Ford, Howitt, Krehl

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Jonckheer, Lichtenberger, Onesta, Schlyter, Smith, Staes

Abstention: 14

IND/DEM: Sinnott

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote

PPE-DE: Brejc, Březina, Schröder

PSE: McCarthy

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Evans Jill, Lipietz, Schmidt, Schroedter

Corrections to votes

For: Glyn Ford

13.   RC B6 0460/2006 — Forest fires and floods

Amendment 5/2

For: 250

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski

NI: Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Speroni

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brepoels, Busuttil, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Landsbergis, Lauk, Lechner, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Lambert

Against: 290

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Costa, De Sarnez, Klinz, Krahmer, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Prodi, Riis-Jørgensen, Veraldi, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Nicholson, Parish, Van Orden

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Bielan, Kamiński, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Muscardini, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 16

IND/DEM: Sinnott

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Mote, Salvini

PPE-DE: Brejc, Březina, Elles, Schröder

UEN: Zīle

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Evans Jill, Lipietz, Onesta, Schmidt, Schroedter

Corrections to votes

Against: Jean Lambert

14.   RC B6 0460/2006 — Forest fires and floods

Resolution

For: 534

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Fajmon, Ferber, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Landsbergis, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 10

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Nattrass, Pęk, Titford, Wise

NI: Helmer, Mote

Abstention: 29

ALDE: Maaten

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland

NI: Allister, Mussolini, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Atkins, Beazley, Böge, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Dover, Ehler, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Pieper, Sommer, Tannock, Van Orden

PSE: Krehl

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

15.   Sifunakis report A6-0260/2006

Paragraph 8-2

For: 473

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Oviir, Prodi, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Ferber, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Sudre, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Angelilli, Crowley, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 13

GUE/NGL: Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Goudin, Wise

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Fjellner, Ibrisagic

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 11

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Liotard, Meijer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott

NI: Belohorská, Borghezio, Salvini

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

16.   RC B6-0471/2006 — Sri Lanka

Amendment 1

For: 55

ALDE: Beaupuy, Geremek, Hall, Maaten, Malmström, Prodi

IND/DEM: Sinnott, Tomczak, Wise

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Helmer, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bauer, Bowis, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, De Blasio, Deß, Deva, Dover, Gahler, Gauzès, Grossetête, Heaton-Harris, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Sudre, Van Orden, Vatanen, Vlasák, Wieland, Záborská, Zaleski

PSE: Hasse Ferreira

UEN: Libicki

Against: 27

ALDE: Lynne, Matsakis

GUE/NGL: Brie, Kohlíček, Markov, Meijer, Pflüger, Strož, Triantaphyllides

PSE: Ayala Sender, Casaca, Douay, Ettl, Evans Robert, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Kindermann, Kuc, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Pinior, Roure, Scheele

Verts/ALE: Isler Béguin, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Smith

Corrections to votes

For: Rainer Wieland

17.   RC B6-0471/2006 — Sri Lanka

Amendment 5/rev

For: 28

ALDE: Lynne, Matsakis

GUE/NGL: Brie, Kohlíček, Markov, Meijer, Pflüger, Strož, Triantaphyllides

PSE: Ayala Sender, Casaca, Douay, Ettl, Evans Robert, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Hasse Ferreira, Kindermann, Kuc, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Roure, Sakalas, Scheele

Verts/ALE: Isler Béguin, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Smith

Against: 51

ALDE: Beaupuy, Geremek, Hall, Prodi

IND/DEM: Sinnott, Wise

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Helmer, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bauer, Bowis, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, De Blasio, Deß, Deva, Dover, Gahler, Gauzès, Grossetête, Heaton-Harris, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Saryusz-Wolski, Sudre, Van Orden, Vatanen, Vlasák, Wieland, Záborská, Zaleski

UEN: Libicki

Abstention: 4

ALDE: Maaten, Malmström

IND/DEM: Tomczak

NI: Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

Corrections to votes

Against: Rainer Wieland

18.   RC B6-0471/2006 — Sri Lanka

Amendment 2

For: 53

ALDE: Beaupuy, Geremek, Hall, Maaten, Malmström, Prodi

IND/DEM: Sinnott, Tomczak, Wise

NI: Dillen, Helmer, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bauer, Bowis, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, De Blasio, Deß, Deva, Dover, Gahler, Gauzès, Grossetête, Heaton-Harris, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Saryusz-Wolski, Sudre, Van Orden, Vatanen, Vlasák, Wieland, Záborská, Zaleski

UEN: Libicki

Against: 28

ALDE: Lynne

GUE/NGL: Brie, Kohlíček, Markov, Meijer, Pflüger, Strož, Triantaphyllides

PSE: Ayala Sender, Casaca, Douay, Ettl, Evans Robert, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Hasse Ferreira, Kindermann, Kuc, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Pinior, Roure, Sakalas, Scheele

Verts/ALE: Isler Béguin, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Smith

Abstention: 1

ALDE: Matsakis

Corrections to votes

For: Rainer Wieland

19.   RC B6-0471/2006 — Sri Lanka

Amendment 4

For: 33

ALDE: Lynne, Matsakis

GUE/NGL: Brie, Kohlíček, Markov, Meijer, Pflüger, Strož, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Tomczak

NI: Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Bowis, Wieland

PSE: Ayala Sender, Casaca, Douay, Ettl, Evans Robert, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Hasse Ferreira, Kindermann, Kuc, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Pinior, Roure, Sakalas, Scheele

Verts/ALE: Isler Béguin, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Smith

Against: 48

ALDE: Beaupuy, Geremek, Malmström, Prodi

IND/DEM: Sinnott, Wise

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Helmer

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bauer, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, De Blasio, Deß, Deva, Dover, Gahler, Gauzès, Grossetête, Heaton-Harris, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Saryusz-Wolski, Sudre, Van Orden, Vatanen, Vlasák, Záborská, Zaleski

UEN: Libicki

Abstention: 3

ALDE: Hall, Maaten

NI: Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

Corrections to votes

Against: John Bowis, Rainer Wieland

20.   RC B6-0471/2006 — Sri Lanka

Amendment 3

For: 50

IND/DEM: Sinnott, Tomczak, Wise

NI: Dillen, Helmer, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bauer, Bowis, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, De Blasio, Deß, Deva, Dover, Gahler, Gauzès, Grossetête, Heaton-Harris, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Saryusz-Wolski, Sudre, Van Orden, Vatanen, Vlasák, Wieland, Záborská, Zaleski

PSE: Ayala Sender, Ettl, Evans Robert

UEN: Libicki

Against: 29

ALDE: Beaupuy, Geremek, Malmström, Prodi

GUE/NGL: Brie, Kohlíček, Markov, Meijer, Pflüger, Strož, Triantaphyllides

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Rutowicz

PSE: Casaca, Douay, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Hasse Ferreira, Kindermann, Kuc, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Pinior, Sakalas, Scheele

Verts/ALE: Isler Béguin, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Smith

Abstention: 4

ALDE: Hall, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis

Corrections to votes

For: Rainer Wieland

Against: Inés Ayala Sender

21.   RC B6-0471/2006 — Sri Lanka

Resolution

For: 56

ALDE: Beaupuy, Geremek, Hall, Maaten, Malmström, Matsakis, Prodi

IND/DEM: Sinnott, Tomczak, Wise

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Helmer, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bauer, Bowis, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, De Blasio, Deß, Deva, Dover, Gahler, Gauzès, Grossetête, Heaton-Harris, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Saryusz-Wolski, Sudre, Van Orden, Vatanen, Vlasák, Wieland, Záborská, Zaleski

UEN: Libicki

Against: 26

ALDE: Lynne

GUE/NGL: Kohlíček, Meijer, Pflüger, Strož, Triantaphyllides

PSE: Ayala Sender, Casaca, Douay, Ettl, Evans Robert, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Hasse Ferreira, Kindermann, Kuc, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Pinior, Roure, Sakalas, Scheele

Verts/ALE: Isler Béguin, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Smith

Abstention: 2

GUE/NGL: Brie, Markov

Corrections to votes

For: Rainer Wieland

22.   RC B6-0489/2006 — North Korean asylum seekers

Resolution

For: 83

ALDE: Beaupuy, Geremek, Hall, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Matsakis, Prodi

GUE/NGL: Brie, Kohlíček, Markov, Meijer, Pflüger, Strož, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Sinnott, Tomczak, Wise

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Helmer, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bauer, Bowis, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, De Blasio, Deß, Deva, Dover, Gahler, Gauzès, Grossetête, Heaton-Harris, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Saryusz-Wolski, Sudre, Van Orden, Vatanen, Vlasák, Wieland, Záborská, Zaleski

PSE: Ayala Sender, Casaca, Douay, Ettl, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Hasse Ferreira, Kindermann, Kuc, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Pinior, Roure, Sakalas, Scheele

UEN: Libicki

Verts/ALE: Isler Béguin, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Smith

23.   RC B6-0495/2006 — Zimbabwe

Resolution

For: 77

ALDE: Beaupuy, Geremek, Hall, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Matsakis, Prodi

GUE/NGL: Meijer

IND/DEM: Sinnott, Tomczak, Wise

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Helmer, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bauer, Bowis, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, De Blasio, Deß, Deva, Dover, Gahler, Gauzès, Grossetête, Heaton-Harris, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Saryusz-Wolski, Sudre, Van Orden, Vatanen, Vlasák, Wieland, Záborská, Zaleski

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Casaca, Ettl, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Hasse Ferreira, Kindermann, Kuc, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Pinior, Roure, Sakalas, Scheele

UEN: Libicki

Verts/ALE: Isler Béguin, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Smith

Against: 1

GUE/NGL: Pflüger

Abstention: 5

GUE/NGL: Brie, Kohlíček, Markov, Strož, Triantaphyllides

TEXTS ADOPTED

 

P6_TA(2006)0345

Accession of the EC to the Hague Conference on Private International Law ***

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the accession of the European Community to the Hague Conference on Private International Law (COM(2005)0639 — 7591/2006 — C6-0138/2006 — 2005/0251(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

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having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)06390 (1) — 7591/2006),

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having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 61(c), in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3), of the EC Treaty (C6-0138/2006),

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having regard to Rule 75(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

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having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0250/2006),

1.

Gives its assent to the proposal for a Council decision;

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0346

EU-China Relations

European Parliament resolution on EU-China Relations (2005/2161(INI))

The European Parliament,

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having regard to the 30th anniversary, in 2005, of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the EU and China,

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having regard to the EU-China Strategic Partnership launched in 2003,

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having regard to the main legal framework for relations with China, namely the EC-China Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (1), signed in May 1985, which covers economic and trade relations and the EU-China cooperation programme,

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having regard to the Commission's policy paper entitled ‘A maturing partnership: shared interests and challenges in EU-China relations’ (COM(2003)0533), endorsed by the European Council on 13 October 2003,

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having regard to the first ever policy paper by China on the EU, issued on 13 October 2003,

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having regard to the EU-China political dialogue which was formally established in 1994 in recognition of China's status as an emerging power on the international scene,

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having regard to the EU-China dialogue on human rights, initiated in January 1996, which was interrupted and then restarted in 1997, to the October 2005 Troika visit to Xinjiang which took place within the framework of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue, and to the EU-China Dialogue Seminar on Human Rights held in London in December 2005, with the European Parliament as an observer,

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having regard to the ongoing Sectoral Dialogues between China and the Commission, such as the recently launched dialogue on employment and that on intellectual property rights (IPR),

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having regard to the Science and Technology Agreement between the EC and China which entered into force in 2000 and was renewed in 2004 (2),

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having regard to the agreement with China on cooperation in the EU's Galileo satellite navigation programme, signed on 30 October 2003,

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having regard to the 8th EU-China Summit which took place in Beijing in September 2005 and to the Joint Declaration issued at the conclusion thereof, and the forthcoming 9th EU-China Summit to be held in Finland in the second half of 2006,

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having regard to the Joint Declaration on Climate Change issued at the 8th EU-China Summit and the commitment therein to develop and demonstrate in China and the EU advanced, near-zero emissions coal technology through carbon capture and storage (CCS),

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having regard to the session of the 10th National People's Congress (5-14 March 2006) and Premier Wen Jiabao's government report delivered thereat,

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having regard to its two most recent Interparliamentary meetings with China, which took place in Beijing, Shanghai and Hainan in March 2004 and in Brussels in October 2005 respectively,

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having regard to its recent resolutions on China, in particular its resolution of 13 October 2005 on prospects for EU-China trade relations (3), of 8 September 2005 on breaches of human rights in China, in particular as regards freedom of religion (4), of 28 April 2005 on the Annual Report on Human rights in the World 2004 and EU policy on the matter (5) and of 11 April 2002 on an EU Strategy towards China (6),

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having regard to the EU arms embargo introduced after the Tiananmen crackdown of June 1989, as supported by the European Parliament in its resolution of 2 February 2006 on the main aspects and basic choices of Common Foreign and Security Policy (7),

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having regard to its resolution of 7 July 2005 on relations between the EU, China and Taiwan and security in the Far East (8),

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having regard to its previous resolutions on Tibet and the human rights situation in China, and its resolutions of 18 November 2004 (9), 13 January 2005 (10) and 27 October 2005 (11) on the case of the Lama Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, imprisoned and tortured and therefore in danger for his life,

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having regard to the lack of progress in the EU-China human rights dialogue,

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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

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having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0257/2006),

A.

whereas the EU-China Strategic Partnership is of great importance for relations between the EU and China, and whereas a genuine strategic partnership must be based on shared common values,

B.

whereas the acceptance of the One China policy underpins the respect for a peaceful resolution of the Taiwan question through constructive dialogue,

C.

whereas, apart from democratic values, credibility, stability and responsibility should constitute the fundamental basis of the relationship between the EU and China,

D.

whereas the strengthening of the EU's relationship with China will be crucial in meeting global challenges such as climate change, security and the non-proliferation of arms,

E.

whereas China in itself constitutes the biggest challenge of trade globalisation and whereas it is experiencing a huge economic boom, with estimated growth rates of around 9% per annum,

F.

whereas China's vigorous economic development, coupled not least with its permanent membership of the UN Security Council and its membership of the World Trade Organization (WTO), compels the country to shoulder a growing international responsibility,

G.

whereas ‘sectoral dialogues’ between the EU and China have grown considerably in recent years,

H.

whereas the EU is China's biggest trading partner and the biggest investor in China and whereas China is the EU's second biggest trading partner; whereas trade and economic relations have overshadowed the question of democratic reforms, respect for human rights and the rule of law,

I.

whereas WTO membership creates a set of rights and obligations for both the EU and China; whereas, moreover, many of these obligations are still not being adequately applied and implemented by the Chinese, particularly those relating to the protection of intellectual property, national treatment and transparency,

J.

whereas 70 % of all counterfeit goods seized on the European market come from China, and whereas every year nearly five million counterfeit garments and accessories are confiscated by the customs services,

K.

whereas Market Economy Status (MES) is an economic instrument rather than a political instrument; whereas China has to improve its performance in order to obtain MES,

L.

whereas trade relations between the EU and China require reciprocal market access founded on the legal basis of WTO rules and on equitable and fair competition,

M.

whereas the Chinese leadership, in its White Paper on the ‘Construction of Political Democracy in China’ (2005), confirms the primacy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in China's socialist system of government,

N.

whereas the Middle Kingdom of today enjoys a nationwide compact network of courts, evidencing significant progress in comparison with the situation some three decades ago,

O.

whereas during the session of the 10th National People's Congress (5-14 March 2006) a spokesman for the Supreme People's Court declared that China will not abolish the internationally criticised death penalty because the People's Republic of China (PRC) is still a developing country in the early phase of socialism,

P.

whereas the number of executions carried out is a state secret in China, although, according to estimates given by Chinese jurists, about 8 000 people die in this way each year,

Q.

whereas in 2005 the Chinese security authorities registered 87,000 ‘incidents with a massive turnout’, an increase of 6,6% over 2004,

R.

whereas, according to warnings from indigenous social scientists, the Chinese leadership's policies for a harmonious society and the construction of new socialist villages reflect the current dangerous transition phase of the PRC to a market economy,

S.

whereas the PRC introduced a ‘one-child’ policy in 1976, which is currently being debated under the intriguing title ‘Will China grow old before getting rich?’,

T.

whereas China expelled the Friedrich Naumann Foundation from Beijing in 1996,

U.

whereas in March 2004 China included in its constitution a provision whereby human rights would be respected and guaranteed by the state; whereas China has signed but not ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR),

V.

whereas there are continuous disturbing reports of political imprisonments, particularly of members of religious and ethnic minorities, allegations of torture, widespread use of forced labour, frequent use of the death penalty and systematic repression of freedom of religion, speech and of the media including the Internet,

W.

whereas new regulations on religious affairs took effect on 1 March 2005,

X.

whereas the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances of the UN Commission on Human Rights noted that its meeting in Geneva in April 2006 coincided with the 17th birthday of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the Panchen Lama of Tibet, who was abducted by the Chinese against his will and the will of his parents when he was six years old,

Y.

whereas, nearly a decade after the initial request was made, a visit to the PRC by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture finally materialised in the period from 20 November to 2 December 2005; whereas, however, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief has not been received for a follow-up visit to that made to China by his predecessor in November 1994, and whereas China has failed to issue a standing invitation to all the thematic procedures of the UN Commission on Human Rights,

Z.

whereas, in its Global Appeal 2006, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continues to call on the PRC for the issuance of appropriate national refugee regulations, and for increased access to asylum seekers from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) who may be in need of international protection,

AA.

whereas, according to the 2005 Yearbook of the Supreme People's Court, about 400 citizens were sentenced for political offences in 2004, 25 % more than in the previous year,

AB.

whereas according to the Dui Hua Foundation, which has been granted ‘special consultative status’ by the UN Economic and Social Council, the PRC currently has between 3 000 and 3 500 people imprisoned for the crime of ‘threatening public security’,

AC.

whereas the Internet portal Google has submitted to restrictions imposed by the Chinese authorities, denying access to websites containing critical elements and words such as ‘Taiwan’, ‘independence’, ‘Tibet’ or ‘Tiananmen’,

AD.

whereas on 14 March 2006 the foreign news services Reuters and the BBC reported on an open letter (dated 2 March 2006) from several former high cadres of the CCP, criticising tightened press censorship,

AE.

whereas the campaign in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region targeting the ‘three evils’ of religious extremism, splittism and terrorism continues and resulted in numerous arrests last year, according to state-run media,

AF.

whereas, due to the strict controls exercised by the Chinese Government over information about and access to Tibetan areas of China, it is difficult to determine accurately the scope of human rights abuses,

AG.

whereas the Chinese leadership emphasises the ‘peaceful rise’ or ‘peaceful development’ of China with regard to the admirable re-emergence of the PRC on the world stage,

AH.

whereas the option of rapprochement between the PRC and Taiwan should be kept alive; whereas such an option must be pursued peacefully through dialogue and diplomacy, also taking into account the will of the people on both sides,

AI.

whereas the causes of the worsening bilateral relationship between China and Japan are political, not economic,

AJ.

whereas the current American approach towards China as a resurgent power may be characterised by the concept of ‘con-gagement’, being a combination of two strategies: containment and engagement,

AK.

whereas China's engagement and influence in Africa have increased considerably over the last decade,

AL.

whereas China maintains substantial financial and commercial connections with the Islamic Republic of Iran (exploration and importation of oil and gas, exports of weaponry) and could play a crucial role in convincing Iran to take a more cooperative line on nuclear issues,

AM.

whereas China is cooperating with neighbouring countries in the context of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO),

AN.

whereas China and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) decided in 2002 to set up an ASEAN-China free trade area,

AO.

whereas over the past few years the Commission and Parliament alike have been focusing constant attention on Macao and Hong Kong,

EU-China cooperation

1.

Looks forward to the advent of the EU-China Strategic Partnership and the closer cooperation which this will entail on a wide range of issues; urges the Council and the Commission to formulate a consistent and coherent policy towards China;

2.

Welcomes the work of the Commission in the sectoral dialogues with China, which currently cover a wide range of issues, ranging from environmental issues to social affairs and human rights, and requests that Parliament be briefed at regular intervals on progress made;

3.

Calls on China and the EU to establish their partnership and bilateral relationship on the basis of mutual openness and on the fundamental basis of credibility, stability responsibility and mutual understanding; urges both China and the EU to improve their cooperation on this basis in order to play a stable, responsible and credible role within the international community;

4.

Regrets that increased trade and economic relations with China have brought about no substantial progress in the field of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, which are basic components of the political dialogue between China and the EU; takes the view, in this respect, that the development of trade relations with China must go hand in hand with the development of a genuine, fruitful and effective political dialogue;

Economic situation

5.

Notes that the EU, after enlargement, overtook Japan to become China's largest trading partner and that, at the same time, China rose from being the EU's third trading partner to become its second largest, after the US;

6.

Notes that in 2005, the Chinese trade balance amounted to USD 102 billion, which is more than twice as much as in the previous bench-mark year (USD 32 billion); that in 2005, currency reserves amounted to approximately USD 819 billion — an increase of USD 209 billion compared to the previous year; that if this trend continues, China is likely to have at its disposal over USD 1 000 billion in foreign reserves at the end of 2006, making it the world's largest holder of foreign currency; that initial predictions for 2006 point to a capital inflow of some USD 50 billion, primarily in long-term direct private investments; welcomes in this connection the fact that China has started to relax pegging its currency (Renminbi) to the US dollar and is thus not opposed to a possible currency revaluation; considers that warnings about insufficient risk surcharges for lending operations should be taken seriously;

7.

Takes note of China's rapid economic development, making it the world's fourth biggest economy in dollar terms, even at its current undervalued rate; accordingly calls on the Commission to exert political and economic pressure aimed at bringing flexibility to bear on the exchange rate of the Chinese currency, which is being pegged at an artificially low value, a situation that runs counter to gradual world trade liberalisation; calls on China to gradually float its exchange rate; calls on China to replace the fixed linking of its currency to the dollar with a linkage to a basket of currencies including the euro;

8.

Is concerned about the development of inequality and unfair distribution of wealth, mass unemployment and uncontrolled urbanisation, the rising crime rate and corruption and not least the environmental problems of China;

9.

Recognises that China is more than a fast-growing market; underlines the fact that the on-going technological revolution of a country of this size has huge implications in a global economy;

10.

Considers that balanced economic development is of great importance to both China and the EU; underlines the fact that stagnation of the Chinese economy due to uncontrolled growth is a serious threat both to China's internal stability and to the wellbeing of the global economy; recognises that rapid economic growth in China presents a huge challenge to global efforts to tackle climate change, with CO2 emissions from coal-fired power stations set to double by 2030;

11.

Welcomes the fact that in autumn 2006 the Commission took the initiative of publishing a strategy paper on the Union's long-term economic and trade relations with China in order to anticipate more adequately the impact of China's economic rise and to avoid ad hoc decision-making, thus helping to ensure that China will no longer be considered a threat, but be perceived as a challenge and an evolving partner;

12.

Stresses that an increasingly positive trade relationship should also result in human rights reforms and recognises that, until there is a legally binding code of conduct on arms exports and until the situation regarding human rights and civil and political freedoms — including the Tiananmen Square issue — has been properly addressed, the EU should not lift the arms embargo;

13.

Calls on China to develop a solid and credible investment climate for foreign trade and industry and to give absolute priority to improving legal security for foreign companies;

14.

Reminds China that a further opening of its markets to foreign companies and investment, especially in the telecommunications, banking and financial services sectors, is to be seen as an integral part of the strategic partnership; calls on China to reform its market and its economic system accordingly, and to comply more rigorously with the anti-dumping rules and enforce them more strictly;

15.

In the light of the findings of the anti-dumping investigation in the footwear sector, which proved that China had been practising State intervention and social dumping, and of the steps taken by the Commission to correct this distortion of competition, urges the Union to make its trading partners, such as China, comply with fair and equitable international trade rules; calls on the Commission, when considering, as it is shortly due to do, how the anti-dumping measures should be used, to simplify the procedures so that anti-dumping mechanisms can be employed more readily by SMEs; furthermore, calls for the anti-dumping procedure to be made more transparent;

16.

Takes the view that, within the framework of efforts to modernise and liberalise the Chinese banking system, the EU should continue to work closely with the Chinese authorities with a view to adopting international accounting standards and the Basel II standards, which would ensure greater security for EU investors;

17.

Welcomes the rapid modernisation of the Chinese financial sector; stresses, however, the utmost importance of ensuring a smooth transition so as to avoid any financial instability with possible repercussions across global financial markets; suggests, in particular, that a ‘race to the bottom’ involving harmful regulatory competition between global financial marketplaces should be avoided; suggests, on the contrary, that major regulators worldwide should promote standards of the highest quality; recalls that the EU itself is committed to the global convergence of standards in the areas of accounting (International Financial Reporting Standards), audit (International Standards on Auditing), capital requirements for credit institutions (Basel II), money laundering and the fight against financing terrorism (Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) recommendations) and securities market regulation (International Organization of Securities Commissions standards); points out that the EU would be ready to offer its experience and assistance to the Chinese authorities to implement convergence where necessary;

18.

Considers that China is faced with considerable regional development disparities and more general income disparities, and that the new Chinese leadership must commit itself to tackling these problems with the help and expertise of the Commission;

19.

Calls on China to use a transparent and fair procedure in the award of public procurement contracts which gives foreign undertakings equal opportunities to participate;

20.

Considers that the pirating and counterfeiting of European products and brands by Chinese industries constitutes a serious violation of international trading rules; urges China to considerably improve the protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) with regard to both Chinese and foreign inventions; calls on China to uphold current laws regarding the protection of IPR; welcomes the creation of an IPR chair at the University of Beijing;

21.

Recognises the importance of MES for China; underlines, however, the fact that MES is an economic rather than a political instrument; urges China to reduce state interference in the economy and to improve its performance as regards its uneven compliance with corporate governance and accounting systems and its ineffective bankruptcy framework;

22.

Notes that the recent problems in the footwear sector show the need for China to adopt a more adequate anti-dumping policy; stresses the urgency of such a policy in the light of China's WTO membership;

23.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to recognise that the difficulties faced by the textile, clothing, and footwear sectors are systemic, and calls on the Commission, when revising its economic and trade strategy in relation to China, to correct the current imbalances and anticipate the challenges;

24.

Calls on China to adopt an economic policy based more on social (education, health, pensions, etc.) and household consumption and less on investment and exports;

25.

Calls on the Commission to support the Chinese authorities in their campaign against intellectual property rights violations and product piracy;

Internal situation

26.

Shares the view that the future development of China is currently difficult to predict and will mainly depend on domestic issues such as the further smooth development of the economy and the gradual improvement of the living standards of the majority of the population;

27.

Wholly agrees with the conclusion in the above-mentioned White Paper that the concept of democracy and awareness of legal concepts inside the whole of Chinese society will need subsequent strengthening;

28.

Underlines the fact that the rapid socio-economic modernisation of the PRC should be combined with the necessary political pluralism and institutional modernisation and that it can amply nurture itself from indigenous sources such as the works of the liberal reformers of the late 19th century, and especially the basic thinking of Sun Yat-sen;

29.

Notes that social security, health and safety in the workplace, the right to form trade unions, industrial relations and social dialogue represent major challenges for China's future; calls on China to ratify key International Labour Organization Conventions, particularly Convention 87 concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise and 98 on Collective Bargaining and to comply with the framework provisions of the International Labour Organization regarding effective measures to combat all forms of modern slavery, child labour and exploitation, particularly of female workers, so as to ensure respect for the fundamental rights of workers and discourage social dumping; invites the Commission to intensify and to report back regularly on the structured dialogue with its Chinese counterparts in these fields;

30.

Takes the view that the denial of the right to form independent trade unions is counter-productive in the light of the increasing protests and demonstrations by workers throughout China against forced lay-offs, unpaid wages and other benefits, official corruption and mismanagement; therefore calls on the Chinese government to recognise and to guarantee the basic right to freedom of expression and association and the right to strike;

31.

Draws attention to the increasing problem of child labour in China and the adverse working conditions faced by child workers in the country despite the fact that child labour is prohibited under Chinese labour law; therefore urges the Chinese authorities not only to improve the enforcement of the law but also to tackle the root causes of the problem of child labour, such as growing economic disparities, the rapidly changing social structure and the failure of the educational system to provide adequate and affordable education for all children;

32.

Expresses its concern about the appalling socio-economic discrimination against China's 150 million migrant labourers from the countryside, takes note of the measures taken by the Chinese government to solve the problem, signalled by the new government guidelines officially published on 28 March 2006, and expresses its intention to follow the results of the implementation of this new policy carefully;

33.

Calls on the European Union to continue to keep the situation in Macao and Hong Kong under careful review and hopes that the encouraging aspects of the two experiences will serve as an example and a stimulus to move the Chinese political process forward;

34.

Postulates that as long as the CCP is not subjected to the order of a constitutional state, the party will remain a state within the state and thus very vulnerable to serious instances of abuse of power such as the national evil of cadre corruption, such a situation undermining the chances of creating a society based on the rule of law;

35.

Joins its voice to the criticism, expressed in Chinese lawyers' journals, that Article 126 of the Chinese Constitution should also include a prohibition on interference by the CCP or the Chinese Government in the course of justice;

36.

Expects fresh efforts to be made to strengthen the independence of the judiciary, and trusts that the gradual replacement of unqualified judges by competent jurists will curb the endemic corruption inside the judiciary and thus enhance popular trust in this fundamental state institution;

37.

Welcomes the promise made by the President of the Supreme People's Court at the 10th National People's Congress that from July 2006 appeals against sentences imposing the death penalty will be conducted in open court; expects this promise to be acted upon;

38.

Urges China to abolish the death penalty and declare an effective moratorium in respect of persons already sentenced; takes note of the significant signal given by Chinese jurists that the death penalty should be imposed only in cases of serious, violent crimes, by contrast with the present situation, in which 68 offences are punishable by the death penalty, of which half do not involve capital offences; is concerned that China carries out far more executions than any other country in the world; calls on China to release its official figures for executions in the year 2005/2006;

39.

Strongly supports the demand made by Professor Liu Renwen, jurist and member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, for the illegal trade in the organs of executed people to be brought to an end, by imposing strict provisions and controls;

40.

Is seriously concerned about the harsh action taken by the authorities against ‘agitators’; notes that, according to a Blue Paper emanating from the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, reasons for mass protests have included especially grave environmental problems that have endangered the health and existence of many farmers in newly industrialised regions, and also shameful expropriations of farmland for building purposes, not to mention the arbitrariness and corruption of local authorities;

41.

Welcomes the intention of the Chinese Government to bridge the growing income gap between the populations of the coastal regions and of the countryside, to tackle serious environmental problems, to demonstrate better stewardship of natural resources and to develop and stimulate more efficient technologies;

42.

Draws attention to the impact of China's economic growth on natural resources and on the local and global environment notably as a result of CO2 emissions; calls on the Chinese Government to take all the necessary measures to protect the environment and in particular to ensure supplies of drinking water for the populace and take action in response to atmospheric pollution, and to conserve biodiversity; calls for an intensive dialogue between China and the European Union on natural resources and the environment;

43.

Urges the authorities to supervise their investment programmes in favour of the countryside very carefully, in the light of the fear expressed by Chinese researchers that local party cadres interpret references to ‘new villages’ as a call for building projects at the expense of the farmers, and in view of the established fact that, hitherto, only one fifth of state subsidies for the agrarian sector has actually reached the farmers entitled thereto;

44.

Is very concerned about recent reports of continuing serious human rights abuses in Tibetan areas of China, including torture, arbitrary arrest and detention, house arrest and other non-judicial surveillance of dissidents, detention without public trial, repression of religious freedom and arbitrary restrictions on free movement; is deeply concerned about the intensification of the so-called ‘patriotic education’ campaign since October 2005 in Tibet's monasteries and nunneries, forcing Tibetans to sign declarations denouncing the Dalai Lama as a dangerous separatist and proclaiming Tibet to be ‘part of China’, including the arrest of monks from the Drepung Monastery in November 2005 for refusing to denounce the Dalai Lama; calls upon China to allow an independent body to have access to Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the Panchen Lama of Tibet, and his parents, as requested by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; calls upon the Chinese Government to intensify its positive engagement in substantive negotiations regarding the demands of the Dalai Lama for autonomy for Tibet;

45.

Takes note that China's ‘one-child’ policy has resulted in an imbalance in population distribution; urges China to recognise the fact that the future balance between the working and the non-working parts of the population will have huge economic effects; underlines the fact that the EU is also confronted with the problem of ageing; calls on China to rethink the concrete implementation of its ‘one-child’ policy in order to tackle the economic and social disadvantages inherent in that policy;

46.

Urges the Chinese authorities to provide for measures in national legislation to protect the welfare of, and prevent cruelty to, animals, especially as regards the rearing of animals farmed for their fur; urges China to stop the abuse of animals for purposes of traditional medicine, as exemplified by the use of rhinoceros horn and bear bile;

Human rights

47.

Underlines the fact that the upholding of basic rights by the PRC requires the setting-up of a Constitutional Court, without which constitutional amendments, such as that of March 2004 on human rights, remain largely symbolic;

48.

Stresses that Chinese citizens should have a legal entitlement to their basic rights, and urges courts to fully address clear iniquities on the basis of the Constitution, thereby pursuing a healthy judicial process that is now, little by little, gaining momentum;

49.

Draws attention to the need for the state to abstain from regulating religion and expressions thereof; affirms the need, particularly in the light of the discussions among Chinese officials about the definition of ‘religion’ and especially ‘legal religion’, for a comprehensive law on religion meeting international standards and guaranteeing genuine religious freedom;

50.

Deplores the contradiction between the constitutional freedom of belief (enshrined in Article 36 of the Constitution) and the ongoing interference of the State in the affairs of religious communities, in particular as regards the training, selection, appointment and political indoctrination of ministers of religion; deplores especially the fact that the State accords the right of legal existence to only five religions and, moreover, places them under the control of the corresponding Chinese ‘patriotic’ religious associations, protecting only ‘normal’ (zhengchang) religious activities and making their official registration subject to acceptance of the principles underlying the umbrella organization the ‘Three Autonomies’;

51.

Calls on the Council to inform it regarding the measures taken to follow up the declaration made in its above-mentioned resolution of 8 September 2005 regarding the fates of various bishops incarcerated in the PRC for their religious convictions; moreover, calls on the PRC's authorities to release forthwith all members of the Christian Church who are still unfairly incarcerated and persecuted;

52.

Notes that there are currently more Christians across China worshipping in ‘illegal’ places of worship (whether at Protestant house-churches or in underground Catholic groups loyal to the Vatican) than attending at ‘patriotic’ places of worship, and that both groups of worshippers, composed as they are of lawabiding citizens, constitute no threat whatever to public security; calls on the Chinese Government to cease its persecution and imprisonment of such Christian groups; maintains that Christians who do not identify with the ‘patriotic churches’ have the right to worship freely;

53.

Deplores the serious violation of religious freedom brought about by the recent unlawful ordinations of bishops (30 April 2006, Kunming — Yunnan; 3 May 2006, Wuhan — Anhui), stemming not least from the strong pressures and the threats to which the Catholic clergy loyal to the Vatican was subjected by non- Church bodies;

54.

Considers that the latest ordinations detract from the recent assertions by the Chinese authorities of their willingness to pave the way for a sincere and constructive dialogue between the PRC and the Holy See; points, therefore, to the need to respect the freedom of the Church and preserve the autonomy of its institutions from any external interference, which, as well as finding expression in gestures disavowing the demands negotiated by both sides, undermines confidence in reciprocal dialogue and advances in freedom in China;

55.

Points out that the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, after completing his mission, thanked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for its cooperation, but rebuked the Ministries of State Security and Public Security for obstructing or restricting his attempts at fact-finding;

56.

Is deeply concerned by the statement made by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture that the practice of torture remains widespread in China, a reprehensible situation that is indeed increasingly recognised by government officials and in reports, and also by the ‘palpable level of fear and self-censorship’ observed by him during interviews with detainees;

57.

Endorses the preliminary recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur to the Chinese Government, e.g. on reforming criminal law by adding the crime of torture in accordance with the definition contained in the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and also establishing an independent complaints mechanism for detainees subjected to torture and ill treatment;

58.

Calls on the Chinese Government to revise the verdicts handed down for the crime of ‘threatening public security’, given that, in an overwhelming majority of cases, the accused had done no more than courageously exercise their fundamental constitutional rights by openly criticising the policies of the government and the CCP;

59.

Once again calls on the Government of the PRC to improve the conditions of imprisonment in its jails and to cease and abolish the torture of detainees;

60.

Regrets that no substantial progress has been made regarding the release of political prisoners incarcerated for their involvement in the Tiananmen Square demonstrations and, similarly, regrets that the Chinese authorities continue to ignore calls for a full and impartial inquiry into the events of 1989; calls for an official reassessment of the Tiananmen Square incident by the Chinese authorities, publication of the list of political prisoners and their unconditional release;

61.

Deplores the recent crackdown by Chinese officials on defence lawyers aimed at stamping out legal challenges to their authority; calls upon the Chinese authorities to reveal the whereabouts of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, one of China's most outspoken lawyers and dissidents who is held on suspicion of criminal activity, and to release him unless he is to be charged with a recognised criminal offence; similarly calls for the release of Chen Guangcheng, a peasants' rights advocate who has helped citizens in their attempts to sue their local authorities for carrying out forced abortions and sterilisations and who was sentenced to more than four years in prison, and of Bu Dongwei, who has been assigned to two and a half years of ‘Re-education through Labour’ (RTL) and who is detained at an undisclosed location; therefore urges the authorities to ensure that all human rights defenders can carry out peaceful and legitimate activities without fear of arbitrary arrest, torture or ill-treatment and that they be given access to proper legal representation in the event of arrest;

62.

Joins with the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in urging the Chinese Government to abolish ‘Re-education through Labour’ and similar forms of forced ‘re-education’ of detainees in prisons, pre-trial detention centres and psychiatric hospitals;

63.

Rejects the nationwide Ankang system of police psychiatry applied to political and social dissidents, which purports to promise ‘health through rest and peace’, but in fact breaks its ‘patients’; admonishes the authorities against extending Ankang from 22 to 125 clinics, but, on the contrary, to erase this national stain;

64.

Condemns in particular the existence of the Laogai labour camps across the country, in which the PRC detains pro-democracy activists, labour activists and members of minorities without a fair trial, forcing them to work in appalling conditions and without medical treatment; urges China to ratify ILO Conventions 29 and 105 on the Elimination of forced and compulsory labour; calls on China to give a written undertaking in relation to any given exported product that it has not been produced by forced labour in a Laogai camp and, if no such assurance can be given, insists that the Commission prohibit its importation into the EU;

65.

Calls on the PRC to respect its international obligations under the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto, and to allow the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees full access to North Korean asylum seekers who may be in need of international protection;

66.

Strongly condemns the detention and torture of Falun Gong practitioners in prisons, ‘Re-education through Labour’ camps, psychiatric hospitals and ‘legal education schools’; is concerned about reports that organs of detained Falun Gong practitioners have been removed and sold to hospitals; urges the Chinese Government to end the detention and torture of Falun Gong practitioners and to release them immediately;

67.

Expresses its deep disquiet at the numerous violations of women's and girls' rights resulting from forced compliance with the Chinese Government's family planning policy, including selective abortions, forced sterilisations, and the abandonment of girls on a massive scale;

68.

Urges China without any further delay to ratify and implement the ICCPR;

69.

Agrees with the important message conveyed in the above-mentioned Reuters/BBC open letter — which was unfortunately withheld from the general public in China — that the current policy of censorship is hampering China's political development;

70.

Expresses deep disquiet at the current clamp-down in the PRC on freedom of expression and free access to the Internet; repeats its requests to Beijing to refrain from intimidating, cracking down on or imprisoning those who advocate freedom of expression, whether the repression is directed at journalists or human rights activists or whether it makes information impossible to use by blacking out websites that do not conform to state censorship; condemns, therefore, the Internet censorship law passed by the National People's Congress and the existence of systems of Internet censorship collectively known as the ‘Great Firewall of China’; calls in particular for the AsiaNews.it site to be allowed back onto the Web without delay — or in any event no longer be blacked out — bearing in mind that, in addition to being an excellent source of information about Asia and human rights advocacy, it also helps to foster dialogue between the Vatican and the PRC and hence the unity of the Chinese Church;

71.

Expresses its concern at the irresponsible policies of major Internet firms Yahoo and Google which have bowed directly and indirectly to Chinese Government demands for censorship;

72.

Calls on the Chinese authorities to re-open the office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Beijing, so as to allow the Foundation to continue its work on development and democracy;

73.

Recognises the rising influence of China globally but in particular in countries as diverse as Belarus, Venezuela, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Burma/Myanmar, Iran and North Korea, of whose human rights records the EU remains deeply critical;

74.

Asks the Chinese authorities and the Council to improve the human rights dialogue by introducing simultaneous interpretation at meetings; requests that Members of the European Parliament be more actively involved in the human rights dialogue along with their Chinese parliamentary colleagues;

75.

Regrets that the authorities in Xinjiang regularly group together individuals or organisations allegedly involved in the ‘three evils’, making it difficult to determine whether particular raids, detentions or judicial punishments are targeted at those peacefully seeking to express their political and religious views or at those who have engaged in violence; regards as counterproductive the destruction by officials of Uighur books with a view to distorting historical facts and advocating ethnic separatism;

76.

Looks forward to seeing the Chief Executive and all members of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region elected by means of an electoral system based on the principles of multi-party democracy, accountability of the government to the legislature and genuinely effective governance, which will confer a clear benefit on all the people of Hong Kong;

77.

Acknowledges the increasing role that China is playing as a global power on the world stage; in this regard, urges the Chinese government to be fully committed to its growing responsibilities and to actively engage in international organisations and fora so as to promote peace and peaceful conflict-resolution and to support the universal values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law;

Foreign policy/Relations with neighbours

78.

Draws attention to the concerns of the outside world, especially of Beijing's regional neighbours, concerning the double-digit increase in China's military spending every year since the mid-1990s; strongly recommends — as endorsed by numerous of its resolutions — that the EU arms embargo against China remain intact until greater progress is made on human rights issues; recalls in this context the need to include in further negotiations regarding the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Partnership and Cooperation Agreements, adherence to the EU embargo on arms trading with the PRC;

79.

Stresses the direct link between the obvious Chinese interest in gaining access to European military high technology and the lifting of the arms embargo against the PRC, a connection with significant consequences for the cohesion of the transatlantic relationship and the market position of the high-tech weapons industry in Europe;

80.

Expresses concern at the depth of cooperation with China on the Galileo programme and calls for further safeguards to be introduced to ensure that China, or other partners, cannot transfer sensitive technologies used in the programme to military applications;

81.

Observes that China's Anti-Secession Law of 14 March 2005 and the present stationing of more than 800 missiles on the south-east coast of the PRC facing Taiwan belie the principle of peaceful reunification; calls on China and Taiwan to establish mutual trust and respect and to seek common ground while setting aside differences, to put in place the necessary political basis for a peaceful and steady development of cross- Straits relations, to resume dialogue on those relations and to strengthen economic exchanges and cooperation, making progress in particular on the ‘three direct links’ across the Taiwan Strait (mail, transport and trade);

82.

Takes the view that, with regard to the possible option of a peaceful reunification process with the Chinese mainland, the will and approval of the 23 million citizens of Taiwan must surely be respected and taken into account, as must Taiwan's territorial sovereignty and integrity, in negotiations with China on Taiwan's status; points out that the beginning of a genuine democratic process in the PRC would help to ease tensions and pave the way for the resumption of a substantive dialogue between the two sides;

83.

Calls on China to support the possibility of observer status for Taiwan within the World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization, in order to protect the health of the people of Taiwan, of international representatives and foreign employees on the island, and of the entire population of the globe; recalls in this context that infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, SARS and, recently, avian influenza know no borders and require world-wide cooperation — also, and especially, with Taiwan as one of the most important international hubs in the Western Pacific; reiterates its call for Taiwan to be better represented in international fora and organisations, so as to put an end to the on-going unfair exclusion of 23 million people from the international community;

84.

Concludes that the problematic relationship between Beijing and Tokyo springs from a sense of mutual challenge: Japan feels challenged by China's economic rise and China by Japan's pursuit of a larger and more active political role in the region; calls on each country to refrain from any action which might offend the historic memory or the sensibilities of the other;

85.

Welcomes the American initiative of starting a strategic dialogue with Europe on China's rise — a central new element in the policy of the ‘new’ world towards the ‘old’ — and encourages the European Union and its Member States to develop a strategic consensus for dealing with China;

86.

Highlights the global importance of China's existing and emerging energy relations; draws attention to the impact on the global energy market of the increase in China's energy consumption that will accompany its economic growth; calls on the Commission and the Council to include energy issues in their longterm strategy for EU-China relations and to raise this issue in their contacts with China where appropriate;

87.

Recognizes the special economic importance of the African Continent for the PRC (30 % of its oil imports, a growing market for Chinese military hardware), but also urges the Chinese leadership to uphold China's responsibilities as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and to promote good governance, democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights and conflict prevention in its relations with African states;

88.

Encourages the authorities in China to play an active role in bringing about respect for human rights and democratic change in Burma/Myanmar;

89.

Expects the PRC to apply its proclaimed opposition to terrorism and nuclear proliferation in a concrete manner in China's influential relations with Iran; emphasises that a decisive stance by the PRC on Iran would demonstrate China's willingness and ability to take on international responsibility;

90.

Welcomes China's commitment to the Six-Party Talks, and urges the Chinese Government to do more to promote security and stability in East Asia, particularly on the Korean Peninsula, and to play a more pro-active role in the promotion of democracy and respect for human rights in North Korea;

Conclusions

91.

Concludes that a credible, stable and responsible economic and trading relationship between the EU and China should be based, on the European side, on the development of a long-term strategy and, on the Chinese side, on the development of a solid investment climate, on improving legal security for foreign firms, on continuing to open its markets and, above all, on observance of fair and equitable trade rules and on implementation of the WTO rules, including compliance with the TRIPs agreements as regards the protection of IPR;

92.

Underlines the importance of addressing the concept of corporate social responsibility and the need to promote economically, socially and ecologically sustainable development in economic and trading relations between the EU and China; calls on the Commission to take care that these principles are applied;

93.

Draws the conclusion that China's internal situation should be improved by strengthening the indigenous process of democratisation, increasing the professionalism of the judiciary, completely abolishing the death penalty and above all, by implementing the government's social programme, endorsed by the 10th National People's Congress, in favour of the backward countryside in order to serve the Chinese population and to promote stability in the region, and also by minority protection and cultural diversity, especially in the regions of Tibet and Xinjiang;

94.

Concludes that a credible and responsible human rights policy can be restored in China only by respecting the basic rights of its citizens, as enshrined in the Constitution of the People's Republic;

95.

Comes to the conclusion that China can greatly contribute to credible, stable and responsible foreign and neighbourly relations by acknowledging its key position as a serious stakeholder in the international law- and peace-promoting system, a major step that the EU can significantly promote by formulating a new common strategy on China;

*

* *

96.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the accession and candidate countries, the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese National People's Congress, and the Taiwan authorities.

(1)  OJ L 250, 19.9.1985, p. 2.

(2)  OJ L 6, 11.1.2000, p. 40.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0381.

(4)  OJ C 193 E, 17.8.2006, p. 347.

(5)  OJ C 45 E, 23.2.2006, p. 107.

(6)  OJ C 127 E, 29.5.2003, p. 652.

(7)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0037.

(8)  OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 471.

(9)  OJ C 201 E, 18.8.2005, p. 122.

(10)  OJ C 247 E, 6.10.2005, p. 158.

(11)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0416.

P6_TA(2006)0347

Eco-labelling schemes for fisheries products

European Parliament resolution on launching a debate on a Community approach towards ecolabelling schemes for fisheries products (2005/2189(INI))

The European Parliament,

—

having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee launching a debate on a Community approach towards eco-labelling schemes for fisheries products (COM(2005)0275),

—

having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee,

—

having regard to Report No 780 of the 26th session of the Committee on Fisheries of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) held in Rome from 7 to 11 March 2005,

—

having regard to the communication from the Commission setting out a Community Action Plan to integrate environmental protection requirements into the Common Fisheries Policy (COM(2002)0186),

—

having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on ‘The future for the market in fisheries products in the European Union: responsibility, partnership and competitiveness’ (COM(1997)0719),

—

having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1),

—

having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0219/2006),

A.

whereas the placing on the market of fishery products, substantiated by reliable certification that their capture, breeding, harvesting or processing are in accordance with environmental sustainability criteria, may contribute significantly to an increase in support from both producers and consumers for the objectives behind sustainable fishing,

B.

whereas, however, there is no single internationally adopted criterion regarding the meaning of sustainability in relation to fishery products,

C.

whereas an ecological approach as part of an eco-labelling scheme must always be based on broadspectrum assessments,

D.

whereas an eco-labelling and certification scheme must give preference to a multi-criteria clarification system,

E.

whereas the FAO has been considering the issue of eco-labelling for fisheries and aquaculture products since 1998, with its Committee on Fisheries issuing directives on the subject in May 2005,

F.

whereas the World Trade Organization (WTO) looked into the matter following the meeting in Doha in 2001, at which it became clear that developing countries were concerned that an eco-labelling scheme could lead to a new protectionist mechanism for products from more developed countries,

G.

whereas eco-labelling for fisheries products may serve to improve the gathering of information on specific fisheries (improvements to the quantity and reliability of data),

H.

whereas the numerous eco-labelling schemes and criteria relating to eco-labelling that are emerging, together with the lack of confidence and sense of confusion that this generates among consumers, may lead to the discrediting of this mechanism,

I.

whereas the European Community recently signed the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program and the associated eco-certification scheme (Dolphin Safe),

J.

whereas it has also been shown that there is confusion regarding the difference between an ecological label and a quality label,

K.

whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, all European Union fisheries should, by definition, be sustainable, since they should conform to Community standards,

1.

Welcomes the communication from the Commission launching a debate on a Community approach towards eco-labelling schemes for fisheries products;

2.

Regrets, however, the delays on the part of the Commission in coming forward with its communication, which have in the meantime allowed privately initiated eco-labels to proliferate without any form of public control, giving rise to issues of credibility and confusion for producers and consumers;

3.

Draws attention, furthermore, to the real objectives of many of these labels which, given the growing importance that consumers place on sustainable development, are simply used as a means to increase sales, denying the consumer any real guarantee that the products actually contribute to sustainability;

4.

Believes that the range of schemes currently in place adds to the complexity of the issue and that any future proposal must not be designed in such a way that those already operating in the market are given a commercial advantage;

5.

Understands that the sole purpose of the communication is to launch a general debate and not at this stage to consider the details of the criteria on which Community eco-labelling is to be based; regrets, however, that the Commission's communication brings little to the debate which the Commission itself is seeking to initiate, and which now appears to have been left wide open, with little thought being given to it;

6.

Deplores the communication's lack of ambition and considers that the chosen option (which consists of establishing minimum requirements for voluntary eco-labelling schemes) does not fully address the issues in question; considers that whatever labels are used in the marketplace must be independently monitored in order to be absolutely reliable and credible for the consumer;

7.

Calls for better recognition at European level of non-industrial fishing; before the possible establishment of an eco-labelling scheme, calls for the parties concerned, including representatives of the non-industrial fishing sector, to be consulted and their suggestions taken into account;

8.

Believes that a label will be fully effective only if it is uniform and easily comprehensible to consumers, allowing them to choose products that maintain the sustainability of fisheries resources;

9.

Encourages the Commission consequently to develop further a broad debate in which all parties concerned can participate and in which serious thought can be given to the volume and importance of the issues that still require discussion;

10.

Agrees in principle with the objectives of sustainability, harmonisation, traceability, transparency, objectivity and non-discrimination, mentioned in point 4 of the communication; considers that establishing a single EU eco-label is bureaucratically cumbersome;

11.

Is convinced that the use of reliable eco-labels could be a very effective tool in combating illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing, since it requires very clear documentation evidencing the provenance of the fish, which would make it much more difficult for illegal fish to enter the marketplace;

12.

Asks the Commission to clarify its understanding of a public Community label, since its analysis of option 2 (‘Creating a single Community eco-labelling scheme for fish and fishery products’) and option 3 (‘Establishing minimum requirements for voluntary eco-labelling schemes’) in the communication makes it unclear as to whether account has been taken of considerations in international fora regarding the ownership of an eco-labelling scheme;

13.

Takes the view that, once an eco-labelling and certification scheme has been set up, the Commission will need to promote and explain it to all those involved in the process; takes the view that the Commission will also need to ensure that confidence can be fully guaranteed with regard to compliance with the rules laid down by the bodies responsible for labelling and certification so that consumers are not misled;

14.

Urges the Commission to draw up a communication to the European Parliament and to the Council within six months, subject to developments in the broad debate, detailing the minimum requirements and guidelines with which a Community eco-labelling scheme for fisheries products must comply;

15.

Urges the Commission, further, to take into account international criteria relating to this matter, in particular the criteria set out by the FAO, when it comes to laying the foundations of an eco-labelling scheme for fisheries products in the EU, so that the scheme, amongst other things;

(a)

is consistent with both the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and the resolutions adopted by other international organisations, including the UN and the WTO;

(b)

is voluntary and guarantees greater protection of the environment without any suggestion that nonlabelled products are of an inferior quality;

(c)

is transparent in every way, including its organic structure and financial provisions;

(d)

is non-discriminatory and does not pose obstacles to trade, particularly as regards developing countries, whilst at the same time guaranteeing fair competition;

(e)

is promoted by the Commission, which would be responsible for establishing rules governing its operation and guaranteeing the independence of specialist accreditation and certification bodies, key components in the procedure, as well as the credibility of the claims made by the label;

(f)

incorporates sustainability criteria, based on serious scientific analysis, which must be set out with a greater level of stringency than the criteria governing the Community resources management system; the aforementioned criteria may be both general and specific depending on the various fisheries products;

(g)

ensures that labels carry accurate information, which means guaranteeing the chain of custody for the product from fishing vessel to final consumer, i.e. it should be possible to track certification and check that the labelled product complies with the relevant specifications;

(h)

incorporates independent and reliable auditing and verification procedures;

(i)

receives the vital degree of publicity;

(j)

opts for a label that includes the final result of the product's assessment in a way that is visible and easily understood by consumers;

16.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States.

(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

P6_TA(2006)0348

The situation in the Middle East

European Parliament resolution on the situation in the Middle East

The European Parliament,

—

having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in the Middle East, in particular its resolution of 1 June 2006 on the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territories and the role of the EU (1),

—

having regard to UN Security Council Resolutions 1701(2006), 1559(2004), 520(1982), 426(1978), 338(1973) and 242(1967),

—

having regard to the statement issued by the European Parliament's Conference of Presidents on 20 July 2006,

—

having regard to the Co-Chairmen Statement of the Rome International Conference for Lebanon of 26 July 2006,

—

having regard to the conclusions of the extraordinary General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting of 25 August 2006,

—

having regard to the statement of the Bureau of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA) adopted on 24 August 2006,

—

having regard to the conclusions of the Stockholm Conference for Lebanon's Early Recovery, held on 31 August 2006, [taken from para. 13]

—

having regard to the Geneva Conventions on international humanitarian law,

—

having regard to the statement made by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories at the UN Human Rights Council special session held in Geneva on 5 July 2006,

—

having regard to Articles 15, 16 and 19 of the EU Treaty,

—

having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

A.

whereas the conflict in Lebanon has resulted in a humanitarian catastrophe, which has caused hundreds of deaths and injuries on both sides, extensive damage to civilian infrastructure and hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons, and has not come to an end with the ceasefire,

B.

deeply shocked by the outbreak of hostilities in south Lebanon, the attacks by Hezbollah and the overreaction in the use of force by the Israeli army, which were a serious threat to international peace and security,

C.

noting the call by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to examine whether breaches of international law occurred during the conflict,

D.

having regard to the serious extent of the Israeli bombings and firing of rockets by Hezbollah and Palestinian militias against civilian populations,

E.

whereas UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1701 calls on the Government of Lebanon to extend its authority over the territory of the country through its own legitimate armed forces, and has decided to increase the force strength of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) and extend its mandate,

F.

whereas UNSC Resolution 1701 calls upon the Government of Israel to withdraw all of its forces from south Lebanon as the deployment of Unifil begins and to put to an end to the blockade of airports and harbours in Lebanon,

G.

emphasising the role that a totally democratic and sovereign Lebanon can play in the implementation of a solution to the Middle-East crisis and in the development of a strong Euro-Mediterranean Partnership,

H.

stressing that the humanitarian crisis in the Occupied Territories is worsening in spite of the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM) set up by the international community in order to continue providing assistance to the Palestinian population,

I.

whereas the Middle East peace process is in a political and diplomatic deadlock although a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is needed for the establishment of peace and security in the whole region,

J.

whereas the European Union has a special responsibility for peace and security in the Middle East, which is Europe's neighbourhood, and whereas the instruments and methods for the coordination of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) must therefore be improved, including through the adoption of a common position in the framework of the CFSP and on the basis of Articles 15 and 16 of the EU Treaty,

1.

Expresses its serious concern over the extension and intensity of the military conflict in south Lebanon and deeply regrets the casualties among civilians, soldiers and UN observers in Lebanon and/or Israel, and the massive destruction of infrastructure; reaffirms that there is no military solution to the conflict in the Middle East;

2.

Stresses, in this connection, that no ceasefire can be lasting without the parties directly or indirectly involved showing the political will to tackle the root causes of the recent crisis;

3.

Reiterates the call for the immediate release of the kidnapped Israeli soldiers and of the members of the Palestinian Government and members of the Palestinian Legislative Council imprisoned by Israel;

4.

Welcomes the unanimous adoption by the UNSC of Resolution 1701, which establishes the conditions for putting an end to the military operations and reinforces Unifil with a strong mandate aimed at increasing its capacity to prevent any violation of the ceasefire, assist the Lebanese Government in exercising full sovereignty and effective control over the territory of the country, including the territorial waters, support the full implementation of UNSC Resolution 1559 and contribute to the protection of the civilian population and Unifil itself;

5.

Welcomes the Lebanese Government's decision to deploy its forces in south Lebanon and the Israeli army's agreement to withdraw behind the Blue Line as provided for in UNSC Resolution 1701; welcomes the Lebanese Government's strong support for an enhanced role for Unifil;

6.

Considers that the Unifil mandate should represent a serious commitment to providing adequate assistance to the Lebanese Government in the establishment of effective control and security arrangements, as determined in UNSC Resolutions 1559 and 1701;

7.

Welcomes the outcome of the abovementioned GAERC meeting, in particular the full support expressed by the Council for the implementation of UNSC Resolution 1701, and the Member States' commitment to provide about 7 000 soldiers out of a maximum of 15 000 Unifil forces;

8.

Underlines the active role taken by France and Italy; fully supports the decision that France will continue to assume the command of Unifil until February 2007 and that Italy will then take over ground control; stresses, nevertheless, that any duplication of command structures must be avoided;

9.

Stresses, nevertheless, the importance of clearly and adequately defining the mandate, rules of engagement, structure and competences of Unifil, if necessary to be agreed under a new UNSC resolution, which should take into account the lessons learnt from previous UN peacekeeping engagements, notably in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

10.

Considers it vital that all weapon imports into Lebanon be directed only to the official Lebanese army and asks the Lebanese Government to ensure, in cooperation with Unifil, the full implementation of UNSC Resolution 1559; stresses also the importance for all the EU Member States to act in line with the requirements of Resolution 1701 related to arms supplies; and stresses that this settlement should lead to the disarming of all militias, including that of Hezbollah, and measures to prevent the entry of arms into Lebanon;

11.

Calls on Member States to respect strictly the Code of Conduct on Arms Export as regards all deliveries of weapons to the region;

12.

Calls on the European Union to undertake to work with all the parties involved and calls on these parties to honour their commitments scrupulously, with a view to the full implementation of UNSC Resolution 1701, so as to allow access for emergency humanitarian assistance and the return of displaced persons under the safest possible conditions; urges, in this context, the lifting of the air and sea blockade of Lebanon and recalls, in the light of the relevant provisions of Resolution 1701, that establishing effective measures in the area of arms, related materials, training or assistance, is a priority;

13.

Points out that strong, quick and effective efforts are needed for the reconstruction of Lebanon; welcomes, in this regard, the conclusions of the Stockholm Conference for Lebanon's Early Recovery, in which donor countries decided to contribute substantively to the reconstruction of the country, and the Commission and Member States announced the grant of EUR 120 million in humanitarian aid;

14.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to continue their efforts to establish a living partnership with democratic political forces and civil society, in order to support further democratisation in Lebanon after the events of March 2005;

15.

Calls urgently on Iran and Syria to play a constructive role, especially with regard to the implementation of UNSC Resolutions 1559 and 1701; calls specifically on Syria to step up controls on its side of the Lebanese-Syrian border in accordance with Resolution 1701, which requires neighbouring countries to prevent supplies of weapons to non-State entities;

16.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to restart a genuine dialogue with Syria in order to engage this country in peace efforts for a comprehensive settlement of the conflict; expects that the UN Secretary-General's report provided for in UNSC Resolution 1701 on the delineation of the international borders in Lebanon, including the dispute over the Shebaa farms area, will contribute to progress in this issue;

17.

Calls for a comprehensive international high-level inquiry to be conducted with the good offices of the UN Secretary-General in Lebanon and Israel with a mandate to investigate reports of serious human rights violations, the plight of victims and the violation of humanitarian law;

18.

Considers in this context that the European Union, as a major donor, and the international community should study ways of establishing possible conditions of accountability;

19.

Welcomes the early action of the Commission's monitoring and information centre planning to tackle the oil slick that has contaminated more than 50 km of Lebanese coastline; stresses the need for measures to fight pollution in certain areas and especially against the disastrous impact of the oil slick off the Lebanese shoreline; calls on the Member States and the Commission to provide assistance and a response within the framework of the Pollution Prevention and Response Protocol to the Barcelona Convention and through the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea, which operates within the framework of the Mediterranean Action Plan;

20.

Deeply deplores the deteriorating situation of the population and civilian infrastructure in Gaza and the West Bank; asks all sides to break the vicious circle of attacks and counter- attacks, which have resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries and extensive damage to civilian infrastructure;

21.

Stresses the need to bring the Middle East peace process back to the top of the international political agenda; calls on the Quartet (UN, EU, USA and Russia) to revive the implementation of the Roadmap with a view to the annual UN General Assembly session in September 2006; reaffirms that the two-state solution, with an Israeli and a Palestinian state co-existing in peace and security, is a key condition for a peaceful and lasting settlement in the Middle East;

22.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to continue to guarantee, together with the international community, essential humanitarian aid for the Palestinian population; demands that the TIM be reinforced and extended in terms of duration and resources; calls on the Israeli Government urgently to resume the transfer of withheld Palestinian tax and customs revenues; calls on Israel to permit the movement of people, respecting the Agreement on Movement and Access in Rafah and at other border crossings in Gaza;

23.

Restates its support for the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, in his efforts to promote a national dialogue between the various Palestinian parties, with the aim of setting up a new Palestinian government;

24.

Considers that the presence of a multinational force in Lebanon could be taken as an exemplary model to be followed in the negotiation process for a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict;

25.

Calls on the Council to make every effort to convene an international peace conference — such as the Madrid Conference in 1991 — in order to find a comprehensive, lasting and viable solution to the problems in the area, based on the relevant UNSC resolutions, which includes the right of Israel to live within secure and recognised borders and the right to a viable state for the Palestinians based on the Occupied Territories, and to deal in full with security and disarmament issues; considers that a unilateral approach by any of the parties concerned must be rejected;

26.

Considers the involvement of the League of Arab States to be essential in this context; considers the ‘Beirut Plan’ of 2002, agreed by the member countries of the League of Arab States, and the Geneva Initiative, as important contributions to the negotiations, which should be duly taken into account;

27.

Takes the view that the EMPA, as the Barcelona Process' only parliamentary institution for elected representatives of the peoples of the southern Mediterranean shore and the European Union, must assume its responsibility for facilitating the resumption of dialogue and cooperation between the parties to the Middle-East situation; supports the EMPA Bureau's request to convene an extraordinary meeting of the Euromed Council of Foreign Ministers of the Barcelona Process as soon as possible;

28.

Believes that in the medium to long term, the building of institutions uniting the countries of the Mediterranean basin, such as a Euro-Mediterranean Development Bank, will be the best guarantor of lasting peace and human development; and calls on EU Member States to strive for the creation of such institutions, rather than to seek bilateral agreements;

29.

Is in favour of sending a fact-finding delegation to Lebanon, Palestine and Israel in order to monitor the situation, with special focus on the humanitarian and political conditions;

30.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the UN Secretary-General, the President of the UN General Assembly, the governments and parliaments of Israel, Lebanon and the Palestinian Authority, Syria, Iran, the USA and Russia, and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States.

(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0237.

P6_TA(2006)0349

Forest fires and floods

European Parliament resolution on forest fires and floods

The European Parliament,

—

having regard to Articles 2, 6 and 174 of the EC Treaty,

—

having regard to its resolution of 18 January 2006 on the outcome of the Montreal Conference on climate change (1), its resolution of 5 September 2002 on floods in Europe (2), its resolution of 14 April 2005 on the drought in Portugal (3), its resolution of 12 May 2005 on the drought in Spain (4), its resolution of 8 September 2005 on natural disasters (fires and floods) in Europe (5) and its resolutions of 18 May 2006 on natural disasters (forest fires, droughts and floods) — agricultural aspects (6), regional development aspects (7) and environmental aspects (8),

—

having regard to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) of 11 December 1997 and the Community's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on 31 May 2002,

—

having regard to the ‘Forest Focus’ regulation, Regulation (EC) No 2152/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 (9),

—

having regard to the Commission's Communication of 18 November 1998 on a Forestry Strategy for the European Union (COM(1998)0649) and to Parliament's resolution of 16 February 2006 on the implementation of a European Union forestry strategy (10),

—

having regard to the Commission proposal of 29 September 2004 for a regulation concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) (COM(2004)0621 and Parliament's position of 7 July 2005 (11),

—

having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 concerning the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and Council Decision 2006/144/EC on Community strategic guidelines for rural development,

—

having regard to the Commission proposal for a Rapid Response and Preparedness Instrument for major emergencies (COM(2005)0113),

—

having regard to the Commission Communication on improving the Community Civil Protection Mechanism (COM(2005)0137 and Michel Barnier's call for the creation of a European civil protection force, to be called ‘Europe Aid’,

—

having regard to the Commission proposal for establishing a European Union Solidarity Fund (COM (2005)0108) and to Parliament's position of 18 May 2006 (12),

—

having regard to the Commission Communication on a Biomass action plan (COM(2005)0628) and on an EU Strategy for Biofuels (COM(2006)0034),

—

having regard to its resolution of 15 June 2006 on the revised sustainable development strategy (13),

—

having regard to point 12 of the Presidency Conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 15 and 16 June 2006 concerning the Union's responsiveness to emergencies, crises and disasters,

—

having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

A.

whereas in 2006 the European Union has suffered devastating forest fires, especially in the southern Member States, which have caused fatalities and considerable material damage,

B.

whereas the total area of vegetation and woodland affected by the fires in the EU is more than 200 000 hectares, half of it in Spain; whereas the other Member States affected include not only Portugal, Greece, France, Italy and Cyprus, but also others traditionally considered less at risk, such as the Netherlands, Ireland, Lithuania, the UK, Austria, Sweden, the Czech Republic and Poland,

C.

whereas the forest fires were particularly severe in regions such as Galicia, where, by 14 August 2006, 88 473 hectares were affected, leading to 4 deaths, injuring 514 people, killing animals and causing considerable material and ecological damage, including to 17 Sites of Community Importance (SCIs) included in the Natura 2000 Network and other areas of ecological significance, some of which form corridors for species between protected sites,

D.

whereas in recent years persistent droughts and high temperatures have led to the proliferation of forest fires in Europe and worsening desertification in many regions and have affected agriculture, stockbreeding and the forest heritage,

E.

whereas the European Environment Agency (EEA) has predicted that southern Europe will experience increased drought stress, more frequent forest fires and increased heat stress, while northern Europe will experience increased precipitation, and most regions of Europe will encounter increases in flood magnitude and frequency, due to climate change,

F.

whereas Europe's vulnerability to drought is increasingly due to unsustainable use of water, soil and biological resources as well as to climate change, which also puts the European food supply at risk,

G.

whereas these fires have partly been caused by the drought and high temperatures of summer 2006 as well as the socio-economic and cultural changes that have occurred in recent decades in rural areas: abandonment of rural areas, insufficient maintenance of forests, planting of insufficient varieties of trees and a considerable incidence of criminal activity,

H.

whereas the abandonment of rural areas, as well as a decrease in the profitability of forests and the high cost of their maintenance, has affected good management by owners, with the consequence of an increase in biomass in undergrowth and the appearance of large areas of highly combustible thicket, while in those places where forests are socio-economically relevant, fires are significantly less prevalent,

I.

whereas natural disasters have damaging economic and social consequences for regional economies, productive activity and tourism,

J.

whereas floods, in particular in Austria, Hungary and Poland, but also in other parts of Europe, have caused serious damage to homes, infrastructure and agriculture,

K.

whereas fires and floods are often transnational in nature and it is therefore necessary to reinforce the joint measures for fighting natural disasters and the Community civil protection mechanisms,

L.

whereas rural development policy will not suffice to tackle this problem, and the heading for aid to farmers for creating and maintaining firebreaks has disappeared from the framework regulation for the new European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD),

M.

whereas the Brussels European Council of 15 and 16 June 2006 adopted the Presidency's report on reinforcing the Union's response capacities in cases of emergency and crisis, and welcomed the report presented by Michel Barnier in May 2006,

N.

whereas, pursuant to the Presidency Conclusions of that Council, the Brussels-based ad hoc crisis steering group should be operative by 1 July 2006,

O.

whereas Parliament plans to follow up its work on natural disasters, in particular its work since August 2005, with a public hearing on fires and floods, to be held in October 2006,

P.

whereas there is no specific European legislation to tackle droughts and fires, although a directive on the prevention of floods is being prepared,

1.

Expresses its solidarity with the relatives of those who lost their lives and with residents in the affected areas, in particular Galicia, and thanks everyone — professionals and volunteers — who helped extinguish fires and rescue people from floods;

2.

Acknowledges the solidarity shown by the European Union, its Member States and other countries with the affected regions in both Member States and candidate countries and the praiseworthy help provided to their authorities and rescue services; considers that the dimensions of these phenomena and their consequences go beyond the regional and national scale and urgently call for an effective European commitment;

3.

Is concerned at the growing number of disasters, something which, according to experts, may be attributed largely to climate change; calls, accordingly, on the Member States to do what is necessary to attain the Kyoto goals, and calls on the Commission to take initiatives to guarantee compliance with the Kyoto commitments and the follow-up to them; believes that the damage caused by recent events further emphasises that mitigation will be much less costly than the consequences of global warming;

4.

Considers that its above mentioned resolution of 15 June 2006 contains key elements and principles to be taken into account and calls for the timely implementation of the strategy;

5.

Believes that global and regional preventive measures must play the key role, rather than damage reparation; further notes that the damage caused by these natural disasters could have been partly prevented and that this should provide an incentive for developing and implementing prevention policies and adequate legislation on conservation and appropriate land use, including sustainable farm and forestry practices and efficient risk management;

6.

Believes that such disasters can be handled efficiently only at Community level, subject to the subsidiarity principle: they call for an effective response at European level, with, if necessary, new Community instruments for preventing and dealing with the problem;

7.

Asks the Commission to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund in a flexible fashion, facilitating its implementation, in order to tackle serious damage caused by fires, bearing in mind that such damage affects the way of life of the population, especially in the less prosperous regions that have to cope with adverse effects on infrastructure, economic potential, employment, the natural and cultural heritage, the environment and tourism, which in turn will badly affect economic and social cohesion;

8.

Calls for adequate resources to be allocated to civil protection against major emergencies and regrets the Council's lukewarm response to the proposal for creating a European civil protection corps (the Barnier report);

9.

Welcomes the Commission's proposals for improving the EU's rapid response capacity for major emergencies;

10.

Calls for better use of existing financial and technical resources and scientific improvements in the prevention of disasters and the alleviation of their consequences;

11.

Urges the adoption and the prompt implementation by the Member States of the proposed legislation establishing a Community civil protection mechanism and concerning the assessment and management of floods (the latter under codecision);

12.

Calls on the Finnish Presidency-in-Office to pay particular attention to the development of the Union's rapid response capacity for major disasters and to the proposals made by the Commission and Parliament for reinforcing the Community's civil protection capacity and to propose the adoption of the relevant legal instruments by the end of 2006, in line with the mandate given by the European Council of 15 and 16 June 2006;

13.

Urges the Commission to create a programme for the exchange of experience of the implementation of new technologies for controlling and following up the risks and effects of forest fires and to prepare a European approval procedure for the qualifications of technical personnel, to improve their training;

14.

Expresses its concern that the aims of the ‘Forest Focus’ regulation in the field of prevention have not been attained; notes that the number of fires and the areas which have been burned, rather than decreasing, have increased since it entered into force; calls on the Commission to include specific proposals to solve these problems in the report that it is to present before the end of 2006;

15.

Notes that, despite the fact that the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) has managed to harmonise data on fires within Member States and to provide updated information on the natural risk factors, it does not permit investigation of the anthropogenic origins, does not determine socioeconomic risk factors and does not evaluate the repercussions of fires; calls on the Commission to submit a proposal to supplement this system with other data that make it possible to correct these shortcomings;

16.

Urges the Commission to present, within the Action Plan on Biomass, concrete proposals for the forests in southern Europe concerning the use of forest biomass for energy purposes, entailing a new source of income for the owner and at the same time contributing to better management of forests;

17.

Calls on the Commission, in the new EU Action Plan for the sustainable management of forests, to step up the European forest policy and give greater emphasis to the multiple functions of European agriculture, with a twofold aim: to maintain and provide employment for the rural population and to substantially increase the mass of forests; calls likewise for support measures for fire prevention in silviculture to help the owners and their organisations implement such activities as pollarding, non-commercial pruning, slashing, clearing the forest biomass, creating control lines and fire breaks, building forest roads and depositing water;

18.

Calls on the Commission to issue a Communication to make society aware of the value of our forests and their resources and the benefits of their conservation, promoting the involvement of civil society through organised volunteering or other methods, such as involving associations for the protection of forests and natural areas;

19.

Calls on the Member States to strengthen penalties for criminal acts that damage the environment and in particular those for causing forest fires, and believes that prompt and effective investigation that determines responsibilities, followed by proportionate punishment, would discourage negligent and deliberately criminal behaviour;

20.

Reiterates its call on the Commission to submit specific proposals for a directive on combating forest fires and droughts in the Union, with a view to improving the coordination of Member States' policies and optimising the existing Community instruments;

21.

Calls on the Commission to undertake an in-depth analysis of the consequences and repercussions of natural disasters, especially those affecting the Union's forests, including the impact on the Natura 2000 Network, and to submit proposals for the development of a Community policy for controlling forest fires and for a joint protocol on preventing and combating such fires;

22.

Advocates a Community strategy for the coordination of fire prevention measures in the framework of the rural development regulation; calls for a reforestation policy based on respect for bio-climatic and environmental characteristics, using plant varieties that resist fire and drought better and are better adapted to the climate;

23.

Calls on the Commission to reintroduce aid to farmers for creating and maintaining firebreaks as part of the implementing rules for the new European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD);

24.

Considers that voluntary civil protection action should be promoted and supported without delay, with basic training and equipment that might harness advanced technologies, since this is one of the major resources available to the Member States when dealing with states of emergency arising from natural disasters;

25.

Regrets that Russia neglected to cooperate with its neighbouring countries during its recent forest fires; calls for the Commission to raise this issue in the framework of the EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement;

26.

Calls on its Bureau to authorise a delegation to the worst-affected areas ahead of the public hearing planned for October 2006, during which the Barnier report will be considered;

27.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States and the regional authorities affected by the fires and floods.

(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0019.

(2)  OJ C 272 E, 13.11.2003, p. 471.

(3)  OJ C 33 E, 9.2.2006, p. 599.

(4)  OJ C 92 E, 20.4.2006, p. 414.

(5)  OJ C 193 E, 17.8.2006, p. 322.

(6)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0222.

(7)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0223.

(8)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0224.

(9)  OJ L 324, 11.12.2003, p. 1.

(10)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0068.

(11)  OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 451.

(12)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0218.

(13)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0272.

P6_TA(2006)0350

Doha Development Agenda

European Parliament resolution on the suspension of negotiations on the Doha Development Agenda

The European Parliament,

—

having regard to the Doha Ministerial Declaration of the World Trade Organization (WTO) of 14 November 2001,

—

having regard to its resolution of 4 April 2006 on the assessment of the Doha Round following the WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong (1),

—

having regard to the Ministerial Declaration of the Sixth Session of the Ministerial Conference of the WTO, adopted on 18 December 2005 (2),

—

having regard to Rule 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

A.

whereas the Doha Round was launched in 2001 with the objectives of rectifying the existing imbalances in the multilateral trading system in the common belief that only a multilateral system based on fair trade and just and equitable rules could spur genuine development and of placing the needs and interests of developing countries at the heart of the Doha Development Programme,

B.

whereas a failure to conclude the Doha Round would challenge the credibility of the multilateral trading system and result in a shift towards bilateral and regional trade agreements, which often accentuate imbalances between the developed and the developing world,

C.

whereas developing countries and the least developed countries (LDCs) would suffer most from the suspension of the Round, as the long-awaited rebalancing of trade rules, putting trade at the service of sustainable development and respecting the wider system of global governance, cannot be achieved outside the multilateral framework,

D.

whereas any prolongation of the current atmosphere of uncertainty about the future of multilateralism and the WTO itself would add to global economic and political uncertainty and entail economic, financial and social consequences,

E.

whereas the current structure of the WTO needs to be reformed in order to facilitate negotiations and enhance accountability and transparency,

1.

Reiterates its full commitment to the multilateral approach to trade policy and the role that the WTO should play as the guarantor of a rules-based international trade system; regrets, therefore, the suspension sine die of the Doha Round negotiations in July 2006 and is especially disappointed that insufficient flexibility on the part of some of the major players led to deadlock;

2.

Is concerned that a failure to reach agreement on the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) could lead to the collapse of the present multilateral trading system; stresses that a shift to bilateral/regional agreements would lead to unequal and less transparent negotiations, often putting the poorer countries at a disadvantage;

3.

Stresses that the short- and medium-term consequences of this suspension will affect the developing countries and the LDCs most, especially if pro-development commitments entered into in Hong Kong are no longer respected;

4.

Is concerned that the suspension of the multilateral negotiations could result in the expansion of trade disputes, whereby WTO members would try to achieve by litigation what could not be achieved by negotiation;

5.

Urges a strong commitment on the part of all major players, including the EU, the US and the G-20, to come to a balanced agreement on each of the Round's main negotiation topics, putting development at the heart of the conclusions and further evaluating the outcome in order to ensure that the DDA ultimately results in meaningful and sustainable economic gains, particularly for the developing countries; stresses that, in order fully to implement the Doha mandate, the positive achievements of the negotiations must be preserved and offers made to date on various elements of the negotiating agenda should form the basis of the negotiations;

6.

Considers that the developed countries should continue to create more favourable trading conditions for the developing countries and the LDCs, independently of the final outcome of the round; calls on the developed and advanced developing countries to follow the EU Everything but Arms initiative, guaranteeing 100 % duty- and quota-free market access for the LDCs;

7.

Underlines the need for institutional reforms to improve the functioning of the WTO and reiterates the importance of enhancing the accountability and democratic legitimacy of the WTO negotiations and organisation; is convinced that the multilateral process based on the bottom-up and transparent approach should be at the core of the negotiations; stresses at the same time the need for an inclusive process involving all members;

8.

Is convinced that the suspension of negotiations must be used as a call to reflect on the conditions necessary to improve future trade negotiations;

9.

Calls on the Commission and the Council to establish an agreement to ensure full participation of the European Parliament in the European Union's international trade negotiations;

10.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Director-General of the WTO.

(1)  Texts adopted, P6_TA(2006)0123.

(2)  Document number 05-6248, document symbol WT/MIN(05)/DEC).

P6_TA(2006)0351

Counterfeiting of medicinal products

European Parliament resolution on counterfeiting of medicinal products

The European Parliament,

—

having regard to the statement on the fight against counterfeiting by the Heads of State and Government of the G8 at the St Petersburg Summit on 15, 16 and 17 July 2006,

—

having regard to the Declaration of Rome adopted at the WHO international conference of 18 February 2006,

—

having regard to the Commission's initiatives on enforcing intellectual property rights and its action plan against counterfeiting and piracy adopted in October 2005,

—

having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 13 September 2005 (C-176/03) which has strengthened the European Community's capacity to impose penal sanctions for counterfeiting,

—

having regard to the WHO resolution on ‘public health, innovation, essential health research and intellectual property rights’ adopted on 29 May 2006,

—

having regard to Rule 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

A.

whereas the counterfeiting of medicines can have extremely serious consequences and may well endanger the health and life of millions of people,

B.

whereas, according to the WHO, ‘a counterfeit medicine is one which is deliberately and fraudulently mislabelled with respect to identity and/or source. Counterfeiting can apply to both branded and generic products and counterfeit products may include products with the correct ingredients or with the wrong ingredients, without active ingredients, with insufficient active ingredients or with fake packaging’,

C.

whereas counterfeit medicines are primarily circulating in developing countries and are used to treat fatal conditions such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS,

D.

whereas the WHO estimates that the counterfeiting of medicines now affects 10% of the world market, and whereas the US Food and Drug Administration puts the figure at more than 10 %; whereas up to 70 % of anti-malaria drugs circulating in Cameroon are counterfeit, a figure confirmed for six other African countries by the WHO in 2003; whereas 25 % of all medicines used in developing countries are apparently counterfeit (50 % in Pakistan and Nigeria),

E.

whereas, according to the WHO, 200 000 of the one million deaths a year from malaria are attributable to medicines wrongly administered or the administration of counterfeit medicines,

F.

whereas the counterfeiting of medicines is rife in all continents but mainly in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Russia,

G.

whereas the most common factors identified by the WHO as encouraging the appearance of counterfeit medicines are: the lack of legislation prohibiting counterfeiting of medicines, weak penal sanctions, weak or non-existent national drug regulatory authorities, shortages/erratic supply of medicines, lack of control of drugs for export, trade involving several intermediaries, corruption and conflict of interest,

H.

whereas this trafficking in fake medicines is also a consequence of the lack of political awareness and commitment, weak regulatory systems, inadequate enforcement capacity and, especially in developing countries, the lack of public access to genuine medicines supervised by the public authorities,

I.

regretting that the European Union became involved only at a late stage in the international fight against counterfeiting, when more open borders and new technologies (Internet) were likely to exacerbate the problem of piracy,

1.

Considers that the European Union should equip itself as a matter of urgency with the means to combat effectively illicit practices in the area of piracy and the counterfeiting of medicines;

2.

Calls on the Commission to go beyond its communication ‘Strategy to enforce intellectual property rights in third countries’; in particular, urges the European Union to take adequate measures to combat the scourge of counterfeiting of medicines in its territory;

3.

Calls on the European Union to take steps to strengthen the regulatory and quality-control capacity for medicinal products and medical equipment put on the market in countries with inadequate resources and to improve access to affordable medicines;

4.

Urges the European Union to play a key role in promoting an international convention to create a specific criminal offence of counterfeiting or the receiving and distribution of counterfeit medicines in the legislation of every country;

5.

Calls for greater cooperation at both national and international level between the various authorities involved in anti-counterfeiting measures;

6.

Emphasises the importance of preventive measures in action programmes, more specifically, the establishment of structures, cooperation, awareness campaigns, preferably carried out by the public authorities, and finally the political will to carry through such measures successfully;

7.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the UN Secretary-General and the Secretary-General of the WHO.

P6_TA(2006)0352

European contract law

European Parliament resolution on European contract law

The European Parliament,

—

having regard to its resolution of 23 March 2006 on European contract law and the revision of the acquis: the way forward (1),

—

having regard to its resolution of 26 May 1989 on action to bring into line the private law of the Member States (2), 6 May 1994 on the harmonisation of certain sectors of the private law of the Member States (3), 15 November 2001 on the approximation of the civil and commercial law of the Member states (4) and 2 September 2003 on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — A more coherent European contract law — An action plan (5),

—

having regard to the Commission's First Annual Progress Report of 23 September 2005 on European contract law and the acquis review (COM(2005)0456 final), in which the Commission states that the review of the consumer acquis will in turn feed into the development of the broader Common Frame of Reference (CFR),

—

having regard to the Communication of 11 October 2004 from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on European contract law and the revision of the acquis: the way forward (COM(2004)0651), in which the Commission states that it ‘will use the CFR as a toolbox, where appropriate, when presenting proposals to improve the quality and coherence of the existing acquis and future legal instruments in the area of contract law’,

—

having regard to Rule 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

A.

whereas its resolution of 23 March 2006 pointed out that it is not clear what the European contract law initiative will lead to in terms of practical outcomes or on what legal basis any binding instrument will be adopted,

B.

whereas its resolution of 23 March 2006 required, among other information, a statement by the Commission on the way in which it proposes to take account of the results of the CFR-net workshops and the research groups in its subsequent work,

1.

Reiterates its conviction that a uniform internal market cannot be fully functional without further steps towards the harmonisation of civil law;

2.

Recalls that the initiative on European contract law is the most important initiative under way in the field of civil law;

3.

Strongly supports an approach for a wider CFR on general contract law issues going beyond the consumer protection field;

4.

Underlines that, besides the work on revision of the consumer acquis, the work on a wider CFR should go on; calls on the Commission to proceed, in parallel with the work on revision of the consumer acquis, with the project for a wider CFR;

5.

Underlines that — even though the final purpose and legal form of the CFR is not yet clear — the work on the project should be done well, taking into account the fact that the final long-term outcome could be a binding instrument; all the various possible options for the purpose and legal form of a future instrument should be kept open;

6.

Calls on the Commission to take into account the long-term perspective of a CFR when presenting new legislative proposals;

7.

Calls on the Commission continuously to involve Parliament in the work on the CFR;

8.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0109.

(2)  OJ C 158, 26.6.1989, p. 400.

(3)  OJ C 205, 25.7.1994, p. 518.

(4)  OJ C 140 E, 13.6.2002, p. 538.

(5)  OJ C 76 E, 25.3.2004, p. 95.

P6_TA(2006)0353

Involvement of the European Parliament in the work of the Hague Conference

European Parliament resolution on the involvement of the European Parliament in the work of the Hague Conference following the accession of the Community

The European Parliament,

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision on the accession of the European Community to the Hague Conference on Private International Law (COM(2005)0639),

—

having regard to its position of 7 September 2006 on the proposal for a Council decision on the accession of the European Community to the Hague Conference on Private International Law (1),

—

having regard to Rule 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

A.

whereas the accession of the Community to the Hague Conference on Private International Law (CODIP) should improve consistency in the fields of international civil and commercial law and Community law and should considerably enhance the influence of the Community in this forum,

B.

whereas the CODIP conventions are an indispensable point of reference in civil and commercial law,

C.

whereas, ever since the Treaty of Amsterdam, the Community has had competence to adopt measures relating to judicial cooperation in civil matters which have cross-border implications in so far as necessary for the proper functioning of the internal market,

D.

whereas Parliament is involved as co-legislator in the adoption of such measures, where it is not simply consulted,

E.

whereas a number of instruments adopted or contemplated by the Community overlap with matters which have been dealt with or may in future be dealt with by the Hague Conference,

F.

whereas, furthermore, the Community will be asked to participate actively in setting the priorities of the CODIP and ensuring that they dovetail with the Hague programme on judicial cooperation, the action plan on financial services and the internal market strategy and, more generally, with the Commission's work programme,

G.

whereas the Commission will be required to consult Parliament on draft mandates for negotiation and the need for disconnection clauses,

H.

whereas there is therefore a need for Parliament to be closely involved with the proceedings of the Hague Conference and consulted on the outcome of its deliberations in order to secure more democratic scrutiny also of the Commission's participation in the Conference as sole representative of the Community as such, and a greater measure of transparency and openness for its proceedings, which are of considerable interest for citizens and practitioners,

1.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to ask Parliament to give its views on a case-by-case basis on the need for the Community to accede to the existing conventions which have been ratified by a significant number of Member States;

2.

Resolves to investigate fully with the Conference further modes of cooperation, and to take the lead in the founding of a ‘parliamentary forum’ with national parliamentarians to both follow and inform the work of the Conference;

3.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to propose suitable procedures so as to enable Parliament to play its proper role in the context of the Hague Conference on Private International Law;

4.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0345.

P6_TA(2006)0354

Agreement with the USA on the use of Passenger Name Record data

European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the negotiations for an agreement with the United States of America on the use of passenger name records (PNR) data to prevent and combat terrorism and transnational crime, including organised crime (2006/2193(INI))

The European Parliament,

—

having regard to the proposal for a recommendation to the Council by Sophia in 't Veld on behalf of the ALDE Group on the content of the Agreement with the United States of Amercia on the use of Passenger Name Records (PNR) data to prevent and combat terrorism and transnational crime, including organised crime (B6-0382/2006),

—

having regard to Rule 114(3) and Rule 94 of its Rules of Procedure,

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0252/2006),

A.

recalling its previous resolutions on the PNR issue (1), in which Parliament expressed from the outset:

—

its readiness to authorise access by public authorities to passengers' personal data for security purposes when necessary for the purposes of identifying them and cross-checking them against a ‘watch list’ of dangerous persons or known criminals and terrorists (as is done in the EU in connection with Schengen Implementing Convention or under Directive 2004/82/EC (2), which give access to identification data managed by airlines through the Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS), and

—

its deep concerns about the systematic access by the public authorities to data, such as the credit card number, the e-mail address, any affiliation to a particular group, frequent-flyer information, linked to the behaviour of ordinary passengers (i.e. people not recorded in the receiving country as dangerous or criminal) in order to check only against a theoretical pattern whether such a passenger might constitute a potential threat to the flight, his or her country of destination or a country through which he or she will transit;

B.

being aware that systematic access to ‘behaviour’ data, even if not acceptable in the EU, is currently required by countries including the USA, Canada and Australia for the protection of their internal security, but pointing out that:

—

in the case of Canada and Australia, domestic legislation provides for access to data which is limited in scope and time and as regards the amount of data covered and is under the control of a judicial authority, on account of which those systems have been considered adequate by Parliament and by the national data protection authorities in the EU,

—

in the case of the US, even after long negotiations with the Commission and some goodwill stated in the ‘undertakings’, there is still no legal US data protection in the field of air transport; therefore, all PNR data can be accessed, with the sole exception of ‘sensitive’ data, and the data can be retained for years after the security check has been carried out; furthermore, there is no judicial protection for non-US citizens,

C.

considering that since the atrocities of 11 September 2001, a host of single security measures has been introduced worldwide, which often involve the systematic collection and monitoring of personal data of all citizens, notably data on money transfers and telecommunications and passenger data; considering that, in the absence of a coherent EU security policy, the position of the individual citizen vis à vis the state risks being undermined;

D.

recalling that Parliament brought proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Communities seeking the annulment of Council Decision 2004/496/EC (3) on the conclusion of an agreement with the USA, negotiated on the basis of Commission Decision 2004/535/EC (4), on the grounds that the decision lacked both a legal basis and legal clarity and because the collection of personal data authorised under the agreement was excessive when weighed against the need to combat organised crime and terrorism,

E.

welcoming the annulment by the Court of Justice of Council Decision 2004/496/EC and Commission Decision 2004/535/EC (5),

F.

regretting that the Court of Justice did not respond to Parliament's concerns about the legal structure of the agreement and the congruency of its content with the data protection principles laid down in Article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR);

G.

taking into account the fact that the Court of Justice held that Council Decision 2004/496/EC could not be adopted validly on the basis of Article 95 of the EC Treaty in conjunction with Directive 95/46/EC (6), because the transfer to and the use of PNR data by the US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) relates to data processing operations concerning public security and state activities in areas of criminal law, which fall outside the scope of Directive 95/46/EC and the first pillar;

H.

taking into account the expressed willingness of the Commission and the Council to cooperate closely with the Parliament in order to ensure full compliance with the Court's judgment; however, regretting that the Council has failed to involve the Parliament in the ongoing negotiations;

I.

sharing the opinion adopted on 14 June 2006 by the Article 29 Working Party on the necessary followup to the Court's judgment (7),

J.

considering the importance of the issue to be such that the EU should, in any event, come to an arrangement with the USA on a proper international agreement which, with due respect for fundamental rights, would lay down:

(a)

which data are necessary for identification purposes and should be transferred systematically in an automated way (APIS) and which data relating to passenger ‘behaviour’ could be transferred on a case-by-case basis in respect of people recorded on public security ‘watch lists’ as ‘dangerous’ on account of criminal or terrorist activity,

(b)

the list of serious crimes in respect of which any additional request could be made,

(c)

the list of authorities and agencies that could share the data and the data-protection conditions to be respected,

(d)

the data-retention period for the two kinds of data, it being clear that data relating to the prevention of serious crimes must be exchanged in accordance with the EU-US agreement on mutual legal assistance (8) and extradition (9),

(e)

the role to be played by airlines, the Computerized Reservation Systems or private organisations (such as the SITA and Amadeus) in transferring passengers' data and the means envisaged (APIS, PNR, etc.) for public-security purposes,

(f)

the guarantees to be afforded to passengers in order to enable them to correct the data relating to them or to provide an explanation in the event of a discrepancy between the data relating to a travel contract and the data shown in identity documents, visas, passports and other official documents,

(g)

the airlines' responsibilities as regards passengers and public authorities in the event of transcription or encoding errors and as regards protection of the data processed,

(h)

the right to appeal to an independent authority and redress mechanisms in the event of infringements of passengers' rights;

(i)

the need to strictly comply with Article 6(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2299/89 of 24 July 1989 on a code of conduct for computerized reservation systems (10), which requires the previous consent of the passenger for any transfer of personal information;

1.

Addresses the following recommendations to the Council:

General principles

(a)

to avoid a legal lacuna at European level from 1 October 2006 for the transfer of passenger data and to ensure that the rights and freedoms of passengers are protected to an even greater extent than they are at present under the unilateral undertakings submitted by the US administration;

(b)

to base any new agreements in this field on the EC principles on data protection as drawn from Article 8 ECHR;

As regards the negotiation procedure:

(c)

to negotiate, subject to calendar constraints,

—

a new short-term international agreement to cover the period between 1 October 2006 and November 2007 (the period originally covered by the US/EC agreement that was the subject of the Court's judgment),

—

for the medium to long term, a more coherent approach at International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) level towards the exchange of passenger data in order to ensure both air-traffic security and respect of human rights at global level;

(d)

to mandate the Presidency, assisted by the Commission, to inform Parliament of the negotiations on the agreement and to involve representatives of the relevant committee as observers in the dialogue with the US administration;

As regards the content of the short-term agreement

(e)

to overcome, in the first instance, the shortcomings outlined in the first joint EU/US review of the agreement (11) and to take into account the recommendations of the European Data Protection Supervisor and the Article 29 Working Party (12);

(f)

to include the content of the undertakings in the body of the agreement so that they may become legally binding, thereby making it necessary for the two parties to establish or modify any existing legislation and for the judiciary to protect persons covered by the agreement;

(g)

to incorporate immediately, as proof of good faith on the part of the US administration, into the new agreement the commitments, which are still not fully implemented over two years after the entry into force of the agreement, as follows:

—

the strict purpose limitation, as formerly provided for in Undertaking 3, so that behaviour data may not be used for checking financial crimes or to prevent avian flu; such a limitation should also be laid down for the onward transfer of such data;

—

the shift to a PUSH system (as provided for in Undertaking 13), as in the case of EC agreements with Canada and Australia, since all the technical requirements are in place and this is already done, for instance by SITA;

—

provision of information to passengers on the PNR rules, and the introduction of proper judicial complaint procedures, as provided for in Undertakings 36-42 and by the PNR agreements with Canada and Australia;

—

the need to ensure adequate instructions and training of the staff who handle the data, and the need to secure the IT systems;

—

the annual joint review, as provided for in Undertaking 43, which should indeed take place annually, be conducted in cooperation with the national data protection authorities and be published in full and must assess not only the implementation of the undertakings but also the results of the agreement in terms of eliminating terrorism and crime;

As regards the content of the medium-term agreement

(h)

to provide the EU with a clear legal framework, namely by adopting, as a matter of urgency, the Draft Data Protection Framework Decision;

(i)

to avoid an artificial division between the ‘pillars’ by creating a consistent cross-pillar data protection framework in the Union by activating the passarelle clause under Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union in order to ensure that the new agreement is concluded in association with Parliament and is subject to the scrutiny of the Court of Justice;

(j)

to limit the amount of data that may be requested and to filter at source sensitive data as required by Article 8 of Directive 95/46/EC; notes that carriers are required to submit only the data available to them, so that, in practice, the CBP rarely receives all 34 categories of data requested; concludes that for the purposes of the agreement, namely to prevent and combat terrorism and transnational crime, including organised crime, even APIS data would be sufficient; calls on the Council Presidency and the Commission to raise this matter in the negotiations;

2.

Reiterates its previous demand that the new agreement should grant to European passengers the same level of data protection as is enjoyed by US citizens;

3.

Stresses its previous position that the EU should avoid the indirect creation of a European PNR system through the transfer of the relevant data by the CBP to police and judicial authorities in the Member States; considers that the systematic collection of the data of ordinary citizens outside the framework of a judicial procedure or police investigation should remain forbidden in the EU and that data should be exchanged where necessary in accordance with the existing EU/US agreement on mutual legal assistance and extradition;

4.

Proposes that a dialogue in which parliamentary representatives would take part be launched before the end of 2006 between the EU, the US, Canada and Australia with a view to preparing jointly the 2007 review and establishing a global standard for the transmission of PNR, if that is deemed necessary;

5.

Strongly recommends that Parliament organise a joint session in this respect with the US Congress, being the democratically representative institutions of the citizens concerned, so as to start a dialogue on the fight against terrorism and its consequences for civil liberties and human rights;

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6.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and, for information, to the Commission.

(1)  Parliament resolutions of 13 March 2003 on transfer of personal data by airlines in the case of transatlantic flights (OJ C 61 E, 10.3.2004, p. 381), of 9 October 2003 on transfer of personal data by airlines in the case of transatlantic flights: state of negotiations with the USA (OJ C 81 E, 31.3.2004, p. 105) and of 31 March 2004 on the draft Commission decision noting the adequate level of protection provided for personal data contained in the Passenger Name Records (PNRs) transferred to the US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (OJ C 103 E, 29.4.2004, p. 665).

(2)  Council Directive 2004/82/EC of 29 April 2004 on the obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data (OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 24).

(3)  Council Decision 2004/496/EC of 17 May 2004 on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of PNR data by Air Carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (OJ L 183, 20.5.2004, p. 83).

(4)  Commission Decision 2004/535/EC of 14 May 2004 on the adequate protection of personal data contained in the Passenger Name Record of air passengers transferred to the United States' Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (OJ L 235, 6.7.2004, p. 11).

(5)  Judgment of 30 May 2006 in Joined Cases C-317/04 and C-318/04.

(6)  Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31).

(7)  Opinion 5/2006 on the ruling by the European Court of Justice of 30 May 2006 in Joined Cases C-317/04 and C-318/04 on the transmission of Passenger Name Records to the United States (see: http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/privacy/workinggroup/wpdocs/2006_en.htm).

(8)  OJ L 181, 19.7.2003, p. 34.

(9)  OJ L 181, 19.7.2003, p. 27.

(10)  OJ L 220, 29.7.1989, p. 1.

(11)  Joint Review of the implementation by the US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the Undertakings set out in Commission Decision 2004/535/EC of 14 May 2004 (Redacted version of 12.12.2005).

(12)  (see: http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/privacy/workinggroup/wpdocs/2006_en.htm).

P6_TA(2006)0355

European natural, architectural and cultural heritage in rural and island regions

European Parliament resolution on the protection of the European natural, architectural and cultural heritage in rural and island regions (2006/2050(INI))

The European Parliament,

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having regard to Article 151 of the EC Treaty,

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having regard to the Unesco Convention of 16 November 1972 concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage,

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having regard to the Council of Europe Convention of 3 October 1985 for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe (Granada),

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having regard to the Council of Europe Convention of 16 January 1992 on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (Valetta),

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having regard to the European Landscape Convention of 20 October 2000 adopted by the Council of Europe (Florence),

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having regard to the Council of Europe Framework Convention of 27 October 2005 on the Value of the Cultural Heritage for Society (Faro),

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having regard to its resolutions of 13 May 1974 on the protection of the European cultural heritage (1), 14 September 1982 on the protection of the European architectural and archaeological heritage (2), 28 October 1988 on the conservation of the Community's architectural and archaeological heritage (3), 12 February 1993 on preserving the architectural heritage and protecting cultural assets (4) and 16 January 2001 on the application of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage in the Member States of the European Union (5),

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having regard to Decision 508/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 February 2000 establishing the Culture 2000 programme (6),

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having regard to the European Parliament's position of 25 October 2005 at first reading with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Culture 2007 programme (2007-2013) (7),

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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

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having regard to the report of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0260/2006),

A.

whereas the cultural heritage is a major element of the identity and historical development of the peoples of Europe,

B.

whereas ‘cultural heritage’ encompasses both tangible and intangible elements, which are constantly enriched by the cultural and creative contributions of each successive generation,

C.

whereas the cultural heritage includes both the architectural heritage and the natural heritage marked by man's way of living in time and place,

D.

whereas the European Union is dedicated to the task of promoting and conserving cultural diversity and quality of life and protecting the environment,

E.

whereas conservation of the numerous elements of cultural heritage provides a foundation for further social and economic development and thereby enhances environmental protection, employment opportunities and European integration,

F.

whereas the cultural heritage is of particular importance in rural areas which, while making up 90 % of Europe's territory, are feeling the effects of abandonment, dwindling populations and economic stagnation,

G.

whereas Europe's islands, in particular the smaller ones, have largely succeeded in preserving unaltered their original configurations, and their considerable cultural heritage requires suitable support, protection and promotion,

H.

whereas it is important to conserve and develop not only monuments but also other elements of cultural creation which shape and make possible suitable living conditions for today's inhabitants of the EU,

I.

whereas the European cultural heritage in its entirety, independently of its European, national or local dimension, is of fundamental value to European citizens,

1.

Calls on the Council to recognise explicitly the contribution made by the cultural heritage to European integration in terms of European identity and citizenship, sustainable economic and social development, intercultural exchanges and cultural diversity;

2.

Calls on the Commission, in drafting its legislative proposals, to implement effectively the horizontal clause of Article 151(4) of the EC Treaty with regard to culture, considering in depth the implications of the proposed legislation for culture and the cultural heritage with a view to ensuring that measures to promote them are embodied in all European Union policies;

3.

Takes the view that the cultural heritage must be regarded as an indivisible whole requiring the adoption of joint protective measures;

4.

Stresses that sustainable development presupposes an integrated approach to the cultural, natural and architectural environment in both urban and rural areas while calling for particular attention to be given to the European cultural heritage in rural regions;

5.

Stresses also that particular attention should be given to the protection and promotion of the natural and architectural heritage of Europe's island regions;

6.

Takes the view that action taken in rural and island regions must take into consideration the following principles:

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a sustainable balance between population and environment,

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an integrated approach to traditionally agricultural areas,

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participation by the local population in the drafting and implementation of policies and alignment between their views and the decisions taken by the central authorities;

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ongoing dialogue with civil society, private and voluntary organisations actively involved with the cultural heritage,

7.

Urges the European Union, the Member States, the local authorities and cultural, non-governmental organisations to take action to protect and rehabilitate Europe's cultural heritage, particularly small traditional communities, and raise public awareness of its importance;

8.

Considers that the factors to be taken into account in order to develop this particular sector, with due regard to the subsidiarity principle, must include:

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a systematic survey of the rural heritage,

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the creation of a legislative framework to guarantee its protection, incorporating both incentives for the conservation of traditional buildings and communities and measures to ensure that new buildings activities are compatible with nearby historical buildings and with the local architecture,

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financial assistance for the restoration of local monuments and the continuation of traditional farming methods,

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comprehensive restoration of traditional habitats and traditional forms of architecture, involving the proper use of modern materials and the incorporation of modern fixtures in traditional structures in such a way as to avoid detracting from their character,

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conservation of local know-how and traditional professions;

9.

Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to provide where necessary incentives for the demolition or modification of buildings out of tune with and detracting from the particular architectural character of the community or locality in which they are situated or with the natural environment and surrounding buildings;

10.

Calls on the Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, to promote the protection and conservation of their cultural heritage through the Structural Funds and existing Leader +, URBAN II and Interreg III initiatives which will, in the forthcoming financial period (2007-2013), be incorporated in the new political cohesion and common agricultural policy financial instruments;

11.

Calls on the Member States to bear in mind that financial incentive strategies must involve coordination between central and local authorities and other local bodies and institutions (not forgetting that much of the listed heritage is religious in nature) while seeking to protect and improve the natural and cultural environment of the localities concerned;

12.

Considers that significant use can be made of the natural, architectural and cultural heritage of Europe through the development, in rural and insular areas, of alternative forms of tourism, such as cultural, walking, ecological and maritime tourism; stresses the need to promote policies which enable all European citizens to enjoy the benefits of alternative tourism;

13.

Calls on the Member States to encourage and support the development of sustainable alternative tourism, giving priority to small traditional communities with the assistance of Community financial instruments such as the European Regional Development Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Fisheries Fund etc.;

14.

Calls on the Commission, within the framework of existing Community programmes, such as the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme, to promote measures to support craft, applied arts and professional activities, particularly those in danger of disappearing and necessary for proper restoration and conservation of the architectural heritage;

15.

Calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage training for professionals specialised in the use and management of space, architecture, building restoration and repair and related activities, so as to conserve the particularities of the cultural heritage while bringing them into line with current needs; calls in addition for measures to improve training for craftsmen and suppliers of traditional materials and for the selection of methods involving their continued use;

16.

Calls on the Commission, within the framework of the 7th Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) to support efforts to develop new tools, techniques and methods for the conservation of the cultural heritage;

17.

Calls on the Commission and Member States not to provide Community funding for projects which will demonstrably result in the destruction of valuable parts of our cultural heritage;

18.

Calls on the Commission, within the framework of existing Community programmes, to adopt measures to facilitate greater accessibility and encourage small companies, traditional crafts and trades and local traditions and customs, by a large-scale campaign to promote villages and communities within the Member States, so as to contribute decisively to the development of the local economy and to stem the rural exodus;

19.

Calls on the Commission to promote the sharing and exchange of experiences in this field through international conferences and meetings;

20.

Calls on the Commission, principally within the framework of the Culture (2007-2013) Programme, to give partner networks in the various Member States the opportunity of implementing multiannual projects to promote well-preserved traditional communities, with a population of, say, less than 1000;

21.

Considers that such measures will make it possible to organise cultural activities seeking to develop the cultural heritage of these communities with the more long-term aim of strengthening cooperation between traditional communities in Europe and enabling them to develop their specifically local cultures together with their European dimension;

22.

Wishes for the future development of an action in favour of small, traditional communities along the lines of that instituting the culture capitals;

23.

Considers that the ‘European Union Cultural Heritage Prize’ administered by ‘Europa Nostra’ is a valuable initiative which should be followed up in future; considers that, in this connection and in a wider context, a new category of awards for the best overall restoration of a traditional community should be introduced to encourage those communities which have managed to conserve all or part of their traditional configurations to step up their efforts in this direction;

24.

Welcomes the recent proposal within the framework of the Council for the drawing up of a European Heritage list and calls on the Commission to support it; takes the view that in this context, particular importance should be given to the local cultural heritage of rural and island regions, taking account also of the intangible aspects of the cultural heritage; takes the view that candidate countries must also be invited to participate in this initiative;

25.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to promote a ‘European Cultural Heritage Year’ so as to make the European public more aware of the importance of taking the necessary measures to promote their cultural heritage;

26.

Calls on the Commission and Member States to cooperate with the Council of Europe with a view to further promoting traditional communities and the architectural heritage in rural and island regions as part of the ‘European Cultural Heritage Days’ initiative so as to make the European public more aware of the value of local architectural monuments;

27.

Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to take account of the numerous Council of Europe and Unesco conventions on the protection of the natural, architectural and cultural heritage of Europe, and to strengthen their cooperation with those organisations in accordance with Article 151(3) of the EC Treaty;

28.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Council of Europe.

(1)  OJ C 62, 30.5.1974, p. 5.

(2)  OJ C 267, 11.10.1982, p. 25.

(3)  OJ C 309, 5.12.1988, p. 423.

(4)  OJ C 72, 15.3.1993, p. 160.

(5)  OJ C 262, 18.9.2001, p. 48.

(6)  OJ L 63, 10.3.2000, p. 1.

(7)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0397.

P6_TA(2006)0356

Sri Lanka

European Parliament resolution on Sri Lanka

The European Parliament,

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having regard to its previous resolutions on Sri Lanka of 18 May 2000 (1), 14 March 2002 (2) and 20 November 2003 (3), its resolution of 13 January 2005 (4) on the tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean and its resolution of 18 May 2006 (5) on the situation in Sri Lanka,

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having regard to the decision of the Council of the European Union of 29 May 2006 (6) to formally proscribe the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),

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having regard to the Tokyo Conference Co-chairmen's statement of 30 May 2006,

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having regard to the appeal of 12 August 2006 by the Co-Chairs of the Tokyo Donor Conference (EU, USA, Japan, Norway) that both sides put an end to all breaches of the 2002 ceasefire,

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having regard to the statement of the Presidency of the European Union of 17 August 2006 on Sri Lanka,

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having regard to the Tokyo Declaration on the Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka of 10 June 2003, which linked donor support to progress in the peace process,

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having regard to the Cease Fire Agreement signed between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE which entered into force on 23 February 2002,

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having regard to the Oslo Declaration of December 2002, in which the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE agreed to explore a solution based on a federal structure within a united Sri Lanka,

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having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

A.

whereas, in the past few months, the situation in Sri Lanka has deteriorated miserably with hundreds of deaths, some 200 000 people displaced from their homes, 500 000 civilians in the Jaffna peninsula deprived of essential food and water supplies, and vital post-tsunami reconstruction work disrupted,

B.

whereas the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) has found that the LTTE was responsible for the bombing of a civilian transport bus in a land mine attack on 15 June 2006 that killed 64 people and injured more than 80 in Kebetigollewa in northern Sri Lanka and declared the incident to be a gross violation of the Cease Fire Agreement,

C.

whereas the failure to seize the opportunity for the resumption of peace negotiations has diminished severely the possibility of real political progress,

D.

whereas the SLMM has found that 17 aid workers employed by the French humanitarian agency Action Against Hunger had been shot dead by government forces in Muttur,

E.

whereas the SLMM has been depleted and many of its monitors have been withdrawn from northern and eastern Sri Lanka following the ultimatum issued by the LTTE,

F.

recalling the primacy of respect for human rights and humanitarian norms by all parties to the conflict, not only as an immediate response to the worsening situation but as a fundamental building block in a just and enduring resolution of the conflict,

G.

whereas a deal to share international aid in the aftermath of the tsunami has never been properly implemented, reconstruction has been slow and there is real concern that funds may have been misappropriated,

1.

Deplores the resumption of large-scale and widespread violence and the breakdown of peace negotiations; is alarmed by the deterioration of the security situation with military clashes in the east and the north; stresses that the immediate reintroduction of the nominally extant Cease Fire Agreement is essential for any progress towards a political solution and a lasting peace;

2.

Condemns the daily attacks in and around Jaffna, Trincomalee and Batticaloa, which have resulted in enormous humanitarian suffering and the deaths of hundreds of civilians and military personnel; notes that the Muslim community in the east of the country has suffered disproportionately from the renewed fighting with the displacement of 50 000 people in Muttur alone;

3.

Deeply deplores the murder of the 17 Sri Lankans working for the French NGO Action Against Hunger in Muttur; acknowledges the Government's initiation of a full investigation into the incident and the participation of a forensic expert seconded by the Government of Australia; reiterates its demand for effective and impartial investigations into all alleged atrocities and serious human rights violations and for the full force of the law to be brought to bear against those found to have been complicit in such activities;

4.

Condemns the operation on 14 August 2006 against Mullaitivu which resulted in the deaths of 51 children and young people;

5.

Welcomes the announcement by Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa of his intention to invite an international independent group of eminent persons as observers of investigations into abductions, disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Sri Lanka; considers the setting-up of an independent, credible and effective commission, in the interim, to be a courageous move that could break the vicious cycle of violence in Sri Lanka; recommends that the Government of Sri Lanka seek the advice of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour in establishing the commission, so as to ensure its independence and effectiveness;

6.

Underscores the long-term need for a wide-ranging human rights agreement between the parties and its facilitation by an effective, independent international monitoring mission, complementing the agreement on the ground, as recommended by UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston, with unhindered access to both Government and LTTE controlled areas;

7.

Emphasises the need for Government forces engaged in counter-insurgency and domestic security operations to exercise maximum restraint in accordance with international law in order to minimise any risk of innocent civilian casualties, and to behave impeccably in all their actions; recommends that the Government of Sri Lanka strengthen its National Police Force to ensure effective police investigation of all extrajudicial killings; recommends the immediate appointment of members of the National Police Commission by the Constitutional Council, as provided for by the Constitution, and that its key role in promoting and disciplining police officers be confirmed; recommends programmes to recruit Tamil and Tamil-speaking police officers, especially to work in the North and East, and programmes to train all police reservists in criminal detection and investigation;

8.

Reiterates its condemnation of the appalling abuse of children through the recruitment of child soldiers, which is a war crime, and calls on all rebel groups to stop this practice, to release those whom they are holding and to make a declaration of principle that they will not recruit any children in the future; urges the Government of Sri Lanka to put into place legal measures to prevent and criminalise the practice; welcomes the appointment of Ambassador Alan Rock of Canada as a Special Advisor to Radhika Coomaraswamy, UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, to conduct a fact-finding mission to Sri Lanka on this issue;

9.

Condemns the intransigence of the LTTE leadership over the years, which has successively rejected so many possible ways forward, including devolution at the provincial level or Provincial Councils; devolution at the regional level or Regional Councils; as well as the concept of a federation with devolution at the national level;

10.

Expresses its concern that elements on both sides of the divide in Sri Lanka are intent on conflict and insists, for the sake of all the people of Sri Lanka, that they pull back from the brink;

11.

Calls therefore for an immediate, comprehensive and verifiable end to hostilities, including political assassinations and suicide bombing, and calls on Prabhakaran and Karuna to resume peace negotiations on a constructive basis with the Government of Sri Lanka without delay;

12.

Calls for respect for human rights and humanitarian norms by all parties to the conflict, not only as an immediate response to the worsening situation but as a fundamental building block in a just and enduring resolution of the conflict;

13.

Calls on all parties to the conflict to guarantee the security of the SLMM at all times; regrets the LTTE's insistence on the withdrawal of EU nationals from the SLMM; commends the departing Danish, Finnish and Swedish monitors for their invaluable work; supports Iceland and Norway for increasing the number of monitors they each provide to the SLMM and expresses the hope that the SLMM will be able to perform its duties without fear of hostile action; calls on the Council to provide financial or technical support for any measure that could make up for the loss and to adjust the SLMM equipment to match the challenges of its task;

14.

Calls on the Government and the LTTE to grant unhindered access for humanitarian aid workers, UN organisations and truce monitors to all parts of the country and to ensure their security;

15.

Calls on the Government of Sri Lanka to clearly set out what the requirements are for NGOs to be active in the North and East and to speed up the process of issuing work permits for international staff working with NGOs, ensuring that the process is efficient and transparent;

16.

Whilst the LTTE remains proscribed, calls upon EU Member States and the wider international community to take robust and determined action actively to investigate the agents of the LTTE; considers that this should include a properly enforced travel ban to inhibit movement of recruiters and couriers; the arrest and repatriation of those involved in terrorist support activities; confiscation of assets associated with the LTTE, such as its commercial shipping fleet; freezing of suspect bank accounts; and closing companies or undertakings associated with the LTTE; consideration can be given to lifting proscription if there is an effective ceasefire, an end to terrorism and resumption of serious negotiations on a constructive basis;

17.

Notes the closure of the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation in the UK and the current investigations into the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation and the World Tamil Coordinating Committee offices in the United States and Australia;

18.

Insists that more effective measures be taken by all governments of EU Member States to prevent the indoctrination and intimidation of Tamils resident in their countries and the extortion of money to fund LTTE activities;

19.

Reiterates its call, as an immediate gesture of goodwill, for both sides to cease the use of anti-personnel landmines and to assist in their removal and, to this end, calls on the Government of Sri Lanka to set an example by signing the Ottawa Convention banning the use of such mines and on the LTTE to sign the Geneva Call ‘Deed of Commitment’;

20.

Notes the decision of two Tamil political parties, the Ceylon Workers Congress and the Up-Country People's Front, to join the governing coalition;

21.

Calls on the Government of Sri Lanka, the United National Party and other parties to agree to work in close cooperation to take robust action against terrorism and to address legitimate Tamil grievances, and to come forward with a bold gesture of reconciliation towards the Tamil peoples of Sri Lanka; considers that a major step in creating the right framework for such action would be early revision of the Constitution of Sri Lanka, as one of Asia's longest-standing democracies, to define the state as a secular, democratic republic in which all religions are respected;

22.

Welcomes President Rajapaksa's expressed commitment to ‘maximum devolution’ for the Tamil peoples and calls for this to be given substance; accordingly, urges the work of the All Party Representative Committee to be expedited in order to produce realistic and acceptable proposals within weeks rather than months, which would win the hearts of the Tamil communities in the interests of an agreed solution; reiterates the Co-chairs' statement of 30 May 2006, calling for the Government of Sri Lanka to ‘show that it is ready to make the dramatic political changes to bring about a new system of governance which will enhance the rights of all Sri Lankans’; calls on the Government of Sri Lanka and the Co-Chairs to reiterate the Tokyo Declaration, and the LTTE to abide by it;

23.

Expresses concern at the impact of the renewed conflict on reconstruction and the delivery of international aid, noting that although the EU has allocated almost EUR 125 million in post-tsunami humanitarian and reconstruction aid for Sri Lanka, the enduring political gridlock on the ‘Post-Tsunami Operations Management Structure’ continues to delay the release of a further EUR 50 million in aid, hindering vital reconstruction work in the north and east of Sri Lanka; notes also the decision of the Asian Development Bank to reschedule some funding and the difficulties in taking forward many infrastructure projects;

24.

Supports the current action plan of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for the benefit of the displaced population;

25.

Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Governments of the Member States to redouble their efforts to help bring a stable and just peace to Sri Lanka and restore security and prosperity;

26.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Government of Norway and the other Co-Chairs of the Tokyo Donor Conference, the President and Government of Sri Lanka and other parties to the conflict.

(1)  OJ C 59, 23.2.2001, p. 278.

(2)  OJ C 47 E, 27.2.2003, p. 613.

(3)  OJ C 87 E, 7.4.2004, p. 527.

(4)  OJ C 247 E, 6. 10.2005, p. 147.

(5)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0227.

(6)  Council Decision 2006/379/EC of 29 May 2006 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2005/930/EC (OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 21).

P6_TA(2006)0357

North Korean asylum seekers, in particular in Thailand

European Parliament resolution on North Korean asylum seekers, in particular in Thailand

The European Parliament,

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having regard to its previous resolutions on North Korea,

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having regard to the rules laid down in the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto,

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having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

A.

whereas, in recent years, tens of thousands of North Koreans have fled from their home country because of repression and widespread hunger, some risking their lives in travelling through China to arrive in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, South Korea and other South-East Asian countries,

B.

whereas the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,

C.

whereas Thailand has become a transit destination for North Koreans fleeing their homeland, thus putting the Thai authorities in a difficult situation vis-à-vis the DPRK, a country with which they have friendly relations,

D.

whereas the number of North Korean, Burmese, Laotian and Chinese refugees in transit on Thai territory has considerably increased over the past year;

E.

whereas the Thai authorities wish to enforce the law on illegal immigration;

F.

whereas, on 22 August 2006, the Thai police arrested a group of 175 asylum seekers — 37 men, 128 women and 10 children — who had been hiding for the last two months in an abandoned house in the Thai capital, Bangkok,

G.

whereas these asylum seekers, who form the largest group of North Koreans ever arrested in Thailand, were charged with illegal entry and brought before a court, where they were fined THB 6 000 (USD 160) each and put into jail for 30 days because they were unable to pay,

H.

whereas 16 members of this group have been granted refugee status by the Bangkok Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and are scheduled to leave Thailand in a few days for South Korea, which grants citizenship to defectors from the North,

I.

whereas governments are bound by their obligation as parties to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto to grant the UNHCR access to all nationals, including North Koreans, seeking asylum in another country,

J.

whereas the situation of the remaining asylum seekers remains precarious and needs to be resolved rapidly,

1.

Deplores, as it has done in its previous resolutions, the fact that thousands of North Korean citizens flee their country because of repression, hunger and economic decline;

2.

Urges the Thai authorities not to repatriate the North Korean refugees, since they and their families will face dire consequences;

3.

Calls on Thailand, which is well-known for its long tradition of hospitality towards refugees and which is a responsible member of the international community, to seek, in close cooperation with the UNHCR and other humanitarian organisations, to find a rapid and acceptable solution for the North Korean refugees by sending them to a third country of their choice after the expiry of their 30-day jail sentence;

4.

Calls on countries able to take the refugees in to make this known at the earliest opportunity in order to ensure that they are not kept in detention;

5.

Calls on the Commission closely to monitor the situation of North Korean refugees in collaboration with the UNHCR and, if necessary, to provide appropriate financial aid;

6.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to address the question of North Korean refugees and asylum seekers during the forthcoming ASEM Summit (Asia-Europe Meeting) on 10 and 11 September 2006;

7.

Calls on the Government of the DPRK to observe the special procedures established by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights;

8.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand, the Government of the Republic of Korea, the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

P6_TA(2006)0358

The situation in Zimbabwe

European Parliament resolution on the situation in Zimbabwe

The European Parliament,

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having regard to its resolutions of 15 January 2004 (1), 16 December 2004 (2) and 7 July 2005 (3),

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having regard to Council Common Position 2006/51/CFSP of 30 January 2006 renewing restrictive measures against Zimbabwe until 20 February 2007 (4),

—

having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 898/2005 (5) of 15 June 2005 extending the list of those persons in Zimbabwe targeted by the restrictive measures,

—

having regard to the International Crisis Group's report of 24 August 2006, ‘Zimbabwe: An Opposition Strategy’,

—

having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

A.

whereas the appalling humanitarian, political, and economic situation in Zimbabwe continues to deteriorate, with the so-called Operation Murambatsvina (drive out rubbish) leaving 700 000 people destitute, with over 4 million Zimbabweans at risk of starvation and surviving on food aid, and political repression continuing apace,

B.

whereas the Zimbabwean Government has proposed the Interception of Communications Bill, which will allow the military, intelligence services, police and the office of the President to monitor e-mail correspondence, Internet access and telephone conversations,

C.

whereas the Senate elections of 26 November 2005 were a cynical act of political patronage designed to consolidate Zanu-PF's authoritarian grip on Zimbabwe,

D.

whereas the main political opposition in Zimbabwe, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), regrettably split into two factions in October 2005,

E.

whereas the development of Africa is a priority for Western democracies; recognising, however, that aid alone can achieve little and that African governments are expected to deliver their side of the bargain through a commitment to democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights,

F.

whereas Zimbabweans suffer from an unemployment rate of over 70 per cent and the highest inflation rate in the world,

G.

concerned at reports by human rights organisations that migrants from Zimbabwe are vulnerable to mistreatment and abuse in South Africa,

H.

whereas the African Union (AU), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and, in particular, South Africa have failed to take a strong enough stand against the reprehensible Mugabe regime,

1.

Condemns the Mugabe dictatorship for its relentless oppression of the Zimbabwean people and expresses its profound disappointment at the refusal of regional actors such as the AU, the SADC and South Africa to take a more robust stance against the regime's abuses and the failure to insist that the Zimbabwean Government should mend its ways and restore democracy and the rule of law;

2.

Demands that the Mugabe regime fulfil its pledge to provide housing sufficient for all those forced out of their homes during the atrocious Operation Murambatsvina campaign;

3.

Regrets that Zimbabwe's progress in the fight against HIV-AIDS is being undermined by the government's abusive practices such as its eviction programme, which has disrupted access to healthcare, and inadequate social welfare policies, which have further heightened the vulnerability of AIDS patients;

4.

Notes with great concern that Zimbabwe is currently experiencing one of the world's worst HIV-AIDS epidemics, with over 3 200 people a week dying from the disease; calls for the Zimbabwean Government to take urgent action to improve access to anti-retroviral treatment, which is currently received by only 8% of those infected with the disease;

5.

Refuses to recognise the legitimacy of the recently created Senate in Zimbabwe because a mere 15% of Zimbabweans participated in the discredited election process, the result of which was also guaranteed beforehand to favour Zanu-PF;

6.

Calls for the withdrawal of the Interception of Communications Bill, the Suppression of Terrorism Bill and the Non-Governmental Organisations Bill, all of which are likely to be used as pretexts for even tougher crackdowns on any opponent of the Mugabe regime;

7.

Expresses great consternation at the Mugabe regime's covert attempts to take control of the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) by forcibly recommending the employment of regime members and supporters; notes that the ZRCS's largest donors are Denmark, the UK and other Member States; is fearful that this move will herald the use of ZRCS food support as a political weapon, thus depriving many vulnerable Zimbabweans of vital assistance;

8.

Strongly insists that the Mugabe regime must derive absolutely no financial benefit or propaganda value from either the run-up to the 2010 World Cup or the tournament itself; in this regard, calls on South Africa, the host nation, and on FIFA, to exclude Zimbabwe from participating in pre-World Cup matches, holding international friendly games, or hosting national teams involved in the event;

9.

Calls on Robert Mugabe to comply with his own promise to stand down, sooner rather than later, which would be the largest single step possible towards reviving Zimbabwean society, politics and economy, and for the commencement of positive transitional negotiations between Zanu-PF, MDC parties and other opposition movements;

10.

Welcomes the meeting that took place between the two MDC factions in South Africa on 26 August 2006 and calls upon all those opposed to the deplorable Mugabe regime to come together and to ensure that their activities provide the people of Zimbabwe with a firmly democratic, representative and united opposition, ready in all respects to assume the responsibilities of government, and to bring about political and economic change for the better in Zimbabwe;

11.

Applauds the Zimbabwean Congress of Trade Unions for its forthcoming protests against the appalling living conditions imposed on the people of Zimbabwe by the Mugabe regime and insists that such demonstrations should be allowed to proceed without police harassment;

12.

Recognises that the EU's targeted sanctions against both Zimbabwe and certain individuals in Zimbabwe have failed to have the desired impact on those directly responsible for the impoverishment of Zimbabwe and the hardships endured by its people; calls on the Council to ensure that all Member States rigorously apply existing restrictive measures, including the arms embargo and the travel ban, erring on the side of exclusion rather than permissiveness;

13.

Further calls on the Council to expand the scope of the sanctions and further to enlarge the list of individuals — which currently stands at 120 — so that it encompasses many more Zimbabwean government ministers, deputies and governors, Zanu-PF members, supporters and workers, in addition to their family members, and businessmen and other prominent individuals associated with Zanu-PF;

14.

Calls on China and other countries that continue to supply weaponry and other support to the Mugabe regime to desist from this and to join the international community in its efforts to bring about change for the better in Zimbabwe;

15.

Deplores the fact that at the same time as the United Nations is appealing for USD 257 million in humanitarian aid for Zimbabwe, the Mugabe regime has completed the USD 240 million procurement of twelve K-8 military aircraft from China; notes also that the Zimbabwean army has announced the purchase of 127 vehicles for senior officers, with another 194 to be purchased in coming months;

16.

Urges the UN Security Council to report on the human rights and political situation in Zimbabwe as a matter of urgency;

17.

Reiterates its demand for the SADC to close its regional peacekeeping training centre in Harare and relocate it within the territory of another SADC member state;

18.

Insists that all aid destined for Zimbabwe must be delivered through genuine non-governmental organisations and must reach the people for whom it is intended, with the least possible involvement of the Mugabe regime; expresses unease that the EU funded seven projects in Zimbabwe in 2005 at a cost of EUR 70 million, and further projects in 2006, including EUR 3,7 million through the EU Water Facility , and asks the Commission to give its assurances that none of the aid benefited the Mugabe regime;

19.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the governments of the G8 countries, the governments and parliaments of Zimbabwe and South Africa, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Chairmen of the Commission and Executive Council of the AU, the Panafrican Parliament, the Secretary- General of the SADC, and the President of FIFA.

(1)  OJ C 92 E, 16.4.2004, p. 417.

(2)  OJ C 226 E, 15.9.2005, p. 358.

(3)  OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 491.

(4)  OJ L 26, 31.1.2006, p. 28.

(5)  OJ L 153, 16.6.2005, p. 9.