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15.12.2006 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 307/7 |
MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF THURSDAY, 22 JUNE 2006
(2006/C 307/04)
(The sitting opened at 9.15 a.m.)
IN THE CHAIR: Mrs KINNOCK
Co-President
1. Substitutes
The Co-President announced the following substitutes: van den Berg (for Dobolyi), Pomés Ruiz (for Herranz García), Fernández Martín (for López-Istúriz White), Goebbels (for Bullman), Mauro (for Sartori) and Zaleski (for Wieland).
2. Approval of the minutes of the sittings of Wednesday, 21 June, morning and afternoon
The minutes were approved.
3. Summary reports from the workshops
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M. Schröder on migration and integration. |
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Mr Goebbels on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. |
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Mr Duguid (Barbados) on public transport in Vienna. |
4. Debate on the situation in Timor-Leste (without resolution)
Mr Amorim (Ambassador of Timor-Leste) made a statement on the situation in his country.
Speakers: Bowis, Jardim Fernandes, Korhola, Ribeiro e Castro, Almada (Cape Verde), de Sousa (Angola), Theodorakis (European Commission) and Jardim Fernandes.
The Assembly decided that the two Co-Presidents would send a letter to the Timor-Leste authorities expressing its concerns and its solidarity.
5. Vote on amendments to the Rules of Procedure
This item was held over to the next session.
6. Vote on the motions for resolutions included in the reports submitted by the three standing committees
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Report on the problematics of energy in the ACP countries (ACP-EU 3850/06/fin.) — Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade. Co-rapporteurs: Nita Deerpalsing (Mauritius) and Nirj Deva. Amendments 1-5, 7-10, 11 (with oral amendment), 12 (with oral amendment), 13, 14, 15 and 17 were adopted. The amended resolution was adopted unopposed with one abstention. |
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Report on the role of regional integration in the promotion of peace and security (ACP-EU 3850/06/fin.) — Committee on Political Affairs. Co-rapporteurs: Ateem Garang Deng (Sudan) and Johan Van Hecke. Amendments 1, 2 (with oral amendment) and 4 (with oral amendment) were adopted. The amended resolution was adopted unopposed with one abstention. |
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Report on fisheries and their social and environmental aspects in developing countries (ACP-EU 3847/06/fin.) — Committee on Social Affairs and the Environment. Co-rapporteurs: Joses Sanga (Solomon Islands) and Emanuel Jardim Fernandes. Amendments 1-12, 13 (with oral amendment), 14 (with oral amendment), 15 and an oral amendment to paragraph 41a were adopted. The amended resolution was adopted unopposed with one abstention. |
7. Vote on the urgent motions for resolutions
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Urgent motion for a resolution on avian influenza (ACP-EU 3898/06/fin.). Amendments 1 and 2 were adopted. The amended resolution was adopted unopposed with one abstention. |
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Urgent motion for a resolution on the situation in Sudan (ACP-EU 3990/06/fin.). The following raised a point of order (Article 33(1) of the Rules of Procedure): Gahler, Hay Webster (Jamaica), Garang Deng (Sudan), Keita (Mali) and Abdi Said (Djibouti). Amendments 1, 2 (secret ballot — Article 15 of the Rules of Procedure), 4, 5 (secret ballot), 6 (secret ballot) and an oral amendment inserting paragraph 15a were adopted. The amended resolution was adopted by 34 votes to 29, with 1 abstention. |
8. Other business
The Co-President proposed giving the floor to Mr Polanco (Observer for Cuba), pursuant to Article 4(4) of the Rules of Procedure.
Speaker: Gahler (point of order — Article 33(1) of the Rules of Procedure).
Decision: The Assembly decided to give the floor to Mr Polanco, who made a statement on the situation in his country.
Speakers: Amon-Ago (Côte d'Ivoire), Bowis, Martínez Martínez and Straker (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Ribeiro e Castro, Martínez Martínez and Schröder.
Mrs Hay Webster proposed that the Assembly should request observer status at the United Nations.
9. Date and place of the 12th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
The 12th session would be held from 18 to 23 November 2006 in Bridgetown (Barbados).
(The sitting closed at 12.20 p.m.)
René RADEMBINO-CONIQUET and
Glenys KINNOCK
Co-Presidents
Sir John KAPUTIN and
Dietmar NICKEL
Co-Secretaries General
ANNEX I
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE JOINT PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
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ACP Representatives |
EP Representatives |
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RADEMBINO-CONIQUET (GABON), Co-President |
KINNOCK, Co-President |
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BENIN (VP) |
GAHLER (VP) |
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CAMEROON (VP) |
MANTOVANI (VP) |
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA (VP) |
VERGES (VP) |
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GHANA (VP) |
CARLOTTI (VP) |
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JAMAICA (VP) |
MITCHELL (VP) |
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KENYA (VP) |
JOAN I MARÍ (VP) |
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NIUE (VP) |
LULLING (VP) |
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SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES (VP) |
KAMIŃSKI (VP) |
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SEYCHELLES (VP) |
CORNILLET (VP) |
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SOLOMON ISLANDS (VP) |
MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ (VP) |
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SWAZILAND (VP) |
BOWIS (VP) |
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ZAMBIA (VP) |
GOUDIN (VP) |
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ANGOLA |
AGNOLETTO |
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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
ALLISTER |
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BAHAMAS |
ARIF |
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BARBADOS |
AUBERT |
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BELIZE |
AYLWARD |
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BOTSWANA |
BEREND |
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BURKINA FASO |
BULLMANN |
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BURUNDI |
BUSK |
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CAPE VERDE |
CALLANAN |
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
COELHO |
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CHAD |
de VILLIERS |
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COMOROS |
DEVA |
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CONGO (Republic of the) |
DILLEN |
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CONGO (Democratic Republic of the) |
DOBOLYI |
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COOK ISLANDS |
DOMBROVSKIS |
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CÔTE D’IVOIRE |
EK |
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DJIBOUTI |
FERREIRA |
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DOMINICA |
GAUBERT |
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
GOMES |
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ERITREA |
GRABOWSKA |
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ETHIOPIA |
GRÖNER |
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FIJI |
HALL |
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GAMBIA |
HAUG |
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GRENADA |
HERRANZ GARCÍA |
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GUINEA |
JARDIM FERNANDES |
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GUINEA-BISSAU |
JÖNS |
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GUYANA |
KACZMAREK |
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HAITI |
KORHOLA |
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KIRIBATI |
KOZLÍK |
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LESOTHO |
KUŁAKOWSKI |
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LIBERIA |
LANGENDRIES |
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MADAGASCAR |
LEHIDEUX |
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MALAWI |
LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE |
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MALI |
LOUIS |
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MARSHALL ISLANDS (Republic of the) |
MARTENS |
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MAURITANIA |
MAYER |
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MAURITIUS |
McAVAN |
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MICRONESIA (Federated States of) |
MORILLON |
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MOZAMBIQUE |
NOVAK |
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NAMIBIA |
PLEGUEZUELOS AGUILAR |
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NAURU (Republic of) |
POLFER |
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NIGER |
RIBEIRO E CASTRO |
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NIGERIA |
ROITHOVÁ |
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PALAU |
ROSATI |
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
SARTORI |
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RWANDA |
SCHEELE |
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SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |
SCHLYTER |
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SAINT LUCIA |
SCHMIDT |
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SAMOA |
SCHNELLHARDT |
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SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE |
SCHRÖDER |
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SENEGAL |
SJÖSTEDT |
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SIERRA LEONE |
SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ |
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SOMALIA |
SPERONI |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
STURDY |
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SUDAN |
VALENCIANO MARTÍNEZ-OROZCO |
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SURINAME |
VAN HECKE |
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TANZANIA |
VAN LANCKER |
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TIMOR-LESTE |
VENETO |
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TOGO |
WIELAND |
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TONGA |
WIJKMAN |
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
WILLMOTT |
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TUVALU |
WURTZ |
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UGANDA |
ZÁBORSKÁ |
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VANUATU |
ZANI |
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ZIMBABWE |
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COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL AFFAIRS
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ACP Members |
EP Members |
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NDUWIMANA (BURUNDI), Co-Chairman |
CALLANAN, Co-Chairman |
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LUTUNDULA (CONGO, Democratic Republic of the),VC |
JÖNS, VC |
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DUGUID (BARBADOS), VC |
POLFER, VC |
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ANGOLA |
CARLOTTI |
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BELIZE |
COELHO |
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BENIN |
DILLEN |
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
DOBOLYI |
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COOK ISLANDS |
GAHLER |
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DJIBOUTI |
GOMES |
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
GRABOWSKA |
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FIJI |
GRÖNER |
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GRENADA |
HERRANZ GARCÍA |
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GUINEA |
JONCKHEER |
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HAITI |
KACZMAREK |
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LIBERIA |
KAMINSKI |
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MAURITANIA |
LANGENDRIES |
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NAMIBIA |
LÓPEZ ISTÚRIZ |
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NIGERIA |
LOUIS |
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NIUE |
MANTOVANI |
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ |
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SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES |
MORILLON |
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SUDAN |
SARTORI |
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TOGO |
VAN HECKE |
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TUVALU |
WIELAND |
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UGANDA |
WURTZ |
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ZIMBABWE |
ZANI |
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FINANCE AND TRADE
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ACP Members |
EP Members |
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FRANCOIS (SAINT LUCIA), Co-Chairman |
SCHLYTER, Co-Chairman |
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SEBETELA (BOTSWANA), VC |
DOMBROVSKIS, VC |
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DARBO (CHAD), VC |
RIBEIRO E CASTRO, VC |
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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
AGNOLETTO |
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CAMEROON |
BEREND |
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CONGO (Republic of the) |
BULLMANN |
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CÔTE D’IVOIRE |
BUSK |
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ERITREA |
CORNILLET |
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ETHIOPIA |
DEVA |
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GABON |
FERREIRA |
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GHANA |
GAUBERT |
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GUYANA |
JOAN I MARI |
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KENYA |
KINNOCK |
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MALI |
KOZLÍK |
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MAURITIUS |
LEHIDEUX |
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MICRONESIA (Federal States of) |
LULLING |
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PALAU |
MAYER |
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SAMOA |
McAVAN |
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SENEGAL |
MITCHELL |
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SIERRA LEONE |
PLEGUEZUELOS AGUILAR |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
ROSATI |
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SWAZILAND |
SPERONI |
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TANZANIA |
STURDY |
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TONGA |
VAN LANCKER |
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
de VILLIERS |
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ZAMBIA |
ZĪLE |
COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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ACP Members |
EP Members |
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OUMAROU (NIGER), Co-Chairman |
SCHEELE, Co-Chairwoman |
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SANGA (SOLOMON ISLANDS), VC |
NOVAK, VC |
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SITHOLE (MOZAMBIQUE), VC |
ARIF, VC |
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BAHAMAS |
ALLISTER |
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BURKINA FASO |
AUBERT |
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CAPE VERDE |
AYLWARD |
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COMOROS |
BOWIS |
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DOMINICA |
EK |
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
GOUDIN |
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GAMBIA |
HALL |
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GUINEA BISSAU |
HAUG |
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JAMAICA |
JARDIM FERNANDES |
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KIRIBATI |
KORHOLA |
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LESOTHO |
KUŁAKOWSKI |
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MADAGASCAR |
MARTENS |
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MALAWI |
ROITHOVA |
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MARSHALL ISLANDS (Republic of) |
SCHNELLHARDT |
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NAURU |
SCHRÖDER |
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RWANDA |
SJÖSTEDT |
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SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |
SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ |
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SÃO TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE |
VALENCIANO MARTÍNEZ-OROZCO |
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SEYCHELLES |
VENETO |
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SOMALIA |
VERGES |
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SURINAME |
WIJKMAN |
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TIMOR-LESTE |
WILLMOTT |
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VANUATU |
ZÁBORSKÁ |
ANNEX II
RECORD OF ATTENDANCE AT THE SESSION 19 TO 22 JUNE IN VIENNA
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RADEMBINO-CONIQUET (Gabon), Co-President |
KINNOCK, Co-President |
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DE SOUSA (Angola) |
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DUGUID (Barbados) |
BEREND |
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AKPOVI (Benin) (VP) |
BOWIS (VP) |
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SEBETELA (Botswana) |
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TAPSOBA (Burkina Faso) |
CARLOTTI (VP) |
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HOPFFER ALMADA (Cape Verde) |
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NYASSA (Cameroon) (VP) |
DEVA |
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SORONGOPE-ZOUMANDJI (Central African Republic) |
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KAGUER DARBO (Chad) |
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OBA APOUNOU (Congo, Republic of the) |
FERNÁNDEZ MARTÍN (for LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE) |
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KOS’ISAKA NKOMBE(Congo, Democratic Republic of the) |
GAHLER (VP) |
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AMON-AGO (Côte d’Ivoire) |
GOEBBELS (for BULLMANN) |
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ABDI SAID (Djibouti) |
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NGUEMA OWONO (Equatorial Guinea) (VP) |
GOUDIN (VP) |
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TSEGGAI (Eritrea) |
GRABOWSKA |
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TOGA (Ethiopia) |
GRÖNER |
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CAVUILATI (Fiji) (1) |
HALL |
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MAKONGO (Gabon) |
HAUG |
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NYAN-ALABOSON (Gambia) (1) |
JARDIM FERNANDES |
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DUFU (Ghana) (VP) (1) |
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TOP (Guinea) |
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BERNARD CHERON (Haiti) |
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HAY WEBSTER (Jamaica) (VP) |
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KAMOTHO (Kenya) (VP) |
KOZLÍK (2) |
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TIHELI (Lesotho) (1) |
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FANJAVA (Madagascar) |
LULLING (VP) |
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MATOLA (Malawi) |
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KEITA (Mali) |
MARTENS |
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DEERPALSING (Mauritius) |
MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ (VP) |
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SITHOLE (Mozambique) |
MAURO (for SARTORI) |
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GEINGOB (Namibia) |
MAYER |
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ALMA (Niger) |
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BAWA BWARI (Nigeria) |
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AIMO (Papua New Guinea) |
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POLISI (Rwanda) |
PLEGUEZUELOS AGUILAR |
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THOMAS (Saint Kitts and Nevis) |
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FRANCOIS (Saint Lucia) |
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STRAKER (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) (VP) |
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MENEZES (São Tomé e Príncipe) |
SCHEELE |
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BARRY (Senegal) |
SCHLYTER |
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CONTEH (Sierra Leone) |
SCHMIDT |
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SANGA (Solomon Islands) (VP) |
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SITHOLE (South Africa) |
SCHRÖDER |
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GARANG DENG (Sudan) |
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SOMOHARDJO (Suriname) |
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DLAMINI (Swaziland) (VP) |
VAN DEN BERG (for DOBOLYI) |
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MPOROGOMYI (Tanzania) |
VAN HECKE |
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AMORIM DIAS (Timor-Leste) (1) |
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KPADE (Togo) |
WILLMOT |
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MUGAMBE (Uganda) |
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CHULUMANDA (Zambia) (VP) |
ZANI |
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MZEMBI (Zimbabwe) |
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Observer:
Cuba: POLANCO, CASTRO
Also present:
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ANGOLA GRANDE SERÃO |
BARBADOS HUMPHREY |
BENIN ADEOSSI ADJAHI CHACRAN ZANNOU |
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BOTSWANA BATLHOKI MODISE |
BURKINA FASO KERE LANKOANDE TAHO |
CAMEROON AWUDU MBAYA DANATA MBAH OUMAROU |
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CONGO (Republic of the) ANDZEMBA BOUNKOULOU LEKOBA |
CONGO (Democratic Republic of the) WA MPOMBO |
CÔTE D’IVOIRE AMANI MOLLE MOLLE ZOUINGNON |
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DJIBOUTI DAWALEH |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA ANDEME ELA EVUNA ANDEME MBA BELA NKA OBIANG MAYE |
ERITREA TEKLE |
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ETHIOPIA AHMEDIN MOHAMED ALI GEBRE-KIRSTOS KEBEDE ABERA YASIN |
GABON MILEBOU AUBUSSOU MOUBELO NDIMAL NGOSSANGA SANNI |
GUINEA BAUTIGUEL BOUNTOURABI DIARSO |
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HAITI BEAUPLAN JACINTHE LUMERANT PIERRE RAYMOND |
PRENDERGAST |
KENYA KIOKO MUTHIGANI POGHISIO |
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MALI ASSARID BA DIALLO Baye DIALLO Djimé SYLLA TRAORE |
MAURITIUS GUNESSEE |
MOZAMBIQUE ERNESTO MIGUEL |
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NAMIBIA DE WAAL KEEJA |
NIGER ABDOURAHAMANE ISSOUFOU |
NIGERIA ABOUWA GABASAWA BAITACHI GARBA LAWAN TAMBUWAL UMELO |
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA KARE |
RWANDA BONESHA |
SIERRA LEONE DABOR |
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SOLOMON ISLANDS MAGGA |
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SOUTH AFRICA AHMED BAPELA GIBSON MAGAU MARTINS SOOKLAL THAGE |
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SUDAN ALLOBA BEDRI MUSTOFA YAK |
SURINAME ESAJAS HIWAT RODGERS SITAL |
SWAZILAND DLAMINI ZEEMAN |
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TANZANIA ZOKA |
TOGO ATI-ATCHA KLUTSE TOBA |
UGANDA ACEMAH AMONGI DOMBO KAGORO |
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ZAMBIA KAMANGA MBEWE MULENGA |
ZIMBABWE CHAMISA CHIMBINDI CHIRINDA MUCHENGETI MUTANDIRU |
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ACP-EU COUNCIL
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ROJAS |
Secretary of State (Dominican Republic), President-in-Office of the ACP Council |
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WINKLER |
Secretary of State in the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Austria), President-in-Office of the EU Council |
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FREUNDENSCHUSS-REISCHL |
Director-General for Development Cooperation (Austria) |
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
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MICHEL |
Member of the Commission with responsibility for Development and Humanitarian Aid |
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MANDELSON |
Member of the Commission with responsibility for External Trade |
ACP-EU MINISTERIAL TRADE COMMITTEE
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MILLER |
Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (Barbados) |
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MANDELSON |
Member of the Commission with responsibility for External Trade |
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (ESC)
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AKOUETE |
Member |
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BIRAHIMA |
Member |
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KIRIRO |
Member |
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VEVER |
Member |
TECHNICAL CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL COOPERATION (CTA)
BOTO
ACP SECRETARIAT
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KAPUTIN |
Co-Secretary-General |
EU SECRETARIAT
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NICKEL |
Co-Secretary-General |
(1) Country represented by a person other than a Member of Parliament.
(2) Present on 19 June 2006.
(3) Present on 20 June 2006.
(4) Present on 21 June 2006.
(5) Present on 22 June 2006.
ANNEX III
ANNEX OF THE SITTING OF MONDAY, 19 JUNE 2006
Accreditation of non-parliamentarian representatives
FIJI
H.E. Mr Ratu Seremaia Tuinausori CAVUILATI
Ambassador of Fiji, Brussels
LESOTHO
H.E. Mrs Mamoruti TIHELI
Ambassador of Lesotho, Brussels
MAURITANIA
Mr Sidi LAGHDAF
First Counsellor, Embassy of Mauritania, Brussels
SEYCHELLES
H.E. Mr Callixte Francois-Xavier d'OFFAY
Ambassador of Seychelles, Paris
ST KITTS AND NEVIS
Dr Arnold THOMAS
Minister Counsellor, Embassy of St Kitts and Nevis, Brussels
TIMOR-LESTE
Mr José AMORIM
Ambassador of Timor-Leste, Brussels
ANNEX IV
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
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on the role of regional integration in the promotion of peace and security (ACP-EU 3850/06/fin.) |
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on the problematics of energy in the ACP countries (ACP-EU 3765/06/fin.) |
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on fisheries and its social and environmental aspects in developing countries (ACP-EU 3847/06/fin.) |
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on the situation in Sudan (ACP-EU 3900/06/fin.) |
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on avian influenza (ACP-EU 3898/06/fin.) |