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14.8.2008 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
CE 207/1 |
MINUTES
(2008/C 207 E/01)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING
IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President
1. Resumption of the session
The sitting opened at 17.00.
2. Statements by the President
Referendum in Ireland on the Reform Treaty
The President made the following statement:
The result of the referendum of 12 June 2008 in Ireland confronts the European Union with one of the most difficult challenges in its history. The Lisbon Reform Treaty, derived from the Constitutional Treaty, which itself was drafted by a Convention meeting in public and comprising members of national parliaments and the European Parliament, allows the European Union more democracy, greater ability to act and greater transparency. It strengthens the European Parliament, gives national parliaments more responsibility in determining the course of European policy, allows citizens of the European Union a power of initiative in relation to the European Institutions, and guarantees local self-government. The Lisbon Treaty is the answer to criticisms which citizens have levelled at the deficits of the European Union. This Treaty brings the European Union closer to its citizens. We must make it abundantly clear that the adoption of the Reform Treaty is an absolute necessity, to enable the European Union to defend its values and interests in the 21st century. Without the reforms which are made possible by the Lisbon Treaty, the accession of further countries to the European Union is hardly conceivable. We call upon the EU Summit on Thursday and Friday in Brussels to take all appropriate steps to make the Reform Treaty a reality.
The ratification process must continue without reservation. We call upon the Irish Government, for its part, to submit proposals as to how we can jointly progress beyond this difficult phase in European politics. The European Parliament will devote all its energies and display maximum commitment to overcoming these challenges. We expect the same of the European Commission and of the governments of all European Union Member States. We equally expect the European Parliament to be comprehensively involved in the work concerned. It remains our goal to see the Lisbon Treaty enter into force before the elections of June 2009 to the European Parliament. Provided that you agree to this, I shall resolutely propound these principles to the European Council on 19 and 20 June in Brussels.
Situation in the Middle East
The President, at the request of the Conference of Presidents, then made a statement on the findings of the report by the Middle East working group delegation which visited Israel and Palestine from 30 May to 2 June 2008.
3. Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
4. Composition of political groups
Marek Aleksander Czarnecki had joined the ALDE Group with effect from 10.06.2008.
5. Parliamentary immunity
The Italian authorities had sent the President a request concerning the parliamentary immunity of Massimo D'Alema in the context of a case pending before the district court of Milan relating to incidents that had occurred when he was a Member of the European Parliament.
Pursuant to Rule 6(2), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.
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Witold Tomczak had sent the President a request for the defence of his immunity and privileges in the context of a case pending before the district court of Ostrów Wielkopolski.
Under Rule 6(3), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.
6. Composition of committees and delegations
At the request of the UEN Group, Parliament ratified the following appointment:
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Delegation to the Euromediterranean Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Salvatore Tatarella |
7. Signature of acts adopted under codecision
The President announced that, on Tuesday, he and the President of the Council would sign the following acts adopted under the codecision procedure pursuant to Rule 68:
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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Ccouncil establishing a Framework for Community Action in the field of Marine Environmental Policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (03695/2007/LEX — C6-0229/2008 — 2005/0211(COD)) |
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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (recast) (03701/2007/LEX — C6-0230/2008 — 2006/0273(COD)) |
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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 95/50/EC on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (03617/2008/LEX — C6-0231/2008 — 2007/0184(COD)) |
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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (03610/2008/LEX — C6-0232/2008 — 2007/0054(COD)) |
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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) (03691/2007/LEX — C6-0233/2008 — 2005/0261(COD)) |
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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council introducing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania of certain documents as equivalent to their national visas for the purposes of transit through their territories (03607/2008/LEX — C6-0234/2008 — 2007/0185(COD)) |
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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 896/2006/EC establishing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by the Member States of certain residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the purpose of transit through their territory (03608/2008/LEX — C6-0235/2008 — 2007/0186(COD)) |
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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals (03604/2008/LEX — C6-0236/2008 — 2006/0246(COD)) |
8. Documents received
The following documents had been received:
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from the Commission:
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from committees:
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from Members:
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9. Declaration of financial interests
The following Members had not yet updated their declaration of financial interests for 2007 in line with Annex I, Article 2(5) to the Rules of Procedure:
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Jean-Luc Bennahmias, Graham Booth, Małgorzata Handzlik, Kurt Lechner, Britta Thomsen and John Whittaker |
10. Oral questions and written declarations (submission)
The following documents had been submitted by Members:
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oral questions (Rule 108):
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written declarations for inclusion in the register (Rule 116):
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11. Transfers of appropriations
The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 10/2008 (C6-0185/2008 — SEC(2008)0410 final).
Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.
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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 13/2008 (C6-0186/2008 — SEC(2008)0536 final).
Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.
12. Petitions
The following petitions, which had been entered in the register on the dates shown below, had been forwarded to the committee responsible pursuant to Rule 191(5):
26.05.2008
Josep Camps Esqueu (0527/2008)
Joan-Francesc Peris García (Els Verds de Gandia) (0528/2008)
Helmtrud Harnack (0529/2008)
Christos Kampitsis (0530/2008)
Karsten Rincke (0531/2008)
Paul Verdickt (EIT European Institute Technology — European Union) (0532/2008)
Michael Krätzig (0533/2008)
Karl Meyer (Plantation Vaerehina) (0534/2008)
Leszek Czarnobaj (Urzad Marszałkowski Województwa Pomorskiego (Departament Środowiska, Rolnictwa i Zasobów Naturalnych)) (0535/2008)
Vojtěch Pernica (0536/2008)
Dimitar Kolev (2 signatures) (0537/2008)
Jean Pierre Levesque (Bretagne réunie) (0538/2008)
(name confidential) (0539/2008)
Avril Ivory (0540/2008)
Toma-Dragos Savoiu (0541/2008)
Mihaela Voicu Dungan (0542/2008)
Carlos Rios Torres (Fauna de Cubelles) (0543/2008)
Gerhard Schulz (0544/2008)
Dumitru Constantin (0545/2008)
Giuffrida (TGTEuropeORG) (0546/2008)
Giuffrida (TGTEuropeORG) (0547/2008)
Giuffrida (TGTEuropeORG) (0548/2008)
Giuffrida (TGTEuropeORG) (0549/2008)
Stewart Dalton (Save Sheffield City Airport Movement) (5 signatures) (0550/2008)
Olivier Péréon (Syndicat des paludiers) (3 signatures) (0551/2008)
Gredo Förster (0552/2008)
Gredo Förster (0553/2008)
Werner Kalnins (Deutsche Hämophiliegesellschaft zur Bekämpfung von Blutungskrankheiten e.V.) (0554/2008)
Nicolae Zlatin (0555/2008)
Ioannis Andriopoulos (0556/2008)
Fernando Monforte Escobar (0557/2008)
(name confidential) (0558/2008)
Jörg Thieme (0559/2008)
Roberto Spagnoli (0560/2008)
(name confidential) (2 signatures) (0561/2008)
Deirdre Hayes (‘Friends of Limerick Club’) (0562/2008)
Jennifer Grossman (0563/2008)
(name confidential) (11 signatures) (0564/2008)
Ion Chirita (0565/2008)
Tibor Kollár (0566/2008)
Heidrun Denis (0567/2008)
(name confidential) (0568/2008)
Daniele Rovai (0569/2008)
03.06.2008
Barbara Propato (0570/2008)
Massimo Casalegno (0571/2008)
Svend Aage Bek (0572/2008)
Michael Gare-Simmons (0573/2008)
Mihail-Rudolf Ungurean (0574/2008)
Boro Vrućan (0575/2008)
Francis Devigne (Conseil Syndical de l'édifice Le Plein Ciel) (2 signatures) (0576/2008)
Alexander Kirilov Lazov (0577/2008)
Rūta Tamulaitytė-Sereikienė (Viešoji įstaiga Šeimos gynimo centras) (2 signatures) (0578/2008)
Mihaela Mirela Şofineţi (0579/2008)
Jannette Van den Ende (0580/2008)
Galina Mitrea (0581/2008)
Anita Nagy (Golf Kereskedelmi Kft.) (0582/2008)
Anna Lichy (Stowarzyszenie Przeciw Bezprawiu (zarejestrowane w Bielsku-Biała)) (184 signatures) (0583/2008)
Pedro Cuevas Cueto (0584/2008)
Jiřina Hoffmannová (2 signatures) (0585/2008)
Lisa Brown (0586/2008)
José Luis Fernandez Fuarros (Plataforma ciudadana contra el puerto industrial de Granadilla) (0587/2008)
Enrique González Blanco (0588/2008)
Eudaldo Gomez de Salazar Sánchez (Organización de la Sección Sindical de Intersindical Canaria en el Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) (0589/2008)
(name confidential) (0590/2008)
Maria Donciu Ivanov (0591/2008)
Eduardo Ribeiro (0592/2008)
Giuseppe Babusci (0593/2008)
Reinhardt Huss (0594/2008)
Franco Londei (Secondo Protocollo) (0595/2008)
Alessandro Maresca (0596/2008)
Ryszard Dziedzic (0597/2008)
Ileana Topoleanu (0598/2008)
Ildikó-Margit Kosztin (0599/2008)
Viera Langschová (0600/2008)
Franc Majcen (0601/2008)
Joan Oliva Pastoret (SOC CATALÀ) (63 signatures) (0602/2008)
William Torres (0603/2008)
Andre` Spiewok (0604/2008)
Mārtinš Raudevs (CCHR International (Latvian Depart.)) (4 signatures) (0605/2008)
Adam Abramowicz (2 501 signatures) (0606/2008)
Dionysios Kritikakos (0607/2008)
Mario Carassale (0608/2008)
Wasilios Katsioulis (Deutscher Antidiskriminierungsverband) (0609/2008)
Teodora Elena Ucenic (0610/2008)
Paul Vergeiner (0611/2008)
Célia Tuttle (0612/2008)
Saskia Tuttle (0613/2008)
(name confidential) (5 signatures) (0614/2008)
Oleg Gorev (Dr Gorev Engelmann und Kollegen) (0615/2008)
Elizabeth Reidy (0616/2008)
Richard M. Buxton (Environmental and Public Law) (0617/2008)
Fotini Dermitzaki (0618/2008)
Jacques Hendrix (Bewonersgroep ’De Lethe’-Kanaaldijken, Bellingwolde) (0619/2008)
Józef Staniek (Za Fundację Słowa Polskiego dla Zaolzia, org. rej.) (0620/2008)
de Rainer Güntheroth (Bürgerinitiative Gegenwind Rüthnick/Herzberg) (5 signatures) (0621/2008)
(name confidential) (0622/2008)
Irene Askitis-Lensler (0623/2008)
Juana García Tomás (Asociación de Familiares de Alzheimer de Valencia) (0624/2008)
09.06.2008
Wiktor Bakowski (0625/2008)
Asko Koivuaho (0626/2008)
Luigi Coda (0627/2008)
Aimo Remes (0628/2008)
Traian Iliescu (0629/2008)
Friedhelm Thissen (0630/2008)
Konrad Ringler (0631/2008)
Robert Biedroń (Kampania Przeciw Homofobii) (0632/2008)
Rubén Aguado (Asociación Valenciana de Afectados de Artritis (AVAAR)) (0633/2008)
Serguei Tchoubov (0635/2008)
Štefánia Lukačovičová (2 signatures) (0636/2008)
Pawel Szczepański (Ortopedyczno-Rehabilitacyjny Szpital Kliniczny im. Wiktora Degi Uniwersytetu Medycznego im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu) (2 signatures) (0637/2008)
Martin Romein (0638/2008)
Luigi Giovanni Solinas (0639/2008)
Giovanni Caruso (0640/2008)
Daniela Vinchi (0641/2008)
Dieter Wilhelm Staubitzer (Initiative-Augentropfen) (0642/2008)
(name confidential) (0643/2008)
Alessandro Esposito (0644/2008)
(name confidential) (0645/2008)
(name confidential) (0646/2008)
(name confidential) (0647/2008)
Lorenzo Torto (0648/2008)
Robert de Vos (Europe China Foundation) (0649/2008)
Billy Leonard (0650/2008)
José Miguel González Cruz (Asociación de Vecinos Huerta de la Salud) (0651/2008)
(name confidential) (0652/2008)
Jeremy Britton (0653/2008)
Antonio Tait (0654/2008)
Mariana Chelaru (0655/2008)
(name confidential) (0656/2008)
Tanja Monti-Hofer (0657/2008)
Manfred Habermann (0658/2008)
Ricardo Martínez Ruiz (0659/2008)
Mertens (VZW Working Party) (0660/2008)
Janina Małys-Kazimiera (0661/2008)
Van Hoa Nguyen (4 signatures) (0662/2008)
(name confidential) (0663/2008)
Francesco Lattuada (0664/2008)
Hans-Klaus Hensen (0665/2008)
Gert Vercauteren (0666/2008)
Alannah Eames (0667/2008)
Gheorghe Ungureanu (Obştea Moşnenilor Urucheşti) (0668/2008)
Dietmar Zimmermann (0669/2008)
11.06.2008
Association Gent del Ter (0670/2008)
Stefan Bacila (0671/2008)
Janina Piatkowska (0672/2008)
Anton Lixandroui (0673/2008)
Neculai Donisa-Sorodor (0674/2008)
Ehrhardt Bekeschus (0675/2008)
Ludmil Markowski (0676/2008)
Oliver Bretz (0677/2008)
Nikos Frangakis (Souriadakis Frangakis Skaltsas Pantelakis) (0678/2008)
Roger Ingle (0679/2008)
Henk den Broeder (0680/2008)
Isidro Betancort Egea (0681/2008)
Cristina Irina Anghel (0682/2008)
Giorgio Muroni (0683/2008)
Santo Maltese (0684/2008)
(name confidential) (0685/2008)
(name confidential) (0686/2008)
(name confidential) (0687/2008)
Petre Deaconescu (0688/2008)
Ioana Beatris Stancoi (0689/2008)
Dierk Stelzer (0690/2008)
(name confidential) (0691/2008)
Zara Pinnock (0692/2008)
(name confidential) (0693/2008)
Luca Mori (0694/2008)
(name confidential) (0696/2008)
David Bradley (0697/2008)
Andrea Mennella (0698/2008)
Francis Germes (0699/2008)
Bernd Speth (0700/2008)
(name confidential) (0701/2008).
13. Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions
The Commission communications on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament during the February and March 2008 part-sessions were available on the Séance en direct site.
14. Referral to committees
Proposal for a Council decision on the CARIFORUM partnership agreement (COM(2008)0156): The Conference of Presidents had decided at its meeting of 22.05.2008 to refer the document in question to the INTA Committee as the committee responsible and to the DEVE Committee for an opinion under Rule 47.
15. Change of interinstitutional classification number
The Commission had changed the interinstitutional classification number of the proposal for a Council decision in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Slovakia of the single currency on 1 January 2009 (COM(2008)0249 — C6-0198/2008 — 2008/0095(CNS)) (A6-0231/2008) to 2008/0092(CNS).
16. Request for urgent procedure
Council request for the application of urgent procedure (Rule 134) for:
Proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for the period 1 August 2008 to 31 July 2012 [COM(2008)0243 — C6-0199/2008 — 2008/0093(CNS)]
Reason for request:
Concluding this protocol would allow the first payment of the financial contribution to be made before the end of August 2008 and thereby avoid disruption to Member States' fishing activities.
Parliament would take a decision on this request at the start of the following day's sitting (Tuesday).
17. Order of business
The next item was the order of business.
The final draft agenda for the June I and II sittings (PE 408.289/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 132):
Sittings of 16.06.2008 to 19.06.2008
Monday
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Tuesday
In order to reach agreement with the Council at first reading, the vote on the report by József Szájer (A6-0216/2008) (Item 69 on the final draft agenda) was postponed to a later sitting.
Wednesday
Request by the IND/DEM Group to change the title of the debate on the preparation of the European Council (Item 44 on the final draft agenda) to ‘Preparation of the European Council after the Irish referendum’.
The following spoke: Gerard Batten, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, who moved the request.
Parliament agreed to the request.
The title of the Council and Commission statements was amended accordingly.
Request by the PSE Group to postpone until the afternoon the Council and Commission statements on the measures to combat the rise in oil prices (Item 74 on the final draft agenda) and to take the item in a joint debate with the oral questions on the crisis in the fisheries sector caused by rising fuel oil prices (Item 81 on the final draft agenda).
The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, who moved the request, Richard Corbett, Carmen Fraga Estévez, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who proposed that the President consult the House first on increasing the speaking time for the debate on the preparation of the European Council and then on the holding of a joint debate on the measures to combat the rise in oil prices and the crisis in the fisheries sector.
The President, acceding to this proposal, put the request on extending the debate on the preparation of the European Council after the Irish referendum to the vote.
Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (122 in favour, 93 against, 1 abstention).
The President then put to the vote the request concerning the holding of a joint debate on the measures to combat the rise in oil prices and the crisis in the fisheries sector caused by the rising price in fuel oil.
Parliament rejected the request by electronic vote (38 in favour, 152 against, 16 abstentions).
Thursday
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Sitting of 24.06.2008
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The order of business was thus established.
18. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Pursuant to Rule 144, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:
Georgios Papastamkos, Teresa Riera Madurell, Metin Kazak, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Dimitar Stoyanov, Gerard Batten, Pál Schmitt, Inés Ayala Sender, Viktória Mohácsi, Ewa Tomaszewska, James Nicholson, Gérard Onesta, Richard Corbett, Milan Horáček, László Tőkés, József Szájer, Martin Schulz, Brigitte Fouré, István Szent-Iványi, Eoin Ryan, Manolis Mavrommatis and Hélène Flautre
IN THE CHAIR: Mechtild ROTHE
Vice-President
The following spoke: Bairbre de Brún and Csaba Sándor Tabajdi.
19. Revision of the framework directive on waste ***II (debate)
Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives [11406/4/2007 — C6-0056/2008 — 2005/0281(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
Rapporteur: Caroline Jackson (A6-0162/2008)
Caroline Jackson introduced the recommendation for second reading.
The following spoke: Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: John Bowis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Guido Sacconi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mojca Drčar Murko, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jill Evans, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Bairbre de Brún, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Luca Romagnoli, Non-attached Member, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Gyula Hegyi, Chris Davies, Hiltrud Breyer, Roberto Musacchio, Jim Allister, Françoise Grossetête, Anne Ferreira, Anne Laperrouze, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, Umberto Guidoni, Péter Olajos and Horst Schnellhardt.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Frieda Brepoels, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi and Adam Gierek.
The following spoke: Stavros Dimas and Caroline Jackson.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 17.06.2008, Item 7.20.
20. Environmental quality standards in the field of water policy ***II (debate)
Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy and amending Directives 82/176/EEC, 83/513/EEC, 84/156/EEC, 84/491/EEC, 86/280/EEC and 2000/60/EC [11486/3/2007 — C6-0055/2008 — 2006/0129(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
Rapporteur: Anne Laperrouze (A6-0192/2008)
Anne Laperrouze introduced the recommendation for second reading.
IN THE CHAIR: Adam BIELAN
Vice-President
The following spoke: Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Robert Sturdy, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Chris Davies, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jens Holm, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Richard Seeber, Dorette Corbey, Hiltrud Breyer, Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines, Justas Vincas Paleckis and Christa Klaß.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Péter Olajos, Gyula Hegyi and Marios Matsakis.
The following spoke: Stavros Dimas and Anne Laperrouze.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 17.06.2008, Item 7.21.
21. European Union's disaster response capacity (debate)
Commission statement: European Union's disaster response capacity
Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Antonios Trakatellis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Edite Estrela, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Marek SIWIEC
Vice-President
The following spoke: Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Dimitar Stoyanov, Nonattached Member, Gerardo Galeote, Iratxe García Pérez, Françoise Grossetête, Stavros Lambrinidis, Rolf Berend.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Margaritis Schinas, Gyula Hegyi, Zuzana Roithová and Zbigniew Zaleski.
The following spoke: Stavros Dimas.
Motion for a resolution tabled to wind up the debate pursuant to Rule 103(2):
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Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, on stepping up the Union's disaster response capacity (B6-0303/2008) |
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 19.06.2008, Item 3.3.
22. Fortieth anniverary of the Customs Union
Commission statement: Fortieth anniverary of the Customs Union
László Kovács (Member of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Malcolm Harbour, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Evelyne Gebhardt, on behalf of the PSE Group, Janelly Fourtou, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Andreas Schwab, Arlene McCarthy and Małgorzata Handzlik.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Zuzana Roithová, Andrzej Jan Szejna, Marios Matsakis and Jean-Pierre Audy.
The following spoke: László Kovács.
Motion for a resolution tabled to wind up the debate pursuant to Rule 103(2):
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Arlene McCarthy, on behalf of the IMCO Committee, on the fortieth anniversary of the Customs Union (B6-0297/2008) |
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 19.06.2008, Item 5.1.
23. European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010) [COM(2007)0797 — C6-0469/2007 — 2007/0278(COD)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.
Rapporteur: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (A6-0173/2008)
The following spoke: Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission).
Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou introduced the report.
IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS
Vice-President
The following spoke: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee).
24. Amendment to the agenda
Following the postponement to Wednesday afternoon of the debate on the Council and Commission statements on the measures to combat the rise in oil prices (Minutes of 16.06.2008, Item 17), the President proposed, at the request of the chairmen of the political groups, to postpone to the sitting of 08.07.2008 the debate on the EU answer to the challenge of sovereign wealth funds (Item 77 on the final draft agenda).
Parliament agreed to this proposal.
25. European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion ***I (continuation of debate)
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010) [COM(2007)0797 — C6-0469/2007 — 2007/0278(COD)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.
Rapporteur: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (A6-0173/2008)
The following spoke: Thomas Mann, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Richard Falbr, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, on behalf of the UEN Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, José Albino Silva Peneda, Jan Andersson, Ewa Tomaszewska, Edit Bauer, Alejandro Cercas, Ryszard Czarnecki, Joel Hasse Ferreira, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Gabriela Creţu and Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Zbigniew Zaleski, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Anna Záborská, Vladimír Maňka, Danutė Budreikaitė, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Ilda Figueiredo and Juan Andrés Naranjo Escobar.
The following spoke: Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) and Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (rapporteur).
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 17.06.2008, Item 7.24.
26. The impact of cohesion policy on the integration of vulnerable communities and groups (debate)
Report on the impact of cohesion policy on the integration of vulnerable communities and groups [2007/2191(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development.
Rapporteur: Gábor Harangozó (A6-0212/2008)
Gábor Harangozó introduced the report.
The following spoke: Danuta Hübner (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Ilda Figueiredo (draftsman of the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Maria Petre, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Iratxe García Pérez, Emmanouil Angelakas, Evgeni Kirilov, Bernadette Bourzai and Miloš Koterec.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Ewa Tomaszewska.
The following spoke: Danuta Hübner and Gábor Harangozó.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 17.06.2008, Item 7.26.
27. Policy coherence for development and the effects of the EU's exploitation of certain biological natural resources on development in West Africa (debate)
Report on policy coherence for development and the effects of the EU's exploitation of certain biological natural resources on development in West Africa [2007/2183(INI)] — Committee on Development.
Rapporteur: Frithjof Schmidt (A6-0137/2008)
Frithjof Schmidt introduced the report.
The following spoke: Danuta Hübner (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Carmen Fraga Estévez (draftsman of the opinion of the PECH Committee), Filip Kaczmarek, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Thijs Berman, on behalf of the PSE Group, Hélène Goudin, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Bogdan Golik, Kathy Sinnott, Danuta Hübner and Frithjof Schmidt
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 17.06.2008, Item 7.27.
28. Agenda of the next sitting
The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 408.289/OJMA).
29. Closure of the sitting
The sitting closed at 23.05.
Harald Rømer
Secretary-General
Adam Bielan
Vice-President
ATTENDANCE REGISTER
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