28.3.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 74/1

MINUTES

(2009/C 74 E/01)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

1.   Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 17.05.

2.   Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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Nina Škottová had informed the Chair that she would not be present at the current part-session.

3.   Composition of Parliament

Michel Rocard had given notice in writing of his resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 1 February 2009.

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

The French authorities had given notice of the appointment of Bernard Soulage to replace Michel Rocard as Member of Parliament with effect from 1 February 2009.

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The Romanian authorities had given notice of the appointment of Alin Lucian Emanuel Antochi to replace Titus Corlățean as Member of Parliament with effect from 21 January 2009.

The Romanian authorities had given notice of the appointment of Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă to replace Cătălin-Ioan Nechifor as Member of Parliament with effect from 21 January 2009.

Under Rule 3(2), until such time as their credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that they had previously made a written declaration stating that they did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Alin Lucian Emanuel Antochi, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă and Bernard Soulage would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

4.   Verification of credentials

On a proposal by the JURI Committee, Parliament decided to validate the mandate of Martin Kastler with effect from 4 December 2008.

5.   Composition of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PPE-DE and IND/DEM Groups:

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AFET Committee: Călin Cătălin Chiriță, Pierre Pribetich

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INTA Committee: Trevor Colman to replace Nigel Farage

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BUDG Committee: Alexandru Nazare

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ECON Committee: Ingo Friedrich, Godfrey Bloom to replace John Whittaker

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REGI Committee: Iosif Matula, Bernard Soulage to replace Pierre Pribetich

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CULT Committee: Daniel Petru Funeriu, Adrian Manole

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AFCO Committee: Martin Kastler to replace Ingo Friedrich

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PETI Committee: Martin Kastler to replace Daniel Caspary

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Subcommittee on Security and Defence: Pierre Pribetich

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Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee: Adrian Manole

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Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council: Alexandru Nazare

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Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen: Călin Cătălin Chiriță

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Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China: Daniel Petru Funeriu

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Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand: Martin Kastler to replace Ewa Klamt

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Delegation for relations with South Africa: Iosif Matula

The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these Minutes.

6.   Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure

The President informed the House, under Rule 201(3), of the following interpretation of Rule 149(4), provided by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, which had been consulted on the application of that provision:

‘Members who have asked for the quorum to be established must be present in the Chamber when the request is made.’

If this interpretation was not contested by a political group or by at least 40 Members (Rule 201(4)) before the Minutes of the current sitting were approved it would be deemed to have been adopted. Otherwise, the matter would be put to the vote in Parliament.

7.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1)

from committees:

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Report on enhancing the role of European SMEs in international trade (2008/2205(INI)) — INTA Committee.

Rapporteur: Cristiana Muscardini (A6-0001/2009)

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* Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries (COM(2008)0431 — C6-0313/2008 — 2008/0131(CNS)) — AGRI Committee.

Rapporteur: Constantin Dumitriu (A6-0004/2009)

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* Report on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of an Agreement aimed at renewing the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and the Government of the Russian Federation (COM(2008)0728 — C6-0456/2008 — 2008/0209(CNS)) — ITRE Committee.

Rapporteur: Angelika Niebler (A6-0005/2009)

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* Report on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the extension of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America (COM(2008)0581 — C6-0392/2008 — 2008/0184(CNS)) — ITRE Committee.

Rapporteur: Angelika Niebler (A6-0006/2009)

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Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Miloslav Ransdorf (2008/2176(IMM)) — JURI Committee.

Rapporteur: Aloyzas Sakalas (A6-0008/2009)

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Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (2008/2144(INI)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Roberta Angelilli (A6-0012/2009)

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Report on the Second Strategic Energy Review (2008/2239(INI)) — ITRE Committee.

Rapporteur: Anne Laperrouze (A6-0013/2009)

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Report on pre-commercial procurement: driving innovation to ensure sustainable high quality public services in Europe (2008/2139(INI)) — IMCO Committee.

Rapporteur: Malcolm Harbour (A6-0018/2009)

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Report on International Trade and the Internet (2008/2204(INI)) — INTA Committee.

Rapporteur: Georgios Papastamkos (A6-0020/2009)

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Report on Trade and Economic Relations with China (2008/2171(INI)) — INTA Committee.

Rapporteur: Corien Wortmann-Kool (A6-0021/2009)

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Report on the Implementation in the EU of Directive 2003/9/EC on the minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers: visits by the Committee on Civil LIberties 2005-2008 (2008/2235(INI)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Martine Roure (A6-0024/2009)

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council providing for sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (COM(2007)0249 — C6-0143/2007 — 2007/0094(COD)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Claudio Fava (A6-0026/2009)

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Report on Wilderness in Europe (2008/2210(INI)) — ENVI Committee.

Rapporteur: Gyula Hegyi (A6-0478/2008)

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Report on non-discrimination based on gender and intergenerational solidarity (2008/2118(INI)) — FEMM Committee.

Rapporteur: Anna Záborská (A6-0492/2008)

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Report on ‘2050: The future begins today — Recommendations for the EU´s future integrated policy on climate change’(2008/2105(INI)) — CLIM Committee.

Rapporteur: Karl-Heinz Florenz (A6-0495/2008)

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Report on an Agenda for Sustainable Future in General and Business Aviation (2008/2134(INI)) — TRAN Committee.

Rapporteur: Luís Queiró (A6-0501/2008)

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Report on Development impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) (2008/2170(INI)) — DEVE Committee.

Rapporteur: Jürgen Schröder (A6-0513/2008)

2)

from Members:

2.1)

oral questions for Question Time (Rule 109) (B6-0006/2009):

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to the Council:

Harkin Marian, Medina Ortega Manuel, Țicău Silvia-Adriana, Burke Colm, Doyle Avril, McGuinness Mairead, Ó Neachtain Seán, Aylward Liam, Ryan Eoin, Crowley Brian, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Higgins Jim, Nicholson James, Moraes Claude, Posselt Bernd, Mitchell Gay, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Guerreiro Pedro, Martin David, Holm Jens, Meyer Pleite Willy, Toussas Georgios, McAvan Linda, Zwiefka Tadeusz, Sinnott Kathy, Saks Katrin, Hołowczyc Krzysztof, Karim Sajjad, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Pafilis Athanasios, Czarnecki Ryszard, Droutsas Konstantinos

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to the Commission:

França Armando, Martin David, Sonik Bogusław, Gräßle Ingeborg, Aylward Liam, Mitchell Gay, Medina Ortega Manuel, Doyle Avril, Ó Neachtain Seán, Ryan Eoin, Higgins Jim, Bowis John, Posselt Bernd, Guerreiro Pedro, Holm Jens, Meyer Pleite Willy, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Harkin Marian, Arnaoutakis Stavros, Crowley Brian, McGuinness Mairead, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Moraes Claude, Goudin Hélène, Brejc Mihael, Schmidt Olle, Sinnott Kathy, De Rossa Proinsias, Pafilis Athanasios, Țicău Silvia-Adriana, Burke Colm, Papastamkos Georgios, Lundgren Nils, Nicholson James, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Mavrommatis Manolis, El Khadraoui Saïd, Zwiefka Tadeusz, Hołowczyc Krzysztof, Toussas Georgios, Droutsas Konstantinos, Karim Sajjad, Irujo Amezaga Mikel, Czarnecki Ryszard

2.2)

motions for resolutions (Rule 113):

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Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on regulation of the profession of builder and building industry occupations (completion and finishing) (B6-0060/2009)

referred to responsible: EMPL

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Jana Bobošíková. Motion for a resolution on reducing the salary of Members of the European Parliament in view of the economic recession in the European Union and the global financial and economic crisis (B6-0061/2009)

referred to responsible: JURI

opinion: BUDG

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Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on identity checks on children moving within the EU (B6-0065/2009)

referred to responsible: LIBE

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Călin Cătălin Chiriță. Motion for a resolution on promoting the right to mother-tongue education for members of the Romanian minority in Ukraine (B6-0067/2009)

referred to responsible: AFET

opinion: CULT

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Daciana Octavia Sârbu. Motion for a resolution on natural disasters in Europe (B6-0068/2009)

referred to responsible: ENVI

opinion: AGRI, BUDG, REGI

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Sebastian Valentin Bodu and Marian-Jean Marinescu. Motion for a resolution on the removal of barriers on the free movement of labour force within EU borders (B6-0071/2009)

referred to responsible: EMPL

2.3)

proposals for recommendations (Rule 114):

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Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg and Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group. Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on the confiscation of assets and properties of criminal organisation and the necessity of their reuse for social purposes (B6-0064/2009)

referred to responsible: LIBE

8.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following:

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Protocol to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade related matters between the European community, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take into account the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union,

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Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Armenia on certain aspects of air services,

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Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine,

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Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation amending Annex 11 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products.

9.   Lapsed written declarations

In accordance with Rule 116(5), written declarations 0072, 0073, 0074, 0075, 0076, 0077, 0078, 0081, 0082, 0083, 0084, 0085, 0087 and 0088/2008 had lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

10.   Oral questions and written declarations (submission)

The following documents had been submitted by Members:

1)

oral questions (Rule 108):

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(O-0115/2008) by Vladimír Remek, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, to the Commission: Challenge of energy efficiency through information and communication technologies (B6-0003/2009),

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(O-0001/2009) by Daniel Caspary, Robert Sturdy, Corien Wortmann-Kool and Zbigniew Zaleski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, to the Commission: Impact assessment of the compromises reached in the Doha negotiations on NAMA and services at the end of July 2008 (B6-0004/2009),

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(O-0002/2009) by Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Hannes Swoboda, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Véronique De Keyser, Katrin Saks and Claude Moraes, on behalf of the PSE Group, to the Commission: Protection of traditional national, ethnic and immigrant minorities in Europe (B6-0005/2009),

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(O-0007/2009) by David Hammerstein, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Alexandra Dobolyi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Willy Meyer Pleite, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: Voting rights for non-citizens of Latvia in local elections (B6-0007/2009),

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(O-0008/2009) by Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: Production and employment in the textile and clothing sector in various EU Member States (B6-0008/2009)

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written declarations for inclusion in the register (Rule 116):

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Alain Hutchinson, Gérard Deprez, Pierre Jonckheer, José Ribeiro e Castro and Francis Wurtz on the ban on the production, sale and distribution of Nazi items and insignia within the EU (0004/2009),

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Dimitar Stoyanov and Slavi Binev on the opening of Units 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Kozloduy nuclear power station (0005/2009),

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Dimitar Stoyanov, Desislav Chukolov and Slavi Binev on the upsurge in ethnic hatred against Bulgarians in Bulgaria (0006/2009),

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Daniel Strož on anti-integrationist tendencies in connection with attempts to revise the consequences of the Second World War (0007/2009),

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Cristiana Muscardini, Monica Frassoni, Christopher Beazley, Daniel Dăianu and Adamos Adamou on a proposal for transparent labelling for accurate information on the origin, quality and traceability of foodstuffs (0008/2009),

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Anna Záborská, Martin Kastler, Jean Louis Cottigny, Patrizia Toia and Konrad Szymański on the protection of a work-free Sunday as an essential pillar of the European Social Model and a part of the European cultural heritage (0009/2009),

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Donata Gottardi, Sepp Kusstatscher, Iles Braghetto, Elizabeth Lynne and Kathy Sinnott on the rights of people with disabilities in the event of disaster (0010/2009),

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Sebastian Valentin Bodu and Marian-Jean Marinescu on the removal of barriers to the free movement of labour within EU borders (0011/2009),

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Alain Hutchinson, David Hammerstein and Neil Parish on the welfare of pets and stray animals (0012/2009).

11.   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):

28.01.2009

Carlo Garigliano (1785/2008)

Karl Heinz Blendermann (1786/2008)

Diter Beck (1787/2008)

Zaharia Dumitru (1788/2008)

Peter Magsam (1789/2008)

Georgi Atanosov (1790/2008)

Athanasios Kaloutsis (Panellinio Somatio Ethnikon Diethnon Epivatikon Mataforon Odromeas) (2 signatures) (1791/2008)

Peter Onderka (1792/2008)

Ion Cernei (125 signatures) (1793/2008)

Marioara Budugan (1794/2008)

Anna Tsafari (1795/2008)

Irena Kamińska (Stowarzyszenie Sędziów Polskich Iustitia) (2 signatures) (1796/2008)

Gheorghe Nițu (1797/2008)

Erika Jahn (1798/2008)

Stefano Paoli (Comitato per la difesa del cittadino) (2 signatures) (1799/2008)

Rolf Brunke (1800/2008)

Andreas Ludwig (Bürgerinitiative Horka) (1801/2008)

Vilkauskas Kestutis (1802/2008)

Nikos Tsoullou (16 signatures) (1803/2008)

Giorgios Toussas (Komunistiko Komma Elladas) (1804/2008)

Roland Schneider (1805/2008)

David Iliias (1806/2008)

Michał Boguta (1807/2008)

S. Aalbersberg (1808/2008)

Adelino Maffongelli (1809/2008)

(name confidential) (1810/2008)

Christa Schudeja (Heimkinderverband Deutschland) (1811/2008)

Alessandro Tuberga (A. T. G. V. I. Associazione Tutela Guardie Volontarie d'Italia) (1812/2008)

Caroline zu Stolberg (1813/2008)

(name confidential) (1814/2008)

Iakovos Papadopoulos (1815/2008)

Mirela Matias (1816/2008)

Agustin Campos Flores (1817/2008)

José Carlos Morte Navarro (1818/2008)

Ulrich Langner (1819/2008)

Gabriel Gümüs (1820/2008)

Jens Genzer (1821/2008)

Paola Cairo (1822/2008)

(name confidential) (1823/2008)

(name confidential) (1824/2008)

(name confidential) (1825/2008)

Adolfo Pablo Lapi (1826/2008)

Manfred Narr (1827/2008)

Roberto Marcoccio (1828/2008)

Siegfried Pichler (Arbeiterkammer Salzburg) (1829/2008)

Zaki Al Chibib (1830/2008)

Mustafa Irkan (1831/2008)

Adriana-Violeta Amariei (Federația Sindicatelor Libere din Învățământ) (60 signatures) (1832/2008)

Ioannis Asteriou (Somateia Metalleion Kassandras) (3 signatures) (1833/2008)

(name confidential) (1834/2008)

Alexandra Lünskens (1835/2008)

Valeria Cangiullo (1836/2008)

Tobias Fleck (1837/2008)

Florin Popescu (1838/2008)

Walther Dexheimer (1839/2008)

Ioana Petre (3 271 signatures) (1840/2008).

30.01.2009

(name confidential) (1841/2008)

Mag. Gerhard Gröβwang (1842/2008)

Leonilde Scarciafratte (1843/2008)

Wayne Judson (1844/2008)

(name confidential) (1845/2008)

Maria Kalapiș (1846/2008)

Ibrahim Habib Ibrahim (European Union of Coptic Organisations for Human Rights) (1847/2008)

Ramon Maynou Ferreres (1848/2008)

Alan G. Ruth (Irish Health Trade Association (IHTA)) (1849/2008)

Giovanni Drago (1850/2008)

Aurora D'amico (1851/2008)

Zbigniew Orlowski (1852/2008)

Ton Van der Kroon (1853/2008)

Luca Moriconi (1854/2008)

(name confidential) (1855/2008)

Torbjörn Svensson Diaz (1856/2008)

Adekoyejo Adegbesan (1857/2008)

Oliver Zimmer (1858/2008)

(name confidential) (1859/2008)

Ken Gregory (1860/2008)

Maria Claudia Fiorani (1861/2008)

Sancho Rodríguez Villar (1862/2008)

Zdenek Altner (1863/2008)

Ioan Antonescu (Asociatia Cultul Eroilor) (8 signatures) (1864/2008)

Clara Rosa Moralejo Moralejo (565 signatures) (1865/2008)

Horst-Günter Mazur (1866/2008)

Dimitris Anastasios Georgoulis (1867/2008)

Suzanne Ludwig-Kloth (1868/2008)

Alan Mitchell (1869/2008)

Valentin Rosca (1870/2008)

Asociación de vecinos de Celoriu ‘La Hoguera’(1871/2008)

Julia Pérez Escrilano (1872/2008)

José Chamizo de la Rubia (Defensor del Pueblo andaluz) (1873/2008)

Katharina Benninghoff (1874/2008)

Tibor Gabor (SC La Fayette Mode SRL) (1875/2008)

Rudolf Hotzy (1876/2008)

Sarah Rampazzo (Rete Agatergon) (2 signatures) (1877/2008)

Dunya Yasanacak (Yasanacak Dunya) (2 798 signatures) (1878/2008)

Jon Bright (ERDF Programming Monitoring Committee) (1 560 signatures) (1879/2008)

Gisela Von der Lühe (1880/2008)

Nastasios Kontogouris (1881/2008)

Angelos S. Pneymatikos (1882/2008)

Hans Kolmeyer (1883/2008)

Robert Wase-Baley (1884/2008)

Tibor Viniczay (6 signatures) (1885/2008)

Pierfranco Olivani (Società Italiana di Medicina delle Migrazioni) (4 signatures) (1886/2008).

12.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The final draft agenda for the February I sittings (PE 419.079/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 132):

Monday

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Martine Roure had withdrawn her request for a short presentation of her report (A6-0024/2009) on the implementation in the European Union of Directive 2003/9/EC laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers and refugees: visits by the Committee on Civil Liberties 2005-2008 (Item 41 on the final draft agenda). The report would be put to the vote on Thursday.

Tuesday and Wednesday

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no changes.

Thursday

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Request by the UEN Group to replace the item (Item 58 on the final draft agenda) with an item entitled ‘Brazil's refusal to extradite Cesare Battisti’.

The following spoke: Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, who moved the request.

Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (104 in favour, 49 against, 8 abstentions).

The order of business was thus established.

13.   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:

Csaba Sógor, Iliana Malinova Iotova, Siiri Oviir, Ewa Tomaszewska, Hélène Flautre, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Zita Pleštinská, Rovana Plumb, Bilyana Ilieva Raeva, Dariusz Maciej Grabowski, László Tőkés, Madeleine Jouye de Grandmaison, Georgios Georgiou, Pál Schmitt, Katerina Batzeli, Eugenijus Gentvilas, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Nicolae Vlad Popa, Alexandra Dobolyi, Viktória Mohácsi, Ilda Figueiredo, Kinga Gál, Glyn Ford, Margaritis Schinas, Evgeni Kirilov, Jim Higgins, Ljudmila Novak and Atanas Paparizov.

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Anne Laperrouze, Georgios Toussas, Jim Allister, Panayiotis Demetriou, Richard Corbett, Marco Pannella, Iosif Matula, Jörg Leichtfried, Jelko Kacin, James Nicholson, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Iuliu Winkler, Véronique Mathieu and Czesław Adam Siekierski.

14.   Impact assessment of the compromises reached in the Doha negotiations on NAMA and services at the end of July 2008 (debate)

Commission statement: Impact assessment of the compromises reached in the Doha negotiations on NAMA and services at the end of July 2008

Catherine Ashton (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Glyn Ford, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marco Pannella, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jacky Hénin, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Corien Wortmann-Kool, Francisco Assis, Georgios Toussas, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Christofer Fjellner and Mairead McGuinness.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Paul Rübig, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Zbigniew Zaleski and Mairead McGuinness.

The following spoke: Catherine Ashton.

The debate closed.

15.   Production and employment in the textile and clothing sector in various EU Member States (debate)

Oral question (O-0008/2009) by Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: Production and employment in the textile and clothing sector in various EU Member States (B6-0008/2009)

Corien Wortmann-Kool (deputising for the author) moved the oral question.

Catherine Ashton (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Rovana Plumb, on behalf of the PSE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE

Vice-President

The following spoke: Gianluca Susta, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Tokia Saïfi, Francisco Assis, Danutė Budreikaitė, Ivo Belet, Martí Grau i Segú and Elisa Ferreira.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Paul Rübig, Zbigniew Zaleski and Miloslav Ransdorf.

The following spoke: Catherine Ashton.

The debate closed.

16.   Consequences of the recent gas crisis — Second Strategic Energy Review — Challenge of energy efficiency through information and communication technologies (debate)

Commission statement: Consequences of the recent gas crisis

Report on the Second Strategic Energy Review [2008/2239(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Anne Laperrouze (A6-0013/2009)

Oral question (O-0115/2008) by Vladimír Remek, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, to the Commission: Challenge of energy efficiency through information and communication technologies (B6-0003/2009)

Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

Anne Laperrouze introduced the report.

Vladimír Remek moved the oral question.

Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee), Romana Jordan Cizelj, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Mechtild Rothe, on behalf of the PSE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Marek SIWIEC

Vice-President

The following spoke: Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Antonio Mussa, on behalf of the UEN Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Desislav Chukolov, Non-attached Member, Gunnar Hökmark, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Lena Ek, Eugenijus Maldeikis, Claude Turmes, Miloslav Ransdorf, Sergej Kozlík, Nikolaos Vakalis, Hannes Swoboda, Konrad Szymański, David Hammerstein, Jerzy Buzek and Reino Paasilinna.

IN THE CHAIR: Luisa MORGANTINI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Fiona Hall, Roberts Zīle, Paul Rübig, Teresa Riera Madurell, Olle Schmidt, Dariusz Maciej Grabowski, Herbert Reul, Atanas Paparizov, Andrzej Wielowieyski, Péter Olajos, Libor Rouček, Danutė Budreikaitė, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Avril Doyle, Evgeni Kirilov, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Mairead McGuinness, Emanuel Jardim Fernandes and Iliana Malinova Iotova.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Călin Cătălin Chiriță, Colm Burke, Ioan Mircea Pașcu, Zita Pleštinská, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Flaviu Călin Rus and Nicolae Vlad Popa.

The following spoke: Andris Piebalgs.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Viviane Reding and Anne Laperrouze.

Challenge of energy efficiency through information and communication technologies

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

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Vladimír Remek, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, on addressing the challenge of energy efficiency through information and communication technologies (B6-0062/2009)

The debate closed.

Vote: Report: Anne Laperrouze — A6-0013/2009: Minutes of 03.02.2009, Item 6.7, motion for a resolution B6-0062/2009: Minutes of 04.02.2009, Item 7.2

17.   Development impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) (short presentation)

Report on Development impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) [2008/2170(INI)] — Committee on Development.

Rapporteur: Jürgen Schröder (A6-0513/2008)

Jürgen Schröder made the presentation.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: Minutes of 05.02.2009, Item 5.6.

18.   Wilderness in Europe (short presentation)

Report on Wilderness in Europe [2008/2210(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Gyula Hegyi (A6-0478/2008)

Gyula Hegyi made the presentation.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Avril Doyle, who regretted the fact that what she viewed as an excessive number of reports were subject to the short presentation procedure under Rule 45(2) rather than being debated (the President recalled the powers and responsibilities of the Conference of Presidents and invited the honourable Member to approach the president of her group).

The item closed.

Vote: Minutes of 03.02.2009, Item 6.3.

19.   General and business aviation (short presentation)

Report on an Agenda for Sustainable Future in General and Business Aviation [2008/2134(INI)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Luís Queiró (A6-0501/2008)

Luís Queiró made the presentation.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: Minutes of 03.02.2009, Item 6.5.

20.   Non-discrimination based on gender and inter-generational solidarity (short presentation)

Report on the non-discrimination based on gender and inter-generational solidarity [2008/2118(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

Rapporteur: Anna Záborská (A6-0492/2008)

Anna Záborská made the presentation.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, who supported the remarks made by Avril Doyle on the organisation of business (Minutes of 02.02.2009, Item 18). (The President took note.)

The item closed.

Vote: Minutes of 03.02.2009, Item 6.8.

21.   Pre-commercial procurement: driving innovation to ensure sustainable high quality public services in Europe (short presentation)

Report on the pre-commercial procurement: driving innovation to ensure sustainable high quality public services in Europe [2008/2139(INI)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Malcolm Harbour (A6-0018/2009)

Malcolm Harbour made the presentation.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: Minutes of 03.02.2009, Item 6.6.

22.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 419.079/OJMA).

23.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.00.

Harald Rømer

Secretary-General

Hans-Gert Pöttering

President

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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