12.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 146/1

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MINUTES

(2008/C 146 E/01)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

1.   Resumption of session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

2.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous session were approved.

3.   Membership of Parliament

The Irish authorities had notified Parliament that Simon Coveney had been elected to the Irish Parliament.

Under Article 7(2) of the Act concerning the election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, Parliament noted that the office in question was incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament and established a vacancy with effect from 11.06.2007.

4.   Verification of credentials

On a proposal by the JURI Committee, Parliament validated the mandates of Samuli Pohjamo, with effect from 23.04.2007, and of Cristian Silviu Buşoi and Horia-Victor Toma, with effect from 24.04.2007.

5.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the ALDE Group, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

—	AFET Committee: Metin Kazak

—	ECON Committee: Mariela Velichkova Baeva

—	EMPL Committee: Bilyana Ilieva Raeva

—	ENVI Committee: Vladko Todorov Panayotov

6.   Signature of acts adopted under codecision

The President announced that, on Wednesday, he and the President of the Council would sign the following acts adopted under the codecision procedure pursuant to Rule 68:

—	Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Directive 68/89/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the classification of wood in the rough (3605/1/2007 — C6-0181/2007 — 2006/0178(COD))

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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 a specific programme to prevent and combat violence against children, young people and women and to protect victims and groups at risk (Daphne III programme) as part of the General Programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ (3626/2007 — C6-0185/2007 — 2005/0037A(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of the trans-European transport and energy networks (3625/2007 — C6-0174/2007 — 2004/0154(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates (3603/3/2007 — C6-0182/2007 — 2005/0016(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (3602/4/2007 — C6-0184/2007 — 2005/0282(COD))

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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 (3617/3/2007 — C6-0183/2007 — 2006/0127(COD))

7.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1)

from committees: 1.1) reports: — * Report on the proposal for a Council framework decision on the organisation and content of the exchange of information extracted from criminal records between Member States (COM(2005)0690 — C6-0052/2006 — 2005/0267(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (A6-0170/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0921 — C6-0032/2007 — 2006/0297(COD)) — ENVI Committee. Rapporteur: Marie-Noëlle Lienemann (A6-0174/2007) — Report on asylum: practical cooperation, quality of decision-making in the common European asylum system (2006/2184(INI)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Hubert Pirker (A6-0182/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 and Directive 2000/13/EC (COM(2006)0427 — C6-0259/2006 — 2006/0147(COD)) — ENVI Committee. Rapporteur: Mojca Drčar Murko (A6-0185/2007) — Report on Keep Europe moving — Sustainable mobility for our continent (2006/2227(INI)) — TRAN Committee. Rapporteur: Etelka Barsi-Pataky (A6-0190/2007) — Report on consumer confidence in the digital environment (2006/2048(INI)) — IMCO Committee. Rapporteur: Zuzana Roithová (A6-0191/2007) — Report on building a European policy on broadband (2006/2273(INI)) — ITRE Committee. Rapporteur: Gunnar Hökmark (A6-0193/2007) — * Report on the proposal for a Council directive on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to certain levies, duties, taxes and other measures (codified version) (COM(2006)0605 — C6-0409/2006 — 2006/0192(CNS)) — JURI Committee. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Mayer (A6-0200/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (codified version) (COM(2006)0664 — C6-0384/2006 — 2006/0222(COD)) — JURI Committee. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Mayer (A6-0201/2007) — Report on the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (2006/2199(INI)) — EQUI Committee. Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0203/2007) — Report on EU economic and trade relations with Russia (2006/2237(INI)) — INTA Committee. Rapporteur: Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (A6-0206/2007) — Report on the work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2006 (2007/2021(INI)) — DEVE Committee. Rapporteur: Thierry Cornillet (A6-0208/2007) — Report on a regulatory framework for measures enabling young women in the European Union to combine family life with a period of studies (2006/2276(INI)) — FEMM Committee. Rapporteur: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (A6-0209/2007) — Report on MEDA and financial support to Palestine — evaluation, implementation and control (2006/2128(INI)) — CONT Committee. Rapporteur: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (A6-0210/2007) — * Report on the modified proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals (COM(2006)0110 — C6-0157/2006 — 2003/0218(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0211/2007) — Report on juvenile delinquency, the role of women, the family and society (2007/2011(INI)) — FEMM Committee. Rapporteur: Katerina Batzeli (A6-0212/2007) — Report on the Millennium Development Goals — the midway point (2007/2103(INI)) — DEVE Committee. Rapporteur: Glenys Kinnock (A6-0220/2007) — Report on an area of freedom, security and justice: Strategy on the external dimension, Action Plan implementing the Hague programme (2006/2111(INI)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Bogdan Klich (A6-0223/2007) — Report on specific problems in the Transposition and Implementation of Public Procurement Legislation and its relation to the Lisbon Agenda (2006/2084(INI)) — IMCO Committee. Rapporteur: Arlene McCarthy (A6-0226/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the banning of exports and the safe storage of metallic mercury (COM(2006)0636 — C6-0363/2006 — 2006/0206(COD)) — ENVI Committee. Rapporteur: Dimitrios Papadimoulis (A6-0227/2007) — * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other (COM(2007)0180 — C6-0128/2007 — 2007/0062(CNS)) — PECH Committee. Rapporteur: Philippe Morillon (A6-0228/2007) — * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of a Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe and the European Community (COM(2007)0085 — C6-0098/2007 — 2007/0034(CNS)) — PECH Committee. Rapporteur: Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos (A6-0231/2007) — Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Mario Borghezio (2006/2304(IMM)) — JURI Committee. Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0233/2007)

2)

from Members: 2.1) oral questions for Question Time (Rule 109) (B6-0125/2007): — Commission Mavrommatis Manolis, Crowley Brian, Medina Ortega Manuel, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Budreikaitė Danutė, Czarnecki Ryszard, Toussas Georgios, Ludford Sarah, Papastamkos Georgios, Martin David, Posselt Bernd, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Gurmai Zita, Leichtfried Jörg, Thomsen Britta, Ayala Sender Inés, van Nistelrooij Lambert, Ebner Michl, Pafilis Athanasios, Moraes Claude, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Tarabella Marc, Braghetto Iles, Pieper Markus, Bowis John, Nicholson James, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Badia i Cutchet Maria, Arnaoutakis Stavros, Tajani Antonio, El Khadraoui Saïd, Newton Dunn Bill, Hatzidakis Konstantinos, Willmott Glenis, Karatzaferis Georgios, Goudin Hélène, Evans Robert, Segelström Inger, Bushill-Matthews Philip, Vanhecke Frank, López-Istúriz White Antonio, Pflüger Tobias, Belohorská Irena, Varvitsiotis Ioannis, Beglitis Panagiotis, Casaca Paulo, Ó Neachtain Seán, Ryan Eoin, Aylward Liam, Belet Ivo, De Vits Mia, Geringer de Oedenberg Lidia Joanna, Batzeli Katerina, Van Hecke Johan, Podkański Zdzisław Zbigniew, Ciornei Silvia, Hennicot-Schoepges Erna, Guerreiro Pedro, Manolakou Diamanto, Andrikienė Laima Liucija — Council Mavrommatis Manolis, Moraes Claude, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Medina Ortega Manuel, Ludford Sarah, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Lundgren Nils, Evans Robert, Bushill-Matthews Philip, Posselt Bernd, Seppänen Esko, Pflüger Tobias, Vaidere Inese, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Budreikaitė Danutė, Nicholson James, Miguélez Ramos Rosa, Riera Madurell Teresa, Casaca Paulo, Crowley Brian, Ó Neachtain Seán, Ryan Eoin, Aylward Liam, Pafilis Athanasios, Van Hecke Johan, McAvan Linda, Attwooll Elspeth, Tajani Antonio, Kinnock Glenys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Toussas Georgios, Guerreiro Pedro, Manolakou Diamanto, Andrikienė Laima Liucija 2.2) motions for resolutions (Rule 113): — Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group. Motion for a resolution on bullying and substance abuse among teenagers in sport (B6-0237/2007) referred to responsible: CULT   opinion: FEMM, LIBE

8.   Written declarations (Rule 116)

In accordance with Rule 116(5), written declarations 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30/2007 lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

9.   Oral questions and written declarations (tabling)

The following documents had been received from Members:

1)

oral questions (Rule 108): — (O-0026/2007) Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Roberta Angelilli, Liam Aylward, Peter Baco, Sergio Berlato, Adam Bielan, Martin Callanan, Paulo Casaca, Sylwester Chruszcz, Brian Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Joseph Daul, Albert Deß, Valdis Dombrovskis, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Maciej Marian Giertych, Béla Glattfelder, Bogdan Golik, Genowefa Grabowska, Dariusz Maciej Grabowski, Małgorzata Handzlik, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Sergej Kozlík, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Urszula Krupa, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Bogusław Liberadzki, Marcin Libicki, Astrid Lulling, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Cristiana Muscardini, Seán Ó Neachtain, Péter Olajos, Neil Parish, Bogdan Pęk, Józef Pinior, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Umberto Pirilli, Paweł Bartłomiej Piskorski, Zita Pleštinská, Jacek Protasiewicz, Bogusław Rogalski, Dariusz Rosati, Wojciech Roszkowski, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Eoin Ryan, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Andreas Schwab, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Francesco Enrico Speroni, Grażyna Staniszewska, Andrzej Jan Szejna, Konrad Szymański, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Salvatore Tatarella, Witold Tomczak, Bernard Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski and Roberts Zīle, to the Commission: Aid for farmers affected by frost damage (B6-0126/2007) — (O-0030/2007) Marcin Libicki and Michael Cashman, on behalf of the PETI Committee, to the Council: Fact-finding mission to the regions of Andalusia, Valencia and Madrid (B6-0127/2007) — (O-0031/2007), Marcin Libicki and Michael Cashman, on behalf of the PETI Committee, to the Commission: Fact-finding mission to the regions of Andalusía, Valencia and Madrid (B6-0128/2007)

2)

written declarations for entry in the Register (Rule 116): — Riccardo Ventre on the protection of the quality and specificity of Burley tobacco (0060/2007) — Sándor Kónya-Hamar, Atilla Béla Ladislau Kelemen and Károly Ferenc Szabó on the need to re-establish the state-funded Hungarian-language Bolyai University (0061/2007) — Roberta Angelilli, Cristiana Muscardini and Anna Záborská on opposing the holding of the ‘International Boy Love Day’, or paedophile pride day (0062/2007) — Andreas Mölzer on left-wing extremist violence (0063/2007) — Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Richard Howitt, Kathy Sinnott, Roberta Angelilli and Anna Záborská on ‘dys’crimination and social exclusion affecting children with ‘dys’abilities (0064/2007)

10.   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):

21.05.2007

Jean-Michel Camus (SCP d'Avocats) (No 240/2007);

Nikola Nikolov (No 241/2007);

Lars Evan Jørgensen (No 242/2007);

(name confidential) (No 243/2007);

Uwe Hackländer (No 244/2007);

Thorsten Laetermann (No 245/2007);

Julia Ovchinski (Dr Gorev Engelmann e. a.) (No 246/2007);

George Skevofylax (No 247/2007);

Janet Crawford (No 248/2007);

Pauline Smout (The Hafod Environmental Group) (No 249/2007);

Janet Crawford (No 250/2007);

(name confidential) (+10 000 signatures) (No 251/2007);

Patrick Ryan (No 252/2007);

Peter Thompson (Carrigtwohill Environmental Alliance) (No 253/2007);

Jean Dudley (+ 2 signatures) (No 254/2007);

Keith William Partridge (+ 2 signatures) (No 255/2007);

Eric Støttrup Thomsen (European Roma and Travellers Forum ‘Romano’) (No 256/2007);

Theresa Jordan (No 257/2007);

(name confidential) (+ 230 signatures) (No 258/2007);

Keith Baker (No 259/2007);

Jurij Radovič (No 260/2007);

Patrick Kelly (261/2007);

Dalia Zagnoj (262/2007);

Muhammed Mokbel Elbakry (No 263/2007);

Adam Grim (B. Grima & Sons Ltd) (No 264/2007);

Natalia González Menéndez (Asociación de Vecinos ‘San Martín de Veriña’) (No 265/2007);

Concepció Tortojada Capdevila (No 266/2007);

Seija Suorsa Pahl (No 267/2007);

Maria Calia (No 268/2007);

Heidi Theunissen (No 269/2007);

(name confidential) (No 270/2007);

Anna Najberg (Rada Rodziców przy SP 16 w Kielcach) (No 271/2007);

Mihaela Rodica Rotaru (No 272/2007);

Viorel Oltean (No 273/2007);

Maria Dragnea (No 274/2007);

Alexei Rudeanu (No 275/2007);

Paul Ioan (No 276/2007);

Sabine Kehling (No 277/2007).

06.06.2007

Jürgen and Rosita Westphal (+ 18 signatures) (No 278/2007);

Karin Regorsek (No 279/2007);

Franz König (No 280/2007);

Christian Augenstein (No 281/2007);

Hermann Witte (No 282/2007);

Christian Müller (No 283/2007);

Philipp Moschkerz (No 284/2007);

José Morales Roselló (No 285/2007);

James Lane (No 286/2007);

Tibor Petrys (Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im S. Staszica) (No 287/2007);

Gabriel Nistorescu (No 288/2007);

Bernadette Moore (No 289/2007);

Christopher Smith (No 290/2007);

Maria Cholewinska (No 291/2007);

Francisco Goya Pérez (No 292/2007);

Diego De Ramón Hernández (Unión Democrática Región de Murcia) (No 293/2007);

Maria José Delgado Aguilera (Asociación en Defensa de la Medicina Natural) (No 294/2007);

Emil and Luciana Pica (+ 2 signatures) (No 295/2007);

Norbert and Gudrun Schmidt (+ 2 signatures) (No 296/2007);

Herbert Greipl (No 297/2007);

Cristiana Muscardini (+3 000 signatures) (No 298/2007);

Denis Dineen (Watergrasshill Community Association) (No 299/2007).

08.06.2007

Christos Nikoloutsopoulos and Konstantinos Tokatlidis (Nikoloutsopoulos Law Office) (+ 2 signatures) (No 300/2007);

Dragos-Catalin Stoianovici (No 301/2007);

Sergio Braunstein (No 302/2007);

Emilian Ghita (No 303/2007);

Sorin Ilieşiu (+ 791 signatures) (No 304/2007);

Valentin-Cristian Enache (No 305/2007);

Bertil Rexler (+ 18 signatures) (No 306/2007);

Terence Philip Wayne (Comunidad de Propietarios de Valle Romano) (No 307/2007);

Enrique Lluch Broseta (No 308/2007);

José Enrique Sanz Salvador (Arca Ibérica) (No 309/2007);

Mauel Gómez Costa (Asociación de Vecinos ‘San Miguel Arcángel’) (No 310/2007);

Jan-Pierre Versini (ARDM Unita Naziunale) (No 311/2007);

Alberto Barrera y Vidal (No 312/2007);

Mauro Guizzardi (No 313/2007);

Massimo Pradella (Organizzazione Internazionale per la Protezione degli Animali) (+ approximately 18 700 signatures) (No 314/2007);

Mario Baroni (No 315/2007);

Giuseppe Rasizzi Spurio (No 316/2007);

Andrea Bucci (No 317/2007);

Bernard Martin Blomsma (No 318/2007);

Danuta Szymkowiak (No 319/2007);

Zenon Stanisław Wójcik (No 320/2007);

Eva Eisner Szuscik (No 321/2007);

Jerzy Elwart (No 322/2007);

Krzystof Sawicki (+ 53 signatures) (No 323/2007);

Wiktor Woźniak (No 324/2007);

Maria Isabel Lopes Silva (No 325/2007);

José Da Fonte Magalhaes Winkler (No 326/2007);

Milan Petrov (No 327/2007);

Nicolae Cristinel Oleaneu (No 328/2007);

Gheorghe Alexandru Mugur Georgescu (No 329/2007);

Ion Anghel (No 330/2007);

Ioan Paun Cojocariu (No 331/2007);

Dumitru Orbai (No 332/2007);

Gheorghe Bacioiu (No 333/2007);

Gheorghe Zinca (No 334/2007).

15.06.2007

(name confidential) (No 335/2007);

Reinhard Kraus (No 336/2007);

Manuela Angelli (No 337/2007);

Athanasios Rovas (No 338/2007);

Simeon Leftheriodis (Federation of Loaders and Unloaders of Greece) (+ 2 signatures) (No 339/2007);

Anastasios Galanis (No 340/2007);

Anastasios Tertis (No 341/2007);

Sheila Gibb (No 342/2007);

Guido Cesal (Région Autonome de la Vallée d'Aoste) (+22 000 signatures) (No 343/2007);

Andreas Zehetbauer (No 344/2007);

Thomas Radmann (No 345/2007);

Tobias Fleck (No 346/2007);

Ali Khodamoradi (No 347/2007);

Willi Kleemann (No 349/2007);

Anthony Leworthy (No 348/2007);

Eanna Conneely (No 350/2007);

Armando Penazzi (Rimear Construzione e assistenza macchine enologiche e agricole) (No 351/2007);

Stefan Adamcio (No 352/2007).

11.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded a certified true copy of the following:

—	air transport agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United States of America, of the other part.

12.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The final draft agenda for the sitting of June (PE 389.558/PDOJ) had been distributed. The following changes had been proposed under Rule 132:

Sittings of 18.06.2007 to 21.06.2007

Monday

—	Request from the PSE Group to include on the agenda a statement by the President of Parliament on the situation in Palestine, followed by brief contributions from the group chairmen.

The President suggested placing the item on the agenda at 09.00 the following day.

The following spoke: Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who called for statements on the same subject from the Council and the Commission as well (the President replied that he would do his best to meet the request).

Parliament agreed to the request.

Tuesday

—	The President pointed out that the Council would not be attending the joint debate on the G8 conclusions and development (Items 71 and 41 on the final draft agenda).

The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, who expressed his disappointment that the Council would be absent.

Wednesday

—	no changes

Thursday

—	Request from the ALDE Group for the vote on the resolution on the Middle East (Item 46 on the final draft agenda) to be held over until the July 2007 part-session.

The following spoke: Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who moved the request, and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group.

Parliament agreed to the request.

Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 115):

—	Request from the PPE-DE Group to replace the item entitled ‘Situation of Iraqi refugees’(Item 80 on the final draft agenda) with an item entitled ‘Cuba’.

The following spoke: Hartmut Nassauer, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who moved the request, and Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group.

Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (74 in favour, 73 against, 6 abstentions).

The following spoke: Martin Schulz, who disputed the outcome of the vote as several Members' voting machines had not worked, and called for the vote to be taken again, and Hartmut Nassauer, Alejo Vidal-Quadras and Karin Scheele, all on Mr Schulz's remarks.

The President pointed out that the technicians responsible for electronic votes had informed him that there had been a technical problem and that he had therefore decided to take the vote again.

Parliament agreed to the PPE-DE Group's request by electronic vote (127 in favour, 111 against, 4 abstentions).

Sitting of 27.06.2007

—	no changes

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:

Zita Pleštinská, Yannick Vaugrenard, Silvia Ciornei, Bogusław Rogalski, Claude Turmes, Milan Gaľa, Richard Corbett, Jules Maaten, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Věra Flasarová, Gerard Batten, Ashley Mote, James Nicholson, Manuel Medina Ortega, Roberta Alma Anastase, Cristian Silviu Buşoi, Józef Pinior, Vytautas Landsbergis, Jörg Leichtfried, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Marian Harkin, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Tunne Kelam, Miloš Koterec, Paul Rübig, Marios Matsakis and Charles Tannock.

IN THE CHAIR: Adam BIELAN

Vice-President

14.   Broadband (debate)

Report on building a European policy on broadband [2006/2273(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Gunnar Hökmark (A6-0193/2007)

Gunnar Hökmark introduced the report.

The following spoke: Neelie Kroes (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Aloyzas Sakalas (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Paul Rübig, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Catherine Trautmann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, David Hammerstein, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Umberto Guidoni, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Giles Chichester, Reino Paasilinna, Marian Harkin, Ján Hudacký, Erika Mann, Nikolaos Vakalis, Teresa Riera Madurell, Romana Jordan Cizelj, Gabriela Creţu, Oldřich Vlasák, Malcolm Harbour, (draftsman of the opinion of the IMCO Committee) and Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.06.2007, Item 8.24.

15.   Definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks [COM(2005)0125 — C6-0440/2005 — 2005/0028(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Horst Schnellhardt (A6-0035/2007)

Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission) spoke.

IN THE CHAIR: Marek SIWIEC

Vice-President

Horst Schnellhardt introduced the report.

The following spoke: Gary Titley (draftsman of the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Marianne Thyssen, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Linda McAvan, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jules Maaten, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jiří Maštálka, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Andreas Mölzer, on behalf of the ITS Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Miroslav Mikolášik, Libor Rouček, Henrik Lax, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, Ian Hudghton, Jens Holm, Roger Helmer, Struan Stevenson, Emanuel Jardim Fernandes, Ryszard Czarnecki, Richard Seeber, Karin Scheele, Danutė Budreikaitė, Jan Březina, Bogdan Golik, Margie Sudre, Åsa Westlund, Alexander Stubb and Péter Olajos.

IN THE CHAIR: Luisa MORGANTINI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Christa Klaß, Bogusław Sonik, James Nicholson, Niels Busk (draftsman of the opinion of the AGRI Committee) and Viviane Reding.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.06.2007, Item 8.22.

16.   EU economic and trade relations with Russia (debate)

Report on EU economic and trade relations with Russia [2006/2237(INI)] — Committee on International Trade.

Rapporteur: Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (A6-0206/2007)

Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl introduced the report.

The following spoke: Neelie Kroes (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Jan Marinus Wiersma (draftsman of the opinion of the AFET Committee), Robert Goebbels (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Ria Oomen-Ruijten, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Panagiotis Beglitis, on behalf of the PSE Group, Danutė Budreikaitė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group, Vladimír Remek, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Georgios Papastamkos, Erika Mann, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Esko Seppänen, Nils Lundgren, Christofer Fjellner, Joel Hasse Ferreira, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Zbigniew Zaleski, Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva and Roberts Zīle.

IN THE CHAIR: Mechtild ROTHE

Vice-President

The following spoke: Roberta Alma Anastase, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Dariusz Maciej Grabowski, Libor Rouček, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Francisco Assis and Neelie Kroes.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.06.2007, Item 8.25.

17.   Competition Policy 2005 (debate)

Report on the Report on Competition Policy 2005 [2007/2078(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Elisa Ferreira (A6-0176/2007)

The following spoke: Neelie Kroes (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jeffrey Titford, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil and Neelie Kroes.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.06.2007, Item 8.26.

18.   Cat and dog fur ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council banning the placing on the market and the import of or export from the Community of cat and dog fur and products containing such fur [COM(2006)0684 — C6-0428/2006 — 2006/0236(COD)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Eva-Britt Svensson (A6-0157/2007)

The following spoke: Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Eva-Britt Svensson introduced the report.

The following spoke: Caroline Lucas (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee), Struan Stevenson (draftsman of the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Zuzana Roithová, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Arlene McCarthy, on behalf of the PSE Group, Toine Manders, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Heide Rühle, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Lydia Schenardi, on behalf of the ITS Group, Zita Pleštinská, Christel Schaldemose, Mojca Drčar Murko, Carl Schlyter, Jean-Claude Martinez, Catherine Stihler, Elizabeth Lynne and Markos Kyprianou.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.06.2007, Item 8.23.

19.   Multiple sclerosis (debate)

Oral question (O-0028/2007) by Marcin Libicki, to the Commission, on behalf of the PETI Committee: Multiple Sclerosis Code of Best Practice (B6-0124/2007)

Marcin Libicki moved the oral question.

Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Frieda Brepoels, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Proinsias De Rossa, on behalf of the PSE Group, Elizabeth Lynne, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Sylwester Chruszcz, Non-attached Member, Evangelia Tzampazi, Marios Matsakis, Urszula Krupa and Markos Kyprianou.

The debate closed.

(As no motion for a resolution had been tabled, there was no vote.)

20.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 389.558/OJMA).

21.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.00.

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