23.4.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 104/10

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MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2010

(2010/C 104 E/02)

Contents

1.	Opening of the sitting

2.	Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

3.	Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolution tabled)

4.	Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate)

5.	Situation in Iran (debate)

6.	Situation in Yemen (debate)

7.	Situation in Iraq (debate)

8.	Second revision of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement (Cotonou Agreement) (debate)

9.	Procedural rights in criminal proceedings (debate)

10.	Preventing trafficking in human beings (debate)

11.	Agenda of the next sitting

12.	Closure of the sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ

Vice-President

1.   Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 15.00.

2.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

3.   Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolution tabled)

In accordance with Rule 122, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

I.

Recent attacks on religious minorities in Egypt and in Malaysia — Marietje Schaake and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on recent attacks against religious minorities in Egypt and in Malaysia (B7-0035/2010) — Fiorello Provera and Lorenzo Fontana, on behalf of the EFD Group, on recent attacks on religious minorities in Egypt (B7-0037/2010) — Mario Mauro, Vito Bonsignore, Carlo Casini, Cristian Dan Preda, Bernd Posselt, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Filip Kaczmarek, Martin Kastler, Monica Luisa Macovei, Tunne Kelam and Bogusław Sonik, on behalf of the PPE Group, on recent attacks on Christian minorities in Egypt and Malaysia (B7-0038/2010) — Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the S&D Group, on recent attacks against religious minorities in Egypt and in Malaysia (B7-0039/2010) — Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Charles Tannock, Peter van Dalen, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Paweł Robert Kowal, Konrad Szymański, Mirosław Piotrowski, Ryszard Czarnecki, Adam Bielan and Marek Henryk Migalski, on behalf of the ECR Group, on attacks on religious minorities in Egypt and Malaysia (B7-0045/2010) — Heidi Hautala, Barbara Lochbihler, Hélène Flautre, Jean-Paul Besset, Emilie Turunen, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Gerald Häfner, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on freedom of belief and recent attacks against religious minorities in Egypt and in Malaysia (B7-0048/2010).

II.

Human rights violations in China, notably the case of Liu Xiaobao — Renate Weber, Frédérique Ries, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells and Marielle De Sarnez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on violations of human rights in China, in particular the case of Liu Xiaobao (B7-0040/2010) — Tunne Kelam, Mario Mauro, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Cristian Dan Preda, Bernd Posselt, Filip Kaczmarek, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Monica Luisa Macovei and Jean-Pierre Audy, on behalf of the PPE Group, on violations of human rights in China, in particular the case of Liu Xiaobao (B7-0041/2010) — Fiorello Provera, Lorenzo Fontana, on behalf of the EFD Group, and Edward McMillan-Scott, Non-attached Member, on violations of human rights in China, in particular the case of Liu Xiaobao (B7-0051/2010) — Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the S&D Group, on human rights in China and the case of Liu Xiaobao (B7-0052/2010) — Gabriele Zimmer and Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on violations of human rights in China, in particular the case of Liu Xiaobao (B7-0053/2010) — Charles Tannock and Tomasz Piotr Poręba, on behalf of the ECR Group, on human rights violations in China - case of Liu Xiaobao (B7-0054/2010) — Heidi Hautala, Barbara Lochbihler, Eva Lichtenberger, Helga Trüpel, Reinhard Bütikofer, Philippe Lamberts and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on human rights in China and the case of Liu Xiaobao (B7-0055/2010).

III.

The Philippines — Marielle De Sarnez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the Philippines (B7-0043/2010) — Fiorello Provera, Lorenzo Fontana, Rolandas Paksas and Juozas Imbrasas, on behalf of the EFD Group, on the Philippines (B7-0044/2010) — Martin Kastler, Mario Mauro, Cristian Dan Preda, Bernd Posselt, Monica Luisa Macovei, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Tunne Kelam, Jean-Pierre Audy, on behalf of the PPE Group, Charles Tannock, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Adam Bielan, Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the Philippines (B7-0046/2010) — Véronique De Keyser and Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the Philippines (B7-0047/2010) — Marie-Christine Vergiat and Rui Tavares, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on human rights violations in the Philippines (B7-0049/2010) — Barbara Lochbihler, Christian Engström, Emilie Turunen, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Gerald Häfner and Heidi Hautala, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the Philippines (B7-0050/2010). Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 149.

4.   Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate)

Statement by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission: Recent earthquake in Haiti

Catherine Ashton (High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Karel De Gucht (Member of the Commission), Gay Mitchell, on behalf of the PPE Group, Linda McAvan, on behalf of the S&D Group, Liam Aylward, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eva Joly, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Nirj Deva, on behalf of the ECR Group, Patrick Le Hyaric, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Fiorello Provera, on behalf of the EFD Group, Nick Griffin, Non-attached Member, Michèle Striffler, Patrice Tirolien, Charles Goerens, Edvard Kožušník, Ilda Figueiredo, Roberta Angelilli, Corina Creţu, Paweł Robert Kowal, Philippe Juvin, Michael Cashman, Róża, Gräfin von Thun Und Hohenstein, David-Maria Sassoli, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Jim Higgins and Roberto Gualtieri.

IN THE CHAIR: Stavros LAMBRINIDIS

Vice-President

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Milan Zver, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Marielle De Sarnez, James Nicholson, Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Frédérique Ries, Liisa Jaakonsaari and Zigmantas Balčytis.

The following spoke: Catherine Ashton and Karel De Gucht.

The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 110(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: February part-session in Strasbourg

5.   Situation in Iran (debate)

Statement by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission: Situation in Iran

Catherine Ashton (High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE Group, Roberto Gualtieri, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Barbara Lochbihler, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EFD Group, Franz Obermayr, Non-attached Member, Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, Ana Gomes, Frédérique Ries, Fiorello Provera, Martin Ehrenhauser, Philippe Juvin, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Marco Scurria, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, Monica Luisa Macovei, George Sabin Cutaş, Salvatore Tatarella, Sari Essayah, Bogusław Sonik, Arnaud Danjean and Potito Salatto.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Tunne Kelam, Alexander Alvaro, Ulrike Lunacek, Struan Stevenson, Niki Tzavela, Krisztina Morvai, Mariya Nedelcheva, Piotr Borys, Paul Rübig and Andrew Henry William Brons.

The following spoke: Catherine Ashton and Geoffrey Van Orden.

The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 110(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: February part-session in Strasbourg.

(The sitting was suspended at 17.30 and resumed at 17.35.)

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta ANGELILLI

Vice-President

6.   Situation in Yemen (debate)

Statement by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission: Situation in Yemen

Catherine Ashton (High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE Group, David-Maria Sassoli, on behalf of the S&D Group, Holger Krahmer, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Franziska Katharina Brantner, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Adam Bielan, on behalf of the ECR Group, Sabine Lösing, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Fiorello Provera, on behalf of the EFD Group, Andreas Mölzer, Non-attached Member, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Richard Howitt, Charles Goerens, Geoffrey Van Orden, Charalampos Angourakis, Andrew Henry William Brons, Angelika Niebler, Zigmantas Balčytis, Ivo Vajgl, Struan Stevenson, Cristiana Muscardini, Arnaud Danjean, Filip Kaczmarek, Marietta Giannakou and Cristian Dan Preda.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Alf Svensson, Janusz Władysław Zemke, Paul Rübig and Marek Siwiec.

The following spoke: Catherine Ashton.

The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 110(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: February part-session in Strasbourg.

7.   Situation in Iraq (debate)

Statement by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission: Situation in Iraq

Catherine Ashton (High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Esther de Lange, on behalf of the PPE Group, Silvia Costa, on behalf of the S&D Group, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jill Evans, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Struan Stevenson, on behalf of the ECR Group, Willy Meyer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EFD Group, Elena Băsescu, Ana Gomes, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Fiorello Provera, Alf Svensson, Zigmantas Balčytis and Ryszard Czarnecki.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Bogusław Sonik, Janusz Władysław Zemke and Paul Rübig.

The following spoke: Catherine Ashton.

The debate closed.

Vote: February part-session in Strasbourg

(The sitting was suspended at 19.25 and resumed at 21.25.)

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT

Vice-President

8.   Second revision of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement (Cotonou Agreement) (debate)

Report on the second revision of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement (Cotonou Agreement) [2009/2165(INI)] - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Eva Joly (A7-0086/2009)

Eva Joly introduced the report.

The following spoke: Vital Moreira (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee).

The following spoke: Karel De Gucht (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Cristian Dan Preda, on behalf of the PPE Group, Harlem Désir, on behalf of the S&D Group, Louis Michel, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Nirj Deva, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Krisztina Morvai, Non-attached Member, Filip Kaczmarek, Véronique De Keyser, Niccolò Rinaldi, Mariya Nedelcheva, Michael Cashman, Maria Da Graça Carvalho, Diogo Feio, Mario Mauro and Zuzana Roithová.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Rareş-Lucian Niculescu, Isabelle Durant, João Ferreira, Franz Obermayr, Georgios Papanikolaou, Hans-Peter Martin, Crescenzio Rivellini and Janusz Wojciechowski.

The following spoke: Karel De Gucht and Eva Joly.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 20.1.2010, item 6.4.

9.   Procedural rights in criminal proceedings (debate)

Oral question (O-0155/2009) by Sarah Ludford, Elena Oana Antonescu, Carmen Romero López, Heidi Hautala and Rui Tavares, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Council: Procedural rights in criminal proceedings (B7-0343/2009)

Oral question (O-0156/2009) by Sarah Ludford, Elena Oana Antonescu, Carmen Romero López, Heidi Hautala and Rui Tavares, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Commission: Procedural rights in criminal proceedings (B7-0344/2009)

Sarah Ludford moved the oral questions.

Diego López Garrido, President-in-Office of the Council, answered the question B7-0343/2009.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question B7-0344/2009.

The following spoke: Elena Oana Antonescu, on behalf of the PPE Group, Carmen Romero López, on behalf of the S&D Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who also replied to a ‘blue card’ question from William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Heidi Hautala, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Rui Tavares, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, on behalf of the EFD Group, Krisztina Morvai, Non-attached Member, Carlos Coelho, Monika Flašíková Beňová and Gerard Batten.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Georgios Papanikolaou.

The following spoke: Diego López Garrido and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

10.   Preventing trafficking in human beings (debate)

Oral question (O-148/2009) by Anna Hedh and Edit Bauer, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, to the Council: Trafficking in human beings (B7-0341/2009)

Oral question (O-149/2009) by Anna Hedh and Edit Bauer, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, to the Commission: Trafficking in human beings (B7-0342/2009)

Anna Hedh and Edit Bauer moved the oral questions.

Diego López Garrido (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question B7-0341/2009.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question B7-0342/2009.

The following spoke: Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the PPE Group, Claude Moraes, on behalf of the S&D Group, Nadja Hirsch, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Judith Sargentini, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Zbigniew Ziobro, on behalf of the ECR Group, Cornelia Ernst, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mario Borghezio, on behalf of the EFD Group, Georgios Papanikolaou, Silvia Costa, Antonyia Parvanova, Marina Yannakoudakis, Eva-Britt Svensson, Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Cecilia Wikström, Ryszard Czarnecki, Zuzana Roithová, Britta Thomsen and Vilija Blinkevičiūtė.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Karin Kadenbach, Catherine Bearder, Franz Obermayr, Anna Záborská and Artur Zasada.

The following spoke: Diego López Garrido and Jacques Barrot.

The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 115(5) would be announced in the House at a later time.

Vote: February part-session in Strasbourg.

11.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 432.673/OJME).

12.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 24.00.

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