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| 15.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 306/297 |
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15.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 306/297

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MINUTES

(2006/C 306 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek Emil SARYUSZ-WOLSKI

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 10.05.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

from the Council and Commission:

from the Council and Commission:

| — | Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 92/84/EEC on the approximation of the rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages (COM(2006)0486 — C6-0319/2006 — 2006/0165(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: ECON |
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| | opinion: AGRI, ENVI |

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Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 92/84/EEC on the approximation of the rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages (COM(2006)0486 — C6-0319/2006 — 2006/0165(CNS))

referred to

responsible: ECON

opinion: AGRI, ENVI

| — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (Codified version) (COM(2006)0543 — C6-0315/2006 — 2006/0170(COD))






  referred to | responsible: JURI |
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Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (Codified version) (COM(2006)0543 — C6-0315/2006 — 2006/0170(COD))

referred to

responsible: JURI

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Paraguay on certain aspects of air services (COM(2006)0266 — C6-0308/2006 — 2006/0094(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: TRAN |
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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Paraguay on certain aspects of air services (COM(2006)0266 — C6-0308/2006 — 2006/0094(CNS))

referred to

responsible: TRAN

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 37/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)1062 — C6-0306/2006 — 2006/2241(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 37/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)1062 — C6-0306/2006 — 2006/2241(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 as regards jurisdiction and introducing rules concerning applicable law in matrimonial matters (COM(2006)0399 — C6-0305/2006 — 2006/0135(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: LIBE |
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| | opinion: FEMM, JURI |

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Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 as regards jurisdiction and introducing rules concerning applicable law in matrimonial matters (COM(2006)0399 — C6-0305/2006 — 2006/0135(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: FEMM, JURI

| — | Draft Council decision adapting the provisions concerning the Court of Justice in fields covered by Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community (COM(2006)0346 — C6-0304/2006 — 2006/0808(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: JURI |
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| | opinion: LIBE |

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Draft Council decision adapting the provisions concerning the Court of Justice in fields covered by Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community (COM(2006)0346 — C6-0304/2006 — 2006/0808(CNS))

referred to

responsible: JURI

opinion: LIBE

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic (COM(2006)0454 — C6-0303/2006 — 2006/0156(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: PECH |
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| | opinion: DEVE, BUDG |

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Proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic (COM(2006)0454 — C6-0303/2006 — 2006/0156(CNS))

referred to

responsible: PECH

opinion: DEVE, BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council decision granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans for projects outside the Community (Central and Eastern Europe, Mediterranean countries, Latin America and Asia and the Republic of South Africa) (Codified version) (COM(2006)0419 — C6-0302/2006 — 2006/0139(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: JURI |
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Proposal for a Council decision granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans for projects outside the Community (Central and Eastern Europe, Mediterranean countries, Latin America and Asia and the Republic of South Africa) (Codified version) (COM(2006)0419 — C6-0302/2006 — 2006/0139(CNS))

referred to

responsible: JURI

3.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 22/2006 (C6-0292/2006 — SEC(2006)0715).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full, pursuant to Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 35/2006 (C6-0279/2006 — SEC(2006)1060).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full, pursuant to Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 36/2006 (C6-0293/2006 — SEC(2006)1061).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full, pursuant to Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

4.   Nanosciences and nanotechnology (debate)

(debate)

Report on nanosciences and nanotechnologies: an action plan for Europe 2005-2009 [2006/2004(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Miloslav Ransdorf (A6-0216/2006)

Miloslav Ransdorf introduced the report.

Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Piia-Noora Kauppi (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Giles Chichester, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Adam Gierek, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, David Hammerstein Mintz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Vladimír Remek, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Luca Romagnoli, Nonattached Member, Nikolaos Vakalis, Teresa Riera Madurell, Vittorio Prodi, Hiltrud Breyer, Bastiaan Belder, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Jan Březina, Carl Schlyter, Kathy Sinnott, Paul Rübig and Ján Hudacký.

IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Romana Jordan Cizelj, Lambert van Nistelrooij and Janez Potočnik.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 28.09.2006, Item 7.11.

Minutes of 28.09.2006, Item 7.11

5.   Towards more and better EU Aid: the 2006 aid effectiveness package (debate)

(debate)

Report towards more and better EU Aid: the 2006 aid effectiveness package [2006/2208(INI)] — Committee on Development.

Rapporteur: Alain Hutchinson (A6-0270/2006)

Alain Hutchinson introduced the report.

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Margrietus van den Berg (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee), Tokia Saïfi, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, on behalf of the PSE Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Karin Scheele and Justas Vincas Paleckis.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 28.09.2006, Item 7.1.

Minutes of 28.09.2006, Item 7.1

(The sitting was suspended at 11.55 pending voting time and resumed at 12.05.)

(The sitting was suspended at 11.55 pending voting time and resumed at 12.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Emine Bozkurt, who drew the attention of the House to the racist emails that had been sent to Lívia Járóka, Doris Pack, in support of Ms Bozkurt's remarks, and Charles Tannock, on the address given at the previous day's Conference of Presidents by Mr Siniora, the Prime Minister of Lebanon. Mr Tannock called for a representative of Israel to be invited to speak at a future meeting (the President stated that he would pass the comments made by all three Members on to the relevant bodies).

6.   Communication of Council common positions

The President announced, pursuant to Rule 57(1), that the following common positions had been received from the Council, together with the reasons which had led to their adoption, and the Commission's position on:

| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 25 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) (12032/2/2006 — C6-0318/2006 — 2005/0043(COD))






  referred to | responsible: ITRE |
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Common position adopted by the Council on 25 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) (12032/2/2006 — C6-0318/2006 — 2005/0043(COD))

referred to

responsible: ITRE

| — | Common Position adopted by the Council on 25 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘ROME II’) (09751/7/2006 — C6-0317/2006 — 2003/0168(COD))






  referred to | responsible: JURI |
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Common Position adopted by the Council on 25 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘ROME II’) (09751/7/2006 — C6-0317/2006 — 2003/0168(COD))

referred to

responsible: JURI

| — | Common Position adopted by the Council on 25 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the programme ‘Europe for Citizens’ to promote active European citizenship (09575/1/2006 — C6-0316/2006 — 2005/0041(COD))






  referred to | responsible: CULT |
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Common Position adopted by the Council on 25 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the programme ‘Europe for Citizens’ to promote active European citizenship (09575/1/2006 — C6-0316/2006 — 2005/0041(COD))

referred to

responsible: CULT

| — | Council Common position adopted by the Council on 18 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality (10351/1/2006 — C6-0314/2006 — 2005/0017(COD))






  referred to | responsible: FEMM |
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Council Common position adopted by the Council on 18 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality (10351/1/2006 — C6-0314/2006 — 2005/0017(COD))

referred to

responsible: FEMM

| — | Common Position adopted by the Council on 18 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of minors and human dignity and on the right of reply in relation to the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and on-line information services industry (09577/1/2006 — C6-0313/2006 — 2004/0117(COD))






  referred to | responsible: CULT |
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Common Position adopted by the Council on 18 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of minors and human dignity and on the right of reply in relation to the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and on-line information services industry (09577/1/2006 — C6-0313/2006 — 2004/0117(COD))

referred to

responsible: CULT

| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 18 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (Recast) (09010/1/2006 — C6-0312/2006 — 2003/0252(COD))






  referred to | responsible: TRAN |
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Common position adopted by the Council on 18 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (Recast) (09010/1/2006 — C6-0312/2006 — 2003/0252(COD))

referred to

responsible: TRAN

| — | Common Position adopted by the Council on 24 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on international rail passengers' rights and obligations (05892/1/2006 — C6-0311/2006 — 2004/0049(COD))






  referred to | responsible: TRAN |
| --- | --- | --- |

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Common Position adopted by the Council on 24 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on international rail passengers' rights and obligations (05892/1/2006 — C6-0311/2006 — 2004/0049(COD))

referred to

responsible: TRAN

| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 14 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community (05893/5/2006 — C6-0310/2006 — 2004/0048(COD))






  referred to | responsible: TRAN |
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Common position adopted by the Council on 14 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community (05893/5/2006 — C6-0310/2006 — 2004/0048(COD))

referred to

responsible: TRAN

| — | Common Position adopted by the Council on 24 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways and Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure (05895/2/2006 — C6-0309/2006 — 2004/0047(COD))






  referred to | responsible: TRAN |
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Common Position adopted by the Council on 24 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways and Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure (05895/2/2006 — C6-0309/2006 — 2004/0047(COD))

referred to

responsible: TRAN

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 29.09.2006.

7.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the ‘Results of votes’ annex to the Minutes.

7.1.   Towards more and better EU Aid: the 2006 aid effectiveness package (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report towards more and better EU Aid: the 2006 aid effectiveness package [2006/2208(INI)] — Committee on Development.

Rapporteur: Alain Hutchinson (A6-0270/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 1)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 1)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0382)

(P6_TA(2006)0382)

7.2.   The exploitation of North Sea plaice and sole * (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a management plan for fisheries exploiting stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea [COM(2005)0714 — C6-0034/2006 — 2006/0002(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Albert Jan Maat (A6-0265/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 2)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 2)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0383)

(P6_TA(2006)0383)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0383)

(P6_TA(2006)0383)

7.3.   Production and labelling of organic products * (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto in agricultural products and foodstuffs [COM(2005)0671 — C6-0033/2006 — 2005/0279(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (A6-0253/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 3)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 3)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0384)

(P6_TA(2006)0384)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0384)

(P6_TA(2006)0384)

7.4.   Galileo (vote)

(vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0511/2006

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 4)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 4)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0385)

(P6_TA(2006)0385)

7.5.   Common immigration policy (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0507/2006, B6-0508/2006, B6-0510/2006, B6-0516/2006, B6-0518/2006 and B6-0520/2006

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 5)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 5)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0507/2006

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0508/2006

(replacing B6-0508/2006, B6-0510/2006, B6-0518/2006 and B6-0520/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group |
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Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group

| — | Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on behalf of the ALDE Group |
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Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on behalf of the ALDE Group

| — | Jean Lambert, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group |
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Jean Lambert, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

| — | Giusto Catania, Willy Meyer Pleite and Marco Rizzo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group |
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Giusto Catania, Willy Meyer Pleite and Marco Rizzo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0386)

(P6_TA(2006)0386)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0516/2006 fell.)

7.6.   Situation in Darfur (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0512/2006, B6-0513/2006, B6-0514/2006, B6-0515/2006, B6-0517/2006 and B6-0519/2006

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 6)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 6)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0512/2006

(replacing B6-0512/2006, B6-0513/2006, B6-0514/2006, B6-0515/2006, B6-0517/2006 and B6-0519/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Michael Gahler, Simon Coveney, Patrick Gaubert, Jana Hybášková, Filip Kaczmarek, Maria Martens, Mario Mauro, Jürgen Schröder and Anders Wijkman, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group |
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Michael Gahler, Simon Coveney, Patrick Gaubert, Jana Hybášková, Filip Kaczmarek, Maria Martens, Mario Mauro, Jürgen Schröder and Anders Wijkman, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Glenys Kinnock, Ana Maria Gomes and Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group |
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Pasqualina Napoletano, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Glenys Kinnock, Ana Maria Gomes and Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group

| — | Marielle De Sarnez, Fiona Hall, Johan Van Hecke and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group |
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Marielle De Sarnez, Fiona Hall, Johan Van Hecke and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group

| — | Marie-Hélène Aubert, Frithjof Schmidt, Angelika Beer and Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group |
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Marie-Hélène Aubert, Frithjof Schmidt, Angelika Beer and Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

| — | Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group |
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Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

| — | Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group |
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Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0387)

(P6_TA(2006)0387)

7.7.   The EU's economic and trade relations with India (vote)

(vote)

Report on the EU's economic and trade relations with India [2006/2034(INI)] — Committee on International Trade.

Rapporteur: Sajjad Karim (A6-0256/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 7)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 7)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0388)

(P6_TA(2006)0388)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

Sajjad Karim (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to amendment 4, which was incorporated.

7.8.   Women and international trade (vote)

(vote)

Report on perspectives of women in international trade [2006/2009(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

Rapporteur: Hiltrud Breyer (A6-0254/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 8)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 8)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0389)

(P6_TA(2006)0389)

7.9.   Improving the economic situation in the fishing industry (vote)

(vote)

Report on improving the economic situation in the fishing industry [2006/2110(INI)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Pedro Guerreiro (A6-0266/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 9)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 9)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0390)

(P6_TA(2006)0390)

7.10.   Removal of fins of sharks on board vessels (vote)

(vote)

Report on the operation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 of 26 June 2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels [2006/2054(INI)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Rosa Miguélez Ramos (A6-0263/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 10)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 10)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0391)

(P6_TA(2006)0391)

7.11.   Nanosciences and nanotechnology (vote)

(vote)

Report on nanosciences and nanotechnologies: an action plan for Europe 2005-2009 [2006/2004(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Miloslav Ransdorf (A6-0216/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 11)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 11)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0392)

(P6_TA(2006)0392)

8.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 163(3) appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Verbatim Report of Proceedings

Oral explanations of vote:

Oral explanations of vote:

Common immigration policy — RC-B6-0508/2006

| — | Koenraad Dillen |
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Koenraad Dillen

Report: Hiltrud Breyer — A6-0254/2006

| — | Hynek Fajmon |
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Hynek Fajmon

9.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on the ‘Séance en direct’ website under ‘Votes’/‘Results of votes’/‘Roll-call votes’. They are published in hard copy in the ‘Result of roll-call votes’ annex.

Séance en direct

The electronic version on Europarl will be regularly updated for a maximum of two weeks after the day of the vote concerned.

After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

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The following Members had informed the Chair that their voting machines had not worked during the votes below:

Common immigration policy — B6-0507/2006

| — | paragraph 4: Ruth Hieronymi, Ole Christensen |
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paragraph 4: Ruth Hieronymi, Ole Christensen

Common immigration policy — RC-B6-0508/2006

| — | paragraph 17: Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Giusto Catania |
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paragraph 17: Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Giusto Catania

(The sitting was suspended at 12.50 and resumed at 15.00.)

(The sitting was suspended at 12.50 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO

Vice-President

10.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

11.   Agenda for next part-session

At its meeting of 28.09.2006, the Conference of Presidents had decided to propose the following changes to the agenda of the sittings of 11 and 12.10.2006:

| — | The reports by Geoffrey Van Orden and Pierre Moscovici on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania would be withdrawn from the agenda and held over until the November I part-session. |
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The reports by Geoffrey Van Orden and Pierre Moscovici on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania would be withdrawn from the agenda and held over until the November I part-session.

| — | They would be replaced by Council and Commission statements on Transnistria and South Ossetia. |
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They would be replaced by Council and Commission statements on Transnistria and South Ossetia.

The tabling deadlines had been established as follows:

| — | motions for resolution: Wednesday 18.10.2006, 18.00 |
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motions for resolution: Wednesday 18.10.2006, 18.00

| — | amendments and joint motions for resolutions: Monday 23.10.2006, 19.00 |
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amendments and joint motions for resolutions: Monday 23.10.2006, 19.00

| — | vote: Wednesday 25.10.2006 |
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vote: Wednesday 25.10.2006

Amendments could now be tabled to the report by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna on EU economic and trade relations with Mercosur with a view to the conclusion of an interregional association agreement (A6-0302/2006).

Deadline for tabling amendments and motions for resolutions: Wednesday 04.10.2006, noon

The vote on the motion for a resolution to be tabled by the LIBE Committee to wind up the debate on the area of freedom, security and justice (Minutes of 27.10.2006, Item 3), would be included on the agenda for the October II part-session.

(Minutes of 27.10.2006, Item 3)

The tabling deadlines had been extended as follows:

| — | motion for a resolution: Monday 09.10.2006, noon |
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motion for a resolution: Monday 09.10.2006, noon

| — | amendments: Wednesday 18.10.2006, 18.00 |
| --- | --- |

—

amendments: Wednesday 18.10.2006, 18.00

Parliament approved the changes.

The agenda was thus amended.

12.   ASEM Summit (Helsinki, 10-11 September 2006) (debate)

(debate)

Commission statement: ASEM Summit (Helsinki, 10-11 September 2006)

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Panagiotis Beglitis, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Jules Maaten, on behalf of the ALDE Group.

The debate closed.

13.   Future action in the field of patents (debate)

(debate)

Commission statement: Future action in the field of patents

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Klaus-Heiner Lehne, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Michel Rocard, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sharon Bowles, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Thomas Wise, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Barbara Kudrycka, Manuel Medina Ortega, Toine Manders and Charlie McCreevy.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

The tabling deadline had been set at Monday, 09.10.2006, noon.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.10.2006, Item 7.24.

Minutes of 12.10.2006, Item 7.24

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- *

Bernd Posselt protested that no debates on breaches of human rights had been included on the agenda that afternoon (the President replied that he would pass on Mr Posselt's remarks to the Conference of Presidents).

14.   Decisions concerning certain documents

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 45)

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 45)

PECH Committee

| — | Implementation of the EU action plan against illegal, undeclared and unregulated fishing (2006/2225(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE, ENVI, INTA) |
| --- | --- |

—

Implementation of the EU action plan against illegal, undeclared and unregulated fishing (2006/2225(INI))

(opinion: DEVE, ENVI, INTA)

AFCO Committee

| — | The institutional aspects of the European Union's capacity to integrate new Member States (2006/2226(INI))
  (opinion: AFET, BUDG) |
| --- | --- |

—

The institutional aspects of the European Union's capacity to integrate new Member States (2006/2226(INI))

(opinion: AFET, BUDG)

TRAN Committee

| — | Freight transport logistics in Europe — the key to sustainable mobility (2006/2228(INI))
  (opinion: ENVI, ITRE) |
| --- | --- |

—

Freight transport logistics in Europe — the key to sustainable mobility (2006/2228(INI))

(opinion: ENVI, ITRE)

ENVI Committee

| — | Promoting healthy diets and physical activity: a European dimension for the prevention of overweight, obesity and chronic diseases (2006/2231(INI))
  (opinion: EMPL, IMCO) |
| --- | --- |

—

Promoting healthy diets and physical activity: a European dimension for the prevention of overweight, obesity and chronic diseases (2006/2231(INI))

(opinion: EMPL, IMCO)

ENVI Committee

| — | Halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010 (2006/2233(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE, PECH, AGRI, ITRE) |
| --- | --- |

—

Halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010 (2006/2233(INI))

(opinion: DEVE, PECH, AGRI, ITRE)

INTA Committee

| — | The EU's Aid for trade (2006/2236(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE) |
| --- | --- |

—

The EU's Aid for trade (2006/2236(INI))

(opinion: DEVE)

INTA Committee

| — | EU economic and trade relations with Russia (2006/2237(INI))
  (opinion: AFET, ECON) |
| --- | --- |

—

EU economic and trade relations with Russia (2006/2237(INI))

(opinion: AFET, ECON)

EMPL Committee

| — | Promoting decent work for all (2006/2240(INI))
  (opinion: FEMM, DEVE, AFET, INTA) |
| --- | --- |

—

Promoting decent work for all (2006/2240(INI))

(opinion: FEMM, DEVE, AFET, INTA)

ECON Committee

| — | 2006 annual report on the euro area (2006/2239(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

2006 annual report on the euro area (2006/2239(INI))

DEVE Committee

| — | Local authorities and development cooperation (2006/2235(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Local authorities and development cooperation (2006/2235(INI))

CONT Committee

| — | The Court of Auditors' Special Report No 6/2005 on the Trans-European Network for Transport (2006/2238(INI))
  (opinion: TRAN) |
| --- | --- |

—

The Court of Auditors' Special Report No 6/2005 on the Trans-European Network for Transport (2006/2238(INI))

(opinion: TRAN)

DEVE Committee

| — | An EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership (2006/2234(INI))
  (opinion: AFET, INTA) |
| --- | --- |

—

An EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership (2006/2234(INI))

(opinion: AFET, INTA)

ENVI Committee

| — | Combating HIV/AIDS within the European Union and in the neighbouring countries, 2006-2009 (2006/2232(INI))
  (opinion: FEMM, AFET, ITRE, LIBE) |
| --- | --- |

—

Combating HIV/AIDS within the European Union and in the neighbouring countries, 2006-2009 (2006/2232(INI))

(opinion: FEMM, AFET, ITRE, LIBE)

ITRE Committee

| — | Assessing Euratom — 50 years of European nuclear energy policy (2006/2230(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Assessing Euratom — 50 years of European nuclear energy policy (2006/2230(INI))

TRAN Committee

| — | Keep Europe moving — sustainable mobility for our continent (2006/2227(INI))
  (opinion: ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, ECON) |
| --- | --- |

—

Keep Europe moving — sustainable mobility for our continent (2006/2227(INI))

(opinion: ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, ECON)

PECH Committee

| — | Implementing sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield (2006/2224(INI))
  (opinion: ENVI) |
| --- | --- |

—

Implementing sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield (2006/2224(INI))

(opinion: ENVI)

Decision to draw up an own-initiative report (Rule 112)

Decision to draw up an own-initiative report (Rule 112)

AFET Committee

| — | Annual report 2005 on CFSP (2006/2217(INI))
  (opinion: BUDG) |
| --- | --- |

—

Annual report 2005 on CFSP (2006/2217(INI))

(opinion: BUDG)

Decision to draw up an own-initiative report (Rule 114)

Decision to draw up an own-initiative report (Rule 114)

AFET Committee

| — | On the negotiating mandate for an Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States on the one part and Central American countries on the other part (2006/2222(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE, INTA) |
| --- | --- |

—

On the negotiating mandate for an Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States on the one part and Central American countries on the other part (2006/2222(INI))

(opinion: DEVE, INTA)

AFET Committee

| — | On the negotiating mandate for an Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States on the one part and the Andean Community and its member countries on the other part (2006/2221(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE, INTA) |
| --- | --- |

—

On the negotiating mandate for an Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States on the one part and the Andean Community and its member countries on the other part (2006/2221(INI))

(opinion: DEVE, INTA)

Referral to committees

Referral to committees

DEVE Committee

| — | A new comprehensive partnership with Greenland in the form of a joint declaration and a Council Decision based on Article 187 of the EC Treaty (2006/2182(INI))






  referred to | responsible: PECH |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: DEVE, AFET, BUDG, INTA |

—

A new comprehensive partnership with Greenland in the form of a joint declaration and a Council Decision based on Article 187 of the EC Treaty (2006/2182(INI))

referred to

responsible: PECH

opinion: DEVE, AFET, BUDG, INTA

JURI Committee

| — | Report on the rules applying to Members in the event of maternity or paternity (2006/2025(REG))






  referred to | responsible: AFCO |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: JURI |

—

Report on the rules applying to Members in the event of maternity or paternity (2006/2025(REG))

referred to

responsible: AFCO

opinion: JURI

Enhanced cooperation between committees

Enhanced cooperation between committees

IMCO Committee

| — | Review procedures concerning the award of public contracts (COM(2006)0195 — C6-0141/2006 — 2006/0066(COD))
  (opinion: EMPL, ITRE, ECON) |
| --- | --- |

—

Review procedures concerning the award of public contracts (COM(2006)0195 — C6-0141/2006 — 2006/0066(COD))

(opinion: EMPL, ITRE, ECON)

Enhanced cooperation between committees IMCO, JURI

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 21.09.2006)

IMCO Committee

| — | Community Customs Code (COM(2005)0608 — C6-0419/2005 — 2005/0246(COD))
  (opinion: BUDG, ITRE, CONT, LIBE) |
| --- | --- |

—

Community Customs Code (COM(2005)0608 — C6-0419/2005 — 2005/0246(COD))

(opinion: BUDG, ITRE, CONT, LIBE)

Enhanced cooperation between committees IMCO, INTA

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 07.09.2006)

15.   Written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116)

(Rule 116)

Number of signatures obtained by the written declarations in the register (Rule 116(3)):

| Document number | Author | Signatures |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 42/2006 | Georgios Karatzaferis | 31 |
| 43/2006 | Adriana Poli Bortone | 21 |
| 44/2006 | Mario Borghezio | 6 |
| 45/2006 | Mario Borghezio | 37 |
| 46/2006 | Jamila Madeira, Ana Maria Gomes, Anna Záborská, Luisa Morgantini and Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez | 54 |
| 47/2006 | Caroline Lucas and Angelika Beer | 45 |
| 48/2006 | Bogusław Rogalski | 16 |
| 49/2006 | Alessandra Mussolini | 28 |
| 50/2006 | Sylwester Chruszcz | 14 |
| 51/2006 | Daniel Strož and Jaromír Kohlíček | 9 |
| 52/2006 | Maciej Marian Giertych | 25 |
| 53/2006 | Thierry Cornillet | 58 |
| 54/2006 | Mario Borghezio | 12 |
| 55/2006 | Maciej Marian Giertych | 12 |
| 56/2006 | Daniel Strož | 4 |
| 57/2006 | Roberta Angelilli, Cristiana Muscardini, Adriana Poli Bortone, Wojciech Roszkowski and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski | 72 |
| 58/2006 | Luís Queiró, Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski, Vasco Graça Moura, Roberts Zīle and Ewa Hedkvist Petersen | 41 |
| 59/2006 | Alessandra Mussolini | 20 |
| 60/2006 | Alessandra Mussolini | 4 |
| 61/2006 | Amalia Sartori, John Bowis, Françoise Grossetête, Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines and Thomas Ulmer | 129 |
| 62/2006 | Robert Evans, Eva Lichtenberger, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and Emanuel Jardim Fernandes | 26 |
| 63/2006 | Bogusław Rogalski | 14 |
| 64/2006 | Robert Evans, Paulo Casaca, David Martin, Sajjad Karim and Carl Schlyter | 25 |
| 65/2006 | Renato Brunetta | 35 |
| 66/2006 | Oldřich Vlasák | 14 |
| 67/2006 | Mary Honeyball, John Bowis and Caroline Lucas | 26 |
| 68/2006 | Manolis Mavrommatis, Vasco Graça Moura and José Albino Silva Peneda | 76 |

Document number

Document number

Author

Author

Signatures

Signatures

42/2006

Georgios Karatzaferis

31

43/2006

Adriana Poli Bortone

21

44/2006

Mario Borghezio

6

45/2006

Mario Borghezio

37

46/2006

Jamila Madeira, Ana Maria Gomes, Anna Záborská, Luisa Morgantini and Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez

54

47/2006

Caroline Lucas and Angelika Beer

45

48/2006

Bogusław Rogalski

16

49/2006

Alessandra Mussolini

28

50/2006

Sylwester Chruszcz

14

51/2006

Daniel Strož and Jaromír Kohlíček

9

52/2006

Maciej Marian Giertych

25

53/2006

Thierry Cornillet

58

54/2006

Mario Borghezio

12

55/2006

Maciej Marian Giertych

12

56/2006

Daniel Strož

4

57/2006

Roberta Angelilli, Cristiana Muscardini, Adriana Poli Bortone, Wojciech Roszkowski and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski

72

58/2006

Luís Queiró, Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski, Vasco Graça Moura, Roberts Zīle and Ewa Hedkvist Petersen

41

59/2006

Alessandra Mussolini

20

60/2006

Alessandra Mussolini

4

61/2006

Amalia Sartori, John Bowis, Françoise Grossetête, Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines and Thomas Ulmer

129

62/2006

Robert Evans, Eva Lichtenberger, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and Emanuel Jardim Fernandes

26

63/2006

Bogusław Rogalski

14

64/2006

Robert Evans, Paulo Casaca, David Martin, Sajjad Karim and Carl Schlyter

25

65/2006

Renato Brunetta

35

66/2006

Oldřich Vlasák

14

67/2006

Mary Honeyball, John Bowis and Caroline Lucas

26

68/2006

Manolis Mavrommatis, Vasco Graça Moura and José Albino Silva Peneda

76

16.   Written declarations (Rule 116)

(Rule 116)

In accordance with Rule 116(5), written declarations 39, 40, 41/2006 lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

17.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Pursuant to Rule 172(2), the Minutes of that day's sitting would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning of the next sitting.

With Parliament's agreement, the texts that had been adopted would be forwarded forthwith to the bodies named therein.

18.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held on 11.10.2006 and 12.10.2006.

19.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.00.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Badia I Cutchet, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Beglitis, Belder, Bennahmias, Berend, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Birutis, Blokland, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Bono, Bonsignore, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bourlanges, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Bullmann, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Callanan, Camre, Carlotti, Carlshamre, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Casini, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Claeys, Clark, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa, Cottigny, Coveney, Crowley, Ryszard Czarnecki, Daul, Davies, de Brún, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Demetriou, De Michelis, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dičkutė, Didžiokas, Díez González, Dillen, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Eurlings, Jill Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Fajmon, Falbr, Fatuzzo, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fjellner, Flasarová, Florenz, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Fruteau, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grech, Griesbeck, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grossetête, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein Mintz, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hazan, Heaton-Harris, Hedh, Hegyi, Helmer, Henin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herranz García, Higgins, Hökmark, Holm, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Howitt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ibrisagic, Ilves, in 't Veld, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Joan i Marí, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Karas, Karim, Kasoulides, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Kohlíček, Konrad, Korhola, Koterec, Krahmer, Krasts, Krehl, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Lang, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, Lavarra, Lax, Lechner, Le Foll, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Marine Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lienemann, Liotard, Lipietz, Locatelli, López-Istúriz White, Losco, Louis, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Maat, Maaten, McAvan, McDonald, Madeira, Maldeikis, Malmström, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Manolakou, Mantovani, Markov, Marques, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mastenbroek, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsakis, Matsis, Matsouka, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Menéndez del Valle, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mohácsi, Moreno Sánchez, Morillon, Moscovici, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscardini, Muscat, Mussolini, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Navarro, Newton Dunn, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Achille Occhetto, Öger, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Oviir, Pack, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Papastamkos, Parish, Patrie, Peillon, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Pirker, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pittella, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Polfer, Pomés Ruiz, Portas, Posdorf, Posselt, Prets, Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Rizzo, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Salvini, Samaras, Samuelsen, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Saryusz-Wolski, Savary, Savi, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Frithjof Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schroedter, Schulz, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Segelström, Seppänen, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Simpson, Sinnott, Siwiec, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sommer, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Strejček, Strož, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Susta, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarand, Thomsen, Thyssen, Titley, Toia, Tomczak, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Turmes, Tzampazi, Ulmer, Väyrynen, Vaidere, Vakalis, Vanhecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Ventre, Veraldi, Vergnaud, Vidal-Quadras, de Villiers, Vincenzi, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Westlund, Wieland, Wiersma, Willmott, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Bernard Piotr Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Ždanoka, Železný, Zieleniec, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

Observers:

Arabadjiev Alexander, Athanasiu Alexandru, Bărbuleţiu Tiberiu, Bliznashki Georgi, Buruiană Aprodu Daniela, Christova Christina Velcheva, Ciornei Silvia, Cioroianu Adrian Mihai, Corlăţean Titus, Coşea Dumitru Gheorghe Mircea, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, Dimitrov Martin, Duca Viorel, Dumitrescu Cristian, Ganţ Ovidiu Victor, Hogea Vlad Gabriel, Ilchev Stanimir, Ivanova Iglika, Kelemen Atilla Béla Ladislau, Kirilov Evgeni, Kónya-Hamar Sándor, Mihăescu Eugen, Morţun Alexandru Ioan, Parvanova Antonyia, Paşcu Ioan Mircea, Podgorean Radu, Popa Nicolae Vlad, Popeangă Petre, Sârbu Daciana Octavia, Silaghi Ovidiu Ioan, Sofianski Stefan, Szabó Károly Ferenc, Vigenin Kristian

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

| + | adopted |
| --- | --- |
| - | rejected |
| ↓ | lapsed |
| W | withdrawn |
| RCV (..., ..., ...) | roll-call vote (in favour, against, abstentions) |
| EV (..., ..., ...) | electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions) |
| split | split vote |
| sep | separate vote |
| am | amendment |
| CA | compromise amendment |
| CP | corresponding part |
| D | deleting amendment |
| = | identical amendments |
| § | paragraph |
| art | article |
| rec | recital |
| MOT | motion for a resolution |
| JT MOT | joint motion for a resolution |
| SEC | secret ballot |

+

adopted

-

rejected

↓

lapsed

W

withdrawn

RCV (..., ..., ...)

roll-call vote (in favour, against, abstentions)

EV (..., ..., ...)

electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions)

split

split vote

sep

separate vote

am

amendment

CA

compromise amendment

CP

corresponding part

D

deleting amendment

=

identical amendments

§

paragraph

art

article

rec

recital

MOT

motion for a resolution

JT MOT

joint motion for a resolution

SEC

secret ballot

1.   Towards more and better EU aid: the 2006 aid effectiveness package

Report: Alain HUTCHINSON (A6-0270/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 521, 20, 28 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

521, 20, 28

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

2.   The exploitation of North Sea plaice and sole *

Report: Albert Jan MAAT (A6-0265/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 3
  5
  12-13 | committee | | + | |
| amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote | 1 | committee | sep | + | |
| 4 | committee | sep | + | |
| 7 | committee | sep | + | |
| 8 | committee | sep | + | |
| 9 | committee | sep | + | |
| 11 | committee | sep | + | |
| 14 | committee | sep | + | |
| 15 | committee | sep | + | |
| 16-17 | committee | sep | + | |
| 18 | committee | sep | + | |
| 20 | committee | sep | + | |
| art 4 | 24 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 281, 258, 18 |
| 10 | committee | | ↓ | |
| after art 13 | 23 | PPE-DE, ALDE, UEN | | + | |
| 19 | committee | | ↓ | |
| after rec 6 | 21 | PPE-DE, ALDE, UEN | | + | |
| 2 | committee | | ↓ | |
| after rec 10 | 22 | PPE-DE, ALDE, UEN | | + | |
| 6 | committee | | ↓ | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | RCV | + | 554, 12, 6 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

3

5

12-13

committee

+

amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote

1

committee

sep

+

4

committee

sep

+

7

committee

sep

+

8

committee

sep

+

9

committee

sep

+

11

committee

sep

+

14

committee

sep

+

15

committee

sep

+

16-17

committee

sep

+

18

committee

sep

+

20

committee

sep

+

art 4

24

PPE-DE

EV

+

281, 258, 18

10

committee

↓

after art 13

23

PPE-DE, ALDE, UEN

+

19

committee

↓

after rec 6

21

PPE-DE, ALDE, UEN

+

2

committee

↓

after rec 10

22

PPE-DE, ALDE, UEN

+

6

committee

↓

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

RCV

+

554, 12, 6

Amendments 25 to 27 had been cancelled.

Amendments 16 and 17 had been merged.

Request for roll-call vote

IND/DEM: final vote

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: ams 7, 8, 14, 15, 16 + 17, 20

PSE: ams 1, 4, 7, 9, 11, 15, 16 + 17, 18, 20

3.   Production and labelling of organic products *

Report: Friedrich-Wilhelm GRAEFE ZU BARINGDORF (A6-0253/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1
  3-4
  6-7
  9-18
  20 | committee | | + | |
| amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote | 2 | committee | sep | - | |
| 5 | committee | split | + | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 428, 116, 8 |
| 8 | committee | sep | + | |
| 19 | committee | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 279, 271, 4 |
| art 5 | 26 | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 315, 235, 12 |
| annex I | 27 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1

3-4

6-7

9-18

20

committee

+

amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote

2

committee

sep

-

5

committee

split

+

1

+

2/EV

+

428, 116, 8

8

committee

sep

+

19

committee

split

1

+

2/EV

+

279, 271, 4

art 5

26

Verts/ALE

EV

+

315, 235, 12

annex I

27

Verts/ALE

-

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Amendments 21 to 25 inclusive had been cancelled.

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: am 8

Verts/ALE: am 2

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

am 5

1st part:‘(d) the product ... into force.’

2nd part:‘The certificate ... which it refers.’

am 19

1st part:‘Each Member State .... EU-import databank,’

2nd part:‘coordinated by the ... European Food Safety Authority.’

4.   Galileo

Motions for resolutions: B6-0511/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B6-0511/2006




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| after § 1 | 1 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| after § 6 | 2 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| after § 7 | 3 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0511/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

after § 1

1

GUE/NGL

-

after § 6

2

GUE/NGL

-

after § 7

3

GUE/NGL

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

5.   Common immigration policy

Motions for resolutions: B6-0507/2006, B6-0508/2006, B6-0510/2006, B6-0516/2006, B6-0518/2006, B6-0520/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B6-0507/2006




  by the PPE-DE Group |
| § 2 | 2 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 278, 273, 19 |
| § 3 | § | original text | RCV | - | 262, 279, 6 |
| § 4 | § | original text | RCV | - | 256, 286, 21 |
| after § 5 | 3 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| 4 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| after § 10 | 5 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| § 11 | 6 | PPE-DE | RCV | - | 229, 335, 9 |
| after rec B | 1 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | - | 234, 316, 26 |
| joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0508/2006




  (PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) |
| § 3 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 8 | 5 | UEN | EV | + | 300, 267, 10 |
| after § 9 | 1 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 295, 240, 12 |
| 6 | UEN | RCV | - | 257, 291, 19 |
| after § 14 | 11 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 16 | 2 | PPE-DE | RCV | - | 238, 324, 11 |
| § 17 | § | original text | RCV | + | 269, 262, 22 |
| § 18 | § | original text | RCV | - | 249, 302, 3 |
| § 19 | 3 | PPE-DE | EV | - | 234, 328, 14 |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 21 | 4 | PPE-DE | EV | - | 255, 310, 13 |
| after § 24 | 10 | Verts/ALE | EV | - | 269, 287, 12 |
| after rec D | 7 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 100, 442, 18 |
| after rec E | 8 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after rec F | 9 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 295, 271, 14 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0508/2006 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0510/2006 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0516/2006 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0518/2006 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0520/2006 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0507/2006

by the PPE-DE Group

§ 2

2

PPE-DE

EV

+

278, 273, 19

§ 3

§

original text

RCV

-

262, 279, 6

§ 4

§

original text

RCV

-

256, 286, 21

after § 5

3

PPE-DE

-

4

PPE-DE

-

after § 10

5

PPE-DE

-

§ 11

6

PPE-DE

RCV

-

229, 335, 9

after rec B

1

PPE-DE

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

-

234, 316, 26

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0508/2006

(PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL)

§ 3

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 8

5

UEN

EV

+

300, 267, 10

after § 9

1

PPE-DE

EV

+

295, 240, 12

6

UEN

RCV

-

257, 291, 19

after § 14

11

Verts/ALE

+

§ 16

2

PPE-DE

RCV

-

238, 324, 11

§ 17

§

original text

RCV

+

269, 262, 22

§ 18

§

original text

RCV

-

249, 302, 3

§ 19

3

PPE-DE

EV

-

234, 328, 14

§

original text

sep

+

§ 21

4

PPE-DE

EV

-

255, 310, 13

after § 24

10

Verts/ALE

EV

-

269, 287, 12

after rec D

7

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

100, 442, 18

after rec E

8

Verts/ALE

-

after rec F

9

Verts/ALE

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

295, 271, 14

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0508/2006

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0510/2006

PSE

↓

B6-0516/2006

UEN

↓

B6-0518/2006

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0520/2006

ALDE

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

UEN: am 6 (RC-B6-0508/2006)

IND/DEM: final vote (RC-B6-0508/2006)

PPE-DE: §§ 3 and 4, am 6 and final vote (B6-0507/2006) + am 2 (RC-B6-0508/2006)

GUE/NGL: §§ 17 and 18 + am 7 (RC-B6-0508/2006)

Requests for separate votes

GUE/NGL: § 19 (RC-B6-0508/2006)

Requests for split votes

GUE/NGL

§ 3 (RC-B6-0508/2006)

1st part:‘Recognises the human ... of the last few years;’

2nd part:‘notes, in particular, ... recent arrivals;’

Miscellaneous

Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka had also signed the motion for a resolution tabled by the UEN Group (B6-0516/2006).

6.   Situation in Darfur

Motions for resolutions: B6-0512/2006, B6-0513/2006, B6-0514/2006, B6-0515/2006, B6-0517/2006, B6-0519/2006

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0512/2006




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0512/2006 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0513/2006 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0514/2006 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0515/2006 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0517/2006 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0519/2006 | | UEN | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0512/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0512/2006

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0513/2006

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0514/2006

PSE

↓

B6-0515/2006

ALDE

↓

B6-0517/2006

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0519/2006

UEN

↓

Miscellaneous

Mary Lou McDonald had also signed the joint motion for a resolution on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

7.   The EU's economic and trade relations with India

Report: Sajjad KARIM (A6-0256/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | 11 | PSE | | W | |
| 14 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 2 | 2 | ALDE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 3 | 12 | PSE | | - | |
| § 5 | 15 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 13 | PSE | | W | |
| § 10 | 16 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 12 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 16 | 17 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 17 | 18D | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 20 | 3 | ALDE | | + | |
| after § 20 | 4 | ALDE | | + | oral amendment |
| § 21 | 5 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 24 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 32 | 6 | ALDE | | + | |
| after § 32 | 7 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 34 | 19 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| § 45 | 8 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 56 | 9 | ALDE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| rec L | 10 | PSE | EV | - | 225, 336, 5 |
| rec Q | 1 | ALDE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

11

PSE

W

14

GUE/NGL

-

§ 2

2

ALDE

split

1

+

2

+

§ 3

12

PSE

-

§ 5

15

GUE/NGL

-

13

PSE

W

§ 10

16

GUE/NGL

-

§ 12

§

original text

sep

+

§ 16

17

GUE/NGL

-

§ 17

18D

GUE/NGL

-

§ 20

3

ALDE

+

after § 20

4

ALDE

+

oral amendment

§ 21

5

ALDE

+

§ 24

§

original text

sep

+

§ 32

6

ALDE

+

after § 32

7

ALDE

+

§ 34

19

GUE/NGL

+

§ 45

8

ALDE

+

§ 56

9

ALDE

split

1

+

2

+

rec L

10

PSE

EV

-

225, 336, 5

rec Q

1

ALDE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: §§ 12, 24

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

am 2

1st part:‘Notes that, whilst ... certain Indian goods;’

2nd part:‘underlines the fact ... on NAMA and services;’

PSE

am 9

1st part:‘Notes that ... distribution facilities’

2nd part:‘notes that whilst ... agri-processing sectors’

Miscellaneous

The rapporteur moved an oral amendment to amendment 4, which now read as follows:

Notes that in August 2006, the SAARC Council of Ministers unanimously agreed that the India-Pakistan trade dispute under the SAFTA framework would be considered by SAARC Commerce Ministers before the 14th SAARC Summit in India on 3-4 April 2007; notes also that the EU has applied for and been granted SAARC observer status and will participate in the Summit; notes that the argument that trade must be linked to progress on the resolution of long-standing disputes between India and Pakistan underlies the delayed implementation of SAFTA; calls on both parties to continue political dialogue in tandem with trade negotiations; notes that consideration of items on the positive and negative lists is currently before the SAFTA Council; calls on the EU to offer any assistance required to facilitate this process and to ensure that real progress is made at the 14th SAARC Summit;

8.   Women and international trade

Report: Hiltrud BREYER (A6-0254/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 2 | 4 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 277, 244, 7 |
| § | original text | sep | ↓ | |
| § 3 | § | original text | sep | - | |
| § 5 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 6 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3/EV | + | 278, 246, 10 |
| § 7 | § | original text | sep/EV | + | 294, 245, 4 |
| § 8 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 9 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 10 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 11 | 5/rev | PPE-DE | | W | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 14 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 15 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | - | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 16 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 17 | § | original text | sep/EV | + | 307, 233, 8 |
| § 19 | § | original text | sep | - | |
| § 20 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 25 | 1 | PSE | EV | - | 196, 346, 3 |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1/EV | + | 279, 250, 5 |
| 2 | - | |
| § 26 | § | original text | sep | - | |
| § 27 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| § 28 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 30 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| rec A | 2 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| rec B | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| rec E | 3 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| rec F | § | original text | sep | + | |
| rec G | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| rec I | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 2

4

PPE-DE

EV

+

277, 244, 7

§

original text

sep

↓

§ 3

§

original text

sep

-

§ 5

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

§ 6

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3/EV

+

278, 246, 10

§ 7

§

original text

sep/EV

+

294, 245, 4

§ 8

§

original text

sep

+

§ 9

§

original text

sep

+

§ 10

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

§ 11

5/rev

PPE-DE

W

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 14

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

§ 15

§

original text

split

1

-

2

+

§ 16

§

original text

sep

+

§ 17

§

original text

sep/EV

+

307, 233, 8

§ 19

§

original text

sep

-

§ 20

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 25

1

PSE

EV

-

196, 346, 3

§

original text

split

1/EV

+

279, 250, 5

2

-

§ 26

§

original text

sep

-

§ 27

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

§ 28

§

original text

sep

+

§ 30

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

rec A

2

PPE-DE

+

§

original text

↓

rec B

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

rec E

3

PPE-DE

+

§

original text

↓

rec F

§

original text

sep

+

rec G

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

rec I

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for separate votes

IND/DEM: § 25

ALDE: §§ 2, 3, 16, 19, 26

PPE-DE: rec F, §§ 3, 7, 8, 9, 17, 25, 26, 28, 30

Requests for split votes

ALDE, PPE-DE

§ 6

1st part:‘Stresses the need ... on this subject’ without the words ‘the way in which women ... systematic collection of’

2nd part:‘the way in which women ... systematic collection of’

3rd part:‘recalls that ... by the Commission’

§ 15

1st part:‘Calls for the establishment ... ILO conventions’

2nd part:‘Notes that jobs ... in all MDGs’

ALDE

rec I

1st part:‘Whereas the feminisation ... fair labour conditions’

2nd part:‘and protection from migrant receiving states’

§ 25

1st part:‘Welcomes the Norwegian ... joint-stock companies’

2nd part:‘calls on all Member States ... the Norwegian example’

§ 30

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘recruit women ... ministerial level, in order to’

2nd part: those words

PPE-DE

rec B

1st part:‘whereas 70 % ... decision-making bodies’

2nd part:‘and are restricted ... and the household’

rec G

1st part: text as a whole without the word ‘strongly’

2nd part: that word

§ 1

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘stresses that economic ... social cohesion’

2nd part: those words

§ 10

1st part: text as a whole without the word ‘European’

2nd part: that word

§ 11

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘calls, therefore, on the Commission ... share/proportion of informal employment’

2nd part: those words

§ 14

1st part:‘Calls on the Council ... forms of discrimination’

2nd part:‘calls for a balanced ... Structural Funds’

§ 20

1st part:‘Calls for the development ... policy negotiations’

2nd part:‘calls for developing countries ... which ones’

§ 27

1st part:‘Calls for the aid-for-trade ... engage in trade’ without ‘financed through additional funds’

2nd part:‘financed through additional funds’

3rd part:‘and must not be made conditional ... services markets’

PSE

§ 5

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘twice a year’

2nd part: those words

9.   Improving the economic situation in the fishing industry

Report: Pedro GUERREIRO (A6-0266/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 2 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 6 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 8 | § | original text | RCV | + | 382, 151, 8 |
| § 9 | § | original text | sep/EV | - | 258, 291, 11 |
| § 10 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 13 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 14 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 16 | 1 | Verts/ALE | split | | |
| 1/EV | + | 306, 239, 5 |
| 2 | - | |
| § 17 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 18 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 20 | § | original text | RCV | + | 514, 50, 3 |
| § 33 | § | original text | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | + | 485, 50, 5 |
| 2 | + | 247, 238, 3 |
| § 41 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 42 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 46 | 4 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| § 50 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| rec C | 2 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| rec O | 3 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| rec T | § | original text | sep | + | |
| rec V | § | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 497, 55, 10 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 2

§

original text

sep

+

§ 6

§

original text

sep

+

§ 8

§

original text

RCV

+

382, 151, 8

§ 9

§

original text

sep/EV

-

258, 291, 11

§ 10

§

original text

sep

+

§ 13

§

original text

sep

+

§ 14

§

original text

sep

+

after § 16

1

Verts/ALE

split

1/EV

+

306, 239, 5

2

-

§ 17

§

original text

sep

+

§ 18

§

original text

sep

+

§ 20

§

original text

RCV

+

514, 50, 3

§ 33

§

original text

split/RCV

1

+

485, 50, 5

2

+

247, 238, 3

§ 41

§

original text

sep

+

§ 42

§

original text

sep

+

after § 46

4

GUE/NGL

+

§ 50

§

original text

sep

+

rec C

2

GUE/NGL

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

rec O

3

GUE/NGL

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

rec T

§

original text

sep

+

rec V

§

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

497, 55, 10

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: §§ 8, 20, 33

GUE/NGL: final vote

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: recs T, V and §§ 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 41, 42, 50

PPE-DE: § 9

Requests for split votes

GUE/NGL

am 1

1st part:‘Considers that the Commission ... upon fossil fuels;’

2nd part:‘proposes that one possibility ... consume less energy;’

rec C

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘must be respected’

2nd part: those words

rec O

1st part:‘whereas, in the past ten years alone, ... in catches,’

2nd part:‘despite the attempts ... reverse this trend,’

PPE-DE

§ 33

1st part:‘Expresses concern at the scant ... for the EFF,’

2nd part:‘and considers ... affecting the industry;’

10.   Removal of sharks' fins on board vessels

Report: Rosa MIGUÉLEZ RAMOS (A6-0263/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| after § 4 | 1 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 5 | 2=
  3= | PARISH et al
  Verts/ALE | RCV | + | 360, 182, 17 |
| § | original text | sep | ↓ | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 483, 58, 21 |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 4

1

ALDE

+

§ 5

2=

3=

PARISH et al

Verts/ALE

RCV

+

360, 182, 17

§

original text

sep

↓

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

483, 58, 21

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: final vote

Verts/ALE: am 3

Request for separate vote

Verts/ALE: § 5

11.   Nanosciences and nanotechnology (2005-2009)

Report: Miloslav RANSDORF (A6-0216/2006)

| Subject | Am No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 2 | 1 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 89, 434, 15 |
| after § 4 | 2 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 73, 457, 16 |
| after § 5 | 3 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 72, 468, 9 |
| § 12 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1/RCV | + | 476, 69, 15 |
| 2 | + | |
| § 14 | § | original text | RCV | + | 460, 68, 14 |
| § 15 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 17 | 4 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 5 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 69, 471, 8 |
| § 19 | § | original text | RCV | + | 300, 244, 6 |
| after § 19 | 6 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 73, 461, 8 |
| § 20 | § | original text | RCV | + | 309, 231, 4 |
| § 26 | 7 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 152, 388, 9 |
| § 27 | § | original text | RCV | + | 497, 17, 39 |
| § 28 | § | original text | RCV | + | 318, 226, 4 |
| after § 28 | 8 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 29 | § | original text | RCV | - | 251, 282, 13 |
| after § 29 | 9 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 2

1

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

89, 434, 15

after § 4

2

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

73, 457, 16

after § 5

3

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

72, 468, 9

§ 12

§

original text

split

1/RCV

+

476, 69, 15

2

+

§ 14

§

original text

RCV

+

460, 68, 14

§ 15

§

original text

sep

+

after § 17

4

Verts/ALE

-

5

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

69, 471, 8

§ 19

§

original text

RCV

+

300, 244, 6

after § 19

6

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

73, 461, 8

§ 20

§

original text

RCV

+

309, 231, 4

§ 26

7

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

152, 388, 9

§ 27

§

original text

RCV

+

497, 17, 39

§ 28

§

original text

RCV

+

318, 226, 4

after § 28

8

Verts/ALE

-

§ 29

§

original text

RCV

-

251, 282, 13

after § 29

9

Verts/ALE

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: § 27

Verts/ALE: ams 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and §§ 14, 19, 20, 28, 29

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

§ 12

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘notes that standards ... regulatory measures’

2nd part: those words

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: §§ 19, 20, 28, 29

Verts/ALE: § 15

IND/DEM: § 15

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Hutchinson report A6-0270/2006

Resolution

For: 521

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Helmer, Masiel, Piskorski, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 20

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Goudin, Lundgren, Wise

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

Abstention: 8

GUE/NGL: Manolakou

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers, Železný

NI: Allister, Borghezio

PPE-DE: Wohlin

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

2.   Maat report A6-0265/2006

Resolution

For: 554

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 12

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Mote, Salvini

PPE-DE: Wohlin

Abstention: 6

GUE/NGL: Manolakou

IND/DEM: Železný

NI: Borghezio, Dillen

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

3.   B6-0507/2006 — Immigration

Paragraph 3

For: 262

ALDE: Andria

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Carnero González, Corbett, Skinner

UEN: Aylward, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Trüpel

Against: 279

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Ibrisagic, Karas

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Segelström, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 6

GUE/NGL: Henin

NI: Bobošíková, Mote

PPE-DE: Busuttil, Casa

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Malcolm Harbour, Othmar Karas

Against:
  Carlos Carnero González, Richard Corbett

4.   B6-0507/2006 — Immigration

Paragraph 4

For: 256

ALDE: Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Deprez, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Morillon, Ries

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Hassi

Against: 286

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Drčar Murko, Duff, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Busuttil, Cederschiöld, Fjellner, Ibrisagic, Nicholson

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 21

ALDE: Cavada

GUE/NGL: Musacchio

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Louis, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Casa

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  James Nicholson

Against:
  Roberto Musacchio

5.   B6-0507/2006 — Immigration

Amendment 6

For: 229

ALDE: Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Morillon, Ries

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Albertini, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Busuttil, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Grech, Muscat

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere

Against: 335

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Drčar Murko, Duff, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fjellner, Galeote, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kamall, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 9

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Louis, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Mote

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

6.   B6-0507/2006 — Immigration

Resolution

For: 234

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Grech, Muscat

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Against: 316

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bowles, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Drčar Murko, Duff, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Goudin, Lundgren, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Březina, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Deß, Duchoň, Fajmon, Heaton-Harris, Koch, Konrad, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Camre, Krasts

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 26

ALDE: Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Cavada, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Morillon, Prodi, Ries

IND/DEM: Bonde, Louis, de Villiers

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Descamps, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kamall, Kelam

UEN: Pirilli

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

7.   RC B6-0508/2006 — Immigration

Amendment 6

For: 257

ALDE: Takkula

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Helmer, Masiel, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wohlin, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Muscat

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Against: 291

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Esteves, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 19

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PSE: Grech, Kindermann

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

8.   RC B6-0508/2006 — Immigration

Amendment 2

For: 238

ALDE: Bourlanges, Deprez, Lehideux, Ries

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Helmer, Masiel, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Camre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Muscardini, Pirilli, Podkański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Against: 324

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Drčar Murko, Duff, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 11

ALDE: Cavada, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Morillon

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Mote

PPE-DE: Busuttil, Casa, De Veyrac

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

9.   RC B6-0508/2006 — Immigration

Paragraph 17

For: 269

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bowles, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Oviir, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Martin Hans-Peter, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Busuttil, Casa, De Veyrac, Fjellner, Hökmark, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Járóka, Korhola, Ventre, Wohlin

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 262

ALDE: Drčar Murko, Duff, Onyszkiewicz, Pistelli

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Louis, Sinnott, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

Abstention: 22

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Mote

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Galeote

PSE: Cashman, Corbett, Evans Robert, Gill, Hughes, Kinnock, McAvan, Simpson, Skinner, Stihler, Titley, Willmott

Verts/ALE: Bennahmias, van Buitenen, Flautre, de Groen-Kouwenhoven

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Charlotte Cederschiöld, Claude Turmes

Against:
  Giusto Catania, Carl Schlyter, Lars Wohlin

10.   RC B6-0508/2006 — Immigration

Paragraph 18

For: 249

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Busuttil, Casa, De Veyrac, Galeote, Hybášková

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Goebbels, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hegyi, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Ždanoka

Against: 302

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Sinnott, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Cashman, Evans Robert, Fruteau, Gill, Glante, Hedh, Hughes, Kinnock, Koterec, McAvan, Simpson, Stihler, Willmott

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Lipietz, Schlyter, Staes

Abstention: 3

NI: Mote

PPE-DE: Wohlin

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Jean-Luc Dehaene, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Alain Lamassoure, Bart Staes, Alexander Stubb, Marianne Thyssen, Claude Turmes, Ville Itälä

Against:
  Lars Wohlin

11.   RC B6-0508/2006 — Immigration

Amendment 7

For: 100

ALDE: Carlshamre, Jäätteenmäki

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Audy, Berend, Wohlin

PSE: Jørgensen, Savary

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Muscardini, Pirilli, Podkański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 442

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Le Pen Marine, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ashworth, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duka-Zólyomi, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gottardi, Grabowska, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Camre, Crowley, Krasts, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Vaidere

Abstention: 18

NI: Borghezio, Salvini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, De Veyrac, Duchoň, Fajmon, Galeote, Gaubert, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Grech, Muscat

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

12.   RC B6-0508/2006 — Immigration

Resolution

For: 295

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Costa, Deprez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Flasarová, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož, Zimmer

NI: De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Busuttil, Casa, Cederschiöld, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Mauro

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Podkański, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 271

ALDE: Chatzimarkakis, Davies

GUE/NGL: Holm, Manolakou, Pflüger, Seppänen, Svensson, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Krasts, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Bennahmias, Flautre

Abstention: 14

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, McDonald, Rizzo

IND/DEM: Bonde, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Kusstatscher

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Marielle De Sarnez, itVille Itälä

Against:
  Gary Titley

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Paragraph 8

For: 382

ALDE: Morillon, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kohlíček, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Strož

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Castex, Cercas, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Kusstatscher, Voggenhuber

Against: 151

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Pflüger, Seppänen, Svensson, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Duchoň, Fjellner, Ibrisagic, Korhola, Maat, Pomés Ruiz, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Seeberg, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Wohlin, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: van den Berg, Cashman, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Evans Robert, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Rasmussen, Segelström, Simpson, Thomsen, Titley, Westlund, Willmott

UEN: Kuźmiuk, Libicki

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Abstention: 8

ALDE: Samuelsen

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott

NI: Allister, Mote

PPE-DE: Ventre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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Paragraph 20

For: 514

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Louis, Sinnott, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hegyi, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 50

ALDE: Malmström

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Masiel

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Cederschiöld, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hökmark, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Queiró, Seeberg, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: van den Berg, Cashman, Christensen, Corbett, Gill, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Rasmussen, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Thomsen, Westlund, Willmott

Abstention: 3

ALDE: Samuelsen

PPE-DE: Weber Manfred

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Luís Queiró

Against:
  Jens Holm, Eva-Britt Svensson, Lars Wohlin

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Paragraph 33/1

For: 485

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in 't Veld, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kohlíček, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Strož

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berlinguer, Berman, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hegyi, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schulz, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 50

ALDE: Malmström

GUE/NGL: Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Pflüger, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Lundgren, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Masiel

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Cederschiöld, Deva, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Gräßle, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Kamall, Seeberg, Škottová, Strejček, Sturdy, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: van den Berg, Cashman, Christensen, Corbett, Evans Robert, Gill, Hedh, Hughes, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Rasmussen, Segelström, Weiler, Westlund, Willmott

Abstention: 5

ALDE: Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Wagenknecht

PSE: Bösch

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Hassi

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Lars Wohlin

16.   Guerreiro report A6-0266/2006

Paragraph 33/2

For: 247

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, De Sarnez, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Hall, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kohlíček, McDonald, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Strož

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, de Villiers, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Giertych, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Bowis, Brepoels, Callanan, Fatuzzo, Freitas, Pomés Ruiz, Saïfi

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hegyi, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Tabajdi, Tarand, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 238

ALDE: Maaten, Malmström, Takkula

GUE/NGL: Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Pflüger, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Helmer, Masiel

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: van den Berg, Cashman, Christensen, Corbett, Evans Robert, Gill, Hazan, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Kinnock, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Titley, Westlund, Willmott

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 3

ALDE: Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Wagenknecht

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Kathy Sinnott

17.   Guerreiro report A6-0266/2006

Resolution

For: 497

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kohlíček, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Strož

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Louis, Sinnott, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hegyi, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 55

ALDE: Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Holm, Liotard, Meijer, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Cederschiöld, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hökmark, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Pomés Ruiz, Seeberg, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Wohlin, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: van den Berg, Cashman, Christensen, Corbett, Evans Robert, Gill, Grabowska, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Thomsen, Titley, Westlund, Willmott

Abstention: 10

ALDE: Malmström

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann, Pflüger, Seppänen, Wagenknecht

NI: Bobošíková, Mote

PPE-DE: Kamall

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

18.   Miguélez Ramos report A6-0263/2006

Amendments 2 + 3

For: 360

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Meijer, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Dehaene, Deß, Deva, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaubert, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Rack, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Vakalis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Casaca, Cashman, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Désir, Ettl, Evans Robert, Gill, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Lavarra, Le Foll, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Roth-Behrendt, Savary, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Szejna, Thomsen, Titley, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Krasts, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Pirilli, Podkański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 182

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kohlíček, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Remek, Strož

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Ryszard, Mote, Rutowicz, Salvini

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Braghetto, Brok, Castiglione, Coelho, Descamps, De Veyrac, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Iturgaiz Angulo, Korhola, López-Istúriz White, Marques, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayor Oreja, Millán Mon, Nassauer, Queiró, Radwan, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Silva Peneda, Sudre, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Weber Manfred

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berlinguer, Bono, Bourzai, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hegyi, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Tabajdi, Tarand, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Camre, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Abstention: 17

GUE/NGL: Ransdorf, Rizzo, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Dillen, Le Rachinel

PPE-DE: Schierhuber, Tajani, Ventre

PSE: Grech, Lienemann

UEN: Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kuźmiuk, Libicki

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Alexander Radwan

19.   Miguélez Ramos report A6-0263/2006

Resolution

For: 483

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Strož, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Pęk, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Gahler, Gál, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Vatanen, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Chiesa, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Dobolyi, Estrela, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 58

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Holm, Liotard, McDonald, Meijer, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Lundgren, Tomczak

NI: Mote, Salvini

PPE-DE: Ayuso González, Coelho, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, de Grandes Pascual, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Iturgaiz Angulo, López-Istúriz White, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayor Oreja, Millán Mon, Queiró, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras

PSE: Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Berman, Bösch, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Cercas, Christensen, Díez González, Douay, Ettl, Golik, Miguélez Ramos, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Rasmussen, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Thomsen

Abstention: 21

ALDE: Carlshamre, Malmström

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Piotrowski, Rogalski, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Borghezio

PPE-DE: Koch, Konrad, Tajani, Ventre

PSE: Cottigny

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Thijs Berman, Cecilia Malmström, Gitte Seeberg

Against:
  Françoise Grossetête, Margie Sudre

20.   Ransdorf report A6-0216/2006

Amendment 1

For: 89

ALDE: Szent-Iványi, Takkula

GUE/NGL: Aita, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Meijer, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Seppänen, Svensson, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Siekierski

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Bullmann, Carnero González, Cottigny, Díez González, Gebhardt, Piecyk, Rosati, Siwiec, Trautmann, Vincenzi

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 434

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Henin, Ransdorf

IND/DEM: Lundgren, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, De Michelis, Helmer, Masiel, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, De Keyser, De Rossa, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 15

ALDE: Prodi, Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Maštálka, Meyer Pleite

IND/DEM: Goudin

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Rachinel, Mote, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PSE: Bösch, Scheele

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

21.   Ransdorf report A6-0216/2006

Amendment 2

For: 73

ALDE: Prodi

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Meijer, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Seppänen, Svensson, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Giertych, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 457

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Henin, Kohlíček, Maštálka, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož

IND/DEM: Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Helmer, Masiel, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 16

ALDE: Samuelsen, Toia

GUE/NGL: Meyer Pleite

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PSE: Scheele

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Jonckheer

22.   Ransdorf report A6-0216/2006

Amendment 3

For: 72

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Meijer, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Seppänen, Svensson, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Giertych, Mussolini, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PSE: Trautmann

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 468

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Catania, Flasarová, Henin, Kohlíček, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, de Villiers, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Masiel, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Savary, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 9

GUE/NGL: Maštálka, Meyer Pleite

NI: Mote, Romagnoli

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Grech, Muscat, Scheele

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

23.   Ransdorf report A6-0216/2006

Paragraph 12/1

For: 476

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Henin, Kohlíček, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, De Michelis, Helmer, Mussolini, Piskorski, Salvini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Harms, Lagendijk

Against: 69

ALDE: Samuelsen, Toia

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Meijer, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Seppänen, Svensson, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Louis, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Chruszcz, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Oomen-Ruijten

PSE: Dobolyi, Falbr, Fernandes

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 15

IND/DEM: Bonde, Železný

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Jonckheer

24.   Ransdorf report A6-0216/2006

Paragraph 14

For: 460

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Aita, Flasarová, Henin, Kohlíček, Maštálka, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Lundgren, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Helmer, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Napoletano, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Against: 68

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Meijer, Musacchio, Portas, Seppänen, Svensson, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Mauro

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 14

GUE/NGL: Meyer Pleite

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Claeys, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Smith

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Tobias Pflüger, Alyn Smith

25.   Ransdorf report A6-0216/2006

Amendment 5

For: 69

ALDE: Mulder

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Meijer, Pflüger, Portas, Seppänen, Svensson, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Sinnott, Tomczak

NI: Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Goepel, Pomés Ruiz

PSE: Öger, Tabajdi

UEN: Angelilli

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 471

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Henin, Kohlíček, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Rühle

Abstention: 8

ALDE: Toia

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Romagnoli

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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Paragraph 19

For: 300

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Svensson, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Sinnott, Tomczak

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Pomés Ruiz

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, Díez González, Estrela, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 244

ALDE: Alvaro, Jäätteenmäki, Takkula

GUE/NGL: Kohlíček, Seppänen, Strož

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Helmer, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Chiesa, De Rossa, Dobolyi, Douay, Goebbels, Hamon, Madeira, Mann Erika, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Panzeri, Rouček, Vincenzi, Walter

UEN: Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 6

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Claeys, Mote

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Jonckheer

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Tobias Pflüger

27.   Ransdorf report A6-0216/2006

Amendment 6

For: 73

ALDE: Beaupuy, Busk, Carlshamre, Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, McDonald, Manolakou, Meijer, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Pęk, Sinnott, Tomczak

NI: Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Giertych, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Salvini, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Pomés Ruiz

PSE: Chiesa, De Keyser, Díez González, Hasse Ferreira, Lehtinen, Vincenzi

UEN: Kristovskis

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 461

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Lundgren, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Masiel, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 8

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Mote

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Tobias Pflüger

28.   Ransdorf report A6-0216/2006

Paragraph 20

For: 309

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Sinnott, Tomczak

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pittella, Prets, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 231

ALDE: Takkula

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Helmer, Masiel, Piskorski

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Goebbels, Guy-Quint, Lavarra, Mann Erika, Napoletano, Pinior, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Rouček, Vincenzi

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato

Abstention: 4

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Mote

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Tobias Pflüger

29.   Ransdorf report A6-0216/2006

Amendment 7

For: 152

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Sinnott, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Allister, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni

PSE: Golik, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler

UEN: Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 388

ALDE: Takkula

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Helmer, Masiel, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Salvini

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Vaidere

Abstention: 9

ALDE: Samuelsen

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Mote, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Trüpel

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Claude Turmes

30.   Ransdorf report A6-0216/2006

Paragraph 27

For: 497

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Jonckheer, Smith, Staes

Against: 17

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Whittaker, Wise

PPE-DE: Elles, Eurlings, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Kirkhope, Kudrycka, Mauro, Pomés Ruiz, Rack, Radwan, Šťastný, Tajani

PSE: Mann Erika

Abstention: 39

IND/DEM: Louis, Sinnott, de Villiers

NI: Martin Hans-Peter, Mote, Romagnoli

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, van Buitenen, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Alexander Radwan

Abstention:
  Claude Turmes

31.   Ransdorf report A6-0216/2006

Paragraph 28

For: 318

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Sinnott, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Schenardi, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: de Grandes Pascual

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hegyi, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 226

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Louis, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Helmer, Masiel, Piskorski

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Goebbels, Gomes, Liberadzki, Mann Erika, Rapkay

Abstention: 4

GUE/NGL: Musacchio

NI: Claeys, Mote

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Claude Turmes

32.   Ransdorf report A6-0216/2006

Paragraph 29

For: 251

ALDE: Costa

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Sinnott, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Salvini, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Hökmark

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 282

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Helmer, Masiel, Piskorski

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Evans Robert, Goebbels, Mann Erika, Mikko

Abstention: 13

ALDE: Toia

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Schenardi, Vanhecke

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Robert Evans

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P6_TA(2006)0382

2006 EU aid effectiveness package

European Parliament resolution on more and better cooperation: the 2006 EU aid effectiveness package (2006/2208(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘EU Aid: Delivering more, better and faster’ (COM(2006)0087), |
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having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘EU Aid: Delivering more, better and faster’ (COM(2006)0087),

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Increasing the impact of EU aid: a common framework for drafting country strategy papers and joint multiannual programming’ (COM(2006)0088), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Increasing the impact of EU aid: a common framework for drafting country strategy papers and joint multiannual programming’ (COM(2006)0088),

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Financing for development and aid effectiveness — the challenges of scaling up EU aid 2006- 2010’ (COM(2006)0085), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Financing for development and aid effectiveness — the challenges of scaling up EU aid 2006- 2010’ (COM(2006)0085),

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Accelerating progress towards attaining the Millennium Development Goals — Financing for Development and Aid Effectiveness’ (COM(2005)0133), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Accelerating progress towards attaining the Millennium Development Goals — Financing for Development and Aid Effectiveness’ (COM(2005)0133),

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee entitled ‘Policy Coherence for Development — Accelerating progress towards attaining the Millennium Development Goals’ (COM(2005)0134), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee entitled ‘Policy Coherence for Development — Accelerating progress towards attaining the Millennium Development Goals’ (COM(2005)0134),

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee entitled ‘Speeding up progress towards the Millennium Development Goals — The European Union's contribution’ (COM(2005)0132), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee entitled ‘Speeding up progress towards the Millennium Development Goals — The European Union's contribution’ (COM(2005)0132),

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting of 10 and 11 April 2006 on financing for development and European aid effectiveness: delivering more, better and faster aid, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting of 10 and 11 April 2006 on financing for development and European aid effectiveness: delivering more, better and faster aid,

| — | having regard to the Rome Declaration on Harmonisation adopted on 25 February 2003 following the High-Level Forum on Harmonisation, and the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness adopted on 2 March 2005 following the High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (the ‘Paris Declaration’), |
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having regard to the Rome Declaration on Harmonisation adopted on 25 February 2003 following the High-Level Forum on Harmonisation, and the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness adopted on 2 March 2005 following the High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (the ‘Paris Declaration’),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 16 February 2006 on new financial instruments for development in connection with the Millennium Goals (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 16 February 2006 on new financial instruments for development in connection with the Millennium Goals (1),

| — | having regard to Resolution A/RES/55/2 of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on the Millennium Declaration, |
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having regard to Resolution A/RES/55/2 of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on the Millennium Declaration,

| — | having regard to the report by Jeffrey D. Sachs, Advisor to the UN Secretary-General, entitled ‘Investing in development: a practical plan to achieve the Millennium Development Goals’, |
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having regard to the report by Jeffrey D. Sachs, Advisor to the UN Secretary-General, entitled ‘Investing in development: a practical plan to achieve the Millennium Development Goals’,

| — | having regard to the Monterrey Consensus on Development Finance of 22 March 2002, |
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having regard to the Monterrey Consensus on Development Finance of 22 March 2002,

| — | having regard to the joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on European Union Development Policy: The European Consensus (2) (the ‘European Consensus on Development’), |
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having regard to the joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on European Union Development Policy: The European Consensus (2) (the ‘European Consensus on Development’),

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee entitled ‘EU Strategy for Africa: Towards a Euro- African pact to accelerate Africa's development’ (COM(2005)0489), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee entitled ‘EU Strategy for Africa: Towards a Euro- African pact to accelerate Africa's development’ (COM(2005)0489),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 17 November 2005 on a development strategy for Africa (3), |
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having regard to its resolution of 17 November 2005 on a development strategy for Africa (3),

| — | having regard to the New York Declaration on Innovative Sources of Financing for Development adopted on 14 September 2005 during the summit of 14 to 16 September 2005 on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in which 79 States supported the launching of a pilot mechanism in the form of a ‘solidarity contribution’ on plane tickets, |
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having regard to the New York Declaration on Innovative Sources of Financing for Development adopted on 14 September 2005 during the summit of 14 to 16 September 2005 on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in which 79 States supported the launching of a pilot mechanism in the form of a ‘solidarity contribution’ on plane tickets,

| — | having regard to the Landau report entitled ‘New International Financial Contributions’ on innovative sources of development finance, commissioned by the quadripartite group and published in 2004, and the Atkinson report entitled ‘New Sources of Development Finance: Funding the Millennium Development Goals’, published in 2004 by the United Nations University/World Institute for Development Economics Research, |
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having regard to the Landau report entitled ‘New International Financial Contributions’ on innovative sources of development finance, commissioned by the quadripartite group and published in 2004, and the Atkinson report entitled ‘New Sources of Development Finance: Funding the Millennium Development Goals’, published in 2004 by the United Nations University/World Institute for Development Economics Research,

| — | having regard to its position of 18 May 2006 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development and economic cooperation (4), |
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having regard to its position of 18 May 2006 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development and economic cooperation (4),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 6 April 2006 on aid effectiveness and corruption in developing countries (5), |
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having regard to its resolution of 6 April 2006 on aid effectiveness and corruption in developing countries (5),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 12 April 2005 on the role of the European Union in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) (6), |
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having regard to its resolution of 12 April 2005 on the role of the European Union in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) (6),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2006 on the strategic review of the International Monetary Fund (7), |
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having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2006 on the strategic review of the International Monetary Fund (7),

| — | having regard to the communication of 7 June 2006 by the African Group within the Committee on Agriculture of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on modalities for negotiations on agricultural commodity issues (06-0000) (TN/AG/GEN/18), |
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having regard to the communication of 7 June 2006 by the African Group within the Committee on Agriculture of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on modalities for negotiations on agricultural commodity issues (06-0000) (TN/AG/GEN/18),

| — | having regard to the report published by the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) in March 2006, entitled ‘Assessing World Bank Support for Trade, 1987-2004’, |
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having regard to the report published by the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) in March 2006, entitled ‘Assessing World Bank Support for Trade, 1987-2004’,

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and the opinion of the Committee on International Trade (A6-0270/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and the opinion of the Committee on International Trade (A6-0270/2006),

| A. | whereas the European Union supplies more than half of all public aid in the world and is thus the world's largest aid provider; whereas, however, this position does not translate into effective leadership capable of making a difference on the world stage, |
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A.

whereas the European Union supplies more than half of all public aid in the world and is thus the world's largest aid provider; whereas, however, this position does not translate into effective leadership capable of making a difference on the world stage,

| B. | whereas the European Consensus on Development lays the foundations for a shared conception of European Union development policy based on the values, principles, objectives and instruments shared by the Member States, the Council, Parliament and the Commission, |
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B.

whereas the European Consensus on Development lays the foundations for a shared conception of European Union development policy based on the values, principles, objectives and instruments shared by the Member States, the Council, Parliament and the Commission,

| C. | whereas the overarching objective of this policy is the eradication of poverty in the context of sustainable development, including the achievement of the MDGs, |
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C.

whereas the overarching objective of this policy is the eradication of poverty in the context of sustainable development, including the achievement of the MDGs,

| D. | whereas for the first time since the adoption of the European Consensus on Development, the Commission is seeking to ensure strategic planning not only of the aid which it itself delivers and/or administers, but also of the bilateral aid delivered by Member States, in pursuit of the undertakings made in the Paris Declaration (ownership, alignment, harmonisation, managing for results and mutual accountability), |
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D.

whereas for the first time since the adoption of the European Consensus on Development, the Commission is seeking to ensure strategic planning not only of the aid which it itself delivers and/or administers, but also of the bilateral aid delivered by Member States, in pursuit of the undertakings made in the Paris Declaration (ownership, alignment, harmonisation, managing for results and mutual accountability),

| E. | whereas the lack of consistency between the various EU policies is an obstacle to aid effectiveness and, furthermore, is contrary to Article 178 of the EC Treaty, |
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E.

whereas the lack of consistency between the various EU policies is an obstacle to aid effectiveness and, furthermore, is contrary to Article 178 of the EC Treaty,

| F. | whereas a large number of studies have shown that it is essential to untie aid (not to lay down conditions concerning the origin of or arrangements for the delivery of such aid), particularly food aid, in order to make it more effective, |
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F.

whereas a large number of studies have shown that it is essential to untie aid (not to lay down conditions concerning the origin of or arrangements for the delivery of such aid), particularly food aid, in order to make it more effective,

| G. | whereas ownership of development strategies and programmes by partner countries is one of the basic principles set out in the European Consensus on Development and the Paris Declaration, |
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G.

whereas ownership of development strategies and programmes by partner countries is one of the basic principles set out in the European Consensus on Development and the Paris Declaration,

| H. | whereas, according to the above-mentioned report drawn up by Jeffrey Sachs for the UN, an additional amount of not less than USD 50 billion per year will be required in order to meet the MDGs by 2015, |
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H.

whereas, according to the above-mentioned report drawn up by Jeffrey Sachs for the UN, an additional amount of not less than USD 50 billion per year will be required in order to meet the MDGs by 2015,

| I. | whereas the European Union has undertaken to allocate EUR 2 billion per year — 1 billion from the Member States and 1 billion from the Commission — to support for developing countries' training capacities, |
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I.

whereas the European Union has undertaken to allocate EUR 2 billion per year — 1 billion from the Member States and 1 billion from the Commission — to support for developing countries' training capacities,

| J. | whereas in the above-mentioned European Council conclusions, the European Union confirmed the commitments made on 24 May 2005 to increasing aid volumes, stating that it would collectively allocate at least 50 % of the increase in Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds to Africa; whereas the EU remains the only donor group to have made substantial, measurable and predictable commitments to increasing aid to more than EUR 84 billion by 2015, |
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J.

whereas in the above-mentioned European Council conclusions, the European Union confirmed the commitments made on 24 May 2005 to increasing aid volumes, stating that it would collectively allocate at least 50 % of the increase in Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds to Africa; whereas the EU remains the only donor group to have made substantial, measurable and predictable commitments to increasing aid to more than EUR 84 billion by 2015,

| K. | whereas, given the restrictions placed on the European Union budget by the financial perspective for 2007-2013 (Presidency conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 15 and 16 December 2005), most (between 80 and 90 %) of the additional aid must come from the Member States, |
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K.

whereas, given the restrictions placed on the European Union budget by the financial perspective for 2007-2013 (Presidency conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 15 and 16 December 2005), most (between 80 and 90 %) of the additional aid must come from the Member States,

| L. | whereas, although according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) figures for 2005, the European Union appears to be in a good position to meet the objectives for set for 2006, aid provision by four Member States remains below the 0,33 % of GNP threshold established in the Barcelona Compromise, |
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L.

whereas, although according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) figures for 2005, the European Union appears to be in a good position to meet the objectives for set for 2006, aid provision by four Member States remains below the 0,33 % of GNP threshold established in the Barcelona Compromise,

| M. | whereas, according to the latest figures produced by the OECD's Development Aid Committee (DAC), the European Union included debt relief (mainly for Iraq and Nigeria) representing a sum of EUR 9 billion in the development aid figures for 2005, despite the Monterrey Consensus having expressly established that funding granted in the form of debt relief should not come from the development aid funds normally earmarked for direct delivery to the developing countries, |
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M.

whereas, according to the latest figures produced by the OECD's Development Aid Committee (DAC), the European Union included debt relief (mainly for Iraq and Nigeria) representing a sum of EUR 9 billion in the development aid figures for 2005, despite the Monterrey Consensus having expressly established that funding granted in the form of debt relief should not come from the development aid funds normally earmarked for direct delivery to the developing countries,

| N. | whereas, in addition to the problem of artificial inflation of ODA figures and of inefficient management, a large proportion of the aid granted by all the EU Member States does not actually reach the target populations in southern countries, |
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N.

whereas, in addition to the problem of artificial inflation of ODA figures and of inefficient management, a large proportion of the aid granted by all the EU Member States does not actually reach the target populations in southern countries,

| O. | whereas implementation of the commitments made by the G8 at Gleneagles (increasing development aid by USD 50 billion a year by 2010) remains well below what was undertaken, given that effective aid (before taking account of cancellation of the debt of the poorest countries) increased by only USD 5 billion during 2005, |
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O.

whereas implementation of the commitments made by the G8 at Gleneagles (increasing development aid by USD 50 billion a year by 2010) remains well below what was undertaken, given that effective aid (before taking account of cancellation of the debt of the poorest countries) increased by only USD 5 billion during 2005,

| P. | whereas, in order to fulfil its undertakings, the international community has already met twice since September 2005 to continue discussions on innovative sources of development finance, |
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P.

whereas, in order to fulfil its undertakings, the international community has already met twice since September 2005 to continue discussions on innovative sources of development finance,

| Q. | whereas the implementation of innovative funding mechanisms would make it possible not only to raise new resources but also to improve the quality of development finance flows, in particular in terms of stability and predictability of resources, which is essential for supporting long-term national strategies, |
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Q.

whereas the implementation of innovative funding mechanisms would make it possible not only to raise new resources but also to improve the quality of development finance flows, in particular in terms of stability and predictability of resources, which is essential for supporting long-term national strategies,

| R. | whereas improving the effectiveness of European development cooperation policy requires the establishment of clear objectives and indicators to measure the progress achieved, |
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R.

whereas improving the effectiveness of European development cooperation policy requires the establishment of clear objectives and indicators to measure the progress achieved,

| S. | whereas, in the Paris Declaration, donors undertook to set targets for the year 2010 against the twelve indicators established in the Declaration and to set up an effective system for monitoring the achievement of these targets by each of the parties, |
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S.

whereas, in the Paris Declaration, donors undertook to set targets for the year 2010 against the twelve indicators established in the Declaration and to set up an effective system for monitoring the achievement of these targets by each of the parties,

| T. | whereas there is an urgent need to take a sustainable approach to the debt problem, which is a major obstacle to the achievement of the MDGs, |
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T.

whereas there is an urgent need to take a sustainable approach to the debt problem, which is a major obstacle to the achievement of the MDGs,

| U. | whereas there is an international consensus for moving from an approach based on reduction to an approach based on cancellation of the debt of the poorest countries, as illustrated by the Millennium Declaration and the debt cancellation decision to taken by the G8 in 2005, |
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U.

whereas there is an international consensus for moving from an approach based on reduction to an approach based on cancellation of the debt of the poorest countries, as illustrated by the Millennium Declaration and the debt cancellation decision to taken by the G8 in 2005,

| 1. | Draws attention to the genuine progress in terms of effectiveness brought about by the proposals set out in the Commission's three recent communications and notes the above-mentioned European Council conclusions, which take over part of the proposals contained in the three communications; |
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1.

Draws attention to the genuine progress in terms of effectiveness brought about by the proposals set out in the Commission's three recent communications and notes the above-mentioned European Council conclusions, which take over part of the proposals contained in the three communications;

| 2. | Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work towards aid effectiveness within the wider framework of values enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and UN conventions such as the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; |
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2.

Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work towards aid effectiveness within the wider framework of values enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and UN conventions such as the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;

| 3. | Considers efforts to select ‘lead donors’ in specific sector areas at country level to be an interesting way forward; |
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3.

Considers efforts to select ‘lead donors’ in specific sector areas at country level to be an interesting way forward;

| 4. | Calls on the Member States and the Commission together to make every effort to ensure that the European Union speaks with one voice, in order to establish and sustain a leadership based not only on the size of the amounts allocated to development cooperation but also on increased effectiveness; |
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4.

Calls on the Member States and the Commission together to make every effort to ensure that the European Union speaks with one voice, in order to establish and sustain a leadership based not only on the size of the amounts allocated to development cooperation but also on increased effectiveness;

| 5. | Considers that, for action against poverty to be effective, a much larger proportion of the ODA granted by international donors should be channelled as a priority towards the poorest countries and populations, and regrets the fact that the Union has no specific targets for doing so; |
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5.

Considers that, for action against poverty to be effective, a much larger proportion of the ODA granted by international donors should be channelled as a priority towards the poorest countries and populations, and regrets the fact that the Union has no specific targets for doing so;

| 6. | Considers that the fisheries agreements concluded with developing countries should be aimed at improving the ability of those countries to properly manage fisheries in their waters, including to control and monitor fishing activities and to conduct scientific research, rather than simply involve payment for the right to catch fish; |
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Considers that the fisheries agreements concluded with developing countries should be aimed at improving the ability of those countries to properly manage fisheries in their waters, including to control and monitor fishing activities and to conduct scientific research, rather than simply involve payment for the right to catch fish;

| 7. | Believes that for EU aid to be effective, sufficient policy space must be guaranteed for developing countries and aid effectiveness should be assessed in terms of concrete progress made towards achieving the MDG; |
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7.

Believes that for EU aid to be effective, sufficient policy space must be guaranteed for developing countries and aid effectiveness should be assessed in terms of concrete progress made towards achieving the MDG;

| 8. | Calls on the Commission and all the Member States scrupulously to abide by the objectives and principles established in the European Consensus on Development, particularly the essential objective of combating poverty; |
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8.

Calls on the Commission and all the Member States scrupulously to abide by the objectives and principles established in the European Consensus on Development, particularly the essential objective of combating poverty;

| 9. | Calls on the European Union to defend and promote this policy, which takes due account of human rights and the right of beneficiary States to define their own policies, within all multilateral bodies in which it is represented and in its bilateral relations; |
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9.

Calls on the European Union to defend and promote this policy, which takes due account of human rights and the right of beneficiary States to define their own policies, within all multilateral bodies in which it is represented and in its bilateral relations;

| 10. | Calls on the European Union to incorporate in its development policy the recommendations of the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Report, which state that the destruction of the world's ecosystems will act as a barrier to achieving the MDGs, and to take action to reverse the widespread degradation; |
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10.

Calls on the European Union to incorporate in its development policy the recommendations of the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Report, which state that the destruction of the world's ecosystems will act as a barrier to achieving the MDGs, and to take action to reverse the widespread degradation;

| 11. | Calls on the Member States and the Commission to make every possible effort, together and with the other DAC donors, to support the implementation of the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness within the DAC; |
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11.

Calls on the Member States and the Commission to make every possible effort, together and with the other DAC donors, to support the implementation of the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness within the DAC;

| 12. | Encourages the Member States and the Commission to implement without delay the recommendations made by the Commission and taken over by the Council, which will require making a major effort to change — radically, where necessary — their aid systems and/or their procedures for delivering aid, with a view to significantly enhancing their effectiveness by improving programme coordination and ensuring that measures complement each other and policies are consistent; |
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12.

Encourages the Member States and the Commission to implement without delay the recommendations made by the Commission and taken over by the Council, which will require making a major effort to change — radically, where necessary — their aid systems and/or their procedures for delivering aid, with a view to significantly enhancing their effectiveness by improving programme coordination and ensuring that measures complement each other and policies are consistent;

| 13. | Stresses that aid effectiveness must be pursued through a two-pronged approach: focusing on process issues such as coordination, complementarity, harmonisation and alignment, but also on content and substance; stresses that issues such as the fight against corruption, capacity-building linked to serious efforts to prevent the brain drain and disaster risk reduction are key areas in this context; |
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13.

Stresses that aid effectiveness must be pursued through a two-pronged approach: focusing on process issues such as coordination, complementarity, harmonisation and alignment, but also on content and substance; stresses that issues such as the fight against corruption, capacity-building linked to serious efforts to prevent the brain drain and disaster risk reduction are key areas in this context;

| 14. | Stresses that better coordination should go hand-in-hand with greater complementarity of action involving a better division of work between the Member States themselves and between Member States and the Commission, with a focus at country level and with partner countries in the lead, in order to tackle the problem of orphan countries and sectors, and emphasises the relevance of the Donor Atlas in this connection; |
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14.

Stresses that better coordination should go hand-in-hand with greater complementarity of action involving a better division of work between the Member States themselves and between Member States and the Commission, with a focus at country level and with partner countries in the lead, in order to tackle the problem of orphan countries and sectors, and emphasises the relevance of the Donor Atlas in this connection;

| 15. | Stresses that donor coordination and division of labour must follow the lead of the partner country, the aim being alignment with partner country priorities and procedures; |
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15.

Stresses that donor coordination and division of labour must follow the lead of the partner country, the aim being alignment with partner country priorities and procedures;

| 16. | Acknowledges that coordination and division of labour cannot be conducted in isolation; therefore the European Union must not focus exclusively on internal division of labour but always have a donor-wide perspective; |
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16.

Acknowledges that coordination and division of labour cannot be conducted in isolation; therefore the European Union must not focus exclusively on internal division of labour but always have a donor-wide perspective;

| 17. | Calls on the Member States concerned not to delay in making the budgetary increases required in order to honour the undertakings they have repeatedly made to meet the ODA target of at least 0,56 % of GNI by 2010 and 0,7 % of GNI by 2015 — without any creative accounting — with the eminently practical aim of releasing additional funding for an effective, enhanced development aid effort, and reminds them of the vital role that they play in this area; |
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17.

Calls on the Member States concerned not to delay in making the budgetary increases required in order to honour the undertakings they have repeatedly made to meet the ODA target of at least 0,56 % of GNI by 2010 and 0,7 % of GNI by 2015 — without any creative accounting — with the eminently practical aim of releasing additional funding for an effective, enhanced development aid effort, and reminds them of the vital role that they play in this area;

| 18. | Calls on the European Union to note the fact that increasing ODA volumes will be meaningless unless it goes hand-in-hand with a significant improvement in terms of the effectiveness and quality of such aid, and accordingly to help ensure that securing such an improvement becomes an absolute priority in the development cooperation policy of each Member State and of the relevant European institutions; |
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18.

Calls on the European Union to note the fact that increasing ODA volumes will be meaningless unless it goes hand-in-hand with a significant improvement in terms of the effectiveness and quality of such aid, and accordingly to help ensure that securing such an improvement becomes an absolute priority in the development cooperation policy of each Member State and of the relevant European institutions;

| 19. | Calls on each Member State to draw up on an annual and fully transparent basis a detailed list making a clear distinction between the sums directly allocated to development aid and those earmarked for other measures that do not come directly within its scope, such as debt relief, on the basis of a common reference document drafted by the Commission; insists that such sums be specifically excluded from calculations of total expenditures of development aid; |
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19.

Calls on each Member State to draw up on an annual and fully transparent basis a detailed list making a clear distinction between the sums directly allocated to development aid and those earmarked for other measures that do not come directly within its scope, such as debt relief, on the basis of a common reference document drafted by the Commission; insists that such sums be specifically excluded from calculations of total expenditures of development aid;

| 20. | Notes that the discussions on the measures that should be deemed to come within the scope of development aid will be continued in 2007 within the OECD's DAC and concluded at the High-Level Summit to be held in Ghana at the beginning of 2008, and emphasises its determination to take an active part in those discussions; |
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20.

Notes that the discussions on the measures that should be deemed to come within the scope of development aid will be continued in 2007 within the OECD's DAC and concluded at the High-Level Summit to be held in Ghana at the beginning of 2008, and emphasises its determination to take an active part in those discussions;

| 21. | Calls on the Commission to provide it with details of the procedures for the grant of the mandate it exercises within the OECD's DAC, on how the position it upholds within the DAC is defined and on the rules governing the organisation and operation of the DAC; |
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21.

Calls on the Commission to provide it with details of the procedures for the grant of the mandate it exercises within the OECD's DAC, on how the position it upholds within the DAC is defined and on the rules governing the organisation and operation of the DAC;

| 22. | Urges the members of the OECD's DAC to set targets for 2010 against the twelve indicators established in the Paris Declaration — in particular with regard to conditionality, mutual responsibility and predictability — and to set up an effective monitoring mechanism; |
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22.

Urges the members of the OECD's DAC to set targets for 2010 against the twelve indicators established in the Paris Declaration — in particular with regard to conditionality, mutual responsibility and predictability — and to set up an effective monitoring mechanism;

| 23. | Expresses support for the joint programming initiative proposed by the Commission and taken over by the Council, to be conducted for an initial group of 11 African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP countries) plus Vietnam and Nicaragua, and takes the view that the programming currently under way for the ACP countries could be a good start; underlines, however, the importance of making sure that pilot initiatives do not conflict with ongoing joint measures in the partner countries (such as Joint Assistance Strategies) but rather strengthen existing processes; |
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23.

Expresses support for the joint programming initiative proposed by the Commission and taken over by the Council, to be conducted for an initial group of 11 African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP countries) plus Vietnam and Nicaragua, and takes the view that the programming currently under way for the ACP countries could be a good start; underlines, however, the importance of making sure that pilot initiatives do not conflict with ongoing joint measures in the partner countries (such as Joint Assistance Strategies) but rather strengthen existing processes;

| 24. | Notes and appreciates the work which the Commission has done in terms of developing performance indicators for its activities, but notes also that most indicators relate to internal assessments, that budgetary support and sectoral programmes are not assessed against these indicators and that there are as yet no impact and sustainability indicators to assess projects once implemented; |
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24.

Notes and appreciates the work which the Commission has done in terms of developing performance indicators for its activities, but notes also that most indicators relate to internal assessments, that budgetary support and sectoral programmes are not assessed against these indicators and that there are as yet no impact and sustainability indicators to assess projects once implemented;

| 25. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States jointly to identify performance indicators geared to the MDG indicators, in particular with regard to budgetary aid, so that national parliaments and local civil society, as well as the European Parliament, can trace back the results of EU contributions; |
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25.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States jointly to identify performance indicators geared to the MDG indicators, in particular with regard to budgetary aid, so that national parliaments and local civil society, as well as the European Parliament, can trace back the results of EU contributions;

| 26. | Stresses that joint programming must foster a partnership based on national ownership and mutual accountability; |
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26.

Stresses that joint programming must foster a partnership based on national ownership and mutual accountability;

| 27. | Stresses that both aid and trade measures can and must play an important role in achieving the MDGs; |
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27.

Stresses that both aid and trade measures can and must play an important role in achieving the MDGs;

| 28. | Calls on the Commission to undertake a study to examine how Fair Trade could develop into a model for sustainable trade policy which would be capable of stimulating balanced North-South trade, and to identify the obstacles to trade which impact most seriously on the world's poorest; |
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28.

Calls on the Commission to undertake a study to examine how Fair Trade could develop into a model for sustainable trade policy which would be capable of stimulating balanced North-South trade, and to identify the obstacles to trade which impact most seriously on the world's poorest;

| 29. | Recognises the importance of a stabilisation of commodity prices for developing countries and calls on the Commission to suggest measures in this regard; |
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29.

Recognises the importance of a stabilisation of commodity prices for developing countries and calls on the Commission to suggest measures in this regard;

| 30. | Calls on the Commission to clarify the extent to which beneficiary countries and civil society will be in full control of their development policy with the necessary policy space in connection with analysis, diagnosis and the joint strategic policy in order to foster beneficiary countries' response; |
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30.

Calls on the Commission to clarify the extent to which beneficiary countries and civil society will be in full control of their development policy with the necessary policy space in connection with analysis, diagnosis and the joint strategic policy in order to foster beneficiary countries' response;

| 31. | Believes that national and regional development policies must be democratically set by the beneficiary countries themselves and that democratically elected parliaments should exercise closer scrutiny over programme implementation; |
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31.

Believes that national and regional development policies must be democratically set by the beneficiary countries themselves and that democratically elected parliaments should exercise closer scrutiny over programme implementation;

| 32. | Stresses the important role played by transparency and the fight against corruption in enhancing aid effectiveness; draws attention, in this connection, to the recommendations set out in its above-mentioned resolution on aid effectiveness and corruption in developing countries and reaffirms its support for the ‘Publish What You Pay’ campaign, which is calling on multinationals to publish details of payments made to governments; |
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32.

Stresses the important role played by transparency and the fight against corruption in enhancing aid effectiveness; draws attention, in this connection, to the recommendations set out in its above-mentioned resolution on aid effectiveness and corruption in developing countries and reaffirms its support for the ‘Publish What You Pay’ campaign, which is calling on multinationals to publish details of payments made to governments;

| 33. | Reiterates its recommendations on aid effectiveness and corruption in developing countries and calls on the Commission and the Council to reserve an appropriate percentage of budget aid for civil society watchdogs, to establish an international system of blacklisting to prevent banks from lending money to corrupt regimes, to ban procurement contracts with companies that have been involved in corrupt activities within a developing country, and to urge all Member States to ratify the 2003 UN Convention against Corruption; |
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33.

Reiterates its recommendations on aid effectiveness and corruption in developing countries and calls on the Commission and the Council to reserve an appropriate percentage of budget aid for civil society watchdogs, to establish an international system of blacklisting to prevent banks from lending money to corrupt regimes, to ban procurement contracts with companies that have been involved in corrupt activities within a developing country, and to urge all Member States to ratify the 2003 UN Convention against Corruption;

| 34. | Refers, in addition, to the importance of good governance and of a stable, established rule of law, as well as of transparent and predictable regulatory, legal and institutional structures as necessary prerequisites for a climate favourable to economic development; |
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34.

Refers, in addition, to the importance of good governance and of a stable, established rule of law, as well as of transparent and predictable regulatory, legal and institutional structures as necessary prerequisites for a climate favourable to economic development;

| 35. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop decentralised cooperation conducted directly with local entities in developing countries; |
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35.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop decentralised cooperation conducted directly with local entities in developing countries;

| 36. | Considers that cofinancing could act as a catalyst for European funding and thereby help to bring about the emergence of a genuinely European development cooperation policy; |
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36.

Considers that cofinancing could act as a catalyst for European funding and thereby help to bring about the emergence of a genuinely European development cooperation policy;

| 37. | Notes the Commission's proposal to promote the setting-up of a flexible and sustainable instrument for the achievement of the MDGs and calls for further details to be provided regarding the operation and management procedures for such an instrument; |
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37.

Notes the Commission's proposal to promote the setting-up of a flexible and sustainable instrument for the achievement of the MDGs and calls for further details to be provided regarding the operation and management procedures for such an instrument;

| 38. | Regrets, unlike the Commission, that some Member States have failed to make satisfactory progress in honouring their undertakings progressively to untie development aid, despite the fact that this is eagerly awaited by local producers and the general population in southern countries, who could derive considerable benefits from it; calls on the Member States immediately to untie food aid (8), and the delivery thereof, for the least-developed countries (LDCs), as recommended by the OECD; |
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38.

Regrets, unlike the Commission, that some Member States have failed to make satisfactory progress in honouring their undertakings progressively to untie development aid, despite the fact that this is eagerly awaited by local producers and the general population in southern countries, who could derive considerable benefits from it; calls on the Member States immediately to untie food aid (8), and the delivery thereof, for the least-developed countries (LDCs), as recommended by the OECD;

| 39. | Expresses its concern that the EU budget support policy for developing countries is increasingly subject to the conditionalities of international financial institutions (IFIs), which forces these countries to fulfil International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions in order to secure EU development aid; considers that this centralised conditionality is in contradiction with beneficiary countries' ownership policy; |
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39.

Expresses its concern that the EU budget support policy for developing countries is increasingly subject to the conditionalities of international financial institutions (IFIs), which forces these countries to fulfil International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions in order to secure EU development aid; considers that this centralised conditionality is in contradiction with beneficiary countries' ownership policy;

| 40. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that stakeholders in beneficiary countries, including civil society organisations, are supplied with the information required in order to make it easier for them to gain access to the programmes on offer; |
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40.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that stakeholders in beneficiary countries, including civil society organisations, are supplied with the information required in order to make it easier for them to gain access to the programmes on offer;

| 41. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote co-development initiatives, this term being taken to mean the promotion of the potential represented by migrant communities established in developed countries to serve the development of their country of origin; |
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41.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote co-development initiatives, this term being taken to mean the promotion of the potential represented by migrant communities established in developed countries to serve the development of their country of origin;

| 42. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to involve in development programmes skilled persons from the diasporas wishing to provide practical support and to work in their country of origin in order to bring their skills to bear in development-related work in those countries; |
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42.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to involve in development programmes skilled persons from the diasporas wishing to provide practical support and to work in their country of origin in order to bring their skills to bear in development-related work in those countries;

| 43. | Stresses that, in order to improve effective aid reflected by real progress on the ground, innovative financial instruments and additional resources are absolutely essential and cannot replace the undertakings already made in terms of ODA; |
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43.

Stresses that, in order to improve effective aid reflected by real progress on the ground, innovative financial instruments and additional resources are absolutely essential and cannot replace the undertakings already made in terms of ODA;

| 44. | Warmly welcomes the EU's firm intention to set up innovative systems as regards financing for development, designed to guarantee aid that is stable, effective and predictable; |
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44.

Warmly welcomes the EU's firm intention to set up innovative systems as regards financing for development, designed to guarantee aid that is stable, effective and predictable;

| 45. | Stresses that the Commission should not be viewed as the twenty-sixth EU donor; instead, the comparative advantage of Community aid should be defined; reiterates the importance of the areas identified in the European Consensus on Development, such as the EU's global presence, the size of its development cooperation budget, the strengthening of policy coherence, the promotion of development best practice, the facilitation of coordination and harmonisation and the promotion of democracy and human rights etc; calls on the European Union clearly to state its position on this matter; |
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45.

Stresses that the Commission should not be viewed as the twenty-sixth EU donor; instead, the comparative advantage of Community aid should be defined; reiterates the importance of the areas identified in the European Consensus on Development, such as the EU's global presence, the size of its development cooperation budget, the strengthening of policy coherence, the promotion of development best practice, the facilitation of coordination and harmonisation and the promotion of democracy and human rights etc; calls on the European Union clearly to state its position on this matter;

| 46. | Calls on the parliaments of the Member States to exercise closer scrutiny over the funding granted and of the implementation of bilateral cooperation programmes; |
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46.

Calls on the parliaments of the Member States to exercise closer scrutiny over the funding granted and of the implementation of bilateral cooperation programmes;

| 47. | Deplores the fact that the HIPC (Highly Indebted Poor Countries) Initiative has not brought a lasting solution to the debt problem and that the debt situation of most of the countries concerned has not improved, as shown by the above-mentioned World Bank report; |
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47.

Deplores the fact that the HIPC (Highly Indebted Poor Countries) Initiative has not brought a lasting solution to the debt problem and that the debt situation of most of the countries concerned has not improved, as shown by the above-mentioned World Bank report;

| 48. | Welcomes the initiative taken by Norway to commission a World Bank and United Nations study on the key issue of the unlawfulness of the debt and encourages the European Union and the Member States to promote this initiative in international forums so that the issue becomes internationally recognised and that audits are carried out on the ‘odious debt’ nature of certain bilateral debts of Member States with a view to their cancellation; |
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48.

Welcomes the initiative taken by Norway to commission a World Bank and United Nations study on the key issue of the unlawfulness of the debt and encourages the European Union and the Member States to promote this initiative in international forums so that the issue becomes internationally recognised and that audits are carried out on the ‘odious debt’ nature of certain bilateral debts of Member States with a view to their cancellation;

| 49. | Regrets that the Council is not prepared to provide new money for aid and trade measures in the Financial Framework for 2007-2013; considers that such measures must not be funded at the expense of other activities aimed at achieving the MDGs; considers that this would be incoherent and unacceptable at a time when new funding instruments and new money are essential; |
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49.

Regrets that the Council is not prepared to provide new money for aid and trade measures in the Financial Framework for 2007-2013; considers that such measures must not be funded at the expense of other activities aimed at achieving the MDGs; considers that this would be incoherent and unacceptable at a time when new funding instruments and new money are essential;

| 50. | Highlights the importance of the WTO ‘Aid for Trade’ initiative, which is designed to help developing countries build on their trade capacity and implement agreements concluded within the WTO so as to take advantage of such agreements and boost their trade, making it easier for them to take part in international trade; in that connection
  ,
  reiterates its support for the new ‘Aid for Trade’ budget line, which increases both transparency and democratic control; |
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50.

Highlights the importance of the WTO ‘Aid for Trade’ initiative, which is designed to help developing countries build on their trade capacity and implement agreements concluded within the WTO so as to take advantage of such agreements and boost their trade, making it easier for them to take part in international trade; in that connection
  ,
  reiterates its support for the new ‘Aid for Trade’ budget line, which increases both transparency and democratic control;

| 51. | Welcomes the Commission's proposal to strengthen coordination in the area of trade-related development cooperation; stresses, in this context, the need for improved donor-wide coordination measures in general, and at field level in particular; stresses the need for the EU to pool its development aid efforts with those of other international donors; |
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51.

Welcomes the Commission's proposal to strengthen coordination in the area of trade-related development cooperation; stresses, in this context, the need for improved donor-wide coordination measures in general, and at field level in particular; stresses the need for the EU to pool its development aid efforts with those of other international donors;

| 52. | Considers that EU support in the context of sugar aid to the ACP countries is necessary in order for those countries to be able to adapt to the new constraints resulting from the reform of the European sugar regime; takes the view, however, that the budget allocated for restructuring aid must not be to the detriment of other activities conducted as part of the EU's development policy, in particular as regards spending on the MDGs; |
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52.

Considers that EU support in the context of sugar aid to the ACP countries is necessary in order for those countries to be able to adapt to the new constraints resulting from the reform of the European sugar regime; takes the view, however, that the budget allocated for restructuring aid must not be to the detriment of other activities conducted as part of the EU's development policy, in particular as regards spending on the MDGs;

| 53. | Reminds the Commission of its promise to give developing countries a ‘Round for Free’ in the WTO; calls on the Council and the Commission to do their utmost to prevent the least developed countries (LDCs) becoming the victims of the interests of stronger trading blocs; |
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53.

Reminds the Commission of its promise to give developing countries a ‘Round for Free’ in the WTO; calls on the Council and the Commission to do their utmost to prevent the least developed countries (LDCs) becoming the victims of the interests of stronger trading blocs;

| 54. | Recognises that the Commission and the ACP countries want to achieve enhanced effectiveness through strengthened regional cooperation via the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs); calls, in this respect, for the necessary safeguards and a realistic timetable for gradual and asymmetric trade opening, to ensure that EPAs stimulate economic growth in the ACP countries in an effective way; |
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54.

Recognises that the Commission and the ACP countries want to achieve enhanced effectiveness through strengthened regional cooperation via the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs); calls, in this respect, for the necessary safeguards and a realistic timetable for gradual and asymmetric trade opening, to ensure that EPAs stimulate economic growth in the ACP countries in an effective way;

| 55. | Calls on all developed countries and all advanced developing countries to follow the example set by the EU's ‘Everything but Arms’ initiative by ensuring that market access for the LDCs is completely tax- and quota-free; |
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55.

Calls on all developed countries and all advanced developing countries to follow the example set by the EU's ‘Everything but Arms’ initiative by ensuring that market access for the LDCs is completely tax- and quota-free;

| 56. | Refers to the Commission report which shows that the LDCs benefit least from the EU's preference system; calls on the Commission to take new measures to enable the poorest countries to derive the greatest possible benefit from EU trade preferences; |
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56.

Refers to the Commission report which shows that the LDCs benefit least from the EU's preference system; calls on the Commission to take new measures to enable the poorest countries to derive the greatest possible benefit from EU trade preferences;

| 57. | Believes that, although the amount of financial aid earmarked by the European Union is important, it is also important to address substantive reforms of global financial and commercial institutions in order to incorporate a multidimensional and rights-based approach; |
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57.

Believes that, although the amount of financial aid earmarked by the European Union is important, it is also important to address substantive reforms of global financial and commercial institutions in order to incorporate a multidimensional and rights-based approach;

| 58. | Recalls its above-mentioned resolution on the strategic review of the IMF, in which it called on the Member States to work towards a single voting constituency, starting as a Euro constituency, with a view, in the longer term, to securing consistent European representation, involving the Ecofin Council Presidency and the Commission, subject to Parliament's scrutiny; |
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58.

Recalls its above-mentioned resolution on the strategic review of the IMF, in which it called on the Member States to work towards a single voting constituency, starting as a Euro constituency, with a view, in the longer term, to securing consistent European representation, involving the Ecofin Council Presidency and the Commission, subject to Parliament's scrutiny;

| 59. | Calls for a revision of the operation of IFIs, the first step being to bring the voting system into line with the current situation, by giving added weight to developing countries and revising the currently unbalanced composition of constituencies; |
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59.

Calls for a revision of the operation of IFIs, the first step being to bring the voting system into line with the current situation, by giving added weight to developing countries and revising the currently unbalanced composition of constituencies;

| 60. | Calls on IFIs, in view of many UN reports, including the above-mentioned Sachs report, to ensure that the sustainable nature of the debt of developing countries be taken to mean the debt level enabling a country to achieve the MDGs without increasing its indebtedness, and asks the representatives of Member States in the IFIs to call for the term to be redefined in this way; |
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60.

Calls on IFIs, in view of many UN reports, including the above-mentioned Sachs report, to ensure that the sustainable nature of the debt of developing countries be taken to mean the debt level enabling a country to achieve the MDGs without increasing its indebtedness, and asks the representatives of Member States in the IFIs to call for the term to be redefined in this way;

| 61. | Recalls the suggestion contained in its above-mentioned resolution on the strategic review of the IMF that the conditionality linked to IFI aid and loans be defined in the context of close cooperation with the UN's institutions, and recognises that this conditionality has, in many cases, had a negative impact on the socio-economic indicators of developing countries; |
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61.

Recalls the suggestion contained in its above-mentioned resolution on the strategic review of the IMF that the conditionality linked to IFI aid and loans be defined in the context of close cooperation with the UN's institutions, and recognises that this conditionality has, in many cases, had a negative impact on the socio-economic indicators of developing countries;

| 62. | Proposes setting up a working group on European aid effectiveness and monitoring of the European Consensus on Development, comprising the members of the Committee on Development; calls on the Commission, the Member States, development NGOs, representatives of civil society and trade union organisations to take part, and suggests, therefore, that a number of countries should be selected as ‘case studies’ in order to provide Parliament and its Committee on Development with a much better picture of efforts and results at national level; |
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62.

Proposes setting up a working group on European aid effectiveness and monitoring of the European Consensus on Development, comprising the members of the Committee on Development; calls on the Commission, the Member States, development NGOs, representatives of civil society and trade union organisations to take part, and suggests, therefore, that a number of countries should be selected as ‘case studies’ in order to provide Parliament and its Committee on Development with a much better picture of efforts and results at national level;

| 63. | Stresses that it is absolutely essential that the Union more systematically conduct policies that are consistent among themselves and welcomes the fact that this issue of consistency between the various policies of the European Union has been entered on the Finnish Presidency's agenda, a Presidency in which it places the highest expectations; |
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63.

Stresses that it is absolutely essential that the Union more systematically conduct policies that are consistent among themselves and welcomes the fact that this issue of consistency between the various policies of the European Union has been entered on the Finnish Presidency's agenda, a Presidency in which it places the highest expectations;

| 64. | Stresses the importance for aid effectiveness, particularly at local level, of coherence between the various EU policy areas and of the requisite levels of coordination and complementarity between the EU and its Member States as regards policies; considers that a lack of coherence is contrary to Article 178 of the EC Treaty; |
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64.

Stresses the importance for aid effectiveness, particularly at local level, of coherence between the various EU policy areas and of the requisite levels of coordination and complementarity between the EU and its Member States as regards policies; considers that a lack of coherence is contrary to Article 178 of the EC Treaty;

| 65. | Considers that the EU aid effectiveness policy should include a coherence between trade, development cooperation and the common agricultural and fisheries policies in order to avoid direct or indirect adverse effects on the economies of developing countries; |
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65.

Considers that the EU aid effectiveness policy should include a coherence between trade, development cooperation and the common agricultural and fisheries policies in order to avoid direct or indirect adverse effects on the economies of developing countries;

| 66. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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66.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0063.

(2)  OJ C 46, 24.2.2006, p. 1.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0445.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0217.

(5)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0141.

(6)  OJ C 33 E, 9.2.2006, p. 311.

(7)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0076.

(8)  See Recital F.

P6_TA(2006)0383

The exploitation of North Sea plaice and sole *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a management plan for fisheries exploiting stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea (COM(2005)0714 — C6-0034/2006 — 2006/0002(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0714) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0714) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0034/2006), |
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—

having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0034/2006),

| — | having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0265/2006), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0265/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
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1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty; |
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2.

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

| 3. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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3.

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 4. | Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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4.

Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 5. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
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5.

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

| 6. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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6.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
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| Amendment 1 |
| Recital 6 |
| (6) The objective of the management plan should be to
  ensure exploitation
  of North Sea plaice and sole
  that provides sustainable economic, environmental and social conditions
  . | (6) The objective of the management plan should be to
  restore stocks
  of North Sea plaice and sole
  to the precautionary level
  . |
| Amendment 21 |
| Recital 6a (new) |
| | (6a) Consequently, in drawing up the management plan, account should also be taken of the fact that the high fishing mortality rate for plaice is due to a great extent to the large discard from beam-trawl sole fishing with 80 mm nets in the southern parts of the North Sea. |
| Amendment 3 |
| Recital 7 |
| (7) Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 requires inter alia that to achieve the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy, the Community is to apply the precautionary approach in taking measures to protect and conserve stocks, to provide for their sustainable exploitation and to minimise the impact of fishing on marine ecosystems. The Community aims at a progressive implementation of an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management, which contributes to efficient fishing activities within an economically viable and competitive fisheries industry. The present Regulation should aim at providing a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing plaice and sole in the North Sea taking into account the interests of consumers. | (7) Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 requires inter alia that to achieve the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy, the Community is to apply the precautionary approach in taking measures to protect and conserve stocks, to provide for their sustainable exploitation and to minimise the impact of fishing on marine ecosystems. The Community aims at a progressive implementation of an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management, which contributes to efficient fishing activities within an economically viable and competitive fisheries industry. The present Regulation should aim at providing a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing plaice and sole in the North Sea taking into account the interests of consumers.
  The Community should base its policy partly on the policy recommended by the appropriate Regional Advisory Council (RAC). |
| Amendment 4 |
| Recital 10a (new) |
| | (10a) In 2006 the Commission will initiate a debate concerning a Community strategy for a gradual reduction in fishing mortality in all major fisheries by means of a communication concerning the attainment of the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) objective by 2015. The Commission will submit this communication to the RACs for their opinion. |
| Amendment 5 |
| Recital 10b (new) |
| | (10b) Any legislative proposal by the Commission should be preceded by an impact assessment that is based on accurate, objective and comprehensive biological and financial information; that impact assessment should be annexed to the Commission's proposal before 1 January 2007. |
| Amendment 22 |
| Recital 10c (new) |
| | (10c) This Regulation does not set any limits on the use of beam trawls in fishing for plaice and sole in the North Sea. However, there is a need to reduce the potential negative consequences of the use of beam trawls on ecosystems and the marine environment. Accordingly, immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission should carry out a study of the impact of beam trawl fishing on ecosystems and the marine environment in the areas where this fishing method is used and of the alternative fishing methods for beam trawl fishing that are sustainable in economic, ecological and social terms. On the basis of that study, an action plan should be drawn up for the gradual phasing-out of fishing methods and gear which have a negative impact on ecosystems and the marine environment in favour of lowerimpact fishing methods and gear, |
| Amendment 7 |
| Article 2 |
| 1. The management plan shall ensure
  the sustainable exploitation of
  the stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea. | 1. The management plan shall ensure
  that, in so far as
  the stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea
  are not already at the precautionary level, they reach that level again
  . |
| 2.
  The
  objective
  provided for in paragraph 1
  shall be attained
  while maintaining
  the fishing mortality rate
  on plaice in the North Sea at a rate equal to or no lower than 0,3. | 2.
  That
  objective shall be attained
  by gradually reducing
  the fishing mortality rate
  for these stocks. |
| 3. The objective provided for in paragraph 1 shall be attained while maintaining the fishing mortality rate on sole in the North Sea at a rate equal to or no lower than 0,2. | |
| Amendment 8 |
| Article 3, paragraph 1 |
| 1.
  Each year, the
  Council shall decide, by qualified majority on the basis of a proposal from the Commission, on the Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for
  the following year
  for the stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea. | 1.
  The
  Council shall decide, by qualified majority on the basis of a proposal from the Commission, on the Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for
  a period of 3 years
  for the stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea. |
| Amendment 9 |
| Article 3a (new) |
| | Article 3a




  Legislative measures and three-yearly decisions on TACs




  1. When the ICES assessment shows that the spawning stock biomass has returned to the precautionary level or a higher level, the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt a decision by qualified majority concerning:










  (a) | a target level for fishing mortality in the long term;



  and |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 6

(6) The objective of the management plan should be to
  ensure exploitation
  of North Sea plaice and sole
  that provides sustainable economic, environmental and social conditions
  .

(6) The objective of the management plan should be to
  restore stocks
  of North Sea plaice and sole
  to the precautionary level
  .

Amendment 21

Recital 6a (new)

(6a) Consequently, in drawing up the management plan, account should also be taken of the fact that the high fishing mortality rate for plaice is due to a great extent to the large discard from beam-trawl sole fishing with 80 mm nets in the southern parts of the North Sea.

Amendment 3

Recital 7

(7) Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 requires inter alia that to achieve the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy, the Community is to apply the precautionary approach in taking measures to protect and conserve stocks, to provide for their sustainable exploitation and to minimise the impact of fishing on marine ecosystems. The Community aims at a progressive implementation of an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management, which contributes to efficient fishing activities within an economically viable and competitive fisheries industry. The present Regulation should aim at providing a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing plaice and sole in the North Sea taking into account the interests of consumers.

(7) Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 requires inter alia that to achieve the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy, the Community is to apply the precautionary approach in taking measures to protect and conserve stocks, to provide for their sustainable exploitation and to minimise the impact of fishing on marine ecosystems. The Community aims at a progressive implementation of an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management, which contributes to efficient fishing activities within an economically viable and competitive fisheries industry. The present Regulation should aim at providing a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing plaice and sole in the North Sea taking into account the interests of consumers.
  The Community should base its policy partly on the policy recommended by the appropriate Regional Advisory Council (RAC).

Amendment 4

Recital 10a (new)

(10a) In 2006 the Commission will initiate a debate concerning a Community strategy for a gradual reduction in fishing mortality in all major fisheries by means of a communication concerning the attainment of the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) objective by 2015. The Commission will submit this communication to the RACs for their opinion.

Amendment 5

Recital 10b (new)

(10b) Any legislative proposal by the Commission should be preceded by an impact assessment that is based on accurate, objective and comprehensive biological and financial information; that impact assessment should be annexed to the Commission's proposal before 1 January 2007.

Amendment 22

Recital 10c (new)

(10c) This Regulation does not set any limits on the use of beam trawls in fishing for plaice and sole in the North Sea. However, there is a need to reduce the potential negative consequences of the use of beam trawls on ecosystems and the marine environment. Accordingly, immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission should carry out a study of the impact of beam trawl fishing on ecosystems and the marine environment in the areas where this fishing method is used and of the alternative fishing methods for beam trawl fishing that are sustainable in economic, ecological and social terms. On the basis of that study, an action plan should be drawn up for the gradual phasing-out of fishing methods and gear which have a negative impact on ecosystems and the marine environment in favour of lowerimpact fishing methods and gear,

Amendment 7

Article 2

1. The management plan shall ensure
  the sustainable exploitation of
  the stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea.

1. The management plan shall ensure
  that, in so far as
  the stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea
  are not already at the precautionary level, they reach that level again
  .

2.
  The
  objective
  provided for in paragraph 1
  shall be attained
  while maintaining
  the fishing mortality rate
  on plaice in the North Sea at a rate equal to or no lower than 0,3.

2.
  That
  objective shall be attained
  by gradually reducing
  the fishing mortality rate
  for these stocks.

3. The objective provided for in paragraph 1 shall be attained while maintaining the fishing mortality rate on sole in the North Sea at a rate equal to or no lower than 0,2.

Amendment 8

Article 3, paragraph 1

1.
  Each year, the
  Council shall decide, by qualified majority on the basis of a proposal from the Commission, on the Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for
  the following year
  for the stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea.

1.
  The
  Council shall decide, by qualified majority on the basis of a proposal from the Commission, on the Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for
  a period of 3 years
  for the stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea.

Amendment 9

Article 3a (new)

Article 3a

Legislative measures and three-yearly decisions on TACs

1. When the ICES assessment shows that the spawning stock biomass has returned to the precautionary level or a higher level, the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt a decision by qualified majority concerning:

(a)

a target level for fishing mortality in the long term;

| (b) | a percentage for the reduction of fishing mortality which must be applied until the level of fishing mortality referred to in point (a) has been attained. |
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(b)

a percentage for the reduction of fishing mortality which must be applied until the level of fishing mortality referred to in point (a) has been attained.

2. On the basis of the target figures and a scientific expost assessment, the Council shall decide a TAC for plaice and sole stocks for three years at a time.

Amendment 24

Article 4

1.
  The Council shall set the TAC for plaice at that level which, according to
  a
  scientific evaluation carried out by
  Scientific Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF),
  is the higher of the following:

1.
  If the spawning stock biomass of plaice is estimated by the
  Scientific
  ,
  Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF),
  on the basis of the latest ICES report, to be less than the precautionary level of 230 000 tons, the Council shall set a TAC for a period of 3 years. This shall be set in such a manner that, according to the STECF's estimate, there is a reasonable likelihood that stocks will be restored to the recautionary level in 3 years.

| (a) | that TAC whose application would result in a 10% reduction in the fishing mortality rate in its year of application compared to the fishing mortality rate estimated for the preceding year; |
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(a)

that TAC whose application would result in a 10% reduction in the fishing mortality rate in its year of application compared to the fishing mortality rate estimated for the preceding year;

| (b) | that TAC whose application would result in a fishing mortality rate of 0,3 on ages 2 to 4 in its year of application. |
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(b)

that TAC whose application would result in a fishing mortality rate of 0,3 on ages 2 to 4 in its year of application.

2.
  Where the application of paragraph 1 would result in a TAC which exceeds the TAC of the preceding year by more than 15 %,
  the Council shall
  set a TAC which is 15% greater than the TAC of that year.

2.
  If this leads to a reduction of more than 15% in the multiannual TAC,
  the Council shall
  decide to implement the reduction in stages, so that the differences between years do not exceed 15 %.

3. Where the application of paragraph 1 would result in a TAC which is
  more than 15%
  less than the TAC of the preceding year, the Council shall set a TAC which is 15% less than the TAC of that year.

3. If this leads to an increase of
  more than 15%
  , a maximum increase of 15% shall be decided.

Amendment 11

Article 5

1.
  The Council shall set a TAC for sole at that level which, according to a scientific evaluation carried out by
  STECF
  , is the higher of the following:

1.
  If the spawning stock biomass of sole is estimated by the
  STECF
  , on the basis of the latest ICES report, to be less than the precautionary level of 35 000 tons, the Council shall set a TAC for a period of 3 years. This shall be set in such a manner that, according to the STECF's estimate, there is a reasonable likelihood that stocks will be restored to the precautionary level in 3 years.

| (a) | that TAC whose application would result in the same proportionate change in the fishing mortality rate on sole as is generated by the application of Article 4(1) concerning plaice; |
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(a)

that TAC whose application would result in the same proportionate change in the fishing mortality rate on sole as is generated by the application of Article 4(1) concerning plaice;

| (b) | that TAC whose application would result in a fishing mortality rate of 0,2 in its year of application; |
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(b)

that TAC whose application would result in a fishing mortality rate of 0,2 in its year of application;

| (c) | that TAC whose application would result in a 10% reduction in the fishing mortality rate in its year of application compared to the fishing mortality rate estimated for the preceding year. |
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(c)

that TAC whose application would result in a 10% reduction in the fishing mortality rate in its year of application compared to the fishing mortality rate estimated for the preceding year.

2.
  Where the application of paragraph 1 would result in a TAC which exceeds the TAC of the preceding year by more than 15 %,
  the Council shall
  set a TAC which is 15% greater than the TAC of that year.

2.
  If this leads to a reduction of more than 15% in the multiannual TAC,
  the Council shall
  decide to implement the reduction in stages, so that the differences between years do not exceed 15 %.

3. Where the application of paragraph 1 would result in a TAC which is more than 15% less than the TAC of the preceding year, the Council shall set a TAC which is 15% less than the TAC of that year.

3. If this leads to an increase of more than 15 %, a maximum increase of 15% shall be decided.

Amendment 12

Article 6, paragraph 2

2. Each year, the Council shall decide by a qualified majority, on the basis of a proposal from the Commission, on the maximum number of days at sea available for Community fishing vessels
  deploying beam trawl gear of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm
  and subject to the system of fishing effort limitation referred to in paragraph 1.

2.
  For
  each year
  of the three-year period
  , the Council shall decide by a qualified majority, on the basis of a proposal from the Commission, on the maximum number of days at sea
  (calculated in kilowatt-days)
  available for Community fishing vessels
  fishing for plaice or sole or catching them as by-catch
  and subject to the system of fishing effort limitation referred to in paragraph 1.

Amendment 13

Article 6, paragraph 3

3. The annual adjustment of
  the maximum number of days referred to in paragraph 2
  of this Article
  shall be
  in the same proportion as the annual adjustment in
  fishing mortality rate provided for
  in accordance with Article 5(1).

3. The maximum number of days referred to in paragraph 2 shall be
  related to the reductions in the
  fishing mortality rate provided for
  by the multiannual TACs decided on by the Council.

Amendment 14

Article 6, paragraph 4a (new)

4a. In adopting the management plan, the Council shall decide that Community fishing vessels which are used for demersal fishing for flatfish should no longer be subject to the days-at-sea rules provided for by the recovery plan for cod.

Amendment 15

Article 8, paragraph 1

1. By way of derogation from Article 5(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83, the permitted margin of tolerance, in estimation of quantities in kilograms live weight retained on board of Community fishing vessels that have been present in the North Sea shall be
  8%
  of the figure entered in the logbook. In the event that no conversion factor is laid down in Community legislation, the conversion factor adopted by the Member State whose flag the vessel is flying shall apply.

1. By way of derogation from Article 5(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83, the permitted margin of tolerance, in estimation of quantities in kilograms live weight retained on board of Community fishing vessels that have been present in the North Sea shall be
  10%
  of the figure entered in the logbook. In the event that no conversion factor is laid down in Community legislation, the conversion factor adopted by the Member State whose flag the vessel is flying shall apply.

Amendments 16 and 17

Article 9

The competent authorities of a Member State shall ensure
  in respect of landings made by any Community fishing vessel that has been present
  in the North Sea
  that:

The competent authorities of a Member State shall ensure
  that any quantity of plaice exceeding 200 kg and any quantity of sole exceeding 100 kg which has been caught
  in the North Sea
  is weighed before its first sale in accordance with current Community rules.

| (a) | all quantities of plaice and sole landed by any Community fishing vessel carrying on board any quantity of plaice exceeding 500 kg or of sole exceeding 300 kg are weighed; |
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(a)

Weighing
  shall be
  undertaken using scales that have been certified as accurate within a reasonable margin of tolerance
  in accordance with Community legislation
  by the competent authorities of the Member State.

| (b) | the weighing of plaice and sole is carried out in the presence of controllers and before transportation from the point of landing and before first sale; |
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(b)

| (c) | weighing
  is
  undertaken using scales that have been certified as accurate within a reasonable margin of tolerance by the competent authorities of the Member State. |
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(c)

weighing
  is
  undertaken using scales that have been certified as accurate within a reasonable margin of tolerance by the competent authorities of the Member State.

Amendment 18

Article 11, paragraph 2

2.
  Containers holding
  plaice
  or
  sole shall be stowed
  separately from other containers
  .

2. Plaice
  and
  sole shall be stowed
  in separate fish boxes
  .

Amendment 23

Article 13a (new)

Article 13a

Action plan for the development and use of low-impact fishing methods and gear

Immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall carry out an in-depth study of the impact of beam trawl fishing on ecosystems and the marine environment in areas where this fishing method is used and of the alternative fishing methods for beam trawl fishing that are sustainable in economic, ecological and social terms.

Based on the conclusion of this study, the Commission shall draw up an action plan to promote research into low-impact fishing methods and gear — including research on the size and shape of nets ensuring the sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources — and the development of such research. At the same time, this action plan shall set guidelines for the gradual phasing out of fishing methods and gear which have a negative impact on ecosystems and the marine environment in favour of lower-impact fishing methods and gear. Initiatives under this action plan shall be financed from the European Fisheries Fund in accordance with the objectives of that Fund.

Amendment 20

Article 15

In the event that the STECF advises that either or both the spawning stock size of plaice or that of sole is suffering reduced reproductive capacity, the Council
  shall
  decide by qualified majority on the basis of a proposal from the Commission on a TAC for plaice that is lower than that provided for in Article 4, on a TAC for sole that is lower than that provided for in Article 5, and on a number of days at sea that is lower than that provided for in Article 6.

In the event that the STECF advises that either or both the spawning stock size of plaice or that of sole is suffering reduced reproductive capacity, the Council
  may
  decide by qualified majority on the basis of a proposal from the Commission on a TAC for plaice that is lower than that provided for in Article 4, on a TAC for sole that is lower than that provided for in Article 5, and on a number of days at sea that is lower than that provided for in Article 6.

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P6_TA(2006)0384

Production and labelling of organic products *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto in agricultural products and foodstuffs (COM(2005)0671 — C6-0033/2006 — 2005/0279(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0671) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0671) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0033/2006), |
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—

having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0033/2006),

| — | having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0253/2006), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0253/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
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1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty; |
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2.

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

| 3. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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3.

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 4. | Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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4.

Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 5. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
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5.

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

| 6. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
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6.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
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| Amendment 26 |
| ARTICLE 1, POINT -1 (new)
  Article 5, paragraph 3, point (c) (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91) |
| | (-1) | Article 5(3)(c) is replaced by the following:









  ‘(c) | the product contains only substances listed in Annex VI, Section A, as ingredients of non-agricultural origin; nitrite pickling salts (potassium nitrate and potassium nitrite) may not be included on this list;’ |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 26

ARTICLE 1, POINT -1 (new)

Article 5, paragraph 3, point (c) (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

(-1)

‘(c)

Amendment 1

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 1 (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

1. A product imported from a third country may be placed on the Community market labelled as organic where it complies with the production rules laid down in this Regulation.

1. A product imported from a third country may be placed on the Community market labelled as organic where it
  meets the following conditions:

| — | it complies with the production rules laid down in this Regulation
  , the country of origin is clearly identifiable to importers and consumers and compliance with the above conditions can be checked and verified; and |
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—

it complies with the production rules laid down in this Regulation
  , the country of origin is clearly identifiable to importers and consumers and compliance with the above conditions can be checked and verified; and

| — | economic agents in third countries who are involved at any stage in the production, processing and distribution of the product in question have given notice of their activities to a competent authority or inspection body pursuant to Article 9, provided that the authority or body in question carries out checks in the third country of production, or to a control body recognised pursuant to paragraph 5 of Article 9. |
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—

economic agents in third countries who are involved at any stage in the production, processing and distribution of the product in question have given notice of their activities to a competent authority or inspection body pursuant to Article 9, provided that the authority or body in question carries out checks in the third country of production, or to a control body recognised pursuant to paragraph 5 of Article 9.

The product shall be covered by a certificate issued by the competent inspection authorities or bodies pursuant to Article 9. The certificate shall confirm that the product satisfies the conditions laid down in this paragraph.

Amendment 3

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 3, point (a) (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

| (a) | the product has been produced in accordance with production standards equivalent to those applied to organic production in the Community,
  or in accordance with the internationally recognised standards set out in the Codex Alimentarius guidelines; |
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(a)

the product has been produced in accordance with production standards equivalent to those applied to organic production in the Community,
  or in accordance with the internationally recognised standards set out in the Codex Alimentarius guidelines;

| (a) | the product has been produced in accordance with production standards equivalent to those applied to organic production in the Community; |
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(a)

the product has been produced in accordance with production standards equivalent to those applied to organic production in the Community;

Amendment 4

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 3, point (b) (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

| (b) | the producer has been subject to control arrangements which are equivalent to those of the Community control system,
  or which comply with the Codex Alimentarius guidelines; |
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(b)

the producer has been subject to control arrangements which are equivalent to those of the Community control system,
  or which comply with the Codex Alimentarius guidelines;

| (b) | the producer has been subject to control arrangements which are equivalent to those of the Community control system; |
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(b)

the producer has been subject to control arrangements which are equivalent to those of the Community control system;

Amendment 5

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 3, point (d) (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

| (d) | the product is covered by a certificate issued by the
  competent
  authorities or
  control
  bodies of a third country recognised in accordance with paragraph 4, or by a control body recognised in accordance with paragraph 5, which confirms that the product satisfies the conditions set out in this paragraph. |
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(d)

the product is covered by a certificate issued by the
  competent
  authorities or
  control
  bodies of a third country recognised in accordance with paragraph 4, or by a control body recognised in accordance with paragraph 5, which confirms that the product satisfies the conditions set out in this paragraph.

| (d) | the product is covered by a certificate issued by the
  control
  authorities or bodies of a third country recognised in accordance with paragraph 4, or by a control body recognised in accordance with paragraph 5, which confirms that the product satisfies the conditions set out in this paragraph. |
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(d)

the product is covered by a certificate issued by the
  control
  authorities or bodies of a third country recognised in accordance with paragraph 4, or by a control body recognised in accordance with paragraph 5, which confirms that the product satisfies the conditions set out in this paragraph.

In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14 (2), the Commission shall specify the characteristics of the control certificate and shall lay down the rules governing its use before the new import scheme comes into force. Τhe certificate shall be issued solely in respect of the particular consignment which it accompanies and to which it refers.

Amendment 6

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 3, point (d a) (new) (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

| (da) | the third-country control body of a country recognised in accordance with paragraph 4, or recognised in accordance with paragraph 5, complies with European standard EN 45011 concerning the general criteria relating to product-certification bodies or the ISO 65 Guide and is accredited before 1 January 2009 in accordance with that standard by any accreditation body which is signatory to the Multilateral Recognition Agreement. |
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(da)

Amendment 7

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 4, subparagraph 1 (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2), recognise the third countries whose production standards and control arrangements are equivalent to those applied in the Community,
  or are in accordance with the internationally recognised standards set out in the Codex Alimentarius guidelines,
  and publish a list of these countries.

The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2), recognise the third countries whose production standards and control arrangements are equivalent to those applied in the Community and publish a list of these countries.
  The published list shall be reviewed regularly and the data verified by means of regular on-the-spot inspections of production facilities, standards and related documents.

Amendment 8

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 4, subparagraph 2a (new) (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

The Commission shall submit, by 1 January 2009, a proposal for EU technical assistance measures for the introduction of statutory general conditions and inspection systems for organic farming in third countries.

Amendment 9

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 4, subparagraph 2b (new) (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

The Commission shall inform third countries of its regulations on organic production and of the requirements under the control procedures in place.

Amendment 10

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 4, subparagraph 2c (new) (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

The Commission's recognition of third countries under the first subparagraph must be reciprocal; the third country concerned must also grant EU organic products access to its market.

Amendment 11

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 5, subparagraph 1 (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

For products imported from a third country which is not recognised under paragraph 4, and where the operator has not submitted his activities to an inspection authority or inspection body as referred to in Article 9, the Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2), recognise the control bodies competent to carry out controls and issue certificates in that third country for the purpose of paragraphs 2 or 3 of this Article, and publish a list of these control bodies.

For products imported from a third country which is not recognised under paragraph 4, and where the operator has not submitted his activities to an inspection authority or inspection body as referred to in Article 9, the Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2), recognise the control bodies competent to carry out controls and issue certificates in that third country for the purpose of paragraphs 2 or 3 of this Article, and
  draw up and
  publish a list of these control bodies.

Amendment 12

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 5, subparagraph 3 (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

When examining requests for recognition, the Commission shall invite the control body to supply all the necessary information. The Commission may entrust experts with the task of examining on-the-spot the rules of production and the control activities carried out in the third country by the control body concerned.

When examining requests for recognition, the Commission shall invite the control body to supply all the necessary information. The Commission may entrust experts with the task of examining on-the-spot the rules of production and the control activities carried out in the third country by the control body concerned.
  The Commission shall investigate any indications of irregularities on the part of a control body recognised under this procedure. Where a control body no longer meets the conditions for recognition under this Regulation, it shall be struck off the list.

Amendment 13

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 5, subparagraph 3a (new) (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

By 1 January 2009, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the specific sources of risk for imports from third countries which require particular attention and inspections in order to prevent irregularities. The Commission shall also submit a proposal for the training and/or promotion of local certifiers and inspectors in third countries.

Amendment 14

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 5, subparagraph 3b (new) (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

The list of third-country operators producing organic products for export to the EU shall be reviewed each year to confirm that they continue to comply with the conditions governing the production of organic products.

Amendment 15

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 5, subparagraph 3c (new) (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

With effect from 1 January 2009, all bodies responsible for checking imports from third countries shall be recognised in accordance with the procedure referred to in the first subparagraph and shall meet the specifications laid down in the EN 45011 standard or the ISO 65 Guide.

Amendment 16

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 5, subparagraph 3d (new) (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

The competent national authorities shall be involved in the procedure for recognising third-country control bodies and may carry out random on-the-spot checks on such control bodies, with a view to ensuring full compliance with this Regulation.

Amendment 17

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 6, subparagraph 1 (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

For a period ending six months after the publication of the first list of control bodies recognised pursuant to paragraph 5, the
  competent
  authority of a Member State may authorise importers in that Member State to place on the market products imported from third countries which are not included in the list referred to in paragraph 4, provided that the importer provides sufficient evidence showing that the conditions referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 3 are satisfied. If those conditions are no longer satisfied, the authorisation shall be immediately withdrawn.

For a period ending six months after the publication of the first list of control bodies recognised pursuant to paragraph 5, the
  control
  authority
  or body
  of a Member State may authorise importers in that Member State to place on the market products imported from third countries which are not included in the list referred to in paragraph 4, provided that the importer provides sufficient evidence showing that the conditions referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 3 are satisfied. If those conditions are no longer satisfied, the authorisation shall be immediately withdrawn.

Amendment 18

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 6, subparagraph 2 (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

The imported product shall be covered by a certificate issued by the
  competent
  authority of the authorising Member State or by a control body recognised in accordance with paragraph 5, which confirms that the product satisfies the conditions set out in this paragraph.

The imported product shall be covered by a certificate issued by the
  control
  authority
  or body
  of the authorising Member State or by a control body recognised in accordance with paragraph 5, which confirms that the product satisfies the conditions set out in this paragraph.

Amendment 19

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2

Article 11, paragraph 6, subparagraph 3 (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

Each Member State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of each authorisation granted pursuant to this paragraph, including information on the production standards and control arrangements concerned.

Each Member State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of each authorisation granted pursuant to this paragraph, including information on the production standards
  , import volumes
  and control arrangements concerned.
  Member States shall operate a public Community EU-import databank, coordinated by the European Food Safety Authority.

Amendment 20

ARTICLE 1, POINT 3A (new)

Annex I, Part A, Paragraph 2.2 (Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91)

| (3a) | Paragraph 2.2 of part A of Annex I is replaced by the following:









  2.2. | Other organic or mineral fertilisers, mentioned in Annex II, may, exceptionally, be applied, as a complement, up to a quantity of 30 kgN/ha, to the extent that:







  — | adequate nutrition of the locally adapted crop being rotated or soil conditioning are not possible by the methods set out under (a), (b) and (c) of the preceding subparagraph, |
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(3a)

2.2.

—

adequate nutrition of the locally adapted crop being rotated or soil conditioning are not possible by the methods set out under (a), (b) and (c) of the preceding subparagraph,

| — | the products in Annex II relating to manure and/or animal excrement may be used only to the extent that, in combination with the livestock manure referred to in point 2.1(b), the restrictions as referred to in Part B, point 7.1 of this Annex are satisfied. |
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—

the products in Annex II relating to manure and/or animal excrement may be used only to the extent that, in combination with the livestock manure referred to in point 2.1(b), the restrictions as referred to in Part B, point 7.1 of this Annex are satisfied.

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P6_TA(2006)0385

Galileo

European Parliament resolution on taking stock of the Galileo programme

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on taking stock of the Galileo programme (COM(2006)0272), |
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—

having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on taking stock of the Galileo programme (COM(2006)0272),

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the deployment and commercial operating phases of the European programme of satellite radio navigation programme (COM(2004)0477) and to its position adopted at first reading on 6 September 2005 (1) with a view to the adoption of that Regulation, |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the deployment and commercial operating phases of the European programme of satellite radio navigation programme (COM(2004)0477) and to its position adopted at first reading on 6 September 2005 (1) with a view to the adoption of that Regulation,

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 of 21 May 2002 setting up the Galileo Joint Undertaking (2), |
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—

having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 of 21 May 2002 setting up the Galileo Joint Undertaking (2),

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council regulation amending the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking annexed to Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 (COM(2006)0351), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council regulation amending the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking annexed to Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 (COM(2006)0351),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004 of 12 July 2004 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes (3) and to the Commission proposal for a Council regulation amending that Regulation (COM(2005)0190), |
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—

having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004 of 12 July 2004 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes (3) and to the Commission proposal for a Council regulation amending that Regulation (COM(2005)0190),

| — | having regard to Rules 108(5) and 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rules 108(5) and 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas Galileo is the first European infrastructure to be managed by the Community and therefore poses new challenges, both regulatory and financial; whereas the legal and procedural background is not project-oriented, |
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A.

whereas Galileo is the first European infrastructure to be managed by the Community and therefore poses new challenges, both regulatory and financial; whereas the legal and procedural background is not project-oriented,

| B. | whereas Parliament has given its full support to the Galileo programme, through its legislative and budgetary responsibilities (for example, in its abovementioned position of 6 September 2005); recognising that Galileo is a strategic project, one of the most important pillars of the Lisbon strategy, and offers great opportunities to SMEs, |
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B.

whereas Parliament has given its full support to the Galileo programme, through its legislative and budgetary responsibilities (for example, in its abovementioned position of 6 September 2005); recognising that Galileo is a strategic project, one of the most important pillars of the Lisbon strategy, and offers great opportunities to SMEs,

| C. | whereas European engineers and developers working within the European Space Agency and in the space industry have done a great job; noting that the first experimental satellite GIOVE-A has already fulfilled its main mission, that the technical aspects are in place and that now the most important element in bringing the project forward is good governance, |
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C.

whereas European engineers and developers working within the European Space Agency and in the space industry have done a great job; noting that the first experimental satellite GIOVE-A has already fulfilled its main mission, that the technical aspects are in place and that now the most important element in bringing the project forward is good governance,

| 1. | Calls on the Commission to assess what modifications in legal and procedural regulations could be made in order to ensure the continued progress of the project; points out that this does not imply reducing the competences and responsibilities of institutions, but may mean the application of solutions that are more creative and more appropriate to the objectives of the programme; |
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1.

Calls on the Commission to assess what modifications in legal and procedural regulations could be made in order to ensure the continued progress of the project; points out that this does not imply reducing the competences and responsibilities of institutions, but may mean the application of solutions that are more creative and more appropriate to the objectives of the programme;

| 2. | Takes note of the new up-dated timetable and calls on the Commission to comply with it and to enforce compliance; together with the approval of the concession contract, asks to be informed about the additional costs resulting from the delay; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to inform Parliament about any significant future alterations, but in a timely fashion, not with a delay of years; |
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2.

Takes note of the new up-dated timetable and calls on the Commission to comply with it and to enforce compliance; together with the approval of the concession contract, asks to be informed about the additional costs resulting from the delay; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to inform Parliament about any significant future alterations, but in a timely fashion, not with a delay of years;

| 3. | Welcomes the progress made in negotiations with the concessionaries; calls on the parties concerned in the European space industry participating in the consortium to strive to reach agreement in a constructive manner, so that this common European project can play its part in fulfilling the Lisbon goals as soon as possible; |
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Welcomes the progress made in negotiations with the concessionaries; calls on the parties concerned in the European space industry participating in the consortium to strive to reach agreement in a constructive manner, so that this common European project can play its part in fulfilling the Lisbon goals as soon as possible;

| 4. | Calls on the GNSS Supervisory Authority to deliver semi-annual progress reports to Parliament, with special regard to progress in tasks to be imposed upon the GNSS Supervisory Authority from 1 January 2007 by the proposed regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004; |
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4.

Calls on the GNSS Supervisory Authority to deliver semi-annual progress reports to Parliament, with special regard to progress in tasks to be imposed upon the GNSS Supervisory Authority from 1 January 2007 by the proposed regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004;

| 5. | Calls on the GNSS Supervisory Authority to grant the expert nominated by the European Parliament permanent observer status, in accordance with Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004; |
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5.

Calls on the GNSS Supervisory Authority to grant the expert nominated by the European Parliament permanent observer status, in accordance with Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004;

| 6. | Acknowledges the forthcoming regulation of the Public Regulated Service, which would account for approximately 30 % of the project income, similarly to the Green Paper on applications; calls on the Commission to complete the missing regulations necessary for enabling applications in various areas, so that SMEs will be given sufficient time to prepare for participation; |
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6.

Acknowledges the forthcoming regulation of the Public Regulated Service, which would account for approximately 30 % of the project income, similarly to the Green Paper on applications; calls on the Commission to complete the missing regulations necessary for enabling applications in various areas, so that SMEs will be given sufficient time to prepare for participation;

| 7. | Calls on the Commission, considering the Community character of the project, to ensure that Parliament is informed before the signing of any contract of institutional participation with third countries; |
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7.

Calls on the Commission, considering the Community character of the project, to ensure that Parliament is informed before the signing of any contract of institutional participation with third countries;

| 8. | Calls on the Council to ensure that no further delay in this project occurs; |
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8.

Calls on the Council to ensure that no further delay in this project occurs;

| 9. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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9.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ C 193 E, 17.8.2006, p. 61.

(2)  OJ L 138, 28.5.2002, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 246, 20.7.2004, p. 1.

P6_TA(2006)0386

EU common immigration policy

European Parliament resolution on the EU common immigration policy

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 63 of the Treaty Establishing the European Community, |
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having regard to Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 63 of the Treaty Establishing the European Community,

| — | having regard to Article 42 of the EU Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 42 of the EU Treaty,

| — | having regard to the 1999 Tampere programme and the 2004 Hague programme on the Area of Freedom Security and Justice, |
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having regard to the 1999 Tampere programme and the 2004 Hague programme on the Area of Freedom Security and Justice,

| — | having regard to the JHA Council meeting held in Tampere on 20-22 September 2006, |
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having regard to the JHA Council meeting held in Tampere on 20-22 September 2006,

| — | having regard to the ongoing discussions on the Financial Framework, including the European Refugee Fund and the European Return Fund, |
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having regard to the ongoing discussions on the Financial Framework, including the European Refugee Fund and the European Return Fund,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 6 April 2006 on the situation with refugee camps in Malta (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 6 April 2006 on the situation with refugee camps in Malta (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 14 April 2005 on Lampedusa (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 14 April 2005 on Lampedusa (2),

| — | having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas seven years after the adoption of the Tampere programme, the European Union does not have a coherent immigration policy, and in particular lacks a legal migration and return policy, |
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A.

whereas seven years after the adoption of the Tampere programme, the European Union does not have a coherent immigration policy, and in particular lacks a legal migration and return policy,

| B. | whereas the Common European Asylum System is based on a set of rules from which no participating Member State should have derogations, |
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B.

whereas the Common European Asylum System is based on a set of rules from which no participating Member State should have derogations,

| C. | having regard to the humanitarian emergency in several Member States situated on the EU's southern external borders, where thousands of migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea, and the massive influx of immgrants in particular during summer 2006, |
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C.

having regard to the humanitarian emergency in several Member States situated on the EU's southern external borders, where thousands of migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea, and the massive influx of immgrants in particular during summer 2006,

| D. | whereas the Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development held in Rabat on 10 and 11 July 2006 adopted a declaration and action plan, |
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D.

whereas the Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development held in Rabat on 10 and 11 July 2006 adopted a declaration and action plan,

| E. | whereas the mid-term review of the Hague Programme will be completed by the end of this year, |
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E.

whereas the mid-term review of the Hague Programme will be completed by the end of this year,

| F. | whereas illegal immigration can lead to human exploitation and forced labour, |
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F.

whereas illegal immigration can lead to human exploitation and forced labour,

| G. | whereas the Commission's Green Paper on an EU approach to managing economic migration (COM(2004)0811) predicts that ‘between 2010 and 2030, at current immigration flows, the decline in the EU-25's working age population will entail a fall in the number of employed people of some 20 million’ and that ‘more sustained immigration flows could increasingly be required to meet the needs of the EU labour market and ensure Europe's prosperity’, |
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G.

whereas the Commission's Green Paper on an EU approach to managing economic migration (COM(2004)0811) predicts that ‘between 2010 and 2030, at current immigration flows, the decline in the EU-25's working age population will entail a fall in the number of employed people of some 20 million’ and that ‘more sustained immigration flows could increasingly be required to meet the needs of the EU labour market and ensure Europe's prosperity’,

| 1. | Stresses that increased migration is a global phenomenon with numerous causes and effects and needs a balanced, global and coherent approach; |
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1.

Stresses that increased migration is a global phenomenon with numerous causes and effects and needs a balanced, global and coherent approach;

| 2. | Is aware that, in the absence of channels for legal migration, asylum systems have come under increasing pressure as a means to legal settlement; |
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2.

Is aware that, in the absence of channels for legal migration, asylum systems have come under increasing pressure as a means to legal settlement;

| 3. | Recognises the human drama and difficulties confronted by a number of Member States in managing the very large migration flows of the last few years; notes, in particular, the problems caused by the worryingly large number of minors among recent arrivals; |
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3.

Recognises the human drama and difficulties confronted by a number of Member States in managing the very large migration flows of the last few years; notes, in particular, the problems caused by the worryingly large number of minors among recent arrivals;

| 4. | Deplores the very substantial humanitarian costs, including the lost lives of immigrants; |
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4.

Deplores the very substantial humanitarian costs, including the lost lives of immigrants;

| 5. | Firmly believes that Member States must respect their obligations under Community and international law as regards asylum seekers and migrants; |
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5.

Firmly believes that Member States must respect their obligations under Community and international law as regards asylum seekers and migrants;

| 6. | Considers that the European Union is no place for using people for forced labour and that Member States therefore need to ensure that such practices do not exist; |
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6.

Considers that the European Union is no place for using people for forced labour and that Member States therefore need to ensure that such practices do not exist;

| 7. | Insists that Member States ensure access to the asylum procedure and apply the provisions of Directive 2003/9/EC (3) in a coherent and consistent manner, and that asylum claims be processed speedily and efficiently; |
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7.

Insists that Member States ensure access to the asylum procedure and apply the provisions of Directive 2003/9/EC (3) in a coherent and consistent manner, and that asylum claims be processed speedily and efficiently;

| 8. | Stresses that any comprehensive approach to immigration cannot ignore the ‘push factors’ that lead people to leave their countries in the first place, owing to which there is a need for real possibilities for legal migration towards the European Union and clear plans for development and investment in the countries of origin and transit, including trade and agricultural policies that promote economic opportunities, not least with a view to avoiding a massive brain drain; |
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8.

Stresses that any comprehensive approach to immigration cannot ignore the ‘push factors’ that lead people to leave their countries in the first place, owing to which there is a need for real possibilities for legal migration towards the European Union and clear plans for development and investment in the countries of origin and transit, including trade and agricultural policies that promote economic opportunities, not least with a view to avoiding a massive brain drain;

| 9. | Recalls that a coherent European immigration policy must be accompanied by an integration policy providing for, among other things, proper integration into the labour market, the right to education and training, access to social and health-care services and participation by immigrants in social, cultural and political life; |
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9.

Recalls that a coherent European immigration policy must be accompanied by an integration policy providing for, among other things, proper integration into the labour market, the right to education and training, access to social and health-care services and participation by immigrants in social, cultural and political life;

| 10. | Reiterates that any decision on loosening rules on immigration in one Member State has a knock-on effect on the situation faced by other Member States, and that Member States have the obligation, in a spirit of loyal cooperation, to consult and inform other Member States of measures likely to have an impact on the immigration situation, as stated in the Parliament's position of 6 July 2006 on the proposal for a Council decision on the establishment of a mutual information procedure concerning Member States' measures in the areas of asylum and immigration (4); |
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10.

Reiterates that any decision on loosening rules on immigration in one Member State has a knock-on effect on the situation faced by other Member States, and that Member States have the obligation, in a spirit of loyal cooperation, to consult and inform other Member States of measures likely to have an impact on the immigration situation, as stated in the Parliament's position of 6 July 2006 on the proposal for a Council decision on the establishment of a mutual information procedure concerning Member States' measures in the areas of asylum and immigration (4);

| 11. | Calls for a partnership approach with the countries of origin and transit to ensure that they play an active part in helping to manage the migration flows, stem illegal immigration and set up effective information campaigns on the conditions in the recipient countries of the EU including the criteria for obtaining asylum; |
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11.

Calls for a partnership approach with the countries of origin and transit to ensure that they play an active part in helping to manage the migration flows, stem illegal immigration and set up effective information campaigns on the conditions in the recipient countries of the EU including the criteria for obtaining asylum;

| 12. | Believes that the sharing of responsibilities and financial burdens between Member States must be an integral part of EU immigration policy and the Common European Asylum System; |
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12.

Believes that the sharing of responsibilities and financial burdens between Member States must be an integral part of EU immigration policy and the Common European Asylum System;

| 13. | Calls for a greater role for the European Union in the management of humanitarian emergencies linked to migratory flows and asylum seekers; |
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13.

Calls for a greater role for the European Union in the management of humanitarian emergencies linked to migratory flows and asylum seekers;

| 14. | Believes, therefore, that countries should be given access to the technical assistance and funding provided under the ARGO programme, the European Refugee Fund, the European External Borders Fund, the European Integration Fund and the European Return Fund for the period 2007-2013; |
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14.

Believes, therefore, that countries should be given access to the technical assistance and funding provided under the ARGO programme, the European Refugee Fund, the European External Borders Fund, the European Integration Fund and the European Return Fund for the period 2007-2013;

| 15. | Calls for more funding to be made available to NGOs working on the ground, providing critical emergency assistance; |
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15.

Calls for more funding to be made available to NGOs working on the ground, providing critical emergency assistance;

| 16. | Believes that massive immigration is a result of failing economies, impoverishment of the population, human rights violations, environment degradation, the widening gap between rich and poor countries, civil war, wars for control of natural resources, political persecutions, political instability, corruption and dictatorships in many of the countries of origin; |
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16.

Believes that massive immigration is a result of failing economies, impoverishment of the population, human rights violations, environment degradation, the widening gap between rich and poor countries, civil war, wars for control of natural resources, political persecutions, political instability, corruption and dictatorships in many of the countries of origin;

| 17. | Calls on the Commission to propose, as soon as possible, the creation of an emergency fund to finance ‘expert support teams’ to provide practical assistance for reception at borders and tackle humanitarian crises in the Member States, and to incorporate in the new funds for the period 2007-2013 an emergency mechanism allowing financial assistance to be provided in emergency situations; |
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17.

Calls on the Commission to propose, as soon as possible, the creation of an emergency fund to finance ‘expert support teams’ to provide practical assistance for reception at borders and tackle humanitarian crises in the Member States, and to incorporate in the new funds for the period 2007-2013 an emergency mechanism allowing financial assistance to be provided in emergency situations;

| 18. | Urges that the Member States establish access to the asylum application procedure, apply the provisions of Directive 2005/85/EC (5) in a consistent and rigorous manner and ensure that asylum applications are processed swiftly and efficiently; |
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Urges that the Member States establish access to the asylum application procedure, apply the provisions of Directive 2005/85/EC (5) in a consistent and rigorous manner and ensure that asylum applications are processed swiftly and efficiently;

| 19. | Recognises the need to adopt an equitable EU return directive, and calls on the Council to increase its efforts to ensure its adoption; notes at the same time the failure of the Council, seven years on from the Tampere European Council and despite numerous requests from Parliament, to define a common immigration policy, instead maintaining unanimity and the consultation procedure for all matters regarding legal immigration; |
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19.

Recognises the need to adopt an equitable EU return directive, and calls on the Council to increase its efforts to ensure its adoption; notes at the same time the failure of the Council, seven years on from the Tampere European Council and despite numerous requests from Parliament, to define a common immigration policy, instead maintaining unanimity and the consultation procedure for all matters regarding legal immigration;

| 20. | Urges the Member States to step up cooperation within the framework of Frontex and to better define its mission; |
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20.

Urges the Member States to step up cooperation within the framework of Frontex and to better define its mission;

| 21. | Believes, however, that border checks and action to combat illegal immigration can be only one aspect of the EU's policy towards third countries, to which an active country of origin and transit development policy must be applied with a view to minimising the damaging effects of emigration; |
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21.

Believes, however, that border checks and action to combat illegal immigration can be only one aspect of the EU's policy towards third countries, to which an active country of origin and transit development policy must be applied with a view to minimising the damaging effects of emigration;

| 22. | Realises that, in the absence of an EU common immigration policy, Member States have different approaches to the problem of hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants working illegally and without any social protection; believes, however, that regularising illegal immigrants en masse is not a solution in the long term, since such a measure does not resolve the real underlying problems; |
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22.

Realises that, in the absence of an EU common immigration policy, Member States have different approaches to the problem of hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants working illegally and without any social protection; believes, however, that regularising illegal immigrants en masse is not a solution in the long term, since such a measure does not resolve the real underlying problems;

| 23. | Stresses that any measures to combat illegal immigration and step up external border controls, even where in cooperation with third countries, must be compatible with the safeguards and the fundamental rights of the individual laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, notably the right to asylum and the right of non-refoulement; |
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23.

Stresses that any measures to combat illegal immigration and step up external border controls, even where in cooperation with third countries, must be compatible with the safeguards and the fundamental rights of the individual laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, notably the right to asylum and the right of non-refoulement;

| 24. | Warns against the dangers of externalising the management of the EU's external borders and hopes for better cooperation with countries of origin and transit countries founded above all on respect for fundamental rights, particularly the rights of asylum and of non-refoulement, and on the shared interests of the EU and of countries of origin and transit countries; |
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24.

Warns against the dangers of externalising the management of the EU's external borders and hopes for better cooperation with countries of origin and transit countries founded above all on respect for fundamental rights, particularly the rights of asylum and of non-refoulement, and on the shared interests of the EU and of countries of origin and transit countries;

| 25. | Considers that the European Union should take a cross-cutting approach; believes that its immigration policy should not only encompass partnership with third countries, the securing of external borders to combat human trafficking and an equitable return policy, but at the same time open up channels for legal immigration, encourage the integration of migrants into the host society and allow co-development of countries of origin in order to deal with the underlying causes of migration; |
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25.

Considers that the European Union should take a cross-cutting approach; believes that its immigration policy should not only encompass partnership with third countries, the securing of external borders to combat human trafficking and an equitable return policy, but at the same time open up channels for legal immigration, encourage the integration of migrants into the host society and allow co-development of countries of origin in order to deal with the underlying causes of migration;

| 26. | Urges the Commission to take the initiative as soon as possible with a view to revising Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 (6), ‘Dublin II’, by calling into question its very principle, namely that the Member State responsible for dealing with an asylum application is the first country that applicants reach, which puts an intolerable burden on the countries situated in the south and the east of the EU, and by introducing a fair mechanism for sharing responsibilities among the Member States; |
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26.

Urges the Commission to take the initiative as soon as possible with a view to revising Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 (6), ‘Dublin II’, by calling into question its very principle, namely that the Member State responsible for dealing with an asylum application is the first country that applicants reach, which puts an intolerable burden on the countries situated in the south and the east of the EU, and by introducing a fair mechanism for sharing responsibilities among the Member States;

| 27. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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27.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0136.

(2)  OJ C 33 E, 9.2.2006, p. 598.

(3)  OJ L 31, 6.2.2003, p. 18.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0313.

(5)  OJ L 326, 13.12.2005, p. 13.

(6)  OJ L 50, 25.2.2003, p. 1.

P6_TA(2006)0387

The situation in Darfur

European Parliament resolution on the situation in Darfur

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Sudan and Darfur in particular, |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Sudan and Darfur in particular,

| — | having regard to relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, and in particular UN Security Council Resolution 1706 of 31 August 2006, |
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having regard to relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, and in particular UN Security Council Resolution 1706 of 31 August 2006,

| — | having regard to the African Union (AU) decision of April 2004 to establish the African Mission in Sudan (AMIS), |
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having regard to the African Union (AU) decision of April 2004 to establish the African Mission in Sudan (AMIS),

| — | having regard to the Global Day for Darfur, 17 September 2006, |
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having regard to the Global Day for Darfur, 17 September 2006,

| — | having regard to the Darfur Peace Agreement signed in Abuja, Nigeria, on 5 May 2006, |
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having regard to the Darfur Peace Agreement signed in Abuja, Nigeria, on 5 May 2006,

| — | having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the Darfur region conflict between government forces, pro-government militias and rebels has led to over 200 000 casualties and over 2 million internally displaced persons and refugees over the past three years, despite the signing of a Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) on 5 May 2006, |
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A.

whereas the Darfur region conflict between government forces, pro-government militias and rebels has led to over 200 000 casualties and over 2 million internally displaced persons and refugees over the past three years, despite the signing of a Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) on 5 May 2006,

| B. | whereas the DPA remains the basis for stability, peace and reconciliation in Darfur, despite the statement by UN Special Representative Jan Pronk that the Agreement ‘is nearly dead’, |
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B.

whereas the DPA remains the basis for stability, peace and reconciliation in Darfur, despite the statement by UN Special Representative Jan Pronk that the Agreement ‘is nearly dead’,

| C. | whereas, according to UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland, the humanitarian and security situation in Darfur is at its worst since 2004 and humanitarian access continues to deteriorate, to the extent that some areas of Darfur are now complete no-go zones for humanitarian workers, which means that thousands of Darfur people have no access to aid, |
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C.

whereas, according to UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland, the humanitarian and security situation in Darfur is at its worst since 2004 and humanitarian access continues to deteriorate, to the extent that some areas of Darfur are now complete no-go zones for humanitarian workers, which means that thousands of Darfur people have no access to aid,

| D. | whereas the ceasefire in the region continues to be violated by all parties, with violence often directed against the civilian population, and whereas the recent military build-up in Darfur and the reinforcement of the government forces in the region have resulted in renewed fighting in areas of North Darfur, |
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D.

whereas the ceasefire in the region continues to be violated by all parties, with violence often directed against the civilian population, and whereas the recent military build-up in Darfur and the reinforcement of the government forces in the region have resulted in renewed fighting in areas of North Darfur,

| E. | whereas the UN ‘Responsibility to Protect’ provides that, where ‘national authorities manifestly fail to protect their populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity,’ the UN Security Council can agree to a Chapter VII military force, |
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E.

whereas the UN ‘Responsibility to Protect’ provides that, where ‘national authorities manifestly fail to protect their populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity,’ the UN Security Council can agree to a Chapter VII military force,

| F. | whereas the UN Security Council, in its Resolution 1706, has authorised a new UN peacekeeping force of up to 22 500 soldiers and police officers to take over Darfur operations from the African Mission in Sudan (AMIS), while reaffirming its full respect for Sudanese sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity, |
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F.

whereas the UN Security Council, in its Resolution 1706, has authorised a new UN peacekeeping force of up to 22 500 soldiers and police officers to take over Darfur operations from the African Mission in Sudan (AMIS), while reaffirming its full respect for Sudanese sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity,

| G. | whereas the Government of Sudan continues to block such a UN force from entering Sudan, |
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G.

whereas the Government of Sudan continues to block such a UN force from entering Sudan,

| H. | whereas the Darfur conflict — and impunity from prosecution — is increasingly affecting the stability of the Central African region and constitutes a threat to international peace and security, |
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H.

whereas the Darfur conflict — and impunity from prosecution — is increasingly affecting the stability of the Central African region and constitutes a threat to international peace and security,

| I. | whereas in view of the African Union decision of 20 September 2006 to extend the current mandate of its peacekeeping force in Darfur until the end of the year, the UN has committed itself to provide further logistical and material support to AMIS, |
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I.

whereas in view of the African Union decision of 20 September 2006 to extend the current mandate of its peacekeeping force in Darfur until the end of the year, the UN has committed itself to provide further logistical and material support to AMIS,

| J. | whereas the UN Security Council referred the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court in March 2005, |
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J.

whereas the UN Security Council referred the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court in March 2005,

| 1. | Urges the Government of Sudan to accept a United Nations peacekeeping force in Darfur, under Chapter VII of the UN Charter; |
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1.

Urges the Government of Sudan to accept a United Nations peacekeeping force in Darfur, under Chapter VII of the UN Charter;

| 2. | Underlines that Sudan has failed in its ‘responsibility to protect’ its own people and is therefore obliged to accept a UN force in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1706; calls on the UN Security Council to bring pressure to bear on the Sudanese authorities to accept the deployment of the already authorised UN Mission to Darfur, with a clear Chapter VII mandate and enhanced capacities given to such a mission through UN Security Council Resolution 1706; |
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2.

Underlines that Sudan has failed in its ‘responsibility to protect’ its own people and is therefore obliged to accept a UN force in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1706; calls on the UN Security Council to bring pressure to bear on the Sudanese authorities to accept the deployment of the already authorised UN Mission to Darfur, with a clear Chapter VII mandate and enhanced capacities given to such a mission through UN Security Council Resolution 1706;

| 3. | Demands that the Sudanese authorities not only pose no obstacles to the deployment and activities of the UN Mission in Darfur but also create the conditions necessary for the effective functioning of that mission; stresses that any failings by the Sudanese authorities in this regard will be sanctioned; |
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3.

Demands that the Sudanese authorities not only pose no obstacles to the deployment and activities of the UN Mission in Darfur but also create the conditions necessary for the effective functioning of that mission; stresses that any failings by the Sudanese authorities in this regard will be sanctioned;

| 4. | Calls on the international community and all parties concerned to devise ways to contribute effectively and speedily to the successful operation of the UN Mission to Darfur and a resolution of the crisis; |
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4.

Calls on the international community and all parties concerned to devise ways to contribute effectively and speedily to the successful operation of the UN Mission to Darfur and a resolution of the crisis;

| 5. | Calls on China and Russia to play a positive role at the UN in efforts to ensure that a UN peacekeeping force can be deployed and to put to good use their role in the region to facilitate the deployment of that mission and prevent any bloodshed; |
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5.

Calls on China and Russia to play a positive role at the UN in efforts to ensure that a UN peacekeeping force can be deployed and to put to good use their role in the region to facilitate the deployment of that mission and prevent any bloodshed;

| 6. | Calls, in this regard, on China to build on the joint statement made by China and the EU on 9 September 2006 in which ‘leaders emphasized that transition from an AU to a UN led operation would be conducive to the peace in Darfur’; urges the Chinese Government to act on this statement by using its influence with Sudan to persuade the Government of Sudan to accept a UN peacekeeping force; |
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6.

Calls, in this regard, on China to build on the joint statement made by China and the EU on 9 September 2006 in which ‘leaders emphasized that transition from an AU to a UN led operation would be conducive to the peace in Darfur’; urges the Chinese Government to act on this statement by using its influence with Sudan to persuade the Government of Sudan to accept a UN peacekeeping force;

| 7. | Calls on the Arab League to cease its complicit approach to Sudan's continued intransigence over the need for a UN peacekeeping force; |
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7.

Calls on the Arab League to cease its complicit approach to Sudan's continued intransigence over the need for a UN peacekeeping force;

| 8. | Recalls the commitments given by the United Nations following the Rwandan genocide with a view to shouldering its political responsibility in Africa more effectively; |
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8.

Recalls the commitments given by the United Nations following the Rwandan genocide with a view to shouldering its political responsibility in Africa more effectively;

| 9. | Calls on the EU to call for the urgent enforcement of the no-fly zone over Darfur established by UN Security Council Resolution 1591 (2005); urges the international community to liaise with Chad to discuss enforcing the no fly-zone from eastern Chad; |
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9.

Calls on the EU to call for the urgent enforcement of the no-fly zone over Darfur established by UN Security Council Resolution 1591 (2005); urges the international community to liaise with Chad to discuss enforcing the no fly-zone from eastern Chad;

| 10. | Condemns the continuing violations of the ceasefire by all parties, and in particular the violence directed against the civilian population and the targeting of humanitarian assistance; |
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10.

Condemns the continuing violations of the ceasefire by all parties, and in particular the violence directed against the civilian population and the targeting of humanitarian assistance;

| 11. | Calls on all parties, including the Government of Sudan, to put an immediate end to military action in Darfur, to abide by the ceasefire agreement and to respect and implement their commitments under the DPA; |
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11.

Calls on all parties, including the Government of Sudan, to put an immediate end to military action in Darfur, to abide by the ceasefire agreement and to respect and implement their commitments under the DPA;

| 12. | Calls on the non-signatories to the DPA to sign, commit themselves to and implement the Agreement; |
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12.

Calls on the non-signatories to the DPA to sign, commit themselves to and implement the Agreement;

| 13. | Calls for confidence-building measures, such as a Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation including all parties to the conflict as well as civil society; |
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13.

Calls for confidence-building measures, such as a Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation including all parties to the conflict as well as civil society;

| 14. | Notes the extension of the mandate of AMIS until the end of 2006; stresses the urgent need to reinforce the mandate and tasks of this force and to ensure sufficient financing as well as logistical and material support for it, allowing it to effectively assist in the implementation of the DPA; |
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14.

Notes the extension of the mandate of AMIS until the end of 2006; stresses the urgent need to reinforce the mandate and tasks of this force and to ensure sufficient financing as well as logistical and material support for it, allowing it to effectively assist in the implementation of the DPA;

| 15. | Calls on the EU and other international actors to work specifically with the UN and the AU to ensure that peacekeeping forces in Darfur have the capability to react rapidly to ceasefire violations or provocations by any party; |
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15.

Calls on the EU and other international actors to work specifically with the UN and the AU to ensure that peacekeeping forces in Darfur have the capability to react rapidly to ceasefire violations or provocations by any party;

| 16. | Calls on the EU, the US and other international actors to impose sanctions on any side, including the government, that violates the ceasefire or attacks civilians, peacekeepers or those involved in humanitarian operations and to take all necessary action to help end impunity by enforcing the Security Council sanctions regime; |
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16.

Calls on the EU, the US and other international actors to impose sanctions on any side, including the government, that violates the ceasefire or attacks civilians, peacekeepers or those involved in humanitarian operations and to take all necessary action to help end impunity by enforcing the Security Council sanctions regime;

| 17. | Calls on the Government of Sudan and the international community to fully cooperate with the International Criminal Court in order to end impunity; |
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17.

Calls on the Government of Sudan and the international community to fully cooperate with the International Criminal Court in order to end impunity;

| 18. | Calls on all permanent members of the UN Security Council to assume their global responsibility and not to hinder any measures intended to foster peace, security and stability in the Darfur region of Sudan, but rather to support and promote all appropriate steps towards a sustainable resolution of the conflict; |
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18.

Calls on all permanent members of the UN Security Council to assume their global responsibility and not to hinder any measures intended to foster peace, security and stability in the Darfur region of Sudan, but rather to support and promote all appropriate steps towards a sustainable resolution of the conflict;

| 19. | Calls upon all parties, in particular the Government of Sudan, to ensure the full, safe and unhindered access of relief personnel to all those in need in Darfur as well as the delivery of humanitarian assistance, in particular to internally displaced persons and refugees; |
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19.

Calls upon all parties, in particular the Government of Sudan, to ensure the full, safe and unhindered access of relief personnel to all those in need in Darfur as well as the delivery of humanitarian assistance, in particular to internally displaced persons and refugees;

| 20. | Calls for a significant increase in the humanitarian aid provided by the international community to the nearly 3 million people who are totally dependent on international aid for food, shelter and medical care; |
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20.

Calls for a significant increase in the humanitarian aid provided by the international community to the nearly 3 million people who are totally dependent on international aid for food, shelter and medical care;

| 21. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the ACP-EU Council of Ministers, the Government of Sudan, the African Union and the Secretary-General of the United Nations. |
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21.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the ACP-EU Council of Ministers, the Government of Sudan, the African Union and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

P6_TA(2006)0388

The EU's economic and trade relations with India

European Parliament resolution on the EU's economic and trade relations with India (2006/2034(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the India-EU Strategic Partnership Joint Action Plan of 7 September 2005 and in particular the section on developing trade and investment, |
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having regard to the India-EU Strategic Partnership Joint Action Plan of 7 September 2005 and in particular the section on developing trade and investment,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the 9th meeting of the India-EU round table in Hyderabad on 18-20 September 2005, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the 9th meeting of the India-EU round table in Hyderabad on 18-20 September 2005,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 13 October 2005 on prospects for trade relations between the EU and China (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 13 October 2005 on prospects for trade relations between the EU and China (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 29 September 2005 on EU-India relations: A Strategic Partnership (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 29 September 2005 on EU-India relations: A Strategic Partnership (2),

| — | having regard to its position of 1 December 2005 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems (3), |
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having regard to its position of 1 December 2005 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems (3),

| — | having regard to the WTO decision on TRIPS and Public Health adopted on 29 November 2005, |
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having regard to the WTO decision on TRIPS and Public Health adopted on 29 November 2005,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 14 February 2006 on the human rights and democracy clause in European Union agreements (4), |
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having regard to its resolution of 14 February 2006 on the human rights and democracy clause in European Union agreements (4),

| — | having regard to the 2004 India-US Agreement: ‘The Next Step Towards a Strategic Partnership’ and the Civil Nuclear Deal negotiated during President George W. Bush's State Visit to India on 2 March 2006, |
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having regard to the 2004 India-US Agreement: ‘The Next Step Towards a Strategic Partnership’ and the Civil Nuclear Deal negotiated during President George W. Bush's State Visit to India on 2 March 2006,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 4 April 2006 on the assessment of the Doha Round following the WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong (5), |
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having regard to its resolution of 4 April 2006 on the assessment of the Doha Round following the WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong (5),

| — | having regard to the EU-India Energy Summit held in New Delhi on 6 April 2006, |
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having regard to the EU-India Energy Summit held in New Delhi on 6 April 2006,

| — | having regard to the visit to New Delhi and the Punjab by the European Parliament Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in April 2006, |
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having regard to the visit to New Delhi and the Punjab by the European Parliament Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in April 2006,

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade and the opinion of the Committee on Development (A6-0256/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade and the opinion of the Committee on Development (A6-0256/2006),

| A. | whereas the EU and India constitute the biggest democracies in the world and their constitutional commitment to pluralism and the rule of law promotes consistency in trade and economic relations, while providing legal certainty for investment and contributing to regional and global stability, |
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A.

whereas the EU and India constitute the biggest democracies in the world and their constitutional commitment to pluralism and the rule of law promotes consistency in trade and economic relations, while providing legal certainty for investment and contributing to regional and global stability,

| B. | whereas the Joint Action Plan contains a comprehensive range of activities to be undertaken within the framework of trade and economic policy dialogue and cooperation, but whereas it fails to set priorities and deadlines, |
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B.

whereas the Joint Action Plan contains a comprehensive range of activities to be undertaken within the framework of trade and economic policy dialogue and cooperation, but whereas it fails to set priorities and deadlines,

| C. | whereas the EU is India's largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) with outflows amounting to EUR 1 100 million in 2004, and whereas India's FDI inflows into the EU increased from EUR 140 million in 2002 to EUR 600 million in 2003, |
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C.

whereas the EU is India's largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) with outflows amounting to EUR 1 100 million in 2004, and whereas India's FDI inflows into the EU increased from EUR 140 million in 2002 to EUR 600 million in 2003,

| D. | whereas EU Member States account for 22,4 % of India's exports and 20,8 % of imports and whereas EU-India trade grew from EUR 4 400 million to EUR 33 200 million between 1980 and 2004 and by 16,9 % from 2003 to 2004, |
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D.

whereas EU Member States account for 22,4 % of India's exports and 20,8 % of imports and whereas EU-India trade grew from EUR 4 400 million to EUR 33 200 million between 1980 and 2004 and by 16,9 % from 2003 to 2004,

| E. | whereas there is a stark imbalance in relative levels of trade between the EU and India; whereas the EU accounts for 21 % of India's trade but India's share in EU trade is less than 1%; whereas the EU is India's largest trading partner but India ranks only 10th in the EU's comparable list, |
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E.

whereas there is a stark imbalance in relative levels of trade between the EU and India; whereas the EU accounts for 21 % of India's trade but India's share in EU trade is less than 1%; whereas the EU is India's largest trading partner but India ranks only 10th in the EU's comparable list,

| F. | whereas India's economy has grown by an average of 6% per annum in the last decade and whereas it could continue to grow by 7-8% in the next decade, |
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F.

whereas India's economy has grown by an average of 6% per annum in the last decade and whereas it could continue to grow by 7-8% in the next decade,

| G. | whereas an inefficient financial sector is an obstacle to India maintaining an 8% rate of economic growth, |
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G.

whereas an inefficient financial sector is an obstacle to India maintaining an 8% rate of economic growth,

| H. | whereas, due to its size, population and dynamic economic growth in the past two decades, India is an emerging regional power and one of the world's nuclear powers able to influence the course of the global economy and security, giving India greater responsibility in multilateral fora such as the United Nations, the World Trade Organization or the International Atomic Energy Agency, and within regional organisations in Asia, notably SAARC and ASEAN, |
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H.

whereas, due to its size, population and dynamic economic growth in the past two decades, India is an emerging regional power and one of the world's nuclear powers able to influence the course of the global economy and security, giving India greater responsibility in multilateral fora such as the United Nations, the World Trade Organization or the International Atomic Energy Agency, and within regional organisations in Asia, notably SAARC and ASEAN,

| I. | whereas Indian expansion brings beneficial opportunities but also raises legitimate concerns for some sectors of EU industry, raising the need for political management and cooperation for the economic and commercial management of its exports at the EU level, |
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I.

whereas Indian expansion brings beneficial opportunities but also raises legitimate concerns for some sectors of EU industry, raising the need for political management and cooperation for the economic and commercial management of its exports at the EU level,

| J. | whereas if the current population growth rate of 2% is maintained, in 2025 India will have a population of 1,4 billion and will challenge China as the most populated country in the world, |
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J.

whereas if the current population growth rate of 2% is maintained, in 2025 India will have a population of 1,4 billion and will challenge China as the most populated country in the world,

| K. | whereas in 2020 the average Western European will be 45 years old whilst the average Indian will only be 29; whereas, as a result of current demographic trends, the EU's potential growth is set to decline by 2020; whereas, by contrast, India's key comparative advantage is a large pool of young, trained, English-speaking, inexpensive workers, |
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K.

whereas in 2020 the average Western European will be 45 years old whilst the average Indian will only be 29; whereas, as a result of current demographic trends, the EU's potential growth is set to decline by 2020; whereas, by contrast, India's key comparative advantage is a large pool of young, trained, English-speaking, inexpensive workers,

| L. | whereas a successful outcome of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) is of crucial importance to both the EU and India and whereas such an agreement does not preclude bilateral WTO+ agreements, |
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L.

whereas a successful outcome of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) is of crucial importance to both the EU and India and whereas such an agreement does not preclude bilateral WTO+ agreements,

| M. | whereas India is one of the most active users, both as an initiator and a target, of the anti-dumping instrument; initiating 412 investigations in the last decade, followed by the US with 358 and the EU with 318, |
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M.

whereas India is one of the most active users, both as an initiator and a target, of the anti-dumping instrument; initiating 412 investigations in the last decade, followed by the US with 358 and the EU with 318,

| N. | whereas India only recently established a Geographical Indication (GI) framework, but already 27 Indian GIs have been registered and more than 40 applications are pending, |
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N.

whereas India only recently established a Geographical Indication (GI) framework, but already 27 Indian GIs have been registered and more than 40 applications are pending,

| O. | whereas the enforcement of intellectual property rights obligations within the framework of the WTO is important to both the EU and India, |
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O.

whereas the enforcement of intellectual property rights obligations within the framework of the WTO is important to both the EU and India,

| P. | whereas the Indian Diaspora is over 20 million, with approximately 3 million living in the EU, providing remittances to India averaging USD 6 000 million a year, |
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P.

whereas the Indian Diaspora is over 20 million, with approximately 3 million living in the EU, providing remittances to India averaging USD 6 000 million a year,

| Q. | whereas the continued tension since 1947 between the now nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, which brought the world close to a nuclear war, deters inward investments and commitments in both countries, |
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Q.

whereas the continued tension since 1947 between the now nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, which brought the world close to a nuclear war, deters inward investments and commitments in both countries,

| R. | whereas global demand for oil has grown by 7 million barrels per day since 2000, with 1 million barrels of that growth going to India whose oil consumption rate is accelerating rapidly; whereas India has the fourth largest ethanol industry in the world with an annual production of 462 million gallons; whereas 70 % of energy consumed in India is imported; whereas its continued economic growth will depend on the provision of new energy supply channels; whereas the increasing global demand for oil is a potential source of economic instability and strategic and political tension, |
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R.

whereas global demand for oil has grown by 7 million barrels per day since 2000, with 1 million barrels of that growth going to India whose oil consumption rate is accelerating rapidly; whereas India has the fourth largest ethanol industry in the world with an annual production of 462 million gallons; whereas 70 % of energy consumed in India is imported; whereas its continued economic growth will depend on the provision of new energy supply channels; whereas the increasing global demand for oil is a potential source of economic instability and strategic and political tension,

| S. | whereas, however, India will be the first country in South Asia to establish strategic oil reserves, |
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S.

whereas, however, India will be the first country in South Asia to establish strategic oil reserves,

| T. | whereas 390 million Indians live on less than USD 1 a day and whereas India's growth has had unequal effects on segments of society, impacting on only a tiny fraction of the population, |
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T.

whereas 390 million Indians live on less than USD 1 a day and whereas India's growth has had unequal effects on segments of society, impacting on only a tiny fraction of the population,

| U. | whereas the GDP of India's fastest growing state, Gujarat, doubled between 1993 and 2003 and per capita product increased by 73 %; whereas, by contrast, for India's poorest state, Bihar, the increase in per capita product was only 22 % for the same period, |
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U.

whereas the GDP of India's fastest growing state, Gujarat, doubled between 1993 and 2003 and per capita product increased by 73 %; whereas, by contrast, for India's poorest state, Bihar, the increase in per capita product was only 22 % for the same period,

| V. | whereas the launch, on 2 February 2006, of the initiative known as the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, in the Anantapur district (Andhra Pradesh), will safeguard 100 days of work per year, on a minimum wage, in public projects for one member of family units on low incomes; and whereas this programme represents the most ambitious scheme to tackle rural poverty in India, |
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V.

whereas the launch, on 2 February 2006, of the initiative known as the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, in the Anantapur district (Andhra Pradesh), will safeguard 100 days of work per year, on a minimum wage, in public projects for one member of family units on low incomes; and whereas this programme represents the most ambitious scheme to tackle rural poverty in India,

| W. | whereas India is the single largest beneficiary of the General System of Preferences (GSP) scheme, with exports of EUR 7 700 million entitled to preferential access to the EU market, at either zero duty or at reduced rates of duty, in 2005; whereas this means that nearly half of India's exports to the EU, estimated at just over EUR 17 000 million, benefited from the GSP scheme; whereas tariffs for Indian clothing were reduced on average from 12% to 9,5 %; |
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W.

whereas India is the single largest beneficiary of the General System of Preferences (GSP) scheme, with exports of EUR 7 700 million entitled to preferential access to the EU market, at either zero duty or at reduced rates of duty, in 2005; whereas this means that nearly half of India's exports to the EU, estimated at just over EUR 17 000 million, benefited from the GSP scheme; whereas tariffs for Indian clothing were reduced on average from 12% to 9,5 %;

| X. | whereas the biggest gains from the abolition of textile and garment quotas from 1 January 2005 went to both China and India, with their exports rising by 42 % and 18% respectively last year; whereas, by contrast, most other developing country suppliers lost out, although the re-imposition by the EU of quotas on Chinese exports in mid-2005 had a positive effect on their exports in the second half of the year, |
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X.

whereas the biggest gains from the abolition of textile and garment quotas from 1 January 2005 went to both China and India, with their exports rising by 42 % and 18% respectively last year; whereas, by contrast, most other developing country suppliers lost out, although the re-imposition by the EU of quotas on Chinese exports in mid-2005 had a positive effect on their exports in the second half of the year,

| Y. | whereas India has one of the highest incidences of child labour in the world, |
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Y.

whereas India has one of the highest incidences of child labour in the world,

| Z. | whereas, according to the United Nations 2006 report on the global AIDS epidemic, 5,7 million people are infected with HIV/AIDS in India; whereas less than 1% of the adult population in India is currently estimated to be infected but whereas India still exceeds South Africa as the country with the largest number of people infected with HIV/AIDS, which underscores the impact the disease is having on the South Asian subcontinent; whereas high-incidence States are lively economies, drawing in transient labour and trucking, both vectors of infection, |
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Z.

whereas, according to the United Nations 2006 report on the global AIDS epidemic, 5,7 million people are infected with HIV/AIDS in India; whereas less than 1% of the adult population in India is currently estimated to be infected but whereas India still exceeds South Africa as the country with the largest number of people infected with HIV/AIDS, which underscores the impact the disease is having on the South Asian subcontinent; whereas high-incidence States are lively economies, drawing in transient labour and trucking, both vectors of infection,

| AA. | whereas approximately 80 % of India's geographical area is vulnerable to cyclones, floods, landslides, drought, earthquakes as well as localised hazards and whereas the combination of poor socio-economic conditions and disasters has created a vicious cycle of poverty and vulnerability, |
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whereas approximately 80 % of India's geographical area is vulnerable to cyclones, floods, landslides, drought, earthquakes as well as localised hazards and whereas the combination of poor socio-economic conditions and disasters has created a vicious cycle of poverty and vulnerability,

| AB. | whereas the presence of malaria and cholera are still causes of grave concern in India, for which special policies must be adopted, |
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AB.

whereas the presence of malaria and cholera are still causes of grave concern in India, for which special policies must be adopted,

| AC. | whereas the continued discrimination endemic in the caste system means that India continues not to get the best out of its people in terms of potential and skills, |
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AC.

whereas the continued discrimination endemic in the caste system means that India continues not to get the best out of its people in terms of potential and skills,

Trade

| 1. | Welcomes both India's and the EU's commitment to a successful and ambitious outcome of the DDA; calls to this end on India to use its position as leader of the G20 to reach, by the end of 2006, a balanced agreement favourable to development between the developed countries, the emerging economies and the developing countries; notes that negotiations on the DDA are not incompatible with bilateral WTO+ negotiations; notes that an outcome of a concluded Doha Development Round will reduce the value of schemes such as the GSP to developing countries like India, by further reducing the margin of preference they enjoy at present; calls on the EU to offer to enter into a free trade agreement with India, along the lines of its agreement with Chile, which provides for duty-free entry for the exports of both parties on a reciprocal basis, and calls on the High Level Trade Group to explore mutual opportunities in this regard; |
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Welcomes both India's and the EU's commitment to a successful and ambitious outcome of the DDA; calls to this end on India to use its position as leader of the G20 to reach, by the end of 2006, a balanced agreement favourable to development between the developed countries, the emerging economies and the developing countries; notes that negotiations on the DDA are not incompatible with bilateral WTO+ negotiations; notes that an outcome of a concluded Doha Development Round will reduce the value of schemes such as the GSP to developing countries like India, by further reducing the margin of preference they enjoy at present; calls on the EU to offer to enter into a free trade agreement with India, along the lines of its agreement with Chile, which provides for duty-free entry for the exports of both parties on a reciprocal basis, and calls on the High Level Trade Group to explore mutual opportunities in this regard;

| 2. | Notes that, whilst Indo-United States relations have been on an unprecedented high, taking in a civilian nuclear deal signed over a year ago, the current impasse on the DDA has soured relations between the two countries and trade relations have steadily deteriorated, with India blaming the United States for its refusal to cut agricultural subsidies before developing countries start opening their markets to non-agricultural products and the United States threatening to withdraw the benefits of a three-decade old generalised scheme of preferences that allowed duty-free access to certain Indian goods; underlines the fact that a positive result of the DDA needs the full support of both the EU and India; urges India and the G20 to realise that the European offer on agriculture must be matched by the United States and followed by a reasonable offer by the G20 on the National Agri-Marketing Association and on services; |
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Notes that, whilst Indo-United States relations have been on an unprecedented high, taking in a civilian nuclear deal signed over a year ago, the current impasse on the DDA has soured relations between the two countries and trade relations have steadily deteriorated, with India blaming the United States for its refusal to cut agricultural subsidies before developing countries start opening their markets to non-agricultural products and the United States threatening to withdraw the benefits of a three-decade old generalised scheme of preferences that allowed duty-free access to certain Indian goods; underlines the fact that a positive result of the DDA needs the full support of both the EU and India; urges India and the G20 to realise that the European offer on agriculture must be matched by the United States and followed by a reasonable offer by the G20 on the National Agri-Marketing Association and on services;

| 3. | Welcomes the work of the High Level Trade Group in improving cooperation, and the phased implementation of the Action Plan, which has determined a progressive involvement of India in major and joint international projects such as the ITER and Galileo programmes; notes however that although the Joint Action Plan provides only for ongoing dialogue in many areas, it does not provide any indications as regards priorities and deadlines; calls on both parties to show the political will necessary to consolidate their relations for an effective strategic partnership; |
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Welcomes the work of the High Level Trade Group in improving cooperation, and the phased implementation of the Action Plan, which has determined a progressive involvement of India in major and joint international projects such as the ITER and Galileo programmes; notes however that although the Joint Action Plan provides only for ongoing dialogue in many areas, it does not provide any indications as regards priorities and deadlines; calls on both parties to show the political will necessary to consolidate their relations for an effective strategic partnership;

| 4. | Is concerned that, despite encouraging statistics, there remain several areas of untapped trade potential for both economies; calls on the High Level Trade Group to deal with issues of trade and investment as part of a wide-ranging, inclusive, political dialogue and to explore cooperation in areas such as migration, education and cultural exchange; |
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Is concerned that, despite encouraging statistics, there remain several areas of untapped trade potential for both economies; calls on the High Level Trade Group to deal with issues of trade and investment as part of a wide-ranging, inclusive, political dialogue and to explore cooperation in areas such as migration, education and cultural exchange;

| 5. | Notes that India's high import tariffs and, despite recent significant progress, non-tariff barriers, remain a genuine concern for EU industry; believes that upholding such a protectionist policy after economic liberalisation gives rise to market distortions and manipulations; is concerned that WTO tariff negotiations have not led to any improvement (there was no binding of tariffs or commitment to maximum ‘binding’ rates, which were also kept high) and that efforts consequently made by the Commission to open a bilateral dialogue with India on the subject of specific distortions have so far been unsuccessful; notes that a reduction in trade barriers can bring progressive improvements in trading conditions with the objective of promoting growth, employment and sustainable development; calls on India to bind its import tariffs at levels closer to its applied rates within the context of the DDA and to make further efforts to remove part of the existing non-tariff barriers; encourages the High Level Trade Group to work towards eliminating tariffs between the parties on substantially all trade through a bilateral free trade agreement, thus providing opportunities for existing and potential exporters to develop their business and diversify their export base; |
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5.

Notes that India's high import tariffs and, despite recent significant progress, non-tariff barriers, remain a genuine concern for EU industry; believes that upholding such a protectionist policy after economic liberalisation gives rise to market distortions and manipulations; is concerned that WTO tariff negotiations have not led to any improvement (there was no binding of tariffs or commitment to maximum ‘binding’ rates, which were also kept high) and that efforts consequently made by the Commission to open a bilateral dialogue with India on the subject of specific distortions have so far been unsuccessful; notes that a reduction in trade barriers can bring progressive improvements in trading conditions with the objective of promoting growth, employment and sustainable development; calls on India to bind its import tariffs at levels closer to its applied rates within the context of the DDA and to make further efforts to remove part of the existing non-tariff barriers; encourages the High Level Trade Group to work towards eliminating tariffs between the parties on substantially all trade through a bilateral free trade agreement, thus providing opportunities for existing and potential exporters to develop their business and diversify their export base;

| 6. | Calls on the EU to support India's international trade potential as well as efforts to attract FDI, in particular by stepping up trade-related aid to address infrastructure and administrative bottlenecks; |
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6.

Calls on the EU to support India's international trade potential as well as efforts to attract FDI, in particular by stepping up trade-related aid to address infrastructure and administrative bottlenecks;

| 7. | Considers that competition rules and their effective enforcement are essential to ensure the realisation of the full benefits of liberalisation and related regulatory reform and contribute to economic development and good governance; considers also that an effective competition policy attracts foreign investors by creating a transparent and non-discriminatory legal framework for economic operators; notes that there is no ‘one size fits all’ model as regards the competition provisions in the free trade agreements concluded by the EU during the past decade, as the contents of competition provisions vary depending on the existence and level of development of competition rules and enforcement institutions in the partner country; calls on the High Level Trade Group to consider the level of ambition to be achieved as regards competition provisions in any bilateral trade agreement between the EU and India; |
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7.

Considers that competition rules and their effective enforcement are essential to ensure the realisation of the full benefits of liberalisation and related regulatory reform and contribute to economic development and good governance; considers also that an effective competition policy attracts foreign investors by creating a transparent and non-discriminatory legal framework for economic operators; notes that there is no ‘one size fits all’ model as regards the competition provisions in the free trade agreements concluded by the EU during the past decade, as the contents of competition provisions vary depending on the existence and level of development of competition rules and enforcement institutions in the partner country; calls on the High Level Trade Group to consider the level of ambition to be achieved as regards competition provisions in any bilateral trade agreement between the EU and India;

| 8. | Notes that India negotiates in the area of anti-dumping both as a user and subject of proceedings; welcomes the good EU-India working relationship in this area and calls on both to work together to correct the abuse of anti-dumping instruments and to put an end to dumping; |
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8.

Notes that India negotiates in the area of anti-dumping both as a user and subject of proceedings; welcomes the good EU-India working relationship in this area and calls on both to work together to correct the abuse of anti-dumping instruments and to put an end to dumping;

| 9. | Notes that the EU and India consider GI protection to be a useful tool for producers, consumers and governments; notes, however, that the GI tool is not well-known in India; calls on the Indian government to promote the GI system and encourage applications for potential GIs; notes that, according to TRIPS, WTO Members are free to implement their law to give more extensive protection than is required by the Agreement itself; considers that a bilateral deal could offer protection to GIs in the EU and India beyond the TRIPS Agreement, thus providing a useful complementary tool to joint multilateral efforts; |
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9.

Notes that the EU and India consider GI protection to be a useful tool for producers, consumers and governments; notes, however, that the GI tool is not well-known in India; calls on the Indian government to promote the GI system and encourage applications for potential GIs; notes that, according to TRIPS, WTO Members are free to implement their law to give more extensive protection than is required by the Agreement itself; considers that a bilateral deal could offer protection to GIs in the EU and India beyond the TRIPS Agreement, thus providing a useful complementary tool to joint multilateral efforts;

| 10. | Notes that the emerging importance of intellectual property (IP) in India is evident from increased filings in Indian Intellectual Property Offices and notes that Indian industry has risen to global challenges and is adopting research-based development as an integral part of business strategy; notes India's recent reforms of its intellectual property rights (IPR) regime, including India's Patents (Amendment) Act 2005; notes that efforts have also been made to streamline and rationalise the procedural aspects to make the system more user-friendly; notes also that pursuant to new legislative initiatives, India has also embarked on a major modernisation programmes for all Intellectual Property Offices and committed significant sums for infrastructure creation and upgrading; calls on India to ensure that the enforcement of this regime is in line with the Rio Convention on Biological Diversity and existing obligations under the WTO; |
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10.

Notes that the emerging importance of intellectual property (IP) in India is evident from increased filings in Indian Intellectual Property Offices and notes that Indian industry has risen to global challenges and is adopting research-based development as an integral part of business strategy; notes India's recent reforms of its intellectual property rights (IPR) regime, including India's Patents (Amendment) Act 2005; notes that efforts have also been made to streamline and rationalise the procedural aspects to make the system more user-friendly; notes also that pursuant to new legislative initiatives, India has also embarked on a major modernisation programmes for all Intellectual Property Offices and committed significant sums for infrastructure creation and upgrading; calls on India to ensure that the enforcement of this regime is in line with the Rio Convention on Biological Diversity and existing obligations under the WTO;

| 11. | Notes that the EU has also put in place a comprehensive system of IP protection over the past 10 years through harmonising most national IP systems and putting in place Community IPRs throughout the EU; considers that, because of the principles of Most Favoured Nation and domestic treatment, this legislation benefits non-EU holders as well as EU IPR holders; considers enforcement to be an integral part of IP protection and encourages the EU and India to agree common principles for enforcement measures, such that they should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and should not create barriers to legitimate trade; |
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Notes that the EU has also put in place a comprehensive system of IP protection over the past 10 years through harmonising most national IP systems and putting in place Community IPRs throughout the EU; considers that, because of the principles of Most Favoured Nation and domestic treatment, this legislation benefits non-EU holders as well as EU IPR holders; considers enforcement to be an integral part of IP protection and encourages the EU and India to agree common principles for enforcement measures, such that they should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and should not create barriers to legitimate trade;

| 12. | Considers that, with more than one out of every three copies of PC software obtained illegally worldwide, piracy continues to threaten the future of software innovation, resulting in lost jobs and tax revenues for both India and the EU; notes that, aided by a government policy of cracking down on software piracy offenders and awareness campaigns, India registered a significant drop in piracy of 2% in 2005; recognises, however, that there still is much to be done to control the gaining by Indian companies of an unfair competitive edge by the use of pirated ‘software’ and ‘hardware’ in production and manufacture; calls on India's State and federal governments to further reduce the piracy rate; notes that whilst current EU-US efforts to combat piracy will concentrate initially on China and Russia, the rest of Asia is due to follow; considers that it is in India's interests to work constructively with the EU within this effort in the light of a 2005 impact study by IDC estimating that if India is able to reduce the current piracy rate from the current 72% to 64 % by 2009, India will generate 115 000 new IT jobs, and an additional USD 5 900 million pumped into its economy and an increase in tax revenues of USD 86 million; |
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Considers that, with more than one out of every three copies of PC software obtained illegally worldwide, piracy continues to threaten the future of software innovation, resulting in lost jobs and tax revenues for both India and the EU; notes that, aided by a government policy of cracking down on software piracy offenders and awareness campaigns, India registered a significant drop in piracy of 2% in 2005; recognises, however, that there still is much to be done to control the gaining by Indian companies of an unfair competitive edge by the use of pirated ‘software’ and ‘hardware’ in production and manufacture; calls on India's State and federal governments to further reduce the piracy rate; notes that whilst current EU-US efforts to combat piracy will concentrate initially on China and Russia, the rest of Asia is due to follow; considers that it is in India's interests to work constructively with the EU within this effort in the light of a 2005 impact study by IDC estimating that if India is able to reduce the current piracy rate from the current 72% to 64 % by 2009, India will generate 115 000 new IT jobs, and an additional USD 5 900 million pumped into its economy and an increase in tax revenues of USD 86 million;

| 13. | Recognises the significance of the pharmaceutical industry for the Indian economy and society and calls upon the Indian authorities to ensure that international standards are applied in the use of people and live animals in scientific experiments and that such experiments are kept to a minimum and alternatives found; |
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13.

Recognises the significance of the pharmaceutical industry for the Indian economy and society and calls upon the Indian authorities to ensure that international standards are applied in the use of people and live animals in scientific experiments and that such experiments are kept to a minimum and alternatives found;

| 14. | Calls on the EU and India to lead the way in finding an expeditious and permanent solution on TRIPS and public health to facilitate access to essential medicines, within the Doha Development Round; welcomes the steps taken by the Indian government regarding IP rules for medicines; encourages the Indian government to implement the law faster especially as regards exports of generic medicines; |
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14.

Calls on the EU and India to lead the way in finding an expeditious and permanent solution on TRIPS and public health to facilitate access to essential medicines, within the Doha Development Round; welcomes the steps taken by the Indian government regarding IP rules for medicines; encourages the Indian government to implement the law faster especially as regards exports of generic medicines;

| 15. | Notes that traditional knowledge is increasingly recognised as a valuable asset for both developed and developing countries alike, with up to 80 % of the world's population dependent on products and services derived from traditional knowledge innovations and practices to meet their everyday food and health needs, including as many as 441 ethnic communities in India; notes the complex legal, political and social links between IPR and the conservation of biodiversity and genetic resources; calls on the EU and India to work together to find a reasonable solution on the harmonisation of TRIPS with the objectives of the Rio Convention on Biological Diversity; |
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Notes that traditional knowledge is increasingly recognised as a valuable asset for both developed and developing countries alike, with up to 80 % of the world's population dependent on products and services derived from traditional knowledge innovations and practices to meet their everyday food and health needs, including as many as 441 ethnic communities in India; notes the complex legal, political and social links between IPR and the conservation of biodiversity and genetic resources; calls on the EU and India to work together to find a reasonable solution on the harmonisation of TRIPS with the objectives of the Rio Convention on Biological Diversity;

| 16. | Welcomes India's moves to reform its financial sector with regard to largely liberalising interest rates, reducing banks' required holding of government debt and relaxing banks' obligations to lend to priority areas such as agriculture and small-scale businesses; considers that as India becomes more integrated into the global financial system, the urgency of financial sector reform has increased; considers, in particular, that the liberalisation of the financial sector to make it more resilient to both internal and external shocks is necessary to encourage deposit growth, the development of a credit culture and the entry of private and foreign forces; considers that the transfer of technical and managerial expertise could play a useful role in developing India's financial markets and calls on the EU to offer assistance in this regard; |
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16.

Welcomes India's moves to reform its financial sector with regard to largely liberalising interest rates, reducing banks' required holding of government debt and relaxing banks' obligations to lend to priority areas such as agriculture and small-scale businesses; considers that as India becomes more integrated into the global financial system, the urgency of financial sector reform has increased; considers, in particular, that the liberalisation of the financial sector to make it more resilient to both internal and external shocks is necessary to encourage deposit growth, the development of a credit culture and the entry of private and foreign forces; considers that the transfer of technical and managerial expertise could play a useful role in developing India's financial markets and calls on the EU to offer assistance in this regard;

| 17. | Welcomes India's plans to remove controls on the Rupee, by removing all remaining capital controls on the partially convertible Rupee; considers that this will eliminate an important obstacle to India's integration into the global economy, allowing Indian individuals and businesses to invest more freely overseas and allowing large companies easier and cheaper access to foreign debt, which is currently limited to USD 500 million per company per year; |
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17.

Welcomes India's plans to remove controls on the Rupee, by removing all remaining capital controls on the partially convertible Rupee; considers that this will eliminate an important obstacle to India's integration into the global economy, allowing Indian individuals and businesses to invest more freely overseas and allowing large companies easier and cheaper access to foreign debt, which is currently limited to USD 500 million per company per year;

| 18. | Calls on India to become a Party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which is the indispensable multilateral instrument for maintaining and strengthening international peace, security and stability, and is concerned about the enhanced US and French-Indian nuclear cooperation in the face of vIndia's lack of contractual engagement for nuclear safety; |
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18.

Calls on India to become a Party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which is the indispensable multilateral instrument for maintaining and strengthening international peace, security and stability, and is concerned about the enhanced US and French-Indian nuclear cooperation in the face of vIndia's lack of contractual engagement for nuclear safety;

| 19. | Notes India's acceptance that, if it wishes to achieve its ambitions, it must fulfil its responsibilities in South and South East Asia; welcomes the use of trade as a confidence-building tool between India and Pakistan, and particularly welcomes the landmark agreement of 2 May 2006 to revive trade and commerce across the Line of Control between the divided regions of Jammu and Kashmir by launching a truck service on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad route, as well as a second cross-Kashmir bus service, linking Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir with Rawalakot in Azad Jammu Kashmir; welcomes Prime Minister Singh's pledge on 23 May 2006 to create an environment of freer trade and freer movement with ‘soft borders’ to create a climate for a Kashmir settlement; calls on both India and Pakistan to further reduce administrative impediments to implementing trade-related confidence-building measures and for the EU to offer technical assistance, if required, in this regard; |
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19.

Notes India's acceptance that, if it wishes to achieve its ambitions, it must fulfil its responsibilities in South and South East Asia; welcomes the use of trade as a confidence-building tool between India and Pakistan, and particularly welcomes the landmark agreement of 2 May 2006 to revive trade and commerce across the Line of Control between the divided regions of Jammu and Kashmir by launching a truck service on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad route, as well as a second cross-Kashmir bus service, linking Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir with Rawalakot in Azad Jammu Kashmir; welcomes Prime Minister Singh's pledge on 23 May 2006 to create an environment of freer trade and freer movement with ‘soft borders’ to create a climate for a Kashmir settlement; calls on both India and Pakistan to further reduce administrative impediments to implementing trade-related confidence-building measures and for the EU to offer technical assistance, if required, in this regard;

| 20. | Notes that ASEAN still has advantages over India because of higher labour productivity, a skilled workforce and low land prices; notes also that ASEAN has the goal of setting up a single market by 2020, although some members, including Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, are pushing for the target date to be brought forward to 2015; is concerned, therefore, that intra-regional trade in SAARC is still low; considers that there are too many exceptions for the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) to be treated as a standard FTA; notes that ASEAN ministers recently discussed proposals for a wider trade zone with other Asian nations, including India, China, Japan and South Korea; calls on SAARC to continually review opportunities to expand trade and investment in the region; considers that in its relations with India, the EU should take an inclusive regional approach and calls on the EU to institute a ‘vision group’ similar to what has been done for ASEAN, to explore future opportunities for EU-SAARC relations; |
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20.

Notes that ASEAN still has advantages over India because of higher labour productivity, a skilled workforce and low land prices; notes also that ASEAN has the goal of setting up a single market by 2020, although some members, including Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, are pushing for the target date to be brought forward to 2015; is concerned, therefore, that intra-regional trade in SAARC is still low; considers that there are too many exceptions for the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) to be treated as a standard FTA; notes that ASEAN ministers recently discussed proposals for a wider trade zone with other Asian nations, including India, China, Japan and South Korea; calls on SAARC to continually review opportunities to expand trade and investment in the region; considers that in its relations with India, the EU should take an inclusive regional approach and calls on the EU to institute a ‘vision group’ similar to what has been done for ASEAN, to explore future opportunities for EU-SAARC relations;

| 21. | Notes that in August 2006, the SAARC Council of Ministers unanimously agreed that the India-Pakistan trade dispute under the SAFTA framework would be considered by SAARC Commerce Ministers before the 14th SAARC Summit in India on 3-4 April 2007; notes also that the EU has applied for and been granted SAARC observer status and will participate in the Summit; notes that the argument that trade must be linked to progress on the resolution of long-standing disputes between India and Pakistan underlies the delayed implementation of SAFTA; calls on both parties to continue political dialogue in tandem with trade negotiations; notes that consideration of items on the positive and negative lists is currently before the SAFTA Council; calls on the EU to offer any assistance required to facilitate this process and to ensure that real progress is made at the 14th SAARC Summit; |
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21.

Notes that in August 2006, the SAARC Council of Ministers unanimously agreed that the India-Pakistan trade dispute under the SAFTA framework would be considered by SAARC Commerce Ministers before the 14th SAARC Summit in India on 3-4 April 2007; notes also that the EU has applied for and been granted SAARC observer status and will participate in the Summit; notes that the argument that trade must be linked to progress on the resolution of long-standing disputes between India and Pakistan underlies the delayed implementation of SAFTA; calls on both parties to continue political dialogue in tandem with trade negotiations; notes that consideration of items on the positive and negative lists is currently before the SAFTA Council; calls on the EU to offer any assistance required to facilitate this process and to ensure that real progress is made at the 14th SAARC Summit;

| 22. | Encourages India, as a member of SAARC and BIMSTEC, to use its positive influence to help facilitate democratic change and respect for human rights in Burma and to continue its support for the peace process in Sri Lanka and its assistance to the estimated 6,000 refugees who have fled to India since April 2006; notes in this regard the recommendation of United Nations Special Rapporteur, Philip Alston, for an independent international human rights monitoring mission to be sent to Sri Lanka to publicly report on violations of international law by all sides, and calls on both the EU and India to support this recommendation in relevant international fora; |
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22.

Encourages India, as a member of SAARC and BIMSTEC, to use its positive influence to help facilitate democratic change and respect for human rights in Burma and to continue its support for the peace process in Sri Lanka and its assistance to the estimated 6,000 refugees who have fled to India since April 2006; notes in this regard the recommendation of United Nations Special Rapporteur, Philip Alston, for an independent international human rights monitoring mission to be sent to Sri Lanka to publicly report on violations of international law by all sides, and calls on both the EU and India to support this recommendation in relevant international fora;

| 23. | Notes that Asian countries such as India and China, despite years of economic growth, continue to be under-represented and unfairly marginalised in multilateral bodies, including the International Monetary Fund; calls on the EU and India to work together to redress such imbalances and ensure that voting shares and senior positions are allocated according to appropriate weight in the international economic system; |
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23.

Notes that Asian countries such as India and China, despite years of economic growth, continue to be under-represented and unfairly marginalised in multilateral bodies, including the International Monetary Fund; calls on the EU and India to work together to redress such imbalances and ensure that voting shares and senior positions are allocated according to appropriate weight in the international economic system;

| 24. | Welcomes the Indian Government's reforms of its FDI strategy and the progress of the Investment Commission; is concerned that foreign investors still face frustrating bureaucracy at local level and other non-tariff barriers; urges the Indian authorities to continue their fight against bureaucracy and corruption; calls on State and municipal governments to simplify and consolidate application procedures; and calls for efforts to be made for greater legal transparency; |
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24.

Welcomes the Indian Government's reforms of its FDI strategy and the progress of the Investment Commission; is concerned that foreign investors still face frustrating bureaucracy at local level and other non-tariff barriers; urges the Indian authorities to continue their fight against bureaucracy and corruption; calls on State and municipal governments to simplify and consolidate application procedures; and calls for efforts to be made for greater legal transparency;

| 25. | Is concerned that the procedural system for approval of foreign investments represents a big hurdle, under which applications that are eligible for automatic approval are kept to a minimum, while the bulk of large applications are approved on a case-by-case basis; is concerned that many officials continue to discriminate in favour of local interests; notes that this approval and licensing process has been criticised in some regions for being unfair and lacking transparency, with regulations changing so exasperatingly often that it can be difficult to keep up with the vagaries of the system; calls on State and municipal governments to simplify and consolidate application procedures; |
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25.

Is concerned that the procedural system for approval of foreign investments represents a big hurdle, under which applications that are eligible for automatic approval are kept to a minimum, while the bulk of large applications are approved on a case-by-case basis; is concerned that many officials continue to discriminate in favour of local interests; notes that this approval and licensing process has been criticised in some regions for being unfair and lacking transparency, with regulations changing so exasperatingly often that it can be difficult to keep up with the vagaries of the system; calls on State and municipal governments to simplify and consolidate application procedures;

| 26. | Notes the major contribution of the Indian Diaspora to Indian growth; notes, however, that the Diaspora has only provided 10% of India's FDI inflows; considers that both social remittances and financial payments are needed for long-term development; calls on India to continue to develop schemes to access the resources of the Diaspora, with dual citizenship being a tangible example; |
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26.

Notes the major contribution of the Indian Diaspora to Indian growth; notes, however, that the Diaspora has only provided 10% of India's FDI inflows; considers that both social remittances and financial payments are needed for long-term development; calls on India to continue to develop schemes to access the resources of the Diaspora, with dual citizenship being a tangible example;

EU-India cooperation

| 27. | Welcomes the fact that the EU and India committed themselves to strengthening dialogue and engagement, including on human rights, as strategic partners at the sixth India-EU Summit on 7 September 2005, as reflected in the Joint Action Plan, which also includes development cooperation, giving importance to environmental sustainability and to social and economic cohesion; asks that an ongoing dialogue be maintained in the field of human rights within the strategic partnership; in this context, congratulates India's National Human Rights Commission on its independent and rigorous work on these matters; |
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27.

Welcomes the fact that the EU and India committed themselves to strengthening dialogue and engagement, including on human rights, as strategic partners at the sixth India-EU Summit on 7 September 2005, as reflected in the Joint Action Plan, which also includes development cooperation, giving importance to environmental sustainability and to social and economic cohesion; asks that an ongoing dialogue be maintained in the field of human rights within the strategic partnership; in this context, congratulates India's National Human Rights Commission on its independent and rigorous work on these matters;

| 28. | Stresses that meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and combating poverty should remain a central element of the EU-India Strategic Partnership; welcomes the fact that the next EU-India summit on 13 October 2006 will address the issue of the MDGs; and calls urgently for specific measures to be taken to ensure that minorities such as Dalits and Adivasis and other marginalised communities, tribes and castes, are able to close the wide gap with the rest of the population regarding the attainment of the MDGs; |
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28.

Stresses that meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and combating poverty should remain a central element of the EU-India Strategic Partnership; welcomes the fact that the next EU-India summit on 13 October 2006 will address the issue of the MDGs; and calls urgently for specific measures to be taken to ensure that minorities such as Dalits and Adivasis and other marginalised communities, tribes and castes, are able to close the wide gap with the rest of the population regarding the attainment of the MDGs;

| 29. | Welcomes the emphasis on health, education, water and the environment in EC development cooperation with India 2002-2006, as well as the Joint Action Plan commitment to deepening development cooperation in the health and education sectors, aiming to enhance development cooperation to supplement important Indian social sector programmes, including specific measures effectively to put an end to discrimination against less-favoured social groups, particularly women; calls likewise for a boost to be given to measures to foster girls' education as part of the Action Plan, thereby meeting MDGs 2 and 3; |
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29.

Welcomes the emphasis on health, education, water and the environment in EC development cooperation with India 2002-2006, as well as the Joint Action Plan commitment to deepening development cooperation in the health and education sectors, aiming to enhance development cooperation to supplement important Indian social sector programmes, including specific measures effectively to put an end to discrimination against less-favoured social groups, particularly women; calls likewise for a boost to be given to measures to foster girls' education as part of the Action Plan, thereby meeting MDGs 2 and 3;

| 30. | Welcomes the Commission's public consultation to shape a major strategic review of the EU's trade and economic relations with China; considers that India poses a comparable, if distinct, challenge to EU industry; calls on the Commission to conduct a similar exercise for India to ensure political, economic and commercial management of these relations at an EU level; |
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30.

Welcomes the Commission's public consultation to shape a major strategic review of the EU's trade and economic relations with China; considers that India poses a comparable, if distinct, challenge to EU industry; calls on the Commission to conduct a similar exercise for India to ensure political, economic and commercial management of these relations at an EU level;

| 31. | Considers that special attention must be given by the EU to the SME sector in India, and that SMEs could be strengthened through measures to help finance market-driven local projects proposed by citizens; |
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31.

Considers that special attention must be given by the EU to the SME sector in India, and that SMEs could be strengthened through measures to help finance market-driven local projects proposed by citizens;

| 32. | Underscores that the EU development cooperation should cooperate with India as an emerging international donor by exchanges of experience and cooperation in concrete projects in developing countries; underlines that learning from Indian experiences could help to make EU development aid more efficient and productive; |
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32.

Underscores that the EU development cooperation should cooperate with India as an emerging international donor by exchanges of experience and cooperation in concrete projects in developing countries; underlines that learning from Indian experiences could help to make EU development aid more efficient and productive;

| 33. | Notes that Indians have concerns about the EU and wish to study and understand it better; welcomes the Erasmus Mundus EUR 33 million scholarship scheme, with specific emphasis to be placed on collaboration in science and technology, where lessons from India's success could boost EU performance in the pyramid underlying the information society, namely: education, research and development and innovation; welcomes the creation of a Jean Monnet Chair in European Studies at the University of Delhi as a vital initiative to strengthen EU-Indian relations; considers that Europe's higher education institutions should duplicate this initiative by increasing their focus on Indian studies and marketing those courses effectively; suggests that Europe's relevant higher education institutions consider opening research offices in India, as the Harvard Business School has recently done in Mumbai; calls on the Commission's Delegation and Member State Embassies to work with the Indian authorities to promote the proper role of the EU in fostering educational, cultural and scientific exchanges, and suggests that cultural exchanges would help create broad public support for constructive collaboration and that professional and business exchanges could also be beneficial, both for cross-cultural understanding and to promote a two-way flow of information; highlights the success of the Executive Training Programme — People to People Exchange — that exists with Japan and Korea and urges the Commission to extend the programme to India, with the appropriate funding; |
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33.

Notes that Indians have concerns about the EU and wish to study and understand it better; welcomes the Erasmus Mundus EUR 33 million scholarship scheme, with specific emphasis to be placed on collaboration in science and technology, where lessons from India's success could boost EU performance in the pyramid underlying the information society, namely: education, research and development and innovation; welcomes the creation of a Jean Monnet Chair in European Studies at the University of Delhi as a vital initiative to strengthen EU-Indian relations; considers that Europe's higher education institutions should duplicate this initiative by increasing their focus on Indian studies and marketing those courses effectively; suggests that Europe's relevant higher education institutions consider opening research offices in India, as the Harvard Business School has recently done in Mumbai; calls on the Commission's Delegation and Member State Embassies to work with the Indian authorities to promote the proper role of the EU in fostering educational, cultural and scientific exchanges, and suggests that cultural exchanges would help create broad public support for constructive collaboration and that professional and business exchanges could also be beneficial, both for cross-cultural understanding and to promote a two-way flow of information; highlights the success of the Executive Training Programme — People to People Exchange — that exists with Japan and Korea and urges the Commission to extend the programme to India, with the appropriate funding;

| 34. | Notes that there is a worrying lack of familiarity with the Indian market in some sectors of the EU business community; calls on the EU to engage more systematically with senior members of the EU business community, especially those from SMEs, to bring about a ‘step-change’ in their perceptions about India by highlighting the very significant business opportunities that exist there; |
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34.

Notes that there is a worrying lack of familiarity with the Indian market in some sectors of the EU business community; calls on the EU to engage more systematically with senior members of the EU business community, especially those from SMEs, to bring about a ‘step-change’ in their perceptions about India by highlighting the very significant business opportunities that exist there;

| 35. | Recommends that the Commission explore or deepen specific EU-India programmes in areas such as higher education and vocational training; programmes to encourage the exchange of students, teachers and researchers; |
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35.

Recommends that the Commission explore or deepen specific EU-India programmes in areas such as higher education and vocational training; programmes to encourage the exchange of students, teachers and researchers;

| 36. | Recognises that the Indian software and services industry has trebled in size in the past five years and is now worth EUR 20 billion; notes that much of this growth has come from Western vendors outsourcing development work to India; considers that the EU can take advantage of a major movement of highly qualified and skilled Indian workers but should avoid creating a ‘brain drain’ effect on the development capacities of India; calls on the High Level Trade Group to explore an agreement on the movement of skilled workers under Mode 4, so that Indian IT experts can work in the EU after their studies, providing a source of qualified manpower and justifying the investments of EU higher education systems; notes that software companies are a magnet for associated companies and the service industry and infrastructure requirement that will accompany them, which can boost regional economies and provide other employment opportunities for local people; |
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36.

Recognises that the Indian software and services industry has trebled in size in the past five years and is now worth EUR 20 billion; notes that much of this growth has come from Western vendors outsourcing development work to India; considers that the EU can take advantage of a major movement of highly qualified and skilled Indian workers but should avoid creating a ‘brain drain’ effect on the development capacities of India; calls on the High Level Trade Group to explore an agreement on the movement of skilled workers under Mode 4, so that Indian IT experts can work in the EU after their studies, providing a source of qualified manpower and justifying the investments of EU higher education systems; notes that software companies are a magnet for associated companies and the service industry and infrastructure requirement that will accompany them, which can boost regional economies and provide other employment opportunities for local people;

| 37. | Notes that between 2003 and 2008, 200 000 EU jobs could be outsourced, mostly to India; notes also that by 2010, India's demand for foreign language professionals will be 160 000 and only 40 000 Indians will be qualified for the positions; considers that with 30 000 EU expatriates already working in India, there are clear opportunities for trained Europeans who are prepared to relocate and such a trend would ensure ‘brain exchange’ between the EU and India, rather than ‘brain drain’; |
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37.

Notes that between 2003 and 2008, 200 000 EU jobs could be outsourced, mostly to India; notes also that by 2010, India's demand for foreign language professionals will be 160 000 and only 40 000 Indians will be qualified for the positions; considers that with 30 000 EU expatriates already working in India, there are clear opportunities for trained Europeans who are prepared to relocate and such a trend would ensure ‘brain exchange’ between the EU and India, rather than ‘brain drain’;

| 38. | Recommends that Member States and the Commission provide the right framework for companies and universities to benefit from India's fast growing economic developments in specific areas such as software and the film industry; |
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38.

Recommends that Member States and the Commission provide the right framework for companies and universities to benefit from India's fast growing economic developments in specific areas such as software and the film industry;

| 39. | Notes that the impact of Indian growth on global demand for energy raises concerns for energy security; notes that India still suffers severe energy shortages and is over-dependent on oil and coal, both expensive and polluting fossil fuels; notes that India's efforts to secure gas supplies and develop nuclear energy are two concrete results of this state of affairs; notes that even if India did develop nuclear energy, it would meet less than 5% of its electricity and only 2% of its total energy requirements; considers that efforts to develop nuclear energy would also be a climbdown from the Gleneagles G8 pledges to halt climate change and promote energy conservation; considers that, if not reversed, environmental degradation threatens to become a major impediment to India's future economic development; |
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39.

Notes that the impact of Indian growth on global demand for energy raises concerns for energy security; notes that India still suffers severe energy shortages and is over-dependent on oil and coal, both expensive and polluting fossil fuels; notes that India's efforts to secure gas supplies and develop nuclear energy are two concrete results of this state of affairs; notes that even if India did develop nuclear energy, it would meet less than 5% of its electricity and only 2% of its total energy requirements; considers that efforts to develop nuclear energy would also be a climbdown from the Gleneagles G8 pledges to halt climate change and promote energy conservation; considers that, if not reversed, environmental degradation threatens to become a major impediment to India's future economic development;

| 40. | Notes that both India and the EU have a long tradition of promoting the use of renewable energy and believes that renewable energy such as solar, wind and biomass are practical energy options, together with major investments in energy efficiency, that could satisfy long-term energy needs; welcomes India's efforts in this regard, including its own rural biogas digesters and solar cells (used to power village homes and workshops), and more recently its success in building the world's fourth largest wind power industry; considers that, as the world's poorest nations are being negatively affected by the increased demand for oil, as illustrated by recent riots over rising oil prices in Indonesia, India should continue to support the development of regional renewable energy more widely in Asia, as it is already doing in Bhutan; welcomes the creation of the India-EU Energy Panel and calls for further cooperation on energy security and market reforms, renewable energy and energy efficiency; considers that India and the EU should continue to define the global energy architecture through innovative, sustainable energy development, whilst meeting climate change benchmarks; |
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40.

Notes that both India and the EU have a long tradition of promoting the use of renewable energy and believes that renewable energy such as solar, wind and biomass are practical energy options, together with major investments in energy efficiency, that could satisfy long-term energy needs; welcomes India's efforts in this regard, including its own rural biogas digesters and solar cells (used to power village homes and workshops), and more recently its success in building the world's fourth largest wind power industry; considers that, as the world's poorest nations are being negatively affected by the increased demand for oil, as illustrated by recent riots over rising oil prices in Indonesia, India should continue to support the development of regional renewable energy more widely in Asia, as it is already doing in Bhutan; welcomes the creation of the India-EU Energy Panel and calls for further cooperation on energy security and market reforms, renewable energy and energy efficiency; considers that India and the EU should continue to define the global energy architecture through innovative, sustainable energy development, whilst meeting climate change benchmarks;

| 41. | Notes that, as India is geographically diverse, it is a fertile environment for oil and gas, but that public-sector led exploration has, thus far, followed an unadventurous path; notes, however, that with the entry of European energy companies, this position is already shifting, e.g. Britain's Cairn Energy reported several oil discoveries in Rajasthan in 2004 (the largest estimated to contain 500 million barrels of recoverable reserves); calls on India to encourage a more vigorous search for oil and gas, by providing major incentives to attract the efficiency and expertise of European exploration companies; |
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Notes that, as India is geographically diverse, it is a fertile environment for oil and gas, but that public-sector led exploration has, thus far, followed an unadventurous path; notes, however, that with the entry of European energy companies, this position is already shifting, e.g. Britain's Cairn Energy reported several oil discoveries in Rajasthan in 2004 (the largest estimated to contain 500 million barrels of recoverable reserves); calls on India to encourage a more vigorous search for oil and gas, by providing major incentives to attract the efficiency and expertise of European exploration companies;

| 42. | Notes that the cost of processing bio-diesel in India is about one third of that in Europe and that India has recently decided to expand its bio-diesel refining programmes; notes that India is expanding its ethanol industry and the government has enacted several types of financial incentives, including sales tax reductions and reduced excise duties on ethanol and ethanol-blended fuels; considers non-edible Jatropha to present a viable bio-fuel option for India, as it can grow in semi arid and arid soils and entail minimal investment, and encourages EU-India cooperation to this end; considers that, in addition to creating approximately 17 million new jobs and bringing revenue to depressed rural communities, such programmes will help reduce India's dependence on foreign oil but only if they are carried out in a sustainable way; |
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42.

Notes that the cost of processing bio-diesel in India is about one third of that in Europe and that India has recently decided to expand its bio-diesel refining programmes; notes that India is expanding its ethanol industry and the government has enacted several types of financial incentives, including sales tax reductions and reduced excise duties on ethanol and ethanol-blended fuels; considers non-edible Jatropha to present a viable bio-fuel option for India, as it can grow in semi arid and arid soils and entail minimal investment, and encourages EU-India cooperation to this end; considers that, in addition to creating approximately 17 million new jobs and bringing revenue to depressed rural communities, such programmes will help reduce India's dependence on foreign oil but only if they are carried out in a sustainable way;

India's economic and social situation

| 43. | Notes that international trade can be a powerful driver of economic growth and poverty reduction, but it is not a magic bullet, and trade reforms are complementary to development policies; considers that to lift people out of pockets of poverty, and continue to climb the ladder of economic development, India needs to focus critically on building a business environment that deepens integration with the world economy in a widening range of manufactures and services; |
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Notes that international trade can be a powerful driver of economic growth and poverty reduction, but it is not a magic bullet, and trade reforms are complementary to development policies; considers that to lift people out of pockets of poverty, and continue to climb the ladder of economic development, India needs to focus critically on building a business environment that deepens integration with the world economy in a widening range of manufactures and services;

| 44. | Welcomes the growing recognition of the importance of the external economic environment, trade and investment in India's latest five year plan on human development (2002-2007); |
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44.

Welcomes the growing recognition of the importance of the external economic environment, trade and investment in India's latest five year plan on human development (2002-2007);

| 45. | Notes that imbalances between India's States are exacerbated by devolution of spending powers to States with varying standards of political leadership and fiscal management; considers that poverty alleviation depends on the redirection of State resources to rural areas and development of infrastructure to support the spread of manufacturing and service sector activities; calls on India to ensure coherence and better manage liberalisation by adopting sound complementary economic policies, including tax harmonisation, and focusing capacity-building efforts on the poorest States, enabling them to use funds effectively; notes the development effects of economic growth in some regions of India; calls on the Commission to support India in seeking to learn lessons from States that have prospered during India's boom, adopting best practice to ensure critical investments are channelled to lagging regions and under-represented social groups; |
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45.

Notes that imbalances between India's States are exacerbated by devolution of spending powers to States with varying standards of political leadership and fiscal management; considers that poverty alleviation depends on the redirection of State resources to rural areas and development of infrastructure to support the spread of manufacturing and service sector activities; calls on India to ensure coherence and better manage liberalisation by adopting sound complementary economic policies, including tax harmonisation, and focusing capacity-building efforts on the poorest States, enabling them to use funds effectively; notes the development effects of economic growth in some regions of India; calls on the Commission to support India in seeking to learn lessons from States that have prospered during India's boom, adopting best practice to ensure critical investments are channelled to lagging regions and under-represented social groups;

| 46. | Is concerned about the growing income gap between urban and rural areas in India; urges the Indian authorities to acknowledge the stagnation of agriculture in rural areas and to develop programmes to increase the agricultural output in these areas in order to combat rural poverty more adequately; |
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46.

Is concerned about the growing income gap between urban and rural areas in India; urges the Indian authorities to acknowledge the stagnation of agriculture in rural areas and to develop programmes to increase the agricultural output in these areas in order to combat rural poverty more adequately;

| 47. | Notes that, despite dramatic growth, India's infrastructure still displays, in parts, the characteristics of a developing nation, with poor transport networks and regular power outages; notes that the 2010 Commonwealth Games provide an opportunity for European companies to compete for key infrastructure projects; calls on India and the EU to explore trade-related infrastructure development, through public-private partnership investment, ensuring transparency, a credible regulatory environment and a level playing field between private investors and the government; accordingly calls for the use of loans from the EIB, whose mandate — in the case of Asia and Latin America — is centred on productive investment; calls on India and the EU to focus this investment in rural areas, providing better water supply and sanitation, improving transport networks, particularly all weather roads, and improving the quality of grid power output; |
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47.

Notes that, despite dramatic growth, India's infrastructure still displays, in parts, the characteristics of a developing nation, with poor transport networks and regular power outages; notes that the 2010 Commonwealth Games provide an opportunity for European companies to compete for key infrastructure projects; calls on India and the EU to explore trade-related infrastructure development, through public-private partnership investment, ensuring transparency, a credible regulatory environment and a level playing field between private investors and the government; accordingly calls for the use of loans from the EIB, whose mandate — in the case of Asia and Latin America — is centred on productive investment; calls on India and the EU to focus this investment in rural areas, providing better water supply and sanitation, improving transport networks, particularly all weather roads, and improving the quality of grid power output;

Development and Environment

| 48. | Acknowledges the important successes of the Government of India in the eradication of poverty, but notes that despite sustained economic growth, vast inequalities still persist, with about 30 % of the Indian population still living below the poverty line; is particularly concerned about the situation of underprivileged sections of the population, in particular women, children, the disadvantaged and the rural population, e.g. Dalits and Adivasis (indigenous tribes and peoples); calls on the Commission and the Council to work together with the Indian government to improve the situation of those groups and to examine future cooperation as to their contribution towards ending gender and caste discrimination; |
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48.

Acknowledges the important successes of the Government of India in the eradication of poverty, but notes that despite sustained economic growth, vast inequalities still persist, with about 30 % of the Indian population still living below the poverty line; is particularly concerned about the situation of underprivileged sections of the population, in particular women, children, the disadvantaged and the rural population, e.g. Dalits and Adivasis (indigenous tribes and peoples); calls on the Commission and the Council to work together with the Indian government to improve the situation of those groups and to examine future cooperation as to their contribution towards ending gender and caste discrimination;

| 49. | Emphasises that successive Indian governments have made considerable efforts to tackle the issue of caste discrimination; believes however that much more has to be done; |
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49.

Emphasises that successive Indian governments have made considerable efforts to tackle the issue of caste discrimination; believes however that much more has to be done;

| 50. | Urges the EU to promote and implement measures to ensure the socio-economic development of minorities, who have largely been excluded from the new economy in India and are discriminated against in development programmes and disaster recovery through, inter alia, the promotion of equal opportunities in employment in private EU-based companies and investors, the encouragement of Dalit-inclusive development programmes and the use of indicators to measure Dalit inclusion in the new economy; |
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50.

Urges the EU to promote and implement measures to ensure the socio-economic development of minorities, who have largely been excluded from the new economy in India and are discriminated against in development programmes and disaster recovery through, inter alia, the promotion of equal opportunities in employment in private EU-based companies and investors, the encouragement of Dalit-inclusive development programmes and the use of indicators to measure Dalit inclusion in the new economy;

| 51. | Points out that it is important that the Indian government bears in mind the issues of social cohesion, the environment and consumer rights in its development process; |
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51.

Points out that it is important that the Indian government bears in mind the issues of social cohesion, the environment and consumer rights in its development process;

| 52. | Welcomes EU cooperation with India in the field of environmental policy and the fact that environmental policy is identified as one of the sectors of cooperation in the Joint Action Plan; notes that EU and India as major global players have to play a central part in international efforts towards better environmental global governance; calls for environmental aspects to continue to be emphasised in economic development cooperation; |
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52.

Welcomes EU cooperation with India in the field of environmental policy and the fact that environmental policy is identified as one of the sectors of cooperation in the Joint Action Plan; notes that EU and India as major global players have to play a central part in international efforts towards better environmental global governance; calls for environmental aspects to continue to be emphasised in economic development cooperation;

| 53. | Stresses that the increased environmental destruction in India is a constantly growing problem with unimaginable economic, social and environmental consequences, particularly for the large number of Indians living in poverty, and stresses the particular urgency of pressing ahead with EU cooperation with India in this field; |
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53.

Stresses that the increased environmental destruction in India is a constantly growing problem with unimaginable economic, social and environmental consequences, particularly for the large number of Indians living in poverty, and stresses the particular urgency of pressing ahead with EU cooperation with India in this field;

| 54. | Welcomes India's commitment to the MDGs; notes that India's Tenth Five-Year Plan outlines India's human development goals and targets for the next five to ten years, most more ambitious than the MDGs, but remains concerned over India's ability to meet them by 2015, as the UN Millennium Project claims India is unlikely to achieve at least 4 of the 8 MDGs; considers that trade-related assistance could help India meet them on schedule; calls on the EU to cooperate with India's priority universal education and rural health programmes and to encourage policies that facilitate the inclusion of young people in the working environment; believes that the EU could address equal opportunity concerns by boosting trade in products providing livelihoods for women, and facilitating trade in services in sectors employing women; |
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54.

Welcomes India's commitment to the MDGs; notes that India's Tenth Five-Year Plan outlines India's human development goals and targets for the next five to ten years, most more ambitious than the MDGs, but remains concerned over India's ability to meet them by 2015, as the UN Millennium Project claims India is unlikely to achieve at least 4 of the 8 MDGs; considers that trade-related assistance could help India meet them on schedule; calls on the EU to cooperate with India's priority universal education and rural health programmes and to encourage policies that facilitate the inclusion of young people in the working environment; believes that the EU could address equal opportunity concerns by boosting trade in products providing livelihoods for women, and facilitating trade in services in sectors employing women;

| 55. | Notes that connectivity is one of the MDGs and that UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has called for connectivity in every developing world village by 2015 in order to eliminate disparities in terms of freedom, wealth and power; welcomes initiatives such as the ‘Hole-in-the-Wall Internet Education Experiment’, whereby more than 150 high-speed computers, with keyboards, touch mouse and web cameras have been placed in 50 locations from Delhi slums to points in rural India, allowing thousands of previously illiterate boys and girls to teach themselves not only IT skills and several elements of primary education but also to raise their aspirations; considers that such projects, whilst not offering a satisfactory substitute to a classroom with a teacher, could bridge the gap for children who currently have no possibility of a traditional form of education; calls on India to share the benefits of its IT boom with the 98 % of its population currently not affected by it and channel investment and aid into such projects, at an estimated recurring annual cost of less than 2 cents per child per day; |
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55.

Notes that connectivity is one of the MDGs and that UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has called for connectivity in every developing world village by 2015 in order to eliminate disparities in terms of freedom, wealth and power; welcomes initiatives such as the ‘Hole-in-the-Wall Internet Education Experiment’, whereby more than 150 high-speed computers, with keyboards, touch mouse and web cameras have been placed in 50 locations from Delhi slums to points in rural India, allowing thousands of previously illiterate boys and girls to teach themselves not only IT skills and several elements of primary education but also to raise their aspirations; considers that such projects, whilst not offering a satisfactory substitute to a classroom with a teacher, could bridge the gap for children who currently have no possibility of a traditional form of education; calls on India to share the benefits of its IT boom with the 98 % of its population currently not affected by it and channel investment and aid into such projects, at an estimated recurring annual cost of less than 2 cents per child per day;

| 56. | Notes that India was one of the main beneficiaries of the GSP scheme, with average utilisation rates of 80 %, across a variety of sectors, including animal products (88 %), gems and jewellery (85 %), transport equipment and common metals (83 %); notes that 40 % of India's clothing exports, worth just over EUR 3 000 million, out of total exports of EUR 4 800 million, and nine-tenths of India's footwear exports, valued at EUR 600 million, out of total exports of EUR 675 million, benefited from the GSP scheme; notes that countries with their own weaving industries, such as India, were able to make far more extensive use of GSP facilities than countries such as Bangladesh, which use imported fabrics for garment manufacture, who experienced difficulties in using the GSP scheme because of the EU's rules of origin scheme; welcomes the EU's practice of keeping these schemes and rules under review and encourages it to simplify and rationalise these rules; welcomes the proposal to replace product-specific rules of origin with a single across-the-board criterion so that eligible countries may find it easier to use the scheme; |
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56.

Notes that India was one of the main beneficiaries of the GSP scheme, with average utilisation rates of 80 %, across a variety of sectors, including animal products (88 %), gems and jewellery (85 %), transport equipment and common metals (83 %); notes that 40 % of India's clothing exports, worth just over EUR 3 000 million, out of total exports of EUR 4 800 million, and nine-tenths of India's footwear exports, valued at EUR 600 million, out of total exports of EUR 675 million, benefited from the GSP scheme; notes that countries with their own weaving industries, such as India, were able to make far more extensive use of GSP facilities than countries such as Bangladesh, which use imported fabrics for garment manufacture, who experienced difficulties in using the GSP scheme because of the EU's rules of origin scheme; welcomes the EU's practice of keeping these schemes and rules under review and encourages it to simplify and rationalise these rules; welcomes the proposal to replace product-specific rules of origin with a single across-the-board criterion so that eligible countries may find it easier to use the scheme;

| 57. | Is concerned that, with 60 % of the world's remaining tigers being in India, the planned but delayed all-India tiger census may show a drop in numbers to a critical low of 1 500 tigers in the country; acknowledges that the value of the illegal trade in wild animal species is estimated to be second only to the international trade in illegal drugs and that the levels of exploitation and trade in some species, such as tigers, are so high that their populations are being severely depleted; requires improved monitoring of imports of wildlife specimens and wildlife products so that the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is upheld, and enforcement improved in order to save endangered species from the threat of extinction; calls on the EU offer cooperation and technical assistance to India to help maintain its biodiversity and tackle the illegal trade in wildlife; calls for the issue of tiger protection in general, and combating the trade in tiger skin, bones and body parts in particular, including through customs cooperation, to be placed on the agenda of the next meeting of the EU-India Environment Forum; |
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Is concerned that, with 60 % of the world's remaining tigers being in India, the planned but delayed all-India tiger census may show a drop in numbers to a critical low of 1 500 tigers in the country; acknowledges that the value of the illegal trade in wild animal species is estimated to be second only to the international trade in illegal drugs and that the levels of exploitation and trade in some species, such as tigers, are so high that their populations are being severely depleted; requires improved monitoring of imports of wildlife specimens and wildlife products so that the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is upheld, and enforcement improved in order to save endangered species from the threat of extinction; calls on the EU offer cooperation and technical assistance to India to help maintain its biodiversity and tackle the illegal trade in wildlife; calls for the issue of tiger protection in general, and combating the trade in tiger skin, bones and body parts in particular, including through customs cooperation, to be placed on the agenda of the next meeting of the EU-India Environment Forum;

| 58. | Notes that trade liberalisation has left smaller farmers in both the EU and India facing global competition, forcing down prices, whilst the reduction in government subsidies has made farming more expensive for them; is concerned that, in India, farmers are turning to contract farming for exports, instead of providing domestic products, which is leading to malnutrition in poor rural areas; is concerned that, in many instances, more than half of India's agricultural produce goes to waste due to a lack of cold storage and distribution facilities; notes that whilst the farming sector is closed to foreign investment, there are opportunities for EU companies in non-crop agro-allied sectors, which are open to foreign investment and could rectify many storage problems; encourages India to direct funds for trade-related infrastructure to rural agricultural areas to help farmers adapt to the challenges of globalization and to explore partnerships in agri-processing sectors; |
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Notes that trade liberalisation has left smaller farmers in both the EU and India facing global competition, forcing down prices, whilst the reduction in government subsidies has made farming more expensive for them; is concerned that, in India, farmers are turning to contract farming for exports, instead of providing domestic products, which is leading to malnutrition in poor rural areas; is concerned that, in many instances, more than half of India's agricultural produce goes to waste due to a lack of cold storage and distribution facilities; notes that whilst the farming sector is closed to foreign investment, there are opportunities for EU companies in non-crop agro-allied sectors, which are open to foreign investment and could rectify many storage problems; encourages India to direct funds for trade-related infrastructure to rural agricultural areas to help farmers adapt to the challenges of globalization and to explore partnerships in agri-processing sectors;

| 59. | Urges the EU to promote in international fora greater corporate responsibility among foreign undertakings established in India, and at the same time urges that an agreement be reached with the Indian government to set up an effective system for monitoring workers' rights within domestic and foreign companies based in India; |
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Urges the EU to promote in international fora greater corporate responsibility among foreign undertakings established in India, and at the same time urges that an agreement be reached with the Indian government to set up an effective system for monitoring workers' rights within domestic and foreign companies based in India;

| 60. | Calls for talks between the EU and India concerning investment to take account of the social and political responsibility of foreign investors; stresses that investors' rights must go hand in hand with obligations and that investors should at least apply the International Labour Organization's (ILO)'s core labour standards; |
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60.

Calls for talks between the EU and India concerning investment to take account of the social and political responsibility of foreign investors; stresses that investors' rights must go hand in hand with obligations and that investors should at least apply the International Labour Organization's (ILO)'s core labour standards;

| 61. | Welcomes India's commitment to the prevention of child labour and participation in the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour and the INDUS child labour project; is concerned by the high incidence of child labourers in India; calls on India to cooperate with the ILO and ratify Convention 138 on Minimum Age and Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour; calls on India to take measures in order effectively to combat all forms of modern slavery, child labour and the exploitation of female labour, with a view to ensuring respect for the fundamental rights of workers and averting social dumping; as well as to adopt the ILO principle of ‘decent work’; recalls the importance of various trade arrangements complying with international conventions on human rights and labour standards; |
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61.

Welcomes India's commitment to the prevention of child labour and participation in the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour and the INDUS child labour project; is concerned by the high incidence of child labourers in India; calls on India to cooperate with the ILO and ratify Convention 138 on Minimum Age and Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour; calls on India to take measures in order effectively to combat all forms of modern slavery, child labour and the exploitation of female labour, with a view to ensuring respect for the fundamental rights of workers and averting social dumping; as well as to adopt the ILO principle of ‘decent work’; recalls the importance of various trade arrangements complying with international conventions on human rights and labour standards;

| 62. | Stresses that the EU should press the Indian government to tackle, with the greatest sense of urgency, bonded labour, which affects millions of people in India; calls for India to ratify Convention 98 on the right to organise and collective bargaining; |
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62.

Stresses that the EU should press the Indian government to tackle, with the greatest sense of urgency, bonded labour, which affects millions of people in India; calls for India to ratify Convention 98 on the right to organise and collective bargaining;

| 63. | Considers that India should ratify and implement the remaining ILO Conventions as soon as possible in order to help strengthen long-term development and improve the quality of life of the poorest segments of society; |
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63.

Considers that India should ratify and implement the remaining ILO Conventions as soon as possible in order to help strengthen long-term development and improve the quality of life of the poorest segments of society;

| 64. | Underlines the importance of not separating the developing trade relations between the EU and India from human rights reforms in India; |
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64.

Underlines the importance of not separating the developing trade relations between the EU and India from human rights reforms in India;

| 65. | Notes that India's current administration has more openly acknowledged the problems posed by HIV/AIDS; considers that the spread of HIV/AIDS has the potential to disrupt India's progress; notes that limited access to health-care and low levels of awareness are responsible for its growing incidence; welcomes the fact that it has increased its funding and programmes to address the problems posed by HIV/AIDS and calls on the EU to assist India to scale-up programmes for individuals and communities at high risk; accordingly welcomes the work of the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) in its activities for raising awareness among the rural and urban populations; |
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65.

Notes that India's current administration has more openly acknowledged the problems posed by HIV/AIDS; considers that the spread of HIV/AIDS has the potential to disrupt India's progress; notes that limited access to health-care and low levels of awareness are responsible for its growing incidence; welcomes the fact that it has increased its funding and programmes to address the problems posed by HIV/AIDS and calls on the EU to assist India to scale-up programmes for individuals and communities at high risk; accordingly welcomes the work of the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) in its activities for raising awareness among the rural and urban populations;

| 66. | Considers that recent natural disasters, especially the Indian Ocean tsunami and South Asian earthquake, have exposed the need for more creative and imaginative collaboration between the multitude of agencies and organisations responding to disasters; notes that Unesco, through its Oceanographic Commission, has been active in establishing an Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System and that the UN is coordinating the implementation of the Hyogo Framework of Action, a 10-year natural disaster risk reduction plan; calls on India, the EU and its Members States to support these initiatives, so that, by anticipating the frequency and severity of natural disasters and the synergy between humanitarian efforts and government relief agencies, the sustained effectiveness of post-disaster assistance can be increased; |
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66.

Considers that recent natural disasters, especially the Indian Ocean tsunami and South Asian earthquake, have exposed the need for more creative and imaginative collaboration between the multitude of agencies and organisations responding to disasters; notes that Unesco, through its Oceanographic Commission, has been active in establishing an Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System and that the UN is coordinating the implementation of the Hyogo Framework of Action, a 10-year natural disaster risk reduction plan; calls on India, the EU and its Members States to support these initiatives, so that, by anticipating the frequency and severity of natural disasters and the synergy between humanitarian efforts and government relief agencies, the sustained effectiveness of post-disaster assistance can be increased;

| 67. | Calls for a parliamentary summit to be held annually to coincide with or immediately precede the annual EU-India summit, which usually takes place without the official participation of the European Parliament; considers that such summits would make it possible to develop the links between parliamentary bodies, improve understanding of our differences and bring the democratic systems of both sides closer together; |
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67.

Calls for a parliamentary summit to be held annually to coincide with or immediately precede the annual EU-India summit, which usually takes place without the official participation of the European Parliament; considers that such summits would make it possible to develop the links between parliamentary bodies, improve understanding of our differences and bring the democratic systems of both sides closer together;

| 68. | Calls on the Commission to report to the European Parliament on a regular basis on progress in implementing the Joint Action Plan between the European Union and India; |
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68.

Calls on the Commission to report to the European Parliament on a regular basis on progress in implementing the Joint Action Plan between the European Union and India;

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| 69. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Government and Parliament of the Republic of India. |
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69.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Government and Parliament of the Republic of India.

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(1)  OJ C 233 E, 28.9.2006, p. 103.

(2)  OJ C 227 E, 21.9.2006, p. 589.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0454.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0056.

(5)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0123.

P6_TA(2006)0389

Women and international trade

European Parliament resolution on perspectives of women in international trade (2006/2009(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2836/98 of 22 December 1998 on integrating of gender issues in development cooperation (1), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2836/98 of 22 December 1998 on integrating of gender issues in development cooperation (1),

| — | having regard to Council Decision 2001/51/EC of 20 December 2000 establishing a Programme relating to the Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001-2005) (2) and its respective work programme, |
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having regard to Council Decision 2001/51/EC of 20 December 2000 establishing a Programme relating to the Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001-2005) (2) and its respective work programme,

| — | having regard to the UN Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) of 1979 and its Optional Protocol, |
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having regard to the UN Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) of 1979 and its Optional Protocol,

| — | having regard to the ‘Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action’ adopted on 15 September 1995 by the UN Fourth World Conference on Women, |
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having regard to the ‘Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action’ adopted on 15 September 1995 by the UN Fourth World Conference on Women,

| — | having regard the UN Resolution of 10 June 2000 on the follow-up to the Beijing Platform for Action and Review and Appraisal of the Beijing Platform for Action and the Outcome Document of the Twenty-third Special Session of the General Assembly, |
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having regard the UN Resolution of 10 June 2000 on the follow-up to the Beijing Platform for Action and Review and Appraisal of the Beijing Platform for Action and the Outcome Document of the Twenty-third Special Session of the General Assembly,

| — | having regard to the Commission green paper of 18 July 2001‘Promoting a European framework for Corporate Social Responsibility’ (COM(2001)0366), |
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having regard to the Commission green paper of 18 July 2001‘Promoting a European framework for Corporate Social Responsibility’ (COM(2001)0366),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 22 March 2006‘Implementing the Partnership for Growth and Jobs: Making Europe a Pole of Excellence on Corporate Social Responsibility’ (COM(2006)0136), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 22 March 2006‘Implementing the Partnership for Growth and Jobs: Making Europe a Pole of Excellence on Corporate Social Responsibility’ (COM(2006)0136),

| — | having regard to the UN Norms on the Responsibilities of Transnational Corporations and other Business Enterprises with regard to Human Rights, approved 13 August 2003, by the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, |
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having regard to the UN Norms on the Responsibilities of Transnational Corporations and other Business Enterprises with regard to Human Rights, approved 13 August 2003, by the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights,

| — | having regard to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy of November 1977 and the current OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, |
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having regard to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy of November 1977 and the current OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises,

| — | having regard to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work of 18 June 1998, ILO Recommendation R 100 on the Protection of Migrant Workers in Underdeveloped Countries and Territories, ILO Recommendation R 111 on the Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation, ILO Recommendation R 156 on the Protection of Workers against Occupational Hazards in the Working Environment Due to Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration and ILO Recommendation R 191 on the revision of the Maternity Protection Recommendation, |
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having regard to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work of 18 June 1998, ILO Recommendation R 100 on the Protection of Migrant Workers in Underdeveloped Countries and Territories, ILO Recommendation R 111 on the Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation, ILO Recommendation R 156 on the Protection of Workers against Occupational Hazards in the Working Environment Due to Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration and ILO Recommendation R 191 on the revision of the Maternity Protection Recommendation,

| — | having regard to the United Nations Millennium Declaration of 8 September 2000 and the review and update thereof at the 2005 World Summit of 14-16 September 2005, |
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having regard to the United Nations Millennium Declaration of 8 September 2000 and the review and update thereof at the 2005 World Summit of 14-16 September 2005,

| — | having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 16-17 December 2004, confirming the full commitment of the European Union to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and policy coherence, |
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having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 16-17 December 2004, confirming the full commitment of the European Union to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and policy coherence,

| — | having regard to the ‘Spirit of São Paulo Declaration’ of the UN Conference on Trade and Development of 18 June 2004, |
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having regard to the ‘Spirit of São Paulo Declaration’ of the UN Conference on Trade and Development of 18 June 2004,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 15 November 2005 on the social dimension of globalisation (3), |
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having regard to its resolution of 15 November 2005 on the social dimension of globalisation (3),

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedures, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedures,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0254/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0254/2006),

| A. | whereas international trade has the potential to contribute to gender equality and promote women's economic, social, and political empowerment in both the productive and reproductive spheres; whereas, however, the trade globalisation process has contributed to making labour relations less formal, increasing precarious work and feminising unemployment in several sectors of the economy, |
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A.

whereas international trade has the potential to contribute to gender equality and promote women's economic, social, and political empowerment in both the productive and reproductive spheres; whereas, however, the trade globalisation process has contributed to making labour relations less formal, increasing precarious work and feminising unemployment in several sectors of the economy,

| B. | whereas 70 % of the 1,3 billion people living in poverty in the world are women; whereas women generally experience more difficulties in gaining access to education, property, credit, other resources and factors of production, and political decision-making bodies, |
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B.

whereas 70 % of the 1,3 billion people living in poverty in the world are women; whereas women generally experience more difficulties in gaining access to education, property, credit, other resources and factors of production, and political decision-making bodies,

| C. | whereas in the long term, gender inequality, which entails women's having less access to the means of production and to the market, hampers growth because women spend a relatively larger proportion of the income which they earn themselves on education, health care and food, and because the economic potential of the whole population is not fully exploited, |
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C.

whereas in the long term, gender inequality, which entails women's having less access to the means of production and to the market, hampers growth because women spend a relatively larger proportion of the income which they earn themselves on education, health care and food, and because the economic potential of the whole population is not fully exploited,

| D. | whereas trade agreements must fully comply with existing international law on human, social and labour rights, and must respect existing international conventions calling for sustainable development, |
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D.

whereas trade agreements must fully comply with existing international law on human, social and labour rights, and must respect existing international conventions calling for sustainable development,

| E. | whereas reproductive and domestic responsibilities as well as responsibilities for maintaining the family and providing social care are generally perceived to be the essential function of women in almost all societies but are largely unrecognised and unremunerated, |
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E.

whereas reproductive and domestic responsibilities as well as responsibilities for maintaining the family and providing social care are generally perceived to be the essential function of women in almost all societies but are largely unrecognised and unremunerated,

| F. | whereas unless market liberalisation takes account of gender-specific factors, it will promote processes such as the feminisation of precarious employment, the intensification of women's exploitation, and the undermining of the livelihood strategies of poor women throughout the world, including migrant women, |
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F.

whereas unless market liberalisation takes account of gender-specific factors, it will promote processes such as the feminisation of precarious employment, the intensification of women's exploitation, and the undermining of the livelihood strategies of poor women throughout the world, including migrant women,

| G. | whereas trade liberalisation has strongly contributed to the expansion of women's participation in the informal economy, |
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G.

whereas trade liberalisation has strongly contributed to the expansion of women's participation in the informal economy,

| H. | whereas the ILO defines the informal economy as being based on employment without a contract, worker benefits or social protection that occurs both inside and outside informal enterprises, |
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H.

whereas the ILO defines the informal economy as being based on employment without a contract, worker benefits or social protection that occurs both inside and outside informal enterprises,

| I. | whereas the feminisation of international migration is not receiving enough attention; whereas migrant workers are often inhibited from demanding fair labour conditions, |
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I.

whereas the feminisation of international migration is not receiving enough attention; whereas migrant workers are often inhibited from demanding fair labour conditions,

| J. | whereas the inclusion of an Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) within the WTO in 1995 restricted access to generic medicines in such a way that in December 2005 in Hong Kong it was agreed that TRIPS should be amended, |
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J.

whereas the inclusion of an Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) within the WTO in 1995 restricted access to generic medicines in such a way that in December 2005 in Hong Kong it was agreed that TRIPS should be amended,

| 1. | Stresses that trade liberalisation has a differential impact on women and men; points out the need for coherence between the objectives of the European policy for gender equality and the objectives of trade, development and aid policy, with the aim of promoting equality between women and men in these policy areas; stresses that economic participation is key to empowering women and to their overcoming structural discrimination, leading to improved living conditions for women and their families and contributing to the more active involvement of women in politics and the enhancement of social cohesion, one goal being the fair distribution of property, equal rights and economic independence; |
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1.

Stresses that trade liberalisation has a differential impact on women and men; points out the need for coherence between the objectives of the European policy for gender equality and the objectives of trade, development and aid policy, with the aim of promoting equality between women and men in these policy areas; stresses that economic participation is key to empowering women and to their overcoming structural discrimination, leading to improved living conditions for women and their families and contributing to the more active involvement of women in politics and the enhancement of social cohesion, one goal being the fair distribution of property, equal rights and economic independence;

| 2. | Notes that, while many women have also benefited from trade liberalisation and foreign direct investment owing to the resulting employment opportunities, liberalisation has contributed to the informalisation of labour relations, the decline in working conditions and the feminisation of employment in several sectors of the economy; |
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2.

Notes that, while many women have also benefited from trade liberalisation and foreign direct investment owing to the resulting employment opportunities, liberalisation has contributed to the informalisation of labour relations, the decline in working conditions and the feminisation of employment in several sectors of the economy;

| 3. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to prioritise the lifting of all reservations to the CEDAW and ratification of its Optional Protocol by all partner states; |
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3.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to prioritise the lifting of all reservations to the CEDAW and ratification of its Optional Protocol by all partner states;

| 4. | Calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament's committees responsible for women's rights and for international trade a report co-signed by the administrators of the donor organisation and beneficiary of financial aid for women in order to prove that the aid has reached its destination and has not been used for purposes other than those initially intended; |
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4.

Calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament's committees responsible for women's rights and for international trade a report co-signed by the administrators of the donor organisation and beneficiary of financial aid for women in order to prove that the aid has reached its destination and has not been used for purposes other than those initially intended;

| 5. | Stresses the need for studies on the way in which women could benefit from trade liberalisation and for systematic collection of gender disaggregated data in order to remedy the gender blindness of current trade policies and policies of global economic institutions; invites the Commission to submit to the Parliament an annual progress report on this subject; recalls that gender analysis must be part and parcel of the sustainability impact assessments of trade agreements presently carried out by the Commission; |
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5.

Stresses the need for studies on the way in which women could benefit from trade liberalisation and for systematic collection of gender disaggregated data in order to remedy the gender blindness of current trade policies and policies of global economic institutions; invites the Commission to submit to the Parliament an annual progress report on this subject; recalls that gender analysis must be part and parcel of the sustainability impact assessments of trade agreements presently carried out by the Commission;

| 6. | Asks the Commission to operate a gender impact assessment before concluding any trade agreements with third countries and to introduce effective conditionality clauses with those countries in which violation of human rights, particularly women's rights, are wide-spread; |
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6.

Asks the Commission to operate a gender impact assessment before concluding any trade agreements with third countries and to introduce effective conditionality clauses with those countries in which violation of human rights, particularly women's rights, are wide-spread;

| 7. | Asks the Commission for the formal establishment of a trade and gender desk within its DG Trade, the role of which would include monitoring whether countries with which the EU enjoys trade relations respect human rights, in particular women's rights, and actively to respond to cases of human rights violations; |
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7.

Asks the Commission for the formal establishment of a trade and gender desk within its DG Trade, the role of which would include monitoring whether countries with which the EU enjoys trade relations respect human rights, in particular women's rights, and actively to respond to cases of human rights violations;

| 8. | Asks the Commission to analyse production and process methods (PPM, as defined by WTO) from a gender perspective in order to identify the PPM subject to specific gender discrimination, according to CEDAW and the human rights pacts, and to design strategies to provide an incentive for compliance with international standards in exporting countries; |
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8.

Asks the Commission to analyse production and process methods (PPM, as defined by WTO) from a gender perspective in order to identify the PPM subject to specific gender discrimination, according to CEDAW and the human rights pacts, and to design strategies to provide an incentive for compliance with international standards in exporting countries;

| 9. | Calls on the Commission to ensure that companies profiting from EU market access programmes in the framework of EU cooperation policy do not contribute to the spread of practices such as the inhuman exploitation of employees, in particular women; |
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9.

Calls on the Commission to ensure that companies profiting from EU market access programmes in the framework of EU cooperation policy do not contribute to the spread of practices such as the inhuman exploitation of employees, in particular women;

| 10. | Stresses that the benefits of employment in the formal and the informal economy depend on a variety of factors, including wages, working conditions and the security of the workplace and women remain discriminated against as regards reaping these benefits; calls, therefore, on the Commission in the context of its development cooperation policy to create a specific fund as part of the future trade and cooperation agreements with third countries to support women in the countries concerned by encouraging their access to credit, education and vocational training with a view to reducing the share/proportion of informal employment; calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament a report co-signed by the donors and beneficiaries of aid, in order to prove that specific funding has not been used for purposes other than those initially intended; |
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10.

Stresses that the benefits of employment in the formal and the informal economy depend on a variety of factors, including wages, working conditions and the security of the workplace and women remain discriminated against as regards reaping these benefits; calls, therefore, on the Commission in the context of its development cooperation policy to create a specific fund as part of the future trade and cooperation agreements with third countries to support women in the countries concerned by encouraging their access to credit, education and vocational training with a view to reducing the share/proportion of informal employment; calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament a report co-signed by the donors and beneficiaries of aid, in order to prove that specific funding has not been used for purposes other than those initially intended;

| 11. | Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to introduce swiftly the principles of non discrimination and gender equality in the practices of the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF) and to ensure that support deriving from the fund does not replace social security payments; |
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11.

Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to introduce swiftly the principles of non discrimination and gender equality in the practices of the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF) and to ensure that support deriving from the fund does not replace social security payments;

| 12. | Stresses that the high number of job losses in Europe confirms the trend of increasing industrial restructuring; notes that the worst-hit sectors are manufacturing, transport, telecommunications and financial services; calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to take non-discrimination and equality between women and men seriously in regard to the EGF; |
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12.

Stresses that the high number of job losses in Europe confirms the trend of increasing industrial restructuring; notes that the worst-hit sectors are manufacturing, transport, telecommunications and financial services; calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to take non-discrimination and equality between women and men seriously in regard to the EGF;

| 13. | Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to guarantee gender mainstreaming and equal opportunities objectives in all European funds; stresses the need for indications of the progress achieved in promoting equality between men and women and in the fight against all forms of discrimination; |
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13.

Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to guarantee gender mainstreaming and equal opportunities objectives in all European funds; stresses the need for indications of the progress achieved in promoting equality between men and women and in the fight against all forms of discrimination;

| 14. | Notes that jobs, employment and decent work should be the content of a ninth MDG to be adopted as soon as possible and calls for the inclusion of core labour standards into multilateral and bilateral trade agreements and the inclusion of the principle of gender equality in all MDGs; |
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14.

Notes that jobs, employment and decent work should be the content of a ninth MDG to be adopted as soon as possible and calls for the inclusion of core labour standards into multilateral and bilateral trade agreements and the inclusion of the principle of gender equality in all MDGs;

| 15. | Points out that universal and affordable access to essential services, such as water, education, health, and energy, is a prerequisite for the empowerment of women; stresses, however, that the liberalisation of services in the frame of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) can have a positive impact on this goal only if the GATS principles of national flexibility and policy space are thoroughly upheld in the current bilateral and multilateral negotiations; |
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15.

Points out that universal and affordable access to essential services, such as water, education, health, and energy, is a prerequisite for the empowerment of women; stresses, however, that the liberalisation of services in the frame of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) can have a positive impact on this goal only if the GATS principles of national flexibility and policy space are thoroughly upheld in the current bilateral and multilateral negotiations;

| 16. | Stresses that there is provision for TRIPS to be revised two years after its being implemented, which revision has not yet been done; calls urgently therefore for that to take place on the basis of an impact assessment of the costs of its implementation for developing countries; |
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16.

Stresses that there is provision for TRIPS to be revised two years after its being implemented, which revision has not yet been done; calls urgently therefore for that to take place on the basis of an impact assessment of the costs of its implementation for developing countries;

| 17. | Calls on the Commission to assess whether the implementation of the agreement reached at the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong, December 2005, with regard to compulsory licensing of HIV/ AIDS antiviral drugs is genuinely resulting in greater access to medicines, and to include a gender perspective in the assessment; |
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17.

Calls on the Commission to assess whether the implementation of the agreement reached at the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong, December 2005, with regard to compulsory licensing of HIV/ AIDS antiviral drugs is genuinely resulting in greater access to medicines, and to include a gender perspective in the assessment;

| 18. | Calls for the development of national policy measures that would promote gender equality, protection and promotion of employment, social welfare, improve health and working conditions of women and men and would contribute to sustainable development; points out the importance of respecting national flexibility and policy space in all trade and development policy negotiations; calls for developing countries and vulnerable economies to have the right to choose whether to open service sectors up to, or exempt them from, market liberalisation, and if so, which ones; |
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18.

Calls for the development of national policy measures that would promote gender equality, protection and promotion of employment, social welfare, improve health and working conditions of women and men and would contribute to sustainable development; points out the importance of respecting national flexibility and policy space in all trade and development policy negotiations; calls for developing countries and vulnerable economies to have the right to choose whether to open service sectors up to, or exempt them from, market liberalisation, and if so, which ones;

| 19. | Calls on the Commission, in its dialogue and cooperation with third countries, to devote special attention to the legal restrictions on women's access to means of production such as credit, land rights and capital; |
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19.

Calls on the Commission, in its dialogue and cooperation with third countries, to devote special attention to the legal restrictions on women's access to means of production such as credit, land rights and capital;

| 20. | Stresses that, given the important role of women in family agricultural activities, the right of developing countries to develop and implement agricultural policies guaranteeing them food sovereignty, in particular in WTO negotiations, must be respected and strengthened, especially in regard to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture; underlines the importance of ‘micro-credits’ as a tool in alleviating poverty; calls on the Commission to submit, twice a year, a report co-signed by the donor authorities and the organisations receiving funds in order to prove that financial aid has reached its destination; |
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20.

Stresses that, given the important role of women in family agricultural activities, the right of developing countries to develop and implement agricultural policies guaranteeing them food sovereignty, in particular in WTO negotiations, must be respected and strengthened, especially in regard to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture; underlines the importance of ‘micro-credits’ as a tool in alleviating poverty; calls on the Commission to submit, twice a year, a report co-signed by the donor authorities and the organisations receiving funds in order to prove that financial aid has reached its destination;

| 21. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to assist developing countries in building up their capacities in formulation, negotiation, and implementation of the trade policies in a way that is tailored to each country's needs and promotes a sustainable, gender-balanced economic development; demands that all assistance provided be gender-balanced; |
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21.

Calls on the Commission and the Council to assist developing countries in building up their capacities in formulation, negotiation, and implementation of the trade policies in a way that is tailored to each country's needs and promotes a sustainable, gender-balanced economic development; demands that all assistance provided be gender-balanced;

| 22. | Considers that gender impact assessments should be conducted at an early stage of the planning and budgeting of assistance to developing countries; considers that this would enable policy makers to evaluate the effect of a given policy on women and men more accurately and to compare and assess the current situation and trends with the expected results of the proposed policy; believes that the annual report should contain a section on the follow-up to gender impact assessments; |
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22.

Considers that gender impact assessments should be conducted at an early stage of the planning and budgeting of assistance to developing countries; considers that this would enable policy makers to evaluate the effect of a given policy on women and men more accurately and to compare and assess the current situation and trends with the expected results of the proposed policy; believes that the annual report should contain a section on the follow-up to gender impact assessments;

| 23. | Welcomes the Norwegian government's decision to impose by law a 40 % quota for female representation on the boards of joint-stock companies; |
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23.

Welcomes the Norwegian government's decision to impose by law a 40 % quota for female representation on the boards of joint-stock companies;

| 24. | Calls for the ‘aid-for-trade’ programmes to be designed to promote gender equality and sustainable development, and to be financed through additional funds; stresses that ‘aid-for-trade’ funding should contribute to the build-up of the supply-side capacity needed to engage in trade, and must not be made conditional upon policies of receiving governments to liberalise agriculture, industry or services markets; |
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24.

Calls for the ‘aid-for-trade’ programmes to be designed to promote gender equality and sustainable development, and to be financed through additional funds; stresses that ‘aid-for-trade’ funding should contribute to the build-up of the supply-side capacity needed to engage in trade, and must not be made conditional upon policies of receiving governments to liberalise agriculture, industry or services markets;

| 25. | Points out the importance of gender budgeting in European trade policy as a strategy for contributing to gender equality; calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States urgently to implement gender budgeting as a standard tool in budgetary policies at all levels; |
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25.

Points out the importance of gender budgeting in European trade policy as a strategy for contributing to gender equality; calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States urgently to implement gender budgeting as a standard tool in budgetary policies at all levels;

| 26. | Stresses that economic participation is essential to building women's confidence and capability and improving their status in the community; also stresses that access to resources gives women the ability to build income and assets, which makes it possible to create an environment in which low-income and poor women may build businesses, improve living conditions, keep families well-fed and healthy, educate children, develop respect at home and in the community and become involved in politics; underlines the vast potential of ‘micro-credits’ as an invaluable tool in alleviating poverty, promoting self-sufficiency and stimulating economic activity in some of the world's most destitute and disadvantaged countries; |
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26.

Stresses that economic participation is essential to building women's confidence and capability and improving their status in the community; also stresses that access to resources gives women the ability to build income and assets, which makes it possible to create an environment in which low-income and poor women may build businesses, improve living conditions, keep families well-fed and healthy, educate children, develop respect at home and in the community and become involved in politics; underlines the vast potential of ‘micro-credits’ as an invaluable tool in alleviating poverty, promoting self-sufficiency and stimulating economic activity in some of the world's most destitute and disadvantaged countries;

| 27. | Calls on Member States to do their utmost to ensure that a gender perspective is taken into account in world trade negotiations; also calls on the Member States to encourage women to put themselves forward as candidates for positions in international organisations such as the WTO, the World Bank, the IMF and the ILO and to support women that do so; |
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27.

Calls on Member States to do their utmost to ensure that a gender perspective is taken into account in world trade negotiations; also calls on the Member States to encourage women to put themselves forward as candidates for positions in international organisations such as the WTO, the World Bank, the IMF and the ILO and to support women that do so;

| 28. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and national and regional parliaments of the Member States and the accession countries, and to the Council of Europe. |
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28.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and national and regional parliaments of the Member States and the accession countries, and to the Council of Europe.

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(1)  OJ L 354, 30.12.1998, p. 5.

(2)  OJ L 17, 19.1.2001, p. 22.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0427.

P6_TA(2006)0390

Improving the economic situation in the fishing industry

European Parliament resolution on improving the economic situation in the fishing industry (2006/2110(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the revision of the common fisheries policy (CFP) in December 2002 and, in particular, its resolution of 17 January 2002 on the Commission Green Paper on the future of the common fisheries policy (1), |
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having regard to the revision of the common fisheries policy (CFP) in December 2002 and, in particular, its resolution of 17 January 2002 on the Commission Green Paper on the future of the common fisheries policy (1),

| — | having regard to its position of 6 July 2005 on the proposal for a Council regulation on the European Fisheries Fund (2), |
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having regard to its position of 6 July 2005 on the proposal for a Council regulation on the European Fisheries Fund (2),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the European Fisheries Fund (3), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the European Fisheries Fund (3),

| — | having regard to the communication of 9 March 2006 from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on improving the economic situation in the fishing industry (COM(2006)0103), |
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having regard to the communication of 9 March 2006 from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on improving the economic situation in the fishing industry (COM(2006)0103),

| — | having regard to the public hearing held by the Committee on Fisheries on 3 May 2006 on the impact of increased fuel prices on the European fishing industry, |
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having regard to the public hearing held by the Committee on Fisheries on 3 May 2006 on the impact of increased fuel prices on the European fishing industry,

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0266/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0266/2006),

| A. | whereas the fishing industry is of strategic importance for the socio-economic situation, the public supply of fish and the equilibrium of the food balance in various Member States and the European Union (EU) itself, and whereas it makes a considerable contribution to socio-economic wellbeing in coastal communities, local development, employment, the preservation/creation of economic activities and jobs upstream and downstream, the supply of fresh fish and the preservation of local cultural traditions, |
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A.

whereas the fishing industry is of strategic importance for the socio-economic situation, the public supply of fish and the equilibrium of the food balance in various Member States and the European Union (EU) itself, and whereas it makes a considerable contribution to socio-economic wellbeing in coastal communities, local development, employment, the preservation/creation of economic activities and jobs upstream and downstream, the supply of fresh fish and the preservation of local cultural traditions,

| B. | whereas there is a CFP, which should bear responsibility for financing its costs, in particular the decisions and measures adopted as part of that policy, |
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B.

whereas there is a CFP, which should bear responsibility for financing its costs, in particular the decisions and measures adopted as part of that policy,

| C. | whereas the financial ceilings under the financial framework for 2007-2013 must be respected, but it would nevertheless have been desirable for more adequate funding to have been set aside for the fishing industry, |
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C.

whereas the financial ceilings under the financial framework for 2007-2013 must be respected, but it would nevertheless have been desirable for more adequate funding to have been set aside for the fishing industry,

| D. | whereas the various fleets of EU Member States totalled around 90 000 vessels in 2004 and directly employed around 190 000 fishermen, |
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D.

whereas the various fleets of EU Member States totalled around 90 000 vessels in 2004 and directly employed around 190 000 fishermen,

| E. | whereas the CFP must take account of the marked differences between fleets, fleet segments, target species, fishing gear, productivity, consumption preferences and the fish consumed per capita in the various EU Member States, in addition to the special features of fishing activity stemming from their social structure and structural and natural imbalances between the various fishing regions, |
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E.

whereas the CFP must take account of the marked differences between fleets, fleet segments, target species, fishing gear, productivity, consumption preferences and the fish consumed per capita in the various EU Member States, in addition to the special features of fishing activity stemming from their social structure and structural and natural imbalances between the various fishing regions,

| F. | whereas the sustainability of fishery resources is fundamental in guaranteeing fishing activity and the viability of the fishing industry in the long term, |
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F.

whereas the sustainability of fishery resources is fundamental in guaranteeing fishing activity and the viability of the fishing industry in the long term,

| G. | whereas the activity of the fishing industry is concentrated above all in economically fragile regions — the majority of them Objective 1 regions — and the crisis situation in the industry is having a profound impact on the economic and social cohesion of these regions, |
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G.

whereas the activity of the fishing industry is concentrated above all in economically fragile regions — the majority of them Objective 1 regions — and the crisis situation in the industry is having a profound impact on the economic and social cohesion of these regions,

| H. | whereas the CFP will need to support the sustainable development of the fishing industry, |
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H.

whereas the CFP will need to support the sustainable development of the fishing industry,

| I. | whereas, in some fisheries, there is a clear disparity in the income level of people living from fishing by comparison with other sections of the population, aggravated by the fact that they depend on the uncertainty of fishing, the uncertain value of fish and the cost of certain factors of production; whereas Community policies must therefore guarantee an equitable standard of living for people for whom fishing is their livelihood, particularly by improving the balance between the income and outgoings of enterprises, |
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I.

whereas, in some fisheries, there is a clear disparity in the income level of people living from fishing by comparison with other sections of the population, aggravated by the fact that they depend on the uncertainty of fishing, the uncertain value of fish and the cost of certain factors of production; whereas Community policies must therefore guarantee an equitable standard of living for people for whom fishing is their livelihood, particularly by improving the balance between the income and outgoings of enterprises,

| J. | whereas the incomes and wages of people working in the fishing industry are insecure owing to the way in which fish is marketed, the way in which first-sale prices are set and the irregular characteristics of fishing, which means that certain forms of national and Community public assistance need to be maintained, |
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J.

whereas the incomes and wages of people working in the fishing industry are insecure owing to the way in which fish is marketed, the way in which first-sale prices are set and the irregular characteristics of fishing, which means that certain forms of national and Community public assistance need to be maintained,

| K. | whereas the rise in fuel prices is having direct and indirect repercussions on the incomes of crews, owing to the link between wages and income from the first sale of catches, leading to a fall of up to 25 %, |
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K.

whereas the rise in fuel prices is having direct and indirect repercussions on the incomes of crews, owing to the link between wages and income from the first sale of catches, leading to a fall of up to 25 %,

| L. | whereas the economic situation of many fishing enterprises has deteriorated over the past few years, even leading to the disappearance of many enterprises, owing to the drop in output, with negative socio-economic repercussions, |
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L.

whereas the economic situation of many fishing enterprises has deteriorated over the past few years, even leading to the disappearance of many enterprises, owing to the drop in output, with negative socio-economic repercussions,

| M. | whereas the drop in output stems partly from restrictions on fishing activity (capacity reduction, total allowable catches, quotas, areas closed to fishing, recovery plans and the reduction in fishing days), and partly from the maintenance of low first-sale prices arising from the structure of the industry (low concentration of supply, growing concentration of demand, poor distribution of added value, progressive increase in imports of fish products, rise in aquaculture production), |
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M.

whereas the drop in output stems partly from restrictions on fishing activity (capacity reduction, total allowable catches, quotas, areas closed to fishing, recovery plans and the reduction in fishing days), and partly from the maintenance of low first-sale prices arising from the structure of the industry (low concentration of supply, growing concentration of demand, poor distribution of added value, progressive increase in imports of fish products, rise in aquaculture production),

| N. | whereas the economic and social crisis facing the fishing industry affects all fishing fleets, but in different degrees, |
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N.

whereas the economic and social crisis facing the fishing industry affects all fishing fleets, but in different degrees,

| O. | whereas, in the past ten years alone, the fishing industry suffered a 35 % fall in the number of jobs, a 20 % fall in the number of vessels and a 28 % fall in catches, despite the attempts made during the 2002 revision of the CFP to reverse this trend, |
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O.

whereas, in the past ten years alone, the fishing industry suffered a 35 % fall in the number of jobs, a 20 % fall in the number of vessels and a 28 % fall in catches, despite the attempts made during the 2002 revision of the CFP to reverse this trend,

| P. | whereas, in order to ensure the economic viability of the fishing industry, its adaptation needs to be accompanied by socio-economic measures designed in particular to achieve the highest levels of safety by means of fleet modernisation, secure a high level of training for people working in the industry and improve working and living conditions for people living from the sea, |
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P.

whereas, in order to ensure the economic viability of the fishing industry, its adaptation needs to be accompanied by socio-economic measures designed in particular to achieve the highest levels of safety by means of fleet modernisation, secure a high level of training for people working in the industry and improve working and living conditions for people living from the sea,

| Q. | whereas there has been a steady increase in the balance of trade deficit for fish products with third countries in recent years and the EU already imports more than 40 % of the fish products it consumes, |
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Q.

whereas there has been a steady increase in the balance of trade deficit for fish products with third countries in recent years and the EU already imports more than 40 % of the fish products it consumes,

| R. | whereas the sales dynamic prevents fluctuations in cost factors from impacting on fish prices and average first-sale prices have stagnated or decreased since 2000 without this being reflected in a reduction in the price of fresh fish for the end consumer, |
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R.

whereas the sales dynamic prevents fluctuations in cost factors from impacting on fish prices and average first-sale prices have stagnated or decreased since 2000 without this being reflected in a reduction in the price of fresh fish for the end consumer,

| S. | whereas, in some cases, the current common organisation of the market (COM) for fish products has not succeeded in making a sufficient contribution to improving first-sale prices and the distribution of added value across the value chain in the industry, |
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S.

whereas, in some cases, the current common organisation of the market (COM) for fish products has not succeeded in making a sufficient contribution to improving first-sale prices and the distribution of added value across the value chain in the industry,

| T. | whereas promoting the indiscriminate scrapping of vessels, without taking account of the specific features of fleets, fishery resources and the needs as regards fish consumption in each country, has been the driving force for matching the size of the fleet to existing fishery resources, with enormous economic and social consequences, |
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T.

whereas promoting the indiscriminate scrapping of vessels, without taking account of the specific features of fleets, fishery resources and the needs as regards fish consumption in each country, has been the driving force for matching the size of the fleet to existing fishery resources, with enormous economic and social consequences,

| U. | whereas fishing effort reduction has affected some Member States more than others, and there are some Member State fleets that have made global reductions above the Community average and others that have instead increased fishing effort, |
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U.

whereas fishing effort reduction has affected some Member States more than others, and there are some Member State fleets that have made global reductions above the Community average and others that have instead increased fishing effort,

| V. | whereas the discontinuation of some fishing methods will automatically lead to the disappearance of several artisanal fisheries, with major social and economic repercussions, |
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V.

whereas the discontinuation of some fishing methods will automatically lead to the disappearance of several artisanal fisheries, with major social and economic repercussions,

| W. | whereas increases in fuel prices in the past three years have had a particularly negative impact on the fishing industry, significantly aggravating the already existing crisis, its operating margins and its economic viability and leading to a very significant cut in fishermen's income, |
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W.

whereas increases in fuel prices in the past three years have had a particularly negative impact on the fishing industry, significantly aggravating the already existing crisis, its operating margins and its economic viability and leading to a very significant cut in fishermen's income,

| X. | whereas fuel prices rose by almost 100 % between 2004 and 2006 and now account for approximately 50 % of total operating costs for fishing enterprises in some segments of the industry, |
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X.

whereas fuel prices rose by almost 100 % between 2004 and 2006 and now account for approximately 50 % of total operating costs for fishing enterprises in some segments of the industry,

| Y. | whereas there are studies pointing to the risk of the disappearance of thousands of fishing enterprises and the loss of thousands of jobs owing to the increase in fuel prices, |
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Y.

whereas there are studies pointing to the risk of the disappearance of thousands of fishing enterprises and the loss of thousands of jobs owing to the increase in fuel prices,

| Z. | whereas various EU Member States have applied specific measures to compensate their fleets for the increase in fuel prices, particularly by creating guarantee funds and subsidised credit lines, |
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Z.

whereas various EU Member States have applied specific measures to compensate their fleets for the increase in fuel prices, particularly by creating guarantee funds and subsidised credit lines,

| AA. | whereas the trend towards high fuel prices is structural in nature, |
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AA.

whereas the trend towards high fuel prices is structural in nature,

| AB. | whereas, as regards exemptions from the notification of state aid, the Commission is proposing that the ‘de minimis’ rule for the fishing industry be raised to around EUR 30 000 per beneficiary over a three-year period, a lower sum than is applied to other sectors, |
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AB.

whereas, as regards exemptions from the notification of state aid, the Commission is proposing that the ‘de minimis’ rule for the fishing industry be raised to around EUR 30 000 per beneficiary over a three-year period, a lower sum than is applied to other sectors,

| AC. | whereas the Brussels European Council of 15 and 16 December 2005 cut the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) for the period 2007-2013 by comparison with the Commission proposal, reducing it from around EUR 4,9 billion to around EUR 3,8 billion, thereby further exacerbating the insufficiency of Community financial resources for the fishing industry, |
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AC.

whereas the Brussels European Council of 15 and 16 December 2005 cut the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) for the period 2007-2013 by comparison with the Commission proposal, reducing it from around EUR 4,9 billion to around EUR 3,8 billion, thereby further exacerbating the insufficiency of Community financial resources for the fishing industry,

| AD. | whereas the political agreement on the EFF reached by the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg on 19 June 2006 does not take account of key aspects of Parliament's above-mentioned position of 6 July 2005 and includes Commission proposals set out in the above-mentioned Commission communication, |
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AD.

whereas the political agreement on the EFF reached by the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg on 19 June 2006 does not take account of key aspects of Parliament's above-mentioned position of 6 July 2005 and includes Commission proposals set out in the above-mentioned Commission communication,

Commission communication

| 1. | Regrets the delay in the Commission communication and the lack of ambition shown, given that the proposals put forward are insufficient and in some cases inappropriate when measured against the scale and severity of the crisis facing the sector, which the Commission itself notes and describes; |
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1.

Regrets the delay in the Commission communication and the lack of ambition shown, given that the proposals put forward are insufficient and in some cases inappropriate when measured against the scale and severity of the crisis facing the sector, which the Commission itself notes and describes;

| 2. | Deplores a policy which, taking advantage of the socio-economic deterioration in the industry owing to the steep rise in fuel prices, seeks to promote the scrapping of vessels and the permanent cessation of activities; |
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2.

Deplores a policy which, taking advantage of the socio-economic deterioration in the industry owing to the steep rise in fuel prices, seeks to promote the scrapping of vessels and the permanent cessation of activities;

| 3. | Regrets that the measures proposed do not have a genuine socio-economic dimension and that, instead, they are measures that take no account of the consequences of their implementation for vessel crews; |
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3.

Regrets that the measures proposed do not have a genuine socio-economic dimension and that, instead, they are measures that take no account of the consequences of their implementation for vessel crews;

| 4. | Draws attention to the fact that the Commission communication does not contain a coherent analysis of the current state of the fishing industry, particularly of fishing effort; |
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4.

Draws attention to the fact that the Commission communication does not contain a coherent analysis of the current state of the fishing industry, particularly of fishing effort;

| 5. | Stresses that many of the proposals put forward will at most have a medium and long-term impact on the economic situation in the fishing industry; |
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5.

Stresses that many of the proposals put forward will at most have a medium and long-term impact on the economic situation in the fishing industry;

Immediate measures

| 6. | Regrets that, as regards rescue and restructuring aid, the Commission continues to block the possibility of granting compensatory payments and operating aid, and therefore stresses the need to adopt immediate concrete measures to reduce the high instability of fuel prices for the industry, in particular by creating support measures related to their costs; requests, in this context, the creation of a guarantee fund with Community participation which will safeguard the stability of fuel prices and the granting of a transitional compensatory payment for fishing enterprises affected; |
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6.

Regrets that, as regards rescue and restructuring aid, the Commission continues to block the possibility of granting compensatory payments and operating aid, and therefore stresses the need to adopt immediate concrete measures to reduce the high instability of fuel prices for the industry, in particular by creating support measures related to their costs; requests, in this context, the creation of a guarantee fund with Community participation which will safeguard the stability of fuel prices and the granting of a transitional compensatory payment for fishing enterprises affected;

| 7. | Considers it necessary to make use of all the possibilities and financial margins within the framework of the Community budget for 2006 in order to finance extraordinary support measures for the industry, enabling it to overcome the difficulties posed by the rise in fuel prices, for as long as no other type of measure is implemented; |
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7.

Considers it necessary to make use of all the possibilities and financial margins within the framework of the Community budget for 2006 in order to finance extraordinary support measures for the industry, enabling it to overcome the difficulties posed by the rise in fuel prices, for as long as no other type of measure is implemented;

| 8. | Calls on the Commission, with a view to guaranteeing the competitiveness of the EU fleet operating outside Community waters, which must compete on the same markets with fleets from third countries, even though the costs of a Community vessel may be more than 300 % higher than those of other fleets, to study the industry's proposals to create a framework which could grant tax credits; |
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8.

Calls on the Commission, with a view to guaranteeing the competitiveness of the EU fleet operating outside Community waters, which must compete on the same markets with fleets from third countries, even though the costs of a Community vessel may be more than 300 % higher than those of other fleets, to study the industry's proposals to create a framework which could grant tax credits;

| 9. | Urges the Commission to consider the current fuel price crisis as an unforeseeable circumstance covered by Article 16 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community assistance in the fisheries sector (4), which governs the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG), so that the same short-term aid can be granted as in the event of temporary cessation of activities, without any capacity-reduction or biological criteria; recalls the commitments long given in this context; |
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9.

Urges the Commission to consider the current fuel price crisis as an unforeseeable circumstance covered by Article 16 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community assistance in the fisheries sector (4), which governs the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG), so that the same short-term aid can be granted as in the event of temporary cessation of activities, without any capacity-reduction or biological criteria; recalls the commitments long given in this context;

| 10. | Urges the Commission to increase the period for rescue aid to 12 months; |
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10.

Urges the Commission to increase the period for rescue aid to 12 months;

| 11. | Stresses that public aid should also be targeted at safeguarding the interests of vessel crews, meeting their needs and resolving the problems affecting them; |
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11.

Stresses that public aid should also be targeted at safeguarding the interests of vessel crews, meeting their needs and resolving the problems affecting them;

| 12. | Expresses its disappointment at the rules recently announced by the Commission, raising the ‘de minimis’ aid ceiling for the fishing industry to only EUR 30 000 over three years; recalls the insistent requests from the industry and the administrations of many Member States that the amount of such aid be increased to EUR 100 000, and compares this figure with the ceiling recently agreed for other productive sectors, which stands at up to EUR 200 000; underlines the commitments given as regards increasing the value of the ‘de minimis’ rule for the fishing industry and calls on the Commission to revise the recently adopted agreement upwards as a matter of urgency; |
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12.

Expresses its disappointment at the rules recently announced by the Commission, raising the ‘de minimis’ aid ceiling for the fishing industry to only EUR 30 000 over three years; recalls the insistent requests from the industry and the administrations of many Member States that the amount of such aid be increased to EUR 100 000, and compares this figure with the ceiling recently agreed for other productive sectors, which stands at up to EUR 200 000; underlines the commitments given as regards increasing the value of the ‘de minimis’ rule for the fishing industry and calls on the Commission to revise the recently adopted agreement upwards as a matter of urgency;

| 13. | Urges the Commission to make it possible to advance aid under the FIFG and the EFF in order to set up financing lines to offset the rise in operating costs; |
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13.

Urges the Commission to make it possible to advance aid under the FIFG and the EFF in order to set up financing lines to offset the rise in operating costs;

Measures with a medium and long-term impact

Fleet renewal and modernisation

| 14. | Notes the Commission's proposal to take account, in relation to future restructuring plans, of investment linked to changes in fishing gear, the purchase of equipment and replacement of engines, with the aim of contributing to conversion, efficiency and energy saving; |
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14.

Notes the Commission's proposal to take account, in relation to future restructuring plans, of investment linked to changes in fishing gear, the purchase of equipment and replacement of engines, with the aim of contributing to conversion, efficiency and energy saving;

| 15. | Takes the view that restructuring plans in individual EU Member States should form a fundamental part of the restructuring of the fishing industry; |
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15.

Takes the view that restructuring plans in individual EU Member States should form a fundamental part of the restructuring of the fishing industry;

| 16. | Considers that the Commission and the Member States should adopt a comprehensive plan to reduce the energy consumption of the fleet, including development of less energy-intensive fishing gears, cleaner engines and, in the long term, a reduction in dependence upon fossil fuels; |
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16.

Considers that the Commission and the Member States should adopt a comprehensive plan to reduce the energy consumption of the fleet, including development of less energy-intensive fishing gears, cleaner engines and, in the long term, a reduction in dependence upon fossil fuels;

| 17. | Regrets the lack of vision in the new EFF's approach to aid for engine replacement; takes the view that measures such as linking aid for engine replacement for vessels longer than 12 metres to a 20 % reduction in power will make some fishing practices virtually unviable and may affect safety, whilst they may also encourage increased fraud in the form of underdeclaring of engine power; |
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17.

Regrets the lack of vision in the new EFF's approach to aid for engine replacement; takes the view that measures such as linking aid for engine replacement for vessels longer than 12 metres to a 20 % reduction in power will make some fishing practices virtually unviable and may affect safety, whilst they may also encourage increased fraud in the form of underdeclaring of engine power;

| 18. | Stresses the need for the EFF to continue to grant aid for the renewal and modernisation of the fishing fleet — in particular for the replacement of engines, for reasons of safety, environmental protection or fuel efficiency — above all for small-scale inshore and artisanal fishing, and for the replacement of vessels over 20 years old, which are no longer operating safely; |
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18.

Stresses the need for the EFF to continue to grant aid for the renewal and modernisation of the fishing fleet — in particular for the replacement of engines, for reasons of safety, environmental protection or fuel efficiency — above all for small-scale inshore and artisanal fishing, and for the replacement of vessels over 20 years old, which are no longer operating safely;

Inshore fishing

| 19. | Asks the Commission to recognise the specific nature of small-scale inshore fishing and artisanal fishing in the CFP and to analyse the extent to which the current instruments are suitable for responding to the sector's needs, adapting them accordingly; |
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19.

Asks the Commission to recognise the specific nature of small-scale inshore fishing and artisanal fishing in the CFP and to analyse the extent to which the current instruments are suitable for responding to the sector's needs, adapting them accordingly;

| 20. | Asks the Commission to submit a proposal for the creation of a Community support programme for small-scale inshore fishing and artisanal fishing, which would help to coordinate actions and channel funding from other existing instruments to deal with the specific problems facing this segment of the industry; |
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20.

Asks the Commission to submit a proposal for the creation of a Community support programme for small-scale inshore fishing and artisanal fishing, which would help to coordinate actions and channel funding from other existing instruments to deal with the specific problems facing this segment of the industry;

Marketing

| 21. | Welcomes the fact that the Commission intends to launch a comprehensive evaluation of the present COM for fish products; stresses the need for an ambitious review of this COM in order to improve the marketing of fish and fish products and boost their added value; |
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21.

Welcomes the fact that the Commission intends to launch a comprehensive evaluation of the present COM for fish products; stresses the need for an ambitious review of this COM in order to improve the marketing of fish and fish products and boost their added value;

| 22. | Considers it essential for fishermen to be more directly involved in processing and marketing so as to strengthen their profit base and improve their living standards; calls on the Commission to submit proposals for a revision of the COM for fishery products to this end, specifically by introducing mechanisms to improve first-sale prices and promote the fair and appropriate distribution of added value across the value chain; |
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22.

Considers it essential for fishermen to be more directly involved in processing and marketing so as to strengthen their profit base and improve their living standards; calls on the Commission to submit proposals for a revision of the COM for fishery products to this end, specifically by introducing mechanisms to improve first-sale prices and promote the fair and appropriate distribution of added value across the value chain;

| 23. | Expresses its disappointment because in many cases the possibilities for improving competitiveness provided under the current COM have not been sufficiently used by the industry and calls on the Commission, in cooperation with national administrations and the various organisations representing producers, to give maximum publicity to these possibilities and to the new possibilities which may figure in a future revision of the COM; |
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23.

Expresses its disappointment because in many cases the possibilities for improving competitiveness provided under the current COM have not been sufficiently used by the industry and calls on the Commission, in cooperation with national administrations and the various organisations representing producers, to give maximum publicity to these possibilities and to the new possibilities which may figure in a future revision of the COM;

| 24. | Considers it important to consider introducing other forms of intervention similar to guarantee prices or maximum profit rates as a means of improving the distribution of added value, reducing intermediation margins; |
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24.

Considers it important to consider introducing other forms of intervention similar to guarantee prices or maximum profit rates as a means of improving the distribution of added value, reducing intermediation margins;

| 25. | Stresses the need for the Structural Funds to contribute to the modernisation and creation of marketing infrastructures for the fishing industry; |
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25.

Stresses the need for the Structural Funds to contribute to the modernisation and creation of marketing infrastructures for the fishing industry;

| 26. | Supports the initiative to introduce a code of conduct on the trade in Community fish products; |
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26.

Supports the initiative to introduce a code of conduct on the trade in Community fish products;

| 27. | Endorses the view that eco-labelling might promote product differentiation and provide an incentive for a sustainable fishing trade; |
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27.

Endorses the view that eco-labelling might promote product differentiation and provide an incentive for a sustainable fishing trade;

| 28. | Urges the Commission to study mechanisms — such as aid for consumption — to promote the marketing of processed fish products with a greater added value, in particular canned fish, in the same way as certain agricultural products; |
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28.

Urges the Commission to study mechanisms — such as aid for consumption — to promote the marketing of processed fish products with a greater added value, in particular canned fish, in the same way as certain agricultural products;

| 29. | Urges the Commission to ensure the external promotion of Community fish products, such as canned fish, in particular by funding their presentation at international competitions and fairs; |
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29.

Urges the Commission to ensure the external promotion of Community fish products, such as canned fish, in particular by funding their presentation at international competitions and fairs;

| 30. | Considers it important for the Commission to submit a study on the impact of Community and imported aquaculture production on fish prices, in particular first-sale prices; |
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30.

Considers it important for the Commission to submit a study on the impact of Community and imported aquaculture production on fish prices, in particular first-sale prices;

| 31. | Urges the Commission to adopt measures to ensure that the same requirements are applied to imported fish products marketed on the internal market as are applied to Community fish products; |
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31.

Urges the Commission to adopt measures to ensure that the same requirements are applied to imported fish products marketed on the internal market as are applied to Community fish products;

| 32. | Takes the view that investment in improving the handling of fish on board, particularly support for investment in refrigeration systems, could help improve first-sale prices; |
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32.

Takes the view that investment in improving the handling of fish on board, particularly support for investment in refrigeration systems, could help improve first-sale prices;

Financial issues

| 33. | Expresses concern at the scant financial resources made available for the fishing industry in the financial framework 2007-2013, in particular for the EFF, and considers that these resources should be increased to respond to the crisis affecting the industry; |
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33.

Expresses concern at the scant financial resources made available for the fishing industry in the financial framework 2007-2013, in particular for the EFF, and considers that these resources should be increased to respond to the crisis affecting the industry;

Sustainability of resources

| 34. | Reiterates its request to the Commission that it should take a more wide-ranging view of measures to protect the marine environment and rebuild depleted fish stocks, in particular by considering and studying other factors which have a considerable impact on the marine environment and the state of fishery resources, such as coastal and offshore pollution, industrial and agricultural effluents, deep-sea dredging and maritime transport, to complement current management methods; asks the Commission for a Community initiative in this area; |
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34.

Reiterates its request to the Commission that it should take a more wide-ranging view of measures to protect the marine environment and rebuild depleted fish stocks, in particular by considering and studying other factors which have a considerable impact on the marine environment and the state of fishery resources, such as coastal and offshore pollution, industrial and agricultural effluents, deep-sea dredging and maritime transport, to complement current management methods; asks the Commission for a Community initiative in this area;

| 35. | Points out that it is essential to achieve a balance between the socio-economic situation and environmental sustainability, whilst at the same time underlining the need to implement a mechanism for subsidising or compensating fishermen who are affected by the economic and social effects of stock recovery plans or other measures to provide increased protection for ecosystems, especially in less favoured regions; |
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35.

Points out that it is essential to achieve a balance between the socio-economic situation and environmental sustainability, whilst at the same time underlining the need to implement a mechanism for subsidising or compensating fishermen who are affected by the economic and social effects of stock recovery plans or other measures to provide increased protection for ecosystems, especially in less favoured regions;

| 36. | Points to the need for a regulatory framework for action to adjust fishing effort to available resources, with particular reference to the problem of large vessels with large gear fishing in small bodies of water; |
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36.

Points to the need for a regulatory framework for action to adjust fishing effort to available resources, with particular reference to the problem of large vessels with large gear fishing in small bodies of water;

| 37. | Stresses that the reduction of fishing effort and capacity must be undertaken with a view to the longterm preservation of the industry; |
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37.

Stresses that the reduction of fishing effort and capacity must be undertaken with a view to the longterm preservation of the industry;

| 38. | Is convinced that the social and economic problems faced by the European fishing industry cannot be resolved without better management of fishing activities leading to the recovery of fish stocks, since with no fish there can be no fishing; |
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38.

Is convinced that the social and economic problems faced by the European fishing industry cannot be resolved without better management of fishing activities leading to the recovery of fish stocks, since with no fish there can be no fishing;

| 39. | Stresses that matching national fleets to existing resources must take account of the reduction in fishing effort already brought about; |
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39.

Stresses that matching national fleets to existing resources must take account of the reduction in fishing effort already brought about;

| 40. | Recalls the need for all stock recovery measures to be taken with the involvement of fishermen and based on scientific fisheries research; |
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40.

Recalls the need for all stock recovery measures to be taken with the involvement of fishermen and based on scientific fisheries research;

| 41. | Calls on the Commission to make a distinction between fishing methods and the way in which they are applied; stresses that some fishing methods that are deemed harmful when used on an industrial scale can be in keeping with a sustainable approach when used on an artisanal scale, and can thus enable fishing communities currently in terminal decline to survive; |
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41.

Calls on the Commission to make a distinction between fishing methods and the way in which they are applied; stresses that some fishing methods that are deemed harmful when used on an industrial scale can be in keeping with a sustainable approach when used on an artisanal scale, and can thus enable fishing communities currently in terminal decline to survive;

| 42. | Calls on the Commission to take account of the fact that fishing activities are not self-contained but form part of broader fishing systems at regional level; stresses that restrictive measures (bans or limits) placed on one type of activity create an imbalance and result in fishing effort being transferred to other species, with serious social and economic repercussions for fishing communities and overfishing of species that were already being fully fished; |
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42.

Calls on the Commission to take account of the fact that fishing activities are not self-contained but form part of broader fishing systems at regional level; stresses that restrictive measures (bans or limits) placed on one type of activity create an imbalance and result in fishing effort being transferred to other species, with serious social and economic repercussions for fishing communities and overfishing of species that were already being fully fished;

Illegal fishing

| 43. | Considers it vital that measures be taken to strengthen the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; urges the Member States to strengthen their control mechanisms; considers that improved controls at the EU borders are necessary in order to prevent the entry into the EU of fish that has been caught illegally; |
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43.

Considers it vital that measures be taken to strengthen the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; urges the Member States to strengthen their control mechanisms; considers that improved controls at the EU borders are necessary in order to prevent the entry into the EU of fish that has been caught illegally;

| 44. | Calls on the Commission to review the current common fisheries policy provisions on illegal, unreported and unregulated catches; considers that there is a particularly pressing need for regulations to prevent a significant percentage of catches from being discarded; |
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44.

Calls on the Commission to review the current common fisheries policy provisions on illegal, unreported and unregulated catches; considers that there is a particularly pressing need for regulations to prevent a significant percentage of catches from being discarded;

Research

| 45. | Stresses the need to promote investment, through the EFF and the Seventh Community Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities, which will help to reduce energy intensity in the fishing industry and increase energy efficiency; |
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45.

Stresses the need to promote investment, through the EFF and the Seventh Community Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities, which will help to reduce energy intensity in the fishing industry and increase energy efficiency;

| 46. | Considers it important to assess the possibilities for changing fuel types and the synergies which might be found with the farming industry in the field of energy; |
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46.

Considers it important to assess the possibilities for changing fuel types and the synergies which might be found with the farming industry in the field of energy;

| 47. | Stresses the importance of ensuring that in the Community's Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities, clear priority is given to marine and fisheries resources and adequate funding is made available; |
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47.

Stresses the importance of ensuring that in the Community's Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities, clear priority is given to marine and fisheries resources and adequate funding is made available;

Management of the CFP

| 48. | Notes the Commission's proposals on the economic management of fisheries, but recalls that the distribution of quotas and fishing rights is an exclusive competence of the Member States; |
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48.

Notes the Commission's proposals on the economic management of fisheries, but recalls that the distribution of quotas and fishing rights is an exclusive competence of the Member States;

Participation in the management of the CFP

| 49. | Points out that Regional Advisory Councils may play an important role for the involvement of fishermen in the CFP decision-making process; stresses the importance of receiving Community aid for their operation which should be re-evaluated in five years' time; |
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49.

Points out that Regional Advisory Councils may play an important role for the involvement of fishermen in the CFP decision-making process; stresses the importance of receiving Community aid for their operation which should be re-evaluated in five years' time;

| 50. | Stresses the need to support fishermen's groups and professional organisations which are willing to share responsibility for the application of the CFP (co-management); |
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50.

Stresses the need to support fishermen's groups and professional organisations which are willing to share responsibility for the application of the CFP (co-management);

| 51. | Urges greater decentralisation of the CFP as a means of guaranteeing greater involvement of fishermen, their representative organisations and fishing communities in the CFP and in improving fisheries management; |
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51.

Urges greater decentralisation of the CFP as a means of guaranteeing greater involvement of fishermen, their representative organisations and fishing communities in the CFP and in improving fisheries management;

| 52. | Notes the need for proper organisation of fisheries markets, involving an effective control system, an eco-labelling system and the introduction of a legal code for the fishing industry; |
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52.

Notes the need for proper organisation of fisheries markets, involving an effective control system, an eco-labelling system and the introduction of a legal code for the fishing industry;

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| 53. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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53.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ C 271 E, 7.11.2002, p. 401.

(2)  OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 324.

(3)  OJ L 223, 15.8.2006, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10.

P6_TA(2006)0391

Removal of sharks' fins on board vessels

European Parliament resolution on the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels (2006/2054(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 of 26 June 2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels (2), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 of 26 June 2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels (2),

| — | having regard to its position of 27 March 2003 on the proposal for a Council regulation on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels (3), |
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having regard to its position of 27 March 2003 on the proposal for a Council regulation on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels (3),

| — | having regard to the report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the operation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels (COM(2005)0700), |
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having regard to the report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the operation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels (COM(2005)0700),

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0263/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0263/2006),

| A. | taking into consideration the information and facts contained in the above-mentioned Commission report, |
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A.

taking into consideration the information and facts contained in the above-mentioned Commission report,

| B. | taking into consideration the very poor quality of the information supplied by the Member States relating to their fleets' activities as regards ‘finning’ (removing and retaining on board the fins of sharks, discarding the remainder of the shark at sea), |
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B.

taking into consideration the very poor quality of the information supplied by the Member States relating to their fleets' activities as regards ‘finning’ (removing and retaining on board the fins of sharks, discarding the remainder of the shark at sea),

| C. | taking into consideration the scientific reports submitted to the working parties of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), which challenge, in the case of certain species, the 5% ratio of equivalence of fin weight and body weight, and to which the Commission's own aforementioned report makes reference, |
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C.

taking into consideration the scientific reports submitted to the working parties of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), which challenge, in the case of certain species, the 5% ratio of equivalence of fin weight and body weight, and to which the Commission's own aforementioned report makes reference,

| D. | conscious, however, of evidence from the US and Canadian fishing fleets that when the fins of blue sharks (Prionace glauca) are cut without meat or vertebrae left attached, then the ratio of fin weight to dressed weight is under 4%, and that the failure to trim excess flesh results in fins imported into Hong Kong from Europe commanding a lower average price per kilogram than those from the USA, |
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D.

conscious, however, of evidence from the US and Canadian fishing fleets that when the fins of blue sharks (Prionace glauca) are cut without meat or vertebrae left attached, then the ratio of fin weight to dressed weight is under 4%, and that the failure to trim excess flesh results in fins imported into Hong Kong from Europe commanding a lower average price per kilogram than those from the USA,

| E. | whereas in the specific case of the Prionacea glauca the maximum 5% live weight ratio of fin weight to body weight does not correspond to its morphology, as a pelagic shark, making it unnecessarily difficult for the Community longline fleet to respect fisheries legislation, |
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E.

whereas in the specific case of the Prionacea glauca the maximum 5% live weight ratio of fin weight to body weight does not correspond to its morphology, as a pelagic shark, making it unnecessarily difficult for the Community longline fleet to respect fisheries legislation,

| 1. | Congratulates the Commission on the clarity and conciseness of its report; |
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Congratulates the Commission on the clarity and conciseness of its report;

| 2. | Agrees with the Commission in its assessment that Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 is achieving its objectives, and encourages the Commission to continue monitoring its application, based on the annual reports drawn up by the Member States or any other relevant information; |
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2.

Agrees with the Commission in its assessment that Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 is achieving its objectives, and encourages the Commission to continue monitoring its application, based on the annual reports drawn up by the Member States or any other relevant information;

| 3. | Regrets, however, that not all the Member States are complying rigorously with their obligations in respect of both monitoring their vessels and forwarding the mandatory reports; calls on the Commission to ensure that these obligations are met without exception; |
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3.

Regrets, however, that not all the Member States are complying rigorously with their obligations in respect of both monitoring their vessels and forwarding the mandatory reports; calls on the Commission to ensure that these obligations are met without exception;

| 4. | Encourages the Commission to continue submitting proposals at an international level for similar measures, basing them as always on the corresponding scientific reports, with the objective of working towards the adoption of specific regulations by the regional fisheries organisations that regulate highly migratory species; |
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4.

Encourages the Commission to continue submitting proposals at an international level for similar measures, basing them as always on the corresponding scientific reports, with the objective of working towards the adoption of specific regulations by the regional fisheries organisations that regulate highly migratory species;

| 5. | Calls on the Commission to put before the Parliament and the Council a proposal for amending Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003, following a comprehensive review by the Commission of scientific studies on shark fin to carcass ratios covering the wide range of European shark species and fishing fleets taking sharks; recommends that, until such a review is completed, no increases in the fin to carcass ratio should be proposed; |
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5.

Calls on the Commission to put before the Parliament and the Council a proposal for amending Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003, following a comprehensive review by the Commission of scientific studies on shark fin to carcass ratios covering the wide range of European shark species and fishing fleets taking sharks; recommends that, until such a review is completed, no increases in the fin to carcass ratio should be proposed;

| 6. | Calls on the Commission to put before the European Parliament and the Council within the next six months a proposal for amending Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 in line with the majority of scientific analyses of shark fin to carcass ratios for Atlantic sharks, including the blue shark (Prionacea glauca), which conclude that a 5% fin to dressed weight (approximately 2,0 % of live weight) ratio is an appropriate upper limit for mixed shark fisheries; |
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Calls on the Commission to put before the European Parliament and the Council within the next six months a proposal for amending Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 in line with the majority of scientific analyses of shark fin to carcass ratios for Atlantic sharks, including the blue shark (Prionacea glauca), which conclude that a 5% fin to dressed weight (approximately 2,0 % of live weight) ratio is an appropriate upper limit for mixed shark fisheries;

| 7. | Calls on the Commission to propose amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003, in order to address the enforcement difficulties created by the provision for the landing of fins and carcasses at separate ports; |
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7.

Calls on the Commission to propose amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003, in order to address the enforcement difficulties created by the provision for the landing of fins and carcasses at separate ports;

| 8. | Calls on the Commission to report to the European Parliament and the Council no later than 1 January 2009 on the continued operation of that Regulation or any amended version thereof, taking into account international developments in this field, and, if appropriate, to propose amendments to the said Regulation; |
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Calls on the Commission to report to the European Parliament and the Council no later than 1 January 2009 on the continued operation of that Regulation or any amended version thereof, taking into account international developments in this field, and, if appropriate, to propose amendments to the said Regulation;

| 9. | Calls on the Commission to present to the European Parliament and the Council no later than 30 June 2007 a Community Plan of Action for the conservation of sharks and seabirds, as proposed in its Communication (COM(2006)0216) entitled ‘Halting the Loss of Biodiversity by 2010 — and Beyond’; |
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Calls on the Commission to present to the European Parliament and the Council no later than 30 June 2007 a Community Plan of Action for the conservation of sharks and seabirds, as proposed in its Communication (COM(2006)0216) entitled ‘Halting the Loss of Biodiversity by 2010 — and Beyond’;

| 10. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

(2)  OJ L 167, 4.7.2003, p. 1.

(3)  OJ C 62 E, 11.3.2004, p. 156.

P6_TA(2006)0392

Nanoscience and nanotechnology

European Parliament resolution on nanosciences and nanotechnologies: an action plan for Europe 2005-2009 (2006/2004(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 7 June 2005 entitled Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: An action plan for Europe 2005-2009 (COM(2005)0243), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication of 7 June 2005 entitled Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: An action plan for Europe 2005-2009 (COM(2005)0243),

| — | having regard to the joint report by the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering of 29 July 2004 entitled Nanoscience and nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncertainties, |
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having regard to the joint report by the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering of 29 July 2004 entitled Nanoscience and nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncertainties,

| — | having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the Brussels' Competitiveness Council of 24 September 2004, |
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having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the Brussels' Competitiveness Council of 24 September 2004,

| — | having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Commission Communication: Towards a European strategy for nanotechnology (1) and its opinion regarding the above-mentioned Commission Communication of 7 June 2005 (2), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Commission Communication: Towards a European strategy for nanotechnology (1) and its opinion regarding the above-mentioned Commission Communication of 7 June 2005 (2),

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the opinions of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0216/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the opinions of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0216/2006),

| A. | whereas the Commission has adopted an Action Plan for the immediate implementation of a safe, integrated and responsible strategy for nanosciences and nanotechnologies, |
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A.

whereas the Commission has adopted an Action Plan for the immediate implementation of a safe, integrated and responsible strategy for nanosciences and nanotechnologies,

| B. | whereas nanosciences and nanotechnologies have the potential — as multidisciplinary sectors — to benefit society hugely by the development of new products, materials, applications and services, thereby raising productivity and the quality of life in the EU as a whole, |
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B.

whereas nanosciences and nanotechnologies have the potential — as multidisciplinary sectors — to benefit society hugely by the development of new products, materials, applications and services, thereby raising productivity and the quality of life in the EU as a whole,

| C. | whereas the Council recognises the important role of nanotechnologies in many areas and stresses the importance of continuing to generate scientific and technological knowledge in this area and of encouraging its use in industrial applications, |
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C.

whereas the Council recognises the important role of nanotechnologies in many areas and stresses the importance of continuing to generate scientific and technological knowledge in this area and of encouraging its use in industrial applications,

| D. | whereas the European Economic and Social Committee believes nanotechnologies could greatly help the EU to achieve the objectives set by the Lisbon Strategy, |
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D.

whereas the European Economic and Social Committee believes nanotechnologies could greatly help the EU to achieve the objectives set by the Lisbon Strategy,

| 1. | Welcomes the above-mentioned Commission Action Plan, which defines a series of concrete and interconnected actions for the immediate implementation of nanosciences and nanotechnologies, based on priority areas determined according to future needs; |
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1.

Welcomes the above-mentioned Commission Action Plan, which defines a series of concrete and interconnected actions for the immediate implementation of nanosciences and nanotechnologies, based on priority areas determined according to future needs;

| 2. | Recognises the important role that nanosciences and nanotechnologies can play as breakthrough technologies in stimulating the achievement of the economic, social, and environmental goals of the EU; acknowledges the fact that nanotechnologies can address the needs of citizens (public health, energy, transport, sustainable development, etc.), as well as contribute to the EU's competitiveness and sustainable development objectives; |
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2.

Recognises the important role that nanosciences and nanotechnologies can play as breakthrough technologies in stimulating the achievement of the economic, social, and environmental goals of the EU; acknowledges the fact that nanotechnologies can address the needs of citizens (public health, energy, transport, sustainable development, etc.), as well as contribute to the EU's competitiveness and sustainable development objectives;

| 3. | Notes that technology platforms, expert advisory groups, and action plans are useful instruments for helping to develop commonly agreed research agendas and deployment strategies in the field of nanotechnologies and nanosciences, thereby creating new jobs and enhancing economic growth; |
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3.

Notes that technology platforms, expert advisory groups, and action plans are useful instruments for helping to develop commonly agreed research agendas and deployment strategies in the field of nanotechnologies and nanosciences, thereby creating new jobs and enhancing economic growth;

| 4. | Supports the objectives and initiatives set out in the above-mentioned Commission Communication of 7 June 2005; welcomes the clear focus in that Communication and in the above-mentioned Action Plan; |
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4.

Supports the objectives and initiatives set out in the above-mentioned Commission Communication of 7 June 2005; welcomes the clear focus in that Communication and in the above-mentioned Action Plan;

| 5. | At the same time, stresses the need to increase publicly funded investment in R&D; realises that the fragmentary nature of the European research landscape reflects the easy availability and relatively low cost of nanoscience research, but is also aware that funds need to be set aside for the establishment and maintenance of the necessary large-scale facilities, including, in particular, clean rooms, lithographic processes and very costly analytical procedures; in this regard, expresses its concern at the current level of European public investment in nanosciences and nanotechnologies, recommends that the ambitions set out in the above-mentioned Action Plan be appropriately matched in financial terms and supports the Commission's readiness to very substantially increase the resources devoted to research in this field, which is of fundamental importance to Europe's future development; |
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5.

At the same time, stresses the need to increase publicly funded investment in R&D; realises that the fragmentary nature of the European research landscape reflects the easy availability and relatively low cost of nanoscience research, but is also aware that funds need to be set aside for the establishment and maintenance of the necessary large-scale facilities, including, in particular, clean rooms, lithographic processes and very costly analytical procedures; in this regard, expresses its concern at the current level of European public investment in nanosciences and nanotechnologies, recommends that the ambitions set out in the above-mentioned Action Plan be appropriately matched in financial terms and supports the Commission's readiness to very substantially increase the resources devoted to research in this field, which is of fundamental importance to Europe's future development;

| 6. | Considers that Europe needs a coherent system of world-class R&D infrastructure in order for the EU to remain competitive in the field of nanosciences and nanotechnologies; draws attention to the fact that, in order to enjoy possible economies of scale, and owing to its interdisciplinary and complex nature, the infrastructure for R&D in nanotechnologies calls for a critical mass of resources that are beyond the means of local governments and industry; recognises, on the other hand, that smaller-scale national R&D policies may often be in a better position to react adequately to changing opportunities and market developments; therefore, urges the Commission and the Member States to reinforce and coordinate their R&D efforts in this field; to this end, recommends, in each Member State and in accordance with each country's characteristics, the creation of a minimum critical mass of infrastructure and scientists with specific expertise in nanosciences and nanotechnologies, leading ultimately to the creation of specialised centres of excellence in some countries which would be coordinated at EU level; |
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6.

Considers that Europe needs a coherent system of world-class R&D infrastructure in order for the EU to remain competitive in the field of nanosciences and nanotechnologies; draws attention to the fact that, in order to enjoy possible economies of scale, and owing to its interdisciplinary and complex nature, the infrastructure for R&D in nanotechnologies calls for a critical mass of resources that are beyond the means of local governments and industry; recognises, on the other hand, that smaller-scale national R&D policies may often be in a better position to react adequately to changing opportunities and market developments; therefore, urges the Commission and the Member States to reinforce and coordinate their R&D efforts in this field; to this end, recommends, in each Member State and in accordance with each country's characteristics, the creation of a minimum critical mass of infrastructure and scientists with specific expertise in nanosciences and nanotechnologies, leading ultimately to the creation of specialised centres of excellence in some countries which would be coordinated at EU level;

| 7. | Draws particular attention to nanomedicine as a promising interdisciplinary domain with breakthrough technologies such as molecular imaging and diagnostics, which can offer impressive benefits for the early diagnosis and smart and cost-effective treatment of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular problems, diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's; urges the Commission and national and regional authorities to boost their R&D investments in this domain and to coordinate their efforts by means of the Nanomedicine European Technology Platform proposed in the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (Seventh Framework Programme), and by means of other instruments, including the Regions of Knowledge proposed in the Seventh Framework Programme, so as to achieve critical mass in this field; |
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7.

Draws particular attention to nanomedicine as a promising interdisciplinary domain with breakthrough technologies such as molecular imaging and diagnostics, which can offer impressive benefits for the early diagnosis and smart and cost-effective treatment of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular problems, diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's; urges the Commission and national and regional authorities to boost their R&D investments in this domain and to coordinate their efforts by means of the Nanomedicine European Technology Platform proposed in the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (Seventh Framework Programme), and by means of other instruments, including the Regions of Knowledge proposed in the Seventh Framework Programme, so as to achieve critical mass in this field;

| 8. | Stresses the major role to be played by nanosciences and nanotechnologies in developing molecular biology; |
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8.

Stresses the major role to be played by nanosciences and nanotechnologies in developing molecular biology;

| 9. | Is convinced that multidisciplinary nanosciences and nanotechnologies should be geared to the development of hydrogen energy, including the development of new and effective means of storing hydrogen and efficient fuel cells, as well as information-carrying technologies with much greater capacity than at present; |
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9.

Is convinced that multidisciplinary nanosciences and nanotechnologies should be geared to the development of hydrogen energy, including the development of new and effective means of storing hydrogen and efficient fuel cells, as well as information-carrying technologies with much greater capacity than at present;

| 10. | Stresses the considerable progress made in Europe in the field of nanotechnologies, based on a topdown approach, particularly in areas such as nanocomposites, abrasion — and corrosion — proof coatings and layers, and also the production of catalysers and photodiodes, including the so-called blue laser, as well as in the field of nanomedicine, nanocosmetics and nanodiagnosis of diseases; |
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10.

Stresses the considerable progress made in Europe in the field of nanotechnologies, based on a topdown approach, particularly in areas such as nanocomposites, abrasion — and corrosion — proof coatings and layers, and also the production of catalysers and photodiodes, including the so-called blue laser, as well as in the field of nanomedicine, nanocosmetics and nanodiagnosis of diseases;

| 11. | Believes that the level of basic European research can make it possible to find technological tools that will enable a bottom-up approach to be adopted, particularly in nanoelectronics; |
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11.

Believes that the level of basic European research can make it possible to find technological tools that will enable a bottom-up approach to be adopted, particularly in nanoelectronics;

| 12. | Believes that actions to accelerate technology development must be complemented by policy measures to ensure the market penetration of existing technologies; notes that standards can provide a level playing field for markets and international trade and are prerequisites for fair competition, comparative risk assessments and regulatory measures; calls therefore on the Commission and the Council to remove any barriers in the form of absent standards or unclear legislation, which unnecessarily hold back the adoption of nanotechnologies and nanosciences in Europe, and to do so without imposing any new bureaucratic hurdles; |
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Believes that actions to accelerate technology development must be complemented by policy measures to ensure the market penetration of existing technologies; notes that standards can provide a level playing field for markets and international trade and are prerequisites for fair competition, comparative risk assessments and regulatory measures; calls therefore on the Commission and the Council to remove any barriers in the form of absent standards or unclear legislation, which unnecessarily hold back the adoption of nanotechnologies and nanosciences in Europe, and to do so without imposing any new bureaucratic hurdles;

| 13. | Stresses the importance of generating the ‘triangle of knowledge’ (i.e. education, research and innovation) needed for the European Research Area; considers that in order to achieve the necessary synergy between research, education and innovation, a comprehensive knowledge transfer approach, and also the development of cross-sector human resources, are needed; calls therefore on Member States to develop strategies to improve knowledge transfer and to address the skills shortage by increased emphasis on natural science training and by attracting more students into nanoscience and science-related, multidisciplinary subjects; welcomes the Commission's effort to support research training networks in nanotechnologies and calls on the Member States to create, both in isolation and in close cooperation with each other, multidisciplinary networks to combine nanotechnologies with a broad spectrum of research areas, with the aim of developing new hybrid technologies; |
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Stresses the importance of generating the ‘triangle of knowledge’ (i.e. education, research and innovation) needed for the European Research Area; considers that in order to achieve the necessary synergy between research, education and innovation, a comprehensive knowledge transfer approach, and also the development of cross-sector human resources, are needed; calls therefore on Member States to develop strategies to improve knowledge transfer and to address the skills shortage by increased emphasis on natural science training and by attracting more students into nanoscience and science-related, multidisciplinary subjects; welcomes the Commission's effort to support research training networks in nanotechnologies and calls on the Member States to create, both in isolation and in close cooperation with each other, multidisciplinary networks to combine nanotechnologies with a broad spectrum of research areas, with the aim of developing new hybrid technologies;

| 14. | Considers that industry, research institutes and financial institutions should work together to ensure that excellent R&D in nanosciences and nanotechnologies is translated into new products and processes; believes that Member States should accelerate and stimulate this process by focusing on improving the business climate for companies in the nanotechnology sector in their country, especially start ups, SMEs and innovative companies; considers, in this regard, that the protection of intellectual property rights is essential for innovation, in terms both of attracting initial investment and of ensuring future revenue; calls on the Commission to develop standards for the protection of intellectual property rights and models for licensing agreements; |
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14.

Considers that industry, research institutes and financial institutions should work together to ensure that excellent R&D in nanosciences and nanotechnologies is translated into new products and processes; believes that Member States should accelerate and stimulate this process by focusing on improving the business climate for companies in the nanotechnology sector in their country, especially start ups, SMEs and innovative companies; considers, in this regard, that the protection of intellectual property rights is essential for innovation, in terms both of attracting initial investment and of ensuring future revenue; calls on the Commission to develop standards for the protection of intellectual property rights and models for licensing agreements;

| 15. | 15 Regrets the fact that the patenting of nanoscience and nanotechnology inventions in Europe is developing slowly; calls on the EU to create a nanoscience and nanotechnology patent monitoring system governed by the European Patent Office; |
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15 Regrets the fact that the patenting of nanoscience and nanotechnology inventions in Europe is developing slowly; calls on the EU to create a nanoscience and nanotechnology patent monitoring system governed by the European Patent Office;

| 16. | Encourages general reforms in the field of the European patent system in order to cut the costs of patenting and to improve accessibility to patents for SMEs; stresses the need for greater transparency and clear limits to the scope of patent protection; |
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16.

Encourages general reforms in the field of the European patent system in order to cut the costs of patenting and to improve accessibility to patents for SMEs; stresses the need for greater transparency and clear limits to the scope of patent protection;

| 17. | Is convinced that Europe's chances of being and staying at the forefront in this field hinge upon its capacity for coordination; reiterates the need for a single Community focal point for coordination and the importance of the EU's speaking with one voice on the international stage, particularly in the light of the challenges presented by patent protection in China; calls therefore on the Commission and Members States to devise mechanisms to effectively coordinate actions in this field; urges the Commission to take into account in its policy making all activities within the OECD (e.g. definitions, nomenclature, risk management) and Unesco (ethics); |
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Is convinced that Europe's chances of being and staying at the forefront in this field hinge upon its capacity for coordination; reiterates the need for a single Community focal point for coordination and the importance of the EU's speaking with one voice on the international stage, particularly in the light of the challenges presented by patent protection in China; calls therefore on the Commission and Members States to devise mechanisms to effectively coordinate actions in this field; urges the Commission to take into account in its policy making all activities within the OECD (e.g. definitions, nomenclature, risk management) and Unesco (ethics);

| 18. | Recognises that an essential element of a responsible strategy is the integration of social, health and safety aspects into the technological development of nanosciences and nanotechnologies; in this regard, urges the Commission, the Member States and European industry to engage in an effective dialogue with all stakeholders, so as to steer developments along a sustainable path; |
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Recognises that an essential element of a responsible strategy is the integration of social, health and safety aspects into the technological development of nanosciences and nanotechnologies; in this regard, urges the Commission, the Member States and European industry to engage in an effective dialogue with all stakeholders, so as to steer developments along a sustainable path;

| 19. | Stresses that the technological risks posed (from conception to disposal or recycling) to human health, consumers, workers and the environment must be assessed throughout the life cycle of nanoscience and nanotechnology products; |
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Stresses that the technological risks posed (from conception to disposal or recycling) to human health, consumers, workers and the environment must be assessed throughout the life cycle of nanoscience and nanotechnology products;

| 20. | Recommends that lists of ingredients in consumer products identify the addition of manufactured nanoparticulate material; |
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20.

Recommends that lists of ingredients in consumer products identify the addition of manufactured nanoparticulate material;

| 21. | Emphasises the need to respect high ethical principles and welcomes the planned reviews on issues such as non-therapeutic human enhancement and links between nanosciences and nanotechnologies and individual privacy; expects the reviews to be public and to include a thorough analysis of nanomedicine; |
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21.

Emphasises the need to respect high ethical principles and welcomes the planned reviews on issues such as non-therapeutic human enhancement and links between nanosciences and nanotechnologies and individual privacy; expects the reviews to be public and to include a thorough analysis of nanomedicine;

| 22. | Supports the setting up of ethical committees which, by providing independent scientific advice, will help ensure that the public is properly informed and help create a climate of trust based on awareness of the possible risks and benefits associated with the use of discoveries in the field of nanotechnologies; |
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22.

Supports the setting up of ethical committees which, by providing independent scientific advice, will help ensure that the public is properly informed and help create a climate of trust based on awareness of the possible risks and benefits associated with the use of discoveries in the field of nanotechnologies;

| 23. | Welcomes the consultation conducted for this proposal and encourages the Commission to continue improving its work in order to respond to the increasing demand for better regulation; |
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23.

Welcomes the consultation conducted for this proposal and encourages the Commission to continue improving its work in order to respond to the increasing demand for better regulation;

| 24. | Welcomes the intention of the Commission to develop appropriate multilingual information material for different age groups in order to raise awareness of the progress and expected benefits of nanosciences and nanotechnologies; encourages the Commission to do so in close collaboration with Member States; urges the Commission to devise a communications strategy to raise the public's awareness of the enormous opportunities offered by nanotechnology, and to allay their fears; considers that, as part of this communications strategy, the Commission should also make use of ideas such as a roadshow (featuring a ‘Nanoscience Truck’) or a nanotechnology award; |
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24.

Welcomes the intention of the Commission to develop appropriate multilingual information material for different age groups in order to raise awareness of the progress and expected benefits of nanosciences and nanotechnologies; encourages the Commission to do so in close collaboration with Member States; urges the Commission to devise a communications strategy to raise the public's awareness of the enormous opportunities offered by nanotechnology, and to allay their fears; considers that, as part of this communications strategy, the Commission should also make use of ideas such as a roadshow (featuring a ‘Nanoscience Truck’) or a nanotechnology award;

| 25. | Calls on industry to share in the joint effort and urges it to participate in developing nanotechnologies, taking into account their wider economic, societal, health, safety and environmental effects and acting in accordance with the principles of corporate social responsibility; in this regard, stresses that businesses should help disseminate objective information about scientific discoveries in the nanoscience and nanotechnologies field, about their intended uses, their risks and benefits for society; |
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25.

Calls on industry to share in the joint effort and urges it to participate in developing nanotechnologies, taking into account their wider economic, societal, health, safety and environmental effects and acting in accordance with the principles of corporate social responsibility; in this regard, stresses that businesses should help disseminate objective information about scientific discoveries in the nanoscience and nanotechnologies field, about their intended uses, their risks and benefits for society;

| 26. | Emphasises that all applications and uses of nanosciences and nanotechnologies must comply with the high level of protection of human health, consumers, workers and the environment prescribed by the EU and insists on the need for the codification of nanomaterials, which lead to the drawing up of standards, which would in turn boost efforts to identify any risks; calls on the Commission to take the necessary initiatives to this end; |
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Emphasises that all applications and uses of nanosciences and nanotechnologies must comply with the high level of protection of human health, consumers, workers and the environment prescribed by the EU and insists on the need for the codification of nanomaterials, which lead to the drawing up of standards, which would in turn boost efforts to identify any risks; calls on the Commission to take the necessary initiatives to this end;

| 27. | Emphasises the importance of the miniaturisation of products with regard to helping reduce waste and ensuring better use of energy; |
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27.

Emphasises the importance of the miniaturisation of products with regard to helping reduce waste and ensuring better use of energy;

| 28. | Emphasises that understanding of the potential damage to health and the environment of new, synthetic nanoparticles is still limited and that, consequently, the effects of nanoparticles that are not readily soluble or biodegradable should be investigated, in accordance with the precautionary principle, before such particles are put into production and placed on the market; |
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28.

Emphasises that understanding of the potential damage to health and the environment of new, synthetic nanoparticles is still limited and that, consequently, the effects of nanoparticles that are not readily soluble or biodegradable should be investigated, in accordance with the precautionary principle, before such particles are put into production and placed on the market;

| 29. | Calls on the Commission to pay special attention to the development of nanosciences and nanotechnologies in the new Member States, by providing them with the means to define research profiles of their own, while at the same time further enhancing the cutting-edge position of the main European locations with a view to creating a leading global role for Europe; |
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29.

Calls on the Commission to pay special attention to the development of nanosciences and nanotechnologies in the new Member States, by providing them with the means to define research profiles of their own, while at the same time further enhancing the cutting-edge position of the main European locations with a view to creating a leading global role for Europe;

| 30. | Stresses the importance of international cooperation in the field of nanosciences and nanotechnologies; calls on the Commission to intensify further the already excellent relations with Russian scientists in particular and to investigate the possibilities and limitations of cooperation in this area with the USA, Japan, China and India; calls on the Commission to enhance international cooperation with a view to harmonising nanoscience and nanotechnology patent application processing between the EU, the USA and Japan; stresses that dialogue should be intensified in compliance with the WTO obligations; |
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30.

Stresses the importance of international cooperation in the field of nanosciences and nanotechnologies; calls on the Commission to intensify further the already excellent relations with Russian scientists in particular and to investigate the possibilities and limitations of cooperation in this area with the USA, Japan, China and India; calls on the Commission to enhance international cooperation with a view to harmonising nanoscience and nanotechnology patent application processing between the EU, the USA and Japan; stresses that dialogue should be intensified in compliance with the WTO obligations;

| 31. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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31.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ C 157, 28.6.2005, p. 22.

(2)  INT/277 — CESE 1237/2005.

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