# CE2005226EN.01001301.xml

| 15.9.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 226/13 |
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MINUTES

(2005/C 226 E/01)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.05.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

| 1) | from the Council and Commission:
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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union (COM(2004)0592 — C6-0118/2004 — 2004/0202(COD))
referred to
responsible: REGI —
Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/71/EC on the legal protection of designs (COM(2004)0582 — C6-0119/2004 — 2004/0203(COD))
referred to
responsible: JURI
opinion: ECON, IMCO —
Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (COM(2004)0628 — C6-0129/2004 — 2004/0219(COD))
referred to
responsible: AFET
opinion: DEVE, INTA, BUDG, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, REGI, CULT, LIBE —
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 (COM(2004)0737 — C6-0168/2004 — 2004/0258(COD))
referred to
responsible: INTA
opinion: DEVE, ENVI —
Proposal for a Council regulation on the implementation of Protocol No 9 on the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Slovakia, as annexed to the Act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (COM(2004)0624 — C6-0205/2004 — 2004/0221(CNS))
referred to
responsible: ITRE
opinion: AFET, BUDG, ENVI —
Draft decision of the Council providing for certain areas covered by title IV of Part 3 of the Treaty establishing the European Community to be governed by the procedure referred to in Article 251 of that Treaty (15130/2004 — C6-0208/2004 — 2004/0816(CNS))
referred to
responsible: LIBE —
Proposal for a Council regulation: European Fisheries Fund (COM(2004)0497 — C6-0212/2004 — 2004/0169(CNS))
referred to
responsible: PECH
opinion: BUDG, CONT, ENVI, REGI —
Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument in favour of the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq according to point 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 (COM(2004)0402 — C6-0213/2004 — 2004/2087(ACI))
referred to
responsible: BUDG
opinion: AFET —
Proposal for a Council Decision on the signature and conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of a Cooperation Agreement with the Principality of Andorra (COM(2004)0456 — C6-0214/2004 — 2004/0136(CNS))
referred to
responsible: AFET
opinion: INTA —
Draft General Budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005, as amended and accompanied by proposals for modifications (15178/2004 [01] — C6-0215/2004 — 2004/2001 (BUD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG —
Council of the European Union: Amending letter No 1 to the draft general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005 (15180/2004 — C6-0216/2004 — 2004/2001(BUD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG —
Council of the European Union: Amending letter No 2 to the draft general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005 (15181/2004 — C6-0217/2004 — 2004/2001(BUD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG —
Council of the European Union: Amending letter No 3 to the draft general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005 (15182/2004 — C6-0218/2004 — 2004/2001(BUD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG —
Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the revision of the financial perspective 2000-2006 (COM(2004)0666 — C6-0219/2004 — 2004/2222(ACI))
referred to
responsible: BUDG
opinion: REGI, AGRI —
Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EEC) No 2759/75, (EEC) No 2771/75, (EEC) No 2777/75, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1255/1999 and (EC) No 2529/2001 as regards exceptional market support measures (COM(2004)0712 — C6-0220/2004 — 2004/0254(CNS))
referred to
responsible: AGRI
opinion: BUDG —
Initiative of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with a view to adopting a Council Decision on protecting the euro against counterfeiting, by designating Europol as the Central Office for combating euro counterfeiting (14811/2004 — C6-0221/2004 — 2004/0817(CNS))
referred to
responsible: LIBE
opinion: ECON —
Proposal for a Council regulation concerning Community financial contributions to the International Fund for Ireland (2005-2006) (COM(2004)0632 — C6-0222/2004 — 2004/0228(CNS))
referred to
responsible: REGI
opinion: BUDG —
Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (COM(2004)0775 — C6-0223/2004 — 2004/0270(COD))
referred to
responsible: ENVI
opinion: AGRI —
Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC71/2004 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2004) 1531 — C6-0224/2004 — 2004/2260(GBD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG —
Draft General Budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005, as amended and accompanied by proposals for modifications (15178/2004 [02] — C6-0225/2004 — 2004/2002 (BUD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG —
Proposal for a Council decision on the signature and provisional application of certain provisions of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland (13049/2004 — C6-0240/2004 — 2004/0200(CNS))
referred to
responsible: LIBE
opinion: AFET —
Council of the European Union: Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (13054/2004 — C6-0241/2004 — 2004/0199(CNS))
referred to
responsible: LIBE
opinion: AFET —
Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council amending Council Decision 2000/819/EC on a multiannual programme for enterprise and entrepreneurship, and in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (2001-2005) (COM(2004)0781 — C6-0242/2004 — 2004/0272(COD))
referred to
responsible: ITRE
opinion: BUDG | — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union (COM(2004)0592 — C6-0118/2004 — 2004/0202(COD))
referred to
responsible: REGI | referred to | responsible: REGI | — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/71/EC on the legal protection of designs (COM(2004)0582 — C6-0119/2004 — 2004/0203(COD))
referred to
responsible: JURI
opinion: ECON, IMCO | referred to | responsible: JURI
opinion: ECON, IMCO | — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (COM(2004)0628 — C6-0129/2004 — 2004/0219(COD))
referred to
responsible: AFET
opinion: DEVE, INTA, BUDG, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, REGI, CULT, LIBE | referred to | responsible: AFET
opinion: DEVE, INTA, BUDG, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, REGI, CULT, LIBE | — | 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 (COM(2004)0737 — C6-0168/2004 — 2004/0258(COD))
referred to
responsible: INTA
opinion: DEVE, ENVI | referred to | responsible: INTA
opinion: DEVE, ENVI | — | Proposal for a Council regulation on the implementation of Protocol No 9 on the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Slovakia, as annexed to the Act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (COM(2004)0624 — C6-0205/2004 — 2004/0221(CNS))
referred to
responsible: ITRE
opinion: AFET, BUDG, ENVI | referred to | responsible: ITRE
opinion: AFET, BUDG, ENVI | — | Draft decision of the Council providing for certain areas covered by title IV of Part 3 of the Treaty establishing the European Community to be governed by the procedure referred to in Article 251 of that Treaty (15130/2004 — C6-0208/2004 — 2004/0816(CNS))
referred to
responsible: LIBE | referred to | responsible: LIBE | — | Proposal for a Council regulation: European Fisheries Fund (COM(2004)0497 — C6-0212/2004 — 2004/0169(CNS))
referred to
responsible: PECH
opinion: BUDG, CONT, ENVI, REGI | referred to | responsible: PECH
opinion: BUDG, CONT, ENVI, REGI | — | Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument in favour of the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq according to point 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 (COM(2004)0402 — C6-0213/2004 — 2004/2087(ACI))
referred to
responsible: BUDG
opinion: AFET | referred to | responsible: BUDG
opinion: AFET | — | Proposal for a Council Decision on the signature and conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of a Cooperation Agreement with the Principality of Andorra (COM(2004)0456 — C6-0214/2004 — 2004/0136(CNS))
referred to
responsible: AFET
opinion: INTA | referred to | responsible: AFET
opinion: INTA | — | Draft General Budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005, as amended and accompanied by proposals for modifications (15178/2004 [01] — C6-0215/2004 — 2004/2001 (BUD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG | referred to | responsible: BUDG | — | Council of the European Union: Amending letter No 1 to the draft general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005 (15180/2004 — C6-0216/2004 — 2004/2001(BUD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG | referred to | responsible: BUDG | — | Council of the European Union: Amending letter No 2 to the draft general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005 (15181/2004 — C6-0217/2004 — 2004/2001(BUD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG | referred to | responsible: BUDG | — | Council of the European Union: Amending letter No 3 to the draft general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005 (15182/2004 — C6-0218/2004 — 2004/2001(BUD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG | referred to | responsible: BUDG | — | Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the revision of the financial perspective 2000-2006 (COM(2004)0666 — C6-0219/2004 — 2004/2222(ACI))
referred to
responsible: BUDG
opinion: REGI, AGRI | referred to | responsible: BUDG
opinion: REGI, AGRI | — | Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EEC) No 2759/75, (EEC) No 2771/75, (EEC) No 2777/75, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1255/1999 and (EC) No 2529/2001 as regards exceptional market support measures (COM(2004)0712 — C6-0220/2004 — 2004/0254(CNS))
referred to
responsible: AGRI
opinion: BUDG | referred to | responsible: AGRI
opinion: BUDG | — | Initiative of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with a view to adopting a Council Decision on protecting the euro against counterfeiting, by designating Europol as the Central Office for combating euro counterfeiting (14811/2004 — C6-0221/2004 — 2004/0817(CNS))
referred to
responsible: LIBE
opinion: ECON | referred to | responsible: LIBE
opinion: ECON | — | Proposal for a Council regulation concerning Community financial contributions to the International Fund for Ireland (2005-2006) (COM(2004)0632 — C6-0222/2004 — 2004/0228(CNS))
referred to
responsible: REGI
opinion: BUDG | referred to | responsible: REGI
opinion: BUDG | — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (COM(2004)0775 — C6-0223/2004 — 2004/0270(COD))
referred to
responsible: ENVI
opinion: AGRI | referred to | responsible: ENVI
opinion: AGRI | — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC71/2004 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2004) 1531 — C6-0224/2004 — 2004/2260(GBD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG | referred to | responsible: BUDG | — | Draft General Budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005, as amended and accompanied by proposals for modifications (15178/2004 [02] — C6-0225/2004 — 2004/2002 (BUD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG | referred to | responsible: BUDG | — | Proposal for a Council decision on the signature and provisional application of certain provisions of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland (13049/2004 — C6-0240/2004 — 2004/0200(CNS))
referred to
responsible: LIBE
opinion: AFET | referred to | responsible: LIBE
opinion: AFET | — | Council of the European Union: Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (13054/2004 — C6-0241/2004 — 2004/0199(CNS))
referred to
responsible: LIBE
opinion: AFET | referred to | responsible: LIBE
opinion: AFET | — | Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council amending Council Decision 2000/819/EC on a multiannual programme for enterprise and entrepreneurship, and in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (2001-2005) (COM(2004)0781 — C6-0242/2004 — 2004/0272(COD))
referred to
responsible: ITRE
opinion: BUDG | referred to | responsible: ITRE
opinion: BUDG |
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| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union (COM(2004)0592 — C6-0118/2004 — 2004/0202(COD))
referred to
responsible: REGI | referred to | responsible: REGI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: REGI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/71/EC on the legal protection of designs (COM(2004)0582 — C6-0119/2004 — 2004/0203(COD))
referred to
responsible: JURI
opinion: ECON, IMCO | referred to | responsible: JURI
opinion: ECON, IMCO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: JURI
opinion: ECON, IMCO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (COM(2004)0628 — C6-0129/2004 — 2004/0219(COD))
referred to
responsible: AFET
opinion: DEVE, INTA, BUDG, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, REGI, CULT, LIBE | referred to | responsible: AFET
opinion: DEVE, INTA, BUDG, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, REGI, CULT, LIBE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: AFET
opinion: DEVE, INTA, BUDG, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, REGI, CULT, LIBE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | 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 (COM(2004)0737 — C6-0168/2004 — 2004/0258(COD))
referred to
responsible: INTA
opinion: DEVE, ENVI | referred to | responsible: INTA
opinion: DEVE, ENVI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: INTA
opinion: DEVE, ENVI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a Council regulation on the implementation of Protocol No 9 on the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Slovakia, as annexed to the Act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (COM(2004)0624 — C6-0205/2004 — 2004/0221(CNS))
referred to
responsible: ITRE
opinion: AFET, BUDG, ENVI | referred to | responsible: ITRE
opinion: AFET, BUDG, ENVI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: ITRE
opinion: AFET, BUDG, ENVI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Draft decision of the Council providing for certain areas covered by title IV of Part 3 of the Treaty establishing the European Community to be governed by the procedure referred to in Article 251 of that Treaty (15130/2004 — C6-0208/2004 — 2004/0816(CNS))
referred to
responsible: LIBE | referred to | responsible: LIBE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: LIBE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a Council regulation: European Fisheries Fund (COM(2004)0497 — C6-0212/2004 — 2004/0169(CNS))
referred to
responsible: PECH
opinion: BUDG, CONT, ENVI, REGI | referred to | responsible: PECH
opinion: BUDG, CONT, ENVI, REGI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: PECH
opinion: BUDG, CONT, ENVI, REGI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument in favour of the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq according to point 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 (COM(2004)0402 — C6-0213/2004 — 2004/2087(ACI))
referred to
responsible: BUDG
opinion: AFET | referred to | responsible: BUDG
opinion: AFET | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: BUDG
opinion: AFET | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a Council Decision on the signature and conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of a Cooperation Agreement with the Principality of Andorra (COM(2004)0456 — C6-0214/2004 — 2004/0136(CNS))
referred to
responsible: AFET
opinion: INTA | referred to | responsible: AFET
opinion: INTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: AFET
opinion: INTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Draft General Budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005, as amended and accompanied by proposals for modifications (15178/2004 [01] — C6-0215/2004 — 2004/2001 (BUD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG | referred to | responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Council of the European Union: Amending letter No 1 to the draft general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005 (15180/2004 — C6-0216/2004 — 2004/2001(BUD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG | referred to | responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Council of the European Union: Amending letter No 2 to the draft general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005 (15181/2004 — C6-0217/2004 — 2004/2001(BUD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG | referred to | responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Council of the European Union: Amending letter No 3 to the draft general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005 (15182/2004 — C6-0218/2004 — 2004/2001(BUD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG | referred to | responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the revision of the financial perspective 2000-2006 (COM(2004)0666 — C6-0219/2004 — 2004/2222(ACI))
referred to
responsible: BUDG
opinion: REGI, AGRI | referred to | responsible: BUDG
opinion: REGI, AGRI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: BUDG
opinion: REGI, AGRI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EEC) No 2759/75, (EEC) No 2771/75, (EEC) No 2777/75, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1255/1999 and (EC) No 2529/2001 as regards exceptional market support measures (COM(2004)0712 — C6-0220/2004 — 2004/0254(CNS))
referred to
responsible: AGRI
opinion: BUDG | referred to | responsible: AGRI
opinion: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: AGRI
opinion: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Initiative of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with a view to adopting a Council Decision on protecting the euro against counterfeiting, by designating Europol as the Central Office for combating euro counterfeiting (14811/2004 — C6-0221/2004 — 2004/0817(CNS))
referred to
responsible: LIBE
opinion: ECON | referred to | responsible: LIBE
opinion: ECON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: LIBE
opinion: ECON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a Council regulation concerning Community financial contributions to the International Fund for Ireland (2005-2006) (COM(2004)0632 — C6-0222/2004 — 2004/0228(CNS))
referred to
responsible: REGI
opinion: BUDG | referred to | responsible: REGI
opinion: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: REGI
opinion: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (COM(2004)0775 — C6-0223/2004 — 2004/0270(COD))
referred to
responsible: ENVI
opinion: AGRI | referred to | responsible: ENVI
opinion: AGRI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: ENVI
opinion: AGRI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC71/2004 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2004) 1531 — C6-0224/2004 — 2004/2260(GBD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG | referred to | responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Draft General Budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005, as amended and accompanied by proposals for modifications (15178/2004 [02] — C6-0225/2004 — 2004/2002 (BUD))
referred to
responsible: BUDG | referred to | responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the signature and provisional application of certain provisions of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland (13049/2004 — C6-0240/2004 — 2004/0200(CNS))
referred to
responsible: LIBE
opinion: AFET | referred to | responsible: LIBE
opinion: AFET | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: LIBE
opinion: AFET | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Council of the European Union: Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (13054/2004 — C6-0241/2004 — 2004/0199(CNS))
referred to
responsible: LIBE
opinion: AFET | referred to | responsible: LIBE
opinion: AFET | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: LIBE
opinion: AFET | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council amending Council Decision 2000/819/EC on a multiannual programme for enterprise and entrepreneurship, and in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (2001-2005) (COM(2004)0781 — C6-0242/2004 — 2004/0272(COD))
referred to
responsible: ITRE
opinion: BUDG | referred to | responsible: ITRE
opinion: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: ITRE
opinion: BUDG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| 2) | from committees
2.1)
reports:
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Report on the 2004 regular report and the recommendation of the European Commission on Turkey's progress towards accession (COM(2004)0656 — C6-0148/2004 — 2004/2182(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Camiel Eurlings (A6-0063/2004) —
Report on Bulgaria's progress towards accession (COM(2004)0657 — C6-0150/2004 — 2004/2183(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Geoffrey Van Orden (A6-0065/2004) —
Report containing a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the European Union drugs strategy (2005-2012) (2004/2221(INI)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Giusto Catania (A6-0067/2004) —
Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 as modified by the Council (all sections) (11445/2004 — C6-0123/2004 — 2004/2001(BUD) — 2004/2002(BUD)) and Letters of amendment Nos 1/2005, 2/2005 and 3/2005 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 (15180/2004 — C6-0216/2004 — 15181/2004 — C6-0217/2004 — 15182/2004 — C6-0218/2004) — Committee on Budgets
Rapporteurs: Salvador Garriga Polledo, Anne Elisabet Jensen (A6-0068/2004) —
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument according to point 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 (COM(2004)0402 — C6-0213/2004 — 2004/2087(ACI)) — Committee on Budgets
Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0069/2004) —
- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning Community financial contributions to the International Fund for Ireland (2005-2006) (COM(2004)0632 — C6-0222/2004 — 2004/0228(CNS)) — Committee on Regional Development
Rapporteur: James Nicholson (A6-0071/2004) —
- Report on the proposal for a Council decision providing for certain areas covered by Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community to be governed by the procedure referred to in Article 251 of that Treaty (15130/2004 — C6-0208/2004 — 2004/0816(CNS)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Jean-Louis Bourlanges (A6-0072/2004) | 2.1) | reports:
—
Report on the 2004 regular report and the recommendation of the European Commission on Turkey's progress towards accession (COM(2004)0656 — C6-0148/2004 — 2004/2182(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Camiel Eurlings (A6-0063/2004) —
Report on Bulgaria's progress towards accession (COM(2004)0657 — C6-0150/2004 — 2004/2183(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Geoffrey Van Orden (A6-0065/2004) —
Report containing a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the European Union drugs strategy (2005-2012) (2004/2221(INI)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Giusto Catania (A6-0067/2004) —
Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 as modified by the Council (all sections) (11445/2004 — C6-0123/2004 — 2004/2001(BUD) — 2004/2002(BUD)) and Letters of amendment Nos 1/2005, 2/2005 and 3/2005 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 (15180/2004 — C6-0216/2004 — 15181/2004 — C6-0217/2004 — 15182/2004 — C6-0218/2004) — Committee on Budgets
Rapporteurs: Salvador Garriga Polledo, Anne Elisabet Jensen (A6-0068/2004) —
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument according to point 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 (COM(2004)0402 — C6-0213/2004 — 2004/2087(ACI)) — Committee on Budgets
Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0069/2004) —
- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning Community financial contributions to the International Fund for Ireland (2005-2006) (COM(2004)0632 — C6-0222/2004 — 2004/0228(CNS)) — Committee on Regional Development
Rapporteur: James Nicholson (A6-0071/2004) —
- Report on the proposal for a Council decision providing for certain areas covered by Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community to be governed by the procedure referred to in Article 251 of that Treaty (15130/2004 — C6-0208/2004 — 2004/0816(CNS)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Jean-Louis Bourlanges (A6-0072/2004) | — | Report on the 2004 regular report and the recommendation of the European Commission on Turkey's progress towards accession (COM(2004)0656 — C6-0148/2004 — 2004/2182(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Camiel Eurlings (A6-0063/2004) | — | Report on Bulgaria's progress towards accession (COM(2004)0657 — C6-0150/2004 — 2004/2183(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Geoffrey Van Orden (A6-0065/2004) | — | Report containing a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the European Union drugs strategy (2005-2012) (2004/2221(INI)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Giusto Catania (A6-0067/2004) | — | Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 as modified by the Council (all sections) (11445/2004 — C6-0123/2004 — 2004/2001(BUD) — 2004/2002(BUD)) and Letters of amendment Nos 1/2005, 2/2005 and 3/2005 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 (15180/2004 — C6-0216/2004 — 15181/2004 — C6-0217/2004 — 15182/2004 — C6-0218/2004) — Committee on Budgets
Rapporteurs: Salvador Garriga Polledo, Anne Elisabet Jensen (A6-0068/2004) | — | Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument according to point 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 (COM(2004)0402 — C6-0213/2004 — 2004/2087(ACI)) — Committee on Budgets
Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0069/2004) | — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning Community financial contributions to the International Fund for Ireland (2005-2006) (COM(2004)0632 — C6-0222/2004 — 2004/0228(CNS)) — Committee on Regional Development
Rapporteur: James Nicholson (A6-0071/2004) | — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision providing for certain areas covered by Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community to be governed by the procedure referred to in Article 251 of that Treaty (15130/2004 — C6-0208/2004 — 2004/0816(CNS)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Jean-Louis Bourlanges (A6-0072/2004) |
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Report on the 2004 regular report and the recommendation of the European Commission on Turkey's progress towards accession (COM(2004)0656 — C6-0148/2004 — 2004/2182(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Camiel Eurlings (A6-0063/2004) —
Report on Bulgaria's progress towards accession (COM(2004)0657 — C6-0150/2004 — 2004/2183(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Geoffrey Van Orden (A6-0065/2004) —
Report containing a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the European Union drugs strategy (2005-2012) (2004/2221(INI)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Giusto Catania (A6-0067/2004) —
Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 as modified by the Council (all sections) (11445/2004 — C6-0123/2004 — 2004/2001(BUD) — 2004/2002(BUD)) and Letters of amendment Nos 1/2005, 2/2005 and 3/2005 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 (15180/2004 — C6-0216/2004 — 15181/2004 — C6-0217/2004 — 15182/2004 — C6-0218/2004) — Committee on Budgets
Rapporteurs: Salvador Garriga Polledo, Anne Elisabet Jensen (A6-0068/2004) —
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument according to point 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 (COM(2004)0402 — C6-0213/2004 — 2004/2087(ACI)) — Committee on Budgets
Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0069/2004) —
- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning Community financial contributions to the International Fund for Ireland (2005-2006) (COM(2004)0632 — C6-0222/2004 — 2004/0228(CNS)) — Committee on Regional Development
Rapporteur: James Nicholson (A6-0071/2004) —
- Report on the proposal for a Council decision providing for certain areas covered by Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community to be governed by the procedure referred to in Article 251 of that Treaty (15130/2004 — C6-0208/2004 — 2004/0816(CNS)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Jean-Louis Bourlanges (A6-0072/2004) | — | Report on the 2004 regular report and the recommendation of the European Commission on Turkey's progress towards accession (COM(2004)0656 — C6-0148/2004 — 2004/2182(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Camiel Eurlings (A6-0063/2004) | — | Report on Bulgaria's progress towards accession (COM(2004)0657 — C6-0150/2004 — 2004/2183(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Geoffrey Van Orden (A6-0065/2004) | — | Report containing a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the European Union drugs strategy (2005-2012) (2004/2221(INI)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Giusto Catania (A6-0067/2004) | — | Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 as modified by the Council (all sections) (11445/2004 — C6-0123/2004 — 2004/2001(BUD) — 2004/2002(BUD)) and Letters of amendment Nos 1/2005, 2/2005 and 3/2005 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 (15180/2004 — C6-0216/2004 — 15181/2004 — C6-0217/2004 — 15182/2004 — C6-0218/2004) — Committee on Budgets
Rapporteurs: Salvador Garriga Polledo, Anne Elisabet Jensen (A6-0068/2004) | — | Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument according to point 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 (COM(2004)0402 — C6-0213/2004 — 2004/2087(ACI)) — Committee on Budgets
Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0069/2004) | — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning Community financial contributions to the International Fund for Ireland (2005-2006) (COM(2004)0632 — C6-0222/2004 — 2004/0228(CNS)) — Committee on Regional Development
Rapporteur: James Nicholson (A6-0071/2004) | — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision providing for certain areas covered by Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community to be governed by the procedure referred to in Article 251 of that Treaty (15130/2004 — C6-0208/2004 — 2004/0816(CNS)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Jean-Louis Bourlanges (A6-0072/2004) | | |
| — | Report on the 2004 regular report and the recommendation of the European Commission on Turkey's progress towards accession (COM(2004)0656 — C6-0148/2004 — 2004/2182(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Camiel Eurlings (A6-0063/2004) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Report on Bulgaria's progress towards accession (COM(2004)0657 — C6-0150/2004 — 2004/2183(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Geoffrey Van Orden (A6-0065/2004) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Report containing a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the European Union drugs strategy (2005-2012) (2004/2221(INI)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Giusto Catania (A6-0067/2004) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 as modified by the Council (all sections) (11445/2004 — C6-0123/2004 — 2004/2001(BUD) — 2004/2002(BUD)) and Letters of amendment Nos 1/2005, 2/2005 and 3/2005 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 (15180/2004 — C6-0216/2004 — 15181/2004 — C6-0217/2004 — 15182/2004 — C6-0218/2004) — Committee on Budgets
Rapporteurs: Salvador Garriga Polledo, Anne Elisabet Jensen (A6-0068/2004) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument according to point 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 (COM(2004)0402 — C6-0213/2004 — 2004/2087(ACI)) — Committee on Budgets
Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0069/2004) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning Community financial contributions to the International Fund for Ireland (2005-2006) (COM(2004)0632 — C6-0222/2004 — 2004/0228(CNS)) — Committee on Regional Development
Rapporteur: James Nicholson (A6-0071/2004) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision providing for certain areas covered by Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community to be governed by the procedure referred to in Article 251 of that Treaty (15130/2004 — C6-0208/2004 — 2004/0816(CNS)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Jean-Louis Bourlanges (A6-0072/2004) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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

Pursuant to Rule 115, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

| I. | ZIMBABWE
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Geoffrey Van Orden, Nirj Deva, José Ribeiro e Castro and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0212/2004): —
Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in Zimbabwe (B6-0217/2004); —
Pasqualina Napoletano and Glenys Kinnock, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Zimbabwe (B6-0219/2004); —
Fiona Hall and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0225/2004); —
Jonas Sjöstedt, André Brie and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0227/2004); —
Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0230/2004); —
Frithjof Schmidt, Marie-Hélène Aubert and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Zimbabwe (B6-0231/2004). | — | Geoffrey Van Orden, Nirj Deva, José Ribeiro e Castro and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0212/2004): | — | Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in Zimbabwe (B6-0217/2004); | — | Pasqualina Napoletano and Glenys Kinnock, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Zimbabwe (B6-0219/2004); | — | Fiona Hall and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0225/2004); | — | Jonas Sjöstedt, André Brie and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0227/2004); | — | Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0230/2004); | — | Frithjof Schmidt, Marie-Hélène Aubert and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Zimbabwe (B6-0231/2004). |
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| — | Geoffrey Van Orden, Nirj Deva, José Ribeiro e Castro and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0212/2004): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in Zimbabwe (B6-0217/2004); | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Pasqualina Napoletano and Glenys Kinnock, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Zimbabwe (B6-0219/2004); | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Fiona Hall and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0225/2004); | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Jonas Sjöstedt, André Brie and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0227/2004); | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0230/2004); | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Frithjof Schmidt, Marie-Hélène Aubert and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Zimbabwe (B6-0231/2004). | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| II. | SITUATION IN THE EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
—
Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in the Congo (B6-0218/2004); —
Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (B6-0220/2004); —
Maria Martens, José Ribeiro e Castro and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in Eastern Congo (B6-0222/2004); —
Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in Eastern Congo (B6-0224/2004); —
Luisa Morgantini and Vittorio Emanuele Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in eastern DRC (Congo) (B6-0229/2004); —
Marie-Hélène Aubert, Frithjof Schmidt and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in DRC (Congo) (B6-0232/2004). | — | Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in the Congo (B6-0218/2004); | — | Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (B6-0220/2004); | — | Maria Martens, José Ribeiro e Castro and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in Eastern Congo (B6-0222/2004); | — | Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in Eastern Congo (B6-0224/2004); | — | Luisa Morgantini and Vittorio Emanuele Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in eastern DRC (Congo) (B6-0229/2004); | — | Marie-Hélène Aubert, Frithjof Schmidt and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in DRC (Congo) (B6-0232/2004). |
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| — | Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in the Congo (B6-0218/2004); | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (B6-0220/2004); | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Maria Martens, José Ribeiro e Castro and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in Eastern Congo (B6-0222/2004); | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in Eastern Congo (B6-0224/2004); | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Luisa Morgantini and Vittorio Emanuele Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in eastern DRC (Congo) (B6-0229/2004); | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Marie-Hélène Aubert, Frithjof Schmidt and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in DRC (Congo) (B6-0232/2004). | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| III. | BHOPAL
—
Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the Bhopal catastrophe 20 years later (B6-0216/2004); —
Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Bhopal (India) (B6-0221/2004); —
John Bowis and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Bhopal (B6-0223/2004): —
Chris Davies, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Bhopal (India) (B6-0226/2004); —
Roberto Musacchio, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Jonas Sjöstedt, Umberto Guidoni and Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the 20th anniversary of the ‘Bhopal disaster’ (India) (B6-0228/2004); —
Frithjof Schmidt, Cem Özdemir, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Caroline Lucas, Carl Schlyter, Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Bhopal (India) (B6-0233/2004). | — | Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the Bhopal catastrophe 20 years later (B6-0216/2004); | — | Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Bhopal (India) (B6-0221/2004); | — | John Bowis and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Bhopal (B6-0223/2004): | — | Chris Davies, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Bhopal (India) (B6-0226/2004); | — | Roberto Musacchio, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Jonas Sjöstedt, Umberto Guidoni and Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the 20th anniversary of the ‘Bhopal disaster’ (India) (B6-0228/2004); | — | Frithjof Schmidt, Cem Özdemir, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Caroline Lucas, Carl Schlyter, Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Bhopal (India) (B6-0233/2004). |
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| — | Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the Bhopal catastrophe 20 years later (B6-0216/2004); | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Bhopal (India) (B6-0221/2004); | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | John Bowis and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Bhopal (B6-0223/2004): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Chris Davies, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Bhopal (India) (B6-0226/2004); | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Roberto Musacchio, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Jonas Sjöstedt, Umberto Guidoni and Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the 20th anniversary of the ‘Bhopal disaster’ (India) (B6-0228/2004); | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Frithjof Schmidt, Cem Özdemir, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Caroline Lucas, Carl Schlyter, Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Bhopal (India) (B6-0233/2004). | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142.

4.   EU-Russia Summit (motions for resolutions tabled)

The debate took place on 1.12.2004(Minutes of 01.12.2004, Item 12).

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

| — | Brian Crowley, Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Konrad Szymański and Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the EU-Russia Summit held in The Hague on 25 November 2004 (B6-0197/2004); |
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| — | Joost Lagendijk, Bart Staes and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the outcome of the EU-Russia Summit held in The Hague on 25 November 2004 (B6-0198/2004); |
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| — | Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Armin Laschet, Christopher Beazley and Ari Vatanen, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the EU-Russia Summit in The Hague, 25 November 2004 (B6-0206/2004); |
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| — | Cecilia Malmström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the outcome of the EU-Russia summit in The Hague on 25 November (B6-0207/2004); |
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| — | Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the EU-Russia Summit (The Hague, 25 November 2004) (B6-0208/2004); |
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| — | Jan Marinus Wiersma and Reino Paasilinna, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the EU-Russia Summit (B6-0209/2004). |
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Vote: Minutes of 15.12.2004, Item 4.4.

5.   Strategic political orientations (debate)

Commission statement: Strategic political orientations

José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Lena Ek, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, József Szájer, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen and Alexander Nuno Alvaro.

IN THE CHAIR: Antonios TRAKATELLIS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Alyn Smith, Helmuth Markov, Jens-Peter Bonde, Roberta Angelilli, Irena Belohorská, Ville Itälä, Hannes Swoboda, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Diamanto Manolakou, Johannes Blokland, Philip Claeys, José Albino Silva Peneda, Harlem Désir, Andrew Duff, Umberto Guidoni, Maciej Marian Giertych, Othmar Karas, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Henrik Lax, Roberto Musacchio, Malcolm Harbour, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Agnes Schierhuber, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez and Jan Olbrycht.

IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Reino Paasilinna, Markus Ferber, Marilisa Xenogiannakopoulou, Philip Bushill-Matthews, Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski, Luís Queiró, Georgios Papastamkos, Marianne Thyssen and José Manuel Barroso.

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

| — | Lena Ek, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Alexander Nuno Alvaro and Paavo Väyrynen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to wind up the debate on the strategic political orientations of the recently appointed Commission (B6-0205/2004); |
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| — | Monica Frassoni and Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the strategic political orientations of the recently appointed Commission (B6-0210/2004); |
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| — | Martin Schulz and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the Commission's strategic policy guidelines (B6-0211/2004); |
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| — | Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the Commission's strategic and political orientations (B6-0213/2004); |
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| — | Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the strategic political orientations of the Barroso Commission (B6-0214/2004); |
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| — | Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the Strategic Political Orientations of the Barroso Commission (B6-0215/2004). |
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The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 16.12.2004, Item 8.10.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.35 pending the formal sitting.)

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

6.   Award of the Sakharov Prize

From 12.00 to 12.30, a formal sitting of Parliament was held on the occasion of the award of the Sakharov Prize to the Association of Journalists of Belarus.

IN THE CHAIR: Ingo FRIEDRICH

Vice-President

Bogdan Pęk rose to voice his disappointment at the removal from the Chamber of several small Polish flags (the President pointed out that it was unusual for individual national flags to be displayed in the Chamber, and added that the Bureau would look into the matter at its next meeting).

7.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in Annex I to the Minutes.

7.1.   Request for consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee on: European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (Rule 117)

Request for consultation on the proposal for a Council regulation on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) [COM(2004)0490 — C6-0181/2004 — 2004/0161(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

Approved

7.2.   Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions on ERDF, ESF and the Cohesion Fund (Rule 118)

Request for consultation on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund [COM(2004)0492 — 2004/0163(AVC)] — Committee on Regional Development.

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

Approved

7.3.   Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions on the ERDF (Rule 118)

Request for consultation on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on the European Regional Development Fund [COM(2004)0495 — C6-0089/2004 — 2004/0167(COD)] — Committee on Regional Development.

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

Approved

7.4.   Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions on the Cohesion Fund (Rule 118)

Request for consultation on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Cohesion Fund [COM(2004)0494 — 2004/0166(AVC)] — Committee on Regional Development.

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

Approved

7.5.   Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions on Grouping of cross-border cooperation (EGCC) (Rule 118)

Request for consultation on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation establishing a European grouping of cross-border cooperation (EGCC) [COM(2004)0496 — C6-0091/2004 — 2004/0168(COD)] — Committee on Regional Development.

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

Approved

7.6.   Additional Protocol to the EC-Mexico Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union [COM(2004)0270 — C6-0019/2004 — 2004/0085(AVC)] — Committee on International Trade.

Rapporteur: Enrique Barón Crespo (A6-0060/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0077)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

7.7.   Additional Protocol to the EC-San Marino Cooperation and Customs Union Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, of a Protocol to the Agreement on Cooperation and Customs Union between the European Economic Community and the Republic of San Marino, regarding the participation, as contracting parties, of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic, pursuant to their accession to the European Union [COM(2004)0258 — C6-0048/2004 — 2004/0083(CNS)] — Committee on International Trade.

Rapporteur: Enrique Barón Crespo (A6-0062/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0078)

7.8.   Storage of semen of bovine animals intended for intra-Community trade * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 87/328/EEC as regards the storage of semen of bovine animals intended for intra-Community trade [COM(2004)0563 — C6-0117/2004 — 2004/0188(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Joseph Daul (A6-0035/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0079)

7.9.   Support for rural development * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) [COM(2004) 0652 — C6-0162/2004 — 2004/0234(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Joseph Daul (A6-0034/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 9)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0080)

7.10.   Support schemes for farmers/Milk and milk products * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector [COM(2004)0710 — C6-0170/2004 — 2004/0253(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Joseph Daul (A6-0036/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 10)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0081)

7.11.   Croatia's candidate status * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/1989, Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999, Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 2666/2000, to take into account Croatia's candidate status [COM(2004)0732 — C6-0199/2004 — 2004/0260(CNS)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A6-0064/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 11)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0082)

7.12.   EC-Swiss Confederation Agreement in the field of statistics * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation in the field of statistics [COM(2004)0645 — C6-0175/2004 — 2004/0227(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0038/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 12)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0083)

7.13.   Euro-Mediterranean partnership * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on financial and technical measures (MEDA) to accompany the reform of economic and social structures in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership (Codified version) [COM(2004)0077 — C5-0091/2004 — 2004/0024(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0045/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 13)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0084)

7.14.   Credit insurance, credit guarantees and financial credits * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on consultation and information procedures in matters of credit insurance, credit guarantees and financial credits (Codified version) [COM(2004)0159 — C6-0015/2004 — 2004/0056(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0046/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 14)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0085)

7.15.   Stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products (Codified version) [COM(2004)0035 — C5-0063/2004 — 2004/0004(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0047/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 15)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0086)

7.16.   EC withdrawal from the Baltic Fishing Convention * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the withdrawal by the European Community from the Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources in the Baltic Sea and Belts [COM(2004)0577 — C6-0113/2004 — 2004/0197(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Philippe Morillon (A6-0044/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 16)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0087)

7.17.   Convention on the future of the European Union (2003 discharge) *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation on the decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States concerning the discharge to be granted to the Secretary-General of the Convention in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2003 [C6-0210/2004 — 2004/2177(AVC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control.

Rapporteur: Alexander Stubb (A6-0054/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 17)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0088)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

7.18.   Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans for certain types of projects in Russia and the Western New Independent States (WNIS) [COM(2004)0385 — C6-0073/2004 — 2004/0121(CNS)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Esko Seppänen (A6-0066/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 18)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0089)

7.19.   EC-Sri Lanka Agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation [SEC(2003)0255 — 10666/2003 — 12383/2004 — C6-0070/2004 — 2003/0043(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Ewa Klamt (A6-0048/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 19)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0090)

7.20.   Adaptation of Directive 77/388/EEC on VAT following enlargement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EC by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia [8754/2004 — COM(2004)0295 — C6-0074/2004 — 2004/0810(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Ian Hudghton (A6-0058/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 20)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Ian Hudghton (rapporteur) made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4).

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0091)

7.21.   International Fund for Ireland * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning Community financial contributions to the International Fund for Ireland (2005-2006) [COM(2004)0632 — C6-0222/2004 — 2004/0228(CNS)] — Committee on Regional Development.

Rapporteur: James Nicholson (A6-0071/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 21)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0092)

7.22.   Request for the waiver of Mr Rainer Wieland's parliamentary immunity (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the request that Rainer Wieland's parliamentary immunity be waived [2004/2174(IMM)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Francesco Enrico Speroni (A6-0059/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 22)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0093)

7.23.   Verification of credentials (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the verification of credentials [2004/2140(REG)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0043/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 23)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0094)

7.24.   Framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass) ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a single Community framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass) [12242/1/2004 — C6-0158/2004 — 2003/0307(COD)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Ljudmila Novak (A6-0056/2004)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 24)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2004)0095)

8.   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.

9.   Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes were submitted by the following Members:

Daul report — A6-0034/2004

| — | single vote
for: Piia-Noora Kauppi, Emilio Menéndez del Valle, Neil Parish, Luís Queiró |
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(The sitting was suspended at 12.45 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO

Vice-President

10.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

11.   Agenda

On a proposal from the President, the Jean-Louis Bourlanges report on the Application of Article 251 of the EC Treaty (A6-0072/2004), included on the agenda for Wednesday (Item 57 on the agenda) and adopted in committee under Rule 131, would be put to the vote without amendment and debate at voting time on Thursday.

12.   2005 draft general budget, modified by the Council (all sections) — Mobilisation of the flexibility instrument (debate)

Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 as modified by the Council (all sections) [11445/2004 — C6-0123/2004 — 2004/2001(BUD) — 2004/2002(BUD)] and Letters of amendment Nos 1/2005, 2/2005 and 3/2005 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 [15180/2004 — C6-0216/2004] [15181/2004 — C6-0217/2004] [15182/2004 — C6-0218/2004]: Section I — European Parliament, Section II — Council, Section III — Commission, Section IV — Court of Justice, Section V — Court of Auditors, Section VI — Economic and Social Committee, Section VII — Committee of the Regions, Section VIII(A) — European Ombudsman, Section VIII(B) — European Data Protection Supervisor — Committee on Budgets.

Co-rapporteurs: Salvador Garriga Polledo and Anne Elisabet Jensen (A6-0068/2004)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument according to point 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 [COM(2004)0402 — C6-0213/2004 — 2004/2087(ACI)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0069/2004)

Salvador Garriga Polledo and Anne Elisabet Jensen introduced the report (A6-0068/2004).

Reimer Böge introduced the report (A6-0069/2004).

The following spoke: Atzo Nicolaï (President-in-Office of the Council) and Dalia Grybauskaitė (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Gérard Deprez, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, Markus Ferber, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Catherine Guy-Quint, on behalf of the PSE Group, Kyösti Tapio Virrankoski, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, John Whittaker, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Wojciech Roszkowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Sergej Kozlík, Non-attached Member, and José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra (draftsman of the opinion of the AFET Committee on report A6-0069/2004).

IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Giovanni Pittella, Esko Seppänen, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Hans-Peter Martin, Janusz Lewandowski, Vladimír Maňka, Jean-Claude Martinez, Valdis Dombrovskis, Robert Kilroy-Silk, Mathieu Grosch, John Bowis, Albert Jan Maat, László Surján, Den Dover, María Esther Herranz García, Anders Wijkman and Atzo Nicolaï.

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 8.1, Item 8.3 and Minutes of 16.12.2004, Item 8.4.

13.   Financial perspective (debate)

Oral question by Josep Borrell Fontelles, on behalf of the Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013, to the Commission, on preparation of the next financial perspective (B6-0131/2004)

Josep Borrell Fontelles moved the oral question.

The following spoke: Reimer Böge, on behalf of the Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013, Constanze Angela Krehl, Margrietus van den Berg, Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg, Kyösti Tapio Virrankoski, Alain Lamassoure, Anne Elisabet Jensen, Gerardo Galeote Quecedo, Dalia Grybauskaitė (Member of the Commission), Hans-Peter Martin, Dariusz Maciej Grabowski and Alyn Smith.

IN THE CHAIR: Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN

Vice-President

Lars Wohlin spoke.

The debate was suspended at that point for Question Time.

It would be resumed that evening (Minutes of 14.12.2004, Item 15).

14.   Question Time (Commission)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Commission (B6-0136/2004).

First part

Question 32 (Evangelia Tzampazi): Discovery of dioxins in dairy products in the Netherlands.

Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Evangelia Tzampazi.

Question 33 (Daniel Caspary): Administrative charges for CO2 certificates in connection with emission trading.

Louis Michel (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Daniel Caspary and David Martin.

Question 34 (Ignasi Guardans Cambó): Piracy in the information society.

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Ignasi Guardans Cambó.

Second part

Question 35 (Anna Hedh): Cost of travelling to Strasbourg.

Siim Kallas (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Anna Hedh, Daniel Caspary and Marie Anne Isler Béguin.

Question 36 (Paul van Buitenen): Ignoring of Parliament's call relating to the advertising of the post of Director of OLAF.

Siim Kallas answered the question and a supplementary by Paul van Buitenen.

Question 37 lapsed as its author was absent.

Question 38 (Åsa Westlund): Challenges for public service.

Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Åsa Westlund.

Question 39 (Luis Francisco Herrero-Tejedor): The definition of ‘public service obligation’ and public broadcasting bodies.

Viviane Reding answered the question and a supplementary by Luis Francisco Herrero-Tejedor.

Question 40 (Richard Howitt): Access to digital television services in Europe.

Viviane Reding answered the question and supplementaries by Richard Howitt and Gay Mitchell.

Question 41 (Michl Ebner): Product placement.

Viviane Reding answered the question and a supplementary by Michl Ebner.

Question 42 (Mary Honeyball): Privacy and electronic communication.

Viviane Reding answered the question and a supplementary by Mary Honeyball.

Question 43 (Bart Staes): Mass rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Louis Michel answered the question and a supplementary by Bart Staes.

Question 44 lapsed as its author was absent.

Question 45 (Manolis Mavrommatis): Effective use of EU humanitarian aid.

Louis Michel answered the questions and a supplementary by Manolis Mavrommatis.

Question 46 (Hélène Goudin): The EU's aid policy.

Louis Michel answered the question and a supplementary by Hélène Goudin.

Question 47 (Marie Anne Isler Béguin): Steps to foster peace and dialogue in Mauritania.

Louis Michel answered the question and a supplementary by Marie Anne Isler Béguin.

Questions which had not been answered for lack of time would receive written answers.

Commission Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.00 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ

Vice-President

15.   Financial perspective (continuation of debate)

The following spoke: José Albino Silva Peneda, Henrik Lax, Elisabeth Schroedter, Den Dover, Françoise Grossetête, Othmar Karas, Konstantinos Hatzidakis, Jan Olbrycht, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Laima Liucija Andrikienė and Lambert van Nistelrooij.

The debate closed.

16.   Asylum procedure and protection in regions of origin (debate)

Report on asylum procedure and protection in regions of origin [2004/2121(INI)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jean Lambert (A6-0051/2004)

Jean Lambert introduced the report.

Franco Frattini (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Ioannis Kasoulides (draftsman of the opinion of the AFET Committee), Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Claude Moraes, on behalf of the PSE Group, Cem Özdemir, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jacky Henin, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mario Borghezio, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Stefano Zappalà, Martine Roure, Sophia in 't Veld, Bairbre de Brún and Michele Santoro.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.12.2004, Item 4.5.

17.   EU drugs strategy (2005-2012) (debate)

Report incorporating a proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament to the Council on the European strategy on fighting drugs (2005-2012) [2004/2221(INI)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giusto Catania (A6-0067/2004)

Giusto Catania introduced the report.

Franco Frattini (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Frederika Brepoels, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Claude Moraes, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Vittorio Emanuele Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Charlotte Cederschiöld, Erik Meijer, Hélène Goudin, Carlos Coelho, Maria Carlshamre and Eva-Britt Svensson.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.12.2004, Item 4.6.

18.   Residue levels of pesticides ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC [9262/1/2004 — C6-0110/2004 — 2003/0052(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Robert Sturdy (A6-0049/2004)

Robert Sturdy introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Christa Klaß, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Dan Jørgensen, on behalf of the PSE Group, Lena Ek, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Linda McAvan.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.12.2004, Item 4.3.

19.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 350.905/OJME).

20.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.00.

Julian Priestley Secretary-General
Dagmar Roth-Behrendt Vice-President

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ANNEX I RESULTS OF VOTES Abbreviations and symbols +
adopted -
rejected ↓
lapsed W
withdrawn RCV (..., ..., ...)
roll-call vote (for, against, abstentions) EV (..., ..., ...)
electronic vote (for, 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.   Request for consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee — European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (COM(2004)0490 — C6-0181/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks Vote: request for consultation

- 2.   Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions — ERDF, ESF and the Cohesion Fund (COM(2004)0492) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks Vote: request for consultation

- 3.   Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions — ERDF (COM(2004)0495 — C6-0089/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks Vote: request for consultation

- 4.   Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions — Cohesion Fund (COM(2004)0494) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks Vote: request for consultation

- 5.   Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions — Grouping of cross-border cooperation (EGCC) (COM(2004)0496 — C6-0091/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks Vote: request for consultation

- 6.   Additional Protocol to the EC-Mexico Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement *** Recommendation: Enrique BARÓN CRESPO (A6-0060/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 7.   Additional Protocol to the EC-San Marino Cooperation and Customs Union Agreement * Report: Enrique BARÓN CRESPO (A6-0062/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 8.   Storage of semen of bovine animals intended for intra-Community trade * Report: Joseph DAUL (A6-0035/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 9.   Support for rural development * Report: Joseph DAUL (A6-0034/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote
RCV
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603, 20, 16 Requests for roll-call votes PPE-DE: final vote 10.   Support schemes for farmers/Milk and milk products * Report: Joseph DAUL (A6-0036/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 11.   Croatia's candidate status * Report: Elmar BROK (A6-0064/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 12.   EC-Swiss Confederation Agreement in the field of statistics * Report: Pervenche BERÈS (A6-0038/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 13.   Euro-Mediterranean partnership * Report: Giuseppe GARGANI (A6-0045/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 14.   Credit insurance, credit guarantees and financial credits * Report: Giuseppe GARGANI (A6-0046/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 15.   Stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products * Report: Giuseppe GARGANI (A6-0047/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 16.   EC withdrawal from Baltic Fishing Convention * Report: Philippe MORILLON (A6-0044/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 17.   Convention on the future of the European Union (2003 discharge) *** Recommendation: Alexander STUBB (A6-0054/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 18.   Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank * Report: Esko SEPPÄNEN (A6-0066/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 19.   EC-Sri Lanka Agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation * Report: Ewa KLAMT (A6-0048/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 20.   Adaptation of Directive 77/388/EEC on VAT following enlargement * Report: Ian HUDGHTON (A6-0058/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 21.   International Fund for Ireland * Report: James NICHOLSON (A6-0071/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 22.   Request for the waiver of Mr Rainer Wieland's parliamentary immunity Report: Enrico SPERONI (A6-0059/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 23.   Verification of credentials Report: Giuseppe GARGANI (A6-0043/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks single vote

- 24.   Framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass) ***II Recommendation for second reading: Ljudmila NOVAK (A6-0056/2004) Subject
RCV etc.
Vote
RCV/EV — remarks approval without a vote

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ANNEX II RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES Daul report A6-0034/2004 Resolution For: 603 ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bonino, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Huhne, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Letta, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Ries, Savi, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Bertinotti, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, McDonald, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Ribeiro, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Borghezio, Karatzaferis, Salvini, Sinnott, Speroni, Železný NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, De Poli, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Graça Moura, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schmitt Ingo, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Keyser, Del Turco, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Santoro, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka Against: 20 IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Titford, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Wohlin NI: Kilroy-Silk, Mote PPE-DE: Deva Abstention: 16 ALDE: Malmström IND/DEM: Adwent, Chruszcz, Giertych, Grabowski, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Wierzejski NI: Martin Hans-Peter, Mölzer PPE-DE: Konrad, Wijkman UEN: Camre Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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TEXTS ADOPTED P6_TA(2004)0077 Additional Protocol to the EC-Mexico Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement *** European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (COM(2004)0270 — C6-0019/2004 — 2004/0085(AVC)) (Assent procedure) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2004)0270)( 1 ), —
having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), second subparagraph, in conjunction with Articles 57(2), 71, 80(2), 133(1), 133(5), 181 and 300(2), first subparagraph, first and second sentence of the EC Treaty (C6-0019/2004), —
having regard to Rules 75, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A6-0060/2004), 1.
Gives its assent to the conclusion of the protocol to the agreement; 2.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the United Mexican States. ( 1 )  Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TA(2004)0078 Additional Protocol to the EC-San Marino Cooperation and Customs Union Agreement * European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, of a Protocol to the Agreement on Cooperation and Customs Union between the European Economic Community and the Republic of San Marino, regarding the participation, as contracting parties, of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic, pursuant to their accession to the European Union (COM(2004)0258 — C6-0048/2004 — 2004/0083(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2004)0258)( 1 ), —
having regard to Articles 133, 308 and 300(2), second sentence of the EC Treaty, —
having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0048/2004), —
having regard to Rules 51, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade (A6-0062/2004), 1.
Approves the conclusion of the protocol to the agreement; 2.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of San Marino. ( 1 )  Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TA(2004)0079 Storage of sperm of bovine animals intended for intra-Community trade * European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 87/328/EEC as regards the storage of semen of bovine animals intended for intra-Community trade (COM(2004)0563 — C6-0117/2004 — 2004/0188(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0563)( 1 ), —
having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0117/2004), —
having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture (A6-0035/2004), 1.
Approves the Commission proposal; 2.
Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; 3.
Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; 4.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. ( 1 )  Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TA(2004)0080 Support for rural development * European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (COM(2004)0652 — C6-0162/2004 — 2004/0234(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0652)( 1 ), —
having regard to Articles 36 and 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0162/2004), —
having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture (A6-0034/2004), 1.
Approves the Commission proposal; 2.
Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; 3.
Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; 4.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. ( 1 )  Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TA(2004)0081 Support schemes for farmers/Milk and milk products * European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector (COM(2004)0710 — C6-0170/2004 — 2004/0253(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0710)( 1 ), —
having regard to Article 37(2), third subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0170/2004), —
having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture (A6-0036/2004), 1.
Approves the Commission proposal; 2.
Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; 3.
Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; 4.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. ( 1 )  Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TA(2004)0082 Croatia's candidate status * European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89, Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999, Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 2666/2000, to take into account Croatia's candidate status (COM(2004)0732 — C6-0199/2004 — 2004/0260(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0732)( 1 ), —
having regard to Article 181a(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0199/2004), —
having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0064/2004), 1.
Approves the Commission proposal; 2.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the Government and Parliament of Croatia. ( 1 )  Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TA(2004)0083 EC-Swiss Confederation Agreement in the field of statistics * European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation in the field of statistics (COM(2004)0645 — C6-0175/2004 — 2004/0227(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2004)0645)( 1 ), —
having regard to the draft agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation in the field of statistics, annexed thereto, —
having regard to Article 300(2), first sentence, of the EC Treaty, —
having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0175/2004), —
having regard to Rules 51, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0038/2004), 1.
Approves conclusion of the agreement; 2.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Swiss Confederation. ( 1 )  Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TA(2004)0084 Euro-Mediterranean partnership * European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on financial and technical measures to accompany (MEDA) the reform of economic and social structures in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership (Codified version) (COM(2004)0077 — C5-0091/2004 — 2004/0024(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0077)( 1 ), —
having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0091/2004), —
having regard to Rules 51, 80 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0045/2004), 1.
Approves the Commission proposal; 2.
Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; 3.
Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; 4.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. ( 1 )  Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TA(2004)0085 Credit insurance, credit guarantees and financial credits * European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on consultation and information procedures in matters of credit insurance, credit guarantees and financial credits (Codified version) (COM(2004)0159 — C6-0015/2004 — 2004/0056(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0159)( 1 ), —
having regard to Article 133 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0015/2004), —
having regard to Rules 51, 80 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0046/2004), 1.
Approves the Commission proposal; 2.
Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; 3.
Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; 4.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. ( 1 )  Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TA(2004)0086 Stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products * European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products (Codified version) (COM(2004)0035 — C5-0063/2004 — 2004/0004(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0035)( 1 ), —
having regard to Article 100 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0063/2004), —
having regard to Rules 51, 80 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0047/2004), 1.
Approves the Commission proposal; 2.
Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; 3.
Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; 4.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. ( 1 )  Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TA(2004)0087 EC withdrawal from the Baltic fishing convention * European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the withdrawal by the European Community from the Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources in the Baltic Sea and Belts (COM(2004)0577 — C6-0113/2004 — 2004/0197(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2004)0577)( 1 ), —
having regard to Article 37 in conjunction with Article 300(2) of the EC Treaty, —
having regard to the Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0113/2004), —
having regard to Rules 51, 43(1) and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0044/2004), 1.
Approves the Commission proposal; 2.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. ( 1 )  Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TA(2004)0088 Convention on the future of the European Union (2003 discharge) *** European Parliament resolution on the decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States concerning the discharge to be granted to the Secretary-General of the Convention in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2003 (C6-0210/2004 — 2004/2177(AVC)) (Assent procedure) The European Parliament, —
having regard to Article 20 of Decision 2002/176/EU of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council of 21 February 2002 setting up a Fund for the financing of the Convention on the future of the European Union and laying down the financial rules for its management( 1 ), —
having regard to the revenue and expenditure account and balance sheet of the Convention for the financial year 2003, forwarded to the European Parliament by letter dated 11 June 2004 (SGS4 07099/2004 — C6-0210/2004), —
having regard to the report of the Court of Auditors of 13 May 2004 on the accounts drawn up by the Secretary-General of the Convention on the future of the European Union for the financial year ended 31 December 2003, together with the Secretary-General of the Convention's comments( 2 ), —
having regard to the consultation by the Council, —
having regard to Rule 75(1) of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0054/2004), A.
whereas the Court of Auditors states in its report that its examination enabled it to obtain reasonable assurance that the Convention's accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2003 were reliable and that the underlying transactions were, on the whole, legal and regular, B.
whereas the Convention's accounts were closed on 31 December 2003 and an amount corresponding to its estimated liabilities at that date was transferred to the Council, C.
whereas the Court's report states that the final out-turn of the Convention's accounts will only be known when all outstanding liabilities have been settled and that it will follow up this question when auditing the Council accounts for the 2004 financial year, D.
whereas it will be possible for the European Parliament to consider any further matters arising in this connection on the basis of the Court's follow-up in the context of the discharge procedure in respect of the 2004 financial year, 1.
Gives its assent to the granting of discharge to the Secretary-General of the Convention in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2003; 2.
Instructs its President to forward its resolution to the Council, the Commission, the representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council and the Court of Auditors. ( 1 )  OJ L 60, 1.3.2002, p. 56. ( 2 )  OJ C 157, 14.6.2004, p. 1.
P6_TA(2004)0089 Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank * European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans for certain types of projects in Russia and the Western New Independent States (WNIS) (COM(2004)0385 — C6-0073/2004 — 2004/0121(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0385)( 1 ), —
having regard to Article308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0073/2004), —
having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis, —
having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0066/2004), 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; 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; 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. TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION
AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT Amendment 1 Title Proposal for a Council decision granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans for certain types of projects in Russia and the Western New Independent States (WNIS)
Proposal for a Council decision granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans for certain types of projects in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus
(This amendment applies throughout the text.) Amendment 2 Citation 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 181a thereof, Amendment 3 Recital 5 (5) The lending mandate should be subject, on the one hand, to appropriate conditionality consistent with EU high-level agreements on political and macro-economic aspects, and with other international financial institutions on sectoral and project aspects, and on the other, to appropriate work-sharing between the EIB and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
(5) The lending mandate should be subject to appropriate conditionality consistent with European Union policies and EU high-level agreements on political and macro-economic aspects. The EIB and the Commission should ensure the necessary coordination with other international financial institutions on sectoral and project aspects. This may involve, in particular, appropriate work-sharing between the EIB, as an institution of the European Union and its Member States, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Amendment 4 Recital 7 (7) Russia and the WNIS should be fully taken into account for the 2006 review of the EIB general mandate under Council Decision 2000/24/EC of 22 December 1999 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).
(7) Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus should be fully taken into account for the 2006 review of the EIB general mandate under Council Decision 2000/24/EC of 22 December 1999 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). Consideration should also be given to including countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia at the time of this review. Amendment 5 Article 2 Eligible projects shall be economically viable and of significant interest to the European Union. Eligible sectors shall be environment as well as transport, telecommunications and energy infrastructure on priority Trans-European Network (TEN) axes having cross-border implications for a Member State.
Eligible projects shall be economically viable and of significant interest to the European Union. Eligible sectors shall be environment, as well as transport, telecommunications and energy infrastructure, including nuclear safety, on priority Trans-European Network (TEN) axes having cross-border implications for a Member State. Amendment 6 Article 3, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, point (b) and subparagraph 2 (b)
co-operation, and where appropriate co-financing, by the EIB with other international financial institutions in order to ensure reasonable risk-sharing and appropriate project conditionality.
The EIB and the EBRD shall share the work appropriately.
(b)
co-operation by the EIB with other international financial institutions, and where possible and appropriate, bearing in mind the task of the EIB to support EU policies, co-financing with those institutions in order to ensure reasonable risk-sharing and appropriate project conditionality.
Appropriate work-sharing between the EIB and the EBRD shall be pursued. Amendment 7 Article 4 Individual countries shall become eligible under the ceiling as and when they fulfil specific conditionality consistent with European Union high level agreements with the country in question on political and macro-economic aspects. The Commission shall determine when an individual country has fulfilled the specific conditionality and shall notify the EIB thereof.
Individual countries shall become eligible under the ceiling as and when they fulfil specific conditionality consistent with European Union policies and high level agreements with the country in question on political and macro-economic aspects. The Commission shall determine when an individual country has fulfilled the specific conditionality and shall notify the EIB thereof after having informed the European Parliament and the Council and stated its reasons. Amendment 8 Article 4a (new) Article 4a
Feasibility studies
The EIB is invited to prepare feasibility studies on the possible inclusion in the general mandate, as from 2007, of countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia. ( 1 )  Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TA(2004)0090 EC-Sri Lanka Agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation * European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (SEC(2003) 0255 — 10666/2003 — 12383/2004 — C6-0070/2004 — 2003/0043(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (SEC(2003)0255, 10666/2003 and 12383/2004)( 1 ), —
having regard to Articles 63(3)(b) and 300(2), first subparagraph, second sentence of the EC Treaty, —
having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0070/2004), —
having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs(A6-0048/2004), 1.
Approves the conclusion of the agreement; 2.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. ( 1 )  Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TA(2004)0091 Adaptation of Directive 77/388/EEC on VAT following enlargement * European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (8754/2004 — COM(2004)0295 — C6-0074/2004 — 2004/0810(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (8754/2004 — COM(2004)0295)( 1 ), —
having regard to Article 93 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0074/2004), —
having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0058/2004), A.
reaffirming its support for the experimental scheme of reduced rates of value added tax for labour-intensive services, as expressed in its positions of 20 November 2002( 2 ), of 4 December 2003( 3 ) and of 15 January 2004( 4 ), 1.
Approves the Commission proposal; 2.
Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; 3.
Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; 4.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. ( 1 )  Not yet published in OJ. ( 2 )  OJ C 25 E, 29.1.2004, p. 177. ( 3 )  OJ C 89 E, 14.4.2004, p. 138. ( 4 )  OJ C 92 E, 16.4.2004, p. 382.
P6_TA(2004)0092 International Fund for Ireland * European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning Community financial contributions to the International Fund for Ireland (2005-2006) (COM(2004) 0632 — C6-0222/2004 — 2004/0228(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0632)( 1 ), —
having regard to Article308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0222/2004), —
having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0071/2004), 1.
Approves the Commission proposal; 2.
Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; 3.
Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; 4.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. ( 1 )  Not yet published in OJ.
P6_TA(2004)0093 Request for the waiver of Mr Rainer Wieland's parliamentary immunity European Parliament decision on the request for waiver of the immunity of Rainer Wieland (2004/2174(IMM)) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the request for waiver of the immunity of Rainer Wieland forwarded by the Ministry of Justice of the Federal Republic of Germany on 17 August 2004 and announced in plenary sitting on 13 September 2004, —
having given Rainer Wieland the opportunity to be heard pursuant to Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure, whereupon he declared that he would not oppose the waiver of his parliamentary immunity, —
having regard to Article10 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities of 8 April 1965, and to Article 6(2) of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, of 20 September 1976, —
having regard to the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986( 1 ), —
having regard to Article46 of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany, —
having regard to Rules 6(2) and 7 of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0059/2004), 1.
Decides to waive the immunity of Rainer Wieland; 2.
Instructs its President immediately to forward this decision and the report of its committee responsible to the appropriate authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany. ( 1 )  See Case 101/63 Wagner v. Fohrmann and Krier [1964] ECR 195, and Case 149/85 Wybot v. Faure and others [1986] ECR 2391.
P6_TA(2004)0094 Verification of credentials European Parliament decision on the verification of credentials (2004/2140(REG)) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the Act of 20 September 1976( 1 ) concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, —
having regard to Rules 3, 4 and 9 of and Annex I to its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the official notifications from the competent authorities of the Member States concerning the results of the elections to the European Parliament, —
having regard to the disputes concerning the validity of the election of certain Members of the European Parliament, —
having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0043/2004), A.
whereas Articles 7(1) and (2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 specify the offices that are incompatible with the office of Member of the European Parliament, B.
whereas, under Rule 9 of and Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, Members are required to make a detailed declaration of their professional activities and any other remunerated functions or activities, C.
whereas all of the Member States have notified the European Parliament of the names of the elected candidates, although some have still not forwarded — or have done so belatedly — the lists of any substitutes together with their ranking in accordance with the results of the vote, as is required under Rule 3(2) of the Rules of Procedure, D.
whereas in some cases Member States provided partial notification of elected candidates and included them only subsequently, with the result that not all Members of the European Parliament were able to take their seats at its constituent sitting, E.
whereas in some Member States disputes relating to the election of some Members of Parliament are being considered in accordance with national legislation and whereas these procedures could result in the annulment of the election of the Members concerned, F.
whereas, pursuant to Article 12 of the Act of 20 September 1976, the European Parliament is required to rule on any disputes concerning the validity of the mandate of its Members only where these relate to breaches of the provisions of the abovementioned Act, and not in the case of breaches of the national electoral provisions to which the Act refers, G.
whereas the amendments made to the Act of 20 September 1976 by Council Decision 2002/772/EC, Euratom of 25 June 2002 and 23 September 2002 have highlighted the inadequacy of the provisions contained in Rules 3 and 4 of the Rules of Procedure, particularly as regards the adoption of measures for the verification of cases of clear incompatibility (in accordance with Article 7 of the Act of 20 September 1976) with effect from the European Parliament's constituent sitting, 1.
Declares valid, subject to any decisions by the competent authorities of Member States in which the election results have been disputed, the mandate of the Members of the European Parliament listed in Annex I to this decision whose election has been notified by the competent national authorities and who have made the written declarations required on the basis of Article 7(1) and (2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 and Annex I to the Rules of Procedure; 2.
Declares the disputes received regarding the validity of the election of certain Members of the European Parliament to be inadmissible and unfounded, for the reasons set out in Annex II in relation to each dispute; 3.
Repeats its request to the competent national authorities not only to notify the European Parliament of the names of the elected candidates, but also to forward the names of any substitutes together with their ranking in accordance with the results of the vote; 4.
Calls on the competent authorities of the Member States to notify the European Parliament without delay of the names of the elected Members so that all Members of Parliament can take their seats with effect from the constituent sitting; 5.
Calls on the competent authorities of the Member States to complete as soon as possible the examination of the disputes submitted to them and inform the European Parliament of the outcome; 6.
Instructs its President to refer to the committee responsible the question of the amendment of Rules 3 and 4 of the Rules of Procedure in order for them to be adapted to the Act of 20 September 1976, as amended, and for provisions to be laid down that will enable Parliament to act on any clear cases of incompatibility, so that all Members of Parliament can take their seats with effect from the constituent sitting; 7.
Instructs its President to forward this decision to the competent national authorities and the parliaments of the Member States. ( 1 )  OJ L 278, 8.10.1976, p. 5. Act as last amended by Decision 2002/772/EC, Euratom (OJ L 283, 21.10.2002, p. 1). ANNEX I List of Members of the European Parliament whose mandate is declared valid MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT BY MEMBER STATE (situation as at 20 July 2004) Belgium (24 Members) BELET Ivo BREPOELS Frederika M. M. BUSQUIN Philippe CLAEYS Philip DE KEYSER Véronique DE VITS Mia DEHAENE Jean-Luc DEPREZ Gérard DILLEN Koenraad DUQUESNE Antoine EL KHADRAOUI Saïd GROSCH Mathieu HUTCHINSON Alain JONCKHEER Pierre LANGENDRIES Raymond NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK Annemie RIES Frédérique STAES Bart STERCKX Dirk TARABELLA Marc THYSSEN Marianne VAN HECKE Johan VAN LANCKER Anne VANHECKE Frank Czech Republic (24 Members) BOBOŠÍKOVÁ Jana BŘEZINA Jan CABRNOCH Milan DUCHOŇ Petr FAJMON Hynek FALBR Richard FLASAROVÁ Věra HYBÁŠKOVÁ Jana KOHLÍČEK Jaromír MAŠTÁLKA Jiří OUZKÝ Miroslav RANSDORF Miloslav REMEK Vladimir ROITHOVÁ Zuzana ROUČEK Libor ŠKOTTOVÁ Nina STREJČEK Ivo STROZ Daniel VLASÁK Oldřich ZAHRADIL Jan ZATLOUKAL Tomáš ŽELEZNÝ Vladimir ZIELENIEC Josef ZVŘINA Jaroslav Denmark (14 Members) AUKEN Margrete BONDE Jens-Peter BUSK Niels CAMRE Mogens N.J. CHRISTENSEN Ole JENSEN Anne Elisabet JØRGENSEN Dan KRARUP Ole KRISTENSEN Henrik Dam RASMUSSEN Poul Nyrup RIIS-JØRGENSEN Karin SAMUELSEN Anders SEEBERG Gitte THOMSEN Britta Germany (99 Members) ALVARO Alexander Nuno BEER Angelika BEREND Rolf BÖGE Reimer BREYER Hiltrud BRIE André BROK Elmar BULLMANN Udo CASPARY Daniel CHATZIMARKAKIS Jorgo COHN-BENDIT Daniel Marc CRAMER Michael DESS Albert DUIN Garrelt EHLER Jan Christian FERBER Markus FLORENZ Karl-Heinz FRIEDRICH Ingo GAHLER Michael GEBHARDT Evelyne GLANTE Norbert GOEPEL Lutz GOMOLKA Alfred GRAEFE zu BARINGDORF Friedrich-Wilhelm GRÄSSLE Ingeborg GRÖNER Lissy HÄNSCH Klaus HARMS Rebecca HAUG Jutta D. HIERONYMI Ruth HOPPENSTEDT Karsten Friedrich HORĄČEK Milan JARZEMBOWSKI Georg JEGGLE Elisabeth JÖNS Karin KALLENBACH Gisela KAUFMANN Sylvia-Yvonne KINDERMANN Heinz KLAMT Ewa KLASS Christa KLINZ Wolf KOCH Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH-MEHRIN Silvana KONRAD Christoph Werner KRAHMER Holger KREHL Constanze Angela KREISSL-DÖRFLER Wolfgang KUHNE Helmut LAMBSDORFF GRAF Alexander LANGEN Werner LASCHET Armin LAUK Kurt Joachim LECHNER Kurt LEHNE Klaus-Heiner LEINEN Jo LIESE Peter MANN Erika MANN Thomas MARKOV Helmuth MAYER Hans-Peter NASSAUER Hartmut NIEBLER Angelika ÖGER Vural ÖZDEMIR Cem PACK Doris PFLÜGER Tobias PIECYK Willi PIEPER Markus POETTERING Hans-Gert POSSELT Bernd QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL Godelieve RADWAN Alexander RAPKAY Bernhard REUL Herbert Otto ROTH-BEHRENDT Dagmar ROTHE Mechtild RÜHLE Heide SCHMIDT Frithjof SCHMITT Ingo SCHNELLHARDT Horst SCHRÖDER Jürgen SCHROEDTER Elisabeth SCHULZ Martin SCHUTH Willem SCHWAB Andreas SOMMER Renate STOCKMANN Ulrich TRÜPEL Helga UCA Feleknas ULMER Thomas WAGENKNECHT-NIEMEYER Sahra WALTER Ralf WEBER Manfred WEILER Barbara WEISGERBER Anja WIELAND Rainer von WOGAU Karl WUERMELING Joachim ZIMMER Gabriele Estonia (6 Members) ILVES Toomas Hendrik KELAM Tunne MIKKO Marianne OVIIR Siiri SAVI Toomas TARAND Andres Greece (24 Members) ARNAOUTAKIS Stavros BATZELI Katerina BEGLITIS Panagiotis DIMITRAKOPOULOS Giorgos GKLAVAKIS Ioannis HATZIDAKIS Konstantinos KARATZAFERIS Georgios KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU Rodi LAMBRINIDIS Stavros MANOLAKOU Diamanto MATSOUKA Maria MAVROMMATIS Manolis PAFILIS Athanasios PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU Marie PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios PAPASTAMKOS Georgios SAMARAS Antonis SIFUNAKIS Nikolaos TOUSSAS Georgios TRAKATELLIS Antonios TZAMPAZI Evangelia VAKALIS Nikolaos VARVITSIOTIS Ioannis XENOGIANNAKOPOULOU Marilisa Spain (54 Members) AYALA SENDER Inés AYUSO GONZÁLEZ María del Pilar BADIA i CUTCHET Maria BARÓN CRESPO Enrique BORRELL FONTELLES Josep CALABUIG RULL Joan CARNERO GONZÁLEZ Carlos del CASTILLO VERA Pilar CERCAS Alejandro DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA Augustín DÍEZ GONZÁLEZ Rosa M. DÜHRKOP DÜHRKOP Bárbara FERNÁNDEZ MARTÍN Fernando FRAGA ESTÉVEZ Carmen GALEOTE QUECEDO Gerardo GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL José Manuel GARCÍA PÉREZ Iratxe GARRIGA POLLEDO Salvador de GRANDES PASCUAL Luis GUARDANS CAMBÓ Ignasi GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES Cristina HAMMERSTEIN MINTZ David HERRANZ GARCÍA María Esther HERRERO-TEJEDOR Luis Francisco ITURGAIZ ANGULO Carlos José JOAN i MARÍ Bernat LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE Antonio MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ Miguel Angel MASIP HIDALGO Antonio MATO ADROVER Ana MAYOR OREJA Jaime MEDINA ORTEGA Manuel MÉNDEZ DE VIGO Íñigo MENÉNDEZ del VALLE Emilio MEYER PLEITE Willy MIGUÉLEZ RAMOS Rosa MILLÁN MON Francisco José MONTORO ROMERO Cristóbal Ricardo MORENO SÁNCHEZ Javier OBIOLS i GERMÀ Raimon ORTUONDO LARREA Josu PLEGUEZUELOS AGUILAR Francisca POMÉS RUIZ José Javier RIERA MADURELL Teresa ROMEVA i RUEDA Raül RUDI ÚBEDA Luisa Fernanda SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA José Ignacio SALINAS GARCÍA María Isabel SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO Antolín SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ María VALENCIANO MARTÍNEZ-OROZCO María Elena VARELA SUANZES-CARPEGNA Daniel VIDAL-QUADRAS ROCA Alejo YAÑEZ-BARNUEVO GARCÍA Luis France (78 Members) ARIF Kader AUBERT Marie-Hélène BACHELOT-NARQUIN Roselyne BEAUPUY Jean Marie BENNAHMIAS Jean-Luc BERÈS Pervenche BONO Guy BOURLANGES Jean-Louis BOURZAI Bernadette CARLOTTI Marie-Arlette CASTEX Françoise CAVADA Jean-Marie CORNILLET Thierry COTTIGNY Jean Louis COÛTEAUX Paul Marie DAUL Joseph DE SARNEZ Marielle DESCAMPS Marie-Hélène DÉSIR Harlem DE VEYRAC Christine DOUAY Brigitte FERREIRA Anne FLAUTRE Hélène FONTAINE Nicole FOURTOU Janelly FRUTEAU Jean-Claude GAUBERT Patrick GAUZES Jean-Paul GIBAULT Claire GOLLNISCH Bruno GRIESBECK Nathalie GROSSETÊTE Françoise GUELLEC Ambroise GUY-QUINT Catherine HAMON Benoît HAZAN Adeline HENIN Jacky HORTEFEUX Brice ISLER BÉGUIN Marie Anne LAIGNEL André LAMASSOURE Alain LANG Carl LAPERROUZE Anne LE FOLL Stéphane LEHIDEUX Bernard LE PEN Jean-Marie LE PEN Marine LE RACHINEL Fernand( 1 ) LIENEMANN Marie-Noëlle LIPIETZ Alain LOUIS Patrick MARTINEZ Jean-Claude MATHIEU Véronique MORILLON Philippe MOSCOVICI Pierre NAVARRO Robert ONESTA Gérard PATRIE Béatrice PEILLON Vincent Benoît Camille POIGNANT Bernard REYNAUD Marie-Line ROCARD Michel ROURE Martine SAÏFI Tokia SAVARY Gilles SCHAPIRA Pierre Lionel Georges SCHENARDI Lydia SIMONOT Chantal( 2 ) SUDRE Margie TOUBON Jacques TRAUTMANN Catherine VATANEN Ari VAUGRENARD Yannick VERGES Paulrubi VERGNAUD Bernadette de VILLIERS Philippe VLASTO Dominique WEBER Henri WURTZ Francis Ireland (13 Members) AYLWARD Liam COVENEY Simon CROWLEY Brian DE ROSSA Proinsias DOYLE Avril HARKIN Marian HIGGINS Jim McDONALD Mary Lou McGUINNESS Mairead MITCHELL Gay Ó NEACHTAIN Seán RYAN Eoin SINNOTT Kathy Italy (78 Members) AGNOLETTO Vittorio Emanuele ALBERTINI Gabriele ANDRIA Alfonso ANGELILLI Roberta ANTONIOZZI Alfredo BATTILOCCHIO Alessandro BERLATO Sergio BERLINGUER Giovanni BERSANI Pier Luigi BERTINOTTI Fausto BONINO Emma BONSIGNORE Vito BORGHEZIO Mario BOSSI Umberto BRESSO Mercedes BRUNETTA Renato CAROLLO Giorgio CASTIGLIONE Giuseppe CATANIA Giusto CESA Lorenzo CHIESA Giulietto CIRINO POMICINO Paolo COCILOVO Luigi COSTA Paolo D'ALEMA Massimo DE POLI Antonio DEL TURCO Ottaviano DE MICHELIS Gianni DIONISI Armando DI PIETRO Antonio EBNER Michl FATUZZO Carlo FAVA Giovanni Claudio FOGLIETTA Alessandro FRASSONI Monica GARGANI Giuseppe GAWRONSKI Jas GRUBER Dietlinde (Lilli) GUIDONI Umberto KUSSTATSCHER Sepp LA RUSSA Romano Maria LETTA Enrico LOCATELLI Pia Elda LOMBARDO Raffaele MANTOVANI Mario MAURO Mario MORGANTINI Luisa MUSACCHIO Roberto MUSCARDINI Cristiana MUSOTTO Francesco MUSSOLINI Alessandra MUSUMECI Sebastiano (Nello) NAPOLETANO Pasqualina PANNELLA Marco PANZERI Pier Antonio PIRILLI Umberto PISTELLI Lapo PITTELLA Giovanni PODESTÀ Guido POLI BORTONE Adriana PRODI Vittorio RIZZO Marco ROMAGNOLI Luca SACCONI Guido SALVINI Matteo SANTORO Michele SARTORI Amalia SBARBATI Luciana SPERONI Francesco Enrico TAJANI Antonio TATARELLA Salvatore TOIA Patrizia VENTRE Riccardo VERNOLA Marcello VINCENZI Marta ZANI Secondo (Mauro) ZAPPALA' Stefano ZINGARETTI Nicola Cyprus (6 Members) ADAMOU Adamos DEMETRIOU Panayiotis KASOULIDES Ioannis MATSAKIS Marios MATSIS Yiannakis TRIANTAPHYLLIDES Kyriacos Latvia (9 Members) ANDREJEVS Georgs DOMBROVSKIS Valdis KRASTS Guntars KRISTOVSKIS Ģirts Valdis KUŠĶIS Aldis PĪKS Rihards VAIDERE Inese ŽDANOKA Tatjana ZĪLE Roberts Lithuania (13 Members) ANDRIKIENĖ Laima Liucija BIRUTIS Šarūnas BUDREIKAITĖ Danutė DEGUTIS Arūnas DIČKUTĖ Jolanta DIDŽIOKAS Gintaras GENTVILAS Eugenijus JUKNEVIČIENĖ Ona LANDSBERGIS Vytautas PALECKIS Justas Vincas PAVILIONIS Rolandas SAKALAS Aloyzas STARKEVIČIŪTĖ Margarita Luxembourg (6 Members) GOEBBELS Robert HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES Erna LULLING Astrid POLFER Lydie SPAUTZ Jean TURMES Claude Hungary (24 Members) BARSI-PATAKY Etelka BECSEY Zsolt László DEMSZKY Gábor DOBOLYI Alexandra FAZAKAS Szabolcs GÁL Kinga GLATTFELDER Béla GURMAI Zita GYÜRK András HARANGOZÓ Gábor HEGYI Gyula HERCZOG Edit JÁRÓKA Lívia KÓSÁNÉ KOVÁCS Magda LÉVAI Katalin OLAJOS Péter ŐRY Csaba PÁLFI István SCHMITT Pál SCHÖPFLIN György SURJÁN László SZÁJER József SZENT-IVÁNYI István TABAJDI Csaba Sándor Malta (5 Members) ATTARD-MONTALTO John BUSUTTIL Simon CASA David GRECH Louis MUSCAT Joseph Netherlands (27 Members) BELDER Bastiaan van den BERG Margrietus J. BERMAN Thijs BLOKLAND Johannes (Hans) BOZKURT Emine van BUITENEN Paul K.T.J. BUITENWEG Kathalijne Maria van den BURG Ieke CORBEY Dorette DOORN Bert EURLINGS Camiel de GROEN-KOUWENHOVEN Elly (Els) HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT Jeanine in 't VELD Sophia Helena LAGENDIJK Joost LIOTARD Kartika Tamara MAAT Albert Jan MAATEN Jules MANDERS Toine MARTENS Maria MASTENBROEK Edith MEIJER Erik MULDER Jan van NISTELROOIJ Lambert OOMEN-RUIJTEN Ria G.H.C. WIERSMA Jan Marinus WORTMANN-KOOL Corien M. Austria (18 Members) BERGER Maria BÖSCH Herbert ETTL Harald KARAS Othmar LEICHTFRIED Jörg LICHTENBERGER Evelin MARTIN Hans-Peter MÖLZER Andreas PRETS Christa RACK Reinhard RESETARITS Karin RÜBIG Paul SCHEELE Karin SCHIERHUBER Agnes SEEBER Richard STENZEL Ursula SWOBODA Johannes (Hannes) VOGGENHUBER Johannes Poland (54 Members) ADWENT Filip BIELAN Adam Jerzy BUZEK Jerzy CHMIELEWSKI Zdzisław Kazimierz CHRUSZCZ Sylwester CZARNECKI Marek Aleksander CZARNECKI Ryszard FOTYGA Anna Elżbieta GEREMEK Bronisław GERINGER de OEDENBERG Lidia Joanna GIEREK Adam GIERTYCH Maciej Marian GOLIK Bogdan GRABOWSKA Genowefa GRABOWSKI Dariusz Maciej HANDZLIK Małgorzata Maria JAŁOWIECKI Stanisław JANOWSKI Mieczysław Edmund KACZMAREK Filip Andrzej KAMIŃSKI Michał Tomasz KLICH Bogdan Adam KRUPA Urszula KUC Wiesław Stefan KUDRYCKA Barbara KUŁAKOWSKI Jan Jerzy KUŻMIUK Zbigniew Krzysztof LEWANDOWSKI Janusz LIBERADZKI Bogusław Marian LIBICKI Marcin MASIEL Jan Tadeusz OLBRYCHT Jan Marian ONYSZKIEWICZ Janusz PĘK Bogdan Marek PINIOR Józef PIOTROWSKI Mirosław Mariusz PISKORSKI Pawel Bartlomiej PODKAŃSKI Zdzisław Zbigniew PROTASIEWICZ Jacek ROGALSKI Bogusław ROSATI Dariusz Kajetan ROSZKOWSKI Wojciech RUTOWICZ Leopold Józef SARYUSZ-WOLSKI Jacek Emil SIEKIERSKI Czesław Adam SIWIEC Marek Maciej SONIK Bogusław Andrzej STANISZEWSKA Grażyna SZEJNA Andrzej Jan SZYMAŃSKI Konrad Krzysztof TOMCZAK Witold WIERZEJSKI Wojciech WOJ CIECHOWSKI Janusz Czesław ZALESKI Zbigniew ZWIEFKA Tadeusz Antoni Portugal (24 Members) ASSIS Francisco CAPOULAS SANTOS Luis Manuel CASACA Paulo COELHO Carlos CORREIA Fausto COSTA António ESTEVES Maria da Assunção ESTRELA Edite FERNANDES Emanuel Vasconcelos Jardim FERREIRA Elisa FIGUEIREDO Ilda FREITAS Duarte GOMES Ana Maria R.M. GRAÇA MOURA Vasco MADEIRA Jamila MARQUES Sérgio PINHEIRO João de Deus PORTAS Miguel QUEIRÓ Luís RIBEIRO Sérgio RIBEIRO E CASTRO José dos SANTOS Manuel António SILVA PENEDA José Albino SOUSA PINTO Sérgio Slovenia (7 Members) BREJC Mihael DRČAR MURKO Mojca JORDAN CIZELJ Romana KACIN Jelko NOVAK Ljudmila PAHOR Borut PETERLE Alojz Slovakia (14 Members) BACO Peter BAUER Edit BELOHORSKÁ Irena BEŇOVÁ Monika DUKA-ZÓLYOMI Árpád GAĽA Milan HUDACKÝ Ján KOTEREC Miloš KOZLÍK Sergej MAŇKA Vladimír MIKOLÁŠIK Miroslav PLEŠTINSKÁ Zita ŠŤASTNÝ Peter ZÁBORSKÁ Anna Finland (14 Members) HASSI Satu Maijastiina ITÄLÄ Ville JÄÄTTEENMÄKI Anneli KAUPPI Piia-Noora KORHOLA Eija-Riitta Anneli LAX Henrik LEHTINEN Lasse Antero MYLLER Riitta PAASILINNA Reino SEPPÄNEN Esko Olavi STUBB Alexander TAKKULA Hannu VÄYRYNEN Paavo VIRRANKOSKI Kyösti Tapio Sweden (19 Members) ANDERSSON Jan CARLSHAMRE Maria CEDERSCHIÖLD Charlotte EK Lena FJELLNER Christofer GOUDIN Hélène HEDH Anna HEDKVIST PETERSEN Ewa HÖKMARK Gunnar IBRISAGIC Anna LUNDGREN Nils MALMSTRÖM Cecilia SCHLYTER Carl SEGELSTRÖM Inger SJÖSTEDT Jonas SVENSSON Eva-Britt WESTLUND Åsa WIJKMAN Anders WOHLIN Lars United Kingdom (78 Members) ALLISTER James Hugh ASHWORTH Richard James ATKINS Robert ATTWOOLL Elspeth BATTEN Gerard Joseph BEAZLEY Christopher J.P. BLOOM Godfrey William BOOTH Graham H. BOWIS John BRADBOURN Philip Charles BUSHILL-MATTHEWS Philip CALLANAN Martin CASHMAN Michael CHICHESTER Giles Bryan CLARK Derek Roland CORBETT Richard DAVIES Chris de BRÚN Bairbre DEVA Nirj DOVER Den DUFF Andrew Nicholas ELLES James E.M. EVANS Jillian EVANS Jonathan EVANS Robert J.E. FARAGE Nigel Paul FORD Glyn GILL Neena HALL Fiona Jane HANNAN Daniel J. HARBOUR Malcolm HEATON-HARRIS Christopher HELMER Roger HONEYBALL Mary HOWITT Richard HUDGHTON Ian Stewart HUGHES Stephen HUHNE Christopher JACKSON Caroline F. KARIM Sajjad Haider KILROY-SILK Robert KINNOCK Glenys KIRKHOPE Timothy KNAPMAN Roger Maurice LAMBERT Jean Denise LUCAS Caroline LUDFORD Sarah LYNNE Elizabeth McAVAN Linda McCARTHY Arlene McMILLAN-SCOTT Edward H.C. MARTIN David W. MORAES Claude MORGAN Eluned MOTE Ashley NATTRASS Michael NEWTON DUNN Bill NICHOLSON James NICHOLSON OF WINTERBOURNE Emma PARISH Neil PURVIS John SKINNER Peter William SMITH Alyn Edward STEVENSON Struan STIHLER Catherine STURDY Robert William SUMBERG David TANNOCK Charles TITFORD Jeffrey William TITLEY Gary VAN ORDEN Geoffrey VILLIERS Theresa WALLIS Diana WATSON Graham R. WHITEHEAD Phillip WHITTAKER John WISE Thomas Harold WYNN Terence ( 1 )  Mandate valid with effect from 22 October 2004, date of the notification by the competent national authority of the election of Mr Fernand Le Rachinel to replace Ms Chantal Simonot, who had resigned. ( 2 )  Ms Chantal Simonot resigned on 1 October 2004.
ANNEX II Summary of disputes referred Disputes referred: Elias NIKOLOPOULOS, Greek, on behalf of the DI.K.KI Party complains that the party was excluded from the recent elections to the European Parliament in Greece. Specifically, the party's list of candidates was rejected by the First Civil Chamber of the Greek Court of Cassation for failure to meet the requirements of Greek law concerning the legitimisation of persons presenting lists. As the dispute concerns a breach of national provisions, it should be deemed inadmissible pursuant to Article 12 of the 1976 Act. Mr Christopher SCIBERRAS, Maltese, who stood as a candidate in the elections, complains of alleged irregularities in the European Parliament elections in Malta. He complains in particular of the difference in the treatment accorded to small and large parties as regards provision of information on amendments to legislation on the ceilings for election expenses for individual candidates and the impossibility of securing access on equal terms to radio and television broadcasting slots. His complaint to the Maltese Electoral Commission regarding this matter has been rejected. As the dispute concerns matters relating to breaches of national provisions and not of the provisions of the 1976 Act, it should be considered inadmissible pursuant to Article 12 of the 1976 Act. Mr Juan Pedro PÉREZ BARRERA, Spanish, objects to the election of a Spanish Member of Parliament. The facts of the case in no way concern the provisions of the 1976 Act and the dispute should therefore be deemed inadmissible pursuant to Article 12 thereof. Mr Stanislav PECKA, Czech, who stood as a candidate in the elections, complains about the deficient law on elections to the European Parliament, other electoral laws and the law on elections to the Czech Senate. As the dispute concerns matters relating to breaches of national provisions and not of the provisions of the 1976 Act, it should be considered inadmissible pursuant to Article 12 of the 1976 Act. Mr Friedrich Wilhelm MERCK, German, chairman of the Commission of European Federalists for the European Constitution, is objecting to the election of Members of the European Parliament in the Federal Republic of Germany on the Greens list (Die Grünen). He complains that the Green list has infringed Article 1(3) of the 1976 Act, and in particular the principle of direct universal suffrage. The list provides for alternation between female candidates (in the odd number positions) and male candidates (in the even number positions) thereby giving the former an advantage over the latter. The division of the two sexes into quotas is not based on the principle of equality since, while male candidates could under no circumstances secure an odd number position on the list, female candidates would still be able to secure the even number positions reserved for male candidates. It should be noted in this respect that the principle of universal suffrage does not appear to be restricted in any way. That principle concerns the right of all Union citizens to vote and stand in elections without discrimination. In the case in point, the rules adopted by a political party or even a free association of citizens to compile a list for elections to the European Parliament involving procedures designed to ensure a fair balance between male and female candidates in no way undermines the universality of the right to vote, since citizens of the Union and the Member State may submit several lists before the poll and subsequently choose one of those submitted, regardless of criteria regarding gender balance or the ranking of male and female candidates. Furthermore, the measures actually taken to secure a balance between the sexes on the electoral list are fully in line with the principle of equal opportunities widely accepted by the Member States and set forth in Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Far from being a merely formal provision, this principle authorises and indeed seeks to promote the adoption of measures to accord specific advantages to the under-represented sex. There is no doubt that, as the European Parliament has repeatedly pointed out, the percentage of female Members of Parliament is still well below half of the total number. Accordingly, the dispute should be considered unfounded pursuant to Article 12 of the 1976 Act. Mr Tadeus ANDZEJEVSKI, Lithuanian, candidate in the elections, objects to the way in which the European Parliament seats have been allocated in Lithuania. He complains in particular that the list ‘Together we are strong’, representing a coalition of regional parties of the Polish and Russian minorities, was not allocated a single seat, despite exceeding the 5% threshold for the allocation of seats laid down by Lithuanian electoral law, whereas Lithuania's 13 seats were divided up among six other lists. He maintains that the allocation of seats made by the Central Electoral Commission was in breach of Article 3 of the 1976 Act according to which, ‘Member States may set a minimum threshold for the allocation of seats. At national level this threshold may not exceed 5% of votes cast’. In addition to Article 3, it should be pointed out that Article 1(1) of the Act stipulates that the election, using the list system or the single transferable vote, must be based on proportional representation. This is binding as regards the Member States laws, although they may introduce a minimum threshold for the allocation of seats (up to 5% of the votes cast at national level) in order to avoid fragmentation of the electorate. However, it does not seem possible to interpret Article 3 of the Act as meaning that any list which exceeds the 5 % threshold should be automatically allocated at least one seat, since in the case of Member States with a small number of seats (fewer than 20, as is the case for Lithuania), the mere fact of exceeding the minimum threshold does not imply, for simple arithmetical reasons, the automatic obtaining of a seat. In the final analysis and in the light of the documentation submitted, the complaint cannot be seen as justified and there are no grounds for not validating the mandate of the Members whose election has been notified by Lithuania. The dispute should therefore be considered unfounded pursuant to Article 12 of the 1976 Act.
P6_TA(2004)0095 Framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass) ***II European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a single Community framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass) (12242/1/2004 — C6-0158/2004 — 2003/0307(COD)) (Codecision procedure: second reading) The European Parliament, —
having regard to the Council common position (12242/1/2004 — C6-0158/2004), —
having regard to its position at first reading( 1 ) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2003)0796)( 2 ), —
having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, —
having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, —
having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0056/2004), 1.
Approves the common position; 2.
Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position; 3.
Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty; 4.
Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union; 5.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. ( 1 )  Texts Adopted, 22.4.2004, P5_TA(2004)0362. ( 2 )  Not yet published in OJ.

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