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| 6.10.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 247/12 |
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6.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 247/12

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MINUTES

(2005/C 247 E/02)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.10.

2.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the PPE-DE Group, Parliament ratified the following appointment:

Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC): Maria da Assunção Esteves

3.   Documents received

The following documents had been received from the Council and Commission:

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (COM(2004)0699 — C6-0001/2005 — 2004/0242(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: INTA
  opinion: BUDG, ENVI, AGRI, PECH |
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Proposal for a Council regulation applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (COM(2004)0699 — C6-0001/2005 — 2004/0242(CNS))

referred to

responsible: INTA

opinion: BUDG, ENVI, AGRI, PECH

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community and Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (COM(2004) 0830 — C6-0002/2005 — 2004/0284(COD))






  referred to | responsible: EMPL |
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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community and Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (COM(2004) 0830 — C6-0002/2005 — 2004/0284(COD))

referred to

responsible: EMPL

| — | Proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 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 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 to the European Union (14025/2004 — C6-0003/2005 — 2004/0115(AVC))






  referred to | responsible: AFET
  opinion: INTA |
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Proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 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 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 to the European Union (14025/2004 — C6-0003/2005 — 2004/0115(AVC))

referred to

responsible: AFET

opinion: INTA

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC01/2005 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2005)0012 — C6-0005/2005 — 2005/2006(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC01/2005 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2005)0012 — C6-0005/2005 — 2005/2006(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the Council establishing an Instrument for Stability (COM(2004)0630 — C6-0251/2004 — 2004/0223(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: AFET
  opinion: INTA, BUDG, ITRE, LIBE |
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Proposal for a regulation of the Council establishing an Instrument for Stability (COM(2004)0630 — C6-0251/2004 — 2004/0223(CNS))

referred to

responsible: AFET

opinion: INTA, BUDG, ITRE, LIBE

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

(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. | TENZIN DELEG RINPOCHE — TIBET







  — | Elspeth Attwooll and Cecilia Malmström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the human rights situation in Tibet: the case of Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche (B6-0037/2005); |
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I.

TENZIN DELEG RINPOCHE — TIBET

TENZIN DELEG RINPOCHE — TIBET

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Elspeth Attwooll and Cecilia Malmström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the human rights situation in Tibet: the case of Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche (B6-0037/2005);

| — | Thomas Mann and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the human rights situation of Tibetans, especially the case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche (B6-0043/2005); |
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Thomas Mann and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the human rights situation of Tibetans, especially the case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche (B6-0043/2005);

| — | Jillian Evans, Evelin Lichtenberger and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche (Tibet) (B6-0047/2005); |
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Jillian Evans, Evelin Lichtenberger and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche (Tibet) (B6-0047/2005);

| — | Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the human rights situation in Tibet (B6-0050/2005); |
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Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the human rights situation in Tibet (B6-0050/2005);

| — | Catherine Stihler and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Tibet (the case of Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche) (B6-0051/2005); |
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Catherine Stihler and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Tibet (the case of Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche) (B6-0051/2005);

| — | Vittorio Emanuele Agnoletto and Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Tibet and the case of Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche (B6-0056/2005). |
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Vittorio Emanuele Agnoletto and Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Tibet and the case of Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche (B6-0056/2005).

| II. | TORTURE IN IRAN







  — | Alexander Nuno Alvaro and Cecilia Malmström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Iran (B6-0036/2005); |
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II.

TORTURE IN IRAN

TORTURE IN IRAN

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Alexander Nuno Alvaro and Cecilia Malmström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Iran (B6-0036/2005);

| — | Salvatore Tatarella, on behalf of the UEN Group, on torture in Iran (B6-0040/2005); |
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Salvatore Tatarella, on behalf of the UEN Group, on torture in Iran (B6-0040/2005);

| — | Michael Gahler, Thomas Mann and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on torture in Iran (B6-0044/2005); |
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Michael Gahler, Thomas Mann and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on torture in Iran (B6-0044/2005);

| — | Christa Prets and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, on torture and coercion in Iran (B6-0052/2005); |
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Christa Prets and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, on torture and coercion in Iran (B6-0052/2005);

| — | André Brie, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Iran (B6-0054/2005); |
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André Brie, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Iran (B6-0054/2005);

| — | Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, on torture in Iran (B6-0057/2005); |
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Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, on torture in Iran (B6-0057/2005);

| — | Angelika Beer, Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, Hélène Flautre, Monica Frassoni and Joost Lagendijk, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on human rights violations in Iran (B6-0058/2005). |
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Angelika Beer, Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, Hélène Flautre, Monica Frassoni and Joost Lagendijk, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on human rights violations in Iran (B6-0058/2005).

| III. | TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN CAMBODIA







  — | Cecilia Malmström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the trafficking of women and girls in Cambodia (B6-0035/2005); |
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III.

TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN CAMBODIA

TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN CAMBODIA

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Cecilia Malmström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the trafficking of women and girls in Cambodia (B6-0035/2005);

| — | Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the trafficking of children in Cambodia (B6-0042/2005); |
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Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the trafficking of children in Cambodia (B6-0042/2005);

| — | Thomas Mann, Bernd Posselt and Anna Záborská, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the trafficking of women and children in Cambodia (B6-0045/2005); |
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Thomas Mann, Bernd Posselt and Anna Záborská, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the trafficking of women and children in Cambodia (B6-0045/2005);

| — | Jean Lambert and Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Cambodia (B6-0046/2005); |
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Jean Lambert and Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Cambodia (B6-0046/2005);

| — | Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the trafficking of women and girls in Cambodia (B6-0053/2005); |
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Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the trafficking of women and girls in Cambodia (B6-0053/2005);

| — | Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the trafficking of women and children in Cambodia (B6-0055/2005). |
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Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the trafficking of women and children in Cambodia (B6-0055/2005).

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142.

5.   Constitution for Europe (debate)

(debate)

Report on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe [2004/2129(INI)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

Co-rapporteurs: Richard Corbett and Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (A6-0070/2004)

Richard Corbett (rapporteur) and Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (rapporteur) introduced the report.

The following spoke: Nicolas Schmit (President-in-Office of the Council) and Margot Wallström (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Andrew Duff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Philippe de Villiers, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, James Hugh Allister, Non-attached Member, Elmar Brok, member of the European Convention and draftsman of the opinion of the AFET Committee, Klaus Hänsch, member of the European Convention, Jo Leinen, chairman of the AFCO Committee, and Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, draftsman of the opinion of the DEVE Committee.

IN THE CHAIR: António COSTA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee), José Javier Pomés Ruiz (draftsman of the opinion of the CONT Committee), Jan Andersson (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Vasco Graça Moura (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Hannes Swoboda (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Carlos José Iturgaiz Angulo (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (draftsman of the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Ian Hudghton (draftsman of the opinion of the PECH Committee), Maria Berger (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Stefano Zappalà (draftsman of the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Timothy Kirkhope, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Bronisław Geremek, Johannes Voggenhuber, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Jens-Peter Bonde, Cristiana Muscardini, Andreas Mölzer, Markus Ferber, Miroslav Ouzký, Enrique Barón Crespo and Ignasi Guardans Cambó.

IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ

Vice-President

The following spoke: David Hammerstein Mintz, Ole Krarup, Nigel Farage, Konrad Szymański, Ryszard Czarnecki, Françoise Grossetête, Bernard Poignant, Marielle De Sarnez, Bernat Joan i Marí, Fausto Bertinotti, Bastiaan Belder, Rolandas Pavilionis, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Antonio Tajani, Genowefa Grabowska, Silvana Koch-Mehrin, Gérard Onesta, Miloslav Ransdorf, Georgios Karatzaferis, Mogens N.J. Camre, Peter Baco, József Szájer, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Jules Maaten, Carl Schlyter, Esko Seppänen, Vladimír Železný, Alessandro Battilocchio and Jean-Luc Dehaene, Vice-Chairman of the European Convention.

The debate was suspended at that point for voting time.

It would resume at 15.00 (Minutes of 11.01.2005, Item 10).

(Minutes of 11.01.2005, Item 10)

IN THE CHAIR: Ingo FRIEDRICH

Vice-President

The following spoke: Edward McMillan-Scott (Chairman of the ad hoc delegation for the observation of the Palestinian elections), who briefly outlined the delegation's mission.

6.   Voting time

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

6.1.   PEACE Programme *** (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds concerning the extension of the duration of the PEACE programme and the granting of new commitment appropriations [COM(2004)0631 — 16064/2004 — C6-0252/2004 — 2004/0224(AVC)] — Committee on Regional Development.

Rapporteur: James Nicholson (A6-0001/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I)

(Voting record: Annex I)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

James Nicholson made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4).

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0001)

(P6_TA(2005)0001)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

6.2.   Election of the European Ombudsman

Election of the European Ombudsman

(Secret ballot)

(Secret ballot)

The President stated that the following nominations had been received:

| — | Nikiforos Diamandouros |
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Nikiforos Diamandouros

| — | Giuseppe Fortunato |
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Giuseppe Fortunato

(Two other nominations had been declared inadmissible.)

The President reminded the House of the provisions of Rule 194(5) and announced that an electronic vote would take place.

He noted that as more than 50 per cent of Members were present, the election could take place.

| — Members voting: | 643 |
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| — Blank or void ballot papers: | 34 |
| — Votes cast: | 609 |
| — Majority required: | 305 |

— Members voting:

643

— Blank or void ballot papers:

34

— Votes cast:

609

— Majority required:

305

(The list of Members voting appears in the ‘Result of roll-call votes’ document)

(The list of Members voting appears in the ‘Result of roll-call votes’ document)

The results were as follows:

| — Nikiforos Diamandouros: | 564 votes |
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| — Giuseppe Fortunato: | 45 votes |

— Nikiforos Diamandouros:

564 votes

— Giuseppe Fortunato:

45 votes

Having obtained a majority of the votes cast, Nikiforos Diamandouros was elected European Ombudsman.

(P6_TA(2005)0002)

(P6_TA(2005)0002)

The President congratulated him on his election and invited him to swear an oath in due course before the Court of Justice, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure.

Margot Wallström (Vice-President of the Commission) also expressed her congratulations.

7.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 163(3) appear in the verbatim report of proceedings for the sitting.

8.   Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes were submitted by the following Members:

Recommendation James Nicholson — A6-0001/2005

| — | single vote

  for: Thierry Cornillet, Avril Doyle, Nirj Deva, Luís Queiró and Dieter-Lebrecht Koch |
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single vote

for: Thierry Cornillet, Avril Doyle, Nirj Deva, Luís Queiró and Dieter-Lebrecht Koch

for:

Election of the European Ombudsman

Ingo Schmitt pointed out that he had been present but that his voting machine had not worked.

(The sitting was suspended at 12.55 and resumed at 15.00.)

(The sitting was suspended at 12.55 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

9.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Othmar Karas had informed the Presidency that he had been present but that his name was not on the attendance register.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

10.   Constitution for Europe (continuation of debate)

(continuation of debate)

The following spoke: António Costa, Cecilia Malmström, Bart Staes, Ilda Figueiredo, Nils Lundgren, Jacques Toubon, Margrietus van den Berg, Marian Harkin, Alyn Smith, Kathy Sinnott, Panayiotis Demetriou, Borut Pahor, Diana Wallis, Wojciech Wierzejski, Andreas Schwab, Carlos Carnero González, Sarah Ludford, Margie Sudre, Alain Hutchinson, Alexander Stubb, Monika Beňová, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Libor Rouček, Maria da Assunção Esteves, Henrik Dam Kristensen, Armando Dionisi, Proinsias De Rossa, Reinhard Rack, Mercedes Bresso, Simon Busuttil, Marie-Line Reynaud and Lambert van Nistelrooij.

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek Emil SARYUSZ-WOLSKI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Stavros Lambrinidis, Mihael Brejc, Anna Záborská, Lasse Lehtinen, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Joachim Wuermeling, Marianne Mikko, Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Sérgio Sousa Pinto, James Nicholson, Raimon Obiols i Germà, Elisabeth Jeggle, Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler, Ljudmila Novak, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Daniel Caspary, Rihards Pīks, Antonio De Poli, Daniel Hannan, Othmar Karas, Riccardo Ventre, David Casa, Richard Corbett, Nicolas Schmit and Margot Wallström.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.01.2005, Item 4.2.

Minutes of 12.01.2005, Item 4.2.

11.   Green Paper on admission for employment (debate)

(debate)

Commission communication: Green Paper on admission for employment

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) made the communication.

The following spoke under the ‘catch the eye’ procedure to put questions which Franco Frattini answered: Jean-Louis Bourlanges, Martine Roure, Elisabeth Schroedter, Giovanni Claudio Fava, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Claude Moraes, Stavros Lambrinidis, Zbigniew Zaleski, Jean Lambert and Alexander Nuno Alvaro.

The debate closed.

Josu Ortuondo Larrea made a personal statement.

IN THE CHAIR: Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN

Vice-President

12.   Question Time (Commission)

(Commission)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Commission (B6-0001/2005).

First part

First part

Question 26 (Jacky Henin): Disappearance of textile quotas.

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) answered the question.

Jacky Henin spoke.

Question 27 (Robert Evans): Slavery in chocolate.

Charlie McCreevy answered the question and supplementaries by Robert Evans and Malcolm Harbour.

Question 28 (Bogusław Sonik): Suspension of food exports from the new Member States to Russia.

Charlie McCreevy answered the question and a supplementary by Bogusław Sonik.

Second part

Second part

Question 29 (Proinsias De Rossa): Services in the internal market.

Charlie McCreevy answered the question and supplementaries by Proinsias De Rossa, Malcolm Harbour and David Martin.

Question 30 (Brian Crowley): The Lisbon Objectives.

Charlie McCreevy answered the question and supplementaries by Brian Crowley, Gay Mitchell and Charlotte Cederschiöld.

David Martin spoke on Charlotte Cederschiöld's supplementary.

Questions 31 to 33 would receive written answers.

Question 34 (Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García): Education programmes in Latin America following the Costa Rica Heads of State and Government Summit.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García.

Question 35 (Bart Staes): Leaving development cooperation to chance.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner answered the question and a supplementary by Bart Staes.

Question 36 (David Martin): Continued breach of EU-Israel Protocols by Israel.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner answered the question and a supplementary by David Martin.

Question 37 (Justas Vincas Paleckis): New Neighbourhood Policy and Belarus.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner answered the question and supplementaries by Justas Vincas Paleckis, Barbara Kudrycka and Janusz Onyszkiewicz.

Questions 39 and 40 lapsed as the subject they dealt with was already on the agenda for that part-session.

Questions 38 and 41 would receive written answers.

Question 42 (Dimitrios Papadimoulis): Telephone tapping without a court order.

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Manolis Mavrommatis and David Martin.

Question 43 (Claude Moraes): The Commission's annual report on Migration.

Franco Frattini answered the question and supplementaries by Claude Moraes and Joseph Muscat.

Question 44 (Ignasi Guardans Cambó): Terrorism.

Franco Frattini answered the question and a supplementary by Ignasi Guardans Cambó.

Question 45 (Bill Newton Dunn): Reporting of crimes and collection of statistics about crimes across the Union.

Franco Frattini answered the question and a supplementary by Bill Newton Dunn.

Luciana Sbarbati spoke on the conduct of Question Time.

Questions 46 to 76 would receive written answers.

Commission Question Time closed.

13.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 352.950/OJME).

14.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 19.30.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Janusz Onyszkiewicz

Vice-President

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Chiesa, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Cirino Pomicino, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Cornillet, Correia, António Costa, Cottigny, Coûteaux, Coveney, Cramer, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, D'Alema, Daul, Davies, De Poli, de Brún, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Del Turco, Demetriou, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Díez González, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Di Pietro, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duin, Duka-Zólyomi, Duquesne, Ebner, Ehler, Ek, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Eurlings, Jillian Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Fajmon, Falbr, Farage, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fjellner, Flasarová, Flautre, Florenz, Foglietta, Fontaine, Ford, Fotyga, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Fruteau, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Goudin, Genowefa Grabowska, Grabowski, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Graça Moura, Grech, Griesbeck, Gröner, Grosch, Grossetête, Gruber, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guidoni, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein Mintz, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harangozó, Harbour, Harkin, Harms, Hassi, Hatzidakis, Haug, Heaton-Harris, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Helmer, Henin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Hortefeux, Howitt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Huhne, Hutchinson, Ibrisagic, Ilves, in 't Veld, Isler Béguin, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Joan i Marí, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Jelko Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamiński, Karas, Karatzaferis, Karim, Kasoulides, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kilroy-Silk, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Knapman, Koch-Mehrin, Kohlíček, Konrad, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krarup, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, Laschet, Lechner, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Fernand Le Rachinel, Letta, Lévai, Janusz Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liotard, Locatelli, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Louis, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Maat, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McDonald, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Malmström, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Manolakou, Mantovani, Markov, Marques, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mastenbroek, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsakis, Matsis, Matsouka, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Méndez de Vigo, Menéndez del Valle, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mölzer, Mohácsi, Montoro Romero, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morillon, Moscovici, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscardini, Muscat, Musotto, Mussolini, Musumeci, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Navarro, Newton Dunn, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Pack, Pafilis, Borut Pahor, Paleckis, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pannella, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Papastamkos, Parish, Patrie, Pavilionis, Peillon, Pęk, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Poignant, Polfer, Poli Bortone, Pomés Ruiz, Portas, Posselt, Prets, Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Reynaud, Ribeiro, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Rizzo, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Salvini, Samaras, Samuelsen, Sánchez Presedo, Santoro, dos Santos, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savary, Savi, Sbarbati, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Schmidt, Pál Schmitt, Ingo Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schroedter, Schulz, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Segelström, Seppänen, Siekierski, Sifunakis, Silva Peneda, Sinnott, Siwiec, Sjöstedt, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sommer, Sonik, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stenzel, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Strejček, Stroz, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Tatarella, Thyssen, Titford, Titley, Toia, Tomczak, Toubon, Toussas, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Turmes, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Väyrynen, Vaidere, Vakalis, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vaugrenard, Ventre, Vergnaud, Vidal-Quadras Roca, de Villiers, Villiers, Vincenzi, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Westlund, Whitehead, Whittaker, Wieland, Wiersma, Wierzejski, Wijkman, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Wurtz, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

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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 |

+

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

PEACE programme ***

Report: NICHOLSON (A6-0001/2005)

| Subject | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 598, 15, 18 |

Subject

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

598, 15, 18

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Nicholson recommendation A6-0001/2005

For: 598

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Huhne, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Bertinotti, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Ribeiro, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Bonde, Chruszcz, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Wierzejski, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Masiel, Mote, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Poli, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Graça Moura, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, 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, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bersani, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Keyser, Del Turco, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, 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, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 15

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise

Abstention: 18

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Borghezio

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mölzer, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Vanhecke

UEN: Camre

2.   Election of the European Ombudsman — secret ballot

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bonino, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa Paolo, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Huhne, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Bertinotti, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, 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, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, De Poli, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, 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, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Graça Moura, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, 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, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bersani, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Keyser, Del Turco, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, 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, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2005)0001

PEACE Programme ***

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds concerning the extension of the duration of the PEACE programme and the granting of new commitment appropriations (COM(2004)0631 — 16064/2004 — C6-0252/2004 — 2004/0224(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | — having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2004)0631 — 16064/2004) (1), |
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— having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2004)0631 — 16064/2004) (1),

| — | having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 161 of the EC Treaty (C6-0252/2004), |
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having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 161 of the EC Treaty (C6-0252/2004),

| — | having regard to Rule 75(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 75(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Regional Development and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0001/2005), |
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having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Regional Development and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0001/2005),

| 1. | Gives its assent to the proposal for a Council regulation; |
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1.

Gives its assent to the proposal for a Council regulation;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2005)0002

Appointment of the European Ombudsman

European Parliament Decision appointing the European Ombudsman

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 21, second paragraph, and 195 thereof, |
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having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 21, second paragraph, and 195 thereof,

| — | having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 107d thereof, |
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having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 107d thereof,

| — | having regard to its decision of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties (1), as amended by its decision of 14 March 2002 (2), |
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having regard to its decision of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties (1), as amended by its decision of 14 March 2002 (2),

| — | having regard to Rule 194 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 194 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the call for applications (3), |
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having regard to the call for applications (3),

| — | having regard to its vote of 11 January 2005, |
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having regard to its vote of 11 January 2005,

| 1. | Appoints Mr Nikiforos Diamandouros European Ombudsman; |
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1.

Appoints Mr Nikiforos Diamandouros European Ombudsman;

| 2. | Requests Mr Diamandouros to take an oath before the Court of Justice; |
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2.

Requests Mr Diamandouros to take an oath before the Court of Justice;

| 3. | Instructs its President to have the annexed decision published in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
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3.

Instructs its President to have the annexed decision published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this Decision to the Council, the Commission and the Court of Justice. |
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4.

Instructs its President to forward this Decision to the Council, the Commission and the Court of Justice.

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(1)  OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15.

(2)  OJ L 92, 9.4.2002, p. 13.

(3)  OJ C 213, 25.8.2004, p. 9.

ANNEX

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 11 January 2005

appointing the European Ombudsman

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 21, second paragraph, and 195 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 107d thereof,

Having regard to its decision of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties (1), as amended by its decision of 14 March 2002 (2),

Having regard to Rule 194 of its Rules of Procedure,

Having regard to the call for applications (3),

Having regard to its vote of 11 January 2005,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Mr Nikiforos Diamandouros has been appointed European Ombudsman.

Done at Strasbourg, 11 January 2005

For the European Parliament

Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

The President

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(1)  OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15.

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(2)  OJ L 92, 9.4.2002, p. 13.

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(3)  OJ C 213, 25.8.2004, p. 9.

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