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| 25.8.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 208/16 |
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25.8.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 208/16

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MINUTES

(2005/C 208 E/02)

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 document had been received from the ECON Committee:

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (COM(2004)0733 — C6-0202/2004 — 2004/0264(CNS)) — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
  Rapporteur: Jean-Paul Gauzès (A6-0042/2004). |
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- Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (COM(2004)0733 — C6-0202/2004 — 2004/0264(CNS)) — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Rapporteur: Jean-Paul Gauzès (A6-0042/2004).

3.   Membership of Parliament

The Hungarian authorities had given notice of the appointment of Viktoria Bernáthné Mohácsi to replace Gábor Demszky as Member of Parliament, with effect from 29.11.2004.

The President drew attention to the provisions of Rule 3(5).

4.   Annual report of the Court of Auditors — 2003 (debate)

(debate)

Juan Manuel Juan Manuel Fabra Vallés (President of the Court of Auditors) introduced the Court of Auditors' annual report.

Siim Kallas (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

Simon Busuttil spoke on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Antonios TRAKATELLIS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Szabolcs Fazakas (chairman of the CONT Committee), Jan Mulder, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jeffrey Titford, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Ashley Mote, Non-attached Member, James Elles, Terence Wynn, Kyösti Tapio Virrankoski, Nils Lundgren, Hans-Peter Martin, Albert Jan Maat, Herbert Bösch, Carl Lang, István Pálfi, Inés Ayala Sender, Christofer Fjellner, Paulo Casaca and Neil Parish.

The debate closed.

5.   Situation in Colombia (debate)

(debate)

Commission statement: Situation in Colombia

Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Manuel Medina Ortega, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, James Hugh Allister, Non-attached Member, Fernando Fernández Martín, Giovanni Claudio Fava, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Athanasios Pafilis, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Proinsias De Rossa and José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, who made a personal statement.

The debate closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 10.55 pending voting time and resumed at 11.00.)

(The sitting was suspended at 10.55 pending voting time and resumed at 11.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS ROCA

Vice-President

6.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

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

Vote on the removal from the agenda of the statements on the EU-Russia Summit (Minutes of 01.12.2004, Item 9):

Vote on the removal from the agenda of the statements on the EU-Russia Summit (Minutes of 01.12.2004, Item 9):

Othmar Karas had informed the Presidency that he had wanted to vote in favour.

Marcin Libicki and Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg had informed the Presidency that they had been present but had not voted.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

7.   Voting time

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

7.1   Draft amending budget No 10/2004 (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on draft amending budget No 10/2004 of the European Union for 2004 — Section III: Commission [15179/2004 — C6-0209/2004 — 2004/2223(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Jan Mulder (A6-0053/2004)

(Qualified majority)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0069).

(P6_TA(2004)0069)

7.2.   EC-San Marino Agreement (taxation of savings income) * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of San Marino providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments [COM(2004)0643 — C6-0172/2004 — 2004/0241(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jean-Paul Gauzès (A6-0039/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0070).

(P6_TA(2004)0070)

7.3.   EC-Monaco Agreement (taxation of savings income) * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments [COM(2004)0733 — C6-0202/2004 — 2004/0264(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jean-Paul Gauzès (A6-0042/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0071).

(P6_TA(2004)0071)

7.4.   Safer use of the Internet and new online technologies ***I (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual Community programme on promoting safer use of the Internet and new online technologies [COM(2004)0091 — C5-0132/2004 — 2004/0023(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Edith Mastenbroek (A6-0033/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2004)0072)

(P6_TA(2004)0072)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2004)0072).

(P6_TA(2004)0072)

7.5.   EU citizens' passports * (vote)

(vote)

Report on the Commission proposal for a Council regulation on standards for security features and biometrics in EU citizens' passports [COM(2004)0116 — C5-0101/2004 — 2004/0039(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0028/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2004)0073)

(P6_TA(2004)0073)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted as amended (P6_TA(2004)0073)

(P6_TA(2004)0073)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who asked for the report to be referred back to committee under Rule 168(2); |
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Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who asked for the report to be referred back to committee under Rule 168(2);

| — | Carlos Coelho (rapporteur) and Jean-Louis Bourlanges (Chairman of the LIBE Committee) on the request. |
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Carlos Coelho (rapporteur) and Jean-Louis Bourlanges (Chairman of the LIBE Committee) on the request.

Parliament rejected the request.

7.6.   Situation in Ukraine (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0195/2004, B6-0196/2004, B6-0199/2004, B6-0200/2004, B6-0201/2004 and B6-0202/2004

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0195/2004

(replacing B6-0195/2004, B6-0196/2004, B6-0199/2004, B6-0200/2004, B6-0201/2004 and B6-0202/2004:

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski, Charles Tannock, Jerzy Buzek, Tunne Kelam, Edward McMillan-Scott and Aldis Kušķis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski, Charles Tannock, Jerzy Buzek, Tunne Kelam, Edward McMillan-Scott and Aldis Kušķis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Jan Marinus Wiersma, Marek Maciej Siwiec and Toomas Hendrik Ilves, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Jan Marinus Wiersma, Marek Maciej Siwiec and Toomas Hendrik Ilves, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Cecilia Malmström and Jelko Kacin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Cecilia Malmström and Jelko Kacin, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Rebecca Harms, Elisabeth Schroedter, Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, Joost Lagendijk and Angelika Beer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Rebecca Harms, Elisabeth Schroedter, Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, Joost Lagendijk and Angelika Beer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | André Brie, Jonas Sjöstedt and Vittorio Emanuele Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
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André Brie, Jonas Sjöstedt and Vittorio Emanuele Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Cristiana Muscardini, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, Konrad Szymański and Guntars Krasts, on behalf of the UEN Group. |
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Cristiana Muscardini, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, Konrad Szymański and Guntars Krasts, on behalf of the UEN Group.

Adopted (P6_TA(2004)0074)

(P6_TA(2004)0074)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Stanisław Jałowiecki, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 11, which was incorporated; |
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Stanisław Jałowiecki, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 11, which was incorporated;

| — | Cecilia Malmström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 4, which was incorporated; |
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Cecilia Malmström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 4, which was incorporated;

| — | Armin Laschet, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who moved an oral amendment to delete recital M. This amendment was also incorporated. |
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Armin Laschet, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who moved an oral amendment to delete recital M. This amendment was also incorporated.

7.7.   Financial perspectives (vote)

(vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0189/2004

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2004)0075).

(P6_TA(2004)0075)

7.8.   World Aids Day (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0190/2004, B6-0191/2004, B6-0192/2004, B6-0193/2004 and B6-0194/2004

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0190/2004

(replacing B6-0190/2004, B6-0191/2004, B6-0192/2004, B6-0193/2004 and B6-0194/2004):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | John Bowis, Richard Seeber, Anders Wijkman and Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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John Bowis, Richard Seeber, Anders Wijkman and Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Anne Van Lancker, Glenys Kinnock, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Margrietus van den Berg and Karin Scheele, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Anne Van Lancker, Glenys Kinnock, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Margrietus van den Berg and Karin Scheele, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Holger Krahmer, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Holger Krahmer, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Frithjof Schmidt, Marie-Hélène Aubert, Bernat Joan i Marí, Satu Hassi, Carl Schlyter and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Frithjof Schmidt, Marie-Hélène Aubert, Bernat Joan i Marí, Satu Hassi, Carl Schlyter and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Vittorio Emanuele Agnoletto, Ilda Figueiredo and Luisa Morgantinion behalf of the GUE/NGL Group. |
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Vittorio Emanuele Agnoletto, Ilda Figueiredo and Luisa Morgantinion behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

Adopted (P6_TA(2004)0076).

(P6_TA(2004)0076)

8.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Written explanations of vote:

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

Oral explanations of vote:

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: Mastenbroek — A6-0033/2004

| — | Arlene McCarthy |
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Arlene McCarthy

Report: Coelho — A6-0028/2004

| — | Hynek Fajmon |
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Hynek Fajmon

Situation in Ukraine — RC-B6-0195/2004

| — | Bernd Posselt, Luís Queiró |
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Bernd Posselt, Luís Queiró

9.   Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes were submitted by the following Members:

Report: Gauzès — A6-0042/2004

| — | single vote

  for: John Attard-Montalto, Avril Doyle, Maria da Assunção Esteves, Gunnar Hökmark, Nils Lundgren, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Georgios Papastamkos, Riccardo Ventre, Lars Wohlin |
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single vote

for: John Attard-Montalto, Avril Doyle, Maria da Assunção Esteves, Gunnar Hökmark, Nils Lundgren, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Georgios Papastamkos, Riccardo Ventre, Lars Wohlin

for:

Report: Coelho — A6-0028/2004

| — | legislative resolution (as a whole)

  for: John Attard-Montalto |
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legislative resolution (as a whole)

for: John Attard-Montalto

for:

Financial perspectives — B6-0189/2004

| — | amendment 1

  for: Raül Romeva i Rueda |
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amendment 1

for: Raül Romeva i Rueda

for:

| — | resolution (as a whole)

  for: Jean-Claude Fruteau, Erika Mann, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Inger Segelström |
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resolution (as a whole)

for: Jean-Claude Fruteau, Erika Mann, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Inger Segelström

for:

María Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco pointed out that she had taken part in the vote on the Edith Mastenbroek (A6-0033/2004) and Carlos Coelho (A6-0028/2004) reports.

Gianni De Michelis had been present but had not taken part in the votes at the start of voting time.

10.   EU-Russia Summit (deadlines for tabling amendments and motions for resolutions)

(deadlines for tabling amendments and motions for resolutions)

The following deadlines had been set:

| — | motions for resolutions: 08.12.2004 at 18.00 |
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motions for resolutions: 08.12.2004 at 18.00

| — | amendments and joint motions for resolutions: 13.12.2004 at 19.00 |
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amendments and joint motions for resolutions: 13.12.2004 at 19.00

The vote would be on 15.12.2004.

11.   Communication of Council common positions

Pursuant to Rule 57(1), the President announced that the Council had sent the following common position, along with the reasons for its adoption and the Commission's position on:

| — | Common Position adopted by the Council on 29 November 2004 with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (12060/2/2004 — C6-0211/2004 — 2003/0167(COD))






  referred to | responsible: IMCO |
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Common Position adopted by the Council on 29 November 2004 with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (12060/2/2004 — C6-0211/2004 — 2003/0167(COD))

o

referred to

responsible: IMCO

12.   Membership of committees

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

| — | FEMM Committee: Edit Bauer. |
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FEMM Committee: Edit Bauer.

13.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held from 13.12.2004 to 16.12.2004.

14.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

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

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

15.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 11.50.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mölzer, Cristobal Montoro Romero, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morgantini, Morillon, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscat, Musotto, Musumeci, Myller, Napoletano, Nattrass, Newton Dunn, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Borut Pahor, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pannella, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Parish, Patrie, Pavilionis, Peillon, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, João de Deus Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Poignant, Polfer, Posselt, Prets, Vittorio Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Rack, Radwan, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Ribeiro, Riera Madurell, Riis-Jørgensen, Rizzo, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Roszkowski, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Salvini, Samaras, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sartori, Savi, Sbarbati, Schapira, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Frithjof Schmidt, Pál Schmitt, Ingo Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schroedter, Schulz, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Segelström, Seppänen, Siekierski, Sifunakis, Silva Peneda, Sinnott, Skinner, Škottová, Alyn Smith, Sommer, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stenzel, Sterckx, Stihler, Stockmann, Strejček, Stroz, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tajani, Takkula, Tarabella, Tatarella, Thyssen, Titford, Titley, Toia, Toubon, Toussas, Trakatellis, Triantaphyllides, Turmes, Uca, Ulmer, Väyrynen, Vaidere, Vakalis, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Verges, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Virrankoski, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Westlund, Whitehead, Wieland, Wiersma, Wierzejski, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Wurtz, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Zimmer, 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

1.   Draft amending budget No 10/2004

Report: Jan MULDER (A6-0053/2004)

| Subject | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

2.   EC-San Marino Agreement (taxation of savings income) *

Report: Jean-Paul GAUZÈS (A6-0039/2004)

| Subject | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

3.   EC-Monaco Agreement (taxation of savings income) *

Report: Jean-Paul GAUZÈS (A6-0042/2004)

| Subject | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 449, 12, 40 |

Subject

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

449, 12, 40

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: single vote

4.   Safer use of the Internet and new online technologies ***I

Report: Edith MASTENBROEK (A6-0033/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-67 | committee | | + | |
| art 6 | 68 | PSE | | + | |
| 69 | PSE | | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-67

committee

+

art 6

68

PSE

+

69

PSE

+

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

5.   EU citizens' passports *

Report: Carlos COELHO (A6-0028/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Proposal for a regulation |
| Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 2-3
  6-18 | committee | | + | |
| Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes | 4 | committee | EV | + | 329, 260, 4 |
| 19 | committee | | + | |
| art 1, § 2 | 23 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 26 | ALDE | | - | |
| 5 | committee | | + | |
| art 2, § 1, point (c) | 24=
  27= | Verts/ALE
  ALDE | EV | - | 169, 407, 19 |
| rec 2 | 25 | ALDE | | - | |
| 1 | committee | | + | |
| 21 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| rec 8 | 22 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| Draft legislative resolution |
| after citation 1 | 20 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 471, 118, 6 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Proposal for a regulation

Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

2-3

6-18

committee

+

Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes

4

committee

EV

+

329, 260, 4

19

committee

+

art 1, § 2

23

Verts/ALE

-

26

ALDE

-

5

committee

+

art 2, § 1, point (c)

24=

27=

Verts/ALE

ALDE

EV

-

169, 407, 19

rec 2

25

ALDE

-

1

committee

+

21

Verts/ALE

-

rec 8

22

Verts/ALE

-

vote: amended proposal

+

Draft legislative resolution

after citation 1

20

PPE-DE

+

vote: legislative resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

471, 118, 6

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: ams 4 and 19

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: final vote

GUE/NGL: final vote

PPE-DE: final vote

6.   Situation in Ukraine

Motions for resolution: B6-0195/2004, B6-0196/2004, B6-0199/2004, B6-0200/2004, B6-0201/2004 and B6-0202/2004

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0195/2004 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL and UEN) |
| rec M | | PPE-DE | | + | oral amendment |
| after § 4 | | Staniszewska | | + | oral amendment |
| § 7 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 10 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3/EV | - | 269, 308, 11 |
| § 11 | | Jałowiecki | | + | oral amendment |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0195/2004 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0196/2004 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0199/2004 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0200/2004 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0201/2004 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0202/2004 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0195/2004 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL and UEN)

rec M

PPE-DE

+

oral amendment

after § 4

Staniszewska

+

oral amendment

§ 7

original text

sep

+

§ 10

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3/EV

-

269, 308, 11

§ 11

Jałowiecki

+

oral amendment

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0195/2004

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0196/2004

UEN

↓

B6-0199/2004

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0200/2004

ALDE

↓

B6-0201/2004

PSE

↓

B6-0202/2004

PPE-DE

↓

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: § 7

Request for split votes

ALDE, GUE/NGL

§ 10

1st part:‘Believes that relations with Ukraine ... a prosperous market economy’

2nd part:‘and their country's assumption of its rightful place in the community of democratic nations’

3rd part:‘Euro-Atlantic’

Miscellaneous

Inese Vaidere had also signed the joint motion for a resolution on behalf of the UEN Group.

Armin Laschet had proposed an oral amendment to delete recital M.

Grażina Staniszewska had proposed the following oral amendment:

‘Calls on the government to refrain from exerting any pressure on the media, especially public media, so that the Ukrainian people receive objective and impartial information on the candidates and the current political situation in the country;’

Stanisław Jałowiecki had proposed the following oral amendment:

‘Calls upon the Commission, the Council and the Members States,
  in the anticipation of a
  satisfactory outcome of the present situation, to speed up the
  adoption
  of the Action Plan for Ukraine, to engage in the rapid implementation of this plan and to include new measures aiming at strengthening the role of civil society;’

7.   Financial perspectives

Motion for resolution: B6-0189/2004

Motion for resolution: B6-0189/2004

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Motion for a resolution B6-0189/2004 (Temporary Committee) |
| § 1 | 2 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| after § 1 | 1 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 81, 500, 11 |
| § 4 | 3 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 7 | 4 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 499, 67, 39 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Motion for a resolution B6-0189/2004 (Temporary Committee)

Motion for a resolution B6-0189/2004 (Temporary Committee)

§ 1

2

GUE/NGL

-

after § 1

1

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

81, 500, 11

§ 4

3

GUE/NGL

-

§

original text

original text

sep

+

§ 7

4

GUE/NGL

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

499, 67, 39

Requests for roll-call votes

Requests for roll-call votes

GUE/NGL: am 1

IND/DEM: final vote

Requests for separate votes

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: § 4

8.   World AIDS Day

Motions for resolution: B6-0190/2004, B6-0191/2004, B6-0192/2004, B6-0193/2004 and B6-0194/2004

Motions for resolution: B6-0190/2004, B6-0191/2004, B6-0192/2004, B6-0193/2004 and B6-0194/2004

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0190/2004 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE and GUE/NGL) |
| after § 2 | 1 | GUE/NGL | EV | + | 311, 249, 15 |
| after § 7 | 2 | GUE/NGL | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 9 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 10 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 11 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 12 | | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 15 | 3 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| after § 20 | 4 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| § 22 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 306, 272, 4 |
| § 24 | | | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 297, 273, 4 |
| § 25 | | original text | sep | + | |
| rec G | | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| Motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0190/2004 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0191/2004 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0192/2004 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0193/2004 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0194/2004 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0190/2004 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE and GUE/NGL)

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0190/2004 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE and GUE/NGL)

after § 2

1

GUE/NGL

EV

+

311, 249, 15

after § 7

2

GUE/NGL

split

1

+

2

-

§ 9

original text

original text

sep

+

§ 10

original text

original text

sep

+

§ 11

original text

original text

sep

+

§ 12

original text

original text

sep

+

after § 15

3

GUE/NGL

-

after § 20

4

GUE/NGL

+

§ 22

original text

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

306, 272, 4

§ 24

split

1

+

2/EV

+

297, 273, 4

§ 25

original text

original text

sep

+

rec G

original text

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Motions for resolutions by political groups

Motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0190/2004

ALDE

↓

B6-0191/2004

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0192/2004

PSE

↓

B6-0193/2004

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0194/2004

PPE-DE

↓

Alfonso Andria, Elspeth Attwooll and Marios Matsakis had also signed motion for a resolution B6-0190/2004.

Requests for separate votes

Requests for separate votes

IND/DEM: §§ 10 and 25

UEN: recital G, §§ 9, 10, 11, 12 and 25

Request for split votes

Request for split votes

IND/DEM

§ 22

§ 22

1st part:text without the words ‘such as immigrants, sex-workers, etc.’

1st part:

2nd part:those words

2nd part:

PPE-DE, IND/DEM

24

24

1st part:text without the words ‘and particularly on the Italian Government’

1st part:

2nd part:those words

2nd part:

PSE

am. 2

am. 2

1st part:‘Urges ... essential drugs;’

1st part:

2nd part: remainder

2nd part:

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Report: Gauzès A6-0042/2004

For: 449

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bonino, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Costa Paolo, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Huhne, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Letta, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Brie, McDonald

IND/DEM: Adwent, Belder, Blokland, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Coûteaux, Giertych, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Speroni, Wierzejski

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Resetarits, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Poli, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, Gargani, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Bersani, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Rossa, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Santoro, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Skinner, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Van Lancker, Walter, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Fotyga, Janowski, Kristovskis, La Russa, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański

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

Against: 12

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Pęk, Titford, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Kilroy-Silk, Mote

Abstention: 40

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Bertinotti, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Pflüger, Remek, Ribeiro, Rizzo, Seppänen, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

NI: Claeys, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

2.   Report: Coelho A6-0028/2004

For: 471

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bonino, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa Paolo, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Di Pietro, Duquesne, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Kacin, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Letta, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Borghezio, Lundgren, Sinnott, Speroni, Wohlin

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Poli, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schmitt Ingo, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stubb, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Villiers, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Santoro, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Van Lancker, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foglietta, Fotyga, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit

Against: 118

ALDE: Attwooll, Carlshamre, Chiesa, Davies, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Huhne, Karim, Klinz, Ludford, Lynne, Malmström, Szent-Iványi, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Bertinotti, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Remek, Ribeiro, Rizzo, Seppänen, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Bonde, Booth, Chruszcz, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Giertych, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Wierzejski, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Kilroy-Silk, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Ouzký, Strejček, Zahradil

PSE: Hutchinson

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

Abstention: 6

ALDE: Alvaro, Jäätteenmäki, Lambsdorff

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Škottová

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For: 81

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Bertinotti, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Remek, Ribeiro, Rizzo, Stroz, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Chruszcz, Giertych, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Wierzejski, Železný

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard

PPE-DE: Grosch, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Klich

PSE: Gomes, Hamon

UEN: Musumeci

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

Against: 500

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bonino, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa Paolo, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, 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, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Letta, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Liotard, Meijer, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Borghezio, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Speroni, Titford, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Poli, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schmitt Ingo, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Villiers, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bersani, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, Del Turco, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Hänsch, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Santoro, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Van Lancker, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foglietta, Fotyga, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 11

ALDE: Bernáthné Mohácsi, Chiesa

GUE/NGL: Henin, Pafilis, Toussas

NI: Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Hatzidakis

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lucas, Romeva i Rueda

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For: 499

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bonino, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa Paolo, Degutis, Deprez, 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, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Letta, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Adwent, Chruszcz, Giertych, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Wierzejski

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Poli, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schmitt Ingo, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stubb, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bersani, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, Del Turco, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Santoro, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Van Lancker, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Foglietta, Fotyga, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella

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

Against: 67

GUE/NGL: Markov, Pafilis, Toussas, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Borghezio, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Speroni, Titford, Wise, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kilroy-Silk, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Harbour, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson, Strejček, Sumberg, Van Orden, Villiers, Zahradil

PSE: Fruteau, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Segelström

UEN: Camre

Abstention: 39

ALDE: Bernáthné Mohácsi, Chiesa

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Bertinotti, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Remek, Ribeiro, Rizzo, Seppänen, Stroz, Svensson, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Elles

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lucas, Schlyter

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2004)0069

Draft amending budget No 10/2004

European Parliament resolution on draft amending budget No 10/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004 (Section III — Commission) (15179/2004 — C6-0209/2004 — 2004/2223(BUD))

The European Parliament,

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having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 272(4), penultimate subparagraph thereof,

| — | having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 177 thereof, |
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having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 177 thereof,

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1) and in particular Articles 37 and 38 thereof, |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1) and in particular Articles 37 and 38 thereof,

| — | having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004, as finally adopted on 18 December 2003 (2) and as adjusted in line with the enlargement of the European Union (3), |
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having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004, as finally adopted on 18 December 2003 (2) and as adjusted in line with the enlargement of the European Union (3),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (4), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (4),

| — | having regard to preliminary draft amending budget No 11/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004 which the Commission presented on 13 October 2004 (SEC(2004)1234), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to preliminary draft amending budget No 11/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004 which the Commission presented on 13 October 2004 (SEC(2004)1234),

| — | having regard to draft amending budget No 10/2004, which the Council established on 29 November 2004 (15179/2004 — C6-0209/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to draft amending budget No 10/2004, which the Council established on 29 November 2004 (15179/2004 — C6-0209/2004),

| — | having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0053/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0053/2004),

| A. | whereas, contrary to previous years which saw huge surpluses in Structural Funds payments, PDAB 11 aims at budgeting additional resources of EUR 1 billion, |
| --- | --- |

A.

whereas, contrary to previous years which saw huge surpluses in Structural Funds payments, PDAB 11 aims at budgeting additional resources of EUR 1 billion,

| B. | whereas Council committed itself at the budgetary conciliation of 24 November 2003 to honour any need for additional payments to be made in the Structural Funds, |
| --- | --- |

B.

whereas Council committed itself at the budgetary conciliation of 24 November 2003 to honour any need for additional payments to be made in the Structural Funds,

| C. | whereas Member States' payments claims received by the Commission by 31 October 2004 indicate that even more additional resources might be needed than the EUR 1 billion, |
| --- | --- |

C.

whereas Member States' payments claims received by the Commission by 31 October 2004 indicate that even more additional resources might be needed than the EUR 1 billion,

| 1. | Approves draft amending budget No 10/2004 unamended; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves draft amending budget No 10/2004 unamended;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, and Commission, and the other institutions and bodies concerned. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, and Commission, and the other institutions and bodies concerned.

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(1)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 53, 23.2.2004.

(3)  OJ C 105, 30.4.2004, p. 9.

(4)  OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2003/429/EC (OJ L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 25).

P6_TA(2004)0070

EC-San Marino Agreement (taxation of savings income) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of San Marino providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (COM(2004)0643 — C6-0172/2004 — 2004/0241(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2004)0643) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2004)0643) (1),

| — | having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of San Marino providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of San Marino providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments,

| — | having regard to Article 94, Article 300(2), first subparagraph, and Article 300(4) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 94, Article 300(2), first subparagraph, and Article 300(4) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0172/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0172/2004),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0039/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0039/2004),

| 1. | Approves the conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

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 Republic of San Marino. |
| --- | --- |

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 Republic of San Marino.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2004)0071

EC-Monaco Agreement (taxation of savings income) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (COM(2004)0733 — C6-0202/2004 — 2004/0264(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2004)0733) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2004)0733) (1),

| — | having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments,

| — | having regard to Article 94, Article 300(2), first subparagraph, and Article 300(4) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 94, Article 300(2), first subparagraph, and Article 300(4) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0202/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0202/2004),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0042/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0042/2004),

| 1. | Approves the conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

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 Principality of Monaco. |
| --- | --- |

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 Principality of Monaco.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2004)0072

Safer use of the Internet and new online technologies ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual Community programme on promoting safer use of the Internet and new online technologies (COM(2004)0091 — C5-0132/2004 — 2004/0023(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0091) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0091) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 251(2) and 153(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0132/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 251(2) and 153(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0132/2004),

| — | having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 51 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 Budgets, (A6-0033/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets, (A6-0033/2004),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
| --- | --- |

3.

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

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2004)0023

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 2 December 2004 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2005/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual Community Programme on promoting safer use of the Internet and new online technologies

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 153(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (3),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (4),

Whereas:

| (1) | Internet penetration and use of new technologies such as mobile phones is still growing considerably in the Community. Alongside this, dangers, especially for children, and abuse of the technologies continue to exist and new dangers and abuses are emerging. In order to encourage the exploitation of the opportunities offered by the Internet and new online technologies, measures are also needed to promote their safer use and protect the end-user from unwanted content. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Internet penetration and use of new technologies such as mobile phones is still growing considerably in the Community. Alongside this, dangers, especially for children, and abuse of the technologies continue to exist and new dangers and abuses are emerging. In order to encourage the exploitation of the opportunities offered by the Internet and new online technologies, measures are also needed to promote their safer use and protect the end-user from unwanted content.

| (2) | The ‘eEurope 2005 Action Plan’ (5), developing the Lisbon strategy, aims to stimulate secure services, applications and content based on a widely available broadband infrastructure. Among its objectives are a secure information infrastructure, development, analysis and dissemination of good practices, benchmarking and a co-ordination mechanism for e-policies. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

The ‘eEurope 2005 Action Plan’ (5), developing the Lisbon strategy, aims to stimulate secure services, applications and content based on a widely available broadband infrastructure. Among its objectives are a secure information infrastructure, development, analysis and dissemination of good practices, benchmarking and a co-ordination mechanism for e-policies.

| (3) | The legislative framework which is being defined at Community level to deal with the challenges of digital content in the Information Society now includes rules related to online services, notably those on unsolicited commercial e-mail in Directive 2002/58/EC
   (6) and on important aspects of the liability of intermediary service providers in Directive 2000/31/EC
   (7), and recommendations for Member States, the industry and parties concerned and the Commission together with the indicative guidelines of Recommendation 98/560/EC
   (8). |
| --- | --- |

(3)

The legislative framework which is being defined at Community level to deal with the challenges of digital content in the Information Society now includes rules related to online services, notably those on unsolicited commercial e-mail in Directive 2002/58/EC
   (6) and on important aspects of the liability of intermediary service providers in Directive 2000/31/EC
   (7), and recommendations for Member States, the industry and parties concerned and the Commission together with the indicative guidelines of Recommendation 98/560/EC
   (8).

| (4) | There will be a continued need for action both in the area of content potentially harmful to children or unwanted by the end user and in the area of illegal content,
  in particular
  child pornography
  and racist material
  . |
| --- | --- |

(4)

There will be a continued need for action both in the area of content potentially harmful to children or unwanted by the end user and in the area of illegal content,
  in particular
  child pornography
  and racist material
  .

| (5) | Reaching international agreement on legally binding
  basic
  rules is desirable
  but will
  not be
  easily achieved. Even
  if such agreement is reached, it will not be enough in itself to ensure implementation of the rules or to ensure protection of those at risk. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Reaching international agreement on legally binding
  basic
  rules is desirable
  but will
  not be
  easily achieved. Even
  if such agreement is reached, it will not be enough in itself to ensure implementation of the rules or to ensure protection of those at risk.

| (6) | The Safer Internet Action Plan (9) (1998-2004) has provided Community financing which has successfully encouraged a variety of initiatives and has given European added value. Further funding will help new initiatives to build on the work already accomplished. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

The Safer Internet Action Plan (9) (1998-2004) has provided Community financing which has successfully encouraged a variety of initiatives and has given European added value. Further funding will help new initiatives to build on the work already accomplished.

| (7) | Practical measures are still needed to encourage reporting of illegal content to those in a position to deal with it, to
  encourage assessment of the performance of filter technologies and the benchmarking of these technologies
  , to spread best practice for codes of conduct embodying generally agreed canons of behaviour, and to inform and educate parents and children on the best way to benefit from the potential of new media in a safe way. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

Practical measures are still needed to encourage reporting of illegal content to those in a position to deal with it, to
  encourage assessment of the performance of filter technologies and the benchmarking of these technologies
  , to spread best practice for codes of conduct embodying generally agreed canons of behaviour, and to inform and educate parents and children on the best way to benefit from the potential of new media in a safe way.

| (8) | Action at Member State level is essential involving a wide range of actors from national, regional and local government, network operators, parents, teacher and school administrators. The Community can stimulate best practice in Member States by carrying out an orientation role both within the EU and internationally and providing support for European-level benchmarking, networking and applied research. |
| --- | --- |

(8)

Action at Member State level is essential involving a wide range of actors from national, regional and local government, network operators, parents, teacher and school administrators. The Community can stimulate best practice in Member States by carrying out an orientation role both within the EU and internationally and providing support for European-level benchmarking, networking and applied research.

| (9) | International co-operation is also essential and can be stimulated, co-ordinated, relayed and implemented by action through the Community networking structures. |
| --- | --- |

(9)

International co-operation is also essential and can be stimulated, co-ordinated, relayed and implemented by action through the Community networking structures.

| (10) | The measures
  that the Commission is empowered to adopt under the implementing powers conferred on it by
  this Decision
  are essentially management measures relating to the implementation of a Programme with substantial budgetary implications within the meaning of Article 2(a) of
  Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (10).
  Those measures should therefore be adopted in accordance with the management procedure provided for in Article 4 of that Decision. |
| --- | --- |

(10)

The measures
  that the Commission is empowered to adopt under the implementing powers conferred on it by
  this Decision
  are essentially management measures relating to the implementation of a Programme with substantial budgetary implications within the meaning of Article 2(a) of
  Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (10).
  Those measures should therefore be adopted in accordance with the management procedure provided for in Article 4 of that Decision.

| (11) | Complementarity and synergy with related Community initiatives and programmes should be ensured by the Commission,
  including, inter alia, by taking into account the work performed by other bodies
  . |
| --- | --- |

(11)

Complementarity and synergy with related Community initiatives and programmes should be ensured by the Commission,
  including, inter alia, by taking into account the work performed by other bodies
  .

| (12) | This
  Decision lays down
  , for the entire duration of the
  Programme, a financial framework constituting the prime reference, within
  the meaning of point 33 of the
  Interinstitutional
  Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (11),
  for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure
  . |
| --- | --- |

(12)

This
  Decision lays down
  , for the entire duration of the
  Programme, a financial framework constituting the prime reference, within
  the meaning of point 33 of the
  Interinstitutional
  Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (11),
  for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure
  .

| (13) | Since the objectives of the proposed actions cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States due to the transnational character of the issues at stake and can, therefore, by reason of the European scope and effects of the actions be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives. |
| --- | --- |

(13)

Since the objectives of the proposed actions cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States due to the transnational character of the issues at stake and can, therefore, by reason of the European scope and effects of the actions be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.

| (14) | This Decision respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles reflected in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Articles 7 and 8 thereof. |
| --- | --- |

(14)

This Decision respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles reflected in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Articles 7 and 8 thereof.

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Objective

This Decision establishes a Community programme
  for the period 2005-2008
  to promote safer use of the Internet and new online technologies, particularly for children, and to fight against illegal content and content unwanted by the end user.

The programme shall be known as the ‘Safer Internet plus’
  Programme
  (hereinafter ‘the
  Programme
  ’).

In order to attain the overall aim of the
  Programme
  referred to in paragraph 1, the following lines of action will be addressed:

| (a) | fighting against illegal content, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

fighting against illegal content,

| (b) | tackling unwanted and harmful content, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

tackling unwanted and harmful content,

| (c) | promoting a safer environment |
| --- | --- |

(c)

promoting a safer environment

| (d) | awareness-raising. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

awareness-raising.

The activities to be carried out under those lines of action are set out in Annex I.

The
  Programme
  shall be implemented in accordance with Annex III.

Article 2

Participation

1.   Participation in the Programme shall be open to legal entities established in the Member States.

It shall also be open to participation of
  legal entities established in the
  candidate countries in accordance with bilateral agreements
  in existence or
  to be concluded with those countries.

2.   Participation in the Programme may be opened to legal entities established in EFTA States which are contracting parties to the EEA Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement (12).

3.   Participation in the Programme may be opened, without financial support by the Community under the
  Programme
  , to legal entities established in third countries and to international organisations, where such participation contributes effectively to the implementation of the Programme. The decision to allow such participation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4(2).

Article 3

Competences of the Commission

1.   The Commission shall be responsible for the implementation of the Programme.

2.   The Commission shall draw up a work programme on the basis of this Decision.

3.
     
  In the implementation of the Programme, the Commission shall, in close co-operation with the Member States, ensure that it is generally consistent with and complementary to other relevant Community policies, programmes and actions, in particular the Community research and technological development programmes and the Daphne (13),

  e

  Content (14) and Modinis (15)programmes.

4.   The Commission shall act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4(2) for the purposes of the following:

| (a) | adoption and modifications of the work programme; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

adoption and modifications of the work programme;

| (b) | breakdown of budgetary expenditure; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

breakdown of budgetary expenditure;

| (c) | determination of the criteria and content of calls for proposals, in line with the objectives set out in Article1; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

determination of the criteria and content of calls for proposals, in line with the objectives set out in Article1;

| (d) | assessment of the projects proposed following calls for proposals for Community funding where the estimated Community contribution is equal to, or more than, EUR 500 000; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

assessment of the projects proposed following calls for proposals for Community funding where the estimated Community contribution is equal to, or more than, EUR 500 000;

| (e) | any departure from the rules set out in Annex III; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

any departure from the rules set out in Annex III;

| (f) | implementation of measures for evaluating the Programme. |
| --- | --- |

(f)

implementation of measures for evaluating the Programme.

5.   The Commission shall inform the
  Committee
  of progress with the implementation of the Programme.

Article 4

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by a
  Committee
  .

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph,
  Articles 4 and 7
  of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to Article 8 thereof.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be three months.

3.   The Committee shall set out its rules of procedure.

Article 5

Monitoring and Evaluation

1.   In order to ensure that Community aid is used efficiently, the Commission shall ensure that actions under this Decision are subject to prior appraisal, follow-up and subsequent evaluation.

2.   The Commission shall monitor the implementation of projects under the
  Programme. The
  Commission shall evaluate the manner in which
  the projects have
  been carried out and the impact of
  their
  implementation in order to assess whether the original objectives have been achieved.

3.   The Commission
  shall report
  on the implementation of the action lines referred to in Article 1(2) to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, by
  mid-2006
  at the latest.
  In this context, the Commission shall report on the consistency of the amount for 2007-2008 with the financial perspective. If applicable, the Commission shall take the necessary steps within the budgetary procedures for 2007-2008 to ensure the consistency of the annual appropriations with the financial perspective.

The Commission
  shall submit a final evaluation report at the end of the Programme.

4.
     
  The Commission shall forward the results of its quantitative and qualitative evaluations to the European Parliament and the Council together with any appropriate proposals for the amendment of this Decision. The results shall be forwarded before presentation of the draft general budget of the European Union for the years 2007 to 2009 respectively.

Article 6

Financial provisions

1.   The financial
  framework
  for the implementation of the
  Community actions under this Decision
  for the period
  from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2008 is hereby set at EUR 45 million, of which EUR 20,05 million is for the period until 31 December 2006.

For the period following 31 December 2006, the amount shall be deemed to be confirmed if it is consistent for this phase with the financial perspective in force for the period commencing in 2007.

The annual appropriations
  for the period from 2005 to 2008
  shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial
  perspective
  .

2.   An indicative breakdown of expenditure is given in Annex II.

Article 7

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C ...

1

(2)  OJ C ...

2

(3)  OJ C ...

3

(4)  Position of the European Parliament of 2 December 2004.

4

Position of the European Parliament of 2 December 2004.

(5)  COM(2002)0263.

5

(6)  Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications (OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37).

6

(7)  Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1).

7

(8)  Council Recommendation 98/560/EC of 24 September 1998 on the development of the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and information services industry by promoting national frameworks aimed at achieving a comparable and effective level of protection of minors and human dignity (OJ L 270, 7.10.1998, p. 48).

8

(9)  Decision No 276/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 January 1999 adopting a Multiannual Community Action Plan on promoting safer use of the Internet and new online technologies by combating illegal and harmful content primarily in the area of the protection of children and minors (OJ L 33, 6.2.1999, p. 1). Decision as last amended by
  Decision No 787/2004/EC (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 12)
  .

9

Decision

last

Decision No 787/2004/EC (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 12)

(10)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

10

(11)  

  OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2003/429/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 25).

11

OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2003/429/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 25).

(12)  
  Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 58/2004 of 23 April 2004 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (OJ L 277, 26.8.2004, p. 29).

12

Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 58/2004 of 23 April 2004 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (OJ L 277, 26.8.2004, p. 29).

(13)  Decision No 803/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 adopting a programme of Community action (2004 to 2008) to prevent and combat violence against children, young people and women and to protect victims and groups at risk (the Daphne II programme) (OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 1).

13

(14)  Council Decision 2001/48/EC of 22 December 2000 adopting a multiannual Community programme to stimulate the development and use of European digital content on the global networks and to promote linguistic diversity in the information society (OJ L 14, 18.1.2001, p. 32). Decision as amended by Decision No .../.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of ...(OJ L ...).

14

(15)  Decision No 2256/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 adopting a multiannual programme (2003-2005) for the monitoring of the eEurope 2005 action plan, dissemination of good practices and the improvement of network and information security (OJ L 336, 23.12.2003, p. 1). Decision as amended by Decision No 787/2004/EC.

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ANNEX I

ACTIONS

1.   Action 1: Fighting against illegal content

Hotlines allow members of the public to report illegal content. They pass the reports on to the appropriate body for action (Internet Service Provider (ISP), police or correspondent hotline). Civilian hotlines complement police hotlines, where these exist. Their role is distinct from that of the law enforcement authorities, since they do not investigate offences or arrest or prosecute offenders. They
  may
  constitute centres of expertise providing guidance to ISPs as to what content might be illegal.

The existing hotline network is a unique organisation
  that
  would not have been set up without EU funding. As pointed out in the
  Programme
  evaluation 2002, the network has been very successful in expanding membership and has an international reach. In order for the hotlines to develop their full potential, it is necessary to ensure Europe-wide coverage and co-operation, and to increase effectiveness through exchange of information, best practice and experience.
  Community funds should also be used to raise public awareness of the hotlines, thereby making them more effective.

Funding will be provided
  for
  hotlines, selected following a call for proposals, to act as nodes of the network and to
  co-operate with other nodes within
  the European network of hotlines.

If necessary, telephone help lines could be supported, where children could raise concerns about illegal and harmful content on the Internet.

For the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of hotlines, several indicators should be taken into account. Qualitative and quantitative data should be collected on the establishment and operation of hotlines, the number of national nodes, the geographical coverage in the Member States, the number of reports received, the number and level of experience of staff of the hotlines, the reports forwarded for action to the public authorities and ISPs, and, to the extent available, actions taken as a result, in particular the number and kind of web pages withdrawn by internet service providers as a result of information provided by the hotlines. Those data should be made public if possible and should be forwarded to the competent authorities.

To ensure that the Programme is effective,
  hotlines are required in
  all
  Member States and candidate countries where none currently exists. These
  new hotlines
  must be incorporated quickly and effectively into the existing European network of hotlines.
  Incentives must be given to speed up the process of setting up hotlines.
  Links between this network and hotlines in third countries (particularly in other European countries where illegal content is hosted and produced) should be promoted, enabling the development of common approaches and transfer of know-how and best practice.
  In accordance with national legislation, and here appropriate and necessary,
  mechanisms for co-operation between
  civilian
  hotlines and law enforcement
  authorities
  must be further improved
  , including, for example, the development of codes of conduct for such hotlines. Where appropriate,
  there
  may be
  a need for legal and technical training of hotline staff. Active participation by hotlines in networking and cross-border activities will be mandatory.

Hotlines should be linked to Member State initiatives, supported at national level and should be financially viable to ensure continued operation beyond the duration of this

  Programme
  . Co-funding is intended for civilian
  hotlines and therefore
  will not be provided for hotlines run by the police. Hotlines will make clear to users the difference between their activities and those of
  public authorities
  , and will inform them of the existence of alternative ways of reporting illegal
  content
  .

In order to achieve maximum impact and effectiveness with available funding, the hotline network must operate as efficiently as possible. This can be best achieved by assigning a co-ordinating node to the network, which will facilitate agreement between the hotlines so as to develop European-level guidelines, working methods and practices which respect the limits of the national laws applying to the individual hotlines.

The co-ordinating node will:

| — | promote the network as a whole, so as to generate its European-level visibility and raise public awareness thereof throughout the European Union, providing e.g.
  . a single identity and entry point providing simple access to the appropriate national
  contact
  ; |
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—

promote the network as a whole, so as to generate its European-level visibility and raise public awareness thereof throughout the European Union, providing e.g.
  . a single identity and entry point providing simple access to the appropriate national
  contact
  ;

| — | take
  contact with appropriate bodies with a view to completing the network's coverage in the Member States and candidate countries; |
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—

take
  contact with appropriate bodies with a view to completing the network's coverage in the Member States and candidate countries;

| — | improve the operational effectiveness of the network; |
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—

improve the operational effectiveness of the network;

| — | draw up best practice guidelines for hotlines and adapt them to new technology; |
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—

draw up best practice guidelines for hotlines and adapt them to new technology;

| — | organise regular exchange of information and experience between hotlines; |
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—

organise regular exchange of information and experience between hotlines;

| — | provide a pool of expertise for advice and a coaching process for start-up hotlines, particularly in candidate countries; |
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—

provide a pool of expertise for advice and a coaching process for start-up hotlines, particularly in candidate countries;

| — | ensure liaison with hotlines in third countries; |
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—

ensure liaison with hotlines in third countries;

| — | maintain a close working
  relationship
  with the awareness co-ordinating node (see point 4 below) to ensure the cohesion and effectiveness of overall
  Programme
  operations and so as to increase public awareness of the hotlines; |
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—

maintain a close working
  relationship
  with the awareness co-ordinating node (see point 4 below) to ensure the cohesion and effectiveness of overall
  Programme
  operations and so as to increase public awareness of the hotlines;

| — | participate in the Safer Internet Forum and other relevant events, co-ordinating input/feedback from hotlines. |
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—

participate in the Safer Internet Forum and other relevant events, co-ordinating input/feedback from hotlines.

The co-ordinating node will monitor effectiveness of hotlines and collect accurate and meaningful statistics on their operation (
  number and
  type
  of
  reports received, action taken and result etc.).
  These statistics should be comparable across Member States.

The hotline network should ensure coverage and exchange of reports of the major types of illegal content of concern — extending beyond the area of child pornography. Different mechanisms
  and expertise
  may be required to deal with other areas such as racist content, which might involve
  other
  types
  of nodes
  dealing with the different issues. Since the financial and administrative resources of the
  Programme
  are limited, not all such nodes would necessarily receive funding, which might have to be concentrated on a reinforced role for the co-ordinating node in these
  areas
  .

2.   Action 2: Tackling unwanted and harmful content

In addition to action to fight illegal content at its
  source, users
  — responsible adults in the case of minors —
  may need technical tools. Accessibility to these tools may be promoted in order to empower users
  to make their own decisions
  on
  how to deal with unwanted and harmful content (user empowerment).

Further funding should be provided to increase the information available about performance and effectiveness of filtering software and services so that
  the
  user can exercise that choice.
  User organisations and scientific research institutes can be valuable partners in this effort.

Rating
  systems and quality labels, in combination with filtering technologies, can help
  to empower
  users to select the content they wish to receive and provide European parents and educators with the necessary information to make decisions in accordance with their cultural and linguistic values.
  Taking account of the results of previous projects,
  funding could be given to projects which aim to adapt rating systems and quality labels to take account of the convergence of telecommunications, audio-visual media and information technology and to self-regulatory initiatives to back-up the reliability of self-labelling and services to audit the accuracy of self-rating labels. Further work may be also be needed to encourage take-up of rating systems and quality labels by content providers.

It would be desirable to try to take account of the possible effect of new technologies on their safe use by children when they are being
  developed
  , instead of trying to deal with
  any
  consequences of the new technologies after they have been devised. The safety of the end-user is a criterion to be taken into account along with technical and commercial considerations. One way of doing this would be to foster an exchange of views between child welfare specialists and technical experts.
  However, it should be taken into account that not every product developed for the online world is intended for use by children.

The
  Programme
  will therefore provide funding for technological measures
  which meet the needs of users and
  which empower
  them
  to limit the amount of unwanted and harmful content which they receive, and to manage unwanted spam that they receive, including:

| — | assessing the effectiveness of available filtering technology and providing
  this
  information to the public
  in a clear, simple way that facilitates comparison
  ; |
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—

assessing the effectiveness of available filtering technology and providing
  this
  information to the public
  in a clear, simple way that facilitates comparison
  ;

| — | facilitating and co-ordinating exchanges of information and best practices on effective enforcement against
  unwanted and harmful content
  ; |
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—

facilitating and co-ordinating exchanges of information and best practices on effective enforcement against
  unwanted and harmful content
  ;

| — | measures
  to increase take-up of content rating and quality site labels by content providers and to adapt content rating and labels to take account of the availability of the same content through different delivery mechanisms (convergence); |
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—

measures
  to increase take-up of content rating and quality site labels by content providers and to adapt content rating and labels to take account of the availability of the same content through different delivery mechanisms (convergence);

| — | if necessary, contributing to the accessibility of filter technology notably in languages not adequately covered by the market. Where appropriate, the technologies used should safeguard the right to privacy pursuant to Directives 95/46/EC

   (1)

  and 2002/58/EC. |
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—

if necessary, contributing to the accessibility of filter technology notably in languages not adequately covered by the market. Where appropriate, the technologies used should safeguard the right to privacy pursuant to Directives 95/46/EC

   (1)

  and 2002/58/EC.

The use of privacy-enhancing technological measures will be encouraged. Activities under this action will take fully into account the provisions of the forthcoming Council Framework decision on attacks against information
  systems
  .

Implementation
  of this action will be closely co-ordinated with the actions on promoting a safer environment (self-regulatory action) and awareness-raising (informing the public about means of dealing with unwanted and harmful content).

3.   Action 3: Promoting a safer environment

A fully functioning system of self-regulation is an essential element in limiting the flow of harmful and illegal content. Self-regulation involves a number of components: consultation and
  appropriate representation
  of the parties concerned;
  codes
  of conduct; national bodies facilitating co-operation at Community level; national evaluation of self-regulation frameworks (2). There is a continuing need for Community work in this area to encourage implementation of codes of conduct by the European Internet and new online technologies industries.

The Safer Internet Forum to be developed in 2004 under the current Safer Internet Action Plan is to become
  a discussion
  forum including representatives of industry, law enforcement authorities,
  policy makers, user organisations (e.g. parent and teacher organisations, child protection groups, consumer protection bodies, civil and digital rights organisations). It
  will provide a platform for national co-regulatory or self-regulatory bodies to exchange experience. It will also give the opportunity to discuss ways in which industry can contribute to the fight against illegal content.

The Safer Internet Forum will provide a focal point for discussion at expert level and a platform to drive consensus, inputting conclusions, recommendations, guidelines etc. to relevant national and European channels.

The Forum will span all action lines, facilitating discussion and stimulating action relevant to illegal, unwanted and harmful content. Consisting of plenary sessions and
  , where necessary for specific issues, of
  working groups
  with clear objectives and deadlines,
  it will be a meeting place for actors from all areas — including government agencies and programmes, standards bodies, industry, other services within the European Commission, user organisations (e.g. parent and teacher associations, child protection groups, consumer protection bodies
  and civil and digital rights organisations
  ). The Forum will provide an opportunity for people active at national
  and European
  level, especially those involved in Member State programmes and initiatives, to exchange views, information and experience.
  Where appropriate, the Safer Internet Forum should exchange information and cooperate with relevant organisations active in related areas, such as in network and information security.

The Safer Internet Forum will have the specific objectives of:

| 1. | Stimulating networking of the appropriate structures within Member States and developing links with self-regulatory bodies outside Europe. |
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1.

Stimulating networking of the appropriate structures within Member States and developing links with self-regulatory bodies outside Europe.

| 2. | Stimulating consensus and self-regulation on issues such as quality rating of
  web-sites, cross-media
  content
  rating, rating
  and filtering techniques,
  extending them to new forms of content such as online games and new forms of access
  such as mobile
  phones
  . |
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2.

Stimulating consensus and self-regulation on issues such as quality rating of
  web-sites, cross-media
  content
  rating, rating
  and filtering techniques,
  extending them to new forms of content such as online games and new forms of access
  such as mobile
  phones
  .

| 3. | Encouraging service providers to draw up codes of conduct on issues such as handling Notice and Take Down procedures in a transparent and conscientious manner, information to users about safer use of Internet and the existence of hotlines for reporting illegal content. |
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3.

Encouraging service providers to draw up codes of conduct on issues such as handling Notice and Take Down procedures in a transparent and conscientious manner, information to users about safer use of Internet and the existence of hotlines for reporting illegal content.

| 4. | Promoting research into the effectiveness of rating projects and filtering technologies. User organisations and scientific research institutes can be valuable partners in this effort. |
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4.

Promoting research into the effectiveness of rating projects and filtering technologies. User organisations and scientific research institutes can be valuable partners in this effort.

Results
  and findings from ongoing and completed projects co-funded by
  the Programme
  will feed into the process. By providing an open platform, it will help to raise levels of awareness and attract the involvement of the candidate states and other countries outside the EU, providing an international arena to address a global problem. The Forum will, therefore, ensure that key associations,
  such as user organisations (e.g. parent and teacher organisations, child protection groups, consumer protection bodies, civil and digital rights organisations),
  industries and public bodies are aware of, are consulted on and contribute to safer use initiatives within the EU and internationally.

The Safer Internet Forum will be open to participation of interested parties from outside the EU and candidate countries. International co-operation will be enhanced by a round table linked to the Forum in order to ensure regular dialogue on best practice, codes of conduct, self-regulation and quality ratings. The Commission will ensure that synergies with related fora and similar initiatives are fully exploited.

A call for tenders may be organised in order to provide a secretariat to support the Safer Internet Forum including subject-field experts to suggest themes of study, prepare working papers, moderate discussions and record conclusions.

A further type of activity attracting financial support at EU level could for instance include self-regulatory projects to design cross-border Codes of Conduct. Advice and assistance may be provided so as to ensure co-operation at Community level through networking of the appropriate bodies within Member States and candidate countries and through systematic review and reporting of relevant legal and regulatory issues, to help develop methods of assessment and certification of self-regulation, to provide practical assistance to countries wishing to set up self-regulatory bodies and to expand links with self-regulatory bodies outside Europe.

4.   Action 4: Awareness-raising

Awareness actions should address a range of categories of illegal, unwanted and harmful content (including e.g. content considered unsuitable for children, racism and
  (xenophobia) and, where appropriate, take into account related issues of
  consumer protection, data protection, information and network security issues
  (viruses/spam).
  They should deal with content distributed over the World Wide Web as well as new forms of interactive information and communication brought about by the rapid deployment of the Internet and mobile telephony (e.g. peer-to-peer services, broadband video, instant messaging, chat-rooms, etc.).

The Commission will continue to take steps to encourage cost-effective means of distribution
  of information
  to large numbers of users, notably by using multiplier organisations and electronic dissemination channels so as to reach the intended target groups.
  The Commission could consider in particular the use of mass media and the distribution of information material to schools and to Internet Cafés.

The
  Programme
  will provide support to appropriate bodies which will be selected following an open call for proposals to act as awareness nodes in each Member State and in each candidate country and which will carry out awareness actions and programmes in close co-operation with all relevant actors at national, regional and local levels. European added value will be provided by a co-ordinating node. This will operate in close liaison with nodes to ensure that there is an exchange of best practice.

Bodies seeking to act as
  awareness
  nodes will need to show that they have the strong support of national authorities. They should have a clear mandate to educate the public in safer use of the Internet and new media or in media and information literacy, and must have the necessary financial resources to implement that mandate.

Awareness
  nodes will be expected to:

| — | devise a cohesive, hard-hitting and targeted awareness campaign using the most appropriate media, taking into account best practice and experience in other countries; |
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—

devise a cohesive, hard-hitting and targeted awareness campaign using the most appropriate media, taking into account best practice and experience in other countries;

| — | establish and maintain a partnership (formal or informal) with key players (government agencies, press and media groups, ISP associations,
  user organisations, education stakeholders
  ) and actions in their country relating to safer use of Internet and new media; |
| --- | --- |

—

establish and maintain a partnership (formal or informal) with key players (government agencies, press and media groups, ISP associations,
  user organisations, education stakeholders
  ) and actions in their country relating to safer use of Internet and new media;

| — | promote dialogue and exchange of information notably between stakeholders from the education and technological fields; |
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—

promote dialogue and exchange of information notably between stakeholders from the education and technological fields;

| — | where appropriate,
  co-operate with work in
  areas related to the Safer Internet plus Programme such as in
  the wider
  fields
  of media and information literacy
  or consumer protection
  ; |
| --- | --- |

—

where appropriate,
  co-operate with work in
  areas related to the Safer Internet plus Programme such as in
  the wider
  fields
  of media and information literacy
  or consumer protection
  ;

| — | inform users about European filtering software and services and about hotlines
  and self-regulation schemes; |
| --- | --- |

—

inform users about European filtering software and services and about hotlines
  and self-regulation schemes;

| — | actively co-operate with other national nodes in the European network by exchanging information about best practices, participating in meetings and designing and implementing a European approach, adapted as necessary for national linguistic and cultural preferences; |
| --- | --- |

—

actively co-operate with other national nodes in the European network by exchanging information about best practices, participating in meetings and designing and implementing a European approach, adapted as necessary for national linguistic and cultural preferences;

| — | provide a pool of expertise and technical assistance to start-up awareness nodes (new nodes could be ‘adopted’ by a more experienced node). |
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—

provide a pool of expertise and technical assistance to start-up awareness nodes (new nodes could be ‘adopted’ by a more experienced node).

To ensure maximum co-operation and effectiveness, a co-ordinating node will be funded to provide logistical and infrastructural support
  for nodes in each Member State,
  ensuring European-level visibility, good communication and exchange of experience so that lessons learnt can be applied on an ongoing basis (for instance by adapting awareness material).

The co-ordinating node should:

| — | provide effective communication and exchange of information and best practice within the network; |
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—

provide effective communication and exchange of information and best practice within the network;

| — | provide training in safer use of Internet and new technologies for
  awareness
  node staff (training for trainers); |
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—

provide training in safer use of Internet and new technologies for
  awareness
  node staff (training for trainers);

| — | provide technical assistance to candidate countries wishing to set up awareness actions; |
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—

provide technical assistance to candidate countries wishing to set up awareness actions;

| — | co-ordinate
  awareness
  nodes' provision of expertise and technical assistance to start-up awareness nodes; |
| --- | --- |

—

co-ordinate
  awareness
  nodes' provision of expertise and technical assistance to start-up awareness nodes;

| — | propose indicators and manage collection, analysis and exchange of statistical information
  about awareness-raising
  activities so as to assess their impact; |
| --- | --- |

—

propose indicators and manage collection, analysis and exchange of statistical information
  about awareness-raising
  activities so as to assess their impact;

| — | provide infrastructure for a single, comprehensive trans-national repository (web portal) of relevant information and awareness and research resources with localised content (or local sub-sites as appropriate)
  which may include
  news snippets, articles, monthly newsletter in several languages as well as providing visibility for Forum activities; |
| --- | --- |

—

provide infrastructure for a single, comprehensive trans-national repository (web portal) of relevant information and awareness and research resources with localised content (or local sub-sites as appropriate)
  which may include
  news snippets, articles, monthly newsletter in several languages as well as providing visibility for Forum activities;

| — | expand links with awareness activities outside Europe; |
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—

expand links with awareness activities outside Europe;

| — | participate in Safer Internet Forum and other relevant events, co-ordinating input/feedback from awareness network. |
| --- | --- |

—

participate in Safer Internet Forum and other relevant events, co-ordinating input/feedback from awareness network.

Research will also be carried out on a comparable basis into the way people, especially children, use new media. Further action at EU level could for instance include support for specific child-friendly Internet services or an award for the best awareness activity of the year.

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(1)  Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31). Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(2)  See the indicative guidelines for the implementation, at national level, of a self-regulation framework for the protection of minors and human dignity in on-line audiovisual and information services
  in Recommendation 98/560/EC.

ANNEX II

INDICATIVE BREAKDOWN OF EXPENDITURE

| 1) Fighting against illegal content | 25-30% |
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| 2) Tackling unwanted and harmful content | 10-17% |
| 3) Promoting a safer environment | 8-12% |
| 4) Awareness-raising | 47-51% |

1) Fighting against illegal content

25-30%

2) Tackling unwanted and harmful content

10-17%

3) Promoting a safer environment

8-12%

4) Awareness-raising

47-51%

ANNEX III

THE MEANS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAMME

| 1) | The Commission will implement the
  Programme
  in accordance with the technical content specified in Annex I. |
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1)

The Commission will implement the
  Programme
  in accordance with the technical content specified in Annex I.

| 2) | The
  Programme
  will be executed through indirect action comprising:






  (a) | shared-cost actions:






  — | Pilot projects and best practice actions. Ad-hoc projects in areas relevant to the
  Programme
  , including projects demonstrating best practice or involving innovative uses of existing technology. |
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2)

The
  Programme
  will be executed through indirect action comprising:

(a)

shared-cost actions:

—

Pilot projects and best practice actions. Ad-hoc projects in areas relevant to the
  Programme
  , including projects demonstrating best practice or involving innovative uses of existing technology.

| — | Networks: networks bringing together a variety of stakeholders to ensure action throughout the European Union and to facilitate co-ordination activities and transfer of knowledge. They may be linked to best practice actions. |
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Networks: networks bringing together a variety of stakeholders to ensure action throughout the European Union and to facilitate co-ordination activities and transfer of knowledge. They may be linked to best practice actions.

| — | Applied Europe-wide research carried out on a comparable basis into the way people, especially children, use new media. |
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—

Applied Europe-wide research carried out on a comparable basis into the way people, especially children, use new media.

| — | Community funding will normally not exceed 50% of the cost of the project. Public sector bodies may be reimbursed on the basis of 100% of the additional costs. |
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—

Community funding will normally not exceed 50% of the cost of the project. Public sector bodies may be reimbursed on the basis of 100% of the additional costs.

| (b) | accompanying measures:






  — | Accompanying measures will contribute to the implementation of the
  Programme
  or the preparation of future activities. Measures devoted to the commercialisation of products, processes or services, marketing activities and sales promotion are excluded; |
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(b)

accompanying measures:

—

Accompanying measures will contribute to the implementation of the
  Programme
  or the preparation of future activities. Measures devoted to the commercialisation of products, processes or services, marketing activities and sales promotion are excluded;

| — | benchmarking and opinion surveys to produce reliable data on safer use of the Internet and new online technologies for all Member States collected through a comparable methodology; |
| --- | --- |

—

benchmarking and opinion surveys to produce reliable data on safer use of the Internet and new online technologies for all Member States collected through a comparable methodology;

| — | technical assessment of technologies such as filtering designed to promote safer use of Internet and new online technologies. The assessment will also take into account whether these technologies are privacy-enhancing or not; |
| --- | --- |

—

technical assessment of technologies such as filtering designed to promote safer use of Internet and new online technologies. The assessment will also take into account whether these technologies are privacy-enhancing or not;

| — | studies in support of the
  Programme
  and its actions, including self-regulation and the work of the Safer Internet Forum, and the preparation of future activities; |
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—

studies in support of the
  Programme
  and its actions, including self-regulation and the work of the Safer Internet Forum, and the preparation of future activities;

| — | prize competitions for best practice; |
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—

prize competitions for best practice;

| — | exchange of information, conferences, seminars, workshops or other meetings and the management of clustered activities; |
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—

exchange of information, conferences, seminars, workshops or other meetings and the management of clustered activities;

| — | dissemination, information and communication activities. |
| --- | --- |

—

dissemination, information and communication activities.

| 3) | The selection of shared-cost actions will be based on calls for proposals published on the Commission's Internet site in accordance with the financial provisions in force. |
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3)

The selection of shared-cost actions will be based on calls for proposals published on the Commission's Internet site in accordance with the financial provisions in force.

| 4) | Applications for Community support should provide, where appropriate, a financial plan listing all the components of the funding of the projects, including the financial support requested from the Community, and any other requests for or grants of support from other sources. |
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4)

Applications for Community support should provide, where appropriate, a financial plan listing all the components of the funding of the projects, including the financial support requested from the Community, and any other requests for or grants of support from other sources.

| 5) | Accompanying measures will be implemented through calls for tenders in accordance with the financial provisions in force. |
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5)

Accompanying measures will be implemented through calls for tenders in accordance with the financial provisions in force.

P6_TA(2004)0073

EU citizens' passports *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on standards for security features and biometrics in EU citizens' passports (COM(2004)0116 — C5-0101/2004 — 2004/0039(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal (COM(2004)0116) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal (COM(2004)0116) (1),

| — | having regard to the orientations of the Council as set out in document 15139/2004 which was transmitted to Parliament on 24 November 2004, |
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—

having regard to the orientations of the Council as set out in document 15139/2004 which was transmitted to Parliament on 24 November 2004,

| — | having regard to Article 62(2)(a) of the EC Treaty, |
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—

having regard to Article 62(2)(a) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 67 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0101/2004), |
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—

having regard to Article 67 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0101/2004),

| — | having regard to the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament, |
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—

having regard to the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament,

| — | having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0028/2004), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0028/2004),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
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1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty; |
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2.

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

| 3. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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3.

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 4. | Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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4.

Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 5. | Calls on the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
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5.

Calls on the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

| 6. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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6.

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

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
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| Amendment 1 |
| Recital 2 |
| (2) Minimum security standards for passports were introduced by a Resolution of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on 17 October 2000. It is now appropriate to replace and upgrade this Resolution by a Community measure in order to achieve enhanced harmonised security standards for passports to protect against falsification. At the same time biometric elements should be integrated in the passport in order to establish a reliable link between the genuine holder and the document. | (2) Minimum security standards for passports were introduced by a Resolution of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on 17 October 2000.
  The European Council has decided that
  it is now appropriate to replace and upgrade this Resolution by a Community measure in order to achieve enhanced harmonised security standards for passports to protect against falsification. At the same time biometric elements should be integrated in the passport in order to establish a reliable link between the genuine holder and the document. |
| Amendment 2 |
| Recital 2a (new) |
| | (2a) The biometric data in passports should be used only for verifying the authenticity of the document as well as the identity of the holder by means of directly available comparable features when the passport is required to be produced by law. |
| Amendment 3 |
| Recital 3 |
| (3) The harmonisation of security features and the integration of biometric identifiers is an important step towards the use of new elements in the perspective of future developments at European level, which render the travel document more secure and establish a more reliable link between the holder and the passport as an important contribution to ensuring that it is protected against fraudulent use.
  The specifications set out in the document No 9303 on machine readable travel documents from the International Civil Aviation Organisation should be taken into account. | (3) The harmonisation of security features and the integration of biometric identifiers is an important step towards the use of new elements in the perspective of future developments at European level, which render the travel document more secure and establish a more reliable link between the holder and the passport as an important contribution to ensuring that it is protected against fraudulent use. |
| Amendment 4 |
| Recital 7 |
| (7) With regard to the personal data to be processed in the context of the passport, Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data applies.
  It must be ensured that
  no further information
  shall
  be stored in the passport
  unless provided for in the regulation, its annex or unless it is mentioned in the relevant travel document
  . | (7) With regard to the personal data to be processed in the context of the passport, Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data applies. No further information
  should
  be stored in the passport. |
| Amendment 5 |
| Article 1, paragraph 2 |
| 2. The passport shall include a storage medium with sufficient capacity,
  which shall be highly secured and
  shall contain a facial image. The Member States may also include fingerprints in interoperable formats. | 2. The passport shall include a
  highly secure
  storage medium with sufficient capacity
  and the capability of safeguarding the integrity, authenticity and confidentiality of the data stored. It
  shall contain a facial image. The Member States may also include fingerprints in interoperable formats. No central database of European Union passports and travel documents containing all EU passport holders' biometric and other data shall be set up. |
| Amendment 6 |
| Article 2, paragraph 1, introductory part |
| 1. Additional technical specifications for the passport relating to the following shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in
  Article 5(2)
  : | 1. Additional technical specifications for the passport relating to the following shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in
  Article 5
  : |
| Amendment 7 |
| Article 2, paragraph 1, point (b) |
| (b) | technical specifications for the storage medium of the biometric information and its securisation; |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 2

(2) Minimum security standards for passports were introduced by a Resolution of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on 17 October 2000. It is now appropriate to replace and upgrade this Resolution by a Community measure in order to achieve enhanced harmonised security standards for passports to protect against falsification. At the same time biometric elements should be integrated in the passport in order to establish a reliable link between the genuine holder and the document.

(2) Minimum security standards for passports were introduced by a Resolution of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on 17 October 2000.
  The European Council has decided that
  it is now appropriate to replace and upgrade this Resolution by a Community measure in order to achieve enhanced harmonised security standards for passports to protect against falsification. At the same time biometric elements should be integrated in the passport in order to establish a reliable link between the genuine holder and the document.

Amendment 2

Recital 2a (new)

(2a) The biometric data in passports should be used only for verifying the authenticity of the document as well as the identity of the holder by means of directly available comparable features when the passport is required to be produced by law.

Amendment 3

Recital 3

(3) The harmonisation of security features and the integration of biometric identifiers is an important step towards the use of new elements in the perspective of future developments at European level, which render the travel document more secure and establish a more reliable link between the holder and the passport as an important contribution to ensuring that it is protected against fraudulent use.
  The specifications set out in the document No 9303 on machine readable travel documents from the International Civil Aviation Organisation should be taken into account.

(3) The harmonisation of security features and the integration of biometric identifiers is an important step towards the use of new elements in the perspective of future developments at European level, which render the travel document more secure and establish a more reliable link between the holder and the passport as an important contribution to ensuring that it is protected against fraudulent use.

Amendment 4

Recital 7

(7) With regard to the personal data to be processed in the context of the passport, Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data applies.
  It must be ensured that
  no further information
  shall
  be stored in the passport
  unless provided for in the regulation, its annex or unless it is mentioned in the relevant travel document
  .

(7) With regard to the personal data to be processed in the context of the passport, Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data applies. No further information
  should
  be stored in the passport.

Amendment 5

Article 1, paragraph 2

2. The passport shall include a storage medium with sufficient capacity,
  which shall be highly secured and
  shall contain a facial image. The Member States may also include fingerprints in interoperable formats.

2. The passport shall include a
  highly secure
  storage medium with sufficient capacity
  and the capability of safeguarding the integrity, authenticity and confidentiality of the data stored. It
  shall contain a facial image. The Member States may also include fingerprints in interoperable formats. No central database of European Union passports and travel documents containing all EU passport holders' biometric and other data shall be set up.

Amendment 6

Article 2, paragraph 1, introductory part

1. Additional technical specifications for the passport relating to the following shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in
  Article 5(2)
  :

1. Additional technical specifications for the passport relating to the following shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in
  Article 5
  :

Amendment 7

Article 2, paragraph 1, point (b)

(b)

technical specifications for the storage medium of the biometric information and its securisation;

| (b) | technical specifications for the storage medium of the biometric information and its securisation
  , in particular to safeguard the integrity, authenticity and confidentiality of the data and to ensure that they are used in accordance with the purposes as defined in this Regulation
  ; |
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(b)

technical specifications for the storage medium of the biometric information and its securisation
  , in particular to safeguard the integrity, authenticity and confidentiality of the data and to ensure that they are used in accordance with the purposes as defined in this Regulation
  ;

Amendment 8

Article 2, paragraph 1a (new)

1a. The storage medium may be used only

(a)

| (a) | by the competent authorities of the Member States for reading, storing, modifying and erasing data, and |
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by the competent authorities of the Member States for reading, storing, modifying and erasing data, and

| (b) | by authorised bodies entitled by law to read the data for reading the data. |
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(b)

by authorised bodies entitled by law to read the data for reading the data.

Amendment 9

Article 3, paragraph 2a (new)

2a. Each Member State shall maintain a register of the competent authorities and authorised bodies referred to in Article 2(1a). It shall communicate that register and, if necessary, regular updates thereof to the Commission, which shall maintain an up-to-date online compilation of the national registers. It shall publish that compilation every year.

Amendment 10

Article 4, paragraph 1

1. Without prejudice to data protection rules, persons to whom the passport is issued shall have the right to verify the personal data contained in the passport and, where appropriate, to ask for any rectifications or erasure to be made.

1. Without prejudice to data protection rules, persons to whom the passport is issued shall have the right to verify the personal data contained in the passport and, where appropriate, to ask for any rectifications or erasure to be made.
  Any verification, rectification or erasure must be carried out free of charge by the designated national authority.

Amendment 11

Article 4, paragraph 2

2. No information in machine-readable form shall be included in the passport, unless provided for in this Regulation, or its Annex, or unless it is mentioned in the passport.

2. No information in machine-readable form shall be included in the passport, unless provided for in this Regulation, or its Annex, or unless it is mentioned in the passport.
  No further information shall be included in the passport
  .

Amendment 12

Article 4, paragraph 2a (new)

2a. The biometric features in passports shall be used only for verifying

(a)

| (a) | the authenticity of the document; |
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the authenticity of the document;

| (b) | the identity of the holder by means of directly available comparable features when the passport is required to be produced by law. |
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(b)

the identity of the holder by means of directly available comparable features when the passport is required to be produced by law.

Amendment 13

Article 4, paragraph 2b (new)

2b. Member States shall regularly forward to the Commission audits of the application of this Regulation based on commonly agreed standards, in particular with regard to the purpose and access limitation rules. They shall also communicate to the Commission any problems they encounter in applying the Regulation and shall exchange good practice with the Commission and between themselves.

Amendment 14

Article 5, paragraph 3a (new)

3a. The Committee shall be assisted by experts appointed by the Working Party set up under Article29 of Directive 95/46/EC.

Amendment 15

Article 5, paragraph 3b (new)

3b. Once the Committee has finalised the additional technical specifications referred to in Article2(1), the Working Party set up under Article29 of Directive 95/46/EC shall issue an opinion on the compliance of such specifications with data-protection standards, which shall be forwarded to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.

Amendment 16

Article 5, paragraph 3c (new)

3c. The Commission shall forward its draft decision on the additional technical specifications referred to in Article 2(1) to the European Parliament which may, within a period of three months, adopt a resolution opposing that draft decision.

Amendment 17

Article 5, paragraph 3d (new)

3d. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament of the action which it intends to take in response to the European Parliament's resolution and of its reasons for doing so.

Amendment 18

Article 5, paragraph 3e (new)

3e. The confidentiality of the additional technical specifications referred to in Article2(1) shall be guaranteed.

Amendment 19

Article 6, paragraph 2

The Member States shall apply this Regulation at the latest
  one year
  following the adoption of the measures referred to in Article 2. However, the validity of passports already issued shall not be affected.

The application of this Regulation is contingent on the certification by national data protection authorities that they have adequate investigative powers and resources to enforce Directive 95/46/EC in relation to data collected thereunder.
  The Member States shall apply this Regulation at the latest
  18 months
  following the adoption of the measures referred to in Article 2. However, the validity of passports already issued shall not be affected.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2004)0074

Situation in Ukraine

European Parliament resolution on Ukraine

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on Ukraine, |
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—

having regard to its previous resolutions on Ukraine,

| — | having regard, in particular, to its resolution on Ukraine adopted on 28 October 2004 (1), |
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—

having regard, in particular, to its resolution on Ukraine adopted on 28 October 2004 (1),

| — | having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, and Ukraine (2), which entered into force on 1 March 1998, |
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—

having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, and Ukraine (2), which entered into force on 1 March 1998,

| — | having regard to European Council Common Strategy 1999/877/CFSP on Ukraine (3), adopted by the European Council in Helsinki on 11 December 1999, |
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—

having regard to European Council Common Strategy 1999/877/CFSP on Ukraine (3), adopted by the European Council in Helsinki on 11 December 1999,

| — | having regard to the Final Statement and Recommendations of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee of 16 and 17 February 2004, |
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—

having regard to the Final Statement and Recommendations of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee of 16 and 17 February 2004,

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 12 May 2004 on the European Neighbourhood Policy (COM(2004)0373), |
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—

having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 12 May 2004 on the European Neighbourhood Policy (COM(2004)0373),

| — | having regard to the Joint Statement of the European Union-Ukraine Summit of 8 July 2004 in The Hague, |
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—

having regard to the Joint Statement of the European Union-Ukraine Summit of 8 July 2004 in The Hague,

| — | having regard to the statements and the preliminary findings and conclusions of the international election observer mission in Ukraine on both rounds of the presidential election, |
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—

having regard to the statements and the preliminary findings and conclusions of the international election observer mission in Ukraine on both rounds of the presidential election,

| — | having regard to the declaration by the Dutch Presidency on the second round of the presidential elections in Ukraine, |
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—

having regard to the declaration by the Dutch Presidency on the second round of the presidential elections in Ukraine,

| — | having regard to the recent address on Ukraine by the High Representative for the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), Javier Solana, to its Committee on Foreign Affairs, |
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—

having regard to the recent address on Ukraine by the High Representative for the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), Javier Solana, to its Committee on Foreign Affairs,

| — | having regard to the announcement on the final results of the presidential elections in Ukraine by the Central Electoral Commission, |
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—

having regard to the announcement on the final results of the presidential elections in Ukraine by the Central Electoral Commission,

| — | having regard to the proceedings before the Supreme Court of Ukraine on the validity of the second round of the presidential elections, |
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—

having regard to the proceedings before the Supreme Court of Ukraine on the validity of the second round of the presidential elections,

| — | having regard to the resolution adopted by the Ukrainian Parliament in its special session of 27 November 2004 on the second round of the presidential elections and the ensuing political crisis, |
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—

having regard to the resolution adopted by the Ukrainian Parliament in its special session of 27 November 2004 on the second round of the presidential elections and the ensuing political crisis,

| — | having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the European Neighbourhood Policy recognises Ukraine's European aspirations and the importance of Ukraine as a country with strong historical, cultural and economic links to the Member States of the EU, and whereas a genuine and balanced partnership can only be developed on the basis of shared values with regard, in particular, to democracy, the rule of law and respect for human and civil rights, |
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A.

whereas the European Neighbourhood Policy recognises Ukraine's European aspirations and the importance of Ukraine as a country with strong historical, cultural and economic links to the Member States of the EU, and whereas a genuine and balanced partnership can only be developed on the basis of shared values with regard, in particular, to democracy, the rule of law and respect for human and civil rights,

| B. | whereas Ukrainian society has proved its political maturity and adherence to common European values, |
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B.

whereas Ukrainian society has proved its political maturity and adherence to common European values,

| C. | whereas the conditions under which the presidential elections in Ukraine took place were regarded beforehand as a serious test of the state of democracy in the country and of the authorities' adherence to these shared values, |
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C.

whereas the conditions under which the presidential elections in Ukraine took place were regarded beforehand as a serious test of the state of democracy in the country and of the authorities' adherence to these shared values,

| D. | whereas international observers have concluded that the second round of the presidential elections in Ukraine was marked by a multitude of serious irregularities and has fallen far short of international standards for democratic elections, |
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D.

whereas international observers have concluded that the second round of the presidential elections in Ukraine was marked by a multitude of serious irregularities and has fallen far short of international standards for democratic elections,

| E. | whereas serious allegations have been made that massive fraud has taken place in the counting of votes in favour of the incumbent Prime Minister, Viktor Yanukovich, and many indicators point to a confirmation of these allegations, |
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E.

whereas serious allegations have been made that massive fraud has taken place in the counting of votes in favour of the incumbent Prime Minister, Viktor Yanukovich, and many indicators point to a confirmation of these allegations,

| F. | whereas the Central Electoral Commission has refused to take up these allegations of fraud and has declared Mr Yanukovich as the winner of these elections, |
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F.

whereas the Central Electoral Commission has refused to take up these allegations of fraud and has declared Mr Yanukovich as the winner of these elections,

| G. | whereas the Ukrainian Supreme Court has suspended the publication of the decision taken by the Central Electoral Commission and is at this moment investigating the validity of the presidential elections, |
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G.

whereas the Ukrainian Supreme Court has suspended the publication of the decision taken by the Central Electoral Commission and is at this moment investigating the validity of the presidential elections,

| H. | whereas the Parliament of Ukraine, many representatives of governments and international organisations — including the EU Presidency and the Government of the United States — and many leading national and international politicians have asked for the result of the second round of the elections to be annulled and for a new round of voting to take place at short notice, |
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H.

whereas the Parliament of Ukraine, many representatives of governments and international organisations — including the EU Presidency and the Government of the United States — and many leading national and international politicians have asked for the result of the second round of the elections to be annulled and for a new round of voting to take place at short notice,

| I. | whereas the Russian Federation and in particular its President have made great efforts to influence the result of the presidential elections in Ukraine and to secure the victory of one candidate, Mr Yanukovich, |
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I.

whereas the Russian Federation and in particular its President have made great efforts to influence the result of the presidential elections in Ukraine and to secure the victory of one candidate, Mr Yanukovich,

| J. | whereas hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian citizens have taken to the streets for more than a week in a massive protest against the manipulation of the elections, |
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J.

whereas hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian citizens have taken to the streets for more than a week in a massive protest against the manipulation of the elections,

| K. | whereas the situation concerning these elections has led to a serious political crisis in Ukraine and even to threats to break up the unity of the country, |
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K.

whereas the situation concerning these elections has led to a serious political crisis in Ukraine and even to threats to break up the unity of the country,

| L. | whereas the European Union and its Member States have acted promptly by sending mediators and whereas this has prevented the crisis from deepening, bringing the two candidates together around a table to negotiate and defuse tension, |
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L.

whereas the European Union and its Member States have acted promptly by sending mediators and whereas this has prevented the crisis from deepening, bringing the two candidates together around a table to negotiate and defuse tension,

| 1. | Expresses its solidarity with the Ukrainian people, whose right freely to elect its president must be recognised and implemented, and not repressed; |
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1.

Expresses its solidarity with the Ukrainian people, whose right freely to elect its president must be recognised and implemented, and not repressed;

| 2. | Strongly condemns the conditions under which the second round of the presidential elections in Ukraine have taken place, as regards both the final stage of the election campaign and the irregularities and apparent fraud during the counting of votes; |
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2.

Strongly condemns the conditions under which the second round of the presidential elections in Ukraine have taken place, as regards both the final stage of the election campaign and the irregularities and apparent fraud during the counting of votes;

| 3. | Rejects the decision by the Central Electoral Commission under the chairmanship of Serhiy Kivalov to declare Mr Yanukovich as the winner of the presidential elections without having fully considered the validity of the elections and the electoral process and therefore with apparent disregard for the wishes of the people of Ukraine; |
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3.

Rejects the decision by the Central Electoral Commission under the chairmanship of Serhiy Kivalov to declare Mr Yanukovich as the winner of the presidential elections without having fully considered the validity of the elections and the electoral process and therefore with apparent disregard for the wishes of the people of Ukraine;

| 4. | Calls on the Ukrainian authorities to annul the second round of the presidential elections and reorganise this second round before the end of this year with the participation of international observers, whilst guaranteeing an open and transparent electoral process in accordance with international democratic standards during both the election campaign and the actual voting and counting of votes, and thoroughly improving the election campaign conditions; |
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4.

Calls on the Ukrainian authorities to annul the second round of the presidential elections and reorganise this second round before the end of this year with the participation of international observers, whilst guaranteeing an open and transparent electoral process in accordance with international democratic standards during both the election campaign and the actual voting and counting of votes, and thoroughly improving the election campaign conditions;

| 5. | Calls on the Ukrainian government to refrain from exerting any pressure on the media, especially public media, so that the Ukrainian people receive objective and impartial information on the candidates and the current political situation in the country; |
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5.

Calls on the Ukrainian government to refrain from exerting any pressure on the media, especially public media, so that the Ukrainian people receive objective and impartial information on the candidates and the current political situation in the country;

| 6. | Gives its full support to the efforts of the EU High Representative for CFSP, the Lithuanian and Polish Presidents, and the Speaker of the Russian State Duma to come to a peaceful political solution to the crisis in Ukraine, and calls on all those concerned in Ukraine to cooperate in finding such a political solution; |
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6.

Gives its full support to the efforts of the EU High Representative for CFSP, the Lithuanian and Polish Presidents, and the Speaker of the Russian State Duma to come to a peaceful political solution to the crisis in Ukraine, and calls on all those concerned in Ukraine to cooperate in finding such a political solution;

| 7. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to make it clear to the Ukrainian Government that in no way can the use of violence against peaceful, democratic protest be tolerated and that if this is not adhered to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement will immediately be suspended and sanctions applied; |
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7.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to make it clear to the Ukrainian Government that in no way can the use of violence against peaceful, democratic protest be tolerated and that if this is not adhered to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement will immediately be suspended and sanctions applied;

| 8. | Calls on all protestors to allow a normal functioning of the Ukraine state organs and to refrain from barricading the main buildings of these organs of the state; |
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8.

Calls on all protestors to allow a normal functioning of the Ukraine state organs and to refrain from barricading the main buildings of these organs of the state;

| 9. | Considers threats of separatism and the partition of Ukraine as unacceptable and expresses its commitment to the territorial integrity of Ukraine; |
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9.

Considers threats of separatism and the partition of Ukraine as unacceptable and expresses its commitment to the territorial integrity of Ukraine;

| 10. | Rejects allegations, especially by the Russian President, that, by expressing their support for the Ukrainian people's right to exercise their democratic rights, the European Union and the international community were encouraging violence; stresses at the same time that Russia carries a great responsibility for the situation in Ukraine; |
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10.

Rejects allegations, especially by the Russian President, that, by expressing their support for the Ukrainian people's right to exercise their democratic rights, the European Union and the international community were encouraging violence; stresses at the same time that Russia carries a great responsibility for the situation in Ukraine;

| 11. | Believes that relations with Ukraine depend on a democratic solution, and pledges its continuing support, assistance and commitment to the Ukrainian people's establishment of a free and open democratic system, their creation of a prosperous market economy and their country's assumption of its rightful place in the community of democratic nations; |
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11.

Believes that relations with Ukraine depend on a democratic solution, and pledges its continuing support, assistance and commitment to the Ukrainian people's establishment of a free and open democratic system, their creation of a prosperous market economy and their country's assumption of its rightful place in the community of democratic nations;

| 12. | Calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States, in the anticipation of a satisfactory outcome of the present situation, to speed up the adoption of the Action Plan for Ukraine, to engage in the rapid implementation of this plan and to include new measures aimed at strengthening the role of civil society; |
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12.

Calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States, in the anticipation of a satisfactory outcome of the present situation, to speed up the adoption of the Action Plan for Ukraine, to engage in the rapid implementation of this plan and to include new measures aimed at strengthening the role of civil society;

| 13. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the Parliament and Government of Ukraine, the Parliamentary Assemblies of NATO and the OSCE, the Council of Europe, and the Government and Parliament of the Russian Federation. |
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13.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the Parliament and Government of Ukraine, the Parliamentary Assemblies of NATO and the OSCE, the Council of Europe, and the Government and Parliament of the Russian Federation.

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(1)  Texts adopted, P6_TA(2004)0046.

(2)  OJ L 49, 19.2.1998, p. 3.

(3)  OJ L 331, 23.12.1999, p. 1. Common Strategy as amended by Common Strategy 2003/897/CFSP of the European Council of 12 December 2003 (OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 96).

P6_TA(2004)0075

Financial Perspective

European Parliament resolution on the financial perspective with a view to the European Council meeting in December 2004

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the communications from the European Commission (COM(2004)0101 and COM(2004)0487), |
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—

having regard to the communications from the European Commission (COM(2004)0101 and COM(2004)0487),

| — | having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 272 thereof, |
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—

having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 272 thereof,

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999, and in particular Article 26 thereof (1), |
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—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999, and in particular Article 26 thereof (1),

| — | having regard to the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, |
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—

having regard to the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe,

| — | having regard to its question for oral answer with debate O-0067/2004 (B6-0130/2004) to the Council, |
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—

having regard to its question for oral answer with debate O-0067/2004 (B6-0130/2004) to the Council,

| — | having regard to Rule 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the current financial perspective will remain in force until the end of the year 2006, |
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A.

whereas the current financial perspective will remain in force until the end of the year 2006,

| B. | whereas the current financial perspective is part of a global interinstitutional agreement which can only be renewed in a context of mutual confidence between the institutions and on the basis of a joint agreement between the two arms of the budgetary authority, |
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B.

whereas the current financial perspective is part of a global interinstitutional agreement which can only be renewed in a context of mutual confidence between the institutions and on the basis of a joint agreement between the two arms of the budgetary authority,

| C. | whereas Article 272 of the EC Treaty provides for the adoption of annual budgets even in the absence of a financial perspective, |
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C.

whereas Article 272 of the EC Treaty provides for the adoption of annual budgets even in the absence of a financial perspective,

| D. | whereas it has set up a temporary committee with a mandate to define its political priorities for the future financial perspective both in legislative and budgetary terms, |
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D.

whereas it has set up a temporary committee with a mandate to define its political priorities for the future financial perspective both in legislative and budgetary terms,

| 1. | Confirms its objective of having a ‘multiannual financial framework for the period after 2006’; |
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1.

Confirms its objective of having a ‘multiannual financial framework for the period after 2006’;

| 2. | Recalls that the EU Treaty does not lay down any legal obligation to adopt a financial perspective; |
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2.

Recalls that the EU Treaty does not lay down any legal obligation to adopt a financial perspective;

| 3. | Recalls that an agreement between Parliament and the Council is necessary in order to have a financial perspective beyond 2006, as the two institutions are placed on an equal footing; |
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3.

Recalls that an agreement between Parliament and the Council is necessary in order to have a financial perspective beyond 2006, as the two institutions are placed on an equal footing;

| 4. | Stresses that Parliament is not ready to agree on a new financial perspective without a guarantee on the financing of:






  — | policies enabling greater EU integration and cohesion, |
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4.

Stresses that Parliament is not ready to agree on a new financial perspective without a guarantee on the financing of:

—

policies enabling greater EU integration and cohesion,

| — | Parliament's priorities, |
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—

Parliament's priorities,

| — | a flexible margin for unforeseen events or needs; |
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—

a flexible margin for unforeseen events or needs;

| 5. | Calls on the European Council to instruct the forthcoming Presidencies to continue the interinstitutional dialogue through regular consultations with Parliament, with a view to ensuring that a successful conclusion is reached on this matter, preferably under the Luxembourgish Presidency; |
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5.

Calls on the European Council to instruct the forthcoming Presidencies to continue the interinstitutional dialogue through regular consultations with Parliament, with a view to ensuring that a successful conclusion is reached on this matter, preferably under the Luxembourgish Presidency;

| 6. | Insists that the timetable for decision-making procedures should be such as to avoid any breaks in the multiannual programmes and the rate of commitment and payment of appropriations, such as those that occurred at the beginning of the current financial perspective period; |
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Insists that the timetable for decision-making procedures should be such as to avoid any breaks in the multiannual programmes and the rate of commitment and payment of appropriations, such as those that occurred at the beginning of the current financial perspective period;

| 7. | Demands that monthly trialogues be organised to ensure an effective exchange of information on the ongoing internal discussions leading to the respective common positions, including, in due course, on the issue of own resources; |
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Demands that monthly trialogues be organised to ensure an effective exchange of information on the ongoing internal discussions leading to the respective common positions, including, in due course, on the issue of own resources;

| 8. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2003/429/EC (OJ L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 25).

P6_TA(2004)0076

World AIDS Day

European Parliament resolution on World AIDS Day

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to World AIDS Day on 1 December 2004 and its theme: Women, Girls and HIV/AIDS, |
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having regard to World AIDS Day on 1 December 2004 and its theme: Women, Girls and HIV/AIDS,

| — | having regard to the Commission Working Paper on a coordinated and integrated approach to combat HIV/AIDS within the European Union and in its neighbourhood, |
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having regard to the Commission Working Paper on a coordinated and integrated approach to combat HIV/AIDS within the European Union and in its neighbourhood,

| — | having regard to the Dublin Declaration of 24 February 2004 on Partnership to fight HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia, |
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having regard to the Dublin Declaration of 24 February 2004 on Partnership to fight HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia,

| — | having regard to the UN Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS of 27 June 2001 and the on-going UNAIDS programme, |
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having regard to the UN Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS of 27 June 2001 and the on-going UNAIDS programme,

| — | having regard to the goal of beginning to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015 set in the Millennium Declaration signed by Heads of State and Government on 8 September 2000, |
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having regard to the goal of beginning to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015 set in the Millennium Declaration signed by Heads of State and Government on 8 September 2000,

| — | having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the total number of people living with HIV/AIDS rose in 2004 in every region to reach an estimated level of 40 million; whereas there are ever increasing infection rates among women worldwide, |
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A.

whereas the total number of people living with HIV/AIDS rose in 2004 in every region to reach an estimated level of 40 million; whereas there are ever increasing infection rates among women worldwide,

| B. | whereas, in 1997, 41% of HIV-positive people were women and girls, but today around half of all people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide are women and girls, and in sub-Saharan Africa the figure is 57 %; whereas so far there are 40 million people infected with HIV and approximately 90 % of them are from developing countries, |
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B.

whereas, in 1997, 41% of HIV-positive people were women and girls, but today around half of all people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide are women and girls, and in sub-Saharan Africa the figure is 57 %; whereas so far there are 40 million people infected with HIV and approximately 90 % of them are from developing countries,

| C. | whereas, in view of the gender inequalities associated with HIV/AIDS, finding vaccines that are available to women and young girls before the onset of sexual behaviour must be a budgetary and political priority; whereas women must be involved in all appropriate clinical research, including vaccine trials, |
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C.

whereas, in view of the gender inequalities associated with HIV/AIDS, finding vaccines that are available to women and young girls before the onset of sexual behaviour must be a budgetary and political priority; whereas women must be involved in all appropriate clinical research, including vaccine trials,

| D. | whereas the proportion of newly reported HIV cases in Western Europe has doubled since 1995, with some of the highest rates of new infections to be found in some of the new Member States and those third countries that share our Eastern border, |
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D.

whereas the proportion of newly reported HIV cases in Western Europe has doubled since 1995, with some of the highest rates of new infections to be found in some of the new Member States and those third countries that share our Eastern border,

| E. | whereas increased investment in research and development with a view to more effective therapeutic and preventive medicines is vital to securing the long-term success of anti-HIV/AIDS action, |
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E.

whereas increased investment in research and development with a view to more effective therapeutic and preventive medicines is vital to securing the long-term success of anti-HIV/AIDS action,

| F. | whereas it is crucial to promote safe sex practices and microbicides, which are considered a promising prevention tool, |
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F.

whereas it is crucial to promote safe sex practices and microbicides, which are considered a promising prevention tool,

| G. | whereas sexual and reproductive health rights are intrinsically linked to the prevention of HIV/AIDS and other poverty diseases, and whereas the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in general and those on promoting gender equality and empowering women, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health and combating HIV/AIDS in particular will only be achieved if sexual and reproductive health issues are put at the heart of the MDG agenda, |
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G.

whereas sexual and reproductive health rights are intrinsically linked to the prevention of HIV/AIDS and other poverty diseases, and whereas the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in general and those on promoting gender equality and empowering women, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health and combating HIV/AIDS in particular will only be achieved if sexual and reproductive health issues are put at the heart of the MDG agenda,

| H. | whereas recent UNAID figures also point to increased levels of infection throughout the EU, particularly in the 15 to 25 age group, |
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H.

whereas recent UNAID figures also point to increased levels of infection throughout the EU, particularly in the 15 to 25 age group,

| I. | whereas pharmaceutical companies must look at ways to reduce prices, since developing countries cannot afford the antiviral drugs available in the industrialised world, |
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whereas pharmaceutical companies must look at ways to reduce prices, since developing countries cannot afford the antiviral drugs available in the industrialised world,

| J. | whereas in some countries HIV/AIDS-related costs will soon absorb over half the health budget, |
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J.

whereas in some countries HIV/AIDS-related costs will soon absorb over half the health budget,

| K. | whereas insufficient action against the HIV/AIDS epidemic could result in an unprecedented crisis, in particular in Southern Africa, undermining not only health and development but also national security and political stability in a number of countries, |
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K.

whereas insufficient action against the HIV/AIDS epidemic could result in an unprecedented crisis, in particular in Southern Africa, undermining not only health and development but also national security and political stability in a number of countries,

| L. | whereas the WTO General Council has adopted a waiver to Article 31(f) of the TRIPS Agreement allowing WTO members to grant compulsory licences for manufacturing and distribution of patented pharmaceuticals intended for export to third countries with insufficient or no manufacturing capacity in the sector, which should increase the accessibility of low-cost medicines in those countries, |
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whereas the WTO General Council has adopted a waiver to Article 31(f) of the TRIPS Agreement allowing WTO members to grant compulsory licences for manufacturing and distribution of patented pharmaceuticals intended for export to third countries with insufficient or no manufacturing capacity in the sector, which should increase the accessibility of low-cost medicines in those countries,

| M. | whereas many developing countries will lose the possibility of producing generic medicines with the entry into force of TRIPS rules on 1 January 2005, |
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whereas many developing countries will lose the possibility of producing generic medicines with the entry into force of TRIPS rules on 1 January 2005,

| 1. | Reaffirms the right of every human being to have access to medical care and treatment; |
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1.

Reaffirms the right of every human being to have access to medical care and treatment;

| 2. | Recalls that if the trend towards ever higher numbers of HIV infections is not reversed, there will be no chance of achieving the overarching Millennium Development Goal of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger by 2015 and reducing by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day and suffering from hunger; |
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Recalls that if the trend towards ever higher numbers of HIV infections is not reversed, there will be no chance of achieving the overarching Millennium Development Goal of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger by 2015 and reducing by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day and suffering from hunger;

| 3. | Urges the Commission and the Member States to provide the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria with a contribution of at least EUR 1 billion on a sustained basis; recalls the commitment of the G8 and the rest of the international community to respect an overall annual expenditure target of between EUR 7 and 10 billion; |
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Urges the Commission and the Member States to provide the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria with a contribution of at least EUR 1 billion on a sustained basis; recalls the commitment of the G8 and the rest of the international community to respect an overall annual expenditure target of between EUR 7 and 10 billion;

| 4. | Stresses that the strategies needed to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic effectively must include a comprehensive approach to prevention, education, care and treatment and must include the technologies currently in use, expanded access to treatment and the urgent development of vaccines and microbicides; |
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Stresses that the strategies needed to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic effectively must include a comprehensive approach to prevention, education, care and treatment and must include the technologies currently in use, expanded access to treatment and the urgent development of vaccines and microbicides;

| 5. | Is concerned also about the increasing rates of infection in some societies that do, a priori, have full access to all the necessary information about prevention and risk avoidance and in particular in the 15 to 25 age group; |
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5.

Is concerned also about the increasing rates of infection in some societies that do, a priori, have full access to all the necessary information about prevention and risk avoidance and in particular in the 15 to 25 age group;

| 6. | Notes that the international AIDS Vaccine Initiative has drawn attention to the lack of funding from the private sector; calls therefore on private donors to join with the charitable and public sectors to develop vaccines, especially in Africa; |
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6.

Notes that the international AIDS Vaccine Initiative has drawn attention to the lack of funding from the private sector; calls therefore on private donors to join with the charitable and public sectors to develop vaccines, especially in Africa;

| 7. | Calls on the EU and its Member States to dramatically increase funding for the development of microbicides, given that conservative estimates suggest that the introduction of even a partially effective microbicide would result in 2,5 million averted cases of HIV over three years, and that an effective microbicide could be developed by the end of the decade with the necessary financial support; |
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Calls on the EU and its Member States to dramatically increase funding for the development of microbicides, given that conservative estimates suggest that the introduction of even a partially effective microbicide would result in 2,5 million averted cases of HIV over three years, and that an effective microbicide could be developed by the end of the decade with the necessary financial support;

| 8. | Stresses that access to medicines, including vaccines and diagnostic products, is of crucial importance, and that bringing down the costs of such treatment should be one of the priorities; therefore calls on the pharmaceutical industry to reduce prices; |
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Stresses that access to medicines, including vaccines and diagnostic products, is of crucial importance, and that bringing down the costs of such treatment should be one of the priorities; therefore calls on the pharmaceutical industry to reduce prices;

| 9. | Urges the European pharmaceutical industry to dedicate a significant part of its resources to antiinfectious medicines and other essential drugs; |
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9.

Urges the European pharmaceutical industry to dedicate a significant part of its resources to antiinfectious medicines and other essential drugs;

| 10. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase their commitments to research and development for more effective therapeutic and preventive medicines, in order to secure the long-term success of anti-HIV/AIDS action; in particular, calls on the EU and its Member States to mobilise additional funding to facilitate effective partnerships with the pharmaceutical companies for the development of vaccines; |
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Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase their commitments to research and development for more effective therapeutic and preventive medicines, in order to secure the long-term success of anti-HIV/AIDS action; in particular, calls on the EU and its Member States to mobilise additional funding to facilitate effective partnerships with the pharmaceutical companies for the development of vaccines;

| 11. | Notes with great interest the recent finding that a relatively cheap antibiotic (co-trimoxazole) has almost halved the rate of AIDS-related deaths in African children; notes that, although the drug does not combat HIV, it is clearly instrumental in preventing secondary infections which kill many HIV-positive children with weakened immunity at an annual cost of just USD 7 to 12 per child compared to USD 300 for the cheapest antiretrovirals; |
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11.

Notes with great interest the recent finding that a relatively cheap antibiotic (co-trimoxazole) has almost halved the rate of AIDS-related deaths in African children; notes that, although the drug does not combat HIV, it is clearly instrumental in preventing secondary infections which kill many HIV-positive children with weakened immunity at an annual cost of just USD 7 to 12 per child compared to USD 300 for the cheapest antiretrovirals;

| 12. | Regrets that, for many years in the past, prejudiced views in some sectors as regards the use of condoms prevented full and necessary attention being directed against HIV/AIDS; |
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Regrets that, for many years in the past, prejudiced views in some sectors as regards the use of condoms prevented full and necessary attention being directed against HIV/AIDS;

| 13. | Calls on the United Nations and its Members to increase dramatically the visibility and prominence of sexual and reproductive health issues during the review of the Millennium Development Goals next year; |
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13.

Calls on the United Nations and its Members to increase dramatically the visibility and prominence of sexual and reproductive health issues during the review of the Millennium Development Goals next year;

| 14. | Calls on the EU to continue to prioritise sexual and reproductive health issues through funding programmes on family planning, and in particular to influence sexual behaviour through risk-reduction strategies, to educate young people, and especially girls and young women, about STIs and HIV, and to encourage condom usage in combination with other contraceptive methods and combat any misinformation spread on the effectiveness of condoms; |
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Calls on the EU to continue to prioritise sexual and reproductive health issues through funding programmes on family planning, and in particular to influence sexual behaviour through risk-reduction strategies, to educate young people, and especially girls and young women, about STIs and HIV, and to encourage condom usage in combination with other contraceptive methods and combat any misinformation spread on the effectiveness of condoms;

| 15. | Calls on the Commission to encourage developing countries to restore and develop public services in basic areas such as water access and sanitation, health and education; |
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Calls on the Commission to encourage developing countries to restore and develop public services in basic areas such as water access and sanitation, health and education;

| 16. | Stresses that HIV/AIDS cannot be dealt with in isolation and often goes hand in hand with other diseases such as tuberculosis, Hepatitis C and mental disorders such as depression, and that care and treatment solutions need to be pursued for all these; |
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Stresses that HIV/AIDS cannot be dealt with in isolation and often goes hand in hand with other diseases such as tuberculosis, Hepatitis C and mental disorders such as depression, and that care and treatment solutions need to be pursued for all these;

| 17. | Urges the Commission to create specific legislative instruments to encourage R&D on neglected and poverty diseases, and to ensure that the results of the research meet the specific needs of developing countries and contribute towards a swift improvement in the public health situation; |
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17.

Urges the Commission to create specific legislative instruments to encourage R&D on neglected and poverty diseases, and to ensure that the results of the research meet the specific needs of developing countries and contribute towards a swift improvement in the public health situation;

| 18. | Calls on all involved partners to speed up measures for the authorisation of new drugs and vaccines and to ensure that patients in poorer European countries also have access to treatment at affordable prices; |
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18.

Calls on all involved partners to speed up measures for the authorisation of new drugs and vaccines and to ensure that patients in poorer European countries also have access to treatment at affordable prices;

| 19. | Regrets the lack of palliative care for those dying of AIDS and urges that palliative care teams be trained and supported; |
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19.

Regrets the lack of palliative care for those dying of AIDS and urges that palliative care teams be trained and supported;

| 20. | Welcomes the Commission proposal setting up a uniform framework for issuing compulsory licences authorising production and exportation of cheaper medicines to the eligible countries in need; |
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20.

Welcomes the Commission proposal setting up a uniform framework for issuing compulsory licences authorising production and exportation of cheaper medicines to the eligible countries in need;

| 21. | Insists on the importance of ensuring that the objective of providing developing countries with affordable medicines is not jeopardised by excessively restrictive or cumbersome procedures or by re-importation into the European Union of pharmaceutical products manufactured under compulsory licences; |
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21.

Insists on the importance of ensuring that the objective of providing developing countries with affordable medicines is not jeopardised by excessively restrictive or cumbersome procedures or by re-importation into the European Union of pharmaceutical products manufactured under compulsory licences;

| 22. | Urges developed countries to adopt a waiver on the application of the TRIPS Agreement in this field so as to enable pharmaceutical companies in developing countries to continue to provide generic low-cost medicines; |
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22.

Urges developed countries to adopt a waiver on the application of the TRIPS Agreement in this field so as to enable pharmaceutical companies in developing countries to continue to provide generic low-cost medicines;

| 23. | Urges the Commission to oppose, both at the WTO level and in its bilateral relations, the inclusion by the United States in its bilateral agreements with developing countries of provisions that oblige those countries to renounce the right recognised in the Doha Declaration to use or import generic drugs necessary for the public health of their populations; urges the EU itself to refrain from taking any step in the same direction; |
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Urges the Commission to oppose, both at the WTO level and in its bilateral relations, the inclusion by the United States in its bilateral agreements with developing countries of provisions that oblige those countries to renounce the right recognised in the Doha Declaration to use or import generic drugs necessary for the public health of their populations; urges the EU itself to refrain from taking any step in the same direction;

| 24. | Calls on the EU to develop policies and programmes in this area, and asks the Commission to ensure that increased resources are made available within the Financial Perspective for 2007-2013 to support a significantly scaled up response to HIV/AIDS, including by making a multiannual commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; |
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Calls on the EU to develop policies and programmes in this area, and asks the Commission to ensure that increased resources are made available within the Financial Perspective for 2007-2013 to support a significantly scaled up response to HIV/AIDS, including by making a multiannual commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria;

| 25. | Firmly believes that the EU has a significant role to play for both its own citizens and those of third countries in the global fight against the disease; welcomes in this respect the already existing EU funding for research projects, exchanges of best practice and the involvement of NGOs, particularly those best placed to address the specific challenges faced by vulnerable groups such as immigrants, sex workers, etc.; |
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Firmly believes that the EU has a significant role to play for both its own citizens and those of third countries in the global fight against the disease; welcomes in this respect the already existing EU funding for research projects, exchanges of best practice and the involvement of NGOs, particularly those best placed to address the specific challenges faced by vulnerable groups such as immigrants, sex workers, etc.;

| 26. | Welcomes the decision by the UK, Sweden, and the Netherlands to agree to the request from many NGOs to make additional contributions to the Global Fund; |
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26.

Welcomes the decision by the UK, Sweden, and the Netherlands to agree to the request from many NGOs to make additional contributions to the Global Fund;

| 27. | Calls on the EU Member States, and particularly on the Italian Government, to respect their commitment to donate financial resources to the Global Fund and to ensure the continuation of all on-going actions; |
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27.

Calls on the EU Member States, and particularly on the Italian Government, to respect their commitment to donate financial resources to the Global Fund and to ensure the continuation of all on-going actions;

| 28. | Calls on the new Commission to ensure that funding continues to plug the ‘decency gap’ left by the US withdrawal of UNFPA funding, not only in the developing world but also in Eastern Europe and Central Asia; |
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28.

Calls on the new Commission to ensure that funding continues to plug the ‘decency gap’ left by the US withdrawal of UNFPA funding, not only in the developing world but also in Eastern Europe and Central Asia;

| 29. | Welcomes the Commission's statement of 23 November 2004 on the presentation in April 2005 of an action plan to fight AIDS and looks forward to concrete actions; |
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Welcomes the Commission's statement of 23 November 2004 on the presentation in April 2005 of an action plan to fight AIDS and looks forward to concrete actions;

| 30. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, the WHO, WTO and UNAIDS. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, the WHO, WTO and UNAIDS.

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