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| 7.7.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 166/14 |
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7.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 166/14

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MINUTES

(2005/C 166E/02)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.05.

The following spoke:

| — | Bernard Poignant, who condemned the revisionist comments that Bruno Gollnisch had recently made and asked the President to refer the matter to the Bureau (the President replied that the Bureau had already looked into the matter and was of the same opinion as Mr Poignant); |
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Bernard Poignant, who condemned the revisionist comments that Bruno Gollnisch had recently made and asked the President to refer the matter to the Bureau (the President replied that the Bureau had already looked into the matter and was of the same opinion as Mr Poignant);

| — | Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, who expressed his disappointment at the attitude of José Manuel Barroso, President-elect of the Commission, who had commented on the results of the hearings of the Commissioners before receiving the letters containing the conclusions from the committees concerned (the President replied that his comments would be forwarded as appropriate). |
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Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, who expressed his disappointment at the attitude of José Manuel Barroso, President-elect of the Commission, who had commented on the results of the hearings of the Commissioners before receiving the letters containing the conclusions from the committees concerned (the President replied that his comments would be forwarded as appropriate).

2.   Objection to waiver of immunity

The President announced that he had received from Marios Matsakis a letter and a legal opinion concerning the request from the public prosecutor of the Republic of Cyprus to waive his parliamentary immunity. Parliament had noted this request on 13 October 2004(Minutes of 13.10.2004, Item 7). In his letter, Marios Matsakis challenged the public prosecutor's authority to make such a request.

(Minutes of 13.10.2004, Item 7)

Pursuant to Rule 6(3), the letter was forwarded to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee, in order to verify the public prosecutor's authority to make the request.

3.   Membership of committees

At the request of the UEN Group, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

| — | AFET Committee:
  Roberta Angelilli to replace Umberto Pirilli; |
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AFET Committee:

Roberta Angelilli to replace Umberto Pirilli;

| — | ECON Committee:
  Umberto Pirilli to replace Alessandro Foglietta; |
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ECON Committee:

Umberto Pirilli to replace Alessandro Foglietta;

| — | REGI Committee:
  Umberto Pirilli to replace Roberta Angelilli. |
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REGI Committee:

Umberto Pirilli to replace Roberta Angelilli.

4.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC8/2004 by the Commission (C6-0101/2004 — SEC(2004)1034).

After noting the Council's opinion, it had authorised part of the transfer, pursuant to Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002, in accordance with the following breakdown:

| FROM: |
| --- |
| CHAPTER — 31.01 RESERVES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE | |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 - 01.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Economic and financial affairs’ | NDA - 75 179 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 02.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Enterprise’ | NDA - 122 407 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 03.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Competition’ | NDA - 105 218 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 04.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Employment and social affairs’ | NDA - 100 400 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 05.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Agriculture’ | NDA - 168 350 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 06.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Energy and transport’ | NDA - 140 238 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 07.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Environment’ | NDA - 87 066 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 08.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Research’ | NDA - 28 273 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 09.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Information society’ | NDA - 49 637 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 10.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Direct research’ | NDA - 803 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 11.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Fisheries’ | NDA - 45 782 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 12.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Internal market’ | NDA - 71 805 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 13.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Regional policy’ | NDA - 85 942 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 14.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Tax and customs union’ | NDA - 68 914 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 15.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Education and culture’ | NDA - 99 114 EUR |
| ITEM 31.0140 — 16.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DG Press and communication/Headquarters | NDA - 87 227 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 17.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Health and consumer protection’ | NDA - 118 712 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 18.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Area of freedom, security and justice’ | NDA - 52 690 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 19.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DGs in policy area ‘External relations’ | NDA - 173 169 EUR |
| ITEM 31.0140 — 20.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DG Trade | NDA - 73 573 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 21.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DGs in policy area ‘Development and relations with ACP states’ | NDA - 96 704 EUR |
| ITEM 31.0140 — 22.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DG Enlargement | NDA - 33 734 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 23.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Humanitarian aid’ | NDA - 23 132 EUR |
| ITEM 31.0140 — 25.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Commission's policy coordination and legal advice’ | NDA - 232 444 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 26.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Commission's administration’ | NDA - 306 659 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 27.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Budget’ | NDA - 70 199 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 28.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DGs in policy area ‘Audit’ | NDA - 12 048 EUR |
| ARTICLE 31.0140 — 29.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Statistics’ | NDA - 95 580 EUR |
| TO: |
| CHAPTER — 01.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS’ | |
| ARTICLE 01.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Economic and financial affairs’ | NDA 75 179 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 02.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘ENTERPRISE’ | |
| ARTICLE 02.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Enterprise’ | NDA 122 407 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 03.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘COMPETITION’ | |
| ARTICLE 03.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Competition’ | NDA 105 218 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 04.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS’ | |
| ARTICLE 04.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Employment and social affairs’ | NDA 100 400 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 05.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘AGRICULTURE’ | |
| ARTICLE 05.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Agriculture’ | NDA 168 350 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 06.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘ENERGY AND TRANSPORT’ | |
| ARTICLE 06.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Energy and transport’ | NDA 140 238 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 07.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘ENVIRONMENT’ | |
| ARTICLE 07.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Environment’ | NDA 87 066 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 08.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘RESEARCH’ | |
| ARTICLE 08.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Research’ | NDA 28 273 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 09.01 Administrative expenditure of policy area ‘Information society’ | |
| ARTICLE 09.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Information society’ | NDA 49 637 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 10.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘DIRECT RESEARCH’ | |
| ARTICLE 10.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Direct research’ | NDA 803 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 11.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘FISHERIES’ | |
| ARTICLE 11.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Fisheries’ | NDA 45 782 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 12.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘INTERNAL MARKET’ | |
| ARTICLE 12.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Internal market’ | NDA 71 805 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 13.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘REGIONAL POLICY’ | |
| ARTICLE 13.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Regional policy’ | NDA 85 942 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 14.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘TAX AND CUSTOMS UNION’ | |
| ARTICLE 14.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Tax and customs union’ | NDA 68 914 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 15.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘EDUCATION AND CULTURE’ | |
| ARTICLE 15.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Education and culture’ | NDA 99 114 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 16.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘PRESS AND COMMUNICATION’ | |
| ARTICLE 16.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Press and communication’ | |
| ITEM 16.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DG Press and communication/Headquarters | NDA 87 227 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 17.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION’ | |
| ARTICLE 17.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Health and consumer protection’ | NDA 118 712 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 18.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE IN POLICY AREA ‘AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE’ | |
| ARTICLE — 18.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Area of freedom, security and justice’ | NDA 52 690 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 19.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘EXTERNAL RELATIONS’ | |
| ARTICLE 19.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘External relations’ | |
| ITEM 19.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DGs in policy area ‘External relations’ | NDA 173 169 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 20.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘TRADE’ | |
| ARTICLE 20.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Trade’ | |
| ITEM 20.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DG Trade | NDA 73 573 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 21.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONS WITH ACP STATES’ | |
| ARTICLE 21.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Development and relations with ACP states’ | |
| ARTICLE 21.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DGs in policy area ‘Development and relations with ACP states’ | NDA 96 704 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 22.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘ENLARGEMENT’ | |
| ARTICLE 20.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Enlargement’ | |
| ITEM 22.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DG Enlargement | NDA 33 734 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 23.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘HUMANITARIAN AID’ | |
| ARTICLE 23.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Humanitarian aid’ | NDA 23 132 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 25.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘COMMISSION'S POLICY COORDINATION AND LEGAL ADVICE’ | |
| ARTICLE 25.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Commission's policy coordination and legal advice’ | |
| ARTICLE 25.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Commission's policy coordination and legal advice’ | NDA 232 444 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 26.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘COMMISSION'S ADMINISTRATION’ | |
| ARTICLE 26.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Commission's administration’ | NDA 306 659 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 27.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘BUDGET’ | |
| ARTICLE 27.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Budget’ | NDA 70 199 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 28.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘AUDIT’ | |
| ARTICLE 28.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DGs in policy area ‘Audit’ | NDA 12 048 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 29.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘STATISTICS’ | |
| ARTICLE 29.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Statistics’ | NDA 95 580 EUR |

FROM:

CHAPTER — 31.01 RESERVES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 31.0140 - 01.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Economic and financial affairs’

NDA - 75 179 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 02.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Enterprise’

NDA - 122 407 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 03.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Competition’

NDA - 105 218 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 04.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Employment and social affairs’

NDA - 100 400 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 05.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Agriculture’

NDA - 168 350 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 06.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Energy and transport’

NDA - 140 238 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 07.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Environment’

NDA - 87 066 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 08.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Research’

NDA - 28 273 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 09.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Information society’

NDA - 49 637 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 10.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Direct research’

NDA - 803 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 11.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Fisheries’

NDA - 45 782 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 12.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Internal market’

NDA - 71 805 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 13.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Regional policy’

NDA - 85 942 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 14.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Tax and customs union’

NDA - 68 914 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 15.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Education and culture’

NDA - 99 114 EUR

ITEM 31.0140 — 16.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DG Press and communication/Headquarters

NDA - 87 227 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 17.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Health and consumer protection’

NDA - 118 712 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 18.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Area of freedom, security and justice’

NDA - 52 690 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 19.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DGs in policy area ‘External relations’

NDA - 173 169 EUR

ITEM 31.0140 — 20.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DG Trade

NDA - 73 573 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 21.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DGs in policy area ‘Development and relations with ACP states’

NDA - 96 704 EUR

ITEM 31.0140 — 22.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DG Enlargement

NDA - 33 734 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 23.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Humanitarian aid’

NDA - 23 132 EUR

ITEM 31.0140 — 25.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Commission's policy coordination and legal advice’

NDA - 232 444 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 26.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Commission's administration’

NDA - 306 659 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 27.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Budget’

NDA - 70 199 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 28.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DGs in policy area ‘Audit’

NDA - 12 048 EUR

ARTICLE 31.0140 — 29.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Statistics’

NDA - 95 580 EUR

TO:

CHAPTER — 01.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 01.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Economic and financial affairs’

NDA 75 179 EUR

CHAPTER — 02.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘ENTERPRISE’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 02.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Enterprise’

NDA 122 407 EUR

CHAPTER — 03.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘COMPETITION’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 03.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Competition’

NDA 105 218 EUR

CHAPTER — 04.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 04.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Employment and social affairs’

NDA 100 400 EUR

CHAPTER — 05.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘AGRICULTURE’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 05.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Agriculture’

NDA 168 350 EUR

CHAPTER — 06.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘ENERGY AND TRANSPORT’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 06.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Energy and transport’

NDA 140 238 EUR

CHAPTER — 07.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘ENVIRONMENT’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 07.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Environment’

NDA 87 066 EUR

CHAPTER — 08.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘RESEARCH’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 08.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Research’

NDA 28 273 EUR

CHAPTER — 09.01 Administrative expenditure of policy area ‘Information society’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 09.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Information society’

NDA 49 637 EUR

CHAPTER — 10.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘DIRECT RESEARCH’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 10.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Direct research’

NDA 803 EUR

CHAPTER — 11.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘FISHERIES’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 11.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Fisheries’

NDA 45 782 EUR

CHAPTER — 12.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘INTERNAL MARKET’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 12.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Internal market’

NDA 71 805 EUR

CHAPTER — 13.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘REGIONAL POLICY’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 13.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Regional policy’

NDA 85 942 EUR

CHAPTER — 14.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘TAX AND CUSTOMS UNION’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 14.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Tax and customs union’

NDA 68 914 EUR

CHAPTER — 15.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘EDUCATION AND CULTURE’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 15.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Education and culture’

NDA 99 114 EUR

CHAPTER — 16.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘PRESS AND COMMUNICATION’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 16.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Press and communication’

ITEM 16.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DG Press and communication/Headquarters

NDA 87 227 EUR

CHAPTER — 17.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 17.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Health and consumer protection’

NDA 118 712 EUR

CHAPTER — 18.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE IN POLICY AREA ‘AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE — 18.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Area of freedom, security and justice’

NDA 52 690 EUR

CHAPTER — 19.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘EXTERNAL RELATIONS’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 19.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘External relations’

ITEM 19.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DGs in policy area ‘External relations’

NDA 173 169 EUR

CHAPTER — 20.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘TRADE’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 20.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Trade’

ITEM 20.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DG Trade

NDA 73 573 EUR

CHAPTER — 21.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONS WITH ACP STATES’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 21.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Development and relations with ACP states’

ARTICLE 21.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DGs in policy area ‘Development and relations with ACP states’

NDA 96 704 EUR

CHAPTER — 22.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘ENLARGEMENT’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 20.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Enlargement’

ITEM 22.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DG Enlargement

NDA 33 734 EUR

CHAPTER — 23.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘HUMANITARIAN AID’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 23.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Humanitarian aid’

NDA 23 132 EUR

CHAPTER — 25.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘COMMISSION'S POLICY COORDINATION AND LEGAL ADVICE’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 25.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Commission's policy coordination and legal advice’

ARTICLE 25.010101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Commission's policy coordination and legal advice’

NDA 232 444 EUR

CHAPTER — 26.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘COMMISSION'S ADMINISTRATION’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 26.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Commission's administration’

NDA 306 659 EUR

CHAPTER — 27.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘BUDGET’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 27.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Budget’

NDA 70 199 EUR

CHAPTER — 28.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘AUDIT’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 28.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of DGs in policy area ‘Audit’

NDA 12 048 EUR

CHAPTER — 29.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘STATISTICS’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 29.0101 Expenditure related to staff in active employment of policy area ‘Statistics’

NDA 95 580 EUR

***

The Committee on Budgets had considered proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC24/2004 by the Commission (C6-0078/2004 — SEC(2004)0718).

After noting the Council's opinion, it had authorised part of the transfer, pursuant to Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002, in accordance with the following breakdown:

| FROM: |
| --- |
| CHAPTER — 31 01 RESERVES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE | |
| ITEM 31 01 40 — 04 01 02 11 Other management expenditure | NDA - 281 947 EUR |
| ITEM 31 01 40 — 15 01 02 11 Other management expenditure | NDA - 242 390 EUR |
| ITEM 31 01 40 — 19 01 02 11 Other management expenditure of DGs in policy area ‘External relations’ | NDA - 350 213 EUR |
| ITEM 31 01 40 — 21 01 02 11 Other management expenditure of DGs in policy area ‘Development and relations with ACP States’ | NDA - 158 346 EUR |
| ITEM 31 01 40 — 25 01 02 11 Other management expenditure in policy area ‘Commission's policy coordination and legal advice’ | NDA - 344 720 EUR |
| TO: |
| CHAPTER — 04.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS’ | |
| ARTICLE — 04 0102 External staff and other management expenditure in support of policy area ‘Employment and social affairs’ | |
| ITEM — 04 01 02 11 Other management expenditure | NDA 281 947 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 15 01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘EDUCATION AND CULTURE’ | |
| ARTICLE 15 0102 External staff and other management expenditure in support of policy area ‘Education and culture’ | |
| ITEM 15 01 02 11 Other management expenditure | NDA 242 390 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 19 01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘EXTERNAL RELATIONS’ | |
| ARTICLE 19 0102 External staff and other management expenditure in support of policy area ‘External relations’ | |
| ITEM 19 01 02 11 Other management expenditure of DGs in policy area ‘External relations’ | NDA 350 212 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 21 01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONS WITH ACP STATES’ | |
| ARTICLE 21 0102 External staff and other management expenditure in support of policy area ‘Development and relations with ACP states’ | |
| ITEM 21 01 02 11 Other management expenditure of DGs in policy area ‘Development and relations with ACP States’ | NDA 158 346 EUR |
| CHAPTER — 25 01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘COMMISSION'S POLICY COORDINATION AND LEGAL ADVICE’ | |
| ARTICLE 25 0102 External staff and other management expenditure in support of policy area ‘Commission's policy coordination and legal advice’ | |
| ITEM 25 01 02 11 Other management expenditure in policy area ‘Commission's policy coordination and legal advice’ | NDA 344 720 EUR |

FROM:

CHAPTER — 31 01 RESERVES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE

CHAPTER

ITEM 31 01 40 — 04 01 02 11 Other management expenditure

NDA - 281 947 EUR

ITEM 31 01 40 — 15 01 02 11 Other management expenditure

NDA - 242 390 EUR

ITEM 31 01 40 — 19 01 02 11 Other management expenditure of DGs in policy area ‘External relations’

NDA - 350 213 EUR

ITEM 31 01 40 — 21 01 02 11 Other management expenditure of DGs in policy area ‘Development and relations with ACP States’

NDA - 158 346 EUR

ITEM 31 01 40 — 25 01 02 11 Other management expenditure in policy area ‘Commission's policy coordination and legal advice’

NDA - 344 720 EUR

TO:

CHAPTER — 04.01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE — 04 0102 External staff and other management expenditure in support of policy area ‘Employment and social affairs’

ITEM — 04 01 02 11 Other management expenditure

NDA 281 947 EUR

CHAPTER — 15 01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘EDUCATION AND CULTURE’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 15 0102 External staff and other management expenditure in support of policy area ‘Education and culture’

ITEM 15 01 02 11 Other management expenditure

NDA 242 390 EUR

CHAPTER — 19 01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘EXTERNAL RELATIONS’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 19 0102 External staff and other management expenditure in support of policy area ‘External relations’

ITEM 19 01 02 11 Other management expenditure of DGs in policy area ‘External relations’

NDA 350 212 EUR

CHAPTER — 21 01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONS WITH ACP STATES’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 21 0102 External staff and other management expenditure in support of policy area ‘Development and relations with ACP states’

ITEM 21 01 02 11 Other management expenditure of DGs in policy area ‘Development and relations with ACP States’

NDA 158 346 EUR

CHAPTER — 25 01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF POLICY AREA ‘COMMISSION'S POLICY COORDINATION AND LEGAL ADVICE’

CHAPTER

ARTICLE 25 0102 External staff and other management expenditure in support of policy area ‘Commission's policy coordination and legal advice’

ITEM 25 01 02 11 Other management expenditure in policy area ‘Commission's policy coordination and legal advice’

NDA 344 720 EUR

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The Committee on Budgets had considered proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC44/2004 by the Commission (C6-0102/2004 — SEC(2004)1035).

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

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The Committee on Budgets had considered proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC45/2004 by the Commission (C6-0103/2004 — SEC(2004)1037).

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

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The Committee on Budgets had considered proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC47/2004 by the Commission (C6-0105/2004 — SEC(2004)1039).

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

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The Committee on Budgets had considered proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC48/2004 by the Commission (C6-0106/2004 — SEC(2004)1040).

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

5.   Generalised System of Preferences (oral questions with debate)

(oral questions with debate)

Oral question by Luisa Morgantini and Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the DEVE Committee and on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Council, on the Generalised System of Preferences (B6-0014/2004)

Oral question by Luisa Morgantini and Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the DEVE Committee and on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission, on the Generalised System of Preferences (B6-0015/2004)

Luisa Morgantini (chairman of the DEVE Committee) and Enrique Barón Crespo (chairman of the INTA Committee) moved the oral questions.

Karien Van Gennip (President-in-Office of the Council) and Pascal Lamy (Member of the Commission) answered the questions.

The following spoke: Maria Martens, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Françoise Castex, on behalf of the PSE Group, Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Patrick Louis, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Alessandro Battilocchio, Non-attached Member, Robert Sturdy and Margrietus van den Berg, Carl Schlyter, Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Glenys Kinnock, Anne Van Lancker, María Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Karien Van Gennip and Pascal Lamy.

Motions for resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 108(5):

| — | Françoise Castex, Glenys Kinnock, Erika Mann, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez and Margrietus van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee ‘Developing countries, international trade and sustainable development: the function of the Community's generalised system of preferences (GSP) for the ten-year period from 2006 to 2015’ (COM(2004)0461) (B6-0072/2004), |
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Françoise Castex, Glenys Kinnock, Erika Mann, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez and Margrietus van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee ‘Developing countries, international trade and sustainable development: the function of the Community's generalised system of preferences (GSP) for the ten-year period from 2006 to 2015’ (COM(2004)0461) (B6-0072/2004),

| — | Maria Martens, Nirj Deva and Robert Sturdy, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee ‘Developing countries, international trade and sustainable development: the function of the Community's generalised system of preferences (GSP) for the ten-year period from 2006 to 2015’ (COM (2004)0461) (B6-0076/2004), |
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Maria Martens, Nirj Deva and Robert Sturdy, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee ‘Developing countries, international trade and sustainable development: the function of the Community's generalised system of preferences (GSP) for the ten-year period from 2006 to 2015’ (COM (2004)0461) (B6-0076/2004),

| — | Johan Van Hecke and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee ‘Developing countries, international trade and sustainable development: the function of the Community's generalised system of preferences (GSP) for the ten-year period from 2006 to 2015’ (COM (2004)0461) (B6-0077/2004), |
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Johan Van Hecke and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee ‘Developing countries, international trade and sustainable development: the function of the Community's generalised system of preferences (GSP) for the ten-year period from 2006 to 2015’ (COM (2004)0461) (B6-0077/2004),

| — | Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the Generalised System of Preferences (B6-0078/2004), |
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Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the Generalised System of Preferences (B6-0078/2004),

| — | Luisa Morgantini, Helmuth Markov and Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee ‘Developing countries, international trade and sustainable development: the function of the Community's generalised system of preferences (GSP) for the ten-year period from 2006 to 2015’ (COM(2004)0461) (B6-0081/2004), |
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Luisa Morgantini, Helmuth Markov and Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee ‘Developing countries, international trade and sustainable development: the function of the Community's generalised system of preferences (GSP) for the ten-year period from 2006 to 2015’ (COM(2004)0461) (B6-0081/2004),

| — | Caroline Lucas and Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee ‘Developing countries, international trade and sustainable development: the function of the Community's generalised system of preferences (GSP) for the ten-year period from 2006 to 2015’ (COM (2004)0461) (B6-0083/2004). |
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Caroline Lucas and Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee ‘Developing countries, international trade and sustainable development: the function of the Community's generalised system of preferences (GSP) for the ten-year period from 2006 to 2015’ (COM (2004)0461) (B6-0083/2004).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.10.2004, Item 11.9

Minutes of 14.10.2004, Item 11.9

6.   European Union strategy to combat the use of drugs in sport (statement followed by debate)

(statement followed by debate)

Commission statement: European Union strategy to combat the use of drugs in sport

Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Manolis Mavrommatis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Nikolaos Sifunakis, on behalf of the PSE Group, Hannu Takkula, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jean-Luc Bennahmias, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, and Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member.

The debate was suspended at that point. It would resume after the formal sitting.

The debate was suspended at that point. It would resume after the formal sitting.

7.   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 24 September 2004 with a view to adopting a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual Community programme to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable (10458/4/2004 — C6-0140/2004 — 2004/0025(COD))






  referred to | responsible: ITRE |
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Common Position adopted by the Council on 24 September 2004 with a view to adopting a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual Community programme to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable (10458/4/2004 — C6-0140/2004 — 2004/0025(COD))

referred to

responsible: ITRE

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 15 October 2004.

8.   Formal sitting

Between 11.00 and 11.30, a formal sitting of Parliament was held, chaired by Josep Borrell Fontelles, on the occasion of the visit of Leyla Zana, laureate of the Sakharov prize in 1995.

IN THE CHAIR: Ingo FRIEDRICH

Vice-President

9.   European Union strategy to combat the use of drugs in sport (continuation of debate)

(continuation of debate)

The following spoke: John Bowis, María Badía i Cutchet, Marios Matsakis, Georgios Toussas, Pál Schmitt, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Christopher Beazley, Michl Ebner, Peter Šťastný and Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

10.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

Enrique Barón Crespo spoke out against the defamatory remarks made two days previously by a member of the Italian Government. He asked the President to demand an apology from the minister involved via the Italian Government (the President noted the request).

Ryszard Czarnecki spoke.

11.   Voting time

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

11.1.   Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013 (Appointment of Members)

Proposal of the Conference of Presidents concerning the appointment of the members of the temporary committee on the policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

PROPOSAL OF THE CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS

Adopted (see Minutes of 13.10.2004 for the Conference of Presidents' proposal, which remains unchanged)

(see Minutes of 13.10.2004 for the Conference of Presidents' proposal, which remains unchanged)

11.2.   Pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries (Bulgaria, Romania) * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of Central and Eastern Europe in the pre-accession period [COM(2004)0163 — C5-0178/2004 — 2004/0054(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Joseph Daul (A6-0009/2004)

(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)0018)

(P6_TA(2004)0018)

11.3.   Information and promotion measures for agricultural products * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2702/1999 on measures to provide information on, and to promote, agricultural products in third countries, and Council Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market [COM(2004)0233 — 11464/2004 — C6-0008/2004 — 2004/0073(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Joseph Daul (A6-0008/2004)

(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)0019)

(P6_TA(2004)0019)

11.4.   Draft amending budget No 9/2004 (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on draft amending budget No 9/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004

Section VIII (B): European Data-Protection Supervisor [13083/2004 — C6-0132/2004 — 2004/2100(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Neena Gill (A6-0013/2004)

(Qualified majority)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2004)0020)

(P6_TA(2004)0020)

11.5.   Ratification procedures of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and the communication strategy (vote)

(vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0067/2004

The debate had been held on 15 September 2004 (Minutes of 15.09.2004, Item 12).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2004)0021)

(P6_TA(2004)0021)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Jan Andersson pointed out that the authoritative version of paragraph 2 was the English version. |
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Jan Andersson pointed out that the authoritative version of paragraph 2 was the English version.

11.6.   Future of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (vote)

(vote)

Report including a proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament to the Council and to the European Council on the future of the area of freedom, security and justice as well as on the measures required to enhance the legitimacy and effectiveness thereof [2004/2175(INI)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jean-Louis Bourlanges (A6-0010/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

PROPOSAL FOR A RECOMMENDATION

Adopted (P6_TA(2004)0022)

(P6_TA(2004)0022)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Jean-Louis Bourlanges (rapporteur), who made a clarification on the split vote on amendment 1. |
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Jean-Louis Bourlanges (rapporteur), who made a clarification on the split vote on amendment 1.

11.7.   Situation in Georgia (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0073/200, B6-0074/2004, B6-0075/2004, B6-0079/2004, B6-0080/2004 and B6-0082/2004

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTIONB6-0073/2004

(replacing B6-0073/2004, B6-0074/2004, B6-0079/2004, B6-0080/2004 and B6-0082/2004):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Vytautas Landsbergis, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, João de Deus Pinheiro and Armin Laschet, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Vytautas Landsbergis, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, João de Deus Pinheiro and Armin Laschet, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Jan Marinus Wiersma and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Jan Marinus Wiersma and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck and Cecilia Malmström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck and Cecilia Malmström, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Joost Lagendijk, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Joost Lagendijk, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, Konrad Szymański and Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group. |
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Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, Konrad Szymański and Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group.

Adopted (P6_TA(2004)0023)

(P6_TA(2004)0023)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0075/2004 fell.)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Giulietto Chiesa moved an oral amendment to paragraph 1, which was incorporated. |
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Giulietto Chiesa moved an oral amendment to paragraph 1, which was incorporated.

11.8.   Generalised System of Preferences (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0072/2004, B6-0076/2004, B6-0077/2004, B6-0078/2004, B6-0081/2004 and B6-0083/2004

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTIONB6-0072/2004

(replacing B6-0072/2004, B6-0076/2004, B6-0077/2004, B6-0078/2004, B6-0081/2004 and B6-0083/2004)

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Maria Martens, Robert Sturdy and Nirj Deva, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Maria Martens, Robert Sturdy and Nirj Deva, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Erika Mann, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Margrietus van den Berg and Glenys Kinnock, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Erika Mann, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Margrietus van den Berg and Glenys Kinnock, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Johan Van Hecke and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Johan Van Hecke and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Caroline Lucas and Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Caroline Lucas and Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

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

| — | Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group. |
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Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group.

Adopted (P6_TA(2004)0024)

(P6_TA(2004)0024)

12.   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:

Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (B6-0067/2004)

| — | Luís Queiró, Philip Claeys and Gary Titley |
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Luís Queiró, Philip Claeys and Gary Titley

Report: Jean-Louis Bourlanges (A6-0010/2004)

| — | Umberto Guidoni and Mario Borghezio |
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Umberto Guidoni and Mario Borghezio

Generalised System of Preferences (RC-B6-0072/2004)

| — | David Martin. |
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David Martin.

13.   Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes were submitted by the following Members:

Report: Daul — A6-0008/2004

| — | single vote

  against: Carl Schlyter |
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single vote

against: Carl Schlyter

against:

B6-0067/2004 — Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe

| — | paragraph 2

  abstention: Phillip Whitehead |
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paragraph 2

abstention: Phillip Whitehead

abstention:

| — | amendment 11

  against: Enrique Barón Crespo

  abstention: Phillip Whitehead |
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amendment 11

against: Enrique Barón Crespo

against:

abstention: Phillip Whitehead

abstention:

| — | paragraph 6 (first part)

  abstention: Phillip Whitehead |
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paragraph 6 (first part)

abstention: Phillip Whitehead

abstention:

| — | paragraph 6 (second part)

  abstention: Phillip Whitehead |
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paragraph 6 (second part)

abstention: Phillip Whitehead

abstention:

| — | amendment 13

  abstention: Phillip Whitehead |
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amendment 13

abstention: Phillip Whitehead

abstention:

| — | resolution (as a whole)

  abstention: Phillip Whitehead |
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resolution (as a whole)

abstention: Phillip Whitehead

abstention:

Report: Bourlanges — A6-0010/2004

| — | amendment 9

  against: Lars Wohlin |
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amendment 9

against: Lars Wohlin

against:

RC-B6-0073/2004 — Situation in Georgia

| — | resolution (as a whole)

  for: Hans-Peter Martin. |
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resolution (as a whole)

for: Hans-Peter Martin.

for:

14.   Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports

ECON Committee:

| — | Annual report of the European Central Bank (2004/2144(INI))
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 21 October 2004) |
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Annual report of the European Central Bank (2004/2144(INI))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 21 October 2004)

Decision to draw up a report pursuant to Rule 45

AFET Committee:

| — | Annual report on arms exports (2004/2103(INI)) |
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Annual report on arms exports (2004/2103(INI))

Opinion: INTA

Decision to draw up a report pursuant to Rule 114(3)

LIBE Committee:

| — | Future of the area of freedom, security and justice (2004/2175(INI)) |
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Future of the area of freedom, security and justice (2004/2175(INI))

15.   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.

16.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held from 25 to 28 October 2004.

17.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 12.35.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

Adamou, Adwent, Agnoletto, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Antoniozzi, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Assis, Atkins, Attwooll, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Baco, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Beer, Beglitis, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Beňová, Berend, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bersani, Bielan, Birutis, Blokland, Bloom, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Bonino, Bono, Booth, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bowis, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Mihael Brejc, Brepoels, Bresso, Breyer, Brie, Brok, Brunetta, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Bullmann, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Busquin, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carlshamre, Carnero González, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cercas, Cesa, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Claeys, Clark, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbey, Correia, Paolo Costa, António Costa, Cottigny, Coûteaux, Coveney, Cramer, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, D'Alema, Daul, Davies, De Poli, de Brún, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Demetriou, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Didžiokas, Díez González, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Di Pietro, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duin, Duka-Zólyomi, Duquesne, Ebner, Ehler, Ek, El Khadraoui, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Jillian Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Falbr, Farage, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fjellner, Flasarová, Flautre, Florenz, Foglietta, Fontaine, Fotyga, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Fruteau, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García Pérez, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gomes, Gomolka, Goudin, Genowefa Grabowska, Grabowski, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, Graça Moura, Griesbeck, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Grosch, Grossetête, Gruber, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guidoni, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hall, Hammerstein Mintz, Hamon, Hannan, Harangozó, Harbour, Harkin, Harms, Hassi, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hazan, Heaton-Harris, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Helmer, Henin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Honeyball, Horáček, Hortefeux, Howitt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Huhne, Hutchinson, in 't Veld, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Joan i Marí, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Jelko Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Karas, Karim, Kasoulides, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kilroy-Silk, Kindermann, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Koch, Kohlíček, Konrad, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krarup, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Landsbergis, Lang, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, La Russa, Laschet, Lauk, Lax, Le Foll, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Lévai, Janusz Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liotard, Lipietz, Locatelli, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Louis, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Maat, Maaten, McCarthy, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Malmström, Manders, Maňka, Thomas Mann, Manolakou, Mantovani, Markov, Marques, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsakis, Matsis, Matsouka, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Méndez de Vigo, Menéndez del Valle, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mölzer, Cristobal Montoro Romero, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morgantini, Morillon, Moscovici, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscardini, Musotto, Musumeci, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Newton Dunn, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pafilis, Borut Pahor, Paleckis, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Papastamkos, Patrie, Pavilionis, Peillon, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinior, Piotrowski, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Poignant, Portas, Posselt, Prets, Vittorio Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Reynaud, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Rizzo, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Salvini, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, 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, Siwiec, Sjöstedt, Skinner, Škottová, Alyn Smith, Sommer, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Strejček, Stroz, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Thyssen, Titford, Titley, Toia, Tomczak, Toubon, Toussas, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Turmes, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Väyrynen, Vaidere, Vakalis, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Ventre, Vergnaud, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vincenzi, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Whittaker, Wieland, Wiersma, Wijkman, Wise, Wohlin, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Wurtz, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

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

+

adopted

-

rejected

↓

lapsed

W

withdrawn

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

roll-call vote (for, against, abstentions)

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

electronic vote (for, against, abstentions)

split

split vote

sep

separate vote

am

amendment

CA

compromise amendment

CP

corresponding part

D

deleting amendment

=

identical amendments

§

paragraph

art

article

rec

recital

MOT

motion for a resolution

JT MOT

joint motion for a resolution

SEC

secret ballot

1.   Temporary committee — Policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013

Proposal by the Conference of Presidents

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

+

2.   Pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries (Bulgaria, Romania) *

Report: DAUL (A6-0009/2004)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

3.   Information and promotion measures for agricultural products *

Report: DAUL (A6-0008/2004)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 568, 17, 10 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

568, 17, 10

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE

IND/DEM

4.   Draft amending budget No 9/2004

Report: GILL (A6-0013/2004)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

5.   Ratification procedures of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and the communication strategy

Motion for a resolution: B6-0067/2004

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Motion for a resolution B6-0067/2004 (Constitutional Affairs Committee) |
| Title | 4 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § 1 | 8 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § 2 | 9 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § | original text | RCV | + | 447, 107, 54 |
| § 3 | 10 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| 1 | ALDE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 326, 259, 34 |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| After § 3 | 2 | ALDE | | - | |
| § 5 | 11 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 133, 435, 47 |
| 15 | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 301, 297, 25 |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 6 | 12 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § | original text | RCV/split | | |
| 1 | + | 479, 110, 35 |
| 2 | + | 319, 271, 31 |
| After § 6 | 3 | UEN | | - | |
| 13 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 133, 453, 30 |
| Recital A | 5 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| Recital B | 6 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| Recital C | 7 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| After recital D | 14 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 449, 141, 36 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Motion for a resolution B6-0067/2004 (Constitutional Affairs Committee)

Title

4

IND/DEM

-

§ 1

8

IND/DEM

-

§ 2

9

IND/DEM

-

§

original text

RCV

+

447, 107, 54

§ 3

10

IND/DEM

-

1

ALDE

split

1

+

2/EV

+

326, 259, 34

§

original text

↓

After § 3

2

ALDE

-

§ 5

11

IND/DEM

RCV

-

133, 435, 47

15

Verts/ALE

EV

+

301, 297, 25

§

original text

↓

§ 6

12

IND/DEM

-

§

original text

RCV/split

1

+

479, 110, 35

2

+

319, 271, 31

After § 6

3

UEN

-

13

IND/DEM

RCV

-

133, 453, 30

Recital A

5

IND/DEM

-

Recital B

6

IND/DEM

-

Recital C

7

IND/DEM

-

After recital D

14

Verts/ALE

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

449, 141, 36

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: §§ 2, 3, 6 and final vote

IND/DEM: ams 11 and 13

Requests for separate votes

PSE: § 3

Request for split votes

PSE

§ 6

1st part: the text without the words ‘campaign and’

2nd part: those words

am 1

1st part: the text without ‘2005’

2nd part: that year

6.   Future of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice *

Report: BOURLANGES (A6-0010/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| §1 a) indent 1 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + |
| 2 | + |
| § 1 a), after indent 5 | 2 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 12 | ALDE | EV | + | 329, 274, 16 |
| § 1 b) indent 6 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1/EV | + | 556, 35, 21 |
| 2 | + | |
| §1 b) indent 8 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + |
| 2/EV | + | 315, 290, 11 |
| § 1 c) indent 1 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 1 c) indent 2 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 1 c) indent 3 | 17 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § 1 c) indent 4 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 1 c) indent 6 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 2 a), after indent 2 | 3 | GUE/NGL | EV | + | 333, 272, 15 |
| § 2 a), indent 3 | 4 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 265, 324, 16 |
| § 2 a), after indent 3 | 5 | GUE/NGL | EV | + | 329, 274, 13 |
| § 2 b), indent 2 | 6 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 13 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 2 b), after indent 3 | 7 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 2 c) | 8 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 249, 343, 19 |
| § 2 d) | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + |
| 2 | + |
| § 2 d), addition | 14 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 2 after d) | 9 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 263, 345, 13 |
| 10 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| 11 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 2 e) | 16 | ALDE | EV | + | 325, 284, 10 |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 2 h) | § | original text | sep | + | |
| After § 2 | 15 | ALDE | | + | |
| After recital C | 1 | GUE/NGL | split | | |
| 1/EV | + | 332, 276, 13 |
| 2/EV | - | 234, 353, 23 |
| Recital D | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + |
| 2 | + |
| Recital F | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + |
| 2 | + |
| vote: recommendation (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§1 a) indent 1

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 1 a), after indent 5

2

GUE/NGL

-

12

ALDE

EV

+

329, 274, 16

§ 1 b) indent 6

§

original text

split

1/EV

+

556, 35, 21

2

+

§1 b) indent 8

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

315, 290, 11

§ 1 c) indent 1

§

original text

sep

+

§ 1 c) indent 2

§

original text

sep

+

§ 1 c) indent 3

17

IND/DEM

-

§ 1 c) indent 4

§

original text

sep

+

§ 1 c) indent 6

§

original text

sep

+

§ 2 a), after indent 2

3

GUE/NGL

EV

+

333, 272, 15

§ 2 a), indent 3

4

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

265, 324, 16

§ 2 a), after indent 3

5

GUE/NGL

EV

+

329, 274, 13

§ 2 b), indent 2

6

GUE/NGL

-

13

ALDE

+

§ 2 b), after indent 3

7

GUE/NGL

-

§ 2 c)

8

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

249, 343, 19

§ 2 d)

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 2 d), addition

14

ALDE

+

§ 2 after d)

9

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

263, 345, 13

10

GUE/NGL

+

11

GUE/NGL

-

§ 2 e)

16

ALDE

EV

+

325, 284, 10

§

original text

↓

§ 2 h)

§

original text

sep

+

After § 2

15

ALDE

+

After recital C

1

GUE/NGL

split

1/EV

+

332, 276, 13

2/EV

-

234, 353, 23

Recital D

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

Recital F

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

vote: recommendation (as a whole)

+

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

§1 b), indent 8

1st part: up to ‘family members’

2nd part: remainder

IND/DEM

recital D

1st part: the whole recital with the exception of indent 4

2nd part: indent 4

recital F

1st part: up to ‘with the Treaties in force’

2nd part: remainder

§ 1 a) indent 1

1st part: the whole text without the words ‘the spirit of the Constitution and’

2nd part: those words

§ 1 b) indent 6

1st part: the whole text without the words ‘(as laid down by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the Union)’

2nd part: those words

§ 1 b), indent 8

1st part: the whole text without the words ‘and registered partners of either gender’

2nd part: those words

§ 2 d)

1st part: the whole text without the words ‘and confirmed by the draft Constitutional Treaty’

2nd part: those words

ALDE

am 1

1st part: the whole text without the words ‘on the territory ... similar arrangements’

2nd part: those words

Requests for roll-call votes

GUE/NGL: ams 4, 8 and 9

Requests for separate votes

GUE/NGL: § 1 c) indents 1, 2, 4 and 6 and § 2 h)

7.   Situation in Georgia

Motions for resolution: B6-0073/2004, B6-0074/2004, B6-0075/2004, B6-0079/2004, B6-0080/2004, B6-0082/2004

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0073/2004 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE and UEN) |
| § 1a | | Chiesa | | + | Oral amendment |
| After § 8 | 1 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| Recital F | | original text | split | | |
| 1/EV | + | 318, 229, 25 |
| 2 | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 538, 31, 22 |
| Motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0073/2004 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0074/2004 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0075/2004 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0079/2004 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0080/2004 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0082/2004 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0073/2004 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE and UEN)

§ 1a

Chiesa

+

Oral amendment

After § 8

1

Verts/ALE

+

Recital F

original text

split

1/EV

+

318, 229, 25

2

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

538, 31, 22

Motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0073/2004

ALDE

↓

B6-0074/2004

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0075/2004

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0079/2004

UEN

↓

B6-0080/2004

PSE

↓

B6-0082/2004

PPE-DE

↓

Mr Brie and Mr Rizzo also signed the joint motion for a resolution on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

Recital F

1st part: up to ‘security doctrine [and]’

2nd part: remainder

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

Oral amendment

Mr Chiesa moved an oral amendment to reword paragraph 1a as follows: ‘Requests the Georgian Government to define its commitment, which appears to be a precondition for achieving a peaceful solution of conflicts and national unification based on consent, towards the autonomy of Abkhazia and South Ossetia’.

8.   Generalised system of preferences

Motions for resolution: B6-0072/2004, B6-0076/2004, B6-0077/2004, B6-0078/2004, B6-0081/2004, B6-0083/2004

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0072/2004 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL and UEN) |
| After § 4 | 1 | PSE | | - | |
| § 16 | 2 | PSE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| Motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0072/2004 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0076/2004 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0077/2004 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0078/2004 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0081/2004 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0083/2004 | | UEN | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0072/2004 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL and UEN)

After § 4

1

PSE

-

§ 16

2

PSE

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0072/2004

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0076/2004

PSE

↓

B6-0077/2004

ALDE

↓

B6-0078/2004

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0081/2004

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0083/2004

UEN

↓

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Daul report A6-0008/2004

For: 568

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

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Sinnott, Speroni, Tomczak, Wohlin

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Golik, Kuc, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, De Poli, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lewandowski, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Peterle, Pieper, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bersani, Bösch, Bono, Bresso, Bullmann, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Santoro, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Fotyga, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Zīle

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

Against: 17

GUE/NGL: Henin

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Farage, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Kilroy-Silk, Mölzer, Mote

PPE-DE: Deva

PSE: Thomsen

Abstention: 10

GUE/NGL: Krarup, Manolakou, Toussas

IND/DEM: Borghezio

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Fjellner, Hökmark

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

2.   B6-0067/2004 — Ratification procedure

For: 447

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

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, Henin, Kaufmann, Markov, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Triantaphyllides, Verges, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Borghezio, Clark, Farage, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Golik, Kilroy-Silk, Kuc, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, De Poli, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schmitt Ingo, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bersani, Bösch, Bono, Bresso, Bullmann, Busquin, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cercas, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Grabowska, Gröner, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Santoro, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 107

ALDE: Carlshamre, Malmström

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Figueiredo, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Meijer, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Svensson, Toussas

IND/DEM: Adwent, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Sinnott, Speroni, Tomczak, Wohlin

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

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Chichester, Deva, Duchoň, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Kirkhope, Kuźmiuk, Landsbergis, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Ouzký, Purvis, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Siekierski, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Capoulas Santos, Christensen, Gomes, Harangozó, Haug, Hedh, Kindermann, Krehl, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Piecyk, Rapkay, Roth-Behrendt, dos Santos, Thomsen, Walter

UEN: Camre, Foglietta, Musumeci

Abstention: 54

ALDE: Bonino

GUE/NGL: Guidoni, Kohlíček, Pflüger, Remek, Rizzo, Stroz, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Coûteaux

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Lombardo

PSE: Berès, Cashman, Castex, Cottigny, Evans Robert, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Hamon, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Kinnock, Laignel, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Martin David W., Moraes, Morgan, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Reynaud, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Titley

UEN: Fotyga, Janowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Evans Jillian, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Lucas, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Smith

3.   B6-0067/2004 — Ratification procedure

For: 133

ALDE: Andria

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Henin, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Meijer, Musacchio, Portas, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Dillen, Kilroy-Silk, Kuc, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Chichester, Deva, Dionisi, Duchoň, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hortefeux, Jackson, Kirkhope, Kuźmiuk, Nicholson, Ouzký, Peterle, Purvis, Ribeiro e Castro, Schöpflin, Siekierski, Škottová, Spautz, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Ulmer, Van Orden, Wojciechowski, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Bersani, Christensen, Hedh, Jørgensen, Kristensen, Sakalas, Stockmann, Szejna, Thomsen

UEN: Camre, Kamiński, Libicki, Roszkowski, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Graefe zu Baringdorf, Lucas, Özdemir, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter

Against: 435

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

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann, Markov, Morgantini, Papadimoulis

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, De Poli, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schmitt Ingo, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Santoro, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan, Tatarella, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Onesta, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber

Abstention: 47

ALDE: Väyrynen

GUE/NGL: Guidoni, Pflüger, Rizzo, Wagenknecht

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, Golik, Masiel, Resetarits, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Demetriou, Lombardo, Olbrycht, Queiró

PSE: Berès, Cashman, Cottigny, Evans Robert, Ferreira Anne, Gierek, Hamon, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Kinnock, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Martin David W., Moraes, Morgan, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Skinner, Stihler, Titley, Weber Henri

UEN: Fotyga

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Evans Jillian, Hudghton, Smith, Ždanoka

4.   B6-0067/2004 — Ratification procedure

For: 479

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

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Markov, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Stroz, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Zimmer

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Golik, Kuc, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, De Poli, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schmitt Ingo, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bersani, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, 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, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 110

ALDE: Matsakis

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Svensson, Toussas

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Borghezio, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Sinnott, Speroni, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wohlin, Železný

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

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Chichester, Deva, Duchoň, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Jackson, Kirkhope, Kuźmiuk, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Ouzký, Purvis, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Siekierski, Škottová, Sonik, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden, Záborská, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Berès, Castex, Cottigny, Ferreira Anne, Gruber, Hänsch, Hamon, Herczog, Jöns, Laignel, Lienemann, Locatelli, Patrie, Peillon, Reynaud, Walter, Weber Henri

UEN: Angelilli, Camre, Foglietta

Verts/ALE: Lucas, Schlyter

Abstention: 35

GUE/NGL: Wagenknecht, Wurtz

NI: Baco, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Lombardo, Strejček

PSE: Cashman, Gierek, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Kinnock, Leichtfried, McAvan, McCarthy, Martin David W., Mikko, Moraes, Morgan, Panzeri, Roth-Behrendt, Skinner, Stihler, Titley, Whitehead

UEN: Fotyga, Musumeci

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Evans Jillian, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Romeva i Rueda, Smith

5.   B6-0067/2004 — Ratification procedure

For: 319

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

GUE/NGL: Henin, Kaufmann, Meijer

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Golik, Kuc, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, De Poli, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lewandowski, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schmitt Ingo, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Carlotti, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber

Against: 271

ALDE: Pannella, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guidoni, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

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

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

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Chichester, Deva, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Harbour, Helmer, Jackson, Kirkhope, Kuźmiuk, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Ouzký, Podkański, Purvis, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bersani, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Santoro, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Camre, Foglietta, Musumeci

Abstention: 31

GUE/NGL: Wurtz

NI: Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Korhola, Siekierski

PSE: Cashman, Falbr, Gierek, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Kinnock, McAvan, Martin David W., Moraes, Morgan, Skinner, Stihler, Titley

UEN: Fotyga

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Evans Jillian, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Lambert, Lucas, Schlyter, Smith, Ždanoka

6.   B6-0067/2004 — Ratification procedure

For: 133

ALDE: Chiesa

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Golik, Kilroy-Silk, Kuc, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Resetarits, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Chichester, Deva, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Jackson, Kirkhope, Kuźmiuk, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Ouzký, Podkański, Purvis, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Siekierski, Škottová, Sonik, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Wojciechowski, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Cottigny, Tabajdi

UEN: Camre, Kamiński, Libicki, Roszkowski, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Lucas, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter

Against: 453

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

NI: Baco

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, De Poli, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schmitt Ingo, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bersani, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Santoro, dos Santos, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan, Tatarella, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber

Abstention: 30

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann

NI: Battilocchio, Kozlík, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Lombardo

PSE: Cashman, Ferreira Anne, Gierek, Hamon, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Kinnock, McAvan, McCarthy, Martin David W., Moraes, Morgan, Patrie, Skinner, Stihler, Titley, Weber Henri

UEN: Fotyga

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Evans Jillian, Hudghton, Smith, Ždanoka

7.   B6-0067/2004 — Ratification procedure

For: 449

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

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Golik, Kuc, Masiel

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, De Poli, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Posselt, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schmitt Ingo, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bersani, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cercas, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, 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, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Krasts, Kristovskis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan, Tatarella, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 141

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Henin, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

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

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Chichester, Deva, Duchoň, Evans Jonathan, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Jackson, Kirkhope, Kuźmiuk, McMillan-Scott, Mauro, Nicholson, Ouzký, Podkański, Purvis, Ribeiro e Castro, Siekierski, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Wojciechowski, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Berès, Castex, Christensen, Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Haug, Jørgensen, Kristensen, Laignel, Lienemann, Patrie, Peillon, Reynaud, Thomsen, Weber Henri

UEN: Camre, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, La Russa, Libicki, Roszkowski, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Lucas, Schlyter, Smith

Abstention: 36

ALDE: Väyrynen, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Guidoni, Rizzo

NI: Baco, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Klich, Lombardo, Olbrycht, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Saryusz-Wolski, Záborská

PSE: Casaca, Cashman, Cottigny, Glante, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Kinnock, McAvan, McCarthy, Mann Erika, Moraes, Morgan, Roth-Behrendt, Skinner, Stihler, Titley, Walter

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Evans Jillian

8.   Bourlanges report A6-0010/2004

For: 265

ALDE: Attwooll, Bonino, Chiesa, Davies, Di Pietro, Duquesne, Ek, Gentvilas, Huhne, Karim, Ludford, Lynne, Newton Dunn, Prodi, Ries, Starkevičiūtė

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Battilocchio, Masiel

PPE-DE: Ebner, Esteves, Herranz García

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bersani, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Santoro, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Janowski

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

Against: 324

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa Paolo, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Riis-Jørgensen, Sbarbati, Schuth, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Adwent, Belder, Blokland, Borghezio, Coûteaux, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Sinnott, Speroni, Tomczak, Wohlin

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kuc, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Resetarits, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, De Poli, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hieronymi, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lewandowski, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schmitt Ingo, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Camre, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Fotyga, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella, Zīle

Abstention: 16

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Louis, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Kilroy-Silk, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Mikko

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

9.   Bourlanges report A6-0010/2004

For: 249

ALDE: Chiesa

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Golik, Kuc

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bersani, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Laignel, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Santoro, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

Against: 343

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa Paolo, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Booth, Borghezio, Clark, Giertych, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Sinnott, Speroni, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Kilroy-Silk, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, De Poli, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schmitt Ingo, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Zīle

Abstention: 19

ALDE: Attwooll, Davies, Huhne, Karim, Ludford, Lynne, Newton Dunn, Starkevičiūtė, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren, Wohlin

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Gaubert, Szájer

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

10.   Bourlanges report A6-0010/2004

For: 263

ALDE: Attwooll, Chiesa, Davies, Duquesne, Huhne, Karim, Ludford, Lynne, Newton Dunn, Starkevičiūtė, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Wohlin

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bersani, Bösch, Bono, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Santoro, dos Santos, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward

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

Against: 345

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bonino, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa Paolo, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Booth, Borghezio, Clark, Coûteaux, Giertych, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Sinnott, Speroni, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Golik, Kilroy-Silk, Kuc, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, De Poli, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lewandowski, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schmitt Ingo, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Camre, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella

Abstention: 13

ALDE: Duff

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Lundgren

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Gaubert

UEN: Crowley, Kristovskis, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Zīle

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

11.   RC-B6-0073/2004 — Georgia

For: 538

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bonino, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, 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, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Golik, Kuc, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, De Poli, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lewandowski, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt Pál, Schmitt Ingo, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bersani, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Grabowska, Gröner, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Santoro, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, 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, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 31

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Toussas

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Borghezio, Clark, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Sinnott, Speroni, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Allister, Kilroy-Silk, Mote

PPE-DE: Maat

Abstention: 22

ALDE: Cocilovo

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Kohlíček, Pflüger, Remek, Stroz, Wagenknecht

NI: Baco, Claeys, Dillen, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Resetarits, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Koch

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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P6_TA(2004)0018

Pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries (Bulgaria, Romania) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of Central and Eastern Europe in the pre-accession period (COM(2004)0163 — C5-0178/2004 — 2004/0054(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0163) (1), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0163) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0178/2004), |
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having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0178/2004),

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture (A6-0009/2004), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture (A6-0009/2004),

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

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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2.

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

| 3. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
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3.

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

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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4.

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

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2004)0019

Information and promotion measures for agricultural products *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2702/1999 on measures to provide information on, and to promote, agricultural products in third countries, and Council Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market (COM(2004)0233 — 11464/2004 — C6-0008/2004 — 2004/0073(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0233) (1), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0233) (1),

| — | having regard to the amended Council proposal (11464/2004), |
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having regard to the amended Council proposal (11464/2004),

| — | having regard to Articles 36 and 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0008/2004), |
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having regard to Articles 36 and 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0008/2004),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture (A6-0008/2004), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture (A6-0008/2004),

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

Approves the Commission proposal as amended by the Council;

| 2. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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2.

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

| 3. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
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3.

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

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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4.

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

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2004)0020

Draft amending budget No 9/2004

European Parliament resolution on draft amending budget No 9 of the European Union for the financial year 2004, Section VIII(B) — European Data-Protection Supervisor (13083/2004 — C6-0132/2004 — 2004/2100(BUD))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 272(4), penultimate subparagraph thereof, |
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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 Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (2), |
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having regard to Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (2),

| — | having regard to Decision No 1247/2002/EC of the European Parliament, of the Council and of the Commission of 1 July 2002 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the European Data-Protection Supervisor's duties (3), |
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having regard to Decision No 1247/2002/EC of the European Parliament, of the Council and of the Commission of 1 July 2002 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the European Data-Protection Supervisor's duties (3),

| — | having regard to Decision 2004/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2003 appointing the independent supervisory body provided for in Article 286 of the EC Treaty (European Data-Protection Supervisor) (4), |
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having regard to Decision 2004/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2003 appointing the independent supervisory body provided for in Article 286 of the EC Treaty (European Data-Protection Supervisor) (4),

| — | having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004, as finally adopted on 18 December 2003 (5) and as adjusted in line with the enlargement of the European Union (6), |
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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 (5) and as adjusted in line with the enlargement of the European Union (6),

| — | 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 (7), |
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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 (7),

| — | having regard to amending budget No 2/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004 (8), |
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having regard to amending budget No 2/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004 (8),

| — | having regard to preliminary draft amending budget No 10/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004 which the Commission presented on 26 July 2004 (SEC(2004)1018), |
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having regard to preliminary draft amending budget No 10/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004 which the Commission presented on 26 July 2004 (SEC(2004)1018),

| — | having regard to draft amending budget No 9/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004, which the Council established on 7 October 2004 (13083/2004 — C6-0132/2004), |
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having regard to draft amending budget No 9/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004, which the Council established on 7 October 2004 (13083/2004 — C6-0132/2004),

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0013/2004), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0013/2004),

| A. | whereas amending budget No 2/2004 did not provide all the necessary budgetary appropriations for the European Data-Protection Supervisor for the entire year 2004, |
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whereas amending budget No 2/2004 did not provide all the necessary budgetary appropriations for the European Data-Protection Supervisor for the entire year 2004,

| 1. | Considers that all posts authorised for Section VIII(B) should remain permanent in order to enable recruitment to take place during 2004; |
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1.

Considers that all posts authorised for Section VIII(B) should remain permanent in order to enable recruitment to take place during 2004;

| 2. | Approves Council's draft amending budget No 9/2004 unamended; |
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2.

Approves Council's draft amending budget No 9/2004 unamended;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the European Data-Protection Supervisor. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the European Data-Protection Supervisor.

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

(2)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 183, 12.7.2002, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 12, 17.1.2004, p. 47.

(5)  OJ L 53, 23.2.2004.

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

(7)  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).

(8)  OJ L 128, 29.4.2004, p. 45.

P6_TA(2004)0021

Ratification procedures of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and the communication strategy

European Parliament resolution on the procedures for ratification of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and a communication strategy for the said Treaty

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, to which the Heads of State or Government of the Member States of the European Union gave their agreement on 18 June 2004 (1) at the Intergovernmental Conference, on the basis of the text drawn up by the European Convention, and which is due to be signed in Rome on 29 October 2004, |
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having regard to the draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, to which the Heads of State or Government of the Member States of the European Union gave their agreement on 18 June 2004 (1) at the Intergovernmental Conference, on the basis of the text drawn up by the European Convention, and which is due to be signed in Rome on 29 October 2004,

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

| A. | whereas the agreement reached on 18 June 2004 is of historical significance and constitutes the first major political act of the enlarged European Union, laying the foundations for a renewed Union based on increased democracy, transparency and efficiency, |
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whereas the agreement reached on 18 June 2004 is of historical significance and constitutes the first major political act of the enlarged European Union, laying the foundations for a renewed Union based on increased democracy, transparency and efficiency,

| B. | whereas, in 2005, 60 years after the end of the Second World War and 16 years after the end of the division of Europe, our continent is reconciled in an order of peace and freedom, based on ever closer economic and political integration, of which the European Communities, and subsequently the Union and their successive enlargements, have been the driving force, |
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B.

whereas, in 2005, 60 years after the end of the Second World War and 16 years after the end of the division of Europe, our continent is reconciled in an order of peace and freedom, based on ever closer economic and political integration, of which the European Communities, and subsequently the Union and their successive enlargements, have been the driving force,

| C. | whereas the Constitution should be presented to Europe's citizens in as clear, fair and understandable a way as possible, clearly emphasising the elements already in force and stressing the new provisions, |
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C.

whereas the Constitution should be presented to Europe's citizens in as clear, fair and understandable a way as possible, clearly emphasising the elements already in force and stressing the new provisions,

| 1. | Will deliver its opinion on the constitutional Treaty as soon as possible after it has been signed; |
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Will deliver its opinion on the constitutional Treaty as soon as possible after it has been signed;

| 2. | Calls on the Council to devise a coordinated approach to the timetabling of national ratification procedures and to share best practice in terms of parliamentary scrutiny and referendum campaigning; |
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2.

Calls on the Council to devise a coordinated approach to the timetabling of national ratification procedures and to share best practice in terms of parliamentary scrutiny and referendum campaigning;

| 3. | Suggests that the period from 5 to 8 May 2005 might be chosen as a suitable period for holding the planned referenda on the Constitution or the parliamentary ratification in the Member States, as this period would be of symbolic value, both for peace on our continent and for European integration; |
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3.

Suggests that the period from 5 to 8 May 2005 might be chosen as a suitable period for holding the planned referenda on the Constitution or the parliamentary ratification in the Member States, as this period would be of symbolic value, both for peace on our continent and for European integration;

| 4. | Suggests that the ratification process in all Member States should be accomplished by June 2006; |
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4.

Suggests that the ratification process in all Member States should be accomplished by June 2006;

| 5. | Deems it essential to emphasise the European dimension of the draft Constitution in the national ratification procedures in order to increase a shared sense of civic community across the Union; |
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5.

Deems it essential to emphasise the European dimension of the draft Constitution in the national ratification procedures in order to increase a shared sense of civic community across the Union;

| 6. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to draw up an appropriate campaign and communication strategy; declares its willingness to contribute to this strategy; |
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6.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to draw up an appropriate campaign and communication strategy; declares its willingness to contribute to this strategy;

| 7. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  Document CIG 87/04.

P6_TA(2004)0022

Future of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

European Parliament recommendation to the Council and to the European Council on the future of the area of freedom, security and justice as well as on the measures required to enhance the legitimacy and effectiveness thereof (2004/2175(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a recommendation to the Council and to the European Council by Baroness Sarah Ludford on behalf of the ALDE Group on the future of the area of freedom, security and justice as well as on the measures required to enhance the legitimacy and effectiveness thereof (B6-0006/2004), |
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having regard to the proposal for a recommendation to the Council and to the European Council by Baroness Sarah Ludford on behalf of the ALDE Group on the future of the area of freedom, security and justice as well as on the measures required to enhance the legitimacy and effectiveness thereof (B6-0006/2004),

| — | having regard to Rule 114(3) and Rule 94 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 114(3) and Rule 94 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0010/2004), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0010/2004),

| A. | having been informed that, on 5 November 2004, the European Council intends to lay down the priorities for the area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) for the next few years, |
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having been informed that, on 5 November 2004, the European Council intends to lay down the priorities for the area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) for the next few years,

| B. | having noted the significant progress that has been made, but also the many delays in the EU's efforts to implement the AFSJ referred to in Article 2 of the EU Treaty, |
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B.

having noted the significant progress that has been made, but also the many delays in the EU's efforts to implement the AFSJ referred to in Article 2 of the EU Treaty,

| C. | regretting that progress in the field of asylum and immigration has been mainly devoted thus far to action to counter illegal immigration and has not been accompanied by sufficient efforts to promote the integration of legally resident aliens, |
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C.

regretting that progress in the field of asylum and immigration has been mainly devoted thus far to action to counter illegal immigration and has not been accompanied by sufficient efforts to promote the integration of legally resident aliens,

| D. | whereas refugee camps outside the Union should not be envisaged since they entail a clear risk of fundamental rights being violated, |
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D.

whereas refugee camps outside the Union should not be envisaged since they entail a clear risk of fundamental rights being violated,

| E. | convinced that any future development of the AFSJ must take into account:






  — | the existence, since 11 September 2001, of the threat of international terrorism, which struck the European Union dramatically in the form of the Madrid attacks of 11 March 2004, |
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E.

convinced that any future development of the AFSJ must take into account:

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the existence, since 11 September 2001, of the threat of international terrorism, which struck the European Union dramatically in the form of the Madrid attacks of 11 March 2004,

| — | enlargement to include 10 new Member States, which turns the EU into a democracy with a population of over 450 million people, |
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enlargement to include 10 new Member States, which turns the EU into a democracy with a population of over 450 million people,

| — | the entry into force on 1 February 2003 of the Treaty of Nice, which, for the first time, provides for the extension of qualified majority voting and of the codecision procedure to certain important asylum and immigration policy measures as well as to measures on judicial cooperation in civil matters, |
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the entry into force on 1 February 2003 of the Treaty of Nice, which, for the first time, provides for the extension of qualified majority voting and of the codecision procedure to certain important asylum and immigration policy measures as well as to measures on judicial cooperation in civil matters,

| — | the signing on 29 October 2004 of the draft Constitutional Treaty (1), which incorporates the Charter of Fundamental Rights as Title II thereof, generalises the use of codecision for legislative procedures, extends the supervisory role of the Court of Justice to include the measures relating to the AFSJ from which it had hitherto been excluded and, finally, gives individual citizens the right to bring actions before European courts, |
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the signing on 29 October 2004 of the draft Constitutional Treaty (1), which incorporates the Charter of Fundamental Rights as Title II thereof, generalises the use of codecision for legislative procedures, extends the supervisory role of the Court of Justice to include the measures relating to the AFSJ from which it had hitherto been excluded and, finally, gives individual citizens the right to bring actions before European courts,

| — | the fact that terrorism is the main problem affecting the harmony and security of the people of Europe, now and above all in the future and that this is an essential motive for our conviction that the development of the AFSJ must become a genuine symbol and reference point for the significance of the added value provided by the Union in the fight against that evil, |
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the fact that terrorism is the main problem affecting the harmony and security of the people of Europe, now and above all in the future and that this is an essential motive for our conviction that the development of the AFSJ must become a genuine symbol and reference point for the significance of the added value provided by the Union in the fight against that evil,

| — | the lack of a shared diagnosis on the means of dealing with the security problems affecting the people of Europe, |
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the lack of a shared diagnosis on the means of dealing with the security problems affecting the people of Europe,

| — | the fact that terrorism has not been seen as the priority problem affecting harmony and security for the people of Europe, |
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the fact that terrorism has not been seen as the priority problem affecting harmony and security for the people of Europe,

| F. | alarmed at the shortcomings of the Member States and of the institutions in the implementation of the AFSJ which were criticised during the Convention's deliberations, in many European Council conclusions and in the Commission's periodic reports, |
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F.

alarmed at the shortcomings of the Member States and of the institutions in the implementation of the AFSJ which were criticised during the Convention's deliberations, in many European Council conclusions and in the Commission's periodic reports,

| G. | whereas these shortcomings must be rectified immediately through appropriate reforms to be adopted in compliance with the Treaties in force and in the light of the policy objectives set out in the draft Constitutional Treaty, which is to be signed on the eve of the European Council, |
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G.

whereas these shortcomings must be rectified immediately through appropriate reforms to be adopted in compliance with the Treaties in force and in the light of the policy objectives set out in the draft Constitutional Treaty, which is to be signed on the eve of the European Council,

| H. | whereas, although Article 29 of the EU Treaty confers on the EU responsibility to ‘provide citizens with a high level of safety within an area of freedom, security and justice’, the EU's response has been more virtual than real, because of:






  — | the unanimity rule, which makes it very difficult to take binding decisions, |
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whereas, although Article 29 of the EU Treaty confers on the EU responsibility to ‘provide citizens with a high level of safety within an area of freedom, security and justice’, the EU's response has been more virtual than real, because of:

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the unanimity rule, which makes it very difficult to take binding decisions,

| — | the excuse of sovereign powers, which often conceals corporate reflexes, |
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the excuse of sovereign powers, which often conceals corporate reflexes,

| — | the absence of a clear division of roles between the EU and its Member States in terms of the various policies (immigration, judicial cooperation and data protection) as well as between Member States (involved in full or in part in cooperation under the Schengen Accord), |
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the absence of a clear division of roles between the EU and its Member States in terms of the various policies (immigration, judicial cooperation and data protection) as well as between Member States (involved in full or in part in cooperation under the Schengen Accord),

| — | the absence of credible and properly structured follow-up procedures, |
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the absence of credible and properly structured follow-up procedures,

| — | the absence of credible security provisions in the event of a crisis or of a refusal to cooperate, |
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the absence of credible security provisions in the event of a crisis or of a refusal to cooperate,

| I. | whereas it is impossible:






  — | to dissociate the implementation of the AFSJ from a policy of protection and promotion of fundamental rights and citizenship within the Union and |
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I.

whereas it is impossible:

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to dissociate the implementation of the AFSJ from a policy of protection and promotion of fundamental rights and citizenship within the Union and

| — | to dissociate the principle of mutual recognition from a minimum level of harmonisation aimed at creating mutual confidence, |
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to dissociate the principle of mutual recognition from a minimum level of harmonisation aimed at creating mutual confidence,

| J. | whereas it is necessary to anticipate all the new Constitution's provisions proposing wider application of codecision and of qualified majority voting every time that the treaty in force offers the legal possibility of so doing, |
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J.

whereas it is necessary to anticipate all the new Constitution's provisions proposing wider application of codecision and of qualified majority voting every time that the treaty in force offers the legal possibility of so doing,

| K. | regretting that, over the last five years, some Member States within the Council have opposed the establishment of standards of protection of citizens' rights and individual citizens and that the lack of such standards has often been cited (sometimes even by the same Member States) as a reason for blocking mutual recognition, |
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K.

regretting that, over the last five years, some Member States within the Council have opposed the establishment of standards of protection of citizens' rights and individual citizens and that the lack of such standards has often been cited (sometimes even by the same Member States) as a reason for blocking mutual recognition,

| L. | convinced that the pragmatic solutions proposed by certain Member States will not succeed in solving the actual problems posed by the development of the AFSJ unless there is clear agreement on a common set of principles, as shown by the failure to make any serious progress on the question of data protection, |
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L.

convinced that the pragmatic solutions proposed by certain Member States will not succeed in solving the actual problems posed by the development of the AFSJ unless there is clear agreement on a common set of principles, as shown by the failure to make any serious progress on the question of data protection,

| M. | alarmed at the lack of entirely appropriate measures to combat the threat of terrorism and to meet the challenges posed to citizens' freedoms, and convinced that ‘the concept of national security and public order needs to be given a European dimension, so that Member States treat a threat to any other Member State's national security or public order as a threat to their own national security or public order’ (2), |
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M.

alarmed at the lack of entirely appropriate measures to combat the threat of terrorism and to meet the challenges posed to citizens' freedoms, and convinced that ‘the concept of national security and public order needs to be given a European dimension, so that Member States treat a threat to any other Member State's national security or public order as a threat to their own national security or public order’ (2),

| N. | aware of its overriding responsibility to protect European citizens' rights and their security, and deploring the lack of transparency and of democracy in the planning and decision-making procedures within the AFSJ, with the result that the European Parliament and national parliaments are often confronted with a fait accompli, |
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N.

aware of its overriding responsibility to protect European citizens' rights and their security, and deploring the lack of transparency and of democracy in the planning and decision-making procedures within the AFSJ, with the result that the European Parliament and national parliaments are often confronted with a fait accompli,

| 1. | Recommends that, when defining the future of the AFSJ, the European Council and the Council base their actions on the following three general requirements:






  (a) | enhancing the legitimacy of the AFSJ:






  — | by determining, in keeping with the spirit of the Constitution and of the agreements already concluded on the implementation of the Treaty of Nice, to use the codecision procedure, to use qualified majority voting in the Council and to extend the jurisdiction of the Court to cover the AFSJ, initially for immigration measures (Article 67 of the EC Treaty) and, subsequently, for measures connected with combating terrorism and international crime (Article 42 of the EU Treaty), |
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1.

Recommends that, when defining the future of the AFSJ, the European Council and the Council base their actions on the following three general requirements:

(a)

enhancing the legitimacy of the AFSJ:

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by determining, in keeping with the spirit of the Constitution and of the agreements already concluded on the implementation of the Treaty of Nice, to use the codecision procedure, to use qualified majority voting in the Council and to extend the jurisdiction of the Court to cover the AFSJ, initially for immigration measures (Article 67 of the EC Treaty) and, subsequently, for measures connected with combating terrorism and international crime (Article 42 of the EU Treaty),

| — | by ensuring that the institutions of the Union comply with the same standards of strictness as regards freedom, democracy and the rule of law as they expect from the Member States, |
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by ensuring that the institutions of the Union comply with the same standards of strictness as regards freedom, democracy and the rule of law as they expect from the Member States,

| — | by immediately applying the principle of transparency to legislative debates in the Council as well to the transposition into national law of the measures taken by the Union (adapting to this end Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 (3) and the rules of procedure of the Council and of the Commission), |
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by immediately applying the principle of transparency to legislative debates in the Council as well to the transposition into national law of the measures taken by the Union (adapting to this end Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 (3) and the rules of procedure of the Council and of the Commission),

| — | by providing for systematic consultation of Parliament on any international agreement concluded by the Union on judicial cooperation in criminal and police matters, as well as on any proposed common position with regard to the AFSJ, a particularly necessary step given that such documents are not subject to scrutiny by the national parliaments, |
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by providing for systematic consultation of Parliament on any international agreement concluded by the Union on judicial cooperation in criminal and police matters, as well as on any proposed common position with regard to the AFSJ, a particularly necessary step given that such documents are not subject to scrutiny by the national parliaments,

| — | by involving the European Parliament and national parliaments fully and in good time in the drafting and updating of the legislative and operational programme in the AFSJ (Article III-258 of the draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe); |
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by involving the European Parliament and national parliaments fully and in good time in the drafting and updating of the legislative and operational programme in the AFSJ (Article III-258 of the draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe);

| (b) | promoting fundamental rights and freedoms through policies linked to the AFSJ and therefore:






  — | taking into account in the next action plan not only the policy objectives defined at Tampere which fall within the remit of the Justice and Home Affairs Council but also all other policies associated in the current Treaties with fundamental rights, citizenship, the protection of minorities, the fight against discrimination, the promotion of transparency, and data protection, |
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(b)

promoting fundamental rights and freedoms through policies linked to the AFSJ and therefore:

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taking into account in the next action plan not only the policy objectives defined at Tampere which fall within the remit of the Justice and Home Affairs Council but also all other policies associated in the current Treaties with fundamental rights, citizenship, the protection of minorities, the fight against discrimination, the promotion of transparency, and data protection,

| — | raising awareness of rights relating to European citizenship, in agreement with the Member States, so that no European citizens deem themselves foreigners in any country of the Union, |
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raising awareness of rights relating to European citizenship, in agreement with the Member States, so that no European citizens deem themselves foreigners in any country of the Union,

| — | ensuring systematic training in European law for judges, lawyers and police officers responsible for ensuring respect for the rule of law, since every national judge or national police officer is also a European judge or a European police officer, |
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ensuring systematic training in European law for judges, lawyers and police officers responsible for ensuring respect for the rule of law, since every national judge or national police officer is also a European judge or a European police officer,

| — | calling for the early establishment of a European fundamental rights agency to serve European and national institutions and to be responsible for a systematic evaluation of current fundamental rights policies throughout the EU, also with regard to Article 7 of the EU Treaty, this agency being subject to the principles, procedures and controls applicable to Community agencies, |
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calling for the early establishment of a European fundamental rights agency to serve European and national institutions and to be responsible for a systematic evaluation of current fundamental rights policies throughout the EU, also with regard to Article 7 of the EU Treaty, this agency being subject to the principles, procedures and controls applicable to Community agencies,

| — | calling for the early establishment by the Commission of a European aid office for the victims of terrorism, as a point of reference and contact at European level for citizens suffering from the violation of their fundamental rights as a result of the terrorist threat menacing Europe and the rest of the world, |
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calling for the early establishment by the Commission of a European aid office for the victims of terrorism, as a point of reference and contact at European level for citizens suffering from the violation of their fundamental rights as a result of the terrorist threat menacing Europe and the rest of the world,

| — | restoring through new legislative proposals the balance between security imperatives and respect for fundamental rights, |
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restoring through new legislative proposals the balance between security imperatives and respect for fundamental rights,

| — | calling for prior monitoring for respect for fundamental rights (as laid down by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the Union) of any legislative act of the Union or of the Community, |
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calling for prior monitoring for respect for fundamental rights (as laid down by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the Union) of any legislative act of the Union or of the Community,

| — | promoting, in order to enhance mutual trust, a culture of fundamental rights within the EU, allowing for permanent dialogue between the highest courts, public administrations and law professionals, as well as the development of information exchange and discussion networks between judges, administrations and research workers, |
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promoting, in order to enhance mutual trust, a culture of fundamental rights within the EU, allowing for permanent dialogue between the highest courts, public administrations and law professionals, as well as the development of information exchange and discussion networks between judges, administrations and research workers,

| — | strengthening the concept of Union citizenship and including guarantees for the freedom of movement of Union citizens and their family members and registered partners of either gender, |
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strengthening the concept of Union citizenship and including guarantees for the freedom of movement of Union citizens and their family members and registered partners of either gender,

| — | guaranteeing a common level of fundamental rights protection throughout the Union, whilst promoting mutual recognition and better judicial cooperation between Member States, as well as the adoption of common minimum standards for certain aspects of procedural law; |
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guaranteeing a common level of fundamental rights protection throughout the Union, whilst promoting mutual recognition and better judicial cooperation between Member States, as well as the adoption of common minimum standards for certain aspects of procedural law;

| (c) | credibility both at Union level and in terms of the Member States' response: This implies that the guidelines of 5 November 2004 will include a credible timescale for each objective, the setting up of a monitoring group (involving the European Parliament and the national parliaments) and the establishment of sufficiently ambitious objectives, such as:






  — | the commitment to carry out systematic research into internal security requirements within the Union (see the PASR-2004 project), particularly in order to prevent catastrophes caused either by natural disasters or by terrorist attacks, |
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(c)

credibility both at Union level and in terms of the Member States' response: This implies that the guidelines of 5 November 2004 will include a credible timescale for each objective, the setting up of a monitoring group (involving the European Parliament and the national parliaments) and the establishment of sufficiently ambitious objectives, such as:

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the commitment to carry out systematic research into internal security requirements within the Union (see the PASR-2004 project), particularly in order to prevent catastrophes caused either by natural disasters or by terrorist attacks,

| — | the creation at European level of a nucleus of operational provisions with regard to judicial and police cooperation in the form of decisions and framework decisions, based on the substance of the relevant conventions signed but not ratified by a majority of the Member States by 31 December 2004, |
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the creation at European level of a nucleus of operational provisions with regard to judicial and police cooperation in the form of decisions and framework decisions, based on the substance of the relevant conventions signed but not ratified by a majority of the Member States by 31 December 2004,

| — | the enhancement at Union level of the Commission's role in respect of operational activities, including those under the responsibility of the anti-terrorism coordinator, guaranteeing the conditions for an operational partnership between the anti-terrorism coordinator and the Commission, and effective parliamentary scrutiny of the coordinator's activities; at all events, the status of the coordinator, currently working with the High Representative for the CFSP, must be reviewed when the latter is replaced by the Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, a Vice-President of the Commission, |
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the enhancement at Union level of the Commission's role in respect of operational activities, including those under the responsibility of the anti-terrorism coordinator, guaranteeing the conditions for an operational partnership between the anti-terrorism coordinator and the Commission, and effective parliamentary scrutiny of the coordinator's activities; at all events, the status of the coordinator, currently working with the High Representative for the CFSP, must be reviewed when the latter is replaced by the Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, a Vice-President of the Commission,

| — | the development of a coherent body of computerised networks, subject to respect for the legislation on data protection, allowing permanent mutual accessibility to national administrations responsible for security checks (e.g. reformatting of SIS II), for judicial cooperation (e.g. mutual accessibility of national police records) or for the movement of persons, including third-country nationals (see the VIS project), |
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the development of a coherent body of computerised networks, subject to respect for the legislation on data protection, allowing permanent mutual accessibility to national administrations responsible for security checks (e.g. reformatting of SIS II), for judicial cooperation (e.g. mutual accessibility of national police records) or for the movement of persons, including third-country nationals (see the VIS project),

| — | the conversion, by a decision based on Article 30 of the EU Treaty, of Europol into a European agency subject to the principles, procedures and controls applicable to Community agencies, |
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the conversion, by a decision based on Article 30 of the EU Treaty, of Europol into a European agency subject to the principles, procedures and controls applicable to Community agencies,

| — | the incorporation in decisions and framework decisions of all the measures on judicial and police cooperation that appear in the conventions signed but not ratified by the Member States, |
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the incorporation in decisions and framework decisions of all the measures on judicial and police cooperation that appear in the conventions signed but not ratified by the Member States,

| — | the definition of procedures for the acquisition, processing and monitoring, including parliamentary and judicial monitoring, of intelligence information, |
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the definition of procedures for the acquisition, processing and monitoring, including parliamentary and judicial monitoring, of intelligence information,

| — | the identification, in recognition of the fact that there are common internal problems and that an external policy might thus be possible, of the main areas which the EU must address in earnest, such as asylum, immigration and terrorism, such identification joining in common cause the Commission and the Justice and Home Affairs Council, |
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the identification, in recognition of the fact that there are common internal problems and that an external policy might thus be possible, of the main areas which the EU must address in earnest, such as asylum, immigration and terrorism, such identification joining in common cause the Commission and the Justice and Home Affairs Council,

| — | the adoption of data protection standards and the establishment of a joint data protection authority which would act as an umbrella organisation at European level for the national authorities responsible for this area, |
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the adoption of data protection standards and the establishment of a joint data protection authority which would act as an umbrella organisation at European level for the national authorities responsible for this area,

| — | the submission of the Union's executive authorities responsible for the collection and processing of confidential information to the democratic control of Parliament in ways similar to those exercised at national level in most of the Member States; |
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the submission of the Union's executive authorities responsible for the collection and processing of confidential information to the democratic control of Parliament in ways similar to those exercised at national level in most of the Member States;

| 2. | Recommends to the European Council and to the Council the following specific objectives to be attained over the next five years:






  (a) | with regard to immigration policy, defining a coherent legislative framework with a view to the attainment of six objectives:






  — | establishing a coherent immigration policy in order to develop legal routes to migration, which might in particular reduce the incentives for illegal immigration, |
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2.

Recommends to the European Council and to the Council the following specific objectives to be attained over the next five years:

(a)

with regard to immigration policy, defining a coherent legislative framework with a view to the attainment of six objectives:

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establishing a coherent immigration policy in order to develop legal routes to migration, which might in particular reduce the incentives for illegal immigration,

| — | meeting the new demographic and economic challenges currently faced by the Union, taking full account of the Member States' reception capacities, |
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meeting the new demographic and economic challenges currently faced by the Union, taking full account of the Member States' reception capacities,

| — | recognising that migrants do not merely represent a source of temporary labour which can be used to remedy imbalances, and instead giving due consideration to the long-term contribution they can make to our societies, |
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recognising that migrants do not merely represent a source of temporary labour which can be used to remedy imbalances, and instead giving due consideration to the long-term contribution they can make to our societies,

| — | supporting the social, cultural and political integration of migrants through appropriate measures and funding, |
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supporting the social, cultural and political integration of migrants through appropriate measures and funding,

| — | incorporating in decisions and framework decisions all the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, as adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 18 December 1990, |
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incorporating in decisions and framework decisions all the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, as adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 18 December 1990,

| — | establishing a coherent framework of international cooperation with the countries of origin; |
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establishing a coherent framework of international cooperation with the countries of origin;

| (b) | with regard to the policy on the fight against illegal immigration, creating an appropriate legislative framework with a view to the attainment of the following three objectives:






  — | harmonising among the Member States the concept of illegal immigration, vital to the forging of a common approach, |
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(b)

with regard to the policy on the fight against illegal immigration, creating an appropriate legislative framework with a view to the attainment of the following three objectives:

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harmonising among the Member States the concept of illegal immigration, vital to the forging of a common approach,

| — | setting up a common policy on combating illegal immigration and preventing clandestine employment by punishing traffickers, |
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setting up a common policy on combating illegal immigration and preventing clandestine employment by punishing traffickers,

| — | setting up a common policy on combating all forms of trafficking in human beings; |
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setting up a common policy on combating all forms of trafficking in human beings;

| (c) | with regard to repatriation policy, defining, under the codecision procedure, in accordance with the commitments made pursuant to Declaration No 5 on Article 67 of the EC Treaty and on the basis of respect for the Geneva Convention, a repatriation policy, in agreement with the countries of origin or destination, aimed at ensuring common standards of protection for repatriated persons and obliging Member States to respect the dignity and physical integrity of persons expelled under repatriation operations; |
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(c)

with regard to repatriation policy, defining, under the codecision procedure, in accordance with the commitments made pursuant to Declaration No 5 on Article 67 of the EC Treaty and on the basis of respect for the Geneva Convention, a repatriation policy, in agreement with the countries of origin or destination, aimed at ensuring common standards of protection for repatriated persons and obliging Member States to respect the dignity and physical integrity of persons expelled under repatriation operations;

| (d) | with regard to asylum policy, defining a uniform status and a common asylum procedure, as provided for at Tampere and confirmed by the draft Constitutional Treaty, while strengthening the measures for the protection of refugees or persons requiring humanitarian aid and ensuring the full exercise of their individual and social rights, especially to health, education and employment; also points out that the legal framework that must be respected by the Union and its Member States to the benefit of such persons cannot be called into question by international agreements, whether they are negotiated by the Union and/or its Member States; with regard to that policy, drawing lessons from the experience gained with the Sangatte centre and taking account of the concerns expressed by organisations which defend the rights of migrants, in particular by the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, which are calling on the Union not to shirk its responsibilities under the Geneva Convention and not to run the risk of creating a legal vacuum with regard to persons who are among the most deprived on the planet; |
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(d)

with regard to asylum policy, defining a uniform status and a common asylum procedure, as provided for at Tampere and confirmed by the draft Constitutional Treaty, while strengthening the measures for the protection of refugees or persons requiring humanitarian aid and ensuring the full exercise of their individual and social rights, especially to health, education and employment; also points out that the legal framework that must be respected by the Union and its Member States to the benefit of such persons cannot be called into question by international agreements, whether they are negotiated by the Union and/or its Member States; with regard to that policy, drawing lessons from the experience gained with the Sangatte centre and taking account of the concerns expressed by organisations which defend the rights of migrants, in particular by the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, which are calling on the Union not to shirk its responsibilities under the Geneva Convention and not to run the risk of creating a legal vacuum with regard to persons who are among the most deprived on the planet;

| (e) | with regard to judicial cooperation, encouraging mutual recognition, which implies the adoption of measures favouring the development of mutual trust between judicial authorities and citizens as well as between judicial authorities themselves:






  — | with regard to judicial cooperation in civil matters, adopting measures bringing into line family law, the legal framework for inheritance and the other fields at present covered by the minimum rules established under the Hague Conference on Private International Law, |
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(e)

with regard to judicial cooperation, encouraging mutual recognition, which implies the adoption of measures favouring the development of mutual trust between judicial authorities and citizens as well as between judicial authorities themselves:

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with regard to judicial cooperation in civil matters, adopting measures bringing into line family law, the legal framework for inheritance and the other fields at present covered by the minimum rules established under the Hague Conference on Private International Law,

| — | with regard to judicial cooperation in criminal matters, adopting measures defining the essential elements of the offences set out in Article 2 of Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA (4) on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States and adopting measures defining the minimum guarantees to be provided for persons who are charged and persons held in custody; in the same field there is also a need to give a new impetus to Eurojust with the objective of creating a European Public Prosecutor's Office with powers extending beyond the protection of the Union's financial interests alone; |
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with regard to judicial cooperation in criminal matters, adopting measures defining the essential elements of the offences set out in Article 2 of Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA (4) on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States and adopting measures defining the minimum guarantees to be provided for persons who are charged and persons held in custody; in the same field there is also a need to give a new impetus to Eurojust with the objective of creating a European Public Prosecutor's Office with powers extending beyond the protection of the Union's financial interests alone;

| (f) | carrying out, by the end of 2005, a precise, public assessment of the implementation of the counter-terrorism action plan and its relationship with the corresponding national and international plans, and its full compliance with respect for individual freedoms; |
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(f)

carrying out, by the end of 2005, a precise, public assessment of the implementation of the counter-terrorism action plan and its relationship with the corresponding national and international plans, and its full compliance with respect for individual freedoms;

| (g) | carrying out a precise, public assessment of the practical effects of the existence of individual schemes specific to certain Member States and preparing the ground for their progressive integration into European law; |
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(g)

carrying out a precise, public assessment of the practical effects of the existence of individual schemes specific to certain Member States and preparing the ground for their progressive integration into European law;

| (h) | setting up an integrated border management system allowing for cooperation between the European Agency, which is to be established, and the national bodies responsible for the control of individuals and goods; |
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(h)

setting up an integrated border management system allowing for cooperation between the European Agency, which is to be established, and the national bodies responsible for the control of individuals and goods;

| 3. | Congratulates the Dutch Presidency on its commitment to adopt, by 1 April 2005 at the latest, the decision providing for all measures falling under Title IV of the Treaty establishing the European Community to be dealt with by qualified majority and in accordance with the codecision procedure; calls on the European Council to endorse this suggestion; |
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3.

Congratulates the Dutch Presidency on its commitment to adopt, by 1 April 2005 at the latest, the decision providing for all measures falling under Title IV of the Treaty establishing the European Community to be dealt with by qualified majority and in accordance with the codecision procedure; calls on the European Council to endorse this suggestion;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this recommendation to the Council, to the European Council and, for information, to the Commission, as well as to the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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4.

Instructs its President to forward this recommendation to the Council, to the European Council and, for information, to the Commission, as well as to the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  The references in this resolution are taken from document number CIG/87/04.

(2)  Proposal by the Dutch Presidency, document number 11122/04, point 4.2.

(3)  OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.

(4)  OJ L 190, 18.7.2002, p. 1.

P6_TA(2004)0023

Situation in Georgia

European Parliament resolution on Georgia

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (1), which entered into force in 1999, |
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having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (1), which entered into force in 1999,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on relations with the countries of the region, notably its recommendation of 26 February 2004 to the Council on EU policy towards the South Caucasus (2), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on relations with the countries of the region, notably its recommendation of 26 February 2004 to the Council on EU policy towards the South Caucasus (2),

| — | having regard to the emerging Wider Europe — Neighbourhood policy of the European Union, in which the region is included, and the stated long-term objective of the countries in the region to play a full part in European integration and cooperation, |
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having regard to the emerging Wider Europe — Neighbourhood policy of the European Union, in which the region is included, and the stated long-term objective of the countries in the region to play a full part in European integration and cooperation,

| — | 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. | welcoming the on-going political and economic reforms, the measures to establish solid and efficient democratic institutions, and the efforts made by the government to tackle large-scale corruption, thereby creating a peaceful and prosperous Georgia that can contribute to stability in the region and the rest of Europe, |
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A.

welcoming the on-going political and economic reforms, the measures to establish solid and efficient democratic institutions, and the efforts made by the government to tackle large-scale corruption, thereby creating a peaceful and prosperous Georgia that can contribute to stability in the region and the rest of Europe,

| B. | deploring the recent outbreaks of violence in the region of South Ossetia and the escalation of violence which have led to deaths, injury and serious material damage, |
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B.

deploring the recent outbreaks of violence in the region of South Ossetia and the escalation of violence which have led to deaths, injury and serious material damage,

| C. | whereas the lack of progress in conflict resolution in the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia is an obstacle to the development of Georgia, |
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C.

whereas the lack of progress in conflict resolution in the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia is an obstacle to the development of Georgia,

| D. | whereas the European Union must increase its support for the on-going efforts to help resolve the conflicts in Georgia and the South Caucasus region, in cooperation with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and other actors, |
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D.

whereas the European Union must increase its support for the on-going efforts to help resolve the conflicts in Georgia and the South Caucasus region, in cooperation with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and other actors,

| E. | whereas the ‘presidential elections’ which took place in Abkhazia on 3 October 2004 must be considered illegitimate and unacceptable in the absence of an agreement on the final status of Abkhazia, whereas these elections were based on an electorate of 115 000 persons and whereas more than 300 000 Georgians had previously been disenfranchised through expulsion from their homes in the region, |
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E.

whereas the ‘presidential elections’ which took place in Abkhazia on 3 October 2004 must be considered illegitimate and unacceptable in the absence of an agreement on the final status of Abkhazia, whereas these elections were based on an electorate of 115 000 persons and whereas more than 300 000 Georgians had previously been disenfranchised through expulsion from their homes in the region,

| F. | deploring the recent statements of the Russian authorities about the use of pre-emptive strikes in the South Caucasus as part of Russia's security doctrine and stressing the indispensable role Russia should play in the solution of the existing conflicts, |
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F.

deploring the recent statements of the Russian authorities about the use of pre-emptive strikes in the South Caucasus as part of Russia's security doctrine and stressing the indispensable role Russia should play in the solution of the existing conflicts,

| 1. | Expresses its full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia, and draws attention to the need to arrive at a solution for the conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia through negotiations and confidence-building, exclusively by peaceful means, respecting the right of the peoples of Georgia to determine their own cultural, social, economic and political aims; |
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1.

Expresses its full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia, and draws attention to the need to arrive at a solution for the conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia through negotiations and confidence-building, exclusively by peaceful means, respecting the right of the peoples of Georgia to determine their own cultural, social, economic and political aims;

| 2. | Requests the Georgian Government to define its commitment, which appears to be a precondition for achieving a peaceful solution of conflicts and national unification based on consent, towards the autonomy of Abkhazia and South Ossetia; |
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2.

Requests the Georgian Government to define its commitment, which appears to be a precondition for achieving a peaceful solution of conflicts and national unification based on consent, towards the autonomy of Abkhazia and South Ossetia;

| 3. | Insists that full demilitarisation, with the exception of the OSCE's Joint Peace-Keeping Force, of the South Ossetian conflict zone is a precondition for a lasting peaceful solution of the conflict in this region; asks the Council to give its support to a further enhancement of the effectiveness of the OSCE mission in this region; |
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3.

Insists that full demilitarisation, with the exception of the OSCE's Joint Peace-Keeping Force, of the South Ossetian conflict zone is a precondition for a lasting peaceful solution of the conflict in this region; asks the Council to give its support to a further enhancement of the effectiveness of the OSCE mission in this region;

| 4. | Rejects the ‘presidential elections’ in Abkhazia as illegitimate and calls on the Commission and Council to give their support to an intensification of the UN-led negotiation process in the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict; |
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4.

Rejects the ‘presidential elections’ in Abkhazia as illegitimate and calls on the Commission and Council to give their support to an intensification of the UN-led negotiation process in the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict;

| 5. | Welcomes the start of the ESDP Rule of Law Mission to Georgia; believes that the mission represents a step forward in relations between the EU and Georgia and in the latter's progress towards establishing deeper and more effective relations with the EU and sharing the objectives of the European Neighbourhood Policy; |
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5.

Welcomes the start of the ESDP Rule of Law Mission to Georgia; believes that the mission represents a step forward in relations between the EU and Georgia and in the latter's progress towards establishing deeper and more effective relations with the EU and sharing the objectives of the European Neighbourhood Policy;

| 6. | Calls on the European Union and the Presidency-in-Office to provide the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus with all necessary resources to make his action effective and visible and to take further decisive action to secure the EU's policy goals in the region, including a willingness to mediate in the conflicts; |
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6.

Calls on the European Union and the Presidency-in-Office to provide the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus with all necessary resources to make his action effective and visible and to take further decisive action to secure the EU's policy goals in the region, including a willingness to mediate in the conflicts;

| 7. | Calls on the Council and Commission to fully involve the Russian Federation in this process of securing stability through political negotiations and calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to refrain from any action which might endanger this process; calls on the Council and Commission to include the issue of Georgia's territorial integrity in the agenda for the dialogue with Russia within the framework of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement; |
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7.

Calls on the Council and Commission to fully involve the Russian Federation in this process of securing stability through political negotiations and calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to refrain from any action which might endanger this process; calls on the Council and Commission to include the issue of Georgia's territorial integrity in the agenda for the dialogue with Russia within the framework of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement;

| 8. | Urges the Russian Federation to respect its commitments given at the 1999 OSCE Istanbul Summit on the reduction and withdrawal of Russian military forces from Georgia and supports Georgia's commitment as expressed by President Saakashvili at the UN that foreign troops would not move in once the Russian military withdrew; |
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Urges the Russian Federation to respect its commitments given at the 1999 OSCE Istanbul Summit on the reduction and withdrawal of Russian military forces from Georgia and supports Georgia's commitment as expressed by President Saakashvili at the UN that foreign troops would not move in once the Russian military withdrew;

| 9. | Calls for active EU involvement in the development of a series of initiatives to break the deadlocks in the region; |
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9.

Calls for active EU involvement in the development of a series of initiatives to break the deadlocks in the region;

| 10. | Welcomes, in this respect, the agreement reached on a future meeting between the Prime Minister of Georgia, Zurab Zhvania, and the separatist leader of South Ossetia, Eduard Kokoiti; calls on the Council to follow developments closely, making every effort to facilitate dialogue and prevent the tense situation from escalating; |
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10.

Welcomes, in this respect, the agreement reached on a future meeting between the Prime Minister of Georgia, Zurab Zhvania, and the separatist leader of South Ossetia, Eduard Kokoiti; calls on the Council to follow developments closely, making every effort to facilitate dialogue and prevent the tense situation from escalating;

| 11. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Presidency-in-Office, the Secretary General of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Secretary General of NATO, the President and Parliament of Georgia, and the de-facto authorities in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. |
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11.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Presidency-in-Office, the Secretary General of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Secretary General of NATO, the President and Parliament of Georgia, and the de-facto authorities in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

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(1)  OJ L 205, 4.8.1999, p. 1.

(2)  P5_TA(2004)0122.

P6_TA(2004)0024

Generalised system of preferences

European Parliament resolution on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee ‘Developing countries, international trade and sustainable development: the function of the Community's generalised system of preferences (GSP) for the ten-year period from 2006 to 2015’ (COM(2004)0461)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication (COM(2004)0461), |
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having regard to the Commission communication (COM(2004)0461),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 of 10 December 2001 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004 (1), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 of 10 December 2001 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004 (1),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2211/2003 of 15 December 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 and extending it to 31 December 2005 (2), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2211/2003 of 15 December 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 and extending it to 31 December 2005 (2),

| — | having regard to its position of 29 November 2001 on a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004 (3), |
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having regard to its position of 29 November 2001 on a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004 (3),

| — | having regard to its position of 4 December 2003 on a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004 and extending it to 31 December 2005 (4), |
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having regard to its position of 4 December 2003 on a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004 and extending it to 31 December 2005 (4),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission ‘Towards a reinforced culture of consultation and dialogue — General principles and minimum standards for consultation of interested parties by the Commission’ (COM(2002)0704), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission ‘Towards a reinforced culture of consultation and dialogue — General principles and minimum standards for consultation of interested parties by the Commission’ (COM(2002)0704),

| — | having regard to the Doha Declaration, adopted by the Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference, held from 9 to 14 November 2001, |
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having regard to the Doha Declaration, adopted by the Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference, held from 9 to 14 November 2001,

| — | having regard to the outcome of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), held in Johannesburg (South Africa) from 26 August to 4 September 2002, |
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having regard to the outcome of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), held in Johannesburg (South Africa) from 26 August to 4 September 2002,

| — | having regard to the Monterrey Consensus adopted at the International Conference on Financing for Development, which was held in Monterrey (Mexico) from 18 to 22 March 2002, |
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having regard to the Monterrey Consensus adopted at the International Conference on Financing for Development, which was held in Monterrey (Mexico) from 18 to 22 March 2002,

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

| A. | whereas, since its creation in 1971, the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) has been a key instrument of the EU's development policy as well as its trade policy, |
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A.

whereas, since its creation in 1971, the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) has been a key instrument of the EU's development policy as well as its trade policy,

| B. | whereas the Commission's Communication sets out new ten-year guidelines for the GSP, on the basis of which a series of three-year regulations will ensue, |
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B.

whereas the Commission's Communication sets out new ten-year guidelines for the GSP, on the basis of which a series of three-year regulations will ensue,

| C. | whereas any change in the current GSP scheme will directly affect, positively and negatively, a wide variety of stakeholders, |
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C.

whereas any change in the current GSP scheme will directly affect, positively and negatively, a wide variety of stakeholders,

| D. | whereas the EU has committed itself to undertake meaningful Sustainability Impact Assessments of the major political initiatives ex ante, but still has to do so in the case of the proposed reformed GSP scheme, |
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D.

whereas the EU has committed itself to undertake meaningful Sustainability Impact Assessments of the major political initiatives ex ante, but still has to do so in the case of the proposed reformed GSP scheme,

| E. | whereas the GSP utilisation rate, defined as the volume of imports actually benefiting from tariff preferences as a percentage of the total volume of trade eligible under the GSP, has increased in recent years to not more than 52,5 % in 2002, which has to be improved, particularly in the ACP countries, |
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E.

whereas the GSP utilisation rate, defined as the volume of imports actually benefiting from tariff preferences as a percentage of the total volume of trade eligible under the GSP, has increased in recent years to not more than 52,5 % in 2002, which has to be improved, particularly in the ACP countries,

| F. | whereas the WTO India Appellate Body, in its ruling of 7 April 2004 on the Community's GSP scheme, stated that developed countries may grant different tariffs to products originating from different GSP beneficiaries, provided that such differential tariff treatment meets the remaining conditions in the Enabling Clause and thus ensures non-discrimination against countries with the same development, financial and trade needs which the benefits are intended to address, |
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F.

whereas the WTO India Appellate Body, in its ruling of 7 April 2004 on the Community's GSP scheme, stated that developed countries may grant different tariffs to products originating from different GSP beneficiaries, provided that such differential tariff treatment meets the remaining conditions in the Enabling Clause and thus ensures non-discrimination against countries with the same development, financial and trade needs which the benefits are intended to address,

| G. | whereas the GSP is the broadest preferential system offered by the developed countries and whereas, moreover, this leading position will be consolidated over the coming years, following the accession of the ten new Member States, |
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G.

whereas the GSP is the broadest preferential system offered by the developed countries and whereas, moreover, this leading position will be consolidated over the coming years, following the accession of the ten new Member States,

| 1. | Welcomes the objectives set out by the Communication and endorses the Commission's resolve to improve the current GSP through the simplification, stabilisation and clarification of the arrangements, the concentration of preferences on those developing countries most in need, and the enhancement of the sustainable development component; |
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1.

Welcomes the objectives set out by the Communication and endorses the Commission's resolve to improve the current GSP through the simplification, stabilisation and clarification of the arrangements, the concentration of preferences on those developing countries most in need, and the enhancement of the sustainable development component;

| 2. | Notes that, in order to achieve its declared objectives, the Commission proposes far-reaching reforms of the current GSP system, such as a reduction in the arrangements from five to three, a new graduation system based only on market share criteria and the simplification of rules of origin; |
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2.

Notes that, in order to achieve its declared objectives, the Commission proposes far-reaching reforms of the current GSP system, such as a reduction in the arrangements from five to three, a new graduation system based only on market share criteria and the simplification of rules of origin;

| 3. | Regrets that this important Communication, which sets out new ten-year guidelines for the GSP, does not refer to any prior thorough evaluation of the functioning and impact of the current GSP, and requests the Commission to provide decision-makers with solid elements of information on both the need for reform and the potential for improvement; |
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3.

Regrets that this important Communication, which sets out new ten-year guidelines for the GSP, does not refer to any prior thorough evaluation of the functioning and impact of the current GSP, and requests the Commission to provide decision-makers with solid elements of information on both the need for reform and the potential for improvement;

| 4. | Regrets that the Commission's Communication was not the result of a proper stakeholder consultation and does not come sufficiently in advance to allow for meaningful consultations in anticipation of the expected release of the proposal for the next regulation; |
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4.

Regrets that the Commission's Communication was not the result of a proper stakeholder consultation and does not come sufficiently in advance to allow for meaningful consultations in anticipation of the expected release of the proposal for the next regulation;

| 5. | Recalls that customs duties have steadily fallen to an all-time low and that further tariff reductions should be agreed upon as a result of WTO negotiations on the Doha Development Agenda, and notes that the effects of these reductions notably on the Least Developed Countries should be addressed by the new GSP system; |
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5.

Recalls that customs duties have steadily fallen to an all-time low and that further tariff reductions should be agreed upon as a result of WTO negotiations on the Doha Development Agenda, and notes that the effects of these reductions notably on the Least Developed Countries should be addressed by the new GSP system;

| 6. | Stresses that, in order to improve its impact on the special needs of developing countries, the next GSP Regulation should:






  (a) | grant preferences in conformity with the comparative advantage and export interests of developing countries themselves, especially taking account of the most vulnerable sectors of society, |
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6.

Stresses that, in order to improve its impact on the special needs of developing countries, the next GSP Regulation should:

(a)

grant preferences in conformity with the comparative advantage and export interests of developing countries themselves, especially taking account of the most vulnerable sectors of society,

| (b) | extend preferential access to a wide range of new products and transfer a significant number of products currently classified as ‘sensitive’ to the ‘non-sensitive’ category, |
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(b)

extend preferential access to a wide range of new products and transfer a significant number of products currently classified as ‘sensitive’ to the ‘non-sensitive’ category,

| (c) | consider the importance of food sovereignty and the right of the countries concerned to protect their agriculture in the implementation of the GSP, |
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(c)

consider the importance of food sovereignty and the right of the countries concerned to protect their agriculture in the implementation of the GSP,

| (d) | ensure that the new graduation system applied does not have a significant negative impact on the developing countries concerned; |
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(d)

ensure that the new graduation system applied does not have a significant negative impact on the developing countries concerned;

| 7. | Calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of increasing the preferential margin for sensitive products; |
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7.

Calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of increasing the preferential margin for sensitive products;

| 8. | Welcomes the overall objective of simplifying the graduation mechanism, but notes with concern that the new graduation system outlined by the Commission is based solely on market share criteria, disregarding development and poverty indicators, and believes that such a system could discriminate against large yet poor exporters; |
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8.

Welcomes the overall objective of simplifying the graduation mechanism, but notes with concern that the new graduation system outlined by the Commission is based solely on market share criteria, disregarding development and poverty indicators, and believes that such a system could discriminate against large yet poor exporters;

| 9. | Endorses the promotion of sustainable development as a key component of the GSP; insists on the fundamental importance of a single system of additional concessions (GSP plus) being a simple and predictable arrangement that is compatible with the WTO Enabling Clause and thus provides for objective criteria for the selection and evaluation of beneficiary countries; |
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9.

Endorses the promotion of sustainable development as a key component of the GSP; insists on the fundamental importance of a single system of additional concessions (GSP plus) being a simple and predictable arrangement that is compatible with the WTO Enabling Clause and thus provides for objective criteria for the selection and evaluation of beneficiary countries;

| 10. | Insists that it is crucial that, to qualify for ‘GSP Plus’, beneficiary countries must have both ratified and implemented the relevant international conventions, and that the forthcoming Regulation must specify credible procedures by which this can be assessed, involving the European Parliament and other stakeholders, e.g. social partners, and by which investigations can be initiated in case of evidence of inadequate implementation; stresses that the implementation level of human rights within the addressed countries must become a decision-making criterion; |
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10.

Insists that it is crucial that, to qualify for ‘GSP Plus’, beneficiary countries must have both ratified and implemented the relevant international conventions, and that the forthcoming Regulation must specify credible procedures by which this can be assessed, involving the European Parliament and other stakeholders, e.g. social partners, and by which investigations can be initiated in case of evidence of inadequate implementation; stresses that the implementation level of human rights within the addressed countries must become a decision-making criterion;

| 11. | Suggests that the Regulation should provide for the possibility of withdrawing ‘GSP Plus’ preferences in respect of specific sectors in the event of serious and persistent violations of the eligibility criteria; |
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11.

Suggests that the Regulation should provide for the possibility of withdrawing ‘GSP Plus’ preferences in respect of specific sectors in the event of serious and persistent violations of the eligibility criteria;

| 12. | Insists that the EU should commit itself to providing development assistance towards capacity building in order to help developing countries to qualify for ‘GSP Plus’, failing which the standards set could act as non-tariff barriers and a large number of countries could miss out on the potential benefits of the system; |
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12.

Insists that the EU should commit itself to providing development assistance towards capacity building in order to help developing countries to qualify for ‘GSP Plus’, failing which the standards set could act as non-tariff barriers and a large number of countries could miss out on the potential benefits of the system;

| 13. | Welcomes the Communication's emphasis on simplification, but draws attention to the complexity of implementing the proposed formula (‘free-trade agreement (FTA) exclusion clause’); |
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13.

Welcomes the Communication's emphasis on simplification, but draws attention to the complexity of implementing the proposed formula (‘free-trade agreement (FTA) exclusion clause’);

| 14. | Notes that rules of origin and related administrative procedures have been demonstrated to be one of the main reasons for the under-utilisation of GSP trade preferences, particularly by Least Developed Countries; |
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14.

Notes that rules of origin and related administrative procedures have been demonstrated to be one of the main reasons for the under-utilisation of GSP trade preferences, particularly by Least Developed Countries;

| 15. | Welcomes the Commission's determination to reform the system of origin rules in form, substance and procedures; |
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15.

Welcomes the Commission's determination to reform the system of origin rules in form, substance and procedures;

| 16. | Calls on the Commission to explore the merits, particularly with regard to LDCs, of the expansion of partial regional cumulation of origin to cross-regional cumulation and full or global cumulation; |
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16.

Calls on the Commission to explore the merits, particularly with regard to LDCs, of the expansion of partial regional cumulation of origin to cross-regional cumulation and full or global cumulation;

| 17. | Calls on the Commission to make progress in the harmonisation of the different systems of origin rules applied by the existing trade agreements (i.e. GSP/EBA, FTAs, EPAs); |
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17.

Calls on the Commission to make progress in the harmonisation of the different systems of origin rules applied by the existing trade agreements (i.e. GSP/EBA, FTAs, EPAs);

| 18. | Requests that, as established in the WTO Doha Declaration, in the Monterrey Consensus and the conclusions of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, developing countries be provided with adequate technical assistance, especially regarding the self-policing arrangements of the GSP plus, for the purpose of building the institutional and regulatory capacity required to capture the benefits from international trade and preferential arrangements; |
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18.

Requests that, as established in the WTO Doha Declaration, in the Monterrey Consensus and the conclusions of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, developing countries be provided with adequate technical assistance, especially regarding the self-policing arrangements of the GSP plus, for the purpose of building the institutional and regulatory capacity required to capture the benefits from international trade and preferential arrangements;

| 19. | Welcomes the proposal for a detailed GSP evaluation every three years, taking into consideration multilateral negotiations, and stresses that this must include an impact assessment on stakeholders, in particular LDCs and the populations of developing countries; |
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19.

Welcomes the proposal for a detailed GSP evaluation every three years, taking into consideration multilateral negotiations, and stresses that this must include an impact assessment on stakeholders, in particular LDCs and the populations of developing countries;

| 20. | Concludes that, although full support is given to the objectives stated by the Commission, further clarification as to the exact details and implementation mechanisms of the different arrangements is required for Parliament to be able to carry out a more informed and definitive assessment; |
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20.

Concludes that, although full support is given to the objectives stated by the Commission, further clarification as to the exact details and implementation mechanisms of the different arrangements is required for Parliament to be able to carry out a more informed and definitive assessment;

| 21. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to start the consultation process on the new GSP first implementing regulation sufficiently in advance to allow for proper involvement and consultation of the European Parliament, partner countries and other interested parties; |
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21.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to start the consultation process on the new GSP first implementing regulation sufficiently in advance to allow for proper involvement and consultation of the European Parliament, partner countries and other interested parties;

| 22. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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22.

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

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(1)  OJ L 346, 31.12.2001, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 332, 19.12.2003, p. 1.

(3)  OJ C 153 E, 27.6.2002, p. 234.

(4)  OJ C 89 E, 14.4.2004, p. 101.

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